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SYNOPSIS OF NEW STATE LAWS DIGEST OF WORK DONE BY THIRTY-FOURTH NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE OVER A THOUSAND INTRODUCED Nearly Three Hundred New Bills Were Enacted During the Session, are Now Laws, and will be Incorporated in Statutes of Nebraska. Western Newspaper Union News Service. Following is a synopsis of the measures passed by the thirty-fourth Nebraska legislature at it^ session just finished, and which will be placed as laws upon the statute books. In the house there were introduced 766 bills, and in the senate 29C. Of them only but a trifle over one fourth succeeded in reaching the gover nor's hands and receiving official sanc tion. SENATE FILES. S. F. 1—Provides for a public ware house system for handling gram. S F. 2—Provides for the consolidation . of Omaha, South Omaha, Florence, Dun dee and Benson, on vote of majority of those living in territory affected. Emer gency clause attached. S. F. 3—Legalizes warrants issued in Polk county. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 9—Provides for me sterilization in certain cases of defectives in state insti tutions. S. F. 12—Provides for pensions for mothers of dependent children. S. F. 18—Authorizes the levy of a 2 mill tax in Douglas county for the support of the poor. S. F. 21—Revises provison tor paving in cities of second class, so that material may be indicated in petition. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 22—Permits organization of school districts by county unit, in counties less than *.000 inhabitants. S. F. 24—Provides pensions for firemen In cities having less than 23.000 inhab itants. r. —rruviaes compensauun in juries received by volunteer firemen in in corporated villages. S. F. 26—Provides that railroads shall furnish shippers of live stock with trans portation for shipments of one or more cars. S. F. 29—Authorizes county agricultural societies to acquire title to land. S. F. 31—Provides for a state parole officer. S. F. 35—Legalizes the profession of “chiropractic” in Nebraska. S. F. 36—Provides for working prisoners in city and village jails on streets. S. F. 37—Provides that an order for service by publication on non-resident de fendants may be made by judge of dis trict court in vacation. S. F. 38—Offenders may be bound over after their preliminary examination to’ the next jury term of the district court. Emergency clause attuebed. S. F. 4C—State treasurer authorized to receive moneys granted under educational acts by national congress. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 42—Providing a two-year course in the state normal for training of rural teachers. S. F. 45—Makes shooting on public highways unlawful. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 48— Limits municipal tax levies to mills exclusive of special assessments and levies for payment of bond issues. S. F. 49—Provides that village trustees iiiust be bona fide residents and lose office w hen they move out of village. S. F. 50—County judges fee bill. S. F. 51—Extends power to sell land for delinquent taxes to include special assessments of all kinds. S. F. 52—Provides for rotation of names on ballot where there is more than one candidate for office on the same ticket. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 53—Extends burglary statute to cover entering telephone booth of pay station. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 54—A joint memorial to congress on the subject of irrigation. S. F. 55—Extends the charter of char itable societies. • S. F. 57—Provides for service by publi cation in cases where defendant's flame is not known. S. F. 59—Authorizes guardians to mort gage trust estates, under direction of county court. S. F. 61—Prohibits the sale of opium, morphine, cocaine and other ‘‘dope” under stringent penalties. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 65—Regulates the maintenance and operation of electric transmission lines. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 67—Provides manner in which water supply may be purchased for irriga tion districts. Emergency clause at tached. S. F. 68—Provides regulation for the use of ditches in irrigation districts. S. F. 69—Regulates the matter of bond Issues by irrigation districts/ S. F. 74—Makes unlawful overdrawing on banks without arrangement for credit. Emergency clause attached. 5. e. u—fixes salaries oi memoers oi fire and police department in Omaha. S. F. 78—Authorizes levy of special tax for fire fighting equipment in cities hav ing over 5,000 population. S. F. 80—Repeals law requiring testing of grain by vertical section. S. F. 83—Repeals requirement for state ment by legislative candidates as to choice for U. S. senator. S. F. 85—Raises the requirements for the examination and registration of nurses. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 94—Provides for a city planning commission for Omaha. S. F. 101—Extends embezzlement stat ute to cover cases in which defendant has part ownership in property embezzled. S. F. 102—Extends forgery statute to cover letters and oltier writings. S. F. 105—Provides instances in which supreme court judges are disqualified to act in cases pending before them. S. F. 106—Provides how vacancies on ir rigation boards may be filled. S. F. 107—Provides for vocational train ing in public schools. S. F. 109—Makes county superintendent a non-partisan office. S. F. 119—Provides for listing and re turn to assessor of all goods in storage. S. F. 120—Authorizes county boards to compromise and pay dormant judgments and claims. S. F. 124—Regulates business colleges and prescribes form of tuition notes takes by them. s. F. 125—Provides for issue*“of 6.000 copies of session laws 1915 session. S. F. 126- Provides that no candidate at a primary who is defeated may afterward be a candidate by petition. S. F. 131—Defines a legal newspaper to have circulation of 200 copies weekly and to have been published at least 52 weeks. S. F. 133—Board of education in Omaha ' to tie elected at large instead of by wards. S. F. 134—Board of education in Omaha to be nominated by petition. S. F. 135—In Omaha the board of edu cation is authorized to permit use of school buildings for neighborhood meet ings. S. F. 136—School tax in Omaha shall not exceed 25 mills per annum. s. F. 139—Defines live stock remedies, regulates their sale, requires registration fee from manufacturer, importer or deal er. and provides a penalty of not more than S100 for violation. