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THE NORTHWESTERN. BEN8CHOTER A GIIISON, E»l* and Pub*. LOUP CITY, - NED. NEBRASKA NEWS. Dr. J. P. Marsh of Creighton, a war veteran, died last week. Osceola Is agitating against any saloons for the ensuing year. Mrs. John Van Meter of Adams county who was before the County* Board of Insanity, has been adjudged Insane and was taken to the asylum. Z. A, Williamson, county commis sioner of Boone county, who was thrown from his horse, is in a critical condition, suffering from concussion of the brain. Cattle feeders about Douglas are dis couraged over the fall In the market. Some had steers that they had fed for six months and which were ready for sale, but they say they will hold till July If necessary for better prices. Mrs. R. F'lesher of Elm Creek, BufTalo county, was declared insane by the insanity board and will be taken to the asylum at Lincoln. Her mental troubles began with the death of a child five months ago. and for awhile It was thought she was outgrowing it. C. A. Post, living about fifteen miles west of Creighton, met with a very painful and what might have been quite serious accident. While shelling corn he In some way had his hand caught between the wheel and a pully chain, crushing the flesh from the bone of the left hand, and lacerating it very badly. C. M. Murdock, captain of battery A of Beatrice, received word of the seri ous illness of his mother, Prudence L. Snider at Laird, Colo., but before he could reach there she had passed away. Deceased was one of the early settlers of Nebraska and for many years was a resident of Jefferson county. The re mains were brought to Beatrice for in terment. William R. Casey, living five miles west of St. Edward, showing symptoms of insanity last week and threatened to shoot his mother. Constable 0. Wil son, who happened to be near, at tempted to arrest the boy, whereupon the latter drew a 38-ealiber revolver. He was overpowered before he was able to use it. He will likely be sent to the asylum. Some well dressed sharpers, says a Wilber dispatch, are traveling through the country in a buggy collecting “war tax’’ from the ignorant, for which they give a receipt on a printed blank. One Bohemian farmer was showing his re ceipt for $4 80 around town with con siderable pride, thinking ne had per formed a patriotic duty and got off cheap, and it is believed many ^therB have been taken in. The city council of Tecumseh has called a special election for March 15, at which time the proposition of re funding the city's water bonds.of $21, 000 will be considered. A lower rate of interest is proposed. At present the rate is 6 per cent, and if refunded, which they, no doubt, will be, the rate will be reduced to 4Vfc per cent. The county commissioners are investi gating the opportunities of refunding bonds at the decreased interest rate with a view to cutting down interest expenses on some of the county's bonds. Frank Cragan, a gambler of Grand Island, came to bis home after being on a spree. He Induced a friend to call Henry Conow, an alleged mor phine user, to his room. Conow, at Cragan's request gave him a grain of morphine. Mrs. Cragan was absent from the room at the time. All day Cragan slept. At night Mrs. Cragan endeavored to wake him. but every ef fort was futile. Next morning physi cians were called and worked with an electric battery for several hourB, when death took place. Cragan was Just conscious enough to admit that Conow had given him morphine. Lying upon the tee of White river near Chadron for several hours with the thermometer 44 degress below zero is the experience which Tom O'Rourke, a well know cattleman living near there suffered during the intensely cold weather. O'Rourke went out on White river to break a hole through the ice for the purpose of securing water for his cattle. He succeeded lu doing so when a heard of steers rushed dowu upon him, insuue in their desire to procure the water. He was stepped upon by one of the untmuls and Ills leg broken u.vrve the uukle. It was several hours before his frantic criea for help received an answer and he was picked up more dead thun alive from his terrible experience In the cold. Uoth of his feet were badly frosen. Unless congress gets a hustle on itself pretty soou, said C. K. Kemper of the supervising architect s office, Omaha, "the government will be com pelled to sell the government building at