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'A loan and building association has
been launched at Leigh.
a / John Redman , arrested for implica-
$ f tlon for wool stealing from Knollin's
sheep ranch in Colfax county , -was
bound over to the district court in the
sum 'of ? 500.
The last of the cases inwhich ex-
State Auditor Eugene Moore was de
fendant arising out of the charge of
embezzlement of state funds , were
dismissed in the district court of Lan
caster county.
During the rise in corn to 30 rents
'On January 28 many of the farmers
about Dunbar sold a large share of
their holdings and are paying up their
Indebtedness and putting considerable
money in circulation.
The barn of Frank Maresh , in the
western part of Crete , was discovered
to be on fire. The fire department
turned out promptly and prevented the
fire from spreading , but the barn -and
one horse were burned.
The epidemic of measles which : has
been raging at Murray for the past
month has subsided. Two cases of
smallpox have entirely recovered , and
the grave apprehensions of an out
break of the dread disease liave en
tirely subsided.
When Louis Jisha. an employe of
the Clay livery barn at "Barneston ,
f'A the other morning he made the
startling discovery that he had been
sleeping with a corpse. The dead man
"was Frank Husa , who. the coroner's
jury said , come to his detfth 'from ex
posure.
Mrs. M. G'hapin of Elm 'Creek , Dawson -
son county , was adjudgefi insane and
v/ill be taken to the hospital at Lin
coln as soon as papers are prepared.
She was paroled from "there about
seven months ago as cured , but has
recently relapsed into ier former con
dition.
Valley county's mortgace indebt
edness for the month of January is as
follows : Twenty-one farm mortgages
filed , amounting to $1S7GO ; ; twenty-
five satisfied , amounting to $18,390 ;
three town -mortgages Ule'd , amounting
to $1,050 ; nine satisfied , amounting to
$4,078 ; 109 chattel mortgages filed ,
amounting to $33,178 , and sixty satis
fied , amounting to $17,124.
A telegram was received , from Rising
City Informing the governor that hy
drophobia was raging in that part of
Butler county one horse , one cow , and
many dogs being afflicted. The Rising
City people ask for sn investigation
by the Board of Health w some other
officer. The -governor vas obliged to
notify them that there -was no fund at
the command of the -stsse1 for such pur
pose.
li ;
il f James M. Scott -of Omaha , a commer
cial traveler for WoorQstock , Hoefer &
Co. , a Kansas jewelry , jirm , met with
an accident near Edgar , by which both
legs were broken. He was coming to
Edgar from Fairfield in a livery buggy ,
and -when Tvithia tthreei miles or mat
city the horses became frightened and
ran away. The tonzue broke and Mr.
Scott , fearing a catastrophe , jumped
from the carriage.
The BurtlngEonnea'dquarters has just
sent out several thousand cards to
eastern farmers telling of the success
experienced in raising wheat in this
state for -.encouragement of mmi-
gration. It reads : Nebraska raised
51,981,200 bushels -ofrsvheat in 1898 , and
will raise more than that In 1899. This
year's - winterwheat acreage is larger
than ever before , and-next spring will
see an increased .acreage in spring
wheat.
Frank "Wocttcatt jQf Belaire , Mich. ,
committed suicide in Hastings at the
Lindell hotel by severing his right
jugular vein "with a pocketknife. The
suicide had been arefully planned and
Woolcatt went about his task with
peculiar deliberation. He placed the
bed-spread on the .floor and in the
center of it he puta vessel basidp
which he knelt andrthrust the blade
into his throat. He ( held his : head in
such a position as to let the stream of
blood pour into the -vessel.
The Christian scientists of Chadron ,
numbering about Jfii'ty citizens , have
divided their forces , aad the minority
faction has incorporated a churdh or
ganization and proposes to have Mrs.
Mason , said to be an accomplished.
informed scientist .demonstrator , for
their first reader. The majority Jac-
tion of the scientists have not joined
the church organisation , , but prefer to
follow the leadership of Mrs. Leadier-
who has been the front of Christian ,
science in Chadron.
Only a few York coitnty farmers
knew that the Burlington railroaa * ad
offered prizes for the best written let
ter on Nebraska. Robert Shepherd , a
farmer's son , raised in York county on
a farm and one of the most successful
young farmers in the county , wrote a
letter in five minutes , clearly setting
forth the reasons that Nebraska and
York county particularly , was ; the best
place' for young men to locate ana
prosper. He secured third ja-ize ana
$5 for his work.
