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THE NORTHWESTERN. UKNM IIOTKII A CJIBSON, K«U and I’ob*. LOUP CITY, • - NEB. NEBRASKA NEWS. Rev. McQuold of the First Methodist church. Ojnaha, died last week from the result of an operation for appendi citis. George M. Mangold, a 20-year-old son of l'eter Mangold of Douglas county, had a narrow escape from death while hunting. He/carrled an army musket which had been improperly loaded. The. chargd burst the barrel and the young man was painfully injured in the face. Rlnre the accident Mungold has almost entirely lost his hearing. The long continued cold weather and the backwardness of the season are causing serious inconvenience to the farmers of this section, says a West Point dispatch. Frost is still in the ground to the depth of fotir feet, and -now is lodged jiy the corn felds. With the most favorable weather ten days will elapse before a furrow can be turned. The following telegram has been sent Henator Thurston relative to tne Holt troubles: "J. M. Thurston, Wash ington, D. C.: In Morgsn-Holt trou bles at Winnebago agency false im prisonment of Henry Holt, Indian cit izen, Involved. We ask you to demand impartial Inutiiry by Indian office into Morgan's justification, notwithstanding colored reports ou behalf of Morgan to Indian department. i>ook for let ters." The death of Sergeant Walter Poor of Company A, First Nebraska, in the recent fight with the Insurgents at Manila causes deep regret among cit izens in York county. Only a short time ago the community was called upon to mourn the death of Private* George Andrews and Edward Day, ooth of Company A. Sergeant Poor was born twenty-one years ngo near Anderson, Ind.. and in 1884 his father, Henry Poor, moved to York county, where he grew into manhood, beloved and respected by all. There lg a wide difference of opin ion, says a Seward county dispatch, among the farmers of this county in reference to the condition of the wheat, some claiming that it ig badlv damaged, while others claim their wheat ig aparently all right. The general opinion is that it will not bo known how badly it is damaged until It comes time for It to show later In the spring, when the weather be comes more favorable. It has un doubtedly been damaged, but to what extent is hard to determine at this time. There was an enthusiastic meeting In Columbus of the directors and stock holders of the Great Eastern Canal company and the New York Improve ment company to take steps for the promotion of sugar beet raising. The manager of the Standard Cattle com pany of Ames was present and expressed his company as being desirous of co operating with the irrigation com panies in securing the Interest of the farmers in the beet growing industry. C. A. Gates, manager of the New York Improvement company, said that could enough Interest he stirred up among the farmers in favor of beet raising in that section, but a short time would elapse before a sugar factory could and would be erected at Columbus. The other night Willard and Walter Kavey, who sleep In the store in which the postofflce is located in llrady Is land, were awakened by a noise at the front door as of someone attempt ing to enter. Walter arose, procured a shotgun and loaded it and about this time the door was opened by a key from the outside. Two men en tered and one struck a match to lo cate things. As they advanced Will ard fired with a revolver, and as the men still remained, Walter fired witn the shotgun and one of the hurgiais dropped shot through the left thigh. The other man escaped. The wounded man, who gives his name as Georse Reed of Shelby, la., was taken to the county seat last night. A BtrawstaCk belonging to Frank Ruth, near Shelby, burned last week. He was scattering the remaining straw next morning so it would all burn and not hinder plowing, when he discovered the charred remains of his son, 20 years old. The hoy had been angry, gone into a grove, wrapped himself in a blanket and read a novel. It Is sup posed that he then went to the stuck and set It on fire. He climbed to the summit and shot himself near the temple with a revolver. When found he was lying near the center of the smouldering heap, faro downward, with his arms burned off to the shoulder sockets and his legs to the abdomen. A hole was in his head. Near