the Omaha exposition There is nothing else to do lu the absence of express legislation, because the act making the erection of a government building possible at the Trans-Missis sippi exposition provides explicitly tn# manner in which the building shall be sold. The government building at the Naahvtlle exposition was sold. 1 think, for ItHiU. The one at Atlanta was pre sented to the city by au act oi con gress Ws have beeu holding off about the Omaha < iposition be<auss we thought congress would do some thing definite hut lu view of the short ness of the session I gu< *m the depart ment will have to advertise the build ing fur sale giving preference to ths city of Omaha uud next to ths Greater Ainertrait exposition association ' Ths 4-yet.r-old child of John Hum gsu, uue of the best knows far mere of ttooue county, while passing a tarn dour was string b> ike Ha. * of tn# pitchfork whlik the l.u,d man wan using to clean the nam Tha tuck panelist*') Into rain and the child only lived a short Urns Tbs •XMtnt) «ututuiesluaeta and in* per visors assentation. which has just cl used Its annual session at Lincoln, elected the following oil) era. ('resi dent, Fred Ucikman >i Liiuls, vice president. W o Miiktnaou of Mewatdi secretary, Thou >s 11. t„, of Omaha. The next at (last tn«* The Week in The Legislature. Senate. But a bare quorum answered to call when the senate assembled on the 18th. Sjenator Van Dusen was of the opin ion that no harm would be done by considering only “curative” acts by committee of the whole. That part of the senate present seemed to agree with him, and committee of the whole was In order. Senator Van Dusen was In the chair. The following measures were rec ommended for passage: Senate file No 141, curative, to val idity section of criminal code, provid ing penalty for malicious Injury done to cultivated or ornamental trees, plants, bushes and vines. Senate file No. 143, curative, to val idity section of criminal code, relat ing to damages to trees In value less than S35. Senate file No. 145, curative, to val idity section of criminal code, relat ing to receivers of stolen goods and concealing uuy thief. Senate tile No. 75, curative, to val idity section of statutes, relating to changes In boundary lines of school districts. Senate file No. 14o, curative, to val idity section of criminal code, relat ing to adulteration of liquors and the selling of same. Senate file No, 152, curative, to val idity section of statutes providing to keeping a roster of soldiers and Ball ots by assessors. Senate lile No. 151, curative, to val idity section of the civil code, provid ing by whom sales under foreclosure of mortgage shall be made. Senate file No. 150, curative, to val idity section of the criminal 'ode, re lating to selling or allowing to run at large diseased animals. Senate Me No. 148, curative, to val idity section of the criminal code, re lating to the spreading of disease among sheep. Senate file No. 154, curative, to val idify section of statutes, relating to duties of consolidated railroad compa nies. Senate file No. 155. curative, to val idity section of criminal code relating to aiders and abettors of prize fight ing Senate file No. 166, curative, to val idity section of criminal code, relat ing to carrying of concealed weapons. The committee then arose and re ported at i 1:55. Senator Van Dusen moved adjourn ment until Monday at 11 a. m. Senator Talbot believed it the duty of the senate to proceed to the hall of the house and hold a "Joint conven tion." Senator Newell wished to know the wliereuhouts of “the other part of the Joint.** The ot her part of the Joint, said Sen ator Talbot, made no difference. It was the duty of the senate to nro ceed to the house and ballot for sena tor. Senator Van DuBen thought that the proposed action might very much complicate matters. There might be a number of republican members there, he said, who would insist on their right to vote; they might all be supporters of a certain republican can didate, ami proceed to elect him. This, in the senator’s Judgment, would cer tainly be most complicating in its ef fects. Senator Hannibal thought it might be well to ascertain otRcially whether or not the house were in session. The lieutenant governor announced that the proceeding of the senate to Joint convention each day had here tofore been a voluntary, individual ac tion. not a formal one on the part of the senate