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HEBRASKUEMTE
PROCEEDINGS OF UPPER LEG
ISLATIVE BRANCH
A Rueclnrt Htitiiiimrj of the llnlne of a
WeekA MtM if 1IIIU, Urania-
Hon-., IJIr., Aclrcl I'pon,
lliunday, January au. v.
TJio senate received u petition from
llici Iilncoln Oood Templars protesting
against senate (lie No. M, by Talbot,
en act requiring written notice to sa
loonkeepers not (o -.ell to drunkards
us a fitep in the process of recovering
damages caused by the snle of liquor
to such drunkard.
The fuslanist made nnotlicr effort
yesterday to defeat senate flic No. I,
by Front, nn net to prevent ti candi
date's name from appearing on thu
ballot more tliun onec. The bill lind
been recomturnded for passage. Can
day moved that It be recommitted.
He branded It as a political measure.
Fowler of Fillmore moved to tabic
the motion to recommit. Carried.
In coinmitlc of the whole senate
file SO. by Allen, transferring money
In certain funds that cannot Iks used
to the general fund was recommended
for po-vsoge. Later the committer re
port was adopted.
Friday, .la unary ST.
The senate yesterday morulug re
ceived a shock lit the nature of a com
inunieateon from the father of Colonel
John M. Stotscnbnrg, asking the fen
ate for a copy of the specific charges
Bled against his son. Tho commuui
cation was placed on tile.
Senate passed file 59, by Steele, a
bill to udd a Jcprnllng cIuumi to the
herd law, and 8, by Furrcll, to require
nchool boards to provide suitable
water closets In connection with all
public school buildings.
Prout of Hage presented a resolu
tion calling for eighty Keystone files
at II. SO cneh. Far re 11 of Merrick
scolded the senate for not knowing
what it wanted In the way of files;
that one day it would ask for Keystone
files, and next day withdraw the re
quest. The resolution was adopted.
A motion to adjourn to 1 1 u. in. was
defeated.
Senate flic 4S, requesting congress
to adopt an amendment to prohibit
state from disfranchising persons on
account of sex was Indefinitely post
poned. In committee of the whole sen
ate file No. M, by Talbot, relat
ing to incorporation of lioards of trus
tees for endowment funds for und ed
ucational, religious or charitable, or
ganizataou, being n 1)111 to re-enact
tho present law with a repealing
clause, was recommended for passage.
The committee, of the whole arose
and its rcMrt was adopted. At 4:.
the senate adjourned till 10:30 today.
Saturday, January 3K.
The senate received u petition yes
terday morning from Secretary Fur
nas of the stute board of agriculture
In favor of rctuining the present law
authorizing county aid for county
uoarus ox agriculture.
Whilo the sennto was wailing lo
participate in the joint convention sev
eral lively motions were presented.
Spohn of Nuckolls, fuslonist, moved
that the secretaries of the board of
transportation lx. requested to reKrt
to the senate what. If tiny, reduction
can be made in conformity w 1th the
decision of the I'nited Stateo supremo
court in the maximum rate eases, with
reference to the rates on lumber and
coal shipped into the htaU nnd grain
and lire stock shipped out of the state.
The motion prevailed without debate.
Schaal of Sarpy, fusioulbt, moved
that it be. the sense of the senate that
United States senator should be elect
ed by the people.
Prout of (Jage contended that the
question was too Important to consider
nastily.,, lie moved to table the mo
tion for future consideration. Tin;
motion to table was adopted by a vote
of 18 to 12. Noycs of Douglas'sald the
record ought to show a simple motion
to He on the tublc. He m sustained
by tho chair.
Quite a debate ensued on the ques
tion of adjournment over to Monday,
taany of the senator, feeling disposed
to stay and take, a vote on United
"States senator today. This was In the
morning. lu the afternoon the ques
tion came up again, ami after another
long debate, the motion to adjourn to
Monday at 11:30 carried,
A bill introduced to repeal the law
authorizing the organization of coun
ty agricultural societies which had
been amended by tho committee to al
low county commissioners to use their
discretion as to whether they shall
pay county uid to the county agricul
tural societies cume. up In committee of
the vvliole. As the mutter is to be
optional with the county commission
en. it Is believed that there will be
fewer agricultural societies organized
fo- the sole purpose of getting county
aid. No party lines wens drawn in the
consideration of the bill. It was dis
cussed freely. Nearly every memlier
spoke, uud while some republicans did
not favor the bill, many fuslontsts did
favor It, A few were lu favor of wip
ing out the present law of making the
payment out of county uid compulsory.
