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WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE UPPER BRANCH.
A Condemn! nuil Conrlan Itrport of the
Work ArromplUliril Marin- lha Paul
Week llrlrf Note of (lie Hetalon'x
notiiK.
Hftturday, January, .10.
In tho senate n petition wan pre
tented from Dundy countv cltizciiH
sklng for aid In transporting seed
torn. Hcnd and ro for red.
Senator Ileal moved n recotisldorn
tlon of tliu voto taken on H. 1'. 14 tho
tiny previous. He clnlmud hcdld not un
derstand the purport of tho bill when
he voted tho dny licfora.
Tul bo t opposed tho motion strenu
ously and threatened a call of the
house. A motion by Talbot to tablo
and by Senator Spencer to adjourn
were, voted down and thu motion to re
consider carried by a voto of 10 to 5.
Senator Itrulc then moved to amend
Bonn to lueludu Lancaster, but wus
persuaded to withdraw tho motion and
on motion of Senator Talbot tho bill
wns mado a special order for Monday
at 2 p. m.
Tho senate in committee of tho whole
took up for consideration Senator
Johnson's lilll imposing n tax of one
half of onu per cent on bank deposits,
tho tax to constitute u safety fund for
tho payment of depositors who may
lose funds by tho closing of state banks.
Tho committee arose without taking
action, uud the senate adjourned.
Momlity, February 1,
The special order for 3 p. in. was tho
recousiderntion of the voto taken in
committee of tho wholo on S. F. 14, by
Senator Itansom, which provides for
reduction In tho number of county
commissioners in Douglas county from
five to three, uud for tho election of
commissioners from districts Instead of
at large. Friday, in committee of the
whole, a motion was mado to except
Lancaster from tho provision providing
for district election. Tho voto to ex
cept was a tic, and Senator Heat, as
chairman, cast tho decisive yea vote.
A lengthy debate was had on tho
question of excepting Lancaster, Sena
Talbot making a big light to have tho
county excepted. The controversy
ended by the adoption of u motion or
dering tho bill engrossed for a third
reading.
A petition from Oinalin citizens ask
that no law bo enacted affecting tho
fircsent law governing the Ilro uud po
Ico departments of that city was read.
Senator McOunn presented two pe
titions, onu from his constituents ask
ing tho repeal of the sugar bounty law
and ono from tho city council of Omaha
asking tho legislature to enforce tho
law ugalust tho ice trust of that city.
Action was taken by tho senate on
tho action of tho secretary of state In
not having supplied members with cop
ies of tho statutes of 1805 ami stamps.
In regard to the latter thu secretary
is of tho oplulou that he cannot supply
thorn until tho incidental appropria
tion bill in past, while in regurd to the
former lis has no money on hand with
which to buy them.
Twelve-new bills wero introduced,
after which the sonato adjourned.
Turulay, February S.
Mrs. Clara ltuwick Colby occupied
twenty minutes of tho senate's tlmo
this morning in discussing woman
suffrage.
8. F. 74 and S. F. 70. defining and
punishing cruelty tochlldren, woro re
ported back from committee for puss
ago. S. I 47. requiring husband and
wifo to sign mortgages on household
goods, uud S. F. 100 us.sosslng bank
deposits for taxation, wero reported
for passage.
Tho following bills wero passed:
Senate Hies 0, allowing district
judges to summon jurors when needed
instead of on tho flt-ht day of the term;
13, to roduco salurios of commissioners
Douglas county to 81,500; 40 to compel
street car companies to vestibule their
street cars.
Concurrent resolution 1, by Senator
Deuriug, directing comity attorneys to
take steps to secure forfeiture of char
ters of corporations implicated in thu
elevator trust.
Senator Howell presented a statemont
from Secretary Porter, explaining that
the members' had not been furnished
with postage stamps because ho could
not purchase stamps without money,
nnd ho linil no money of his owu with
which to buy them.
After tho uoon recess tho senate
wrangled over the disposition of it res
olution introduced by ' Senator Cuuu
day several days ago, relative to send
ing corn to tho destitute of Chicago
through cx-Uovoruor Altgcld. It was
recommitted for speclllo amendment.
Senate file 14, having been reported
correctly engrossed, was read for the
third tlmo und passed by u voto of 33
to 4. Tho bill reduces tho number of
county commissioners In Douglas coun
ty from llvo to three, and provides
for tho election of commissioners in
Douglas and Lancaster counties by
districts instead of at largo,
Tho senate wont into committee of
tho whole and llrst considered Senutor
Hansom's S. F. 12 providing for tho
appointment of u public defender by
tho district judges of Douglas county
in folouy enscs. After u Bhort debate,
it was recommended far passage.
Committee aroso and roported.
