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M'COOK TRIBUNE , F. 61. KIMMELI. , Publisher. McCOOK , - : - - > NEBRASKA NEBRASKA A big Increase In land values is acted in Ncmaha county. Dakota City has made arrangements for a first class flouring mill. The farmers' institute at Gordon was well attended and great Interest mani fested. Stuart , a town on the Elkhorn rail road , will do a good deal of building this year. John Gabler of Omaha , was struck by a motor car. receiving injuries from which he died. Dr. G ergo H. Simmons of Lincoln has been elected as editor of the offi cial journal of the American Medical association , published in Chicago. Cerebro spinal meningitis seems to be epidemic at Julian , as seven deaths have occurred there from the disease recently. Among the number was Al. Powell , the Missouri Pacific railroad agent. 5. Newlean of Oakland was thrown from his buggy while the team wag 1 running away and received seven f r&j- tures in the arms , besides internal in juries which leave him in a precarious condition. Brakeman J. B. Llnd of Fremont had his foot crushed at David City. He made a misstep in catching a car and a wheel passed over his right foot , churshing it so that amputation was necessary. The 3-year-old child of George Cooper , living near Humboldt , was teribly 'burned by falling into a kettle of boiling water , which its mother had left on the floor for a moment. The child cannot live. Mrs. O. P. Listen of Beatrice is in receipt of news of the reported at tempts at assassination of her brother , Charles A. Killie , who , with his wife , Is engaged in missionary work in the Interior of China. The Culberison waterworks tank with a capacity of 3,000 barrels and half full of water , was destroyed by fire. Several citizens narrowly es caped serious injury when the tank fell. The loss is about $1,000. The safe in the hardware store of B. J. Wright at Nelight was blown open The thieves secured $18 in cash , three rings , two diamonds and one saphire , amounting together in value to about $100. The safe was entirely ruined. The large eight-Inch artesian well that is the pride of Niobrara as well as the town's safety , burst at the valve last week , and the mill , water supply , and electric light were obliged to shut down for repairs. It is thought that when the lectric light was put out and the power shut down not sufficient flow of water was allowed to run through , and the little that did run was stop ped by the severe cold weather , thus bursting the valve. Tbe difficulty over the superintend- ency o the industrial school at Kear ney has assumed methods of adjust ment. Deputy Oldham and George Corcoran of the attorney general's office , representing Governor Poynter , and Attorney Doyle of Lincoln , repre senting Superintendent Hoxie , have been in consultation and agreed to submit the question , of the authority of the governor to make the change to the supreme court. William Pickard of Beatrice , an old- time offender , was arrested on the charge of attempting to pass a forged check. He claimed to have received the check from Elmer Buchanan. The check was signed by the Beatrice Im plement company and had a postage instead of a revenue stamp. Buchanan denied having had the check , but later it developed that Buchanan had passed a similar check on C. S. Whitehead , and he was also arrested. J. J. Halligan returned from North Platte from a trip to Banner and Scotts Bluffs counties. He says that the snow through that part of Ne braska is a foot deep on the level and stock is beginning to show the effects of the lack of feed and water. Cattle are already beginning to perish , as they do not dig through the snow for feed , and a few weed tops are all they find to feed on above the snow. The California cattle which were shipped in last summer are suffering much more than the native cattle. Disbarment proceedings were filed against John C. Watson of Nebraska City in the district court. The charges , which are signed 'by S. H. Morrison , allege unprofessional con duct Mr. Watson was found at his home , where he has been confined by illness. He stated that he had not carefully examined the charges , but that he believed they have been trumped up by his political enemies , who are seeking to force him to com promise a lawsuit in which he is plain tiff and William Hake defendant. A Washington dispatch says : The senate committee on public lands to day made a favorable report on the house bill providing for the survey of the lands iln the -northern