It was recommended for passage.
The senate adjourned at 4:15.
Monday, January 30.
The senate was not in sesslou
Saturday.
last
Tuctday, January 31.
The senate spent yesterday forenoon
lu the consideration of bills ou ilr&t
and second reading.
Tho afternoon session was devoted
elite fly to consideration of bills lu
committee of the whole. Nine bills
were passed over because printed
amendments were not ut hand Sen
ute xile 41 occupied tho attention of
the committee nutil time to ndjf.ti-n.
The llle provides for freu attendance
ut high schools. The committee rec
ommended its passngc, urose, nnd its
report was adopted by tiie ocnatc. It
Is cnlargcjLupon' elsewhere.
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Wediirtduy, February I.
In the senate yesterday, ,vcnuto UI
33, by Talbot, a bill to cure defects In
ttic present luw relating to admission
of attorneys to the bar was read third
time and parsed,
'flic judiciary committee recom
mended senate llle 40, by .Miller be in
definitely postponed. The bill provided
for letting tho job of defending in
digent persons lo the attorney putting
in tho lowest bid. Van Dusen said re
putable attorneys would net bid for
business and the result of bidding
would Iks that disrcputlable lawyers
would get this business and might put
the county to greater expense in the
end, Debate ensued and a motion to
recommit the bill was defeated. Tho
report of the committee recommend
ing indefinite postponement wan adopt
ed, On motion of Noycs of Douglas the
vote whereby senate file No. 41, the
free high school bill, was recommended
for passage was reconsidered and the
bill was recommitted to the committee
of the whole. Mr. Noycs said he made
the motion because some senators
thought the bill could lc made more
perfect. As there was no opposition
to the bill he wanted all to have a
chance to assist in it perfection. If
tho bill was unconstitutional the sen
ate ought to know it.
1'nder the orderof billson first read
ing a large number of bonc bills were
read, the university ta bill Wing
n in on g thcut.
A courteous request was made of the
house to furuNh venalors with oopie
of nil printed bouse rolls.
Adjourned.
trtr Hlfti x-boo!".
Senate tile No. 41, by Currie of Cus
ter, to provide free attendance at pub
lie high chool. of non-resident pupil,
was considered in the xnate Monday
Su committee of the whole. The hill
as introduced to take the place of n
similar act declared unconstitutional
by the supreme conrt. The bill came
Ikeforc the senate with the approval of
the Nebraska educational council.
Fcrrell of Merrick did not like the
idia of having one county make a levy
to pay tuition of pupils who desired to
go to school in nnotlicr county.
Currle of Custer explained that the
first act was declared unconstitutional
because it exempted from taxation all
tcliool districts that maintained high
high schools, lie had never heard
anyone oppose the idea in the bill ex
cept the senator from Merrick. The
bill says to each pupil in the state, re
gardless of place of residence, thut
when he has completed the course in
the common schools, when Itc can no
longer pursue his studies to advantage
In the common schools, he shall lie
permitted to continue Ills education in
the nearest high school und Ills tuition
shall be paid by a general tax on prop
erty of his county. Such a bill would
extend advantages of an education to
hundreds und thousands' of young peo
ple who arc not able to pay.
Fowler of Fillmore said the bill was
eminently a poor man's bill. If there
was any bill lu the legislature in the
interest of the poor, this was surely
such a one. The common schools are
free, the state university is as free ns
Die air, and no one could explain why
the connecting link between these two,
the high tehool, should not also be free
to rich and poor alike. A to the mut
ter of mixing luxation there lb no
more mixing hi this bill than there is
at present in the support of tiny part
of the. county government.
Many of the senator, favored the
bill. They had been unable to secure
such advantages themselves, but were
willing that their children and their
friend's children should have every ad
vantage posilile.
