The Week in
The Legislature.
Senate.
In the senate on the 18th Senator
Schaal's Joint resolution for a consti
tutional amendment to increase the
number of supreme court judges to
five , was read for the second time and
referred to the committee on constitu
tional amendments and federal rela
tions , of which Senator Crow is chair
man.
man.House
House roll No. 330 , providing for
IE i two additional schools , was read the
second time and referred to the com
mittee on university and normal
schools.
Senate file No. 227 was read for the
third time and put upon its passage.
It provides for the relief of Russell
F. Loomls. The bill was passed.
Senate flile No. 257 was placed on
f its passage. It authorizes county
boards of adjoining counties to enter
into joint contracts for the building
and maintenance of bridges. The bill
was passed.
Senate file No. 399 , to amend sec
tion 418 of the civil code , relating to
evidence as to legislative proceedings ,
was passed.
Senate file No. 64 , providing that
warrants drawn' by county boards In
excess of 85 per cent of the levy ,
where there are no funds in the treas
ury for the payment of the same , may
be cancelled by civil action from mem
bers of the board , received sufficient
votes for passage , but as Senator Mil
ler , the author of the bill , voted
s\gainst it , there was , in the language
of the chair , a stampede from yea to
nay , by senators changing their votes.
A second roll call was ordered which
resulted in the defeat of the bill. A
number of senators now changed their
votes from nay to yea before the an
nouncement of the result , whereupon
it was true that when the lieutenaut
governor came to announce the re
sult , the vote stood 16 yeas to 15 nays.
A constiutional majority having failed
to vote in the affirmative , the bill was
defeated.
Senate file No. 204 was recommend
ed for Indefinite postponement. It
requires corporations to pay an an
nual license tax on their capital stock
at the rate of $1 per $50,000.
Senate file No. 187 was read for the
third time and put upon its passage.
This is Senator Van Dusen's bill to
exempt from garnisbee or attachment
the monthly earnings of heads of fam
ilies up to $50. .The bill was passed
with the emergency clause.
House roll No. 331 , Representative
McCarthy's bill to prohibit stock com
mission trusts and combines , to regu
late commission charges , was read LUe
second time and referred to the com
mittee on live stock and grazing , of
which Senator Reynolds , Currie , Allen ,
Noyes and Miller are the members
The bill is indentical with a senate
file introduced by Senator Currie ,
which was referred to the committee
on agriculture , of which Senator Mc-
Cargar is chairman , early in the ses
sion , and which was never reported
back to the senate
Adjourned until Monday.
In the senate on the 20th senate file
No. 216 , relating to original jurisdic
tion of probate court in the probate
cf wills , and providing when probate
judges shall be disqualified from actIng -
Ing , was recommended for passage.
House roll No. 252 , to amend the
law relative to the issuance of bonds
by precincts , townships , villages and
cities of the second class in the aid
of internal improvements for streets
or highways , railroads , bridges , court
houses , jails and drainage of swaaips
and wet lands , was the subject of con
siderable discussion. Finally it was
reported for passage.
House roll No. 77 , to amend the law
relating to notice to land owners of
the opening of roads , was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement.
Senate file No. 275 , to prohibit street
railways companies furnishing frse
transportation to city officials , was
recommended for passage.
Senate file No. 131 , to provide fcr
the registration of women who desire
to vote at school elections and making
other amendments of the school laws ,
was amended by Senator Prout to
strike out the provision requiring wo
men to register. On this amendmeut
Senators Prout and Van Dusen engaged -
gaged in a running debate.
Senator Prout's amendment was
lost , and the bill was recommended
for passage.
Senate file No. 209. relating to pub
lic roads and the width thereof , was
recommended for passage.
Senate nle No. 279 , to provide for
disconnecting property in cities r.nd
villages was next on general file. It
provides that lands in the form of ad
ditions to cities and villages may , un
der certain conditions , be disconnect
ed therefrom.
Senator Van Dusen opposed the bill
and moved its indefinite postpone
ment. He claimed that under "boom
times" land owners had platted out
ther lands into additions , sold lots
therefrom at fabulous prices , and now ,
nnding the boom collapsed , they de
sired to be relieved from city taxes
by being allowed to withdraw from
the city.
