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Tho Sonato Approves the Treaty of
Poaco With Throe Votes to Spare.
THE VOTE WAS 57 TO 27.
At tlio lAtt Moment Two Doubtful Ben
nton, BlrXaurln nnit McKnery, Sup-
liorteil the Treaty lloth. Kan
in Honalor Supported the
AdntlnUtratloti unit tlia
MlMourlant Opponeii.
WAftiHNtiTOtf, Feb. 7. Tito penco
troiity wan ratified In tho Sonato this
afternoon by u voto of 57 to 37. It
luul throe votes to spare.
Yoas Aldrloh, Allen, Allison, Halt
or, Harrows, lltitlur, Curler, Chandler,
Clnrlc, Clny, Culloin, Davis, Ucboc,
Klkius, Fairbanks, Faulkner, 1'ornkcr,
l'Vye, Ualllnger, Oeur, (Irny, Ilannu,
llnnsbroiigh, Harris, Hiiwtoy, Jones,
(Nov.), Kentiey, Kyle, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mellrldo, McKnery, MoLaurln, Mc
JMillln, Mantle, Mason, Morgan, Nel
Hon, Penrose, I'erkltii, Pcttus, I'latt
(Conn.), I'latt (N. Y.), Prltchurd, Quay,
Koss, Howell, bhoup, Simon, Spooner,
Hlewart, Sullivan, Toller, Thurston,
Warren, Wellington, Woleott .17.
Nuys Hiicou, Hate, Herry, CulTery,
Chilton, Cock re) I, Daniel, (ioriuan,
Halo, Iloltfeld, Hoar, Jones (Arkan
has), Mallory, Martin, Mills, Mitchell,
Monoy, Murphy, Pasco, Pottlgrow,
Hnwlins, Roach, Smith, Tillman, Tur
loy, Turner, Vest 27.
Absent and paired Cannon and
Wilson for, with Mr. White against,
uud I'roetor nutl Wctmoro for, wltb
Mr. Turplo ugulnst.
lust ns the Senate went Into execu
tives session It was learned that Jonci
of Nevada was surely against it and
Iloltfeld of Idaho also said
lie could not vote for it. This
was somewhat discouraging to tho'
friends of tho treaty, and their hopes
then turned to the probable action of
Senators McHnery and McLaurln. It
wan leurniiu soon afterward that theso
two senators had agreed to support
tho treaty. This Insured Its passage.
Hcforo tho executive session Sena
tor Allan of Nebraska mado a speech
dcuylng published statements that
ho would attack Senator (Jorman
for using tho peace treaty as a
means to defeat Mr. llryan. lie
aid ho did not keep Mr. Uryan's con
science and paid n warm tribute to
that leader. Allen was opposed to
expansion, but our duty now was to
ratify tho treaty. Thore was weeping
In Nebraska to-day and he condemned
tho Filipinos as bloodthirsty savages
who had precipitated an attack on us.
iiAvana, Keii. 7. Those who have
been led to believe that Qonoral Max
imo Gomer. was persuaded by tho Pres
ident's commissioner, Robort P. Por
ter, to look moro kindly upon tho con
tinued American occupation of Cuba
may disabuse their minds. Tho grim
old chieftain still clings fondly to
Cuba Hbro, Ho ban abated no jot of
his antagonism to foreign Interven
tion of any sort, even though ho no
utit8 83,0i'O,0l)O for his warriors.
1m letters published with his uu-
thority, Uouick glvo praise to his sol
diers for Mielrjiorolsui und fortitude.
.Continuing, he Bays: "It Is wondor-
ful that they are left alive after such
t horrible struggle and pains. Wo warn
you that wo may not yet have finished
-tho straugo destiny that proseuts this
.last trial and humiliation. Wo are
Bt rangers in our own country, still
wot with our blood.
"Forced guidance Is hateful to na
"It .appears that tho Americans are re-
Ihnbursing themselves for their spoil
irneou) Intervention In our war of in
dependence. Their delay In that In
tervention is still a shame upon them.
Tho Americans, Instead of aiding, nro
obstructing tho establishment of n free
und Independent repubhe.