him lay the revolver. Only one of the capa had the Impression of the hammer, while the other* had been fired by the heat. Jeaae Touiuun. ionvlr(*d uud aen fenced to the penitentiary for life foe the murder of J. I*. Krclthbautu on December 2, »u taken by the aherlff to the penitentiary last week Ilia two daughter* and aon were at the depot to hid him farewell lie ha* made a eworti atateiueul whUh la almoat the taut aa hi* prevtoua eonfeaelon ll« a*Id that he did not hill KreUhlwuni but that the oeeurrenre wa* an aerl deat. While taking bla gun tail of the buggy at Kre|< hlHtum'a houae he as* a It waa accidentally discharged with fatal result* lie aav* he waa afraid to tell the truth for fear the public would not believe hint and aa he did not know what to do with t| the grunad being froam. he burled It la the old hog ahed Me also claimed that t'ole waa not with him and waa entirely Innocent Thieve* entered the reatdcnre of hire. I. H Hhtadle at Odell and ran Sacked the hiNiae It -tdr* artefal glee at of jewelry the* murnl lit) In talk The Hentrhe hlttodhouad* were went fur. but no < tue to the Identity of the thieve* waa discovered The II year old daughter of Mr and Mr* Mean Marty living won mile# northeast of I'Ulavlee waa badly burned by a geetdtne espbwioa result Ing In her death Hhe undertook to kindle g hr* la a atuve au t povired tke gasoline on frcwu a lug The Aunt ig ailed, eauelag her lu drop the jug which broke on the ft* •»»« and enveloped her In the (aw* dke lived but a few hours. The Week in The Legislature. Senate. The senate was tn session all day on the i5th. Standing committees report'd II. It. 890 to appropriate money belonging to the State Normal School library fund for tlie purchase of hooks for the li brary, to pass, and 418, appropriating 15,000 to build a standpipe for lire pro tection ana lighting repairs, and to furnish the chapel at the S< »te Normal school, to pass. li. It. SCO was indefi nitely postponed. Steele of Jefferson moved that all ap propriation bills be made a soecial order for Tuesday at 10 o'clock. His motion prevailed. Cauaday of Kearney moved to non concur In the report of the railroad committee on H. It. 560. The blil pro vides that the secretaries of the board of transportation may draw up their own complaints against railroads and try the charges made under them, while the present law only gives them power to try complaints that third parties file with them. The motion prevailed. S. F. 302, fixing the salaries of the deputy state officers beginning with j the governor's private secretary, was under consideration when the com mittee arose at noon. The bill fixes the annual salaries of state officers' deputies as follows: Governor’s private secretary, |2,000; deputy secretary of state, |1,600; dep uty auditor. $1,600; deputy treasurer, $1,700; deputy attorney general, $1,800; deputy and land commissioner, $1,600. Fowler of Fiimore offered un'amend ment to eut down the governor's secre tary to $1,600 per annum, the deputy j treasurer to $1,600 and the deputy at- j toruey general to $1,600. The amendment reducing the secre- \ tary's salary was lost, Fowler and Front alone voting in favor of it. The treasurer amendment was also lost. The committee was discussing the amendment to eut down the deputy at torney general’s salary when the com mittee arose. Reynolds of Dawes of fered an amendment making his salary $1,700. S. F. 238. J. Sterling Morton's for- \ estry bill; S F. 240, relating to the j Institute for Feeble Minded at Beat- ' rice, and S. F. 330, to refund precinct bonds, were all recommended to pass. The elerk of the house announced the passage of S F. 203. 136. 135. 117, 96. 119, 124. 143. 