Van Dusen of Douglas suggested one
change-that the expenses contem
plated in the act should be paid from
the general "fund"' instead of from the
general "levy."
Noycs of Douglas emphasised the
point that this bill completes the Ne
braska educational laws, loluiuif the
free common schools to tho free uni
versity, making the system systemati
cal. An effort was made to cut down the
tuition allowed a high school for non
resident pupils from 75 cents to 50 cents
per week. It was unsuccessful. J lie
bill was recommended for passage.
The senate udtiptcd the report.
The Letter That Went Wrong.
'Ilie Incident for tlio demand of an in
quiry Into the alleid intttciidiut of the
home employes in the houw .oxlo11co in
the matter of a lettsr that went wrong,
served to odd an additional xnU to the
euiloslty o! the watcher or tlio proceed
ings, '1 he ftory, ns toM by the friends of those
lutcroMed, In I lief, Ik that a letter aJ
drencd to a woman by hor Phiixllnn name
nnd finned by a man with It'.ti CUrUtlnn
mum alone, wa found in tlio i o.to'.lleo by
the house io..tiiin ter. lho letter was
properly enve'ope I an 1 hn I '-' cents' worth
of et' sue stamps on It. There was no ad'
drfM on tb en elope. Whether thu envc
lopowcs scaled or not, in a (art of the
bturynn which the twotddet. disagree, It
in rereed. however, by ho employes'
friouds that the postiuntor supplied the
nddreso, ns ho (on e.ved it should bo and
tent tho letter on ft i way to tho wife of
thu menil er htt tuppoFu t ha I droppe 1 It lu.
'I he nieuitcr. Knstmnn of 1'ut.ter, was
told by the poxtmastir tbnt ho had found
a letter Intended for the mriuber'R wife,
nnd that he had supplied the nddrois aul
"flit It ou. lu a few days tho letter caiuo
t n"k to thu member with a note from bU
wife, and tha resolution ft' inquiry was In
troduced. l'asttuanfayi that he thin'is the isist-
innster was only doing what he thought
was a friendly act, and that he had node
hire to tee the home eeniure hint. Katt
man tuystbat thnconcluidon that the letter
moh written by him was an error on the
part of thoroMnincter, and that hi friend
tvjjo were rognhant of theatlalr ever ilneo
ho wa f.nt lufouued.that a letter bad
iron ae.it to his wife. Introduced the r so
lution. The ihalriuau o the committee
.aid that he had not hap thuo to go into
the matter yet. It L uut claim d that the
I ostuiua'tr, even I be opened the envelope,
Ik aiuenaUo to the j octal laws, ns the
letter doe uat K '"to the hnndn of the
Kovernmen, employes uutil the letter car
rier tnl.ei Itj from the house po-to3!eo,
To Tax liilirrltatirrt.
The home got through with cue Ion;; bill
lost Wednesday and adjourn.! at a late
hour lu the evening with the members eon-
Ri-atulatlni: tho-m elves on lisvhi; axom
pllxhed a great deal on the eighteenth
(emulative day. Tbl measure wan the one
providing n tut ou linen! mil collateral
inheritances lha ir.e-.nt era had a long
tussle over tho qut:lou whether they
should tux only ral'ateral or should In
clude loth ciilltteral audliu-a Inherit
bucs, Thernufluidoti was t'j place thotax
U en I oth '1 he Id 1 v ni recommended for
'uiik.aKe hi the committee of the who!o and
the report was accepted by tho houso. Thin
matter ccmtiuied the eutlre afternoon, tho
forenoon being tntlrelr o eupled with rou
tine business and thi ropsrtt of utandmg
committees,
NEBRASKA HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
- ISLATIVE BRANCH
CODOnrl I'ininc of the Woak
aompllhrl Purine the l't Week
Action on nitli Kte.
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Thurt Jay, January 20.
After the house was called to order
yesterday morning by Speaker Clark
the first "order of business reached was
reports of standing committees.