The bill was recom" ended for pas
sage.
sage.House roll No. 88 , relating to the
compensation of receivers , introduced
by Senator Weaver of Richardson , was
oposed by Senator Prout and defended
by Senator Spohn in a strong and log
ical speech. The bill was recommend-
ea for passage by a vote of 14 to 3.
Senate file No. 25 , Senator Talbot's
uniform text book bill , was consider
ed. In general , it provides for a state
school text book commission , which is
to designate the books to be used in
all schools in Nebraska , at not to ex
ceed a fixed price provided for in the
bill. Should no firm be willing to sell
books at tne price named -ae commis
sion is empowered f > give the contract
for the manufacture of such books to
any publishing house the publishers
to be paid out of the proceeds of the
sales of the books.
Before the reading or the bill by
the clerk had been completed Senator
Rocke moved that the further reading
o the bill be dispensed with and it be
Indefinitely postponed , which motion
prevailed oy a unanimous vote.
The first order or business on the
21st in the senate that met with a re
sponse was the passage of bills upon
third reading. H. R. 88 and 252 were
passed.
H. R. 88 regulates the compensation
of receivers of state banks and H. R.
252 amends the present law relating to
internal improvements in cities of the
second class and in villages.
In the afternoon the clerk of the
liouse announced the passage of the fol
lowing bills by that body : H. R. . 390 ,
353 , 214 , 444 , 560 , 418 and * 97. They
were given their first reading at once.
Standing committees reported a sub
stitute for S. F. 34 to pass ; S. F. 310
and 245 for indefinite postponment.
S. F. 245 is the bill Introduced by
Currie of Custer to prevent combina
tions , trusts and monopolies in buying
and selling live stock , produce and ar
ticles of trade at public and quasi-pub
lic markets , and to provide remedies
for persons injured thereby , -andvpen-
alties for violations of this act.
The McCarthy bill passed in the
house is exactly the same , hence Sen
ator Currie was willing to have his bill
sidetracked.
H. R. 187 was passed with the emer
gency clause. S. F. 131 , 35 and 275 were
also passed.
S. F. 331 amends the school law by
providing for registration of women
voters in cities where general registra
tion Is required ; to provide an attor
ney for school boards at a salary not
to exceed $300 ; and changing the time
members take their office from the
first Monday in July to the first Mon
day in May.
In committee of the whole H. R. 187
was recommended to pass and S. F.
175 , 176 and 159 indefinitely postponed.
H. R. 187 provides that all fire in
surance policies , written and covering
in whole or in part upon property with
in the state of Nebraska shall be writ
ten , countersigned and issued only by
a duly authorized officer or agent of
such company , corporation , association ,
partnership or person , resident of the
state of Nebrassa , and providing penal
ties for the non-compliance of the pro
visions of this act.
Progress was reported upon S. F. 302
with leave to sit again. It fixes the
salaries of the deputy state officers , be
ing a bill to amend section 5 , of article
i , section 6 , of article ii , section 14 , of
article ill , section 7 , of article iv , sec
tion 1 , of article v. and section 1 , of
article vi , of chapter Ixxxiii , compiled
statutes of 1897 , entitled , "State and
State Officers , " and to repeal said origi
nal sections.
In the senate on the 22d H. R. 93
was given its third reading and passed.
IU amends section 601a of the civil
ccdp.
In committee of the whole H. R.
1JJ7 and S. F. 112 were recommended
to pass.
The afternoon was spent in consid
ering the revenue bill , several sections
bein * stricken out The committee
arose wild tbe understanding that it
sit again from 7:30 o'clock until 9
o'clock to finish the consideration of
thp bill.
TJie committee on rules reported the
fol'owirp.new rule :
' That the sifting committee shall
have in charge all bills on general file
and that all bills reported by said
committee shall take precedence in
arpfp.rence to bills now before the
senate except appropriation and claims
bills , which shall be subject to snpeial
order at any timp. "
A motion by Van Dusen that the re-
nnrt lie on the table was lost and the
motion to adopt the report prevailed
by a vote of 17 to 11.
Standing committees reported the
following bills : Substitute for S. F. 319
to pass , substitute for S. F. 315 to pass ,
H. R. 571 and 270 to pass , H. R. 20 and
177 , S. F. 267 and 321 to be indefinitely
postponed , and H. R. 41 , S. F. 323 , 349
and 344 to general file without recom
mendation.
H. R. 20 is a bill to provide for the
payment of interest and principal on
real estate mortgages.