II. It. No. 5, tho recunvass bill, was
received from the house, nnd read thu
first time at tho urgent request of
Senator Hansom of Douglas.
Tho following now bills woro Intro-
duccd:
S. F. 220. by Senator Feltr-To protect tho
iiruzlnir Jurats of Nebraska from tho stock of
Bon-renlilonts,
S. V. 229, by Senator Frltz-MokliiB the lath
day of February ot each unci everv year a stuto
li'Kul holiday, nnd thut Mild holldoy Khali bo
recoanlrcd und known as Lincoln's birthday.
8. t 130. by Heal -To regulate tho compeiiMi
tlon una fees of tho reporter und ex-olttclo
clerk of tho tuinrnmo conn by limiting tho sal
ary of sauloMcer to6l,rCUuyour,
Weilnemlity February !l.
Reports of standing committees de
manded thu nttuntion of tho senate
tills morning, rtovorul bills woro report
ed upon favorably, tho most notable '
ono being S. F. 14, by Senator Johnson
empowering cities und towns to levy
it tux of 5 mills each year for park Im
provement purposes.
Senator Murphy of (lugo introduced
it resolution relating to thu Interna
tional arbitration treaty now pending
u the United States hcnuto.uud culling
upon Seuuiors Allen and Thurston to
kupport tho measure either iu its pres
ent form, or as nmended to best con
servo tho Interests of this government.
A long discussion over a non-partisan
resolution offering corn to Chlcngo,
freight prepaid, ended upon receipt of
a message from Mayor Swift of t tea
go, declining old, as it was not neded.
The sennto then went Into commit
tee of tho wholo to consider bills on
general flic.
S. F. S3, Senator Hearing's road law,
was changed In somo respects nnd
recommended for passage.
senator .lonnson s substitute bill, 3.
F. 173, for the greuter sufety of depos
its, wus considered, and tin extended
debate was had on . thu merits of tho
provisions of tho bill.
Senator Talbot gave notice that lie
would prepare an amendment in re
gard to the manner of winding up tho
affairs of banks. Ho said the average
receiver of a bank liuld on for from ono
to flvo years, making tho job a soft
snnp, und that depositors rarely got
any bcnofU. The receiver was thu
only beneficiary In muny cases. As a
remedy Senator Talbot proposed to
prepare an amendment which would
authorize tho discharge of a receiver
upon petition of depositors and selec
tion of a committee of depositors to
succeed mu receiver with power to
wind up the affairs of tho bank. He
believes this plun will result in a sav
ing of time and money.
ino commiueo of tliu wholo nrose
and reported progress and tho senate
adjourned for the day.
S. Fs. 333 to 338 wero read llrst time.
The latter measure defining the nge of
commitment to t)ic penitentiary.
Thurailay, lVlinmry 4
In the senate this morning, II. It. 7,
directing the governor to Issue a proc
lamation announcing the truiis-MUsis-slppl
exposition and Inviting participa
tion therein, was reported favorably.
II. It. 5, tho recuuvuss bill was sent
to the general file.
S. F. 133, fixing rates for legal ad
vertisements, wusreporteil for passage.
S. F. 103, defining n leiul iiuwspnncr.
wns recommended to pass.
S. F. 133, for appointment of a pub
lie printer, was recommended to pass.
Among tho new bills introduced was
ono by Senator Orahunuto provide for
publication of school text books under
authority of the state.
Senator Ransom's bill providing for
a public defender for Douglas county
was passed.
Senator Johnson' bill relating to a
tax on stuto banks for the protection
of depositors wus discussed in commit
tee of tho whole ut considerable length
uud finally recommended for passuge,
after which tho senate adjourned to
ullow tho committee on miintulpal af
fairs to hear Omaha citizens on tho
proposed now charter
Friday, February fl.
Iii tho senate this morning a memo
rial was read from tho people of Ante
lope county protesting against the
bounty appropriation.
Tho committee thnt recently visited
tho state normal school at I'ortt filed a
report as to the condition of tho prop
erty, showing the necessity of a new
building to replace the dormitory re
cently destroyed by fire to cost 814,000.
Tho report commends tho euro of tho
buildings, und the work of thu author
ities, teachers and pupils. The report
recommends tho appropriation of
930,000 for a ladies' dormitory.
A Joint resolution for submitting nn
amendment for u constitutional con
vention, wns read tho first time.
S. F. 53, generally umeudlug the law
regulating public roads, was passed.
The house recanvass bill wus amend
ded by the sennto, to provide for u non
partisan canvassing board to bo ap
pointed by the governor, tho latter to bo
sole judge of thu findings of the board.
Thu bill a amended was ordered to
third readiug.hut thu senate adjourned
to Saturday with nit taking a voto on
tho bill.