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 140—Authorizes the giving of a cash bond for security for costs In cases where required of a non-resident. <_ S. F. 141—Provides regulations for the sale of concentrated feeding stuffs. Emer gency clause attached. S. F. 142—Regulates sale of agricultural seeds, provides for their inspection, fixes standards of purity and provides penalty of not more than $100 fine for violation of act. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 144—Authorizes cities or counties to acquire by eminent domain land need ed to protect streets and roads. S. F. 148—Adds a college of pharmacy to the state university. S. F. 149—Provides for a public defend er in Douglas county to defend in felony cases at a salary of $1,200 per annum. S. F. 162—Incorporates the grand lodge of the A. F. & A. Masons. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 164—Amends statute (8199 Rev. Stat. 1913) relating to procedure on re versals in supreme court, providing for special mandate to court below, and for stay of proceedings there, on new appeal. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 166—Grants the U. S. government the right to appropriate and use all flood waters within the state. S. F. 172—Provides regulations as to the testing of cream by the food commis sion. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 189—Makes Lincoln’s birthday a legal holiday. S. F. 192—Exempts rural telephone lines without switchboards and farmers’ mutual companies of less capital than $5,000 from making annual reports to stato railway commission. r. ■ —neguiaies me manuracture, sale and distribution of anti-hog cholera serum and viru$ and prohibits same ex cept where authorized by live stock sani tary board. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 201 —Repeals present law with re gard to seining and authorizes the chief deputy game warden to seine out coarse fish when necessary. S. F. 211—Authorizes all incorporated villages, towns and cities to levy a tax of one mill for music and amusement fund. S. F. 219—Provides that grand and petit jurors may be served by mail. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 225 Provides for resurfacing as well as paving streets in Omaha. S. F. 227— Authorizes levy of % to 2 mills for park fund in cities 5.000 to 25,000 inhabitants. S F. 228— Defines term “week” in con nection with published notices to mean any seven consecutive days. S. F. 241—Provides for consolidation of school districts of cities and villages where consolidated with a metropolitan city. (Applies to Omaha merger.) S. F. 249—Raises sheriff's mileage to 10 cents per mile and his pay for boarding prisoners fixed at 50c per diem, except in Douglas county, where it is fixed at 2 cents. S F. 259—Permits levy of 45 mills in school districts on submission of same to voters S- F. 261 Authorizes villages and cities of the second class to levy a 3 mill tax for the purpose of supplying hydrants, etc., necessary for a public water supply. Emergency clause attached. S. F. 262—Authorizing the issuing of bonds for the construction of public buildings in cities from 5.000 to 25.000. S. F. 267—Makes it duty of attorney general to resist and defend suits arising over infringement of patents relating to concrete bridges. S. F. 289 - Provides that drainage dis trict may pro rate ba<‘k funds where same have accumulated. S. F. 291 —Fixes salaries of officers in cities 5,000 to 25.000. « HOUSE ROLLS. H. R. 2—Relates to drawing and sum moning of juries in counties having more than one hundred thousand population. Passed with emergency. H. R. 3 Provides th.Jt *the county boards in each county in the state shall at the election in 1016. submit the ques tion of the adoption of the highway com missioner system. H- R- *—Relates to building and loan associations and fixes amounts they may loan to members; permits investment of idle funds in U. S., state, county, town ship or school district securities. H. R. 5—Provides for establishment of an accredited twelfth grade county high school in any county in the state where none such now exist and defines qualiflca j tions of those who may vote bonds for such purpose. Passed with emergency. H R. 13—Provides for perpetuation of corners of land surveys, by county’sur veyor, upon notice by road overseers, when same are likely to be lost or destroyed: fixes fees therefor and provides penalty for failure to notify such surveyor. Passed with emergency. H. R. 14—Provides for survey of sec tions into legal subdivisions; county sur veyor to restore lost or obliterated cor ners and rules for such survey. Passed with' emergency. H. R. 21—Provides for cumulative vot ing and voting by proxy by stockholders of any company incorporated under the laws of Nebraska. H. R. 22—Amends statute against as sisting prisoners to break jail or place of confinement to includa the assisting of any prisoner accused or convicted of crime against the laws of the United States or any state or territory