H. R. 177 seeks to amend section 370
of the code of civil procedure and to
repeal said original section.
S. F. 267 was to amend section 538 ,
chapter v , compiled statutes of Ne-
brnska , 1897 , and to repeal said sec
tion as now existing.
S. F. 321 is a bill to define and pun
ish certain misdemeanors in trade and
commerce , and to make it a crime for
anyone vto purchase goods , wares or
merchandise on credit and sell , hy
pothecate or dispose of the same out
of the usual course of business with in-
tpnt to cheat or to defraud the yen-
dor or seller , and to fix the punish
ment of said offenses.
The senate took a recess until 7:30 :
o'clock , S F. 210 being made a special
order at 7:30.
At the evening after recess the sen
ate went into committee of the whole ,
with Senator Prout of Gage in the
chair , to consider the special order. S.
F. 99. by Senator Fowler of Fillmore.
an act relating to the issuance of
teachers' certificates hy county super
intendents , was recommended to pass.
The senate on the 23d postponed H.
rt. 137 , better known as tue Pollard
revenue bill. The bill did not appear
to have a single champion in che sen
ate at this late day in the session , al
though four members opposed its post
ponement without some consideration.
The vote to postpone was la to i , Sen
ators Van Dusen , Owens , Halderman
and Fowler composing the latter.
The following bills were passeu : S.
F. 216 , relating to the duties of pro
bate courts ; S. F. 112 , relating to the
organization of school district boards ;
S. F. 279 , providing for , the disconnec
tion of plats from cities anu towns ,
and S. F. 209 , amending the road law
as to width of roads.
Senate file No. 290 , instructing the
state board of transportation to take"
steps looking to a reduction of local
freight rates in Nebraska , for indefi
nite postponement Senator Spohn
moved that the report be not accepted ,
which motion was lost by a strict par
ty vote , and the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
The committee on insurance recom
mended the indefinite postponement 01
senate file No. 74 , and the passage of
house roll No. 191 , with amendments.
The report was adopted.
House loll No. 191 is the Weaver
insurance bill , while senate file No.4
is Senator Talbot's bill , identical with
house roll No. 1 1.
Senator Prout moved that the senate
reconsider its action in indefinitely
postponing senate file No. 176 , which
authorizes the auditor to license not to
exceed 100 fire insurance brokers.
Senator Prout explained that ho
made tnis motion at the request of sev
eral senators who were absent at the
time the bill 'was indefinitely post
poned , and who were very much In
terested in it. He voted to kill the bill
because he believed it a bad one , and
he was frank to say he had not yet
changed his opinion.
Senator Prout's motion prevailed and
the bill was recommended for passage.
At the afternoon session the sifting
committee reported , placing the fol
lowing bills at the head of the general
file , in tne order nam-d :
Senate files Nos. 210. 243 , 211 , 212 ,
172 ; house rolls Nos. 276 and 264.
The senate then went into committee
of the whole , Senator Prout in the
chair , on senate file No. 210 , the Van
Dusen revenue measure.
Senator Van Dusen moved that the
bill be recommendea for passage.
Senator Reynolds moved to amend
by recommending the bin for indefinite
postponement. By a rising vote the
substitute prevailed by a vote of 21
to 4. . The bill was accordingly recom
mended for indefinite postponement.
When the senate met on the 24th
standing committee reports were nu
merous , as follows : H. R. 297 , to
pass ; S. F. 266 and 291 , to pass ; xi. R.
251 , to pass with amendments ; S. F.
330 , 331 , 247 and 288 , no recommenda
tion.
tion.Kocke of Lancaster offered the fol
lowing resolution :
"Whereas , during the early portion
of this session resolutions were adopted
by the senate which reflected on Colonel
nel John M. Stotsenburg of the First
Nebraska regiment at Manila , and
requesting his recall from command
thereof ; and
"Whereas , such resolutions were
adopted without any hearing on the
part or in behalf of said Colonel , and
in the light of recent information as
to his conduct in battle and command
of the regiment , those resolutions seem
to do the colonel an injustice ; there
fore *
"Resolved , That the resolutions
above referred to be rescinded and
wholly expunged from the records of
n ls body. '
The resolution failed to carry and
was laid over one day.
The following bills were passed : S.