as a body. Senator Talbot said that if that was true he was willing to adjourn, and the motion to adlourn until 11 a. m. | Monday accordingly prevailed. This (February 20) was tbe thirty eighth day of the senate. The following joint resolution was introduced by Talbot of Lancaster. Resolved, by the legislature of the state of Nebraska. That the thanks of the state be hereby extended to the officers and men of the First Nebraska regiment. United States volunteers, for their gallant conduct on the field of buttle, their courage In the presence of danger, ami their fortitude in the hardships of camp und campaign. Resolved. That we acknowledge with gratitude and Joy the debt the state owes t hem by reason of the honor con ferred upon It by their valor while defending in the far off Philippines the principles of our government and adding new glory to our flag We pledge the honor of the state that to the living shall 1st accorded worthy distinction, und to the dead all that can be given the dead, a fitting me morial of their fame. Resolved, That where all have dons so nobly Individual mention is well nigh Impossible, yet the fresh blood of gallaut officers shed In defense of our country's honor cannot he passed by without notice aud to Uaptain Albert II Hollingsworth and Ltcuteuant Hurt U. Whedou, now suffering from severs wounds received at the head of thslr commands, ws leader the sympathy of the entire state, and respectfully re quest his excellency, the governor, aud all othera In military authority to pro mote each of them in such degree 41 la consistent with military necessity. Resulted, That these resolutions bw transmitted by cable to the command tng offlter of the First N(Mh|| with • request that they be read at the head of the regiment, and that a certified copy be also forwarded to such officer, i The resolution takes the course sf a Mil The senate went Into osstaitu* of the whole, with Miller of IPiffsi * In the rhalr M F IJ* which srwe rtm« sldered Meter day. wea emended to ta elude »litre of t oo) to >3.900, and rerum mended to pees m amended Thta la the "city park" Mil which ex tends perk privileges to elites uf the second class g P* Pin Mil to provide an entire new ml In provide fur the orgwwigh lion, regulation and government of ttfe tnnwrwaee roiwpentre transacting busi ness itpou wkat ta known u the ' slip* ’ uist«d premium piss The Mlt Is a copy of the New York aud Ohio law The stipulated premium companies are endeavoring to have uniform laws en acted in all states. In the senate on the 21st the follow ing bills on third reading were placed on their passage. Senate file No. 141, providing pen alties for Injuries done to ornamental trees, vines, shrubs, etc. Passed. Senate file No. 154, relating to du ties to the public of consolidated rail roads. Passed. Senate tile No. 75, relating to pro cedure In changes In boundary lines of school districts. Passed. Senate file No. 161, relating to criers of sales under foreclosure of mortgage. Passed. Senate file No. 143, relating to In juries done to trees belonging to an other. Passed. Senate file No. 152, relating to the duty of assessor in keeping a roster of veteran soldiers and suilors. Passed. Senate file No. 3ii, authorizing the establishment and maintenance of pub lic libraries in school districts. Sena tor Miller (fus., lluffalo) moved to re fer the bill back to committee of the whole to strike out the provision that all books must be purchased from a list furnished by the state superintend ent. He argued that school boards should not be bound altogether In their selection of books to this list. After considerable discussion on this point the motion to recommit was lost. The bill was then passed by a vote of 24 to 6. The following bills were read for the third time and passed. Senate file No. 158, curative to valid ity section 25 of the criminal code relative to the carrying of concealed weapons. Senate file No. 150, curative to val idify section 76 of the criminal code, relating to selling or allowing to run at large diseased animalB. Senate file No. 157, curative, to val idify section 26 of the criminal ccoe relative to unlawful assembly and riot against public peace and Justice. Senate file No. 153, curative, to val idify section 140 of the criminal code, providing punishment for the adulter ating of liquors or selling of same. Senate file No. 149, curative, to validify section <5 of the