THE EED CLOUD CHIEF, FRIDAY. MARCH 5 1897.
2
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
A Rnrelnrt Hiiintnnry of the rant Wi-eU'a
lining of Dm Nehraakit Itnuan of Hep
reaentatlve A Htrlrlly Non-Parllann
Review of Knell Day's Hcsalon.
Tuesday, February li.'l.
After n lull of two or tlirco days tliu
house. St again at work, and for tlio
balance of tliu session tnitcli food work
may reasonably bo expected.
The senate bill requiring street rail
way companies to vestibule ears una
recommended for passage, as were also
8. F. ft!!, relating to road; M. F. 1!!, b
joint resolution referring to tliu man
ner in which constitutional ntnend
mentn shall bu submitted and the num
ber of votes they require for passage;
H. F. 0, allowing the judge of the dls
trlct court to specify the day when
jurors shall appear for duty.
A special message from Governor
Iioicomb was then road anil referred
to the committee on railroads. The
message appears elsewhere.
When the house met this afternoon
ninety-two members responded to roll
call and the Hour and gallery were
crowded with spectators who had come
to witness the anticipated tight over
t';e traus-Mlsslssippt exposition bill,
The time hot for the special order was
2:30 o'clock and when the hour arrived
the interest manifested was great. The
whole afternoon was consumed In
sperchmahing on a motion tolndeflnlte
ly postpone the bill, mudo by Mr. Wins
low of iJospcr. No action of any kind
was taken and the matter was laid
over till Wednesday morning' at 10:16
o'clock, when it will be taken up again.
At -':30 o'clock Hpjakor (iiiflln called
Mr. liurkett of Lancaster to the chair
and the clerk commenced to read the
exposition bill.
Mr. Sutton of Puwn offered an
amendment providing for six directors
instead, of twelve to expend the appro
priation. Mr. (laflln, when it beenme evident
that the bill was to be considered sec
tion by section, offered his substitute
bill, llufore the matter was taken up
in detail, however, the original bill was
read in full. The committee amend
ments were then read.
Mr. Winslow of (Josper, populist,
moved that when the committee arise
it report the bill with all its amend
ments and substitutes bnck to the
house with the recommendation that
it bu Indefinitely postponed.
On the motion to indefinitely post
pone debate wuh had. Messrs. Winslow,
Wooster, and Jenkins spoke against
the bill, while Messrs. Smith of Doug
las, I'ollard, Fouke, Horner, Clark of
Jtlchardson find others spoke for it.
In his lengthy argument against
the bill Mr. Jenkins said that the fi
nance, ways and means committee of
the house has been intending nt every
possible opportunity to cut down ex
penses. The appropriation bill will be
ready soon cutting down salaries. The
members of the house now wanted to
put all that had been saved Into n
basket and take it up to Otnahn, say
ing: "Here is such un we have, take
it."
Mr. Fouke of (Inge made an eloquent
perch In favor of the bill. He referred
to the fact that if Nebraska did not
take up the exposition some other
statu would do ho. It would be equiv
alent to saying that one Is ashamed of
the state to say that ho Is opposed to
the bill.
Mr. Hamilton of Ilutlcr county was
against the bill. He did not see how
members who had expressed them
tclvesagalust the payment of the sugar
bounty could advocate a tax to benetit
the exposition as the principle is the
samo in both measures. He spoke for
the farmers.
Mr. Wheeler of Furnas, moved that
the committee rise and bit again nt 7
o'clock in the evening.
Mr. Clark of Lancaster moved to
amend by making the time of meeting
10:15 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The amendment earned by a vote of
40 to 44. The committee then arose
and reported progress.
A motion not to coucui' in tho report
and to meet In ulght session was lost
by a voto of 43 to r3.
Weilneailny, February 'i4.
When the house convened the special
committee appointed to investigate
the state ofllces reported after being
given unanimous consent of the house.
The report recommended the appoint
ment of a committee of three from
the house and two from the senate to
make a full investigation of the state
ofllces. A bill appropriating 810,000
for this purpose was a part of the com
mittee report. The report was adopted
and the committee was discharged.
The house this morning continued
its discussion of the exposition bill.
Debate on a motion to indefinitely
postpone tho measure continued the
greater, part of the day. The motion
was defeated as was another motion to
recommit the bill. There being no
prospect of any other legislation re
ceiving attention as Ions' as this meas
ure remained undisposed of, the house
decided to hold a session at night and
the amount of tho appropriation wab
fixed at 8100,000. Subsequent attempts
were wade to reduce the amount.