Isaac Brock , a member of Company
K , First Nebraska , who returned from
Manila , brought with him a rather
curious relic of the Philippine war.
It is a cutlass or machete , which he
picked up in a bamboo hut after the
first scrimmage at Manila , but which
Is entirely different from anything of
the sort inuse there today and is sup
posed to be of considerable antiquity.
The blade is about three inches wide
and twenty inches in length , with a
heavy back , and the weapon weighs
unsheathed about four pounds.
While huting rabbits , Mr. Pedersou ,
the B. M. car r/jpairer at Burrell , had
his left fore-arm entirely shot away
by the accidential discharge of his
shotgun. It is feared that he will not
survive the shock as he has been sio.k
for several weeks. „
Silas Bailey , an old man working
for-L. Morse at Benkelman. disap-
nearfid last week and no trace of him
can be found. Searching parties have
been out and word sent in all direc
tions A reward of $25 is offered foi
Information as to his whereabouts. It
is feared that his mind became de
ranged and he has wandered away or
perished with the cold. j
The Legislature Still Unable
to Elect Senator.
A DAILY BALLOT BY BOTH ROUSES
la the Meantime , However , Other ! LCR-
islatlvo Work is Going : SutiHfuutorily
TorwaTd Now Bills Continue to Bo
Introduced Some of the Measures that
Have tPusscd Both Houses.
Senate.
When the senate convened on the
13th S. F. 34 , relating to the control of
soldiers' homes , was recommended to
jjass by the committee 'on soldiers'
homes.
A number of university friends were
in the lobby and gallery when the sen
ate convened at 3 o'clock , as H. R. 171 ,
the university bill , -\vas a special order.
Canaday of Kearney moved that the
senate go into committee of the whole ,
with Owens of Dawson in the chair to
consider H. R. 1.71. His motion pre
vailed.
After the reading of the bill Prout
of Gage moved that when the commit
tee rise it report the bill back to pass.
Newell of Cass offered an amendment ,
providing thai df 1 mill was more than
necessary to .meet the appropriations
of the legislature , the Board of Re
gents should levy only enough to meet
the desired "appropriations.
Talbot of Lancaster hoped the
amendment would not prevail. All
money raised had to be appropriated
by the legislature from this fund ,
which would be a sufficient check upon
the fund.
Farrell of Merrick thought the uni
versity had-always fared well enough.
He wanted to know more about the
reasons inducing the passage of this
bill.
bill.Currie
Currie J5f Ouster explained that if
the bill vias amended -would require
the repeal of certain laws that would
conflict and would throw the bill back
to where it started. He favored lih-
eral appropriations for the university.
He read .a petition signed by 100 Ous
ter county constituents opposing an
appropriation of "three times as much
as 1S37. " and asking him to favor a
a-mill instead of a 1-mill lew. It
might be asked why he is not follow
ing out their request. He showed that
their petition was misleading and that
they had not taken into consideration
the ? 72,000 appropriated direct from
the general fund in addition to the
amount of the % -mill now provided
for the-omiversity. This bill provides
a specific fund to meet university ex
penses , instead of drawing from the
general fund , which on February 1
was overdrawn more than § 1,000.0001
Talhot of Lancaster occurred with
the legal status of the bill as shown
by Senator Prout and with the needs
of the .university as shown by Senator
Currie. He could not see why the
senator-from Douglas opposed the hilL
Our supreme court had construed the
law aga.inst the position of the sena
tor. He had raised a straw man to
beat him down.
Carrie..of . Ouster cited the fact that
all laws similar to this one read ihe
same way. Pie saw no danger.
Van Dusen of Douglas said he .did
not impnnge the motives of any sena
tor In any position taken. He resented
the awards of the senator from Lancas
ter doubting his sincerity. He always
said what he believed. He denied that
he was seeking by stealth to kill .this
bill.
bill.Fowler
Fowler of Fillmore said he had lis
tened to the speeches as an impartial
juror and an a result he had decided
against Senator Van Dusen. The law
is plainras all senators could see by
reading it.
Senator. Newell said he had no desire
to injure the bill , so he would with
draw the .amendment.
Senator Prout's motion to report the
bill for passage then prevailed with
only one jnegative vote. The commit-
teen themarose and the senate ad-
iourned.