"This Is our house. Wo aro to llvo
in It, Wo should furnish It to our lik
ing. 1 say to you thero cannot be
peace in Cuba while thero lasts that
transitory govornnlent, Imposed by
forco and hateful in tho eyes of our
people.
"I had hoped to bid farewell to
Spain's heroic soldiers, inviting them
to return aud join ws as brothers In
upbuilding Cube, but tho Americans
embittered the Joy of conquerors by
tho guidance they Imposo upon us.
Kuiblttcrltig us, thoy have also added
grlof to the conquorcd.
"In' order to put an oud to this ib.
normal and unjust situation every one
of us must render his aid, tendering
anew all his energies to his country.
1, first of all, offer myself without re
strlction for tho accomplishment of
tho great undertaking of the revolu
tionthe erection of n republic In
Cuba."
This letter, tho gonulnonoss of
which is unquestioned, has tilled tho
Cubans with enthusiasm and added, if
anything could, to tho old general's
popularity,
WAHiiiNorotf, Feb. 7. Robert E. Por
ter, who returned last night from
Cuba, had u conference with the Pros
Ident this morning. He reported that
affairs generally upon tho island were
In a hatisfactory condition. General
Homer, was satisfied with the proposl
tlon to pay his troops 83,000,000 and
would aid in Its distribution. Tho el
cmeut against this proposition was of
llttlo importance, Mr. Porter said.
Porter anticipated no trouble what
ever in carrying out tho plan pro
posd. ......
Chewing 6ni continues la favor
wlt'a femukd as a lockjaw preventive.
JBMWBiTffllW'PS --rnrrTn Trr-tr-ru --r ,, , , ., , ,. .
AGONCILLO IS IN CANADA.
No Tims fcotl by. Iliu Filipino Delegate
In (letting Out of Uracil.
MoNTltr.Ai., Feb. 7. Agonclllo, the
Filipino representative, arrived in
Montreal to-day. Accompanied by
his secretary, ho drovo to tho Windsor
hotel.
"I heard about Saturday's affair
after leaving Now York," Agonclllo
said, "and it surprised mo greatly. I
hud no idea that affairs at Manila had
reachod such a critical stage; in fact,
I considered that they were perhaps
gottlng n trifle better. Hut I had uo
nows from the Philippines."
"And you oxpoot to rocolvo it horo?"
ho was asked.
"I do. Tho Washington authorities
would not allow mo to rocolvo any
cablo messages. There is a censor at
Manila and tho uso of codes is forbid
den. I was completely in the dark,
ave for tho advices I received by mall
and what I learned fiom tho newspa
pers. And tho Philippines are a long
way off, you know, so that tho malls
aro utmost useless. Therefore we have
como to Montreal, where wo will be
enabled to receive tho news wo desire
by cablo. When I receive It I expect
to return to Washington and continue
my efforts to fulfill my mission to ttia
United States.
"As to tho affair of Saturday and
Sunday, I do not regard it us ending
tho usefulness of my mission. From
the bulletins received by the ofllclals
In Washington und from press dis
patches I gather that the lighting be
gun suddenly and unexpectedly.
"I think that tho Filipinos wero
goaded to come Into it by some net of
tho Auiericans. For months they
hnvo been doing their best to drlvo
the Filipinos into revolt. General
Otis has sent men to search private
residences und tho property of our
people his been turned inside out In
tho search Instituted by his orders.
Acta like this have kept the spirit of
the Filipinos at fover he.it nud mudo
such affairs as that of Sunday aud yes
terday possible."
"A Washington dispatch states that
you left that city because you know
that thero would be fighting at Manila
on Saturday evening."
Agonclllo smiled. "Oh," ho an
swered, "as I told you, 1 only lenrned
of It after 1 had left Now York last
evening from a gentleman who got on
between here and Now York. If my
cable servico was so good that I could
loarn in advance when thero wero to
be any developments, I should bo in
Washington. 1 came to Montreal in
srder to receive the nows which was
not allowed to roach me in Washing
ton. When I rocolvo It I do not know
how soon or how long I may have to
wait It Is my prosent intention to re
turn to New York."