thereof. H. R. 26—Relates to animals afflicted with contagious or lnfectiotts diseases, provides for their inspection and appraisal, for indemnification if killed, and provides penalty. H. R. 29—Appropriates $150,000 for hos pital at the state medical college in Om aha. H. R. 32—Establishes a supreme court commission. H. R. 36—Provides that physicians and surgeons may file liens for professional services; written notice thereof to be served upon person from whom lien is claimed. H. R. 40—Relates to the practice of dentistry. H. R. 44—An act to fix the date for the use of money, to regulate the lending of money. Roan shark bill. H. R. 46— Appropriation for state uni versity. H. R. 47—Provides penalty for receiving stolen property of less value than $35. H. R. 49—Relates to hours of labor by women; hours not limited except in cities above the 5.000 class. H. R. 50— Appropriates $2,000 as nucleus fund for relief of blind in the state. H. R. 51—Fixes first Monday in June of ■ each year for annual school meeting. Passed with emergency. H. R. 52—Exempts firemen who have been members in good standing for five or more consecutive years in fire or hook and ladder company from jury service. H. R. 53—Authorizes issuing of exemp tion certificates to those who have been members in good standing of any fire or hook and ladder company for a period of five years. H. R. 54—Creates a municipal court in cities of metropolitan class; jurisdiction co-extensIve with district court in sums not exceeding $1,000; no change of venue from this court. Salary $2,500 per annum clerk $1,200. H. R. 57—State university appropriation of 93 per cent of the \ mill levy. Passed with emergency. H. R. 58—Provides that sale, contract, agreement or assignment of wages of head of family is void unless executed and acknowledged by husband and wife. H. R. 60—Appropriation for payment of inclde“tal expenses of thirty-fourth ses sion legislature of Nebraska. Passed with emergency. H. R. 61—Appropriation for payment of members, officers and employes, thirty fourth session legislature of Nebraska. Passed with emergency. H. R. 64—Provides for pension of $10 per month for widows of retired police of ficers, so long as they shall remain such widows. H. R. 65—Provides that county boards may levy upon taxable property of county for construction of a court house or Jail upon petition of 55 per cent of legal voters of a county. Passed with emer gency. H. R. 67—Omaha city judges may ap point constables. H. R. 68—Property subject to inherit ance tax. Passed with emergency. H. R. 70—Provides penalty for wrongful possession or use of any badge or card of any society or lodge. H. R. 74—Bonds for continuance in ac tions of forcible entry and detainer. H. R. 77—Relates to endorsement, by prosecuting attorneys, of names of wit nesses on informations after same are filed. H. R. 78—Relates to peremptory chal lenges; reduces number of such chal lenges upon part of defendant, in certain cases, and increases number of such chal lenges upon part of the state in similar cases. H. R. 79—Relates to continuances in justice courts; provides for seven days, after return day, instead of thirty days, in first instance. H. R. 81—Provides ror non-election of constables, and in cities of the metropoli tan class reduces number of justices of the. peace from six to two. H. R. 82—Defines territorial jurisdiction of justice of the peace; restricted to dis trict from which elected. H. R. 83—Defines each county in state as a separate justice of the peace dis trict; Omaha a separate district. n. ri. w—xtept-ais uie pruwsiun ui.u clerks, under direction of court, report in cumbrance by mortgage, judgment or oth erwise in partition sales of realty. H. R. 91—Appropriation for Elizabeth D. Davis, whose husband was stabbed and killed at state penitentiary. H. R. 92—Relates to vesting and trans fer cf real and personal property belong ing to religious societies; district court given jurisdiction to decree transfer, upon hearing after notice, through trustee ap pointed by court. H. R. 94—Relates to personal injuries from defective streets in villages and cities of second class; costs cannot be recovered against such village or city un less due notice is given. Passed with emergency. H. R. 104—Provides for aid to county fairs, same to be first applied to payment of premiums. H. R. 105—Provides for trimming of hedge fences, undergrowth, etc., and the burning and removal of same. Passed with emergency. H. R. 107—Provides that at least seven months of school be taught in districts having from 20 to 75 pupils. H. R. 114—Reduces legal carrying capa city of bridges built anew or repaired by county board on other than main traveled roads between the cities and towns from twenty tons to fifteen tons. H. R. 119—County boards in each county instead of Justices of the peace, made overseers of th# poor, except in towns or cities as may be otherwise provided by lam-. H. R. 122—Provides that where two or more defendants are on trial at same time the county attorney shall be allowed per emptory challenges for each of such de fendants. H. R. 128—Provides that when land is taken for railroad right-of-way, not more than 40 acres may be taken for “all other purposes"; original provison was 20 acres. H. R. 137—Provides for public welfare board in cities of the metropolitan class. H. R. 138—In counties under commis sioner system the county road fund is placed under control of the county board, same to be expended by the overseer of the road district under the direction of the commissioner of his district. Passed with emergency. H. R. 139—Relates to road overseers and subjects them to removal from office by county board upon failure to perform duty. Passed with emergency. H. R. 140—Relates to