criminal code relative to offenses in spreading dis ease among sheep. Senate file No. 148, curative, to validify section 97 of chapter 16 of the compiled statutes, relating to the ap praisement of damages done real es tate by railroad rigr.t of way and the right of appeal therefrom. Senate file No. 145. curative, to validify section 116 of the criminal code, relating to receiving stolen goods and concealing thieves. Senate file No. 100, curative, to validify section 19 of chapter 28 of the compiled statutes relating to notaries’ fees. Passed. Senate file No. 53, curative, to validify section 4, articles 2 of chapter 17 of the compiled statutes, relating to elections for county division. Senate file No. 155, curative, to validify section 8 of the criminal code, relative to the aiding and abetting of prize flg.itlng. Passed. The senate then adjourned until Thursday. Several petitions favoring the pure food bill, tbe barber bill and the boun ty on wild animal scalps were read and placed on file In the senate on the 23d. The Stock Feeders' Association presented a '•ptmlutlo * endorsing the bill now bjfore ihe legislature c re organize the State Agricultural so ciety. The committee on privlligea and elections reported a substitute for 8. F. 38, allowing county judges com pensation for appointing Judges and clerks of election. The same commit tee reported S. F. 134 for indefinite postponement. The bill provide- that counties shall pay one-half the ex pense of registration boards which sit for registration of electors at gen eral elections. On motion of Newell of Casa its report was amended and the hill placed on general file. A large number of new bills was In troduced, this being the fortieth day of the session in the senate. The chair named Noyes of Douglas. Barton of Johnson and Farrell of Mer rick to tnko up the complaint of ox Superintendeut Gillespie, late of the deuf and dumb Institute at Omaha, who desires a rehearing of the charg es made against him on the ground that the "Mutz-Beal" committee two years ago dented him the privilege of defending himself against the charges The senate held a forty-minutes’ evening session for the Introduction of bills, this being the last dav for that purpose in the upper branch. Tbe following hills were introduced: 8 F 33H. by 8teele. relating to la beling canned and preserved fruit and vegetables; 8 F. 337. by Talbot, relat ing to paving between street car tracks and keeping the same in re pair; 8. F 338, by 1‘rout. a concur rent resolution for the appointment of a revenue commission of three members, one appointed by the gover nor, one by Ihe senate and one bv the house. In tevDe ur revenue list of the state and renort al the next ses sion of the legislature; 8 F 3.18, tijr Morgan, repeating section 78, «h cuter lxxw111. relating to “roads, ’ H F .141, by rtchaal, giving elites sad town* ihe right to reaulste lelt •ph.ia. 8 F 843, by Newell lo license and reg ulate business t lieges providing an annual fee to be paid to tbs slate; 8 F lit hv Van Ihisr t» nrovide for the purchase and maintenance of parks la elttsa having k *am to inhabitants. 8 F 344, by Vac. Du*sa, relating lo th» storage of oils la tnaha and rsaerv t)r« outvote of b il'dtase 8 y 144 %y Van Duses aatesditg »*r I Hon SSI of ihe f‘l*tl t'xfe Misting lo i the adoottos of misers, i F Ivh. by Van fvusen mil Kf a <•» leu to par■ tonal tsaea up>>n pevaoual pvouetiv fur fisir yesrs. 8 F 347 by Vi;; luttes. (elating lo repaving aired* In dikes f Ihe Aral rises 8 F Jit by Van lm ten. relating lo Ihe anuotatmest of susrdtase for minora, 8 F 34k. by O Neill providing for the appotniiuenl • of a board of laspeetors to I a * nee t beer, consisting of five members who shall draw a salary of fl,200 per an num from the state; 9. F. 349, by Currie, relating to the foreclosure of property for delinquent taxes by the county. If the same remains unsold for taxes for a period of three years; ! F. 351, by Currie, regulating the fees of diatlct clerks; 9. F. 352, by Van Du sen, a concurrent resolution for the appointment of a boundary commis sion of three hy the governor to act with a like commission from Missouri and Iowa to fix the boundary between Nebraska. Missouri and Iowa; 9. F. 353, by Van Dusen, relating to the re verting of unclaimed witness fees to the county treasury where the satr.o remains unclaimed for a certain pe riod. An attempt was mado in the senate by