18, with amendments, 113 and 298; H. R. 254 and 289. Senator Talbot moved that the sen ate concur In the bouse amendments to S. F. 18. which carried. In the senate on the 27th S. F. 249, the Hi.rry reorganization bill, was retn i.mmended to pass with amendments conforming with the national reorgan ization of the army. S. F. 2CG. requiring railroad and tel egraph n mpanics to list their property with the auditor for taxation, making slight changes in the present law, was recommended to pass. H. R. 3G2, the bill to locale the state fait permanently at Lincoln, was rec ommended to pass with an amendment making it obligatory upon Lincoln to purchase the site. II. R. 43, a curative art affecting the adultery law of the slate, was recorn merded to pass, H. R. 189, relating to the annual levy for school purposes, was recommended to pass. The senaie non-concurred in the re port on S. F. 323, and it was Indefinite ly postponed. The following bills were passed: H. R. 390, II. R. 418 and S. F. 338. H. R. 418 provides for the building of a standpipe at the Peru Normal school for lighting extensions and furnishing the new library, the bill to erect which has not yet passed the sen ate. S. F. 338 is the Prout revenue com mission bill, one member to be appoint ed by the governor, one by the senate and one by the house of representa tives. In tlie* afternoon the senate reconsid ered the passage of H. R. 418, which had been passed without consideration In committee of the whole. It was re turned to the general file. The senate went into commitee of the whole with Allen of Furnas in the chair, to consider the special order, II. K. 191, the Weaver insurance bill. The entire afternoon was spent in the discussion of the bill and amendments. At 6:30 p. m. Prout of Gage moved that when the committee arise It re port progress anil ask leave to sit again, lie thought the senate needed more light on the bill. Ills motion did not prevail. Senator (*row offered the following bill In compliance with the governor's special message: S. F. 356, to provide for the settlement und compromise of claims due the state of Nebraska from persons heretofore holding offices of itste treasurer and auditor of public accounts and sureties on *1:»lr official bouds and for moneys due from banks designated as depositories of the cur rent funds of the state und on bonds given as security therefore and to pro vide for the creation of a board to make auch settlements. Whan thv nvnatv mvt on thv 2*th It ■m dwld*d lo takv up bill* on third tvadlug and bvforv thr tpreial urdtf. Front of Our u(ltf«| ihr Nloaini revolution whl< h waa adoptvd undvr tiupvnaloft of thv rulv* “Nnalrnl, That thv atmrnvy gvnvral Imp and ta hvrvby r*f)uwtvd In furnish to thi* Ixidy a hill report of thv atatua of all litigation non |» tiding in thv *nnrt» to roHittt from thv bondsman of I* faulting atatv nflkm, toa-thvr with thv hamvv of *»i> h bondamvh and thr •mount* of in.ni.i.,in, >• ||ui th< vuiouni* dio thr *tatv front laudimt .i*p«>. •nrvtlva on *ioh dit*ailiat bonds ' Thv follow ilia bill* ovra paanml g F XII til. ill s»l xia .‘»7 .-»* itM »ui xm sis n» in g F. Ill 113 and til ara bill* to pro »Idv ho'.tvr toad* and gtn* publl. an tboriuaa po«*r to pur. hat* tha navnn hu» tool* g I' tSI pro*Idaa f«.» thv purvhaav ol I at* tnvdata to dv.o tv ih» *»l«nt**r* ol tha this* Nvhraika taglmvnia agd Troup h 1 h» trlarh ol tha hooaa annvumvd the passage of H. R. 610, the bill to purchase a residence for the governor by that body. House rolls on first and second reading were read. H. R. 802, to locate the state fair permanently at Lincoln, passed by a vote of 27 to 0. Other house rolls passed were: 68, 180. 43, 192 and 271. H. R. 68 relates to the employment of child labor. H. R. 189 relates to the annual levy for school district purposes, H. R. 43 is a curative act legalizing that section of the criminal code re lating to adultery by attaching a prop er repealing clause. H. R. 192 prohibits the employment of any female longer than tin hours a day in factories, hotels, etc. H. R. 271 is the barber bill, provid ing a barber's commission and requir ing examinations. S. F. 231, the charter bill, afTecting cities of the first class having less than 25,000 population, was passed. The most important change is the addition of u tax commissioner to the list cf elective officers. S. F. 176 wus passed with the emerg ency clause. It provides for insurance brokers to write policies in companies not authorized to do business in this state. S. F. 330, to refund precinct bonds, was passed. S. F. 302, fixing the salaries of all de puty state officers, wus likewise ap proved. The committee on constitutional amendments reported S. F. 354, the Schaal concurrent resolution providing for the submission of an amendment to the voters again to amend the consti tution by increasing the number of su preme court Judges, for general file without recommendation. Cnnaday of Kearney moved that the rule be sus pended and the bill ordered engrossed for a third reading. His motion did not prevail, eleven voting in fuvor and fifteen against. The morning session of the senate on the 29th was a busy one. The investigation resolution of Sen ator Oiffert was the first order of busi ness. His motion provided for the ap pointment of Front of Gage. Van Dusen of Douglas and Roeke of Lancaster county as a committee to investigate tiie state officers, including the judges of the supreme court and the secretary of state. The clerk of the house reported the passage of the following liills by that body: S. F. 127. 