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.