half of Cheyenne county , Nebraska , or so much thereof as may be necessary , to correct the errors of the original sur vey , particularly of townships 21 , 22 and 23 , north range 47 , west principal meridian which are one mile short east and west , which was erroneously made. The discrepancies between the survey in the field and the official plats have caused great confusion and uncertainty in the location of claims and given rise to many disputes and conflicts be- tweeen the settlers in the northern i part of Cheyenne county and more par ticularly in the three townships named. : Word has been received from Dallas , Tex. , of the recent promotion of Will Given , a former Wymore boy , from tl receiver to personal claim agent for tltl ; the St. Louis & Iron Mountain railway. tlsi Mr Given held the position of receiver sic at the B. & M. headquarters in Wy r < more for several years. T Gottlieb Seigmund of Saline county t ( had his right hand badly crushed in si a cornsheller while shelling corn on sin the farm of Mrs. Russell , six miles n east of De Witt. The hand was so ti badly mangled that the doctor found inm it necessary to amputate two fingers. m The doctor thinks the rest of the hand til may be saved. cc The Week in The Legislature. Semite. But a bare quorum answered to call when the senate assembled on the 18th. Senator Van Duscn was of the opin ion that no harm would be done by considering only "curative" acts by committee of the whole. That part of the senate present seemed to agree with him , and committee of the whole was in order. Senator Van Dusen was in the chair. The following measures were rec ommended for passage : Senate file No. 141 , curative , to val- idify section of criminal code , provid ing penalty for malicious Injury done to cultivated or ornamental trees , plants , bushes and vines. Senate file No. 143 , curative , to val idify section of criminal code , relat ing to damages to trees in value less than $36. Senate file No. 145 , curative , to val- idify section of criminal code , relat- ing t ° receivers Of stolen goods and Concealing any thief. j Senate file No. 75 , curative , to val- idify section of statutes , relating to changes in boundary lines of school districts. Senate file No. 140 , curative , to val idify section of criminal code , relat ing to adulteration of liquors and the selling of same. Senate file No. 152 , curative , to val- idify section of statutes providing to keeping a roster of soldiers and sail ors by assessors. Senate file No. 151 , curative , to val- idify section of the civil code , provid ing by whom sales under foreclosure of mortgage shall be made. Senate file No. 150 , curative , to val- Idify section of the criminal code , re lating to selling or allowing to run at large diseased animals. Senate file No. 149 , curative , to val- idify section of the criminal code , re lating to the spreading of disease among sheep. Senate file No. 154 , curative , to val idity section of statutes , relating to duties of consolidated railroad compa nies. Senate file No. 155. curative , to val- idify section of criminal code relating to aiders and abettors of prize fight ing. ing.Senate Senate file No. 156 , curative , to val- idify section of criminal code , relat ing to carrying of concealed weapons. The committee then arose and re ported at 11:55. Senator Van Dusen moved adjourn ment until Monday at 11 a. m. Senator Talbot believed it the duty of the senate to proceed to the hall of the house and hold a "joint conven tion. " Senator Newell wished to know the whereabouts of "the other part of the joint. " The other part of the joint , said Sen ator Talbot. made no difference. It was the duty of the senate to nra- ceed to the house and ballot for sena tor. Senator Van Dusen thought that the proposed action might very much complicate matters. There might be a number of republican members there , he said , who would insist on their right to vote ; they might all be supporters of a certain republican can didate , and proceed to elect him. This , in the senator's judgment , would cer tainly be most complicating in its ef fects. Senator Hannibal thought it might be well to ascertain officially whether or not the house were in session. The lieutenant governor announced that the proceeding of the senate to joint convention each day had here tofore been a voluntary , individual ac tion , not a formal one on the part of the senate as a body. Senator Talbot said that if that was true he was willing to adjourn , and the motion to adiourn until 11 a. m. Monday accordingly prevailed. This ( February 20) was tue thirty- eighth day of the senate. The following joint resolution was introduced by Talbot of Lancaster. 