House roll No. 40, providing that a
defendent may have some notice when
bis property is appraised, for indefinite
postponement. A minority report was
-ubmltted by r.nstcrllng, Weaver and
1'isher recommending that the bill be
passed. The dicussion was quite ex
tended. The minority report wns
adopted. Later It was considered in
committee of the whole and after simc
debate it wa postponed for a time.
House roll No. 30, byGrosvenor, tax
ing legacies and inheritances was im
ported for passage by the committee
on revenue and taxation. Tho bame
committee reported to indefinitely post
pone Mr. Kvans' bill taxing collateral
inheritances. House roll No. 30 pro
vides for taxiug lineal inheritances
besides collateral inheritances. Mr.
Kvans' bill was indefinitely postponed,
la committee of the whole thu bill,
after some debate was recommended
for passage.
As soon as the house convened in
the afternoon, a message from the
governor was heard, to the effect that
he had approved tiie bills providing
for the salaries of members tand em
ploycs nnd expenses of the session,
The announcement was received with
applause.
Friday, January a?.
In the house yesterday, Fisher of
Dawes county, introduced the follow
ing resolution:
ltcFolved, That polygamy is an insti
tution that has received the deserved
condemnation of all civilized natious,
and tliis house hereby enters its pro
test against tho seating of a polyga
mic In congress or of any other office
of honor or trust in tiie United States.
Tho resolution was unanimously
adopted.
Representative Israel, on motion of
Hums, was allowed full pay.
The committee on school legislation
selected by the state teachers' associa
tion, sent'in a cominunlcutlou calling
attention to the special bills that edu
cators would like to see passed.
On recon veiling in the afternoon the
house went into committee of the
whole and considered a number of bills
on general fib. Several were recom
mended for passage; one or two were
recommitted. II. U.-44, by Thompson
of Merrick, relative to the section of
the criminal code ou bigamy, was con
sidered It is a copy of the Iowa law,
and makes bigamy a continuous of
fense, removing tiie statute ot limita
tions that nt present applies. After
some debate, and explanation of the
bill, it was recommended for passage.
House roll 33, by Smith of Saline,
which provides that fire insurance
companion shall pay -5 per cent in
terest on claims delayed in payment
from the time the claims become due,
was considered. Thompson of Merrick
believed the bill plaeed a penalty gn
companies litigating the settlement of
elnlms and was therefore unconstitu
tional. Haller thought that innsmuch
as the pennltv was exacted only In
case of refusal to pay "just and "law
ful" claims the bill was all right. The
bill was rceognled ns a good one, the
only doubt being ns to its constitution
nlity. It was recommitted to the in
surance committee for the purpose of
correcting certain defects.
Prince of Hall offered a resolution
congratulating 1'eter Hurlet on the
birth of a daughter, and the house ad
journed. Sat unlay, January 28.
When the house convened yestorduy
a communication from the stato board
of agriculture including resolutions
pased at the last meeting, was read,
giving reasons why the bill repealing
the lnw providing for county aid for
county agricultural societies should
not be pas.sed.
Residents of northwest Nebraska re
quested an appropriation to pay the
bounties ou wohos, which were de
structive to the cattle Interests.
A petition against senate (Ho 20, was
read and referred to the committee on
miscellaneous subjects.
tawtnrn of (iosper olTcrcil a resolu
tion asking for an investigation of the
house nostofliee department, lu ex
planation he said a member's domestic
jK-ace had becu disturbed by reason of
f-rave irregularities. His motion was
lost but later It wusreuewed by Fisher
of Dawes, and n committee wns ap
pointed. The details appear else
where. Wynian of lluffulo moved the adop
tion of h resolution that it be the sense
of the house that United Stutcs sena
tors should be eleeted by the people.
Roll cull wns demanded and it was
adopted 88 to 1.
Hy unanimous consent Young of Cass
offered the following resolution, which
was passed:
Whereas, Our chaplain has just
learned that his son, Harry fcabrook,
a member of company if, Nebraska
volunteer infnutry, is seriously sick at
Manila, I I, and
Whereas, Chaplain Kcabrook has
asked the secretary of war to grout au
immediate discharge favlds son, there
fore. Resolved, That the house of repre
sentatives of the state of Nebraska
hereby request that said discharge be
granted.