Various sums, ranging from S'iO.000 up
ward, were voted down, the house
standing by its original decision to give
8100,000. Several amendments pro
posed by Speaker Ontlin, relating to
manner of expenditure of the appro
priation were adopted.
At tho night session which lasted
until 12M5 a. in. Thursday, the house
on ally agreed on a bill, and the amount
was placed at 8100,000, The committee
arose, the house adopted the report
aim adjourned to io a. in. Thursday.
Thursday, February 80.
After the preliminary business was
over in tho h6uso this, morning, Mr.
Jenkins moved a vote of thanks be
tendered Mr. liurkett of Lancaster for
his able uud Impartial rulings during
consideration in committee of the
whole of the exposition bill. It was
carried unanimously. Mr. liurkett
made a speech thanking the members
for the courtesy.
Kills on third reading occupied the
attention of tho house during tliu en
tiro day. Among others the following
were passed:
II. It. 72, for theiellef of Hurt coun
ty for costs accruing in thu murder
trial of Hubert Phillips; 11. It. -'11, pro
viding that county boards may estab
lish poor houses lo counties under
township organization; II. It. 242, fix
ing the boundary line 'between Dodge
and Saunders counties at the center of
the l'latte riven If. It. !U, to prevent
cattle rustling by exposure of hides of
slaughtered cattle; II. It. 138, provid
ing for change of a case in district
court from one judge to another; II. It.
ISf,, allowing county judges to hear
claims against an estate whllo suit is
pending on the pr ibating of tho will;
II. It. 77, removing the provision from
the present law excluding from Its no
tion girls between llftecn nndcllghtccn
years, who may lc proved to have been
previously unchaste.
Probably the most Important meas
ure passed during the day was Mr.
Soderman's state script bill, II. It. 117.
Tho bill failed to pass with tho emer
gency clause. The vote on the bill
without the emergency clause was 60
to ,1il. and It was declared passed.
lleforo adjournment on motion of
Mr. Wlebeof Hall, Mrs. M. T. 0. Mob
ley of (Irnnd iBlnnd was granted per
mission to address the house Friday
morning after roll call on matters rela
tive to the asylum.
Friday, February 26.
The rush Incident to the latter days
of the house commenced today.
Among the many bills passed were:
11. H. 102, to incorporate order of the
Kastern Star; 70, to amend law giving
husband nnd wife the right to testify
against each other in actions between
them; 124, preventing further Male of
school hinds.
A largo number of committee re-
Eorts were handed in recommending
Ills for passage. On tho report to
favor II. It. 208, reapportioning the
stato for legislative purposes, Mr.
Wheeler of Furnas movod that the re
port of thu committee placing the bill
on general Hie be not concurred in, and
that the bill be Indefinitely postponed.
Mr. Sheldon of Dawes, the introducer of
the bill, defended his measure and
asked the members to not indefinitely
postpone it. .He cited the fact that
Itichardson county had three represen
tatives, while his district, wnich casta
few more votes, had only one. also that
the district represented by Mr. Steb
bins cast i!,0()0 votes and was entitled
to three representatives. He said that
the west had not been adequately rep
resented for the past ten years, and
that there was not a particle cf gerry
mandering in the bill, only simple
justice. He contended that the legis
lature of IpU.'i had neglected to reap
portion the state as provided, and
thought the present legislature should
perform the duty.
Mr. Soderinan of Phelps said that
as a member of the 18tf.p legislature ho
would say that tho majority was not
to blame, as it had expended so much
for the drouth sufferers it did not want
to expend n large sum lor thu purpose
of taking a census nt that time.
Mr. Clark of Lancaster wild ho be
lieved in thu justice of the bill and the
abstract right of tho people from tho
western oart of tho state to have more
representation, but ho bill was uncon
stitutional, Bad supported his conten
tion by citations of law.
The previous question was ordered
and a roll c.ill on thu motion to indefi
nitely postpone resulted, after a call
of thu house, us follows:
VEAb-IT.
AMcrmaa (iUeni r-olUrit
tuuiwln liliura Vrtncn
llrrnsrd (trrll Itouio
lllakr (IruiTcnor Srrrre
Uurkrtt lUmllton Smith of lllch
Hi ram lliiltiruok trailer of J'n'i
chlttrmlrn .Irnklnt Smlcruian
t lurk nt L'tni'r .lonr.of Nfin'a Straub
U.rlt of ltlv.t. I.oomli Mmon
Cold MiCrackea vvnlic
frunlc JMlrn W heeler
Curtla Mrl.cwl Wlclie
rlnhmy Mann Wlmberly
rniiorf Milt. Ynunic
rnuke Vurin Mr. speaker
(Irrilci .Snlill
NY8-I.