A tater Itepnrt From Oil.
Was'hinoto.v, Feb. 7. Tho second
bulletin received from General Otis
contained tho list of casualties hi the
Manila tight. General Otis seems tc
have abandoned the stylo of report ho
adopted in tho first bulletin and, in
stead of giving a list of casualties by
brigades, he appears to have summar
ized nil of tho killed In tho second
bulletin, In addttiou to tho eight men
tioned as killed in the first bul letin,
along with tho wounded. Tho second
bulletin contains a list of thirty-two
dead, making, in addition to the
previous bulletin u total of forty
killed in the battio of Saturday night
and Sunday. Thero ore no Kansan;
reported deud or wounded bo far.
Tho second list is us follows:
"Manila, Feb. 7. Adjutunt Gen
eral, Washington Additional casual
ties; killed In uction:
"Fourteenth Infantry Corporals
Guy II. Soden, K, und Henry F.
Thompson, M; Privates Jeso Halo. F;
Muurleo Soman. A; l.ouis V. Diet.. I):
J nines Hurvcy Knight; Charles W.
Douglas; Frank II. lsslnghausen;
Charles A. Seltz and Alphouso Itonnor,
M, and Peter N. Stormont, I.
"Sixth artillery - Private W. A.
Good man, I).
"First Idaho-Major Kd MoConville,
Corporal Frank H. Calwerut, 11; Pri
vate James Fra.er. C.
"First California Privates .1. .1. Da
war, K; Tom Hrynn, H, und .Joseph
Muher, M.
"First Washington Corporal Georgo
W. McGoivan. A; Privates Ralph W.
Slmonds, A; Georgo H. Relohurt, Frnnlc
Smith, Mattlns, II; Corry, K; Sherman
Harding, Kdward II. Perry. I; Walter
N. Hanson, I., and Arno II. Molckel, II.
''Wounded In action:
"Fourteenth Infantry Sergeant
Samuel K. lioakler, I; Corporal .lames
Neary, M; Musician Joseph W. Os-
ImriTpr. M; PpIvaIm llltrnn A- Wpi'ntt
A; Michael Kennedy, Augustin Herry,
F; Henjamin A. Harboour, Hugh P.
MeClellan, Horimn Stetnhagen, O. J.
Wright, I; William Sloan, K; Arthur
L. Osleurn, Richard llughos nud Al
bert K. Rarth, M.
"Died of Wounds: Lieutenant James
V. Mitchell, Fourteenth Infantry, ut
8:03 p. m. , February 0; Private Georgo
W. Hall, O, First Idaho. Colonol
William C. Smith. First Tennessee,
died of apoplexy at tho head of his
commaud on tiring lino, February '.
Otis."
Colonel J, A. Hexton Iload.
Wasiiimoion, Feb. 7. Colonol James
A. Sexton, commander-in-chief of tho
G. A. It., died nt 3: IS o'clock Sunday
morning at (larllold hospital.
Order to He Hent to lltti to Do llui-
Ineat With Hie Filipino thief.
Wasiiinuton, Fob. 7. Instructions
will bu sent to Major General Otis, di
recting lilin to follow up his victory
over the Insurgents und to crush tho
powerof Agulnaldo iu tho Philippines.
"This wns tho decision roached nt u
cabinet mooting hold In tho White
house last night. It was further de
cided, now that Agulnaldo hns thrown
down tho gauntlet, that Hollo shall bo
taken and thu Islands of the archi
pelago occupied as rapidly and to tho
extent that General Otis' forces will
parmtt."
HEBRASKUEMTE
PROCEEDINGS OF UPPER LEG
ISLATIVE BRANCH
A Horclnct Summary at the Doing! of a
Wrrk- A M of I1IIU, IIokoIu
Hon, i:ir., Acted Upon.
VTrtliMMiiliiy, Frhrtmry I.
In the senate yesterday, Senate file
33, by Till hot. n bill to euro defects in
tho present law relating to admission
of attorneys to tho bar was rend third
time uud punned.