Tha following bills were passed:
House roll No. If, making It a mis
demeanor to plow up the public high
wuys, was passed.
House roll No. 37 was passed. It re--latcs
to the criminal codeon obtaining
motley un'er fulse preteuscs.
House roll No. 44, relative to the
criminal code ou blcrumy, providing
certain instuuees where the crime
lapses and extending thu crime In oili
er eases, was passed by u vote of 55 to
35.
Haller of Washington moved that
when thu house adjourn it lie till Mon
day at 11 o'clock. Tills carried.
Tho house then went into committee '
of tins whole with Weaver of Richard
son in the chair. After considering a
few bills the house adjourned. ,
Monday, January 30.
The houso was not in session last
6 a turd ay.
lurttlay, Jannary 31.
At the opening of the house yester
day. Thompson of Clay presented n
petition from Kdgar citizens asking for
passage of a law providing for publi
cation of school Inxiks by state.
The cointnlticc on privileges and
elections recommended House roll 01,
amending law providing for appoint
ment of Judges and clerks of election,
for passage.
On motion of Hebbert of Gage bills
were ordered printed in tho order in
which they were introduced.
After convening in the afternoon the
following bills were passed:
II. H. .':', by Lane, to amend lnw re
lative to guardians and wards by pro
viding a appealing clause.
H. . 31. amending section 002 of
code of civil procedure fixing reasons
for which a district judge may modify
it own judgments.
II. U. W4, by Hnthorn of Red Willow,
providing for the. transfer of about
$40,000 from funds no longer drawn
from to the general fund.
II. II. 41, by Thompson of Merrick,
providing for recording of all assign
ments ot mortgages and trust deeds,
etc., with county recorders.
II. H. 77, a curative measure amend
ing road law.
The house then went Into committee
of the whole and considered II. II. 171,
the University bill. The work of the
committee appears elsewhere.
ri!urriay, February 1.
The house listened to reports and
recommendations of standing com
mittees yesterday morning. A number
ot bills were placed on general file and
recommended for passage.
McUinley of Otoo offered a resolu
tion authorizing the state board to
forthwith make application to the su
premc court for u modification of the
decree heretofore rendered by It in the
maximum rate case, should they deem
it necessary.
Hums thought the resolution was an
attempt to breathe life Into a corpse.
Detweiler of Douglas agreed with
Hums that it was the duty of the board
to go ahead. Fisher of Dawes was
satisfied with the condtietof the board.
It had secured reasonable live stock
rates for his people. Others spoke for
and against the resolution.
Tiie motion to refer to the commit
tee ou railroads lost.
The vote to refer to a special com
mittee of three for investigation was
lost by a vote of 43 to 47.
The vote on the resolution lost by a
vote of 45 to 40.
In explaining votes on the resolution
Mr. Loo mis said: "I believe the board
of transportation is a sinecure and a
useless expenditure of money, there
fore 1 vote no."
Mr. Prince said: "I think this reso
lution is simply an expression of the
will and opinion of this house and-ns
I believe a reduction of freight rates
on grain and live stock, if it can justly
be done at this time, is desirable and
that there should be no unjust dis
crimination in freight rates against
any section of the state against an
other, 1 vote aye."
Mr. hturgess said: "Relieving in a
practical test of the question whether
prosperity is sweeping over tlio coun
try, I vote aye."
Mr. Thompson of Merrick said: "Re
lieving this is a covert effort to give
some lawyer a fat job, at the expense
of the state, 1 vote no."
Mr. Pollard offered a resolution call
ing for a committee of live to ascer
tain why tho board had not done it
duty. Prince of Hall submitted a sub
stitutc that the board be requested to
furnish to the house its opinion ns to
whether or not it was advisable to pe
tition the supreme court of the United
States for a modification of its decree.
Thompson of Clny offered an amend
ment to the substitute, calling for t
comparison lietwcen the work of the
present board und that of previous
boards.
The amendment was lost and tin
substitute carried.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, uud updii arising its re
port was adopted nnd the house ad
jonrncd.
Statu Fair at Lincoln.