To F.njoln the Auditor.
It Is reported that an effort will be
mado to test tho legality of tho adop
tion of the old constitutional amend
ment which oxteuded tho legislative
session from forty to sixty days and
Increased tho pay of tho legislators
from 83 to 85 u day. Representative
Clark of Lancaster county, while dis
cussing tho recan vas bill in thu house
several duys ngo, called attention to
the old amendment and stated thut its
legality had never been tested. It is
understood that arrangements nre
being perfected whereby a test case
will bo commenced in the supreme
court.
An injunction suit to restrniu Audi
tor Cornell from paying members of
tho legislature more than S3 u day for
forty days will probably bo tho uature
of the action. Such a suit would bring
In question tho legality of the old con
stitutional amendment which the legis
lature declared adopted. Those who
have investigated tho legislative rec
ords declare there aro fatal irregulari
ties in tho procedure attempted.
Another point involved is that the act
nuthorl.lng u recount on tho old con
stitutional amendment is void because
its provisions nro retroactive. As tho
same points tire involved in tho present
case it is believed that a decision of the
court on tho legullty of tho old amend
ment would also decide the controversy
thnt has arisen over thu amendment in
creasing the number of supremo court
judges.
Henate rile ait).
A bill which has the sanction of tho
governor was Introduced iu tho senate
Monday by Senator Leo of lloyd coun
ty, und beenme senate lllo 310. Tho
bill provides that tho board of publio
lutids und buildings shall constitute a
board of prison Inspectors who with
tho governor shall have supervision of
thu penitentiary. Tho governor shall
appoint the warden who shall receive
81,500 a year. Tho wurden with the
approval of tho governor und tho pris
on Inspectors, shall provldo labor for
the convicts, nnd may munufucturo any
urticle, or lot the prisoners for such
purpose for u term not to exceed three
yours. Tho Idea is to have the prison
become self sustaining us soon us pos
sible, but thut it thu state cannot fur
nish labor for tho convicts thulr snrr.
1 ices may ho let to contractors.
A Teacher "KnnoWed Out."
St. Louis, Mo., Feb. 1. Miss Char
lotto Drown, n teacher In thu Stoddard
school, attempted to discipline ,io of
tho boys of her room yesterdu, vhen
ho struck her a blow with his ust on
thu jaw, which rendered Mist llrown
unconsolous for fully forty minutes.
She is not seriously injured and will
resume her usual duties Monday. Sho
refuses to give the boy'a nam.
TilE BED CLOUD CHIEF,
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
A finrrlnrt Nummary of the rout Weik n
Dolngi In the Ni-brimlcn tlnuie of Itrprn
illative A Hlrlrlly Non-I'ar titan Ho
llow of tlin I'rorerdlniri.
huttirriny, January :io
At its session today, tho house by a
voto of .15 to 43 unseated the republi
can members of tho house from Doug
las county.
At 10:30 Mr. Hull of Ilnrlun moved
that the house proceed lo the consider
ation of tho special order, which wus
consideration of thu majority und mi
nority report of the committee on priv
ileges and elections, relating to tho
Douglas county contests. Tho major
ity report was for unseating; while the
minority report, which was Hlgned bv
.... ..miuiuni.i aim uvu republicans,
was fuvoriible to the republican con
testees. Mr. Hull moved that tho majority
report be adopted. Mr. Jenkins of Jef
ferson moved to udopt minority re
port. J
The motion to adopt the minority
report was lost by a vote of ,13 to 43.
Tho speaker then announced that
the question wus on tho adoption of
thu mnjorlty report.
Mr. Jenkins moved thutconsldorntlon
bo indefinitely postponed.
On this motion the general discus
sion was opened. Out of the total of
100 members, ninety-eight hud re
sponded to roll cull und there was no
chance font call of tho house, nor was
there any desire for delay.
Mr. Jenkins declared' that the only
reason iietmitliirr tl... ..... i,.i. .. ."
-------- .......,, ,lu umjuiiL, tvun IU
get the votes needed to pass the recan
vass bill; Mr. Loomls defended the ma
jority report. Mr. Clark of Lancaster
said ho thanked heaven he did not be
long to a party that hud to fire four
members in order to pass a bill." Mr.
Dobson of Fillmore mado tho speech of
tho morning on behalf of the bill.
Among his other remarks ho said "I
thank Uod the gentleman from Lancas
ter docs not belong to the populist par
ty. You talk about our consideration
for the constitution. When did your
pnrty in this state begin to have re
gard for the constitution'.'"