The first matter of business in tie
senate , on ; lhe 14th , was the report
the State Board of Transportation in
answer to ( the resolution of Senatoi
Schaal ingsuring as to what changes
in the rates on lumber and coal ship
ped into the state and grain and li
stock shipped out of the state might
be made under the decision of the Imi
ted States supreme court in the max
imum freight .rate cases. Its reoly
was that no ehangeicould be made ac
cording to that decfeion , as these were
interstate matters.
Private Secretary .Jewell was an
nounced with a message from Governor
Poynter. The zaessage proved to be in
connection. with the charges made
against Auditor fCojrngll in the morn
ing papers and asktagithat a full in
vestigation be ma&e.
Hale of Madison oifcsed the follow
ing motion :
Whereas , The senate : isin receipt of
a message from his excellency , the
governor , asking as investigation of
titc ( charges preferred -against the au
ditor of public accounts , J move that
a committee of two -ajpjpainted by
the president of the seaate to confer
with a ( committee of the Jxouse .pf rep
resentatives to speedily investigate the
auditor's office and report to this sen
ate. "
Currie ( pjf Custer offered i&e follow
ing substitute to the motion , of Sena
tor Hale :
Whereas , Serious and grave chaxges
touching the .official conduct of J. F.
Cornell , auditor of public accounts of
the state of Nebraska , have been pub
lished in the public press of this state ,
and.
Whereas , Such charges , if true , are
of vital interest to the welfare of the
whole state of Nebraska , and if not
true , justice to the said J. F. Cornell
demands an immediate investigation ;
therefore , be it
Resolved , That a committee of three
members of the honorable body , com
posed of two from the majority party
and one from the minority party.xbe
appointed by the president to make a
full investigation of said charges and
report their findings to this senate at
the earliest possible date.
Farrell of Merrick said both mo
tions covered exactly the same ground
and he favored Senator Hale's through
courtesy , as it was the first offered.
After some discussion as to the num
ber on the committee and the repre
sentation that the two sides should
have , Pi < 6Ut of Gage moved as a sub
stitute ta the -whole that the governor's
message bo made a Special order for
3 p. m. today. He said he did not
think any of the motions before tire
body covered the Rround. Provisions
for enforcing attendance of witnesses ,
the bringing of papers , documents ,
etc. , before the Committee were abso
lutely necessary to give the commit
tee power to act. His substitute pre
vailed and the matter went over till
3 o'clock.
H. R. 171 , the bill to provide a 1 mill
levy for the support of the State uni
versity was placed upon its third read
ing and passage. The bill received 25
ayes and 6 nays and was declared
passed with the emergency clause.
After the joint assembly the senate
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow in
order to bo present at charter day exer
cises of the university.
The senate on the 15th , at 10 o'clock ,
went into committee of a whole.
Consideration of Governor Poynter's
message , concerning the charges
.against Auditor Cornell was taken up
at this time. Talbot of Lancaster , re
quested that the governor's message
and all motions made yesterday be
read , which was done.
Senator Talbot believed the senate
should appoint two members on the
committee , in accordance with the resolution
elution of the house. He offered an
amendment to Senator Currie's sub
stitute , naming Messrs. Came and
Prout as the senate members of the
committee.
Farrell of Merrick oposed Senator
Talbot's motion. He did not favor
dictating to * the president the mem
bers of this committee.
In order to give the committee full
power Senator Talbott ollered the .fol
lowing joint resolution :
Whereas , A joint committee lias
been apointed to investigate the'tran
sactions in the insurance department
of the auditor's office , and it > will be
necessary in the discharge of its duties
for said committee to have full power
and authority in the premises ; there
fore , be It
Resolved , by the senate , the'house of
representatives concurring , That said
committee shall be and is hereby auth
orized and empowered in conducting
said investigation to send for and have
produced any'and all-papersdocuments ,
books or other evidence of transactions
to call , snbpoena and examine wit
nesses and to administer oaths.to such
witnesses testifying.
Resolved , Further , That If witnesses
are examined said rcommittee in its
discretion sball have'power and auth
ority to employ stenographer to as
sist it in preserving said testimony and
preparing its findings and report.
His joint resolution was adopted
imilerisuspension.of the rules and goes
to the "house for its action. The sen
ate 'committee is toact in conjunction
4 with the house committee.