F. 91 , by Noyes , making the Friday
nearest the middle of May "Bird day ; "
S. F. 299 , the Talbot concurrent reso
lution relating to money uue the state
educational fund from the sale of the
Pawnee reservation 'by the govern
ment ; S. F. 99 , relating to the issuance
of teachers' certificates by county su
perintendents , and S. F. 213 , by Newell ,
fixing printers' fees.
S. F. 38 was recommitted to correct
errors in engrossment.
The sifting committee reported the
list of bills for advancement , following
S. F. 264. , as follows : H. R. 240 , S. F.
304 , H. R. 191 , S. F. 231 , 184 , 319 , 338 ,
302 , 176 , 238 , 249.
The senate uid not concur in the
report on S. F. 288 , and AC was indefi
nitely postponed.
H. R. 501 , the general appropriation
bill , was given its first reading.
In the afternoon idlbot of Lancaster
moved that the printers of the blue
book be instructed to furnisu 250 copies
to the secretary'of the senate. He said
his motion was in accordance with a
resolution passed early in the session.
The motion prevailed by a light vote.
In committee of the whole S. F. 211
and 212 , relating to roads , were recom
mended to pass.
Honso.
In the house on tne 17th when tha
journal was read Rouse of Hall called
attention to the fact that the sifting
committee which was selected was
elected by a vote of only fifty mem
bers.
bers.Discussion
Discussion followed , at the end of
which the journal of the previous day
was adopted and the sifting commit
tee was made secure in its position.
Standing committees reported to the
general file H. R , 141. 602 , 563 , 595 ,
554 , 560,181 and F. 154,148 and 61.
The bills indefinitely postponed
were H. R. 454 534 , ' 573 , 59 , 576 , 2 , 253
and 224. The last numbered bill had
already been made a special order ,
and there was a motion to reject the
report and put the bill on file. The
motion was defeated by a vote cf 24
to 35.
After recess bills were taken up for
passage. H. R. 251. by Taylor of Cus
ter , an act to amend section 3 of chap
ter 28 of the compiled statutes of 1897 ,
entitled "Fees , " was passed by a vote
of 82 to 9.
The house then went into the com
mittee of the whole , with Detwoiler OL
uouglas in the chair , to consider the
special order of the day. S. F. 20 ,
by iiolbrook of Dodge , an act empow
ering the corporation authorities of
cities of the second class , villages and
counties to take up and pay off valid
outstanding bonds issued pursuant to
vote of electors , was recommended for
passage.
H. R. 30 , by Burns , to abolish the
state board of transportation , secre
taryships and all , was taken up.
Prince of Hall offered an amendment
which was practically a re-enactment
of H. R. 59. The amendment was
adopted. Wheeler of i. ' urnas then mov
ed to recommit the bm. Lost , and the
bill recommended for passage.
H. R. 560 , by Lemar of Jaunders , re
quiring the secretaries of the board of
transportation to file complaints
against railroad companies where violations
lations of the law came to their no-
i.ce , was recommended for passage.
H. R. 309 , by Flynn of Douglas , an
act providing that eight hours shall
constitute a day's work except when
otherwise stipulated in the contract ,
and prohibiting longer hours on state
work except in cases of great emer
gency , was indefinitely postponeu.
H. R. 214 , by Olmstead , relating to
the manner of assessing special taxes
or assessments arising out of improve
ments to property in cities of the met
ropolitan class , was recommended for
passage.
H. R. 297 , by Pollard , appropriating
$2,500 for the use and support of the
state horticultural society , was recom
mended for passage.
, H. R. 418 , y Grafton * to appropri
ate $5,000 to build a standpipe , furnish
fire protection and furnish the libra
ry at the Peru normal school , was rec
ommended to pass.
H. R. 299. by Lane of Lancaster , an
act to authorize the state auditor to
license a limited number of fire insur
ance brokers and defining their duties
and compensation , was recommended
for passage.
The house on the 18th bold but a
half day session.
The sifting committee reported the
bills for advancement to the head of
general file.
The report was adopted after an
amendment by Jansen "that the re
port be adopted and the committee
dscharged , " was voted down.
The house resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole for the consider
ation of bills on general file , with
Prince of Hall in the chair. House roll
No. 444 , the salaries appropriation bill ,
was taken up.
The Items providing- salaries of
supreme court commissioners , 115,000 ,
and their stenographic assistants ,
$6,000 , were stricken out of the bill.