151, 93. 97, 144. 145, 150; H. R. 385, 392, 292, 4G6 and 159. The committee on revenue recom mended S. F, 350, to be engrossed for a third reading. It is Senator Currie's Idll relating to the disposal of property upon which taxes are delinquent. The motion carried. At this juncture Spahn of Nuckolls moved that the sifting committee be requested to advance H. R. 331, the McCarthy anti-trust hill, aiming espe cially at the live stock exchange of South Omaha, to the head of the gen eral file. His motion prevailed hy a vote of 18 to 10. Noyes of Douglas moved that H. R. 363 the Myers bill providing for com pulsory education, be advanced to third reading. His motion prevailed and the bill was passed. Schaal of Sarpy moved that H. R. 517 be advanced to third reading. He said the members from Douglas and himself had agreed upon this, as the bill related to bating the boundary line between Douglas and Sarpy coun ties. His motion carried and the bill was passed by a vote of 20 to 0. The senate then went Into commit tee of the whole to consider the appro priation bills. H. R. 264, to appropriate $35,000 to build a library at Ferue, was recom mended to pass. H. R. 191, the Weaver insurance bill, was placed upon its third read ing and passage. It passed by a vote of 29 to 1, Flout of Gage {Rone voting "no,” explaining h's vote as due -,o his belief that the bill was entirely unconstitutional. The clerk of the house reported the passage of the following bills by the house. H. F. 125. 126. 129, 153, 155, 151, 156, 58, 80, 79, and H. R. 603, 600 and 699. H. R. 297. to appropriate $2,500 for the Horticultural society, was passed by a vote of 27 to 2. S. F. 360, to provide for the fore closure of tax liens, was passed by a vote of 26 to 1. The senate went Into committee of the whole on H. R. 414, the salary ap propriation bill. The salary of the stenographer of the governor was raised from $1,000 to $1,200 per annum. The salary of the adjutant general was raised from $I,2im> to 1,500 That part providing for a chief clerk in the adjutant's office with a salary of $l.00« per year, was stricken out. 1’nder commissioner of lal»or the stenographer was rut out, e lary $500 per annum .\n am. natural to raite the salary of lh« bookkeeper of the aecretary of ■tale to 11,30*1 waa 4efe«te4. Tha aalary of the deputy aeoretary of ■tat* waa ruue.l from Sl.&tw to |) i$«o. lit th« auditor a olrt the oilt-e of bond tlerk at |l ooo per year wu »trl< ken Mit. also tha t.NUr of hi«urant-« tominiaaioner aittl inauranre tlerk were atrtiken out. to b- plated •.■ok- other t'leie ottlng to the |HOU|r of the \V»av«r bill The i>f the depot> auditor w.t* raUetl from ll.foo to |t m*o t«r year The uliirr of the deputy anprrln te’tilmnt of tnatru< lion *ti tnM from • i +> to ft i.ihi (>er ><ar I he foMMlttet on pul lit land* MU(| lutlMinaa rtptnN II II * appropriet' mg f,t»i to imiltt a n«» artna at the llaatlnae eat low for ladeftnit* putt. puttf Nlltl I The same to 0 'll.it® • urred in and the hill ««> p|.o.,| on general Ale tha aenat* bad an arealng «u,>» In the nmu mm the Toth II M til to appropriate » *mm» to huiM a *ua4 Pi A* an*l repair Ihe heating an4 light* >«*• appnratit# at the |*eru Normal »M * yaaeetl hr a rote of N i« ] II H :«t appropriating |3S taw iu build a library building at the Peru Normal, was defeated. In making up the minutes the secre tary of the senate discovered that H. R. 363 and 617, which were passed yes terday, had not been read on three diff erent days, required by the constitu tion. They were put on their passage again and passed. The senate went into committee of the whole to consider H. R. 444, with Owens of Dawson in the chair. The following amendments