Shortly after 11 o'clock , "President
Gilbert announced the signing of H. R.
171 , -university 'bill. The bill wa * >
presented to Governor Poynter at 11:15
and -at 1135 'he "informed the senate
that "he "had approved the bill , thereby
completing -enactment into law.
The tilerk of the house announced
the passage -of H. Us. 189 , 183 , 115 and
158 "by that bo'dy ; also S. F. 50. He re
ported the 'indefinite postponement of
S. P. ' -relating-to'the her"d'-law.
Wihen the senate < . convened on the
IGth lengthy -petitions endorsing equal
suffrage for both 'sexes and for the
.proposed normal fschool at Minden
were presented. President Gilbert an-
nouTtcefl the signing of S. F. 50 , the
bill to transfer .certain funds to the
general iund.
S. W. 1ft , a joint sresolutionwas re
ported for passage , tits provisions are
as Idllows :
Either branch-of'the legislature may
propose amendments 'to this consti
tution and if ( the same be agreed to by
three-fifths of the members elected
to each "house 'such proposed amend
ments shall be'entereii on the journals
with the yeas and mays , and - published
ed .at least once each -week inat least
one newspaper : in each county where
a -newspaper 'is published for three
months immediately preceding the
next general state -election , at which
election the same Shall < > be submitted
to the electors for approval rejec
tion. If a "two-thirds majority of elect
ors T.oting at sudh election for or
against the .same adopt such amend
ments , the 'same tJna'll become a part
of the constitution. 'When more than
one amendment -stibmitted at the
same election they-shall be so submit
ted as to enable the electors to vote
on eaci .amendment separately.
L F2. . , Senator Praut-'s bill toiamend
tie blanket ballot .law of the state ,
was placed ttpan ats third reading and
passage. The bill was passed by a
party -ycrue. When President Gilbert
asked if the titte was agreed to Can
aday of Kearney offered the following
substitute title :
"A bill few an : z et -urovide fqr-.de-
frandins political parties of theit ijust
rights , to discourage the formation of
new parties , to aenure tt e success of
the republican party , to provide for
the distribution of -patronage at
public expense and to relegate the
corporation 'bird of prey' emblem to
first place on the ballot and to repeal' '
all acts and parts of acts Inconsistent |
with this act"
The motion < sras .defeated and the I
title agreed to as originally drawn. ;
After the joint assembly the senate
took a recess till 3 o'clock.
When the afternoon session began
S. F. 114 , relating to assessors' fees ,
was indefinitely postponed ; H. S. 94
was also killed , as S. F. 50 enacts the
same law and has already passed both
houses. It is the bill to transfer .cer
tain funds to the general fund.
Bills introduced :
To define "bucket shops" and to pre-
libit the operation of the same in the
state of Nebraska.
To provide for the conveyance find
eliuquishment of real property of in
sane persons and regulate the proce-
lure therein.
To amend section 76 of chanter
xxviii. of the Compiled Statutes of
L897 , concerning the distribution of
lounty road funds.
To amend sections 162 and 154 of
irticle i. of chapter Ixxvii. of the
Compiled Statutes , relating to ped-
llers' taxes.
In the senate on the 17th Suohn of
tfuckolls called up the report of the
joard of transportation upon the reso-
ution as to the possibility of legislat-
ng upon lumber , coal , stock and grain
ates in and dut of the state. Attadi-
; d to tue report was a copy of a long
communication sent by the board to
< he house relative to reopening the
'maximum rate cases. After the read
ing of the latter Senator Spolm with
drew his motion to have 500 c oio-s
of the report printed and moved that
the same be incorporated In the sen
ate * ournal.
The motion was defeated.
The governor's secretary announced
the signing of S. F. 50 , an act provid
ing for the transfer of certain funds
to the general fund.
S. F. 12 , by Miller of Buffalo , to pro
hibit the platting of encumbered lands
into town lots , was passed by a vote
of 30 to 1. S. P , 125 and S. F. 126. cu
rative acts , were also nasscd.
Spolm of Nuckolls introduced the
following joint resolution :
Be it resolved by the nenate of the
state of Nebraska , the hor.se of rep
resentatives concurring , That the
board of transportation , through its
secretaries , be hereby instructed to
take steps looking to a reduction of lo
cal freight rates in Nebraska , when
ever the volume of business justifies
the same and the decisions of the su
preme court of the United States offer
the opportunity.