Mr. lhirmnn of Douglas, one of tho
contestees, said ho "did not have to
have the place for tho money in it. It
was different with the man who ex
pe,ctf lto Ret hls I)Ince' Tho lter wns
briefless lawyer to whom 85 a day
was something." He alleged that Clark
of Rlchurdson had made tho proposi
tion that If tho contestees would voto
i.' R.' 5 tMt'' w"ld ot be unseat
i'JC!nrkof r,t;"ra'l!'on denied this. Ho
said ho had hold out no promise or en
couragement or agreed to tnko part In
tho deal.
Sheldon of Dawes, who signed tho
minority report, said that the charges
mado by Clark of Lancnster that tho
motive impelling tho action was to get
populist voters into seat! occupied by
republicans was not true, and that tho
republican accusations were unjust. He
called nttentton to tho counting out of
I owers nnd tho action of ex-Secrotnry
of State I'iper as illustrating the acts
by which republicans had uroused the
spirit which now controlled.
A stutement by Mr. Roddy that Mr.
trow of Douglas hud stuted that Ed
Smith, attorney for contestees, had
stated that Mr. Hull of Hurlan had
mado a contract in writing to securo
the contestees in their seats if they
would vote for 11. R. r, wns denounced
by Mr. Hull who said "I want to say
that any mich statement that I ever
agreed or promised to agree to any
such thing is false, and tho man who
makes It is a liar."
Other speakers were heard on the
motion to postpone action.
Mr. Fouke of Gage, in speaking
ngninst tho majority report, asked thut
pnrtlsan feeling bo put uslde, und thnt
the votes be cast according to the dic
tates of manhood.
At the closo of Mr. Fouke's remarks
the motion to indefinitely postpone
wus defeated by n vote of 55 to 43.
Mr. Pollard of Cass moved to adjourn
till Monday. Lost byn vote of 05 to 33.
Roll call wns then demanded on the
adoption of the majority report, and
tho vote was us follows:
YKAK-JJ.
inn
Horner
Hull
Hyatt
.'oneiof Kcm'a
KPP
hrltrr
l.rnur
Llriddl
I.nomlt
MoCrthr
McCrm-kcn
Mirtlull
Ankriy
Ullllnsi
llowrr
Cimnlifll
CUrL of Itlch.
Col
Crunlc
J)okon
Ktitmta
Fcrnonf
lliylard
(Unlet
Olrcui
ilrtudiuif
llrrll
Orlmr
OroMcnor
lUrotlton
llllc
Aldrnnn
Hirntrd
Ulaki,
Fhull
Smith of D'rIm
Smith of lllrti.
Ktudcrof J'n'n
Knydrrof Sh'n
MHhln
htrmib
Taylor
tlorllnir
Weill,
Welch
Wheeler
Wlebe
Wlnnlnw
Woodward
Wrluht
Zimmerman
Mr. Speaker
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MnrrUon
I'tivlp
llolirruoa
fcemo
NAYS-4J.
Itailort
Felktr
Fmikr
(lohnrn
Ilcndcr'on
Ilolhroofc
Holland
Jfiiklni
Jonriof (lag
Jonrinf Wnjrno
McOrc
M.I.fod
Maun
MIIU
Kriblt
I'ollard
Prince
Itlro
lloddy
Itouae
Mieldon
Soderman
Suiton
Van Horn
Watte
Winiberly
W(Mnter
Young
Purkctt
iu
llilrman
jlutler
1) ram
Caiebaer
Cbltlena'en
Clark of L'nc'r
Crow
Curtla
Kr
Klhtnr
Mitchell hcliram
On motion of Mr. Hull tho house ad
journed to 2 p. ui. Monday.
Monday, I'obruarjr 1.
TllA limiKft umiirnnml 41. 1.. - k n..
At 2:30 O'clock. Ninutv.tivn m,mii..r
were present.
Mr. Hull nf Tfnvlfin tr,r...l !.
committee be appointed to wait on tho
chief justice and have him administer
the oath to tho Douglas county contes
tants, who were present.
Mr. Clark of Lancaster thought tho
house was on the order of bills on llrst
rending. The speaker held that Mr.
Hull s motion was In order.
Mr. Jenkins of Jefferson offered nu
amendment to the effect thnt since tho
majority report of tho committee on
privileges ami il,tliiw frt..i i.t ti,,
contestants wero guilty of bribery nnd
tho improper liillueuce of votes ut tho '
election, the scuts of tho contestees
should be declared vacant for there-
malndcr of the sesslou for tho sumo
reason.
Mr. Wheeler nf li'm-mi.. ,,.,!. . ,. f,.,
remarks in which ho said that tho ma-
Jorlty had not declared the contestees
guilty of bribery. They had men man-
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 12
aging their campaign who wero guilty.
however.