drainage districts and provides for complete record for re ceipts and disbursements; penalty for failure. H. R. 142—Appropriation for sewerage system for hospital for insane at Ingle side. Passed with emergency. H. R. 144—Regulates private employ ment agencies and places same under rules prescribed by commissioner of labor. H. R. 148--Authorizes county boards to establish and maintain workhouses. H. R. 148—Relates to state aid bridges and provides that county boards may. with consent of state board of irrigation, purchase, as well as construct, bridges 75 feet or more in length. H. R. 150—Relates to theft of automo biles or motorcycles and provides pen alty. Passed with emergency. H. R. 151—Provides for election, by township board, of one of its members as township highway superintendent, defines his duties touching township roads and culverts, and provides for his removal for cause. H. R. 152—Fixes compensation of judges and clerks of election; 30 cents per hour for time employed. H. R. 154—Congress memorialized to pass ship purchase act recommended by President Wilson. H. R. 155—Provides that district judge, in vacation, shall make such order re specting service upon unknown heirs or devisees as may to the court seem proper. H. R. 156—Provides that district judge, in vacation, may, upon guardian’s peti tion, grant and issue order to show cause why license should not be granted for sale of ward's realty. H. R. 161—Township board regulates use of money by road overseers. H. R. 165—Appropriates $150,000 for state aid bridge fund. H. R. 167—Provides that state banks' re-discounts and bills pa cable may be equal to the amount of its paid up capital and surplus. H. R. 171—Appropriates money for nor mal schools. Passed with emergency. H. R. 172—Appropriation for normal schools. H. R. 174—Provides for grant or gift of endowment funds to cemetery, mausole um. or burial associations and for care of burial lots. Passed with emergency. H. R. 178—Provides for settlement of estates where administration has not been had for more than two years from date of death. H. R. 185—Provides for mowing and burning all weeds and grass along public roads'; that same be done by toad over seer upon failure of owner and expenses charged to land involved and collected as tax. Passed with emergency. H. R. 190—Authorizes attorney gene.ral to appear for state in eases affecting water right? in Nebraska interstate streams and appropriates money for such purpose. H. R. 192—Appropriation for relief of Sarpy county for costs growing out of ■prison breaking eases. H. R. 194—Provides for employment of prisoners by county boards in counties having more than twenty thousand and less than one hundred thousand popula tio, and by mayor and council in cities of over five thousand and less than one hun dred thousand inhabitants. H. R. 195—Regulates manufacture, use and sale of embalming fluids and provides penalty. H. R. 199—Appropriation for relief of Mrs. lone Story, injured in laundry at feeble minded institute. Passed with emergency. H. R. 200—Provides, at primary election, that polls open and close at S a. m. and 8 p. re. H. R. 204—Relates to salaries paid pure food department inspectors. H. R. 205—Provides for three deputy inspectors of weights and measures at $4.50 per day. H. R. 208—Makes county attorney ex of ficio county coroner, without additional salary, on first Thursday after the first Tuesday in January, 1917. H. R. 210—Relates to disposition of property found upon or near body upon which inquest is held. H. R. 211—Relates to readvertising and sale of real estate by sheriff. H. R. 217—Regulates stringing electric wires over railroad tracks. H. R. 222—Provides for adoption of Torrens system of registration of land titles, in counties, upon petition of 10 per cent of freeholders of a county. H. R. 233—Provides for additional pay to members of county boards when en gaged in overseeing road work. H. R. 240—Provides that county boards may acquire lands for agricultural pur poses from state. H. R. 242—Appropriation for Cassie Dye.r, deaf and dumb child, for loss of arm in laundry machine in charge of state. H. R. 244—Relates to apportioning costs of division fences, including hog and sheep tight fences, and defining same—a legal fence. H. R. 245—Relates to Initiative and ref erendum in municipalities. H. R. 246—Appropriates money for nor mal schools. H. R. 248—Provides penalty for sale, by butcher, of any unwholesome flesh of any diseased animal, or sale of any diseased animal which is living; includes offering for sale. H. R. 258—South Omaha charter amendments. H. R. 259—Defines boundaries of school lands in Grant county, per Dixon and Alt survey. Passed with emergency. H. R. 260 —Rep. iIs provision that state auditor furnish himself and state treas urer with offices, fuel, lights and supplies. H. R. 261 — Relates to registration of motor vehicles with secretary of state, fixes fees therefor as occupation tax and provides for change in coior of tags each year. Passed with emergency. H. R. 262—Empowers state board of ir rigation to advise with and assist county boards in plans for construction, repairing and supervision of highways and bridges. Passed with emergency. H. R 263 - Relates to salaries of mayor, councilmen and excisemen of cities. Passed with emergency. H. R. 264—To appropriate money for additional breeding ponds at the state fish hatchery. H. R. 269—Provides that all st.ute of ficers required to make biennial reports shall, on or before the first day of the meeting of each legislature, have ready for distribution, 600 copies by auditor and .'