The resolution takes the course of a
bill.
bill.Several
Several new bills were introduced.
Senator Prout called attention to IT.
R. 351 , a bill to give the boanl cf
health full power to fumigate houses
where smallpox and other cortagious
diseases have existed ancl urfrod its
immediate passage , advancing it over
the committee of the Vv-holo. The
president read a communication from
the governur urging immediate action
on this bill to give the health board
power to stamp out the snia'tyox cpi
dennc.
Van Dusen of Douglas moved that
the senate go into committee of the
whole to consider H. R. 301 saying
that "would not delay action on the
bill very much. His motion pre
vailed and the bill was recommended
for passage. The committee arose
and. under suspension of the rul s , H.
R ' 351 was passed. It provides an ap
propriation to carry on the wor'c
S. F. 140 , relating to modifying and
vacating judgments a curative act
was passed upon favorably , as was also
S. F. 42 , another curative act , relating
to the protection of private fish ponds.
S. F. 144 , a curative act relating to
the malicious destruction of trees , was
similarly successful.
H. R. IS , prohibiting the plowing
up of the public highway without the
consent of the road overseer , was
recommended to pass.
House.
Fifteen bills were introduced in the
house on the llth.
On a committee report to indefinite
ly postpone the anti-pass bill came up
the first thing this morning. Cunning
ham of Harlan , tne author of the bill ,
explained various points of the meas
ure in answer to a storm of questions
from members on the floor. Several
pointed questions were directed at the
"anti-pass" record of the state audit.-r ,
which were all turned aside with wit
ty answers.
Thompson of Merrick thought there
was much that was wholly unnecessary
in the bill. In his county neither cf
ficers nor private citizens were both
ered to any great extent by free ex
press , telegraph or Pullman car priv
ileges.
Eastman of Custer arose in defense
of the bill. He said he knew little
about the technical points of the bill ,
but he believed its principal to be the
only honest one in regard to the pass
matter. All passes did not bring the
expected return to railroad companies ,
but when the proper man was found
he was worked to cover all losses.
Burns of Lancaster held the bill to
be in the line of class legislation , inas
much as it discriminated as between
shippers of live stock and other freight
customers of railroads. Several others
spoke on the same point.
On the roll call the motion to indef
initely postpone prevailed by a strict
ly party.vote i4 to 32.
Further reports were read recom
mending H. Rs. 2008 , 105 , 214 , 2 , 310 ,
297 , 29 , 137 , 418. 319 and 117 for gen
eral file , .and indefinitely prstponing
H. Rs. 234 , 323 , 199 , 219 and S. F. 81.
H. R. 234 , one of the bills postponed ,
related to the manner of paying pell
tax in cities and towns. H. R. 323 , also
by Wenzel.of Pawnee , sought to pro
vide for building sidewalks without
regard to ihe grade on streets not per
manently imnroved. H. R. l'J9 was for
an act to retulate ; procedure and re
quire joinder parties in ac'ipn against
municipal corporation , for injuries aris
ing by neglect of any other corpora
tion or person. H. R. 105 , which was
placed on general file , co\er.s the in
tent of the .one postponed.
Crockett of .Knox moved that in view
of the expressed regret of a major
ity of the members at the unseating of
Mr. Anderson , ; the action of yesterday
be reconsidered. Fisher of Dawes
raised the pointtthat Mr. Crockett had
not voted for the adoption of the re
port unseating .Mr. Anderson , hence
could not move for reconsideration.
The point was sustained.
Among bills introduced were :
H. R. 4,75 By.iTansen : 'Concerning
the care of and tp prevent the spread
of contagious find infectious disease
among domestic -unicals ; to provide
for the appointment , of a state veterin
arian and assistants.
H. R. 47C By Haller : To provide
"or the purchase ior erection of suit
able building' at the seat of govern
ment , Lincoln , Neb , , to be known and
used as the "governor's mansion ; " for
the purchase of the lot or lots 'Upon
which such building stands or 5sto be
erected ; for properly furnishing auch
mansion ; and appropriating the sum
of $115.000 to carry out .tiie provisions
of salt ! act
Some , tlme was spunt In the 'house
on the 13th discussing the PollartS
revenue bill.