The discussion of the university
salary appropriation item was long
and at times very bitter. Taylor of
Custer , Wright , Cunningham , East
man , Easterling , Lemar , Cawthra ,
Tanner , Thompson of Clay , and others
spoke against retiring the item at the
larger sum , while McCarthy , Weaver ,
Loomls , * Clark , Wilcox and Pollard
made the fight for the full amount.
The advocates of the reduction criti
cised the methods of the university
management and lobby in caustic
terms. Taylor charged , among other
things , that the showing of 2,000 stu
dents was not correct , saying that
there were only 1,270 to be provided ,
for outside of the departments of law ,
music and art
The report of the committee was-
adopted , when the committee arose ,
by a vote of 50 to 23 , and the bill was
ordered engrossed for third reading- .
The speaker of the house on the 20th-
signed H. R. 55 and 156 and they were-
transmitted to the governor. H. B
5o is by Prince , relating to the rate
of interest on county and municipal
bonds. H. R. 156 was the Wilcox dog
tax measure.
Standing committees placed on gen
eral die H. R. 515 , 619 , 559 , 31u and
531. A report from the committee on
revenue and taxation placed H. R. 29
on file , but Pollard , chairman of the
committee , objected and said there
must be some error , as he knew noth
ing of such a report having been made
by him. The clerks examined their
list and found that the bill was not
properly before them at this time.
Fisher of Dawes then said he thought
this bill had been recommitted , and
moved that it now be sent back to the
standing committee. The motion pre
vailed.
Chairman Wilcox of the judiciary
committee reported S. F. 58 , 79 , 80 , 93.
96 , 113 , 117 , 119 , 124 , 125 , 126 , 129 , 140 ,
143 , 144 , 145 , 150 , 151 , 153 , 155 , 16
and 157 , with recommendation that
they be advanced to a third reading.
He explained that they were all cur
ative measures amending the civil and
criminal code , and that they would
need no discussion. The motion pre
vailed.
The asylum bills , H. R. 8 , 296 , 280 ,
27336 and 359 , being the special ap
propriations to build additions to the
institutions , as follows , were taken up :
H. R. 8 , Hastings asylum , addition ,
$30,000 ; H. R. 296 , Lincoln asylum ,
addition , $50,000 ; H. R. 9 , Hastings
boiler house , $30,000 ; H. R. 275 , Omaha
D. & D. boiler uouse , $6,200 ; H. R.
280 , Omaha D. & D. , addition , $50,000 ;
H. R. 336 , Feeble Minded institution ,
addition , $73,500 ; H. R. 538 , Blind
School , addition , $6,000.
These bills were all recommended
for passage as originally drafted , ex
cept H. R. 280 , which was scaled down
to $25,000 : H. R. 9 , to $15,000 ; H. ! „ .
336 , to $48,500 ; H. R. 275 , raised to
7,700.
H. R. 585 , by Eas.terling of Buffalo ,
an act to give the governor the power
to appoint officers of the Kearney In
dustrial school , was recommended to
pass.
pass.H. R. 554 , by jWcuinley , an act to
require any railroad company or cor
poration doing business within the
limits of this state and receiving and
conveying any live stock to pass the
shipper or his employe to or from the
point designated in contract or bill
of lading without further expense to
shippers , was recommitted.
S. F. 135 , by Holbrook , to amend
the mutual insurance law relative to
the insurance of farm buildings , was
recommended to pass.
In the liouse on the 21st bills on
third reading were taken up with ihe
following result :
S. F. 20 , allowing cities of the second
end class to refund their bonds and
issue other bonds at the same or a
lower rate of interest , was passed
by a vote of 78 to 13.
H. R. 122 , by Olmsted , to authorze
county courts to require administra
tors and administrators with will an
nexed to pay and deliver to sa'd
courts -money and certain personal
property remaining in their possession
after the final settlement of their ac
counts , was passed without a dissent
ing vote.
H. R. 24 , by Burns , to extend lien
privileges to cover windmills and wells
was passed , the vote being 76 to 7.
S. F. 132 , fixing the fees and salary
of county surveyors , passed with only
three votes against it.
H. R. 390 , by Young , to appropriate
certain money belonging to the State
Normal Library fund for the purchase
of books , was passed with the emerg
ency clause.
