Nebraska Newspapers

    The Nebraska Legislature Settling Down
to Active Work.
A RECORD OP THE TWO HOUSES
Senate Committees Have Been Announced -
nouncod and Those of the IloimoV1II
Soon He Forthcoming Dally Doings ot
Uotli Uraucbcs. " _
"When the house adjourned on the
7th the republican members went into
caucus to consider the report of the
committee on standing committees ,
which will be made to the senate.
Following is the full list of committee
selections :
Judiciary Haldrigc , cliairman ; Martin.
Young Crounse. Owens. Oleson. Harlan ,
VariUoskirk Hansom.
Finance. Ways and Moans Arends ,
chairman ; Owens , Berlet , Edg.ir , Allen ,
Oleson , O'Neill , VanBoskiik. Rcuth'g.
Public Lands and Buildings-Allen ,
chairman ; Young. Trompen , Arends , Ber
let. Owens , Steele. Lyman. Krumback.
Agriculture McCaiger , chairman ;
Young. Tromyen , Berlet , Currie , Crounse ,
Crelgler.
Highways. Bridges and Ferries Trom
pen , chairman : Newell , McCarger , Lid-
dell. Krumback.
AccountH and Expenditures Curric ,
chairman ; Oleaon , Harlan , Mai tin , Pit
ney.
Counties and County Boundaries Pit
ney , chairman : Hansom , Webber ,
Paschal , VanBoskirk.
Military Affairs Steele , chairman ; Newell -
' ell , Cfounse. Mt-Carger. Meredeth.
Municipal Affairs Harlan , chairman ;
Baldrige. O'Neill. Edgar. Woostinholm.
Internal Improvements Berlet. chair
man : Allen. Crounse , McCarger , Lyman.
School Lands and Funds Crounse ,
chairman ; Trompen , Arends , Webber ,
Paschal.
Printing Edgar , chairman : McCarger ,
Newell. O'Neill , Campbell.
Labor Steele. chairman : Currie , Har
lan , Young. Hodges.
Educational Allen , chairman : VanBos
kirk. llarlan , Currie. Zeiglcr.
Library Young , chairman : VanBos
kirk. Harlan , Tromaen. Lyman.
Claims Oleson. chairman : Arends. Ed
gar. Martin Cummins. McCarger , Steele.
Banks and Currency Crounse , chair
man : Berlet. O'Neill , Martin. Meredeth.
Live Slock and Grazing VanBoskirk ,
chairman ; Currie , Trommel Miller. Keut-
"ing.
Manufactures and Commerce McCar-
gcr , chairman ; O'Neill , Edgar , Pitney ,
Krumback.
Public Charities Martin , chairman ;
Newell. Steele. Hodges , Llddell.
Miscellaneous Subjects Oleson , chair
man ; Crounse , Currie , Harlan , Steele ,
Young. Webber.
Miscellaneous Corporations Berlet ,
chairman ; Allen. Baldrlge , Martin.
O'Neill , Arends. Campbell.
University and Normal Schools O'Neill ,
chairman ; Baldrlge. Allen , Owens , Mere
deth. ,
Constitutional Amendments and Fed
eral Relations Young , cliairman ; Bal-
drige , Crounse , Martin. Owens , Oleson ,
Hansom.
State Prison Trompen. chairman : Ole
son. Arends , VanBoskirk , Krumback.
Medical Softies Newell , chairman ;
Miller. Crounse , O'Neill. Meredeth.
Privileges and Elections Young , chair
man : Harlan , Martin , Compbell , Woostin
holm.
Revenue Martin , chairman : Edgar ,
Currie. Young , Owens. Woostinholm ,
Zelgler.
Railroads Owens , chairman : Edgar ,
Baldrlge. Arends , Steelc , VanBoskirk ,
Currie , Allen , Meredeth.
Enrolling and Engraving Bills Newell ,
chairman : McCarger , Oleson. Harlan. Ed
gar. Hodtres. Zeisrler.
Immigration Currie. chairman ; Berlet ,
Newell. Paschal. Llddell.
Soldiers' * Home Edgar. chairman ;
Steele. Crounse. Newell. Lyman.
Insurance O'Neill , chairman : Harlan ,
McCarger , Owens , Baldrige.
Irrigation Owens , chairman ; VanBos
kirk , Currie , Allen , Trompen , Miller ,
Campbell. , ,
Reform School. Institute for Feeble
Minded and Home for Friendless Har
lan. chairman ; Edgar. O'Neill , Routing ,
Miller.