On recommendation cf standing com
mittee H. Rs. 174 , 353. 372 , 397 , 376
and S. F. 70 were placed on genral file.
H. R. 355 avas recommended Cor in
definite postponement , but , an expla
nation being made by the introducer ,
it was placed on general file. This bill
[ eaves the matter of holding and sup
porting county fairs optional with the
counties.
H. Rs. 229 , 31G , 350 , 3GS , 369 , 132
ind 98 were indefinitely postponed. II.
R. 229 was intended to repeal the law
prohibiting treating in saloons and
public places : 350 and 3GS both related
to duties and pay of road overseers ,
98 and 3G9 were curative measures ,
svhich are finding little favor In the
tiouse.
H. R. 70 , for an act to create and
maintain a reserve fund for the protec
tion of depositors in banks , was recom
mended for incienmte postponement.
A minority report was submitted
recommending tuc bill for passage.
Evans of Odaras spoke for the bill in
addition to the long argument con
tained in the minoruy report.
Prince of Hall was opposed to the
measure in any form. It bound all
banks of the state together , which was
a good thing , as long as all stood
firm , but meant disaster to the state
In case of a financial crisis.
Easterling thought the government
now had no more right to regulate
banking business than any other pri
vate business.
Eastman of Custer was one of the
few who thought the bill was pointed
In the right direction and might be
amended to be of some benflt to de
positors.
Lemar of Saunders , Thompson of
Merrick. and Detweiler of Douglas all
took a stand against the measure , seeIng -
Ing in it a premium on negligence ,
wrong principles and wholly pernic
ious legislation.
A roll call was demanded , but it
was forgotten during the joint session
which intervened and the bill was in
definitely postponed bv no uncertain
vote.
vote.A
A half dozen new bills came in and
were read the lirst time , as were also
several senate files sent over during the
forenoon session.
In the house on tue 14th a motion
presented by Fisher andxproviding that
Conwell be allowed pay for the whole
session was adopted.
Among bills introduced was house
roll No. 501 , by Thompson a bill for
an act entitled "An act making appro
priation for the current expenses for
the state government for the . ears end
ing March Cl , 1900 , and March 31 , 1901 ,
and miscellaneous items. "
The bill provides for appropriations
as follows :
Governor's office. ? 7.SOO.
Board of public lands and buildings ,
$42,800.
State penitentiary , $32,950.
Nebraska national guard , § 113,686.
Secretary of state , $2,250.
Auditor of public accounts , $5GOO.
State treasurer , ? 2,500.
Board of irrigation , $2,900.
Board of purchase and supplies , $300.
Commissioner of labor , $2,000.
Attorney general , § 2,300.
Superintendent of public instruction ,
$9,400.
Commissioner public lands and
buildings , $1,900.
State banking board , $1,200.
State board of transportation , $209.
Supreme court , $2,100.
State library , $ S.S40.
Hospital for insane , Norfolk , $111-
150.
Hospital for insane , Lincoln , $96.400.
Hospital for insane , Hastings , $173-
200.
200.Girls'
Girls' industrial school , $26.390.
Industrial school at Mllford. $10.950.
Nebraska industrial school for blind ,
$32,775.
Institute for feeble-minded , $52.550.
Institute for deaf and dumb , $33,440.
State normal school , $10,850.
State industrial school for boys , $72-
300.
300.State
State university , payable from tem
porary and other universitv funds ,
$236,000-
State board of health , $200.
Board of educational lands and
funds , $2,500.
Soldiers' and sailors' home , Grand
Island , $76,050.
Home for friendless. SS.COO.
Soldiers' and sailors' home at Milford -
ford , $13,850.
Fish commission , ? 4.400.
State historical society , $3,000.
Miscellaneous , $61,000.
The total amount being $1.255.131.
Senate file No. 50 , to transfer cer
tain funds now unavailable , amounting
to about $35.000 , to the general iimU.
Passed with the emergency clause.
Also the following were passed.
No. 189 , providing that school taxes
in district having four or less chil
dren of school age shall not exceed
$400 , nor the sum of 50 for each addi
tional child.
The house on the i5tb received re
ports from standing committees as
follows :
A bill for an act to amend subdivision
ion 7 of section G9 of article I of chap
ter 14 of the compiled statutes of 1S97.
and to repeal said original .Motion GU
so amended , to regulate as.u'csuiQit of
taxes , was placed on general filr.