parties Interested to get 9. F. 20 out of the committee's hands and re ported favorably for passage. This bill proposes to amend the Slocumb law so that no saloon keeper will be liable for damages arising from the habitual drunkenness of men who are heads of families or the sole support of dependent ones, unless there shall have been served upon them a writ ten notice prior to the time the liq uors were sold Btatlng that the person Is a habitual drunkard. It was Intro duced January 10, reail a second time January II and then referred to the committtoe on miscellaneous subjects, of which Senator Newell Is chairman. Since that time the bill lias been sleep ing. The committee at first bad a favor able report prepared, not realizing the full extent of the measure. After ward, and before the report was sent to the senate, the real object of the bill was pointed out and Chairman Newell "held up" the report. At the next meeting of the committee the fa vorable report was rescinded and the committee clerk undertook the task of drawing up a substitute. The sub stitute was handed Chairman Newell on the 23d for the firBet time. Uu-m comparing it with the original bill he found the only difference waH that the notice provided for might be served by unyone, while the original bill pro vided that only constables could serve the notice. The substitute bill provides that be fore any saloon keeper shall be liable for damages be shall be served with a written notice containing the name of the person, his business and resi dence, and that he is a habitual drunkard, or that the sale of intoxi cating liquors to him will result in an injury to himself, or his wife or child ren, or any person whose support le gally devolves upon him. If the sa loon keeper sells that person liquor after that notice Is served, he shall be liable, but not before. Proof of a notice prior to the time the liquors were sold is made necessary In the trial of the case, which proof devolves upon the person seeking to recover damages. 3. F. 277. for the relief of R. F. Loomis of Furnas county, was rec commended to pass in the senate on tne 24th. 8. F. 159, to regulate commissions of stock sellers and to compel com mission firms to execute bonds in the sum of $10,000 to protect shoppers, was placed on geneial file. The Judiciary committee recosm mended the Indefinite postponement of 8. F. 273, the Crow concurrent res olution relating to the pending sale of Union Pacflc lands under foreclos ure. Senator Crow moved to amend by placing It on general file. In Justifi cation of his motion he spoke at some length, quoting from the United States supreme court decisslons and government reports to sustain his po sition. He contended that the road was completed November 6, 1869, and not mortgaged until four years later. The act provided that all land not disposed of within three years after the completion of the road should re vert to the government. The time of the completion of the road was the point at Issue, opponents of the reso lution holding that the road was not finally completed till 1872, when the bridge at Omaha was finished. Senator Van Dusen said he favored the postponement of the resolutions, because the land granted mortgage was given in 1867 and the supreme court has held that to be a disposition of the land within the meaning of the act. The senate refused the resolutions a place on the general file by a vote of 21 to 12. and the report of postpone ment was adopted. A substitute for H. F. 187 was placed on general file. s. k. hi, i3i aud 185 were recommended to pass. H. K. 170, the bill providing for a State Hoard of Kmbalmers, whose duty it shall be to examine and issue certif icates to embalmers. was placed upon its passage. The-roll call showed only sixteen affirmative votes und seven op posing. whereupon Steele of Jefferson made a call of the house. Canaday of Kearney changed his vote from ‘nay" to “aye” and Farrell of Merrick voted "aye.” The call was at once rulsed and the chair declared the bill duly passed. Mouse. In the house on the 20th a number of bills were Introduced, among them the following: A bill for an act to prohibit any offi cer from securing or attempting to as cure, soliciting or requesting any fres mileage or free ticket or free pass for the use of another, and providing a penalty for its violation A bill to provide for the publication of school lest books, and providing that contrseta may be let to publish ing bouses outside the Stale slid prices • ball not exceed W per cent of the prices fixed by rontrnrt for books In operation January I, Ittt An nrl to amend wciius 4ft11 of tbs compiled statutes of Nebraska, IWf, and In rei>es 1 said section 4&I1 as It now exists ttslatlng to rosds. and providing mm r>*sds established by law and traveled ten yearn shall lot Its vacated or altered unless by nsM ttoa signed h» ail (be abutting lend owners 'A Ml for so S. ! 