Insane Hospitals Arends. chairman ;
Baldrige Oleson. O'Neill. Cummins.
Deaf. Dumb and Blind Asylums Bal
drlge , chairman : Arends , Owens , Young ,
Cummins.
Mines and Mining Ransom , chairman ;
Meredeth Liddell. Webber. Campbell ,
Routing. Pitney. Hodges , Lyman , Cum
mins. Miller , Paschal. Woostinholm , Zeig-
ler , Krumback.
New Committee Apportionment Van
Boskirk. chairman : Baldrige , Owens. Cur
rie. Oleson , Martin. O'Neill , Allen , Har
lan. , ,
Standing Committees Savage , chair
man ; Arends , Allen. Young , Owens , Bal
drige , VanBoskirk.
Rules Harlan , chairman ; Martin.
Owens.
. HOUSE STANDING COMMITTEES.
Speaker Sears on the 8th announced
the appointment of the following
standing committees.
Medical Societies , Sunday Laws and
Regulations Hathorne. chairman ; iowl-
er , Sandall , Whitmore , Coffee , Tanner ,
Loomls.
Judiciary McCarthy , chairman ; Lane ,
Fowler. Whitmore , Marshall. Brown of
Otoe. Cain , Loomis. Edmonson. Lichty.
Finance , Ways and Means Lane , chair
man ; Crissey. Brown of Furnas , Arm
strong. Wilkinson. Laflin , Mead. Tefft ,
Jordan , "Waring , Grell.
Agriculture Hlbbert , chairman , Fred
ericks. .Beethe. Broderick , Rohwer , Van-
dergrift. Watson.
Roads and Bridges Scott , chairman ;
Smlthberger. Hall , Broderick , Cooksey ,
Diers , Persinger.
Militia Hall , chairman ; Laflin , An
drews , McCoy. Shellhorn , Frederick ,
Sprecher , Householder , Hey * .
Public Lands and Buildings Corneer.
chairman : Andrews , Humphrey. Tweed ,
Harris Fredericks. Hibbert , Evans. Jou
venat , Mendenhall , AVIlkinson. Coppoc ,
Jordan. Shlnstock.
Internal Improvements Wenzel. chair
man ; Corneer , Humphrey , Horton , Ream ,
Gishweiter , Taylor.
Federal Relations Horton , chairman ;
"Warner , Whitmore , McCoy , Hunter ,
Uchty , Dahlsten.
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills Marshall ,
chairman ; Jouvenat. Uhl , Scott , Menden
hall , Gawne , Ollis , Murray. Tanner.
Accounts and Expenditures Stein
meyer , chairman : Andrews , Gawrje ,
Lane. Buresh , Wenzel , Redman , Boyd ,
TT rty
Constitutional Amendments Fowler ,
chairman : McCarthy , Horton , Evans ,
Brown of Furnas , Crissey. jta-mstrong ,
Watson , Fellars , Hawxby , Hanks.
County Boundaries , County Seats ? .nd
Township Organization Evans , chair
man ; Broderick , Rohwer , Buresh. Bels
ner , Jouvenat , Stockwell , Hunter ,
Householder.
Railroads Smlthberger , chairman ; An
drews , Swanson. Steinmeyer , McCoy , Bur
esh , Tweed. Scott , Cain. McCarthy ,
Humphrey , Persinger , Redman , Bouller ,
Becker.
Penitentiaries Tweed , chairman : Uhl ,
Lowe , Evans. Scott , Gallogly , Diers , Zim
merman , Calkins.
Insane Hospitals Gawne , chairman ;
Stoinmeyer , Tefft , Wilkinson , Wilcox ,
"Wnitmore , Redman. Ollis , Cooksey.
Other Asylums Buresh , chairman ; Hib-
bert Wilkinson , Mullin. Olson , Brown of
Otoe , Boyd , Fuller , Anderson , Johnson.
Corporations Armstrong. chairman ;
Fowler , McCoy , Laflin , Mead , Ream ,
Hanks. _ , , _ , ,
Cities and Towns McCoy , chairman ;
Fowler , Lane , Spencer , Hunt , Wateson ,
Library Beekly , chairman ; Warner ,
Marshall. McCarthy , Fowler , Hawxby ,
Banks and Currency Cain , chairman ;
Swanson. Jouveriat , Lowe , Miskell ,
Stockwell , Waring.
Public Schools Broderick , Chairman ;
Miskell , Wilkinson. Fowler , Steinmeyer ,
Crocket. Thomssen. Hpouseholder.