The judiciary committee recom
mended M'liute Hie 10. by Miller be In
definite! v postponed. The bill provided
for letting the Job of defending in
digent persons to the attorney putting
In the lowest bid. Vun Dusen mild re
putable attorneys would nrt bid for
business nnd the result of bidding
would be that dlsreputlnblu lawyers
would get this business and might put
the county to greater expense in the
end. Debute ensued anil u motion to
recommit the bill was defeated. The
report of the committee recommend
ing Indefinite postponement wus adopt
ed. On motion of Noyes of Douglas the
vote whereby senate file No. 4t, the
free high school bill, was recommended
for passage was reconsidered und the
bill was recommitted to the committee
of the whole.
Under the order of blllson first read
ing u lnrgo number of house bills were
rcud, the university tux bill being
among them.
A courteous request was tnudcof the
house to furnish senators with copies
of all printed house rolls.
Adjourned.
Tliiirmlny, Fi-brimry J.
A fresh batch of reports from stand
ing committees wns received by the
sennte yesterday morning. Tho com
mittee on miscellaneous subjects re
ported on senate Hie No. 40, by Alex
under, u bill to amend the game law
of Irti)7. The committco recommended
that section four of tho bill be stilckeu
out unit that thu bill be passed as
amended. The report wns adopted and
the bill went to the general Hie.
The section which the committee
wlsdics eliminated makes it uuluwful
for u railroad company or express com
pany to enrry within the state or
transport out of the state uny of the
game described in the act. The Mend
ring game lnw passed two years I go
Hindu It unlawful for ruilrond or ox
press company to curry curtain game
within the stute or carry it out of the
state, but the penalty clause applied
only to the offense of carrying game
out of thu .state. The penalty wns u
fine of $2.1 for each animal 'or bird
curried out of the state. Attorney
General Smyth gave It us hit opinion
that the penalty In the old law related
only to tho offense of carrying game
out of the btate.
The committee on finance ways nnd
means recommended the passage of
Talbot's bill reducing tho interest on
state wurrants from 5 to 4 per cent
The bill was plnced on general file.
Sehall of Surpv offered u resolution
declaring that United Stntes senators
should be elected by populnr vote. A
motion to suspend the rules and eon
Hldcr the resolution was defeated 1U to
11. An effort by Cnnaday of Kearney
to make the resolution a special order
for 10:80 today wus abandoned when
the point of order was raised that the
resolution had to lay over one day and
therefore was not yet the property of
the senate.
. Friday, February 3.
The sennte bus fixed upon Monday
nt It o'clock for the discussion of Schall'.s
resolution declaring it to le the sense
of the senate that I 'lilted States sena
tors bo elected by direct vote of tho
people.
W. II. Pool, engrossing clerk, bus
hud the duties of enrolling clerk added
to his functions und wus by the senate
allowed SI addltlonul pay per diem,
making it St (i per diem.
A motion by Talbot that 500 uxtra
copies of sennte Hie 71, le printed, the
proposed new insurance law carried.
Senator Talbot explained that the bill
hud enlisted u good deal of interest,
aud he thought it would be for the
public interest to hnvo extra copies of
thu bill on bund for distribution.
The free high school bill was con
sidered the second time by tho commit
tee of tho whole. The bill was fur
ther corrected nnd perfected by Rey
nolds of Dawes, who changed the
lungtiagn of section t of the bill to
read as follows:
"The expenses contemplated by this
act shall bo paid from the general fund
In each county nnd the county board
of uny county may annually Include In
their estimate u HUtHcient tax to meet
the purposes of this act, not to exceed
1 mill on the dollur of assessed valua
tion of said county for tho preceding
yeur, to be levied and collected in the
manner provided by law for levy nnd
collection of other tuxes."
With one or two minor chances in
tho language the bill wus recommend
ed for passage.
Sitttinlny. February .
The senate decided yesterday morn
ing to do'a little work for the sennte
two years hence. It instructed tho
secretary of the sonato to stamp with
a stencil nil property of tho sennte
und incorporate In thu sonato journal
an inventory of such property so that
the next senate tuny bo enabled tj be
gin business without going to the
trouble of tutting a new inventory.