'Resolved ' , by the legislature of the state of Nebraska , That the thanks of the state be hereby extended to the officers and men of the First Nebraska regiment , United States volunteers , for their gallant conduct on the field ol battle , their courage In the presence of danger , and their fortitude in the hardships of camp and campaign. Resolved , That we acknowledge with gratitude and joy the debt the state owes them by reason of the honor con ferred upon it by their valor while defending in the far off Philippines the principles of our government and adding new glory to our flag. We pledge the honor of the state that to the living shall be accorded worthy distinction , and to the dead all that can be given the dead , a fitting me morial of their fame. Resolved , That where all have done so nobly individual mention is well nigh impossible , yet the fresh blood of ' gallant officers shed in defense of our country's honor cannot be passed by without notice and to Captain Albert H. Hollingsworth and Lieutenant Burt D. Whedon , now suffering from severe > wounds received at the head of their n commands , we tender the sympathy n of the entire state , and respectfully re h quest his excellency , the governor , and tl : all others in military authority to pro tlsi mote each of them in such degree as sib Is consistent with military necessity. b Resolved , That these resolutions be transmitted by cable to the commanding b.ri ri ing officer of the First Nebraska with ? request that they be read at the head of the regiment , and that a certified ti.ai opy be also forwarded to such officer. aiS The resolution takes the course of a 5. jill.The fcPi The senate went into committee of Pi he whole , with Miller of Buffalo in ir he chair. S. F. 120 , which was con reai sidered Saturday , was amended to in aiS. clude cities of 5,000 to 25,000 , and S.ti 1. ecommended to pass as amended. titl Phis is the "city park" bill which ex- tlV .ends park privileges to cities of the V iecond class. SG S. F. 39 is a bill to provide an entire fo lew act to provide for the organiza- re ion , regulation and government of life tli nsurance companies transacting busl- se less upon what is known as the "stip- gi ilated premium" plan. The bill Is a 0' opy of the New York and Ohio law. of The stipulated premium companies ara endeavoring to have uniform laws en acted in all states. In the senate on the 21st the follow ing bills on third reading were placed on their passage. Senate file No. 141 , providing pen alties for Injuries done to ornamental trees , vines , shrubs , etc. Passed. Senate file No. 154 , relating to du ties to the public of consolidated rail roads. Passed. Senate file No. 75 , relating to pro cedure in changes in boundary lines of school districts. Passed. Senate file No. 151 , relating to criers of sales under foreclosure of mortgage. Passed. Senate file No. 143 , relating to in juries done to trees belonging to an other. Passed. Senate file No. 152 , relating to the duty of assessor in keeping a roster of veteran soldiers and sailors. Passed. Senate Hie No , 36 , authorizing til9 j establishment and maintenance of pub lic libraries in school districts. Sena tor Miller ( fus. , Buffalo ) moved to re fer the bill back to committee of the whole to strike out the provision that all books must be purchased from a list furnished by the state superintend ent. He argued that school boards should not be bound altogether in their selection of books to this list. After considerable discussion on this point the motion to recommit was lost. The bill was then passed by a vote of 24 to 5. 5.The The following bills were read for the third time and passed. Senate file No. 156 , curative to valid ify section 25 of the criminal code relative to the carrying of concealed weapons. Senate file No. 150 , curative to val idify section 76 of the criminal code , relating to selling or allowing to run. at large diseased animals. Senate file No. 157 , curative , to val idify section 26 of the criminal cede relative to unlawful assembly and riot against public peace and justice. Senate file No. 153 , .curative , to val idify section 140 of the criminal code , providing punishment for the adulter ating of liquors or selling of same. Senate file No. 149 , curative , to validify section 75 of the criminal code relative to offenses in spreading