I Mr. Clark of Lancaster said that he
had heard m.inv Ihlmra tfl.Ul, .,.. -,. 1.......1
him, but ho was completely knocked
out by tho assertion of Mr. vVheeler
that the committee had found the con
testees guilty, though he now thought
them Innocent.
Mr. Hull nf llnrlr.n en 1.1 It,,. , I, .!..
had been Mmply purging tho polls.
Douglas county politics had been so
corrupt that n cleaning out had to oc
cur. Tho Illegal votes had been taken
away nnd the result declared ns it
siooit without them. Hull's motion
curried.
iiieoatn wns then administered to
.lonn o. Reiser, J. H. Taylor und J.
Htz Roberts. C. W. lluldwln was ab
sent. Kach of thu three took oath
that they had not Improperly Influenced
uny elector during the campaign.
Mr. Clark of ltlilinrle,ti n .. nii.i I....
of privilege, rose to deny tho charges
... mu uKiiik ui nonesty on ."Saturday
While till! Cniltl.uf tvna r...,.ll.... f
Clark admitted thut at first. 1,0 i.n.i
been opposed to unseating the contes
tees. I1S III! tlwillirllt It iinl ,!,. 'PI...
. r.--- tot. j i!u
minority report hud convinced him that
niu tynieni nsctl Ul 1110 UOttglUS COUtlty
election should bo condemned nnd he
had so acted. lie denied that ho made
a long speech In fuvor of the contes
tees in the populist emeus of Friday.
He wished to publicly deny that lie
nati inuucnccu members to vote for un
seating them since tho cuttcus. Ho
wanted It understood thnt no cnucus
held n club over him. No insinuation
of a republican caucus would linve any
effect upon him. He desired to brand
as u lie tiny stutement to tho contrary
to those he had just mado on the floor.
Mr. Jones of Ongo (rep.) moved that
10,000 copies of the evidence In the
Donglus county contest bo printed.
Mr. Stebbins of Lincoln county
moved US a Mllistltntn Mint m nnrtii..r.t...
of the minority report be printed. The
previous question wns ordered and tho
nuiiniiMiiu IU51.
Roll call wus demanded and tho orig
inal motion was lost by a voto of 39 to
CO.
He fore adjourning tho secretary of
stuto sent a request to tho houso ask
ing tho house to grunt the use of rep
resentative hall to the police and fire
departments for their chnrity ball on
February 18. The request was grunted.
Adjourned.
Tueidy, February a.
Immediately after tho preliminary
work this morning a committee waited
on Chief Justice l'ost and invited him
to appear und swear In Representative
Kuldwin. Tho committee returned
nnd reported Hint court wns iu session
and thut tho chief justice could not,
therefore, uppcar, but suggested thut
the member nppeur before tho court,
which was done.
Mrs. Clura Rewick Colby addressed
tho hoUSe for twnilfv inlnilino In I....
half of the memorial pending nsking
congress to adopt tho joint resolution
pending for nn amendment to the con
stitution preventing tho disfranchise
ment of uny person on account of sex.
"How do von iiennnnt fr H... ..
that tho suffrage movement has made
greatest progress in tho west," she was
usked.
'I think it i.4 beeniiRn flm lnlllrr..r,
and patriotic men of tho east come,
west," she replied.
The following llllU nnni nn.ni.ln.1
buck for passage: II. R. 34, to require
tho exhibition of neat hides; H. R. CO,
for a system of public scales; H. R.
133, defining cruelty to children; H. It.
nu, 10 provide lor adoption of children;
H. It. 109, to reimburse u county for
care of insane patients from other
counties; H. It. 300, to make salary of
county commissioners S3 per day for
nctunl time, nnd mileage, except in
counties having over 70,000 popula
tion.
ThO followinC Worn Wl-ommnnilnil nn
passngo with amendments: II. R. 1.13,
for destruction of noxious weeds; II. It.
37, for preservation of game and fish:
II. It. 134, providing for the levying of
executions on tho stock of cornorn..
tions, II. R. HI), rclatinc tr KnevlnoB nt
county attorney.
1110 ionowing were ordered to the
general file without recommendation:
II. It. 185, to legalize certuin bounty
certificates Issued by UnfTnln rnnnt v
II. It. 104, to prevent desecration of the
American flng.
Joint resolution 3 wns roported bnck
with tho recommendation that it be
engrossed for third reading. This is
tho resolution adopted by tho senato
directing Senator Thurston to work
for free coiuuge.
H. it. 183, providing for n rainmnk
Ing icst by Ituinmnker Wright, wns re
ported buck for passage with the re
coiiimemlntlmi flint. Wrlrrl.t l !.... ..
tlmo at an evening session to explain
uiu wuriungH 01 ins test.