Aiikenir Horner Sheldon
Mlllmt Hull Slum
llimtr ll)lt Smllhof P'KlM
I'.inplieL .limn of Wayne Snyder of Sun
llobfon Kapp Mtbtiltn
Kngrr Krl.trr Uylciruf Dglaf
ha.tman l.rinar Taylor of Kill
Hlkrr l.tililrll Wthh
Kirnow li arihy Welch
tlramltiaft Marttiall W'lmlow
llrltnrt Mnrrlaon W. nutter-
llrtitlirion riirlpa Wrlchl
11110 Itli'h Vrl.cr
11111 Itobi-rta Zluimcrmaa
Holland ltubrrttoa
Atisr.xr Al NOT vortso-A
I'aM-turr Mitchell I'rrllng
(la)orl Itrality unllcmi
Joiiraof (las Sihram Worn! war J
The motion therefore prevailed.
Mr. Waitc of Lancaster offered u res
olution instructing thu Nebraska con
gressmen to use all their efforts to an
nul the recent proclamation of (irover
Cleveland setting apart a forest reserve
In thu northwest states. Tho resolu
tion was unanimously adopted.
Mr. Smith of Do'iglus olVercd a reso
lution Instructing Nebraska congress
men to pass a bankrupt law. The res
olution wns adopted.
Ou motion of Mr. Sheldon, the house
took a recebs till 10 a. in. Saturday.
This will umke today and tomorrow
one legislative day anil extend the
forty-day limit for introduction of bills
to Monday.
Saturday, Kelirunry 27
When the house got down .o oust,
ncss this morning Mr. Shull's motion
made on Friday evening to pay Repre
sentatives lluldwiu. Taylor, Itoberts
aud Yeiser, till of Douglas, and who
were seated by contest proceedings,
was called up. Mr Hull fa voted pay
ment in full, nnd Mr. Pollard of Cass
opposed. The previous question being
ordered, roll call was had, and tho mo
tion carried.
Tho claims committee presented a
claim of the irrepressible John C'urrlo
for $3, 300 for labor performed In con
nection with tho block of marble from
Tennessee for an heroic statue of Ab
raham Lincoln. The claim was tabled
on motion of Mr. Wooster.
Tho concurrent resolution for n com
mission to investigate tho treasury
was ordered engrossed for third rend
ing, and a number of bills wore read a
second time.
About seventy -five new bills were
Introduced at the morning session. Af
ter the nson recess, by unanimous con
scut, the general appropriation bill
was introduced, nnd a number of others
followed, as there was some doubt
whether the forty-dav limit had not
expired, notwithstanding tho fact that
the house took a recess from Friday to
hntuniuy.
Among the hills introduced today was
one by Mr. Sheldon providing that In
cuse of bults instituted against state of
ficials ou their bonds, where tho same
occur in the capital ot thu state, u
change of venue may bo taken to un
adjoining comity. Tills lb Intended to
apply In tho present en bus of the stato
treasurer and uudltor. the supreme
court having already held that such
suits must be instituted in the county
in which tne state capital is located,
SENATE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE UPPER BRANCH.
, Condensed nml Com lae. Non-Partlsan
lleport of the I-iilmrs of Mm rbraali
Nrtiato for I he Post Week-- Action Tuken
on the Various MrHsurrs.
Tnrailny, Fr-tirnnry !t;i.
In the senate this morning John
JcfTcoat wav sworn in by Justice Nor
vnl to taku the scat made vacant by
thu ousting of Senator Evans of Doug
las. f liivnninr t lillromli's Inpsvntri rellltlnir
9n tnti.vutnt n nnllnn nil ritllrnurl mtr r
to the Gulf of Mexico was ptescuted
nnd on motion of Sonutor Talbot of
Lan.ster, wns referred to the com
mittee on railroads with Instructions
to report within ten days.
Senator Hansom presented n concur
out resolution instructing thu Nebras
ka delegation In congress to support
Senator Allen's proposed law to pre
vent over-enpltall.atlon of companies
doing an Interstate carrying trade.and
requiring the taking out of a license
for conducting a carrying trade.
The minority pesented n resolution
asking for an investigation of tho ac
counts of cx-Audltor Moore. The res
olution was signed by Senators Murphy,
Talbot, Holler. Spencer, Caldwell, Con
owuy and Steele. Laid over under the
rules'.
Auditor Cornell submitted a report
covering board and the cost of deliver
ing prisoners to tho penitentiary dur
ing the years 1 806 and 1800. The re
port wns submitted nt the request of
the senate. It contained an iteml.cd
statement by counties, showing u total
of 83,lH0.7o charged by sheriffs as fees
for boarding prisoners after convic
tion, 87,803 for mileage, ami 83,420.44
for expenses incurred in delivering,
making a grand total of 811,413.20 for
the two years.