H. R. 27 , by Pollard , providing for
the appropriation of $2,500 for the use
and benefit of the State Horticultural
society , was passed by a vote of 51
to 28 , a half dozen members changing
in favor of the bill at the last moment
H. R. 214 , by Olmsted , providing for
the proper distribution of special tax
es for assessments for the purposes of
Internal improvements in cities of the
metropolitan class , was passed.
H. R. 418 , by Grafton , approprSatinw
the sum of $5,000 for a sand-pipe , to
enlarge the heating and lighting ap
paratus and aid in furnishing a now
chapel at the Peru State Normal , was
pased by a vote of 69 to 19.
H. R. 353 , by Evans , requiring a
record to be kept of all births and
deaths in the state of Nebraska and
allowing the county clerk 10 cents for
each item so recorded , was passed by
a vote of 57 to 20.
H. R. 560 , by Lemar , explicitly defln
ing the duties of the secretaries of the
State Board of Transportation , and
requiring that where violations of the
law known to- them and
are - , no com
plaint is filed , , they shall formulate
and file a complaint , was passed with ;
little opposition. .
After recess H. R ; 44.4- , , the salary appropriation
propriation- , . wa& . put on third readIng -
Ing and passed. . The only member to-
vote against it was * Eastman of Custer.
The house went into/ committee ot
the whole to consider bills on sifting
file with Nesbifr in. thechair. . .
S. F. 203 , which provides that police
judges and city attorneys shall be. elect
ed by the people instead of being ap
pointed by the mayor , as Is now the
rule , , was recommended for passage.
H. R422 , by Prince , providing that
all judgmentSi except in. certain speci
fied eases , , shall' become dormant after
ten years from the date ot rendition ,
was takeni upj After heated , discussion
it was recommended to pass.
H _ H ; 30 , . wnich had been amended
so asto - cut offi. two of , the' secretaries
of the board , of transportation , was
placed upon , its passage and was de
feated by a- vote of 24 to 62.
WenzL of Pawneej. ont behalf of. ' the-
joint committee on * adjournment , re
ported ; tliafc the- time agreed upon for
final adjournment was. Friday noon , .
March 311. The * report was adopted.
HL Hi 362 , permanently locating the
state- fair at liincoltn and providing for
the- purchase ot a site ; was unden dis
cussion , most of. the evening session. A
strong sentiment developed against
permanently locating the fair at any
point Thfif history 'of its financial1 suc
cesses ; andi failures was reviewed , by
both friends and enemies of the bill.
Detweiler. of Douglas moved that the
bill be' Indefinitely postponed and it
prevailed by a : vote of 38 to 29.
The ; bills advanced by the house
sifting : coinmitee- the 22d were as
follows :
H. . El. 5D2 ; by Ditmar , appropriating
$ o,000for the relief of Nebraska City , ,
because of the smallpox quarantine.
H. . R 511 , by Crockett , authorizing
the * Board of Public Lands and Build
ings to- build a bridge across the Nio-
bxarat river and appropriating $8,0.00'
for the same.
H. R. 194. by Tanner , appropriattng-
S500 for the relief of Cyrus F. Blake ,
deputy sheriff of Nance county.
H. R. 289 , by Burnam , allowing- bond
companies to sign bonds of- saloon
keepers.
H. R. 424. by Wheeler , permitting
leaseholders of school lands prior to
January 1 , 1897 , to purchase the lands.
H. R. 610 , by Grafton , appropriating
$25,000 to buy the Buckstaff property
in Lincoln for a residence- the gov
ernor.
H. R. 414 , by Tanner , amending the
newspaper publication lawin relation
to licenses , allowing publication "in
a newspaper published ib said county. "
H. R. 466 , by Weaver , an act pro
viding for the repair of temporary
plank sidewalks in cities of the second
class.
S. F. 136 , Crow's , bill making dogs
personal property.
H. R. 621 , oy Defeweiler , relating-
the disposition of money paid into the
county treasury from the several road
districts.
H. R. 303 , by Israel , appropriating
$20.000 for experimental stations at
Culbertson and Osalalla.
H..R. 347 , by Fisher , creating a state
registry of brands and marks and a
state brand and mark committee.
Consideration was nad of the gen
eral appropriation bill.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee recommended an amendment
which was adopted allowing the gov
ernor $100 to pay his private page dur
ing the legislature.