dis ease among sheep. Senate file No. 148 , curative , to validify section 97 ofs chapter 16 of the compiled statutes , relating to the ap praisement of damages done real es tate by railroad right of way and the right of appeal therefrom. Senate file No. 145 , curative , to validify section 116 of the criminal code , relating to receiving stolen goods and concealing thieves. Senate file No. 100 , curative , to validify section 19 of chapter 28 of the compiled statutes relating to notaries' fees. Passed. Senate file No. 53 , curative , to validify section 4 , articles 2 of chapter 17 of the compiled statutes , relating to elections for county division. Senate file No. 155 , curative , to validify section 8 of the criminal code , relative to the aiding and abetting of prize fig.iung. Passed. The senate then adjourned until Thursday. Several petitions favoring the pure food bill , the barber bill and the boun ty on wild animal scalps were r icl and placed on file in the senate on the 23d. The Stock Feeders' Association presented -esolutioi endorsing the bill now biforo ihe legislature ( re organize the btuto Agricultural so- ciety. The committee on priviliaes and elections reported a substitute for S. F. 38 , allowing county judges com pensation for appointing judges and clerks of election. The same committee - tee reported S. F. 134 for indefinite postponement. The bill provides that counties shall pay one-half the ex pense of registration boai'.ls which sit for registration of electors at gen eral elections. On motion of Newell of Cass its report was amended and the bill placed on general file. A large number of new bills was in troduced , this being the fortieth Cay of the session in the senate. ( The chair named Noyes of Douclas. Barton of Johnson and Farrell of Mer rick to take up the complaint of ex- Superintendent Gillespie , late of the j deaf and dumb institute at Omaha. j who desires a rehearing of the charg- j es made against him on the ernnnd s that the "Mutz-Beal" committee two years ago denied him the privilege defending himself against the chargea. The senate held a forty-minutes' " evening session for the introduction of bills , this being the last day for r that purpose in the upper branch. The following bills were introduced : S. F. 336. by Steele , relating to la beling canned and preserved fruit and I'egetables ; S. F. 337 , by Talbot , relat ing to paving between street par tracks and keeping the same in re pair ; S. F. 338 , by Prout. a cnnour- rent resolution for the appointment f a revenue commission of three nembers , one appointed by the gover- lor , one by the senate au < ! one by tbe louse , to ifivise the revenue laws of he state and report at the next sr-s- iion of the legislature ; S. F. 339 , by Morgan , repealing section 75 , chapter xxviii. relating to "roads ; " S. F. 341 , jy Schaal , giving cities and towns the ight to regulate telephony ni'es ; . S. . 342 , by Newell , to license and reg- ilate business colleges , providing an ci innual fee to be paid to the sfnlp : cia . F. 34S by Van Du.scn to nrovide n or the purchase and maintenance of P arks in cities having 8,000 to 25,000 I ? nhabitants ; S. F. 344 , by Van Dusnn. h elating to Ihe storage of oi ! ? in tanks tiO' nd reservoirs njisuie of b.ii'dinir.s- O' F. 345 , Uy Van Dusen , amending e < - , - _ O'ol ion 801 if tha Civil ( J-ji ! > . i dating lo ol olul ho adoption of miners ; S. V. ? 46 , Ly ul ran Dusen , making a tax : ien for jier- re reti onal taxes upon personal property for ti our years ; S. F. 347 , by Van Dusen. tv elating to repaving streets in cities of be first class : S. F. 348 , by Van Du- lo en , relating to the aDDointment of lofil uardians for minors ; S. F. 349 , by fil I'NeSll , providing for the appointment er a board of inspectors to insoect ly beer , consisting of five members who shall draw a salary of $1,200 per an num from the state ; S. F. 349. by Currie , relating to the foreclosure of property for delinquent taxes by the county , if the same remains unsold for taxes for a period of three years : ? . F. 351 , by Currie , regulating the fees of distict clerks ; S. F. 352 , by Van Du sen , a concurrent resolution for the appointment of a boundary commis sion of three by the governor to act with a like commission from Missouri and Iowa to fix the boundary between Nebraska. Missouri and Iowa ; S. F. 353 , by Van Dusen , relating to the re verting of unclaimed witness fees to the county treasury where the same re'mains unclaimed for a certain pe riod. riod.An