Standing committee reports and uius
on first and second reading occupied
nearly tho entire day. with tho ox
eentlon of n half hour spent ut ense
whilu waiting for tho time to urrlve
to participate in a joint convention,
Perhaps the most exciting event of
the day was a llttlo discussion ns to
whether ft man should bo allowed to
keep more than one dog. As iv result
of tills discussion the senate decided
thut a mnn ought to bo allowed to
keen ns manv dons ns ho Is able to
caro for, but that in cities and village
the authorities shall have a right to
pass ordinances Imposing a tax of not
less than 31 und not more than 810 for
each dog. The only change in the
present law is n reduction of the mini
mum tux from :i to i)l. A bill to cre
ate a board of examiners of embalm
erjs without expense to tho state, wnb
recommended tor passage in tho com
aiitteo of tho whole.
I House rou jsii. im v u iiun
ing for a one-mill levy for the benefit
of the slate unlversty, ns placed on
general Hie by the committco on uni
versities und normal schools, with a
recommendation thut it bo passed.
Printed copies of the university bill
were not before the senators. Several
members indulged in what one termed
a "roar" against the failure of the
house to comply with u sennte resolu
tion culling for printed copies of till
bills introduced in the house.
The senate refused to adjourn over
Saturday.
Monday. Februury (I.
The senate listened to reports of
special committees Saturday morning.
Senate flic No. 80, by Senntor Rockc,
relating to guardluns nnd wards, wus
rend for the third time and passed. It
is a curative net, vulldlfylug section
'JO of chapter 34 of the compiled stat
utes. Sennte file No. 81, by senator Owens,
amending sections 1 und 3, article 'J, of
chapter 1 1, compiled statutes, was
passed. It provides that cities of tho
second class ahull be thoso having
more Minn fi.OOO nnd less than 10,000
inhabitants, instead of more Mint ft, 000
and less than U.'i.ono. ns ut present.
Sennte file No. ti'J.by Senator Fowler,
amending section lo:nt of the civil code
was passed. It provides that when the
appraised value of property taken un
der writ of replevin exceeds ijl'oo the
case shall be transferred from justice
court to district court, unit in ease the
property is nppraised nt less than S'.'OO,
but found by the jury to exceed S-00,
Mie case must Mien be transferred to
district court for new trial.
Sennte tile No. 5H. bv Senator Talbot,
u curative net. providing for the regis
tration of county bonds by the state
auditor, wus adopted.
After the joint session the senate
adjourn m1 to Mondav nt 11 a. in.
TueHiluy. 1'tilirimry 7.
Chaplain Crevsmtui. in the .sennte.
prayed that the blood shed ut Manila
might be henrd ut Washington in tho
interest of humanity uud freedom.
Senator Spohn moved Mint the Hug
be half-masted In respect for Nebrus-
kit's dead. It wus so ordered.
Committee reports were Mien lis
tened to.
Cunudny of Kearney nsked about the
resolution requesting the secretaries
of the board uf transportation to as
certain whether railroad rates could
be reduced on coal, lumber, grain uud
live stock, under the supreme court
decision In the mnximum rate case.
President pro tetn Tulbot said the
resolution had been sent to the secre
turies find no doubt they would reply
to the suiue in a few days.
in tho ubsenco of the introducer,
Senator Scliuiil, the resolution declar
ing it to be tlie scuvc of Mie senate
thut United States senutors be elected
by direct vote of the people, which
wus a special order for 3 o'clock, was
inudc a special order for 3 o'clock to
day. Two bills were passed. They were
senate Hie 00, by Noyes, to limit
amount to be raised by taxation in
sparsely settled school 'districts; and
ti.l, by Prout. a curative nieusurc. Seu
utu Hie 00 for uu embalming board
failed to pass.
A sharp debate followed a motion
by Cunle of Custer to take the name
of Chester A. Maker, messenger to the
secretary of stnte. from the pay roll of
the senate. Mr. Currie explained thut
the messenger was not needed. The
motion was agreed to.
Adjourned.
Electing m Bonmtor.