The amount for the support of the
National Guard was cut from $21,719
to $10,859 , while the amount to replace
the equipment of the guard on account
of the property transferred to the gen
eral government was entirely stricken
out .making a reduction in the bill of
$66,697. This was on the recommen
dation of the finance committee.
The State Board of Irrigation was
allowed $1,500 for incidental and trav
eling expenses , an increase of $1,000
over the original bill.
A motion to allow the commissioner
of labor a salary for a factory inspect
or was defeated , as was also Ester-
ling's amendment to increase the ex
pense item of the Board of Transporta
tion from $200 to $500.
The asylum at Norfolk was allowed
an increase of $2,000 in the board and
clothing fund , and small increases in
several other funds.
The asylum at Lincoln got an in
crease of $3,000 in the clothing fund ,
$200 in the kitchen furniture fund and
an addition of $1,000 for burial ex
penses , $1,000 for postage and express
and $1,500 for drugs and uooks.
The Industrial school at Milford got
an increase of $300 in the repair fund ,
$100 in the postag'e fund and $750 in
ihe improvement fund.
At the Nebraska institution the $400
for a corn crib and $100 for a safe were
striken out.
The Institute for the Feeble Minded
at Beatrice got an increase of $4,000
in the employe fund and the Institu
tion for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha
got $6,000 added for a new dynamo and
repairs of building.
All these amendments were made at
the recommendation of the committee
on finance.
When the Nebraska State university
was reached in the bill there was a
long struggle over the $93,500 for new
buildings the fight against it being led
by Taylor of Custer and Cunningham
of Harlan. An amendment was offer
ed to reduce it to $33,500 and this was
finally adopted.
The item of $800 for the visiting and
exchange board at Grand Island was
striken out and $20,000 was added to
build a hospital for the home.
For the Milford Soldiers' home the
item for $1,600 for rent was striken
out.
out.Under
Under the head of "Miscellaneous"
the item for the support of the state
board of agriculture was raised from
$2,500 to $4,000 , and $6,000 was added
to be used for the printing of supreme
court reports.
The $3,000 for a standpipe and cliapel
at the State Normal at leruwaa strik
en out.
When the committee arose and the
report came to the house , the Item for
new buildings lor the State University
was placed back to the original figure
of $93,500.
In the house on the 2bd EasterHU ; ?
of Buffalo offered a resolution callinc :
for a consideration of the action of
the house in ordering H. R. 366 , the
Wilcox reapportionment bill , to a
third reading. On motion of McGin-
ley of Otoe the resolution was laid
on the table.
H. R. 554 , by McGinley , an act re
quiring any railroad company or cor-
poratlon doing business with , the state
iccelving or conveying any live stock
to pass shipper or his employe to and
from the point designated in the con
tract or bill of lading without further
expense to the shipper , was passed
by a vote of 80 to 3.
H. R. 285 , Olmsaed's bin to author
ize the organization and regulate the
conduct of a mutual insurance com
pany , to insure against losa of bogs
by death caused from , disease , , was
passed with an emergency clause by
a vote of 70 to 14.
H _ R. 297 , by Dltmar , . an act to
provide , for a. fireproof wing and heat
ing equipment for the asylum at Lin
coln and to appropriate $50,000 for
necessary fundstherefor , , was passed
by a vote of 56 to 22.
H. R _ 505 , . by Evans , , an act to provide
vide- for the depositing of county fumLs
in. hanks , and for the investment of
the same in securities and providing"
a penalty for the violation of this acr
by any county treasurer , , was passed
by a vote of 82 to 2. .
H. . R 431 , by Hathorn , . a : bilL amend
ing the laws relating to depositories
of state and county funds and provid
ing ; for the securities , of the same , , was
passed by a vote of TL to 7.
H. . R 8 , . by Evans , , to appropriate
§ 30,000 for a new building at Hastings. ,
was read the third , time and passe-1
by a vote of 71 to 12.
H. . R. . 9 , . by Evans , , appropriating
nraney to builda boiler and engine
house at the Hastings asylum , , was
passed by a vote of 73 ta 7.
H. . R. 538 , , by Harris , appropriates
S6.QOO to. build m gymnasium , and labor
atory at the institution for the blind
at Nebraska City , , was. passed by a
vote of 62 ; to , 16.