An attempt was made in the senate by parties interested to get S. F. 26 out of the committee's hands and re ported favorably for passage. This bill proposes to amend the Slocumb law so that no saloon keeper will be liable for damages arising from the habitual .drunkenness of men who are heads of families or the sole support of dependent ones , unless there shall have been served upon them a writ ten notice prior to the time the liq uors were sold stating that the person is a habitual drunkard. It was intro duced January 10 , read a second time January 11 and then referred to the committtee on miscellaneous subjects , of which Senator Newell is chairman. Since that time the bill has been sleep ing.The The committee at first had a favor able report prepared , not realizing the full extent of the measure. After ward , and before the report v/as sent to the senate , the real object of the bill was pointed out and Chairman Newell "held up" the report. At the next meeting of the committee the fa vorable report was rescinded and the committee clerk undertook the task of drawing up a substitute. The sub stitute was handed Chairman Newell on the 23d for the firset time. Iln n comparing it with the original bill he found the only difference was that the notice provided for might be served by anyone , while the original bill pro vided that only constables could serve the notice. The substitute bill provides that be fore any saloon keeper shall be liable for damages he shall be served with a written notice containing the name of the person , his business and resi dence , and that he is a habitual drunkard , or that the sale of intoxi cating liquors to him will result in an injury to himself , or his wife or child ren , or any person whose support le gally devolves upon him. If the sa loon keeper sells that person liquor after that notice is served he shall be liable , but not before. 'Proof of a notice prior to the time the liquors were sold is made necessary in the trial of the case , which proof devolves upon the person seeking to recover damages. S. F. 277. for the relief of R. F. Loomis of Furnas county , was rec- comniended to pass in the senate on tne 24th. S. F. 159 , to regulate commissions of stock sellers and to compel com mission firms to execute bonds in the sum of § 10,000 to protect shoppers , was placed on general file. The judiciary committee recom mended the indefinite postponement of S. F. 273 , the Crow concurrent resolution elution relating to the pending sale of Union Pacfic lands under foreclos ure. ure.Senator Senator Crow moved to amend by placing it on general file. In justifi cation of his motion he spoke at some length , quoting from the United States supreme court decissions and government reports to sustain his po sition. He contended that the road was completed November 6 , 1869. and not mortgaged until four years later. The act provided that .all land not disposed of within three years after the completion of the road should re vert to the government. The time of , the completion of the road was the point ! at issue , opponents of the reso lution holding that the road was not finally completed till 1872 , when the bridge at Omaha was finished. Senator Van Dusen said he favored . the ] postponement of the resolutions , because the land granted mortgage was given in 1867 and the supreme court has held that to be a disposition of the land within the meaning of the act. act.The The senate refused the resolutions a place on the general file by a vote of 21 to 12 , and the report of postpone ment was adopted. A substitute for S. F. 187 was placed on general file. S. F. 91 , 131 and 185 were recommended to pass. H. R. 170 , the bill providing for a State Board of Embalmers , whose duty it shall be to examine and issue certif icates to embalmers , was placed upon its passage. The roll call showed only sixteen affirmative votes and seven op posing , whereupon Steele of Jefferson made a call of the house. Canaday of Kearney changed his vote from "nay" to "aye" and Farrell of Merrick voted "aye. " The call was at once raised and the chair declared the bill duly passed. House. In the house on the 20th a number of bills were introduced , among them the following : A bill for an act to prohibit any offi cer from securing or attempting to se cure , soliciting or requesting any free mileage or free ticket or free pass for the use of another , and providing a penalty for its violation. A bill to provide for the publication of school text books , and providing that contracts