The committee 011 printing reported
bids for printing 5,000 copies of the
governor's message and 300 folders of
house committees: North it Co., 8180;
Statu Journal Co., S177.75; Woodruff
Dnulnp Co.-, S1C0.
On tho recommendation that the con
tract bo let to tho latter, tho report
was adopted uud the house took a re
cess. After tho noon recess the houso re
solved itself Into committee of the
whole to consider bills on general file,
II. It. No. 03, by Mr. Rich, providing
a change in tho Slocumb law hud been
under consideration when tho commit!
tee had Inst been In session und It wns
tho first to be taken up and recom
mitted for nmondments.
II. It. No. 5, the recanvass bill, was
next on general file.
Mr. Hull of Harlan moved that tho
committee on enrolled nnd engrossed
bills bo ordered to make the correction
01 1110 error in the hill which had been
found When tho hill enmn nn fni- fhlwl
reading. Mr. (Jatllu offered a substi
tute for Mr. hull's motion, in which
provision was mado for recommending
tho bill for passage. The substitute
carried
II. It. 53. relation to nenrnr. nnnlnflxa
was next taken up und recommitted
for specific correction.
A bubstltuto bill for n. R. 37 wus
next considered. The bill providesthat
irrigation companies shall construct
bridges over their ditches where tho
same intersect highways und shall keep
tho bridges iu perpetual repair. Tho
bill WUS recommended fnr nnuKnm.
'J'10 committee rose und reported
progress, the report being adopted by
l'10 lo".
R,r- House moved to adjourn. Lost,
Mr. Hull of Hurlun moved that tho
rules be snsneiuleil nrnl tlmf II If r.
tll recanvass bill, bo advanced a
taken up for third reading.
Mr. Clark of Luueaster raised tho
1807.
point of order that the bill was still in
tho 1 hands of the committee on enrolled
und engrossed bills. The point was
sustained, but Immediately afterward
Chairman Severe reported the bill. The
rules were suspended, sixty-seven mem
bers voting in tho nlllrmatlve, uud tho
bill uns ordered for third reading Im
mediately. Tho voto on the bill on
final passage was: Ayes 71. nnvs 30.
I'.very member of tho majority except
Mr. Schrnm, who is absent, voted for
thu measure. Several republicans sent
up explanations of their nny vote.
A motion by Mr. AVinslow of Gosper
to ihvestlfriitt, flio mi,i,i,..n..i - ii.
deuf nnd dumb institute at Omaha was,
after some debate, nmended to refer
the resolution to committee on insano
hospitals, that committee to Investi
gate and report on the merits of tho
charges of mismanagement.
Among the new bills Introduced were.
.ILIi'tiaS"e iby f. Clark of ItlchurdNon-To
utncml the Mm-olu rhurtcr.
II. H. 3.-.I, liy Mr. Wlieolor- Provldlnsr for tho
pavineat out of tho ntuto treasury of tho pre
mium on tho stuto treusiircr's bond, when xueh
tl'i.11!1 JS eJ-futcl bytiMutetv company author
red by the Iuwh of Nebraska to execute kucIi
bonds. Mirli premium not to exceed one-third
pr onu per rent per uimiim of tho penalty stated
in the bond und upproprlutltat u fund for tho
payment of .such premium.
II. It. ?.&!. bv Mr. Dobioa -To provide a 3-ccnt
furo on railroads.
II. It. So. 31. bv Mr. Shull Maklnjf appro
priations for tho current expenses of the unl-
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31, ln mill MurcllHI, IMIfl, proWdllltf JO-.oOO
JI. It..HJ.. by Mr. Srhull To provide for thu
payment of tho salaries und waxes of tho chan
cellor, professors, Instructors, assistants, ofll
corsaiid ull ether employes of tho university
of r,obrusla, and to upproprlato Jys.Nx) for thai
purpose.
Adjourned
Wedneatliijr, February 3
The first rending of bills was the first
order of business and II. It. 300 to .'181
were read for the first time.
R. R. 330, providing for incidental
expenses, was ordered engrossed for
third rending.
II. It. 38, by Mr. Phelps, for the re
peal of the luw providing for tho exter
mination of the Russlun thistle, wns
read the third time nnd was declared
passed by u vote o 80 to 10.
11. R. 80, reducing thu salary of the
superintendent of tho Geneva Indus
trial school to 81,500, was read for the
third tlmo und declnrcd pussed byn
vote of 80 to 1. Mr. Felker of Donglus
voted no.
H. It. 1(5."(, relating to draining of
swamp lands, uud U. It. 140, relating
to school districts compromising their
indebtedness, wero pnssed.