University and Normal Schools War
ner , chairman ; Brodperick , Hathorne ,
Armstrong. Marshall , Spencer , Gawnc
leal ) , ilminerer.
Public Printing Uhl. chairman ; Laflhi
Harris , Lowe , Olson , Wilkinson , Murray
Tanner , Sprechcr.
Mines nd Jlinerals Hamilton ( funon !
chairman ; Jordan. Householder , Ander
son , ShlnHtock , Fellar , Hunt.
Immigration Rotiwcr , chairman ; Evans
Mockctt , Belsner , Olson , Brown ot Otoe
Becker , Fcllars , ThombJien , Ollls , Ander
son.
Manufacture and Compmerce Mlskell
chairman : Buresh , Mead , Tweed , Cop
jjoc , Duhlstcn , Zimmerman.
School Lands and Funds Spencer , chair
mtfn Smlthbcrger. Beethe , Crlssey , Shell-
horn , Walker , Edmonson , Shlnstock
Grell. ,
Miscellaneous Subjects Fredericks
chairman ; Brown of Furnas , Mendcnhal !
Sandal ! , Corncer , GlnMwelter. Kaveny.
Clalmps WIIcox , chairman ; Swanson
Cain , Wenzel. Marshall. Mockett , Tefft
Kaveny , Crockett , Bonller , Fuller.
Live Stock and Grazing Belsner. chair
man : Bc-nkly , Smlthbergur , Gallogly. Har.
rls , Sunclall. Ka'veny * . Hamilton , Stock-
well.
Revenue and Taxation Mockett , chair
man ; Jouvenat. Hall , Warner , Scott
Tefft , Armstrong1 , Crell , Hunter , Coppoc
Loomls , Johnson.
Fish and G.ime Gallogly , chairman
Tiolnver , Hathorne , Mockett , Jouvenat
Coppoc , LIchty.
Insurance Lallln , chairman ; Brown of
Otoe. McCoy. SmlthberKcr. Mockett , Crls
sey , Stockwell , Beall. Thomssen.
Apportionment Brown of Otoe , chair
man ; Gallogrly. Swanson. Evans , Jouvenat
Brown of Furnas , Mendenhall , Mlskell ,
Fowler , .Lane , Mend. Sprccher , Jamison ,
Cooksey , Calkins.
Benevolent Institutions Brown of Fur
nas. chairman : Andrews , Fowler , Horton
Mullen. Walker , Ximmerman.
Ilules Mr. Speaker , chairman ; Mc
Carthy , Lane , Andrews , Lallin , Hamilton
Jamison.
Labor Jouvenat , chairman ; Wilcox ,
Humphrey , Soncer. Brown of Otoe , Cain ,
Tweed , Taylor , Ream , Hanks , Jamison ,
Hunt. Murray.
Telegraphs and Telephones Mead ,
chairman ; Hlbbert , Spencer , Mockett ,
Bcekly , Olson , Hamilton , Waring , Mur
ray.
ray.Fees and Salaries Mullen , chairman ;
Brown of Furnas , Evans. Rohwer , Scott ,
Broderlck. Becker , Dahlsten , VanderKrlft.
Soldiers' Home Humphrey , chairman ;
Hlbbert , Hathorne , Shellhorn , Beckley ,
Ximmerer , Fuller.
Irrigation Harris , chairman ; Evans ,
Lowe , Fowler , Horton , Vandeigrlft , Jor
dan , Gishweiter , Coffee.
Deficiencies Lowe , chairman : Mead ,
Andrews , Mockett. Swaiibon , Marshall ,
Armstrong , IMers. Calkins.
Primaries and Elections Wrltmore ,
chairman ; Armstrong. Marshall , Mullen ,
Beisner , Hibbard , Warner , Brown of
Furnas , Hamilton. Tanner. Loomls.