Auditor Cornell reported that he
was unable to give thd amount of
claims for the bounty on wild animals,
as such claims, paid nnd unpaid, were
in the hands of the house committee
on claims.
A number of now bills were intro
duced. '
Adjourned.
Wrdnrartny, Frbrusry -I.
In the senate this morning the com
mittee on education recommended the
passage of .senate flic 260, relating to
submission to the people of proposi
tions to expend more than 826.000 for
school sites or for construction of school
buildings.
A flurry ensued when the railroad
commltteu reported on the two cent
fare bill and recommended that it be
indefinitely postponed. This bill was
introduced' by Senator Heal of Custer,
its object being to reduce lailrotul
fure from three cents to two cents a
mile.
Senator Heal moved to amend by re
ferring the lull to the general file,
which wns adopted.
Tho same committee recommended
that senate llle 134, by Senator Miller,
prodding that railroad mileage books
and all tickets except excursion tick
... .1...11 i i .:ti i i i. i
vin mum nu kouu mini iin,'w.yu in
definitely postponed. SeimtorMlowell
moved to amend by prov ding that the
bill should be placed on general file.
The motion carried.
The railroad committee also recom
mended the passage of bcuato tile 183,
by Senator Schaul, requiring railroads
to build union depots nnd connecting
switches in towns where two or more
lines pass through, when so ordered by
the hoard of transportation; also sen
ate tile 261, by Senator Orothan, ex
tending the powers of thu state board
of transportation over telephone, tele
graph and express compadles. Iloth
bills went to the general flic.
A resolution asking for uti examina
tion of the accounts of ex-Auditor Ku
gene Moore was adopted. It was Intro
duced by Senator Talbot.
At the afternoon session Senator
Heal of Custer, chairman of the special
commltteu to which tho governor's spe
cial message on finance was referred,
submitted a report recommending that
permanent joint investigating commit
tee be appointed and given power to
send for persons and papers and ex
amine thu books of the various stato
ofllces and statu Institutions and do
whatever elsu they may find necessary
to a full and complete investigation.
The report was adopted and Senntor
Heal introduced u joint resolution au
thorising thu appointment of such joint
committee.
The senate resolved Itself into com
mltteu of tho whole for thu considera
tion ot bills ou general tile.
Senate llle 100, by Senator Felt?.,
providing for the disposition of dis
membered school districts aud the clos
ing up of n (fairs of such districts, was
recommended for passage.
A strong tight was made bv Scnntnrs
Gondrlng and Hansom on bcnatc file
203. a bill introduced by Senator Lee
of Itoyd. entitled nn act "to provide
instruction nnd transportation for pu
pils either within or without the dis
trict of their residence."
Senator Lee defended tho measure.
It was attacked because It permits
trustees to send nil pupils into nn ad
joining district and yet the district
thus sending its pupils uway shall be
considered as maintaining a school as
required by law.
The bill was sent back to tho com
mittee on educntlon to be mudo more
definite.
Tho report of tho committee wns
adopted with the exception of that por
tion relating to S. F. 100. Senator
Mutz moved to amend by striking put
the section authorising courts to award
compensation to a county superintend
ent for services rondored as receivers
of u dismembered school district.
It was defeated and the senate ad
journed. " .
ThuroiUy, February S3.
In the upper house this morning n
resolution was introduced by Senator
Couowny limiting ench member to live
minute debate on each bill. It was to
economic- tlmo. Lost.
Wheu thu state printer bill came up
for third reading anil passage Senator
Urahatn moved that it be recommitted
to the committee of the whole for
amendment. Ilo gave as a reason that
the bill guve thu public printer control
not only of stato printing but ulso of
county printing, which would bo im
practicable and detrimental. Senator
Orothan, who introduced the bill also
favored recommittal. A vote was had
and the bill recommitted with the un
derstanding that it was not to lose Its
plncc on general tile.
A debate of considerable length oc
curred when the committee on consti
tutional amendments recommended for
Indefinite postponement concurrent
resolution 0, asking the Nebraska del
egation in congress to use their efforts
to .secure the passage of n uniform di
vorce luw. The report was adopted.
A big discussion ensued in committee
of the whole over the disposition of S.
F. 13(1, relating to examination of phy
sicians vlo seek to practice in this
state. It was finally made n specinl
order for Monday afternoon.
S. F. 24, relating to salaries of county
superintendents, was acted upon, but
thu committee finally arosu and re
ported progress.
lie f ore the senate adjourned for tnc
day Senator Mut. of Keya Palm moved
to make the stock yards bill and the
Omaha charter bill tho special order
for March 2 at 10 u. m. The motion
failed to carry.