II. It. Ill, relating to rules of sol
diers 'home; 115. favoring submission of
amendment for woman suffrage; 130,
proposing an amendment relative to
number of votes required to pass nn
amendment, were ull fuvorubly re
ported, while II. It. 0, providing for
amending time for voting on amend
ments, mid II. It. 54, providing for
submitting amendments to sunremn
cour,t , ,lleter whether am
mv?lf "ul P"sscd' wcre Prted
court to determine whether amntul.
pro rnnnrlnil f.,..
ndefilllte tiostnnnntnnnt.
11. It. 133, requiring horseshoers to
pnss nn examination, was recommitted
Tho insurance committee reported
favorably on 11. Its. 07, 100, nnd 00, re
luting to insurance companies.
II. R. 131, making hog stealing a
felony, was recommended for passage.
The committeu on claims reoprted
favorably on II. It. 73, for 'the reoef of
Hurt county.
H. It. ail, to compel county boards
to provide for tho permanent nnd not
for tho tempoary relief of paupers,
was recommended for passage.
After umotionto investigate on num
ber of employes to sue if house did not
have more than necessary had carried,
thu house went into committeo of the
whole.
The committeo noted fuvorably on
H. R. 174, to provide for travelling li
braries. II. It. 81, making bicycle stealing
felony wns read und nfter somo debate
was reported for indefinite postpone
ment. Hie report of tho committee of the
whole wus adopted.
Mr. Sheldon nf llnwim iiff,rnA n ..,.t,.
lutiou expressing tho sympathy of tho
liou.se for Representative Sodcrmuti
who hud received u telegram announc
ing tho death of his two-year-old son.
The resolution was unanimously
ndopted by rising vote, after which the
house ndjourued.
Among tho bills introduced wero:
house rolls 373, making Februnry 13,
Lincoln's birthday, u legal holiday; 376,
to establish a state board of charities
nnd corrections; 384, empowering cities
and towns to issuo bonds for construc
tion uud maintaining elect rio light
plants; 385, to establish n inilltur code;
388, abolishing us a defense in notions
by employes against employers the
common law doctrino of exemption of
employers from liability for injury or
damage to employes by reason of tho
negligence, nets, default or omission
of fellow servants; 300, to provide that
lubor on stute lands nnd buildings bo
done by day's labor, unci to provide for
the manner of purchasing material.
Tliurmluy, February 4.
Ill the house this morning n petition
from Joluibon county for tho adoption
of u joint resolution for a woman suf
frage amendment wus read and re
ferred. A memorial from Adams county wns
presented protesting ngulnst tho ap
propriation of more than 8100,000 for
tho Omaha exposition.
Mr. Hordes, for tho committee on
misscellaneous subjects, Introduced a
resolution that a committee of three
be appointed to investigate tho stuto
offices on tho matter of stnto funds be
ing pluced In bunks insteud of being
used to take up outstanding warrants,
und to see what steps hhould bo taken
to protect the stute's interests. It was
adopted.
On report standing committees bills
were disposed of us follows: II. It. 183,
to authorize tho organization of mut
ual insurance companies; II. R. 331
reguluting district schools, district
school bonds und granting of teachers'
certificates, and II. It. 335, to prevent
foot ball, were placed on generul file.
There wero a number of votes against
udopting the report on tho latter bill.
11. It. 74, for tho establishment of a
state bonrtl of embalming-, and II. R.
144, to prevent body snatching and thu
mutilation of dend bodies, were recom
mended for pussagu,
SecretnryFurnns of tho stnto board
of ugrlculturo sent lu a copy of a reso
lution adopted by that bourd, express
ing tho hope that tho legislature would
make nn nppropriutlon for btuto repre
sentation nt the trnns-MlsslEslppi ex
position. Referred to committeo on
finance.
The committee on benevolent insti
m4
tutions was authorized to visit several
or tno institutions mm report tnu ex
pense. As mnny members were absent
third rending '.if bills wbh passed nnd
the house was adjourned till tomorrow,
f'rldny. Fchr lury Si.
In the house this morning Mr. Grand
staff ptescntcd a mctnori.il from Pots
dam precinct, Webster county, protest
ing ngulnst nu npproprintion of more
than 8100,000 for the Omaha exposition.
A number of bills wcre reported
from standing committees, among them
being Mr. Stratib's bill taxing express
companies, recommended to unss; II.
It. 07, to make breaking into n chicken
houso at night, burglary, to pass; II.
It. 77, to remove from the . crsmo of
stututory rape tho exemption excusing
the carnal knowledge of a female child
over fifteen years uud under eighteen
years, who was previously unchaste, to
pass ns nmended; II. It. 103, for Incor
poration of tho order of the Eastern
Stnr, to pass; H. It. 70. to allow hus
band nnd wifo to testify tigninst each
other in actions between themselves or
In enso of crime committed by one
ngninst the other, to pass; H. It. 113,
to allow district judges to specify time
when jurors shall appear, to pass.