.00 copies each by treasurer, secretary of state, commissioner of public lands and buildings, attorney general, superinten dent of public instruction, state librarian, and adjutant general. H. R. 272—Relates to veterinarians and regulates their practice. H. R. 274— Provides for partial closing of parks in cities, towns and villages con taining less than 5,000 inhabitants, and regulates charge for admission thereto; • annot be closed to public for more than five days at any one time, and not more than twenty-five days in any one year; “closing” construed. H. R. 276—Authorizes irrigation or drainage districts to contract with United States whereby bonds of districts may be guaranteed or credit secured for general irrigation, ditch, or canal purposes. H. R. 277—Amends election law. ballot to be not over three columns wide and marks to be made on left side of candi dates name. H. R. 284—Repeals sections 24^4 and 2486, Revised Statutes 1913. relating to re moval of division fences. H. R. 289—Paving and oiling streets in cities of second class and villages. H. R. 291—Relates to appointment by district judge of two or more persons as probation officers, one of whom shall be a woman. H. R. 292—Relates to mortgages and trust deeds less than fee and held .is se curity for loans, and provides that same shall not be assessed as part of capital stock of a bank, nor deducted from the capital stock nor undivided profits—for assessment purposes. Passed with emer gency. H. R. 293—Provides for auditing ac counts of board of directors and general manager of metropolitan water districts by state auditor. H. R. 297—Relates to irrigation dis tricts; generally regulates and alfw de fines duties of officers thereof. H. R. 299 Relates to assessments and bonds for paving and general street work in paving districts—by mayor and coun cil. Passed with emergency. H. R. 301—Relates to drainage of city lots, such lots to be kept free from weeds by owner or occupant. H. R. 304 —Requires express companies to properly house live stock entrusted to their care and provides penalty. H. R. 313—Provides for sale of real estate belonging to religious societies. H. R. 316—Authorizes county boards to establish public roads parallel to and not more than five hundred feet from railroad by resolution and without petition. H. R. 319—A bill for an act for the reg istration of voters in .ill cities of the first class having a population of over 4(\000. H. R. 321—An act providing for payment of tuition by pupils in city high schools. H. R. 330—Provides for formation of water power districts. n. n. oo i—rveiaies iu cuiiipeiiBauuu water commissioners nnd fixes maximum. H. R. 338 — Authorizes cities of first class having population of more than forty thousand and less than one hundred thou sand to require owner or owners of lots or lands within city to keep same, with alleys and streets abutting, free from weeds, provides for such removal upon failure, of owner or owners and for spe cial assessment touching same. H. R. 339—Authorizes city of first class to require owners to provide sewer con nections and to make special assessments therefor. H. R. 341—Attachment not to issue against non-resident or foreign corpora tion unless cause of action arises on con tract judgment or decree. H. R. 343 —Repeals act establishing junior normal schools. H R. 347—Relates to fees and salaries of county officials. H. R. 349—Provides that state treasurer may invest not to exceed 60 per cent of current funds in his hands in warrants of this state or any 6ountv thereof, when he deems same proper. Passed with emer gency. H. R. 360— Appropriation for purchase of additional land for Norfolk asylum for inline. Passed with emergency. H. R. 362—Provides for fire escapes and other safety appliances on all public buildings, including school houses, when two or more stories in height. H. R. 377—Provides for filing liens for wells or cisterns. H. R. 382—Provides for condemnation of property for cemetery purposes by muni cipalities. H. R. 391—Relates to destruction of weeds on railroad right-of-way and com pensation therefor. H. R. 392—Appropriation for normal schools; money accumulated from endow ment funds. H. R. 393—Provides for bond by defend ant in attachment cases. H. R. 397—Provides for showing in court where remittur has been ordered. H. R. 398 -Authorizes governor to ap point commission of three to act with like I commission from state of Iowa to ascer tain correct boundaries between Douglas | and Pottawatamie counties. H. R. 403—Relates to rules and regula tions governing fire and police companies I In metropolitan cities. H. R. 404—Compels railroads to stop cabooses of stock trains within one-half mile of Stock Exchange building at South Omaha.' H. R. 405—Relates to apportionment of state school funds: t one-fourth to be | equally divided between all districts in state entitled thereto and three-fourths i pro rata to all pupils in state per reports of county superintendents, latter based | upon average dally attendance. H. R. 406—State auditor make settle ment with counties for amount due j state for support and maintenance of in sane patients. H. ft. 410—Provides that county attor | ney may proceed to collect forfeited recog nizance by ordinary civil procedure. H. R. 413—Reorganizes judicial districts of state in part. H. R. 418—Authorizes county board in counties containing cities of first class to grade, pave or re-pave roads and boule vards and to issue bonds and warrants therefor. H. R. 419-Relates to macadamizing, curbing or otherwise improving streets in cities. H. R. 420—Confers additional and sup plemental power upon council of cities of first class having over forty thousand and less than one hundred thousand touching classification of certain streets, their pav ing and macadamizing; the formation of districts therefor and the levying of spe cial assessments upon realty therein. H. R. 426- Authorizes st ite banks