1‘. i «* t«cs i *e. • m lu uf vbnpler 94 of the compiled slat HIM of Nebraska The section to be repealed la I be one prohibiting county treasurers from serving more than iso consecutive i«m<s (Handing committees reputted ns fol lows House roll No 4M plat •4 «m general j gle. bouse rutt No Hi pla-ed on gea I Stal die house toll No v i UilvMslle \ ly puaiptated. kowae cull No lli. la definitely postponed; house roll No. 394, Indefinitely postponed; house roll No. 382, placed on general file; house roll No. 225, recommended for Indef inite postponement by the committee, but the house ordered It to the general file; house roll No. 276, a bill for an act authorizing and directing the con struction of a boiler, engine, coal and pump house at Institute for deaf and dumb at Omaha, and appropriating the sum of $o,2Q0 for payment thereof, placed on general file; house roll No. 402, indefinitely postponed; house roll No. 281, a bill for an act to amend sec tion 2 of chapter 50 of the compiled Statutes of Nebraska for the year 1897 and to regulate the manner of publication of notice of application for license to sell liquor was recommend ed to standing committee. The Joint vote for United States senator resulted: Allen 36, Hayward 24, Thompson 9, Webster 8, Field 6, Keese 1, Adams 1, Halner 1, Weston 1, Foss 1, Cornish 1, Lambertson 1; ne cessary to choice, 47. H. R. 492, by Thompson of Clay, was taken up on third reading in the house on the 21st. This was the bill appropriating f6,000 to distribute among the companies of the First reg iment at Manila. A long time was spent In the roll call and one call of the house was taken to bring the members In to vote. The result of the vote on the bill was as follows: Yeas, 61; nays, 34. The bill having failed to pass with the emergency clause, a sec ond roll call was had to pass It with that clause stricken out. The result of this roll call was 45 for and 50 against nnd the bill was killed. S. F. 46, an amendment to the game law, was reported to be engrossed for third reading and this report aroused a discussion over the right of sports men to build blinds and kill geese along the sand bars of the Platte riv er. Loomis of Butler opposed the bill and did not wunt it rushed forward. Prince of Hall was in favor of the com mittee report and said that the law was demauded by the legitimate sportsmen of the state and was only opposed by the people who live ud Joining the river who want a monop oly of the game killing. Burns of Lan caster was in favor of the bill because be knew that the birds sought to be protected were of the migratory sort and to allow Dromiscuuus shouting along the river might scatter the game so that some of it would get down Into other parts of tfie state. The reuort was fiually modified and the bill weut to the general file. H. R. 250, by Taylor of Custer, to amend section 77a, "concerning regis ters of deeds and their salaries," of ar ticles 1 of chapter xvlii entitled “Coun ties and County Officers” of Complied Statutes of 1897, was Indefinitely post poned. H. U. 124. by Olmstead of Douglas, an act entitled "Decedents," to pro vide that the widower of a deceased intestate shall be entitled to receive the same share of the residue of the said intestate's personal estate as a child of the intestate would be entitled to, was recommended to pass. 11. R. 106, by Clark of Lancaster, an act defining and determining the effect of conditions in lire insurance policies, making void the contract of insurance in case of a change In the title, own ership, interest or possession of the insured in the property which is the subject of Insurance or licnB created thereon and likewise conditions pro viding for a forfeiture of the contract of insurance in case notice of loss is not furnished within a time certain or in a prescribed manner, was recom mended to pass. The joint vote for senator resulted: Allen 56, Hayward 39, Thompson 10, Webster 