A bill for an act to amend chapter
93a. article 2 , of the 1S9S statutes of
Nebraska by adding thereto section
2Sa , the same providing for certain
fees to be charged and collected for
services performed by the secretary of
the state board of irrigation , uencral
file.
file.A
A bill for an aot to amend section
2G of an act concerning countu > s and
county officers , .ijwioved February 27 ,
1873 , being section 2G of article 1 of
chapter IS of the foinpih'l statutesof
Nebraska , entitled "Connti-'s and coun
ty officers , " relating to collection and
levy of taxes , general file.
A bill for an act rolati.is to swine
stealing , and to jmuish any ycrson
stealing or receiving any stolen swine ,
knowing the same to hare boon stolen ,
and to punish any person poorotlns ; or
aiding to secrete any stolen swiii" ,
knowing the same to have boon stol
en , placed on general 'file. .
A bill for an ac-t to nrovido that all
labor on state lands and buildintrs hr
done by day's labor and to nmvido
for the manner of mirclmsini ; riaron.il
for the construction and jepal.of said
public works , placed on general file.
The Iiousc resolved itself in'j com
mittee of the whole for the considera
tion of bills on general file , with Mein-
tninger of Madison in the chair.
House roll No. ] 52. Reurosonlative
Sandall's bill requiring railroad com
panies to fence their right of way. ai.I
prescribing a penalty for falling to do
io , was recommended to pass.
House roll No. f > l. Representative
Seller's hill to provide for the use of
'otfng machines ? , was taken un and
jonsidcrcd in unit. Before action was
aken on the bill the eonimiMo. arose
tnd reported pJ'fgrcss and mLod I : ivo
o sit again. The report WIH adopted
The hour for assembling of th joint
lonvcntion having arrived and the
cnatc being announced , the nontenant
jovcrnor called the convention to or-
[ er.
There were five members absent and
tot voting , Armstrong. Jansen. Mor-
ison. Pollard and Biesnor. The teal -
al vote cast was 128. The result was
s follows : i
_ Allea 57. Hayward 36. Thompson 10.
Webster 10 , Field 3 , Weston 3. Reese J ,
Hinshaw 1. Van Duaen 1. Halner 1.
Adams 1. Lambertson 1. Cornish 1 ,
Foss 1.
In the house on the 16th standing
committees reported H. Rs. 313 , 237 ,
242 , 233 , 329. 399 and S. F. for Inde
finite postponement , and H. Rs. 95 ,
424 , 213 235 and 312 to the general file.
Of the bills indefinitely postponed 32
is the bill calling for point or sepa
rate deeds of husband or wife to make
legal conveyance dower or courtesy ;
237 provided for the manner of ap
proval of county official bonds ; 242
was the bill asking for an appropiiat-
tion of $5000 to pay for an investiga
tion of the swine plngue ; 233 gave the
electors of counties under township
organization the right to decide how-
many supervisors the county should
have ; 329 related to the authority of
county boards to purchase or sell
county property by resolution ; 399
gave authority to district boards to
change school house sites ; S. F. G was
Talbot's bill specifying the rate of in
terest on county and district bonds. .
At 11 o'clock the house went into
committee of the whole , Thompson of
Merrick in the chair , to consider Wife
on general file.
H. R. 54 , by Zellers of Dodge , an act
to authorize and provide for the us of
voting machines , first came up. After
a prolonged debate Clark of Lancaster
moved that when the committee arise
it recommend the bill to be reeota-
mitted to the committee on privileges
and elections , and when it is reported
back to the house it be placed at the
head of the general file The naotias
carried and the committee arose.
In the afternoon the house weal iau >
committee of the whole with Pria e ef
Hall in the chair to consider tfce
special order. H. R. 137. the Pollard ,
revenue bill , fifteen of the sections
having already been acted upoa at a.
previous sitting of the committee.
After passing over ninety-one oi t&e
sections the committee arose.