and trust companies to subscribe to stock of, submit to examinations by. and become members of federal reserve banking sys tem. H. R. 429 —An act to require justices of the peace to pay all fees in excess of a certain sum into the county treasurer. H. R. 430— An act to define and prevent eorrput practices at elections. H. R. 439—Relates io crediting county treasurers wBth uncollectable taxes in scavenger tax sale. H. R. 443—Appropriation for new build ing at Norfolk state hospital for insane. H. R. 450—Relates to power of cities of first class to sell certain real estate be longing to city. H. R, 451—Relates to general powers of cities, towns and villages to pave and curb streets thereof. Passed with emer gency. H. R. 456 —An act for the regulation of municipal jails. H. R. 460—Raises limit of general tax levy in cities and villages to fifteen mills and for grading and street work to eight and one-half mills. H. R. 461 -Empowers county boards in counties under township organization to create new townships our of cities of sec ond class and to change township bound aries to conform thereto. Passed with emergency. H. R. 467 -Provides penalty for destroy ing any bridge or landmark. H. R. 478—Provides for publication in newspaper of personal tax roll in each county, in discretion of county board. H. R. 487 Regulates construction of boulevards in cities of metropolitan class. n. k. Regulates cost of publication of tax list in newspaper. H. R. 492 Appropriation for purchase of additional lands fur feeble minded insti tute Passed with emergency. H. R. 497—Pe units inmates of hospitals for insane to write letters with limited restrictions only. H. R. 499—Relates to application for admission and expense at hospitals for insane. H. R. 500—Changes name of Hastings insane hospital to “Ingleside Hospital fur Insane.” H. R. 501—Changes name of school for deaf and dumb to "Nebraska School for the Deaf,” and the name of the institu tion for the blind to “Nebraska School for the Blind.” H. R. 503 -Relates to employment of prisoners and. manner of crediting their wages. H. R. 504—Relates to application and admission of children to home for the feeble minded. H. R. 505—Regulates admission of chil dren to Nebraska orthopedic hospital. H. R. 503—Changes name of horn*- for friendless to “Home for Dependent Chil dren,-' and regulates admission theret .. H. R. 51C—Authorizes granting of addi tional diminution of time to prisoners for good behavior, diligence and fidelity to trusts. H. R. 514—Provides that counties pay eosts of transporting prisoners to peni tentiary and return of fugitives from .jus tice. H. R. 518—Relates to agricultural soci eties in counties and raises to 8 cents per inhabitant the sum which county boards may trrant in aid thereof. H. R. 524—Provides that assessors gath er statistics touching all persons in all naval or army service of the United States in time of war. H. R. 526—Provides penalty for injury or interference with telephone, telegraph or electric light wires and fixtures. H. R. 530 - Provides for creating incor porated water power districts H. R. 543—An act relating to commis sioner districts in counties having over 125.000 population. H. R. 559—Provides that county clerks be ex-officio county comptroller in coun ties having population of 150,000 or more. Passed with emergency. H. R. 560—Relates to interference with or injury of irrigation or water power canals and to stealing water therefrom, including persons in control thereof. H. R. 567—Provides tor inspection of pedigrees of stallions and jacks. Con solidation bill. H. R. 572—Appropriation for purchase of additional land for hospital for tubercu lous. H. R. 574—Appropriation for reimburs ing C. F. Buehholz for four diseased horses killed by order of state official. H. R. 608 Litigants have benefit of ob jections to rulings, orders or judgments of court without formal notation of such objections on the record at time made. H. R. 610—District court may order county attorney to investigate and report where offense appears to have been com mitted and in certain cases to order pros ecution without such investigation. H. R. 611—Relates to pleadings in courts. H. R. 612—It is unnocesary to object a second time to evidence once admitted bv court over objection. H. R. 613—An acting county judge may be appointed for full term of said office.' H. R. 639—Appropriation for relief of Lucy A Talbert, widow: husband killed in auto accident caused by ward of the state. H. R. 640 -Appropriation for purchase of land for home for dependent children. Passed with emergency. H. R. 641 -Appropriation for new hos pital building for Nebraska orthopedic hospital. H. R. 651—Provides a budget system for the. state, governor to prepare budget re port. H. R. 652 —Provides for state efficiency survey commission. H. R. 660 Appropriation for payment of current expenses, probable and existing deficiencies and for support and mainten ance of various state institutions. H. R. 661—Appropriation for state pen itentiary. H. R. 662—Appropriation for buildings at the Nebraska institution for feeble minded. H. R. 663 -Appropriation for buildings and improvements at Nebraska hospital for insane at Lincoln. H. R. 664—Appropriation for building home for dependent children £}t Lincoln. H. R. 665 —Appropriation for buildings and equipment at hospital for tubercu losis. H. R. 666—Appropriates $10,000 for laundry at Milford soldiers' home. H. R. 667—Appropriates $8,000 for build ings at the soldiers* home at Burkett. H. R. 668 -Appropriation for sewerage system at girls' industrial school at Geneva. H. R. 669—Appropriation for improve ments and building at Nebraska school for deaf at Omaha. H. R. 670— Appropriation for dairy barn and silo at Nebraska industrial home at