HOUSE. After passing the Fowler
bill providing for an appropriation of
$115,000 for the expenses of the legis
lature and listening for two hours to
the first and second reading of bills ,
the house of representatives adjourn
ed on the llth to meet at2 o'clock
Monday afternoon. Among the bills
introduced was one by Coffee of
Dawes county proposing a constitu
tional convention to be held in Lin
coln beginning on the first Tuesday
of June , 1902. The conditions of the
bill provide for a representation of
counties similar to that in the legis
lature , each member to receive same
salary and mileage as allowed mem
bers of the legislature. Other bills
read first time were : A bill for an act
to protect employes from being black
listed through the machinations of
guaranty bond companies or corporar
tions and to provide a penalty for the
violation thereof. A bill for an act
to prevent pawnbrokers in this state
from charging a greater sum as inter
est on loans than 10 per cent per year
and to provide for the mode of sell
ing unredeemed property , and to pro
vide a penalty for the violation of the
same. A bill for an act to amend sec
tion 2 of chapter xxi of the Compiled
Statutes of the State of Nebraska
designated by a compiler as 2504 , and
to repeal said section as now existing
and authorizing jury to fix damage for
death. A bill for an act providing for
the holding of a constitutional con
vention and apportioning the state in
to district for the election of members
thereof , the convention to bs held in
Lincoln in June , 1902 , to be composed
of 133 members. A bill for an act to
defiine the liability of employers and
making employers liable for all dam
ages in consequence of negligence , and
making ivalid all contracts restricting
damage. A bill for an act to regulate
bakeries and bakeshops in the state of
Nebraska , and to provide for the san
itary conditions of the same and pro
vide for a penalty for the violation of
this act.
HOUSE After a protracted debate
the house , on the 10th , voted to have
every members of the house supplied
with a daily copy of the record of
the house proceedings. The duplicate
copies will be made by the mimeo
graph process from the official record
prepared by the chief clerk ; they will
contain his signature and in all essen
tial points will be similar to the offi
cial document. By the action the cost
of producing the duplicates is limited
to $596. The"following bills were in
troduced and read first time : An act
to amend sections 146 , AA and B of
chapter xxvi of the Compiled Statutes
of Nebraska for 1899 , entitled "Elec
tions , " and to repeal section 146 and
schedules A and B of said chapter
xxvi as originally existing , and pre
scribing form of election ballot , sim
ilar to the one now in use , but en
abling the voter to vote for straight
party ticket by making one cross. A
bill' for an act to provide for the
safety of employes engaged in the
erection , repairing , altering or paint
ing of any house , building or struc
ture in the state 'of Nebraska , and to
provide a penalty for violation of this
act. 'A bill tor an act to provide for
the safety of employes by providing
for counter floors in the construction
or erection of any block , building or
structure of two or more stories in
height in the s'tate of Nebraska , and to
provide for a penalty for the violation
of this act. An act to provide for the
giving of notice to officers of claim of
ownership of property taken , or to be
taken , under writs of execution and
attachment , and to provide ior the giv
ing of indemnity bonds in such cases
to officers. An act to appropriate $5-
000 to enable .he governor of the
state of Nebraska to comply with joint
resolution of the uyenty-sixth session
of the Nebraska legislature , which em
powers him to purchase medals of
honor for all officers and men who
belonged to the Nebraska volunteer
army during the Spanish war.
HOUSE. The attention of represen
tatives on the 9th was devoted almost
exclusively to the first and second
reading of bills. At the morning ses
sion two bills introduced by Fowler of
Fillmore , providing an appropriation
of Sllo.OCO for all expenses of the leg
islative session were ordered advanced
and engrossed for third reading. In
the measure an allowance of $85-
000 is made for salaries for all mem
bers , clerks and assistants of both
branches , and the incidental expenses
of the session. The second reapportionment -
tionment bill to come before the house
was Introduced by Gallogly of Brown.
It is different in many respects from
the bill Introduced by Brown of Lin
coln county , but provides similar rep
resentation for Douglas , Lancaster and
several other counties of largest popu
lation. Both were referred to the reapportionment -
apportionment committee , of which
the authors of the two bills are mem
bers Representative Steinmeyer of
Gage introduced a joint resolution au
thorizing the appointment of a com
mittee of three by both -branches of
the legislature to draft a new revenue
bill. Among house rolls read appear
the following : A bill for an act pre
scribing the duties of county attorneys
in cases where changes of venue are j
taken in criminal cases , and requiring
the county attorney to follow sucl
cases to the county to which they maj
be removed. A bill for an act to pro
vide for the drainage for agricultura
and sanitary purposes and to repea
article iii of chapter Ixxxix of the
Compiled Statutes of 1897 , aad a'low-
ing land owners to drain their property
by constructing drainage ditches , dis-
carging water into any natural water
course or depression leading to same.
An act providing for a landlord's lien
upon crops planted or sown on demised
premises , and providing for the fore
closure of such lien and a penalty for
selling , removing or disposing of such
crops during the existence of such lien.