Bills were introduced :
To promote the public health aad u >
regulate and require the sanitary con
struction of house drainage and plumb
ing and to secure the registration oi
plumbers in each city , town aad Tillage
of the state , now baring or that awy
hereafter have within it a public sys
tem of water supply and drainage ; to
provide for appointment to. and re
moval from , plumbing boards in sock
cities , towns and villiages. aad to pre
scribe their powers and duties : to pro
vide penalties for infractions of tfcta
act , and of any regulations uahrwialtr
enacted in pursuance hereof : aad
repeal all laws , acts and parts of acts
in this state , and particularly the ac
to incorporate metropolitan cities , ap
proved March 15. 1S57. and the net a >
incorporate cities of the arst class bar
ing between 25.000 and ! < . < XK inhabi
tants , approved March 29. 1SS3. aa l
the act to incorporate citfes of tb *
first class having more than S.600 &wi
less than 25.000 inhabitants , approved
March 14. 1S59. and the act to incorpo
rate certain cities , town aad Tittae * *
as cities of the second class , approved
March 1. 1SS9. and the act to incorpo
rate cities of the second class aarlBtr
more than 5.000 inhabitants , appro ? d
March 1. 1SS3. and all acts anteadatory
of this act. insofar as any of their
provosions are in con3ct with the pro
visions of this act.
The joint vote for seaatoru nsetu i :
Allen 55. Kayward S7. Tboaipeoa , *
Webster 10. Field 4. Wtsstoa 1. Reg *
1. Lambertson. 1. Adams 1. Hiaslm-sr 1 ,
Van Dusen 1. Cornish 1. Kaiser 1.
Foss 1.
Reports of standing ccasamiees
cupied most of the time of the
on the 17th.
Under the order of bills on
reading H. R. 33. by Smith of Saliae ,
an act requiring fire iasoraace coxa-
panies to pay 25 per cent interest OB
claims due under policies , if payment
thereof is delayed beyond the time a !
lowed by law for the settlemer
thereof , was passed with emergent-
clause by a vote of 79 to 7.
H. R. 252. by Xesbit of Burt. aa me *
entitled "Internal IraproreTnents. " * t >
authorize precincts , townships , cities
of the second class Had villages to
issue bonds in aid of internal im
provements , improving streets , hisb-
ways. railroads , bridges , court bxyose * ,
jails and the drainage of swamp and
wet lauds , wss passe * ! with tte
enoy clause by a veto of t $ to 1 $ .
Thompson of Merrick submitted
following resolution and awvwi Us.
adoption :
Whereas. On the 15th day of Pefeem-
ary. 1S09. Harry Smith of Pods *
county. Nebraska , unfortunately broke
his limb while practicing sports cm tb
unvou.ity ! grounds , and
Whereas. On the Ifili day of F > t r-
ary. li > tH. . K. 520 wj > s introduced to >
appropriate $500 to l > enr tae
incident to said injury ; and
Whereas. CKnrles Smith , the
of bei'oilcisry under the proposed ap
propriation , at once requited Repre
sentative Hastings to sw that said
house roll was indefinitely postix-intd.
for the reason that \\e being able te
he : r ; 'is son's expenses could not con
sent to neecpt an appro' riatiott
the utate : therefore l < e it
Kesolved. That the house of
sontatlves ivfcrots the misfortune of
the son and extends to him the
mous sympathy of its members ;
be it further
Uesolved. That the member * of tit *
legislature aeKnowledjce their
elation of the honesty and jcood
ment of the father in refusing
protYered aid.
The resolution was adopted
ununiinous vote.
In the afternoon the house went
etMiunittee of the whole , \\ith S
of Douglas in the ehair. to eonshlef
hills on general JHe.
H. U. r > : ? . byoilers of IVdjco. au not
iMitttled "oUviion. " was rocoiumondetl
to pass. The bill require * that WheU
the voter eastfl his vote. Insteml of
making a erot-s In the cirolo at tfao
head of eueh tleket. he place W * WKirK ,
illroctly after eueh mnu he wih # * ( w
rote fOi % . U further provide * tUat a
andldate's umue otinnot be ptaeed on
he ballot more than once. Thl WU
irovoked a strong party dolwte , VHftt
vas rrconuiiot'drd. *
Tlie ballot for senator wn * M. <
o\vs : Allen f > 0 , Uavwnrd JllK Thomu *
inn 10. Webster IK Field 1. Weaton K
Jerse 1. I'o s 1. Hlnshaw I. Van IHU
. l unhertaon I. AdKin * I. C of t k
lalner I.
At T o'eloek the house wdlonrnetl un-n
H 11 o'eloek Monday morning.
Tls the mind that \uuKus the ltilr
leli. Shakcspear.