I'rlilny, February '40.
nc senate dispensed with the read
ing of thu journal this morning und
listened to reports of commltteu recom
mendations. Senator Ciiundtiy Introduced a con
current resolution for the establish
ment of a "bird-day,'' a day set apart
for the study of birds In public schools.
Senator llallerof Washington coun
ty introduced a concurrent resolution
asking congress to place a tariff of not
less than one and one-half cents per
pound ou foreign sugar, and asking
tho statu's representatives to use their
influence nnd vote for that purpose,
that the industry In this state might
bo protected.
Senator Conowuy called up his reso
lution limiting time of debate- After
discussion it wus referred to commit
tee on rules.
Senator Caldwell of Nuckolls intro
duced a resolution, signed by the re
publican members of thu senate, con
demning the administration for its at
titude ou the Cuban question. Tho
resolution condemns the iuuetion of
Jhe present administration, and com
mends Consul Lee's uction in resigning
rather than curry out thu instructions
of the state department in its unpatri
otic antl un-Amcricnu policy in Cuba.
The resolution was adopted. Senntor
McOnnn being the only senator voting
ugaiust its adoptton.
The senate passed S. F. 100, by Sen
ator Feltz. providing for tho disposition
of the property of dismembered school
districts and the closing up of the
affairs of such district.
The senate resolved Itself into com
mittee of the whole, with Senntor Far
rell of Merrick in tho chair, for consid
eration of S. F. 18. This bill, by Senator
Talbot, provides that no appeal taken
from a decree ordering sale or delivery
of real estate, shall operate as u super
sedeas unless tho appellant shall give
a bond conditioned that the appellant
will not commit waste, and if the judg
ment be confirmed he will pay the
rental value of the property.
Senntor Oondring of Platte moved
that the when the committee rise it
recommend tho bill for passage. Sen
ator Mutr. moved to amend by recom
mending the bill for ldeflnite postpone
ment. In the debate which ensued, collec
tion luws and stay laws were pretty
thoroughly aired.
Senator Medium spoke in opposition
to the bill, taking the position that
mortgaged laud was the property of
the mortgagor until judgment was af
firmed by the supreme court, und the
bond required would bo hard to ob
taiu. He said there was no demand
for a change in foreclosure laws that
had existed -for twenty years, and that
it affected existing contracts.
Senator Murphy of Oage favored the
bill and cxpluitud operations ot the
present law to show that mortgagors
can appeal twice to the supreme court
and unjustly hold possession of prop
erty five yeurs. and at the same time
cheat the mortgagee out of the use ot
land and interest on Ills money.
Senator Talbot, the introducer of
tho bill, asked for time to amend tho
bill to make it applicable only to fut
ure contracts, but a disposition was
manifested to indefinitely postpone It.
At this juncture Senutor Hansom
sprung n surprise by warning the fu
sionists not to kill thu bill because he
proposed to use it to prevent any one
from stopping by injunction tho recan
vass of the vet 's on the constitutional
amendment. He wanted the bill kept
where it could be used to repeal tho
clauso relating to appeals In injunction
suits as well as foreclosure suits. He
convinced the fuslonlsts there wns no
trick about his amendment and the
motion to indefinitely postpone wus
defeated.
The senate passed a resolution
against the proclamation of drover
Cleveland setting aside a forest reserve
ia the northwest states.
Action was postponed In the case of
fees for parties in the Douglas county
contest.
Today was the last day for tho in
troduction of bills, and a number were
sent in. Thcro has been introduced
380 bills' and twenty-seven joint reso
lutions. Adjourned.
haturiluy, February '41,
After preliminaries In the senate an
effort was mado toward immediate
consideration of S. F. 210, regulating
conduct, of the penitcntinry. Strong
opposition to take any bill up out of
its regular ortler was'c.spres.scil. The
bill was made a special order for next
Friday nt 10 a. m.
Immediate action on bill was asked
by Scuntor Lee, the introducer, in re
sponse to a letter from tho governor.
With his letter tho governor sent n
communication from tho warden of tho
penitentiary stating that two compan
ies had quit operating their plants and
that 105 able bodied men were on his
hands with nothing to do.
Senntor Cnnaday's joint resolution
establishing a "bird dny"was advanced
to third reading.
On recommendation of committees a
number of bills were placed on gener
ale. Senntor Dundas' bill for the construc
tion of a burglar proof vault for tho
brrfu keeping ot state moneys wus made
a special order for March 8 at 2 p. m.
In committee of the whole the senate
voted to put S. F. 18, tho bill debated
on Friday, at the foot of tho general
file.