may be let to publish ing houses outside the state and prices shall not exceed 80 per cent of the prices fixed by contract for books in operation January 1 , 1899. An act to amend section 4511 of the compiled statutes of Nebraska , 1897 , ind to repeal said section 4511 as it low exists. Relating to roads , and providing that roads established by aw and traveled ten years shall not je vacated or altered unless by peti- ion signed by all the abutting laud nvners. P A bill for an act to repeal section 10 b f chapter 26 of the compiled stat- 3f ites of Nebraska. The section to bo is : epealed is the one prohibiting county treasurers from serving more than C ( wo consecutive terms. t ! Standing committees reported as fol- h ; ows : ir House roll No. 436 , placed on general irS S ile ; house roll No. 194 , placed on gen- bi ral file ; house roll No. 85. indefinite- bibf postponed ; house roll No. 116 , in- definitely postponed ; house roll No. 394 , Indefinitely postponed ; house roll No. 382 , placed on general file ; house roll No. 225 , recommended for indef inite postponement by the committee , but the house ordered it to the general file ; house roll No. 275 , a bill for an act authorizing and directing the con struction of a boiler , engine , coal and pump house , at institute for deaf and dumb at Omaha , and appropriating the sum of $ o,200 for payment thereof , placed on general file ; house roll No. 402 , indefinitely postponed ; house roll No. 281 , a bill for an act to amend sec tion 2 of chapter 50 of the comoiled Statutes of Nebraska for the year 1897 and to regulate the manner of publication of notice of application for license to sell liquor was recommend ed to standing committee. The joint vote for United States senator resulted : Allen 36 , Hayward 24 , Thompson 9 , Webster 8 , Field 5 , Reese 1 , Adams 1 , Hainer 1 , Weston 1 , Foss 1 , Cornish 1 , Lambertson 1 ; ne cessary to choice , 47. H. R. 492 , by Thompson of Clay , was taken up on third reading in the house on the 21st. This was the bill appropriating $6,000 to distribute among the companies of the First reg iment at Manila. A long time was spent in the roll call and one call of the house was taken to bring the members in to vote. The result of the vote on the bill was as follows : Yeas. 61 ; nays , 34. The bill having failed to pass with the emergency clause , a second end roll call was had to pass it with that clause stricken out. The result of this roll call was 45 for and 50 against and the bill was killed. S. F. 46 , an amendment to the game law , was reported to be engrossed for third reading and this report aroused a discussion over the right of sports men to build blinds and kill creese- along the sand bars of the Platte riv er. Loomis of Butler opposed the bill and did not want it rushed forward. Prince of Hall was in favor of the com mittee report and said that the law was demanded by the legitimate- sportsmen of the state and was only opposed by the people who live ad joining the river who want a monopoly ely of the game killing. Burns of Lan caster was in favor of the bill because he knew that the birds sought to be j protected were of the migratory sort and to allow promiscuous slioctim : along the river might scatter the game so that some of it would get down into other parts of the state. The reoort was finally modified and the bill went to the ceneral file. H. R. 250 , by Taylor of Custer , tn amend section 77a , "concerning regis ters of deeds and their salaries , " of ar ticles i of chapter xviii entitled "Coun ties and County Officers" of Compiled Statutes of 1897 , was indefinitely postj j poned. H. R. 121. by Olmstead of Douslas. an act entitled "Decedents. " to pro vide that the widower of a deceased intestate shall be entitled to receive the same share of the residue of the said intestate's personal estate as a child of the intestate would be entitled to , was recommended to pass. H. R. 106 , by Clark of Lancaster , an act defining and determining the effect of conditions in fire insurance policies , making void the contract of insurance in case of a change in the title , own ership , interest or possession of the insured in the property which is the subject of insurance or liens created thereon and likewise conditions pro viding for a forfeiture of the contract of insurance in case notice of loss is not furnished within a time certain erin in a prescribed manner , was recom mended to pass. The joint vote for senator resulted : Allen 56 , Hayward 39. Thompson 10 , Webster 