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so far taken iu the legislature on Unit
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represents the separate ballot, tho
others the joint ballots:
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Want NPiintnm KlectPil ly Hlrcrt Vote
In the Nebraska house last Friday
u resolution by F.lwood Instructing
the Nebrasku congressmen to do all in
their power to get congress to submit
uu unieiidinent to the constitution pro
viding for the election of I'ultcd States
senators by direct vote of the people
was passed. It wns ps follows:
Whereas, The opinion as expressed
bv this bouse Mint United Stutes senu
tors should bo elected by direct vote of
the people: therofoie, bo It
Hesolved, Thut wo hereby request
our senutors und representatives lu
congress to procure us soon ns possible
the submission of nn amendment to
tho constitution of tho United Stutes
to tho several states for ratification
providing for tho election of United
States .senators by direct vote of the
people, nnd bo it further
Hesolved, That n copy of these reso
lutions be sent to each of our senators
and representatives lu congress.
Ono was nlso pussed instructing Sen
ators Allen nnd Thurston that If they
should vote to ratify the treaty with
Spain, thev would be currying out the
desires of their constituents. The res
olution states that the ratification of
the treaty does iiotcommit tho country
to Imperialism,
It isn't likely Mint Solomon succoed
en In convincing nil his wives that a
vord to the wise waa Biiflklcut.
NEBRASKA HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
ISLATIVE BRANCH
A Continued Itmmnn of tlm Wonlc Ac-
ruinplUhrd During tlie fast Week
Action on Mills Klc.
AVriluemlny, I'ehrunr? 1.
The house listened to reports and
recommendations of standing com
mittees yesterday morning. A number
of bills were placed on general Hie and
recommended for passage.
Mclllnley of Otoe offered a resolu
tion authorizing the state board to
forthwith make application to the su
premo court for a modification of the
decree heretofore rendered by it in tho
maximum rate case, should they deem
it necessary.
Hums thought the resolution wns an
attempt to brcntho life Into a corpse.
Detwoller of Douglas ugrced with
Hums that it was the duty of the board
to go ahead. Fisher of Duwcs wns
.satisfied with the conductof the board.
It had secured reasonable live stock
rates for his people. Others spoke for
nnd ugainst tho resolution.
The motion to refer to the commit
tee on railroads lost.
The vote to refer to a special com
mittee of three for investigation was
lost by u vote of 43 to 17.
The vote on the resolution lost by a
vote of i.l to Hi.
In explaining votes on the resolution
Mr. I.ooinis said: "1 believe Mie board
of transportation is n sinecure nnd a
useless expenditure of money, there
fore I vote no."
Mr. Prince snid: "I think this reso
lution is simply un expression of the
will nnd opinion of Mils house and us
I believe u reduction of freight rates
on grain and live stock, if it can justly
be done ut this time, is desirable und
thut there should be no unjust dls
crimination in freight rates ngniust
any section of tho state ugainst an
other, I vote aye."
Mr. Sturgess said: "Helicving in a
practical test of the question whether
prosperity is sweeping over thu coun
try, I vote nye."
Mr. Thompson of Merrick said: "He
licving this is a covert effort to give
some lawyer a fat Job. at the expense
of the state, I vote no."
Mr. Pollard offered u resolution call
ing for a committee of Uve to ascer
tain why the board had not done its
duty. Prince of Hull submitted u .sub
stitute thut the board 1ms requested to
furnish to the house its opinion us to
whether or not it was advisable to pe
tition thu supreme court.of the United
States for a modification of its decree.
Thompson of Clny offered an amend
ment to the substitute, calling for a
comparison between the work of the
present board and that of previous
boards.
The umendment wns lost and the
substitute carried.
The house then went into committee
of the whole, and upon arising its re
port wns adopted and the house ad
journed. T'inr(ty, February ".
In the house yesterday forenoon n
petition wuh presented nsking for a
law prohibiting the killing of quuil pi
nny birds except Knglish spat-rows,
etc., for tlveyeur!.
A.new rule was adopted Mint com
mittee reports, unless for indefinite
postponement nre to go on file with
out debate. (
The special committee appointed to
Investigate tho postotllce of the house
reported as follows:
That the letter wns written by one
member to his own wife but wus
through error and good intention di
rected to the wife of another, by some
person connected with the postoftlce of
the house and not by the writer, nor
tho husband of the recipient: that the
ladv who received It knew it was not
written by her husband nor to her,
but wns intended by some other man
than her husband nud for the wife of
the writer.