Milford. n. n. w/o—r luwufji IIIUL SCrlOOl DOUM shall not pay teacher after notice that such teacher was under previous contract to teach in some other district. H. R. 696—The judges of all courts in the state may appoint a person or persons to perform the duties of probation of ficer. H. R. 697—Provides for re-registration of voters in cities of 7.000 to 23,000 in habitants. . H. R. 706—Provides that countv clerk shall perfonn duties of sherifT when lat ter officer is disqualified. H. R. 727—Provides for cancellation of tax certificates after five years if forecTos ure is not commenced. H. R. 742—Relative to adjustment of boundaries of school districts. H. R. 749—Appropriation for use of state railway commission to be used for investigation of railroad rates. H. R. 750—Appropriation for salaries of state offieers. H. R. 751—Appropriation for mainten ance of state institutions. H. R. 752—Appropriation for miscellane ous deficiencies. H. R. 753—Appropriation for claims against state. H. R. 755—Relates to woman’s indus trial home and proper shelter and care of penitent women at Milford. H. R. 756—Relates to boards of educa tion, provides for their nomination in cities having population of more than forty thousand and less than one hun dred thousand, at primaries at which members of city commission are chosen; no filing fee required. H. R. 759—Provides that all physicians use prepartion of nitrate of silver upon eyes of newly bom babies. H. R. 760—Relates to the construction of highways and improvement of the same in counties of 30.000 or more. H. R. 761—Appropriation for paving near city of Lincoln near state farm. H. r! 763—Relates to quarantine by state veterinarian and by live stock sani tary board. . . H. R. 764—Appropriation of money to prevent spread of foot and mouth dis ease in live stock. H. R. 765—Provides that commandants of soldiers' and sailors' home at Grand Island arrange for persons qualified to enter such home, but living outside the grounds thereof. H. R. 766—Provides jail sentence for divorced husband falling to pay alimony. FOR THEM MAH NEW8 EPITOME THAT CAN SOON BE COMPASSED. MANY EVENTS ARE MENTIONED ffline and Foreign Intelligence Con densed Into Two and Four Line Paragraphs. WAR NEWS. A general land campaign against the Turks by British and French troops is about to be undertaken, ac cording to reports from London. * * * It is reported from Rome that Italy and Austria have failed to come to an agreement regarding territorial con cessions to Italy for her continued neutrality. • * • The British expeditionary forces in France will amount to 750,000 men, according to a statement made by David Lloyd-George, chancellor of the exchequer. • * * Information comes from Austria by way of Rome that Austria-Hungary is concentrating troops on the Italian frontier in view of a possible invasion by Italian forces. * » * Germany is sending troops into Hungary, and strong support of this kind is likely to have an encourag ing effect on the Austrians, whose resistance has been described as most determined. • • » In the first naval battle of the war between Turkish and British war craft, 100 of the crew of the British transport Manitou were drowned and a Turkish torpedo boat destroyed off Chios island, near the Gulf of Smyrna. * * • Seven million Poies, including 2,000.000 Jews, are at the point of starvation, according to Hermann Laundau, a Jewish philanthropist, who arrived in London recently. Many are eating potato peelings left by the German army. * • • According to lists published in Lon don nearly 200 German writers are doing yoemen service for their coun try, engaged directly in the fighting, doing work with the hospital and other adjunct corps, or pursuing their calling behind the front as newspaper men. • • * Touf Paris, a social register of the French capital, just issued, contains the names of 1,500 Parisians killed on the battlefield up to February 25, 1915. Included in this number are the names of twenty generals. 367 other officers, fourteen priests and 193 ti tled members of the aristocracy. GENERAL. Two Wisconsin inventors have nat ented a kerosene lamp that is auto matically extinguished if upset or even lifted from a support. * * * For the first time in its history Rapid City, South Dakota, voted “dry” in the recent municipal election, with a majority of 43 against licenses. * * * Patriots’ day, which commemorates the battle of Lexington fought in the revolutionary war i40 years ago, was observed in the Massachusetts build ing at Panama-Pacific exposition. • * • Seventy-five men, many accom panied by families, have located on the government townsite reserve at Ship Creek, the Cook inlet terminus of the Alaska government railroad. * * * Twelve persons were killed and twenty were hurt at Birmingham, lnd„ when a five-storv wall of the old Steel-Smith building crashed down on a shoe store and a tea company’s store. • • » “Labor organizations when properly conducted are in my opinion of funda mental advantage, not only to work men, but to employers,” was the statement at San Francisco of Sir Thomas Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific railroad. • * • Four hundred and ninety-six ships passed through the Panama canal be tween August 16, 1914, and February 14, 1915, according to National Cham ber of Commerce figures issued. Tolls were $2,126,832. The first step toward the arbitra tion of the building trade strike and lockout which has thrown 125,000 wage earners of Chicago out of em ployment was taken. Under a plan announced by the state board of arbi tration the difficulties between the workers and employers will be sub mitted to a board of three arbitrators. • • • Martha Schutz, the 15-year-old daughter of a well to do farmer of Connellsville, Pa., was