prevailed: Girls' Industrial school at Geneva, matron’s salary raised from |600 to $800. Milford Industrial Home, sewing teacher at $240 per annum added. A Motion by Talbot of Lancaster raf«J*g the salaries of the superintendent fi4im $800 to $1,000 carried. His attention was called to the law definitely fixing the salary at $800, and he was com pelled to move a reconsideration. The law prevailed. New insurance department, deputy commissioner of insurance, $1,600 per annum; clerk, $1,200. When this de partment was under the auditor the insurance deputy got $1,200 and clerk $1,000. The motion to add a stenograph er at $800 failed, the senate believing the clerk at $1,200 could also be a ste nographer. It was provided that $350 be appropriated to pay the insurance deputy in the auditor’s office during the three months before the Weaver bill goes into effect, and also $250 for the clerk. Milford Soldiers’ Home, surgeon’s salary raised to $480 per annum, instead of $400. Steward and nurse added. $240. Beatrice Institute for the Feeble Minded, superintendent’s salary raised from $1,800 to $2 000; salary of five teachers reduced from $600 to $560 each. The following appropriation bills were recommended for passage: H. R. 296. Lincoln Asylum addition, $40,000; H. R. 8, Hastings Asylum ad dition, $30,000: H. R. 336, Beatrice In stitute. $48,000; If. R. 538, Institute for Blind, Nebraska City, $6,000; H. R. 280, Deaf and Dumb Institute, Omaha, $25, 000; H. R. 275, Deaf and Dumb Insti tute, Omaha. $7,700; H. R. 421. Jansen pure food bill. $5,000; H. R. 9. Hastings Asylum, sundry improvements, $15,000; total. $176,700. The closing day’s session of the sen ate on the 31st was called to order at 9:15 by Lieutenant Governor Gilbert. Prayer by the csaplain was preceded by the senate singing a verse of ’America.” The consideration of house bill No. 501, the general appropriation bill, was resumed. Appropriation items for the state institutions, as they passed the house, were reduced in the sums nam ed: Hospital for insane at Norfolk: Fuel and lights, $14,000 to $12,000; Hues in three hollers, $1,500 to $1,000; beard and clothing. $42,500 to $35,00t. Total reduction, $10,000. Hospital for the insane at Lincoln: Electric light and dynamo wiring, in creased from $100 to $300. Total in crease, $300. Asylum for chronic insane at Hast ings: New boilers, $3,000, and reset ting the same $1,000, stricken out. To tal reduction, $4,000. The committee was, as Senator Van Dusen said, "slashing in the dark," in making these various reductions, having no committee report or infor mation on which to base their action. There was consequently much calling for "information," and much unsatis fying disputation as to the several items. , Senator Prout moved to reconsider the vote cutting out the items of $3,000 for boilers and $1,000 for resetting of same at Hastings. The motion pre vailed and the items were restored, as adopted by the house. House roll No. 421, the Jansen "pure food” bill, establishing a food com mission, was passed. House roll No. 8, appropriating $30, 000 for a new building at the asvlum for the chronic insane at Hastings, ou roll call received 17 yeas and 9 rays, and so failed of passage with the emer gency clause. The emergency clause being stricken out, the bill was passed. 1 House roll No. 296, appropriating $40,000 for the erection of a flre-ijroof wing to the hospital for the insane at Lincoln, was passed. House roll No. 61. appropriating $25,000 to provide for an executive mansion and furnish the same, was passed. House roll No. 285, to authorize mu tual hog insurance companies, was passed with the emergency clause. House roll No. 621. relating to road taxes, was passed with the emergency clause. House roll No. 585, authorizing the governor to appoint the superintend ent of the Imys' reform school at Kear ney, was passed with the emergency clause. House roll No. 885. the Hefweiler bill amendatory to the Omaha charter, was passed by a vote of 20 yeas to 5 nays. At 11:45 p. in. the senate, by unani mous consent, derided to be "at ease" until 9 o'clock tomorrow morning. Hons* In the house on the 25th the follow ing MU* were taken up under the order of Itlllsi on third reading S. F. *03. making the office* of city inarnhal and <tty attorney elective lu elite* of over 5,000 Inhabitant*; parser! by a vote of 71 to 6. S- F. 136, makluR dog* personal property, pasted. 