Senutor Rockc introduced a bill Tues
day last providing for the permanent
location of the state fair at Lincoln.
The bill Is similar to one introduced
last week in the house nnd both wore
drafted so ns to conform to the pro
visious of the new bill to reorganize
the state board of agriculture. The
provislou in Senator Roche's bill re
lating to the permanent location of the
state fair Is as follows:
"The state fair shall be held an
nually at or near tho city of Lincoln,
in Lancaster county, under the direc
tioitonnd supervision of the state board
of agriculture, anil ttie state board of
public lands und buildings is hereby
authorized, empowered and directed
to select the site of the name within a
radius of three miles of the present
state eapltol building and to purchase
a suitable tract of land for such a
site."
A Voting Machine. -Tho
continual discussion of the bal
lot law und ot contests has led makers
of a voting machine to send one to
Lincoln where it will be in operation
soon. It is at present in the cloak
room of the house.
Patriarch at tha Banatt.
Ten United States senators have
passed tho three-score-and-teu mark,
and Senator Pettus of Alabama, who U
78, Is the patriarch of that body, now
that Senator Morrill is dead. Two
Democratic senators are evidently un
certain as to their ages and decline to
state ,when they were bom. Tho late
Senator Harris of Tennessee was sen
sitive about his age, and always had It
omitted from the congressional direc
tory. Tha Most Important Crop.
In an article In tho November num
ber ot McCIure's Magazine, Mr. Wal
dron upsets the tlme-houored theory
that wheat Is tho most Important crop
in the world, and gives the palm to po
tatoes. Over 4,000.000,000 bushels of
potatoes tire produced each year to
2,600,000,000 bushels of corn, while
wheat takes third place with an annual
production ot only 2,500,000,000 bushels.
LAWMAKERS' LABORS
ITEMS OF MORE THAN
NARY INTEREST.
ORDI-
Orcurenrr in the Senato nnd Hook? Im
portart Knoucti to Kntarge I1jxn
Wort In Conimlttrcof WtinU
Aid for State WnUenlly.
House roll No. 17!,by Speaker Clark,
is a bill providing for a mill levy for
the benefit of the state university. It
was taken up in committee of thu
whole Monday, discussed and recom
mended for passage with only one or
two dissenting voices. Itrcmalnsnow
for the house to pass it at third read
ing and tlieu for the senate to consid-.
cr it.
The measure is Intended to put the
university on n footing where it may
have support sufficient for Its needs
with its increased attendance und ho
that its officials need not bo put to the
necessity of applying to tho legislat
ure for appropriations for special pur
poses every time tlio members con
vene. The proceeds of a one mill levy,
which will amount to about 9107,000
this year, are placed in the control of
the board of regents to be used for tho
good of the institution. This sum is
believed to be sufficient to carefor tlio
university: though at present it will
raise butlittle more than the institu
tion received at the last session. The
necessity of the state treasurer hand
ling u great variety of uulvcrslty
funds is done away with and the whole
financial system of the iiiiiuorslty is
raised to a level equal with the plane
upon which the institution has been
for n number of yenrs, In order to
assure the appropriations necessary for
the Institution the bill has been Intro
duced early in the session, for, had the
members seen lit to view it unfavor
ably, it would have been necessary to
have introduced a number of other
measures calling for appropriations
for special purposes It is expected
that the bill will have the hearty sup
port of the senators and the many
friends of the bill predict that It will
have smooth sailing henceforth.
During its consideration Speaker
Clark explained the needs of tho uni
versity, und how the bill provided for
tlicm.
Kastcrllng of Buffalo made an elo
quent plea for tho bill. One or two
opposed the bill on tho grounds that
they believed the institution was not
economically managed. Pollard and
Weaver, graduates of the university,
spoke in favor of the bill, saying the
university was asking only for a rea
sonable sum. Taylor of Custer und
Cunningham wanted it indefinitely
postponed, but the motion wus not
agreed to.
The bill enme up for passage Wed
nesday and went through by the fol
lowing vote:
THOSB VOTIKG
AYK-77.
Sartlull.
Sclmlble,
Scott.
Shore.
Sleckc,
Smith. Duller
Smith, Rich.