"Thut this should be u warning to
nil thu persons who nre supposed to be
connected with the directing of tills
letter to the wrong person not to do it
again, und is also intended to compli
ment the sound gooil sense of the lady
who tecelved the letter not intended
for her."
The report caused n hearty laugh,
especially the "warning" portion. Mr.
Kastcrllng thought It a Scotch verdict
of "not proven." Report adopted and
committee discharged.
House toll No. lit, by Wilcox, to ex
tend the timu when 'supremo court
commissioners may be appointed to
serve, received only sixty-four votes,
and u cull of tl e house was ordered.
After u hunt struggle tho necessary
sixty-eight voU-s to puss tho bill with
tht emergency clause, were secured.
Judge Skiptou having again defied
the house lu failing to produce the
Fillmore county ballots, wus adjudged
In contempt nud ordered to be brought
again before the bar of the house.
Fisher of Dawes moved Mint It be
the sense of the house thut Nebraska
representatives in congress be nsked
not to vote for nld for exposition.
Mnde special order for today.
The members by u majority of two
voted down u resolution asking Win.
.1. Hrynn to speak on electing senutors
by direct vote.
I'rltlny. Keliriinry U.
The speelul lu the house nt 10 o'clock
yesterday morning wus Swim's resolu
tion culling upon Nebraska congress
men to oppose aid for Omuliii exposi
tion. It being explained that uo ap
propriation wns nsked for, the icsolii
lion wus tabled.
A number of bills wero reported by
special committees.
hen the house convened after the
noon recess, the scrgeant-nt-arnis pro
duced F. Sklpton, county judge of Fill
more county. He further announced
thut Judge Sklpton had brought the
necessary ballots. On being given uu
onportunlty to purge himself of con
tempt, Judge Sklpton suid the ballots
hud already bsen turned over to tho
committee. On motion of Fisher of
Dawes, ho wns declared purged of
contempt and allowed to go.
The house then went into commit
tee of tho wholu with I'.vans of Adams
in the chair, und house roll 33, by
Smith of Millue wus taken up. It pro
vides thut insurance companies (Inlay
ing the payment of just claims bo
required to puy V." per cent Interest
pending settlement. Several wero of
the opinion that 'the supreme court
would declare it unconstitutional.
Others contended the bill wns a proper
one. After u very spirited debute a-s
to Its merits nnd its defect, tho bill
wus tinully recommended for passage
in the following shape, by removing
from the original bill the word penal
ty:' "If u lire Insurance company de
lavs the payment of a just and lawful
claim due under a contract of insur
ance bevond the time allowed by law
for the settlement thereof, und there
by cause suit to be brought to recover
tlie amount due, the Insurer shall be
required to puy 2ft per cent per annum
upon the amount due under said con
tract from the tlmu the claim became
due."
The house accepted the report of
the committee of the whole without
debate and then adjourned.
Hatardny, Februury -I.
Tlie house passed resolution in tho
morning nud ugrced to bills lu the af
ternoon yesterday with un energy of
which the members were quite proud.
Quite a little business was gotten out
of the way thereby und very general
good feeling resulted.
A bill providing for u survey of a
north nnd south railroad wus killed,
against the strong protestutlons of
Representative Loomis. Mr. Loomis
in the afternoon fought exceedingly
hard to get the members to consent to
u bill permitting the electors of n
school district to select u teacher
where the board was so divided that
one member would not sign the pnpers
to give the appointee of the other two
members the place. This nieusurc
wns thought to contain too ninny pos
sibilities which would hnve u bud in
fluence upon tlie public school system.
In committee of the whole in the af
ternoon, the house killed u bill provid
ing for tlie destruction of sunflowers
nnd cockle burrs und recommended a
bill for passage providing for a state
bourd of examiners in cnbultniug.
The house refused to adjourn over
today till Monday und will meet this
morning us usual ut 10 o'clock ni.il
will ballot on United States senntor at
noon.