65 to 7. H. F 133. an amendment to the mu tual fire insurance law; passed, 59 to 15. M. It 254, amending section 6, t i! | » 2, rlvll rule, and providing that there shall l*e no limitation to the time within which counties or tuunlclptl • orporntion* may begin on anion for the recovery of the title of pue session of rtwdj or streets, passed el to 10 II H lt‘3 ■ ppropelatiag 13 ofF* f,»e the relief of Nebraska <*IH failed o pas* 43 to 36, It It .'>t i-rtiriii* snlo .a keep, r* to litr»l«h »ur<ty company bom* <; passed £3 to 2*. >• F JIM. the resolution of thank* to the Fr»t r*a.ii.t at at Manila, passed H tal I F I* a Hhotuing the organ.ra tion of mhImsI •ure’y bond cotupaa lea passed at to 1} * F 111 permitting Imprisonment at h»rd UU>r for hues and tueii; passed h F lt» relating in a*nan age net loin* tenants; ps>»eit I f lit to prsveni the rnreleas at • lag out of Ares, passed H K US, th« Slyer* tumpuMory education bill, was advanced to a third reading. The house adjourned to 2 o'clock Monduy afternoon. H. rt. 31J, toy Fiynn, an act requiring all buildings four stories or over, ex • eept those used as private residences, to be provided with one or more me* ul 11c or stair fire escapes, ladders or stairs from each story, was passed by a vote of 74 to 2. H. R. 621, by Detweiler, an act amending the tax law and putting one half of the road funds in cities of the metropolitan anil first-class In the hands of the city council to be used un der the direction and control of the board of park commissioners in the improvement of the park roads and boulevards, was passed by a vote of 09 to 8. H. R. 194, by Tanner, n bill appropri ating $5oo for the relief of Cyrus linker of Nance county, who was Injured in the discharge of his duties as sheriff, was passed by a vote of 64 to 9. H. It. 363, by Myers, an act to require all persons between the ages of 8 and 14 and all persona over the age of 14 ! and under 16 who cannot read the I3ug llah language to attend some public or j private school or schools in the state, ' and to provide penalties for the viola- j tion, was passed by a vote of 67 to 3. II. R. 457, by Murray, nn act appro priating $3,214.86 for the relief of j Thurston county and further appro priating $2,584.28 for the relief of I)ix- ' on and Cuming counties, was passed by a vote of 58 to 11, H. R. 517, by Myers, fixing the bound aries of Sarpy county, was passed by a vote of 67 to 3. H. R. 347, by Fisher, an act creating ! a state registry of brands and marks, a j state brand and marks upon live stock, was passed by a vote of 6$ to 9. A motion to go into the committee of the whole demanded a roll call and was carried by a vote of 57 to 15. H. R. 303, by Israel of Dundy, an act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of the experimental sta tions located by act of the legislature of 1891 at Culbertson, Gordon and Ogal alla, and appropriating the sum of $30, 000 for the same, the money to be ex pended under the direction of the state board of agriculture, was recommend ed for indefinite postponment. with hardly a dissenting vote. H. R. 421, by Jansen, an act creating a food commission, defining its powers and duties and of the officers and agents thereof; regulating the manufacture and sale of foods, including "Imitation butter” and "imitation cheese” and dairy products; providing for a system of reports, inspection and permits, and fixing fees for the same; providing pen alties for violations, and making an annual appropriation of $5,000 for car rying the act into eirect, was recom mended for passage, sections 5 and 11 being strlken out and many other min- • or amendments being made. In the house on the 28th H. It. 366 the Wilcox bill to redistrict the state, was read and the roll was called on the passage of the bill, when the vote was counted It stood 31 for and 64 against. Bills on third reading were taken up II. It. 421, by Jansen, the food commis sion bill, a bill creating a food commis sion, defining its duties and powers and of the officers and agents thereof; regu lating the manufacture and sale of food, Including "imitation butter” and "imitation cheese" and dairy products; providing for a system of reports, in spection and permits, and fixing