Smith. S-nllnr,
Smlthljcrk'er,
SiiiriteMi,
Swan
Taylor. Fill.
Tliomi'son of
Clay.
ThoiiiiMin of
Merrick,
Tucker
Wnllliu?.
Weaer,
Wheeler.
Wilcox.
Wootlard,
Wymuu.
Youni.
ZellcM,
Mr. Speaker.
Anderson, I.nn. Hall.
Annstroni;,
Haller.
Hurrls,
HnitliiRs
Hutho-n,
HUitx-rt.
Hicks
ltouck.
Jan-en.
Jotincoa,
JonCM,
I.ane.
Israel.
Letnnr.
Mnnmlnzcr
Mllbouru,
Moran.
Morrison,
Murray,
Mycr,
McCarthy,
MiOInley,
OlrmuO.
Pollard,
1'rlcro,
uecny,
llerlet,
lilrsner.
UlaKc,
Ltiouller.
llrciterlck.
lliirman.
Hums,
lumbers.
CVcrovc.
JlilttcnOen,
for.
UfMnellcr,
Dlttmnr,
Dobry,
Caxtmnn.
Kaslerllnu.
Bianx,
KLshcr.
I'lyr.n.
Krclz.
ilratton.
Oramlstnrt,
Orosennr,
lirell.
THOSB VOTINH NAY-IJ.
Howcr, r.ndlcott. Tanner,
Carton. Fullnr, Tuylor, (Oust)
Cawthru Hanly, Vnmleuiift,
Crockett. Klrster. Watson,
Cunningham. MrCracken, Wrlyht.
CIhoo1 1'eck,
a'hsent AND NOT VOTINO -C.
Anderson. (Fll) Mann. House.
Harksou, Ncstilt, IVenxoL
Klrctlnjj a Senator.
Following is the result of tho ballot
so far taken in the legislature on Unit
ed States senutor. Thu first column
represents Hie separate ballot, tho
others the joint ballots:
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To Iinprarb N o'.t.
The houso Monday received tlm
charges made by an Omaha attorney
agaiust Judge Scott and referred them
to the judiciary committee, which will
meet and report back to tho house at
an early date what disposition la
recommended.
- Storm KtTcrta on Tkc.
The tldollko effects of galea on lakes
having no ordinary tides Is very con
siderable. In tho Caspian a gnlo will
ralso the wntor on either side six feet,
causing a total dlfforenco of level ot
twelve feet, and In Lako Erie heavy
gales occasionally cause n dlfftrcnco
of level of jnorejhanjlftecn feet.
Ufa-ad.
Seedy Provincial Actor Young man.
I hear that you proposo to essay the
role ot tho Melancholy Dane. What
induced you to do It? Prosperous Lon
don Ditto-Oh, I don't know. Thoy
egged me ou to It. Seedy Provincial
Actor-H'm. They egged me off.-Punclu
SAID TO BE DYING
GAD ENDING OF DAWES
COUNTY ELOPEMENT.
Albert Cam-tock, Who Ktnppil Vltli Hit
Strptlaughter, Traced J ttiulVlfa anil
Mother to a Colorail iTown 8ho (Irani
l'orclreneM to tlm WroiifIoer.
Albert Comstock, a prominent anc
well to do farmer who has lived for
some years in the western part ol
Dawes county, six miles south of Craw
ford, and his step-dnughtcr, May
Hyers, a handsome young lady, are the
principals in a n elopement, which came
to a sad ending and resulted in the
reconciliation of a man with his wife,
and the daughter with the mother,
whoin she hnd wronged, nt Kllzabeth.
Colo., where Comstock Is reported to
bo dying.
Since the marriage of her mother to
Mr. Comstock, Miss Hyers lias made
tier home on the ranch of her parents.
A decided affection seemed to exist 1
twecn tlio father nnd step-duughter.
but the mother was moro than pleased
that such s'tatc of affair, should cxi
and gave no thought to the matter un
til the crcntR of the past few dnyt
brought forcibly to her mind tho in
timate relations which were tnanfested
between her husband and oldest daugh
ter. Last weole Miss Hyer.s left liome foi
Cambria, Wyo.. ostensibly for a visit
with nn older sister who resides there.