10, Field 6, Weston 1, Heese 1, Foss 1, Van Dusen 1, Lambertson 1, Adams 1, Cornish 1, Hainer 1. Petitions were presented In the house on the 23d in favor of equal sufferage and others in favor of H. R. 421, the Jansen pure food bll. Standing committees reported to the general tile H. R. 421, 475 601, 449, 468, 251, 191, 299, 285, 131, 268, 330, 327, 345, 182, 337, 377, 325, 413, 422 496, 460, 433, 273 and S. F. 44. H. R.' 413, the bill reducing the number of Lincoln justices of the peace from three to two, was ordered to third reading. H. R. 501 was made a special order for next Tuesday afternoon. lbe following bills were indefinitely postponed: H. R. 339, 71, 358, 408, 504 142, 450, 248, 284, 288, 317, 185, 262. 57, 361, 513, 48 and S. F. 69. Of the bills Indefinitely postponed by committee reports this forenoon H. R. 71 was Lane's bill permitting cities and counties to issue bonds to aid works of Internal improvements. H. R. 48 was to establish a normal school at Wayne, 142 relates to commissioner districts, 185 was to establish a nor mal school at Norfolk, 248 and 284 were bills relating to county deposit ories, 288 fixed the limit of fees for clerks of the district court, 202 pro vided for the organization of mutual benefit and life insurance companies, 361 was to prevent the manufacture or sale of adulterated candles, 368 was an amendment to the law relating to Illu minating oils, 339 was the bill provid ing for u bounty for pocket gopher scalps, 408 was the bill changing the uume of the Kesrney Institution to "The Hoys' Military and Training School of the Staten of Nebraska," 460 provided for three commissioners for houglas county and having other pro visions tom hlug comities under town ship organisation. After the afternoon Joint n««etou had adjourned the motion of Wheeler of Furuaa to allow the committee on other asylums to vlalt state Institu tions wsa taken tip and passed. At 3 So the house went into com mittee of the whole on II. K 444, the •alary appropriation bill, which had tieeb made a •pectal order for this afternoon The first atop was made at the Item fixing the salary of the gov ernor's private net ret ary at |t 6ou per year Weaver of Ittchardeou moved that the flguree be changed to |3 imM) per year, as ha* been allowed the past fifteen years Thompson <4 Merrbh thought the proportion waa good as fixed In the bill, and rttad as argumeat the enter lea of both gov era »v and private secretary as allowed la a large auntber of states. In teller «h» la a memt-er <4 the committee hrtnf|lh| in the Mil, lost the grounds that the statutes would I have ta be assendvd before the salary la u seat Ion could legally he made It wo lie did u*u favor low ealeriea ; but believed the laws we have should : he followed until they are repealed I Hiring the debate fvegusut refer ences were made to a bill which has been Introduced to repeal the old law and fix the salary of the governor s private secretary at J2.000. Weaver's amendment was finally agreed to. Unsuccessful attemps were made to raise the salary of both the stenog rapher and recording clerk over the ^ figures fixed by the bill. The bill was not disposed of at the hour of ad journment. The Joint vote for senator resulted: Allen 56, Hayward 39, Thompson 12, Webster 10, Field 6, Weston 1, Lam* bertson 1, Adams 1, Hairier L The resolution stating that ex-Su perintendeut Gillespie of the deaf and dumb Institute had been unfairly ^ treated by the legislative committee and asking for the appointment of a committee to reinvestigate, came up In the house on the 24th, und Olm stead of Douglas moved the appoint ment of a committee to act with the one already appointed by the senate. The motion prevailed and the chair appointed Olrnstead of Douglas, Mil bourn of Kearney and Watson of Pierce. When standing committees reported Slecke's bill, H. K. 332, to compel the building of fishways in all dams ob structing running streams, It came In for Indefinite postponement. This stirred up a long discussion, in which the rights were upheld, both of the millers to maintain dams and of the sportsmen v> catch fish. The report of the commltte was adopted. H R. 442, the Olrnstead game law, was also Indefinitely postponed. II. R. 86, try Weaver, to compel as sessors to report regarding residences and ages of old soldiers in their dis tricts, with compiled reports by coun-"Ty ty clerks, was indefinitely postponed. * The next