An extended debate occurred in com
mittee of the whole ut the afternoon
session on II. It. 3, for the repeal ot
the 6ugar bounty law.
Senator Murphy opposed repeal and
said tho people of the state believe the
future of the state lies In enconragin
this Industry. Senators dnndrlng, Dnn
dns and Mufflv favored repeal, claiming
thatraiscrs of bcctswould be bcncfitcc
thereby.
After amending the bill so as t
make repeal nbsolutely certain it wai
Jccommedcd for passage.
Tho stock yards and Omaha chartci
bills were made special orders fot
March 2 nt 10 a. m.
Adjourned.
PUBLISHERS PROTEST.
ItrprraentKtltr Ncwapnpcr Men Meet ni
Itraolve Aicwlnat tlm l'rlnter lllll.
Nchrattfc newspaper publishers and
cdltorsralrcscntlng all political purtici
held a ineetlng,Wcducsday nt the state
house umf aooptcd a resolution ex
pressing opposition to sennte file 132,
which piovidcs for fhc creation of a
new oillec to be known as the ofllco of
public printer.
Following are some of the rcasont
advanced ngniust its passage: Thr
qualification of bclngslmply "a printer"
is not enough; would entail great ex
pense to state and county; by having
legal printing for state and county
done in any one or any half-do7en
newspapers would render u large pari
valueless; that to print commissioners
proceedings, tax lists, etc., in u
newspaper which has no circulation
where notification should be given
would bo a waste of public mon
ey; that under its provisions then
could bo but two or three nctual com
petitors; that no provision is mad
against n "padded" circulation; thut
no newspaper could print the tax list?
for a hundred counties at once; that
it would change nnd render valueless
all blanks now printed or being printed
by counties; that experience bus shown
that state supplies arc always used ex
travagantly; and that, in their opinion
the bill establishes a stupendous mo
nopoly anil opens the door for gigantic
frauds and waste of public money:
hence they earnestly protest against
Its passage.
To Vlalt Vnraon.
Senator Ransom of Douglas propose
to Introduce a resolution culling for the
appointment of a committee composed
of live members of tho legislature to
visit Carson, Nov.. March 17, to ascer
tain whether or not the Corbett-Fit.-simmons
affair is really in the line ol
uthlctlc sport. The object is to gain
needed information incase this legisla
ture should want to license simllai
"mllU." Thu information mny also be
used to enlighten members on the dif
ference between prize fighting an '
football.
Approprlntlnns
for
Nrir Hullillnca.
The appropriations for new building
this session will probably reach in the
neighborhood of SIOO.OOo! Of this S.'.O.
000 will be for tho state university.
820,001) for thu rebuilding of the Peru
Normal dormitory and 830,000 for the
building at Hastings. The committee
calculates on saving S.10,000 on board
aud clothing in the various institu
tions. ArhIiihI the .Mil ford Home.
The finance, ways and means com
mittee of the house met Tuesdny night
to consider general appropriation bills.
The visiting sub-committee had met
previously and decided to recommend
that no n'ppropri'.ition be made for the
maintenance of the Milford soldiers'
home.
ISLANDS SHELLED.
French Subdue Natives ot Italate mnil
Tahaa.
San T'iiancibco, Feb. 23. For two
years past tho natives on the Island
of Itaiatca and Tahaa, dependencies ol
the Tinhl government, have refused tc
recognize French nuthorlty. News
from Tiahati is that on December 2f
last, dovcrnor dallct left Papeto on
board tho French corvette Duguuy
Trouan, with tho transport Aube, to
punish the people. A force of
Tuhitlan volunteers, marine infantry
from New Caledonia nnd Pnpete, with
sailors from tho wnrshlps, were the
combatants. The bombardment of
Tnhnn village was effected by the war
ships, and on Snnuary 3 a fight took
place at tho village of Tcvaitou, where
the natives inadu a gallant tight
against tho 700 French troops. They
suffered defeat nnd had seventeen
killed and five wounded. According
to the official nnrratlvo the victory will
suffice to produce an excellent offect
upon these rebellious natives, who are
charged, among other crimes', with
having an Knglish flag in their pos
session.
ENDOWMENT IN PERIL.
Mliaourl University Dili RecommltteC
to Prevent Defeat.
Jkfkkiisos City, Ma, Fob. 22. After
a fight that had lasted since noon of
Thursday, and was tho only really im
portant contest fought out on the floor
of tho present House, tho university
endowment bill was referred back to
the House committee on ways and
means at 5:1.1 Friday afternoon by the
vote of 70 to 0!.