Monilny. Fclirunry W.
In the house last Saturday, littlo
business wus transacted aside from re
ports of standing committees and work
in committee of the whole.
In committee of tlie whole House
roll No. 115, by Sturgess to provide for
tlie protection und registration of union
labels, wus considered, und recom
mended to pass, with amendments in
title to more perfectly cover the sub
ject mutter.
House roll No. 11, providing for tho
repeat of the stutute allowing thu
clerks of district courts to hold for two
ycur.s unclaimed fees uud costs. This
bill was the subject of considerable
criticism.
Prince of Hull favored summarily
disposing of this and nil other "Wheeler
bills." which, lie said, would, if favor
ed, give somebody un excuse to get out
another edition of the statutes.
Taylor of Custer thought the bill
ought to puss because people might bo
deceived into believing they hud the
right to demand the money if the sec
tion which bad been declared invalid
was kept on the statute books.
Flynn of Douglas said that it might
bo true in Custer county that if un
claimed fees were left w'ith tho clerk
for two years the money would bo
there, but in Douglas county unclaimed
fees left with the clerk for two years
were not to bo found when demanded.
The bill wus recommended to be. in
definitely postponed.
Two other bills were considered, af
ter which the house received tho sen
ii te for joint ballot. After tho joint
session, the house adjourned to Mon
day at 1 1 u. m.
Tursdny. Fchrnm-y 7. .
Tlie proceedings lu the house yes
terday wero started with a prayer
from tlie senate chaplain who prayed
for comfort from above to como to thu
hornet bereaved by reason of the losses
nt Manila.
Wheeler of Furnas secured Mie ndop
tinu of a motion instructing the ser-geunt-nt-arms
to place the Hug over the
house ut half mast.
Committee recommendations wero
listened to, after which an effort was
mudo to stop pages from distributing
advertising matter to tho members,
but it was not agreed to.
Kastcrllng of Hull'ulo offered tlie fol
lowing resolution, which was pussed
unanimously:
'Resolved That wc tender Nebraska's
bravo volunteer boys our congratula
tions for their brilliant achievements
at Manila February 5. und to the par
ents nnd relatives of tho fallen our
heartfelt sympathy. Tho memory of
the prowess of American urms will
over be kept green."
House roll No. IIS. by Sturgess, re
quiring tlie uudltor to annually uncer
tain the amount of sinking funds and
interest uccurlng on nil bonds regis
tered iu his otllcc, and house roll No.
157, a companion bill requiring county
o Ulcers paying such registered bonds,
to report the same to tho auditor,
passed without opposition. House roll
153, repealing the grasshopper law
passed with only one vote iu opposi
tion. House toll 3.M, to establish
emergency fund to control und sup
press epidemics, such ns the recent
cases of smallpox ut Nebraska City and
wmuuu, piissea wmi tlie emergency
clnuso.
Ry unanimous consent Jnnsen of
Jotlcrson wus allowed to Introduce a
resolution congratulating tlie president
of thu United Stutes on the actual ter
mination of the war. It wns passed.
When the news of the rutilleatlon of
the treaty by the United States senate
was announced u littlo before, it was
received with cheers und applause.
House roll No. 43. by (irnndstaff,
amending thrt adultery liiiv' to have it
affect men who do not live continuous
ly with mnrrled women, but who com
mit an offense but once, wns passed.
House roll No. 5ft, by Prince, reduc
ing the Interest on state wnrrants
from 5 to 4 pur cent per annum, and
providing that no bonds hereafter is-
sui'ii ny nny city, county, townshin.
men oy nny city, county, townshli
jirccinct or school district, shall besi
Interest ut u rate exceeding 0 per cur,
Mas unanimously passed.
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f'i'nt
isiy passei
Inn Unoil Cmue,
Amuzea fliotner "wnnt mopo isi"
mean, miss? The idea of allowing a
young man to hug and kiss you that
way?" Sweet airl-"0h, it's all right,
ma. Mr. Nlccfello gives mo a penny a
hug, and It's nil to be applied toward
raining tho mortgago ou our church."
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