attacked by two masked women in the outskirts of Connellsville. One_ of the women held Miss Schultz while the other pressed on each cheek the uncorked neck of a bottle filled with acid. * * • Despite the protest of labor leaders, the New York state senate passed the bill designed to increase the hours of labor for women and minors in can ning establishments from sixty-six to seventy-two hours a week. • e * Five jurymen were accepted in the trial wrhich began at Los Angeles of Charles E. Sebastian, chief of police and candidate for mayor, and Mrs. Lillie Pratt, charged with contribut ing to the dependency of Edith Ser kin, Mrs. Pratt's minor half sister and ward. • » * The California state assembly pass ed a bill already passed by the senate exempting alien school teachers from the provisions of a statute which re quires public employee to be native born or naturalized citizens. Mrs. Paul Watgner of Gofer gave birth to four children girls and a boy. • • • Baron Herbert De Reuter ing director of Reuter's 'i company, committed suicide London home. * • • A bill providing for compulsory itary training passed the hous legislature of Hawaii. * * * Predictions of great prosper!ti the United States were made at Port | land, Ore., by C’rarles Sumner li-tin liu, governor of the federal reserve banking board, who is touring the Pacific coast. * * * Twenty-one city officials and form-r officials of Terre Haute, Incl.. con - ed In the election conspiracy <n- - there are now in the United State penitentiary at Leavenworth K serving time for their crimes * * • General Villa’s attempt to 1> c Matamoros was definitely abandoned so far as the present is concerned Major General Frederick Fun-t >.. nd staff left Brownsville for San Anr •!.:-> The general expects, however, t< ;.etp in close touch with the border <m.i tion. • • • A jury was secured at Tr nica Colo., for the trial of John R Law son. international executive cm: mittee memer of the United Mil Workers of America, on a chare murdering John Ximmo, a n guard, during the recent coai mil. strike. SPORTING The bill to create a commission to regulate boxing and wrestling and a. lowing ten-round bouts was del* ated in the Pennsylvania legislature * * * The match between Johnny Kl! bane, featherweight champion and Joe Mandot, lightweight, set f< tj 3 at New Orleans, has been ta-1 <•* * • • Dick Grotte. secretary of the (l-na. a baseball club, has Just oomph ted t1 draft of the Nebraska stat- V.igu baseball schedule. The league is to open in two weeks. • • • It is regarded in racing cic-ies as virtually certain that racing will be resumed in Germany this year The first fixtures will be a series of six Sunday races at Hoppegarteu near Berlin, beginning May 16. to test pub lic sentiment. * * • « Eddie Ainsmith, premier catcher of the Washington / American league baseball team, was sentenced to thirty days in the workhouse wit out option of a fine, in police court at Washington, after conviction of an assault upon a street car motor man. • • • In a spectacular finish the Univer slty of Wisconsin runners beat M ft gan's team to the four-mile universi-; trophy in the sixth annual Drake re lay meet at Des Moines and hung ; a new record of 18:04 2-5. against Northwestern university's reco:d o! 18:36:23 in 1912. * • • Leonard Zeppela, driving his own team of sixteen Siberian wolf doe won the 412-mile all-Alaska sweep stake dog team race at Nome \ His time for the course was 7S 44 minutes and 37 seconds. 4 h irs. 30 minutes and 17 seconds lower th u the record established by John 1 ; son's Siberian wolves in 1910. • * • The house bill legislating ten r ;r.d no-decision boring matches in the three first class cities of Minnesota— Minneapolis, St. Paul and Duluth has passed the senate. 35 to 32. after several minor amendments were adopted. Concurrence by the house in these amendments will be necessary before the bill goes to the governor WASHINGTO.N. A note from President Wilson to the German ambassador, Count vci. Bemstorff. vigorously denies pariia ity on the part of the United Stat- > to Great Britain. * • • Secretary of State Bryan issues mild rebuke to Rear Admiral Peary finder of the north pole, for stating that within 100 years the United States must hold all North America or cease to exist as a nation. * * * General George H. Harries of Omaha, who h^is been in command ot the National Guard of the District of Columbia since 1897, and a member of the organization for 26 years, has filed his application with Secretary of War Garrison for retirement with the rank of major general. * » * The Atlantic fleet will be reviewed in New York harbor May 17 by Presi dent Wilson. Secretary Daniels an nounced the date at the conclusion of no-decision boxing matches in the conferences with Admiral Fletcher, commander in chief of the fleet • • • The supreme court held that the state of Georgia had denied Leo M. Frank no right under the federal con stitution in sentencing him to death for the murder of Mary Phagan. an Atlanta factory girl. The court re fused to release Frank on a writ of habeas corpus. • • • Motoring will he permitted in Ye! lowstone national park beginning Au gust 1. Secretary Lane announced thus opening the last of the great government reserves to automobil - Control stations are to be establish i • • • Judge McCoy of the District of Co lumbia supreme court signed an or der postponing until May 12 the : junction case of the Riggs. National bank against Secretary McAdoo . i. I Comptroller of the Currency \\ Hams. • • • The effects of two booms are begin ning to be felt in the national capital. Business circles reflect the spectacu lar activity of the financial barometer, and political experts are taking stoc-> all along the line, preparing for heavy action.