H. . H362 , . by Weaver , , to. perma
nently locate the state fair at Lincoln
and authorizing the purchase of a site
therefor , , was. put on its passage. The
bill having , failed to pass with the
emergency clause , , the roll was called
on the passage of the hill with the
emergency clause stricken out. anl It
was passed1 by a vote of 56 to 37.
H _ R. . 295 ; . the bill prepared by the
committee on soldiers' homes , calling
for the appropriation of. $13,000 to pur
chase , the buildings and site of the
soldiers' home at Milford , passed by a
vote of 82 to 1.
HR 470 , by Burraan , appropriat
ing $3,500 for the- relief of William 0.
Peterson because of disabilities con
tracted while serving ; with the Na
tional guard during the Indian war tit
the winter of 1891 , was passed by a
voteof 72 to 13.
H. R. 336 appropriating $48,500 to
construct new buildings at the Insti
tute for the Feeble Minded at Beatric- ? .
failed ta pass with the emergency
clause , receiving only 52 votes to ? &
against. On the second call with xhe
emergency clause stricken out tke bill
passed by a vote of 63 to 28.
In the house on the 24th of the bills
rcfsrrad to H. R. 599 was the bill to
nay the claims for books for the state
library : 600 and 603 were to pay mis
cellaneous claims ; 267 and 334 were
the sugar bounty bills , and 370 was the
chicory bounty bill.
H. R. 501 , the general appropriation
bill , was placed on third readins and
? ? ssed by a vote of 78 to 8. These
voting against the bill were Bower ,
Cawthra , Grosvenor , McCracken , Men-
ninger , Morrison Peck and Shore.
The sifting committee made a new
report , advancing Ii. R. 603 , 600 , 599 ,
510 , 273 , 315. 412. 314. 225. 259 , 230 ,
141 , 439 and 403. The report also
rercmmended H. R. 385 and 392. the
Omaha charter amendments , to be en
grossed for third reading : .
Rouse of Hall moved to include in
the latter part of the report H. R.
" l , 343 and 370.
The chair held that the report , to
have a bill engrossed for a third read
ing , and the Rouse amendment were
out of order. The balance of tne report
was adopted.
The house went Into comnmcee of
the whole , with Jansen in the chair ,
to consider bills on the sifting file.
H. R. 289 , by Burman , permitting
saloon keepers to give guaranty bonds ,
was amended so as to compel all saloon
keepers to give guaranty bonds and
was then recommended for passage.
H. R. 424. the Wheeler bill to ppr-
mit.the purchase of school lands by
persons who i-eii leases on the same
Drier to January 1 , ISaj , was next
taken up. An amendment by HICKS to
include university lands was adopted.
H. R. 347 , by Fisher , for an act to
create a state registry of brands and
marks for live stock and a state brand
and mark committee was recommended
for passage without discussion.
H. R. 303 , by Israel , was taken up
and the committee substitute discussed.
The bill provides for the establishment
anu maintenance ot the experimental
stations located by act of the legisla ;
ture of ISal at Culbertson , Gordon and
Ogalalla and appropriating the sum of
$30,000 for the same , the money to
be expended under direction of the
state board of agriculture.
McCarthy moved to strike out the
name Ogalalla wherever it occurs m
the measure and substituting the name
Emerson. If the state was going to
spen- money on experiments he be
lieved it should be useu in the eastern
part of the state , where agriculture
is more of a success under present
methods of farming. The amendment
failed. Before consideration of the
bill was finished the committtce arose
and reported.
Pollard moved that the report on
H. R. 10 be not concurred in , but tnat
tne bill be indefinitely postponed and
demanded a roll call , which resulted.
32 ayes and 56 nays , a majority of the
members being in favor of buying a
house for the governor.
Myers moved that H. R. 517. which
defines the boundary of Sarpy county ,
be advanced to third reading. It was
so ordered.
H. R. 414. oy Tanner of Nance , to
change the law relating to the publica
tion of saloon licenses , was taken up.
and Wheeler of Furnas moved that it
be recommended for passage. Lane of
Lancaster moved to amend that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The
motion prevailed.
H. R. 240 , providing that the Omaha
board of education shall annually fix
the levy for school purposes , and
making it imperative upon the city
council to provide for the amount so
levied , was recommended to pass.
A man never cares anything about
meeting his wife's relations unlcsj
they are rich and distinguished.
The fruits of industry sometimes go
to smash in family jars.