The dny following Mr. Comstock left
his ranch, stating that he was going to
a near-by town for the purpose of de
positing in tho bank a considerable,
sum of money wcicli he had realized
from tins sale of sonic cattle. Instead
of doing this, however, Corastoclr, It is
charged, wont to a small flag station,
telegraphed Misg Hyers at Cambria to
meet him at Grand Island and took
the flr.st train for that place. Tlio noxl
night Miss Hyers arrived nt tlio point
designated and the father and tiie step
daughter met.
When Mr. Comstock did uot return
from the town to which ills wife had
supposed iio went to deponii. the money
she became uneasy, nnd after n few
day$ had elapsed began to investigate,
tlio matter, fearing that her husband
had been robbed and possibly injured
by highwaymen. She learned from
his banker that nothing had been seen
of him, and returned to her home neur
ly distracted with the thought that
some ill had befallen her husbaud.
Some rumors of a suspicious character
floated to her cars and sho became con
vinced of tlio perfidy of her husband,
learning of the fact that lie hud left
for Ornud Island and also that her
daughter had told a friend in passing
through u neighboring town the night-
following that she. too, was eti rontt
for that place. Mrs. Coins lock thcr
placcd.tlie affair in tlio hands of on
attorney, who by tulcgraphing, traced
the runaway pair and located them nt
Elizabeth, Colo., where they were ar
rested on the charge of adultory. Tiie
same night that Instructions were
wired for tho arrest of tho elopers tho
young woman telegraphed her mother
Unit Mr. Comstock was lying at tho
point of death and Mrs. Comstocle left
for Colorado, having determined menu
limn to forgive the wrong done her by
husband nnd daughter, regardless of
whether her faithless husbaud should
recover or not. A report has been re
Jelvcd that Mr. Comstock died sud
denly after his wife's arrival, and her
forgiveness had been granted, but tin
truth of this rumor is questioned,
WANTS TO REFORM.
Sivrnteen-Year-01d Urchin Tlrril of n
Wamlerlug and Aliulc Life
Tom Smith is a sevcnteeiiyenr-oli
boy who lias become tired of leading
tho life of a wanderer and wunts to
sottlo down to somo steady business.
Tom mot Ofilccr Hnrr of Lincoln uud
proceeded to unfold tho storj- of his
life which had been u sad one. Ac
cording to liis story ho ran away from
home when only fourteen years old
nnd for three yenrs ho has traveled
around the country, having been to
tho Pacific coast and back, lie final
ly returned to liis home near Nortli
Hand, Neb., nnd found tlr.it his family
had moved away. Tlio only informa
tion that lie could get us to their
whereabouts was that they had gone
south. He then camo to Lincoln and
he now says that ho is disgusted with
the life he has been lending. Ho want?
to be allowed to go to tho state indus
trial school at Kearney in order tv
learn a trade.
Donate Rare Volume.
Daniel Gutleben of tho senior class
has donab.'d to tho statu university li
brary two rare volumes on railway en
gineering. They are written by Dan
iel Kinuear Clark and printed lu 185.S.
at tho famous publishing house of
Hlaukiot 8on, ut Kdlnburg; Thoy
are largo folio volumes, on devoted to
text and the other filled with finely
executed plates which are interesting
and useful as showing tlio develop
ment of the railway locomotive. Tht
library welcomes such gifts nnd would
bo glad to be remembered oftencr in
this way by frlcuds of the university.
The State Appeal.
The case of tho state again at
the
uninlia National bank has been np
pealed to tho supreme court. This Js
the suit wherein tho stuto sued the
Omnha Nutlounl bank to recover 1201,
884.05, tho proceeds of a state warrnut
Issued in tho nnmo of Stato Treasurer
Hartley to reimburse tlio general fund
for money lost lu tho Capital National
bank of Llucolu. Tho caso was taken
from tho jury by Judge Raker of tho
Douglas county district court and was
uecitioii in favor of the bank.
The
Mate brings tho case to tha
court on error.
supreme
frfiHMrimfmt
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