II. It. 350, to appropriate $40,000 for
legislative expenses, wns pussed by 78
yens and no nays.
in committee of the whole the houso
considered several bills. Rainmaker
Wright's bill to experiment with the
matter of artificial ruin, was indefinite
ly postponed.
A resolution that a committee of six,
three from finance committee nnd three
from committee on public lands and
buildings, bo appointed to visit state
institutions, was amended to striko
out from house proceedings all previous
action ou the matter, und thu resolu
tion as umeuded wus ndopted.
Adjourned to Saturday.
Xon-rnrtlann Canvaan.
The recanvass bill that pussed In tho
houso Tuesday will meet with opposi
tion In the senate. There aro several
fusion senators who wero formerly In
doubt now ngreo with Judge M. 11.
Reese, formerly of tho supreme court,
who appeared Wore the senate com
mittee on privileges mid elections und
said the constitutional provision plainly
meant thnt a majority of till votes cast
at tho election wns necessary to carry
an amendment.
Other fusion senators will at least in
sist ou a non-partisan canvassing board
if the vote Is to bo recounted. They
believe n board should not contain
more thau two men from ono political
party.
Tho senate has been holding buck on
the house. The committee ou privi
leges and elections will soon bo re
quired to net on tho houso bill und It
is generally predicted thnt a new bill
will be drawn or the house bill will be
nmended so as to throw tho whole mat
ter be fare tho supreme court, or to
Srovldo for a non-pnrtisnn cnuvnssing
oard composed of persons not meim
bcrs of the legislature.
A WHALEBACK YACHT.
It Va Ilullt Ilottom Up and Dolled
Into tho Water.
Captain James N. Plerco, a votoran
pilot of tho Atlantic coast, who holds
licenses in various ports, arrived In
Baltimore from Norfolk in his whale
back fishing smaok Cupalcu, a curious
craft that was built upside down, In
sldo out, wrong end first und flnully
rolled down a hill, turning soven times
In its descont into tho mud, flshod out
tho noxt day and floated. Tho last
named process constituted her launch
ing. Tho novel craft Is thirty-sovon foot
over all, sovon foot four Inches beam,
four feot six inches depth aft, nnd
clghtoon inches forward, says tho
Iiultimoro American. Sho wus built
of white oak ribs, with ccdur plunking,
with houso and siding of North Curo-
linn pino. Sho is In tliroo wutor-tight
compartments. Her building was be
gun in Norfolk, Vn., two years ngo,
and sho was partly finished at Camdon,
N. J. When tho last touches aro put
upon hor there is no telling wlioro sho
will bo. On hor forward deck is u
comfortable houso in which tho cap
tain has his spring bod, cooking uton
ils, and othor usoful urticlos. Just
aft is a cockpit flvo feot long, somi
circular forward, with room for
four mon to fish. Aft of thnt is what
constitutes tho amidships watertight
compartment, which Captain Piorco
uses as a well for fish, and it averages
28 inches in dopth. Aft of that, and
on tho overhang, will bo when com
pleted, a store room for fish or uny
thlng else. Heneath this and tho
houso forward aro watertight compart
monts. Tho rig is of tho old "bum
ketch" pattern, with two musts, und
Bho carries threo sails, a jib, u main
sail nnd a jiggor. Hor hull hus a
regular rocker-built bottom, und
stands tho sou admirably. If capsizod
Bho will almost right horsolf. Captain
Piorco says ho sailed his craft over 801)
mlloB without n ruddor. Sho is named
nfter tho famous burk Capaleu, which
rescued tho unfortunate Fonians from
Vun DIoraan's land yours ago, when
Captain Piorco was muto of hor. Cajr
tain Pierce is on a cruiso In tho hny,
nnd is uccompanlod only by his New
foundland dog Itovor. Ho claims Bui
tlmoro as his homo, but lives aboard
his strange craft. Ho Is 65 years old.
Oenewlojy,
Aloxandro Duraus, tho great Froncfi
author, was a quadroon, und showed
his African parontago in his woolly
hair, his dark skin, his thick lips and
his prodigious bodily strength. Hut
it is needless to say that many people
looked askunco nt him on account of It
- miw nut your minor, sir, a mulat
to?" a mun uskod him oneo.
Certainly," 8aid Dmniw. mMv
was o full-blooded n-vr'-o. und mv
e. wRliti" ?'' wus tl '"""y'"
Yoi,s jny genealogy logins whoro
?:""r IuVtts 'l!"V,uh'8 Com"
UiWS.V.l.
iviuc'AQo, lob. 4. As a result nf n
imr cent reduction In w iges'w) of t
WO employes ot Norton RroS.
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