10. Field 5. Weston 1. Reese 1 , Foss 1 , Van Dusen 1 , Lambertson 1 , Adams 1 , Cornish 1 , Hainer 1. Petitions were presented in the house on the 23d in favor of equal sufferage and others in favor of H. R. 421 , the Jansen pure food bil. Standing committees reported to the general file H. R. 421 , 475 501 , 449 , 468 , 251 , 191 , 299 , 285 , 131 , 268 , 330 , 327 , 345 , 182 , 337 , 377 , 325 , 413 , 422 496 , 460 , 433 , 273 and S. F. 44. H. R. ' 413 , the bill reducing the number of Lincoln justices of the peace from three to two , was ordered to third reading. H. R , 501 was made a special order for next Tuesday afternoon. The following bills were indefinitely postponed : H. R. 339 , 71 , 358 , 40s" , 504. 142 , 450 , 248 , 284 , 2SS , 317 , 185 , 262 , 57 , 361 , 513 , 48 and S. F. 69. Of the bills indefinitely postponed by committee reports this forenoon H. R. 71 was Lane's bill permitting cities and counties to issue bonds to aid works of internal improvements. H. R. 48 was to establish a normal school at Wayne , 142 relates to commissioner districts , 185 was to establish a nor- inal school at Norfolk , 248 and 284 were bills relating to county deposit ories , 288 fixed the limit of fees for t clerks of the district court. 202 provided - t vided for the organization of mutual f benefit and life insurance companies , ' t 361 was to prevent the manufacture or sale of adulterated candies , 358 was an amendment to the law relating to illuminating - minating oils , 339 was the bill provid I ing for a bounty for pocket gopher scalps , 40S was the bill changing the name of the Kearney institution to . 'The Boys' Military and Training School of tiie States of Nebraska. " 450 provided for three commissioners for Douglas county and having other pro visions touching counties under town ship organization. After the afternoon joint session had adjourned the motion of Wheeler of Furuas to allow the committee on other asylums to visit state institu tions was taken up and passed. At 3:30 the house went into com mittee of the whole jon H. R. 444 , the salary appropriation" , which had been made a special order for this afternoon. The first stop was made at the item fixing the salary of the gov ernor's private secretary at $1,500 per year. Weaver of Richardson moved that the figures be changed to $2.000 per year , as has been allowed the past fifteen years. t ; Thompson of Merrick thought the di proportion was good as fixed in the dig < Jill , and cited as argument the salaries ai both governor and private secretary in allowed in a large number of states. re Detwiler , who is a member of the reai lommittee bringing in the bill , took si .he grounds that the statutes would si sie lave to be amended before the salary e\ question could legally be made ese 12,000. He did not favor low salaries , nit believed the laws we have should tli followed until they are repealed. tu During the debate frequent refer- enccs were made to a bill which to * been Introduced to repeal the old law f : and fix the salary of the governors private secretary at $2,000. - , , . Weaver's amendment was finally agreed to. , . , Unsuccessful attemps were made to raise the salary of both the stenojr- .41 rapher and recording clerk over the ( . figures fixed by the bill. The bill was not disposed of at the hour of ad journment. The joint vote for senator resulted , Allen 56 , Hayward 39 , Thompson 12 , Webster 10 , Field 6 , Weston 1 , Lam- bertson 1. Adams 1 , Hainer 1. The resolution statins that ex-Su perintendent Gillespie of the deaf and dumb Institute had been unfairly treated by the legislative committee and asking for the appointment of si committee to reinvestieate , came up in the house on the 24th. and Olm- stead of Douglas moved the appoint ment of a committee to act with the one already appointed by the senate. The motion prevailed and the chair appointed Olmstead of Douglas. Mil- bourn of Kearney and Watson of Pierce. When standing committees reported Siecke's bill , H. R. 332 , to compel the building of fishways in all dams ob structing running streams , it came infer for indefinite postponement. This stirred up a long discussion , in which the rights were upheld , both of the millers to maintain ( lams and of the sportsmen to catch fish. The report oi the coramiue was adopted. H. R. 442 , the Olmstead game law , was also indefinitely postponed. H. R. 86 , by Weaver , to compel as sessors to report regarding residences. and ages of old soldiers in their dis tricts , with compiled reports by coun ty