The recommitment was tho work of
friends of tho bill. If a vote had been
taken on the passage of the bill it
would have meant Its defeat, for the
House was, beyond question, against it
Tlifc Vir In Cuba.
Jacksonvim.k, Flo., Feb. 10. Col
Frederick Perez Carbo, lato dispatch
c'JSof general to Maceo, received a let
ter from General Lucas Rivera from
the Piuar del Itlo section yesterday. It
spoke in the highest terms of his men.
their enthusiasm in the cause, and de
nied in strongest terms that that
province wns pacified. His army con
sists, of over S.000 men, all well armed,
and the health of the troops is gener
ally good. Several important cngnge'
raents have taken place, and in oven
one tho Cubans have been victorious. '
For Long Term Armor Contraeti.
WASiiiNnTOff, Feb. 16. Representa
tive Lor'mor of Illinois has introduced
a bill authorizing the secretary of the
navy to make contracts for armor
plate for war vessels for twenty years
at a rate not exceeding 8340 a ton,
advertisements for bids to be mado in
all ot the principal cities and that each
bidder deposit a certified check for
8100,000. Representatives of tho Illi
nois Steel company had told Mr. Lorl
mer that the company would contract
to furnish plate for a term of years at
1340 a ton. :
CHEAPER RATES SOUTH
Oovernor llotcomb Approtmnn Interatnta
Conference In forMj;ormn Mrimurra.
r . ... at
uovcrnor iioicomb submitted a sp
clnl message to the lcglslatuieTuesdi
npproving a proposed Interstate cc
ference to devise ways and means
enenpen tinnsportntton rates to
seaboard on the south. Tho confe
ence is to bo between the states
Texas, Knnsns, Nebraska and the t
ritory of Oklahoma.
The message is as follows:
ExrcUTtvBCttAMnrn. j
Lincoln, Neil, Tcb. St. 107. ig
To tho Senate nnd House of Hcnrrscntiithc
Gentlemen:1! beg to transmit herewith f
sour constclrrntlon a concurrent rcimutle
paftird by the leBltlnture of tho stato of Kan
sos, nnd which hns been forwarded to me bv hi
excellency, tho uorcrnor of thststnto, for tt
puruoae of belna presented to vou. I nee
hardly av that I nm heartllv In nmrmthy wit!
any movement tending to cheapen trumporta
tlon rate to tho seabonrd. and nm of tho opin
ion thnt the obleetsoucht to ho ur rnmtiltsht d .
by a conference such ns Wcontcmplntcd by thlal
resolution, would go tat toward nceomplNhlngl
mis most, iicsirca renin, jt is a matter oi ine i
Brarst Importance to every producer und con-1
turner throughout the state thnt the products,
for exportation and Importation should bol
taxed for land transportation for tho shortest!
lw-i-,IUiU IllMUIIl'l'. ,
It would ieem to mo to be but tho exercise of
ordinary business prudence for our people to
take such nctlonns would tend to dhort trnfflo
to the nearest point of export and Import. That
wo should bo compelled to rnvtruiitpnrtntlcn
charges for a distance of llftecu hundrtn miles ,
to tho Atlantic seaboard when equal facilities
could bo had nt points one-half tho dUturuc Is
rerrnt hardship and Injustice to our people.
f rhnrucM of transportation wcro Just und
equitable for the shorter dlstnnco, It would re
sult In n perceptible Increase In the market
Firlces of products we export, and a decrease In
hose articles Imported for our consumption.
.The people of tho (treat central west should l
relieved from thoso excesslvo burdens by
prompt nnd vigorous steps, looking innards
the securing ot reasonable fund transportntlo
ratCB to our nearest deep water harbor.
Silas A. Hoi-coun, (iocrnor.
Text of tb Kansas Heaotutlona.
The concurrent resolution passed by
the legislature of Kansas is as follows:
Whcrcns. The citizens of Kanaas, Ne
braska, Oklahoma and Texas ha o for many
years endtaored to secure cheaper trans
portation of their products to the seacoast.
and for thnt purpose have voted large sub
sidies to aid In tho construction of north
and south lines of railroads; and
Whereas. Thegoernment of tho United
Slntca has expended six million dollars to
establish a deep water harbor ut the city of
Galveston; and
Whereas; The Innuenco of eastern eor-
fiorntlons seems to hac dominated In fix
ng rates to tno southern seaboard, tho
hundred miles away, und making them
firaetlcall. the samo nn thoso to the At-"
antic seaboard, two thousand miles away;
and
Whereas, The governor of Kansas, In his
rocssugo to the Icglslaturo of Kansas, sug
gests ns a remedy for this discrimination
the consideration ot an Interstate railroad
to tldo wutcr In tho south. Now, therefore,
bolt
Itesohcd, Hr tho senate of the state of
Kansas, the house of representative con
curring therein, thut tho Icglslaturo cf K nn
sas Immediately rcnuest nf the states rf
Texns, Nebraska and tho territory of Ok
lahoma to Join with us In tho appointment
of n committee of conference to bo composed
of citizens of said states and tenltory,
whoso dutv It shall bo to deviso wajs and
means to obtain relief for tho exorbitant
freight rutes now tn effect to tho soaboaid
on tho south.