fees for the same; providing penalties for vio lations and making an annual appro priation of $5,000 for carrying the act into effect, was passed by a vote of 87 to 55. II. R. 4G6. by Weaver, an act pro viding for the repairing of temporary plank and board sidewalks in cities of the second class, was passed by a vote of 71 to 2. H. R. 159, by Armstrong, an act ap propriating $491.90 for the relief of Josephus W. Bush, was passed by a vote of 66 to 14. H. R. 600, by the committee on defi ciencies, an act making an appropria tion for the payment of miscellaneous items of indebtedness owing by the state, came tip. Committee amend ments allowed the Milford Soldiers' home $1.724.34 for deficiencies to April 1, and $531.36 "estimated deficiencies” I for visiting and examining board. An amendment by Clark of Lancaster ! struck out the latter item and the other was adopted. A number of small items of deficien cies for the auditor's office were adopted. An amendment to the printed bill was presented allowing Mrs. Hoxie $600 as matron of the Kearney institution. $466.10 for fuel and $321.61 for other Items. A discussion on this amend ment developed the fact that a matron for the institution never was provided for and the item of $600 was unauthor ized. It was striken out and the other items were allowed. The committee amendment allowing the secretary of the Irrigation board $1,445.75 was cut to $500. The deficiency claims for printing various state reports amounting to $5,800 were allowed. A claim for $2,558.60 for salary of grain Inspector was presented as an ; amendment hut was voted down. Amendments to the printed bill al lowing the following amounts were adopted: Omaha !>eaf und Pumb In stitute. $1,371 95; Lincoln Hospital for the Insane, $2,106; Institute for the Blind. $1.636 39. Another claim of salary for a grain | Inspector amounting to $5,640 was de feated The flint thlui on tin- 2*th »•»*• houae • took up bill* on ihlnl and >1 It. -t*2. by I Jin* of I..1111 alter, amend Inn the law r<'K«kr«linK the grail Inn of •treei*, repair* of vladurta and tegu latton of railway «ro»*lngM In ‘HI*1* WO (W»K»ll| M V 127, the amendment to the I .In coin ibarter, wm p.in**>«l by a vote of to 13 II It i»?. hv |trlivelier. pro viding f**r th* »In tIon of |■ l*i . » Judge in th# i Ity of Ob>aha |mmn<I by a vote of tfb to tS. jt I’. III. by l*tout. to prevent the damaging or tufting duwu of ebade tree*, «»« INtMol P ►* IIV a rural!o Util r.Utin* to re* elver* «I »I ole II piopetly, *«* pa***d by a vote of 71 to i M l\ U a mi alive bill, relating to the amendment of pleading*. »« **T*r »7 m IJJ ISA. lid lit. IJf. I.** IM M and »« all ruralive hide • ere M*a*d II H tot. the III L. *liar Hone * ialtae bill •bnh rnrrlee aa appiupi tailoa of about $45,000, came up on third read ing and pas passed with the emergency stricken out by a vote of 54 to 30. Sev eral members recorded themselves against the bill because of the mixture of meritorious claims with what they termed a "plain steal.” H. R. 599, appropriating the sum of $914.77 to pay for books and supplies for the state library, was passed with only ten votes against it. II. It. 600, the deficiency appropriation bill, was passed. The claimB provided for amount to $.30,669.41. A large number of senate bills were read the second time and referred to committees. H. R. 210, by Herman, providing for the government, regulation, examina tion, reporting and reorganizing the business of building and loan associa tions, was passed. In ihc house on the 30th standing committees reported to the general file 8. F. 249, 201, 213, 216, 284. 287. 330. 276, 2/7, 257, 187, 199, 137, 170 and 303. In committee of the whole S. F. 160, Prout’s bill to appoint a commission to codify the statutes, was indefinitely postponed without debate, by a vote of 52 to 29. 8. F. 202, requiring county treasurers to deposit funds in the banks of the county on an Interest rate agreed upon between the treasurer and the banks, said funds to lie subject to check, was indefinitely postponed. S. F., by Senator Reynolds of Ilawes an act to provide for the registration, leasing, selling and general manage ment of the educational land of the state; to provide for collection of rent al, interest an principal payments thereon and for the distribution of funds arising therefrom, wus recom mended for passage. 