bill taken up was H. It. 310, by Jansen, a bill fiV an act to amend an act entitled "An act creat ing the Nebraska Territorial Hoard of Agriculture, approved October 14, 1858, and all subsequent arts supple mental or amendatory thereto; to pro vide for tho establishment, govern ment, maintenance und support of the state board of agriculture, prescribing its duties and powers, making ap propriations for its suunort and the payment of as existing indebtedness; and to repeal the act creating the Ne b i ask a territorial board of agricul ture, approved October 14, 1858, all subsequent acts amendatory or sup plemental thereto, or In conflict with this act and sections 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of article 1 chapter 2 compiled statutes, as heretofore existing. 1 he discussion on this Mil lasted until 5 o’clock, when the committee arose without having finished the con sideration of the bill. The debate against H. R. 310 was led by Sturg»HK, who held that it was creating a private corporationwynder state authority and state expense. He also held that the feature in the blit providing lot the gathering of slat.is •Jcs was uiel-»K and a usurnation cf the powers of the labor bureau. The work could bet Ur be done by me state cureau. This l«n to an extended and at times a.Tin.ct.:ous debat) between St urges* anJ Jansen. Sturgesi wa3 finally successful in getting this part of the bill stricken out. Thompson of Merrick moved to -4 strike the following section out of the bill: Section 21. To pay off existing ob ligations of the Nebraska state board of agriculture for premiums unpaid. Interest and other expenditures in connection with its work and duties for past three years, there be and is hereby appropriated the sum of |G. 216.78, the same to be paid on a de tailed, Itemized statemennt of indebt edness. by the secretary of the board, presented the governor and by him ap proved. Pending the consideration of this motion the cnnmittee arose. The 1oi'T vote for senator shuv'ed the following result: Allen 58, Hay ward 39, Thompson 13, Webster 1C, Field 6, Wesron 1, Lambertson 1, Ad ams 1, Mainer 1. Ei*tiov. Holcomb on I*mhhc(i. The pass investigating commlbteo asked ex-Governor Holcoynb to testi fy, and on account of his confinement to his home by illness the following written statement was taken as his testimony: Hon. W. A. Prince, Hon. T. F. Stur. gess and Hon. Louis Smithberger, committee to investigate charges made that state officers and state employes have collected mileage from the state while traveling upon free railroad transportation—Gentlemen: In re sponse to the above resolution and to inquiries made by your chairman 1 beg to state for the information of the committee and the legislature that at no time during my incumbency of the office of governor has there been the slightest reason based upon any fact for even a "reasonable suspicion” that 1 had collected mileage from the state not actually by me expected In Its behalf. With the exception hereinafter noted I have at no time directly or indirect ly collected or attempted to collect money to the amouut of a farthing - for mileage or money purported to be paid out for railroad fare or to meet P any charge or pretext of a charge for mileage of any description or nature whatsoever during my four years' term as governor of the state. Nor ia there any record of any vouchers or other written memorandum pur porting to be for mileage or auy sim ilar i bulge by me collected from the state. I have paid during my term of of Hi * differ*nt sum* of money for rail nail fare and traveling expenses, which, in my Judgment, would be proper charges to lie collected from any proper fund, but I have not thought tt tieat ta Ml collect for such expenditure* and have noted them an personal expenditure* (Hiring September last I visited Washington on different mattsrs per j tsliung to the -tat* • lutervst. and drew from the rnatiagsat fund of the governor's offi. • the r*..» .nat,ui a, dual | and ue»*«»«r* expense of stag trip. ■ m inding between l' « sad |I0 for rail road far* which was by me actually and aecwSsarUy expended la making •ueh trip At no other time ur m-%%. •Ml have I recovered any sum what ms I »cer for mileage while I have been serving the dale eg Ha thief vimutive I hn»« of no further Informvfjua that would he pertinent to the resoitt thm mentioned Heepevtfullv submM •***# HI LAS a HiiLv'oliti