Resolved. That It shall bo tho duty of
this commlttco to nsk the assistance of the
lnterstitc commerce commission und board
of railroad commissioners of said stutcs nnd
territory In procuring for thocttl'-ns of
said states und territory. Just and fault blo
freight rutes, and If neicssary, as a last re
sort, to consider tho propriety of building
an interstate railroad to the Uulf ot Mex
ico. liesolvcd, That tho governor of tho state
bo requested to transmit Immediately,
under tho senlof tho stato of Knnsns, certi
fied copies of thego resolutions to tho gov
ernors of tho stutes of Texns Nebraska and
tho 'territory of Oklahoma, with tho le
qucst that the same be transmitted to their
rcspcctlvo legislatures for consideration.
PERMANENT SCHOOL FUND '
Anotner Troposltlon to Amend tho Con
atltutlnn of the Htute.
A joint resolution wns Introduced
is the senate Tuesday proposing to
nmend section 9, article 8 of the con
stitution as follows:
Kept Inn o. All funds belonclncto tho state
for educational purposes tho Interest nnd
Income whereof only are to bo used, shall
bo deemed trust funds held by tho state,
and tho state shall supply nil losses there
to thnt may In anv manner uccruo. so thnt
tho sBino shall remain forever Inviolate
and undiminished, andshall not bo Invested
or loaned except on United States or stnto
securities, or registered county bonds, reg
istered school district bonds of this st-ac,
und such funds, with Interest and Income
thereof are hereby solemnly pledgedforthe
purposes for which they nro granted und
set apart, and shall not bo transferred to
nny other fund for other uses; Provided,
Tho board created by section I of this nrtl
clo Is empowered to sell from tlmo lo tlmo
nny of tho securities belonging to the per
manent school fund nnd Invest tho proceeds
arising therefrom in any of tho securities
enumerated In this section bearing a higher
ruto of Interest, whenever an opportunity
for better Investment Is presented; and,
Provided further. That when nny warrant
upon tho stato treasurer rcgularlv Issued
In pursuance of an appropriation of tho leg
islature and secured by a levy of u tax for
Its payment shall be presented to tho stato
treasurer for pi ment, nnd there shall not
tie nny money In tho -proper fund to pay
such warrant, tho board created by bcctlon
1 of this nrtlclo mny direct tho stato treas
urer to p ly tho amount due on such warrant
from tho permanent school fund of the
state.und he shnll hold said warrant as an
investment ot the permrnent school fund.
This is identical with the amend
ment submitted at the last election.
Its introducer, Senator Ransom, thinks
it would enrry if the people could vote
on it alone and not along with others.
Tenneiseo Kxpoaltlon "Appropriation.
The matter of an' appropriation of
$25,000 for a state exhibit at the Ten
nessee exposition was considered by
the ways and means committee Tues
day night. Governor Iioicomb ap
peared before the committee and fav
ored an appropriation In case the
exposition bill passed. The friends of
bill lowered their demand to 815,000
and it wns left, pending the decision on
the exposition bill.
Steps to Recount.
Ballots and poll books began to nr
;lvo Tuesday at tho office of Secretary
of State Torter. Tho express charges
will have to bo provided for by tho leg
islature. One county clerk bent the
ballots in a trunk. Tho counties from
which ballots have been received are:
Johnson, Franklin, Harlan, lillmorc,
Washington, Ilolt. Polk, Colfax. Phelps,
Hamilton, Merrick, Saunders, TIiouiqb,
Hooker, Otoe and UufTalo.
Kaabanlar Glvea Himself I'p,
8an Francisco, Feb. 25. Charles 11.
McCloy, wanted in Mictilgan for em
bezzling 18,000, surrendered to United
States Marshal Baldwin. He was as
sistant cashier In the Second National
bank, of liay City, Mich.
Mr. Harrison's Daughter.
iNDiANArous, Ind., Feb. 25. Ex-
President Harrison's little daughter i
has been named Elizabeth. This is
Mrs. Harrison's mother's namo. Thei
christening will not, however, takei
piace ror somo tlmo probably, nolo
mother and daughter are doing finely.
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