clerks , w.is indefinitely postonned. The next bill taken up was H. R. 310 , by Jansen , a bill for an act to- amend an act entitled "An act creat ing the Nebraska Territorial Board of Agriculture , ' approved October 14 , 1858 , and all subsequent acts supple mental or amendatory thereto ; to pro vide for the establishment , govern ment , maintenance and support of the state board of agriculture , prescribing its duties and powers , making ao- proprialions for its suonort and the payment of ics existing indebtedness ; and to repeal the act creating the Ne braska territorial board of aerir.nl- ture , approved October 14 , 1S58. all subsequent acts amendatory or sup plemental thereto , or in conflict with this act and sections 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 of article 1 chapter 2 compiled statutes , as heretofore existing. The uisciiTion on this Mil lastftd until 5 o'clock , when the committee arose without having finished the con sideration of the 1 > > 11. Thp. debate against H. R. 310 vrns led by Sturs ° . s. who held that it % vas creating a private corporation under state authority and state expense. Ifo also held that the feature in the bin yrcviding lei t ! > e gathering of st.if.is- lici was nselt-ss und a usurpation C.T the powers of the labor bureau. Tlie work could b--itcr be done by UK ? st ite bureau. This Ion to an extended and at time ? u.'rinici : ous debat J I'et-.voeu Sturgess nil 1 Jau.-en. Stjire sw was finally successful in getting this part of the bill stricken out. Thompson of Merrick moved to strike the following section out of the bill : Section 21. To pay off existing ob ligations of the Nebraska state board of agriculture for premiums tinoaid. interest and other expenditures in connection with its work and duties for past three years , there be and is hereby appropriated the sum of ? G.- 216.78. the same to be paid on a de tailed , itemized statemennt of indebt edness , by the secretary of the boni , presents ! the governor and by him ap proved. Pending the consideration of tills motion the ermmittee arose. The ioi'il vote for senator shsvrpj the following result : Allen 5S. Hayward - ward 39. Thompson 13. Webster 1C. Field 6. Wosron 1 , Lambertson 1 , Aii- aras 1. Hiu-er 1. Ex-Gov. IInlcoml > on Passe * . The pass investigating committee asked ex-Governor Holctfmb to testi fy , and on account of his confinement to his home by illness the following written statement was taken as hia testimony : Hon. W. A. Prince , Hon. T. F. Stur. gess and Hon. Louis Smithberger. committee to investigate charges made that state officers and state employes have collected mileage from the state while traveling upon free railroad transportation Gentlemen : In re sponse to the above resolution and to inquiries j made by your chairman [ beg ] to state for the information at the committee and the legislature that at no time during my incuinibency of the office of governor has there been the slightest reason based upon any fact for even a "reasonable suspicion" that I had collected mileage from the state not actually by me expected in its behalf. With the exception hereinafter noted have at no time directly or indirect ly collected or attempted to collect money to the amount of a farthing for mileage or money purported to be paid out for railroad fare or to meet any charge or pretext of a charge for mileage of any description or nature whatsoever during my four years' term as governor of the state. Xor is there any record of any vouchers or other written memorandum pur porting to be for mileage or any sim ilar charge by me collected fro'm the state. I luue paid during my term of of fice different sums of money for rail road fare and traveling expenses , which , in my judgment , would be proper charges to be collected from any proper fund , but I have not thought it best to so collect for such expenditures and have noted them as personal expenditures. During September last I visited kVashington on different matters per- aining to the state's interest , and Irew from the contingent fund of the governor's office the reasonable actual md necessary expense of such trip ncluding between § 35 and § 40 for r-iil- oatl fare which was by me actunlh- Liul necessarily expended in niakin < - such trip. At no other time or ocea- lon have I recovered any sum whatso ever lormileage while I have been erring the state as its chief executive I know of no further information hat would be pertinent to the resolu- ton mentioned : Respectfully submit- ' 1. SILAS A. HOLCOMB.