8. F. 22, by Senator Noyes of Douglas, to change the districts according to the ptimber of population, was recommend ed for passage. 8. F. 41, by Senator Currie of Custer, an act to provide free attendance at public high schools of nonresidents, and to provide for expense thereof, was recommended to pass. 8. F. 137, by Senator McCargar, to provide for a lien for accounts due for threshing grain, or shelling corn, and to provide for the recording and fore closure of the same, was recommended for passage. S. F. 133, by Senator Arends, chang ing the time of election of village trus tees, was recommended for passage. 8. F. 6?», by Senator Fowler of Fil rnore, amending section 1036, Code of Clval Procedure, relating to appraising the value of property not to exceed $200, was recommended for passage. 8. F. 12, by Senator Miller, to pro hibit the platting of encumbered land into city, town or vllluge lots, was rec ommended to pass. Olmsted s motion that the action of the committee on 8. F. 41 be not con curred in wan <arried and the bill was engrossed for third reading. Mr. Fisher moved that the commit tee's report on 8. F. 287 be not con curred In and that the bill be engrossed for third reading. The motion was car ried by a vote of 41 to 37. Standing committees r»ported 8. F. 302. 231 and 338 tothe general file and indefinitely postponed 8. F. 91, 319, 172. 279 and 266. The sifting committee reported that the following bills be advanced to third reading: 8. F. 41, 302, 176, 131, 231, 211, 212, 214, 61, 35, 277 and 338. The house on the 31st was called to order by Speaker Clark at 9 a. m. for the last day's session. Pollard's motion to have sent to Colonel Sfotsenlterg a record of the action in expunging ita previous cen sure was adopted. The clock was turned back at 11:40 until the hands of the clock Indicated 8:40. The members of the house left the hall for luncheon without a formal recess being taken. The house wTas called to order at 2 p. m. by the speaker. Hums of Lancaster made a motion to advance to third reading senate file No. 275, amending the anti-free street car pass law by exempting firemen and policemen from its provisions. The motion was agreed to. Bills on third reading were taken, up. Senate file No. 44, by Miller, a bill to make cattle stealing punishable in the same manner that horse steal ir!T now is, was passed by a vote of 79 to 0. Senate file No. 15. the Van Dusea primary election bill, was passed. Senate file No. 281, providing for presentation of mednis to each officer and man in the First. Second and Third Nebraska regiments, and in Troop K, was passed. Senate file No. 275 was read the third time und passed. Senate file No. 161, providing that certain funds be transferred by county board to the free high ri bool fund of such county, was passed by a vote of 66 to 4. A vote of thanks to Speaker Clark was given. The members “drifted out" for supper. The report of the committee tnat investigated the auditor's office was submitted. Among other thlugs the report states that under the law as enunciated by a majority of the court, Cornell would not be convicted if im peached by the legislature. The com mittee, therefore, reports the facta without recommendation. The report, which covered twenty four typewritten pages was signed by all memliers of the committee and waa adopted without a dissenting vote. At fifteen minutes sfter midnight the house took a recess until 9 o’clock Saturday morning. ( »ni|iul««r» Kilantlliii) Mill IU»im it. It 3*!3. which the hotia* «|. iihmI uiinitimniiely on (»'•■ 37tli. wun the i ompulaury r.lumiion hill o»er which tliprc ha« been ■«m*> contention !*• itaevil the Cnlhollcn anil the l.other ana the iulmtltiile that w.ia finally adopted wan drawn !>y Hiate hutn-rln i.u.i.iii ink-on ..ini Mt* entirely agreed upon hy the t'aihoilra and the I.ul lirn.it*. i*m< eatlafat lory to both tecta. The 1.1t'dto .»• -'ilari I'bliote tha handiw.uk of the t it Ion Iron Work* of Han I'runtU.o and the drat war to ol built In thin port fur a luteigu pow er anil* I for the intent laat waek An the blf veaael patted down the hay to ward the n«ewa the tetaeia In the har bor tainted her The battleahlp Iowa • tinted with her tuhoa and hundred# of people along the water front bad* ailttw tp lha battlekhlp