An act for the relief of a person own
ing real property having an insane
husband or wife , and to empower such
person to sell , mortgage or convey
such property under power of the dis
trict court. An act to provide for the
erection and maintenance of a hard-
fibre twine plant at the Nebraska state
penitentiary at Lincoln and making
appropriations therefor and limiting
cost to § 35,000. An act to district the
state into senatorial and representa
tive districts and for the apportion
ment of senators and representatives
and to fix the number of the same and
to repeal section 2 of chapter v of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska.
HOUSE. During the morning ses
sion of the house on the 8th forty-one
bills were introduced , and in the aft
ernoon seven more were added. Mr.
Ollis , fusionist of Valley , moved that
all appointments made by the em
ployes committee to be submitted to
the house for approval or rejection.
Jt was defeated by a strict party vote ,
as was also a similar motion requir
ing the submission of appointments
made by the speaker. Among the bills
introduced the most important pro
vide for reapportioning tue senatorial
and legislative districts of the state ,
by Evans of Lincoln , free high school
attendance , by Mockett of Lancaster ;
a different election ballot , by Hum
phrey , and making kidnaping punish
able by imprisonment for twenty
years and a fine of § 20,000 , either or
both , at the discretion of the court ,
the latter being introduced by Tefft
of Lancaster. A bill by Representa
tive Miskell provides that if a fire in
surance company refuses to pay a just
claim for loss , thereby causing litiga-
ion , it shall be liable to 25 per cent
interest annually from the time it
became due to the time it is paid.
Teachers and school children come infer
for a good round of bills. One of
those introduced provides that when
there are less than eight school chil
dren in a district the superintendent
of the county shall designate the
neighboring district in which they shall
attend school. Another measure pro
vides that any.teacher who has been
regularly employed in the schools of
the state for six consecutive years ,
who has manifested true professional
spirit and who holds a first or a second
end grade certificate , shall be entitled
to a life certificate on application to
the state superintendent. Represent
ative Murray introduced the first anti-
cigarette bill. It seeks to require the
payment of a license fee of $300 for
the sale of cigarettes or cigarette pa
per. The new election ballot proposed
by Representative Humphrey is said
to be similar to the one used in Iowa
and Illinois. It would contain the
names of all candidates of one party in
one column , with a place at the top
for a straight ticket vote. Repre
sentative Fowler introduced a bill pro
viding that a majority is sufficient to
pass a constitutional amendment.
SENATE. The senate session on
the llth was a strictly business meet
ing and during two hours a consider
able amount of routine work was ac
complished , a number of the members
being anxious to get through with the
work in order that they might leave
for their homes on the afternoon
drains. The introduction of bills was
proceeded with. During the reading
of bills the clerk of the house was an
nounced , who stated that house rolls
LI and 13 , both being appropriation
Jills , were ready for the ssnate. The
aills were read and placed on file. A
large number of bills came up for
second reading , after which they were
ordered printed and referred to their
respective committees. Among meas
ures introduced were the following :
An act to amend sections 521 , 530 ,
531a and 531c'of the Code of Civil
Procedure and chapter xxxvi of the
Compiled Statutes of 1899 entitled
'Homesteads , " and to repeal said sec-
, ions 531 and 531a , and to except cer-
ain claims , debts and liabilities from
the operation of the homestead a d
exemption laws. An act to provide
> enalties for blackmail , extortion and
dndred felonies. An act to establish
a military code for the state of Ne-
) raska and to provide for the organi
zation , government and compensation
of the organized militia , and to pro
vide for the enrollment of the unor
ganized militia , and to repeal chapter
, session laws of 1897 , known as
chapter Ivi , Compiled Statutes , ap
proved April 12 , 1877. An act to amend
section 1 of an act entitled "An act
o facilitate the giving of bonds , un
dertakings and recognizances , and to
luthorize the acceptance of certain
corporations as surety thereon , and to
repeal all acts and parts of acts in
conflict herewith , approved April 8 ,
LS95 , and to repeal said section 1 as
now existing.
SENATE In the senate on the 10th
he report of the committee on privi-
eges and elections recommended seat
ing the fusion members from Douglas.
The report of the committee was
unanimous. The following senate flies
were introduced : A bill for an act to
govern the appointments and revoca
tion of appointments of clerks of the
county courts , and other help or as
sistance for the county judges , and to
fix the compensation of such clerks
and help , and to repeal sections 9 , 9a ,
9b , 9c , 9d , 9e , 9f and 9g o chapter
xxlii , Compiled Statutes of Nebraska ,
and all acts in conflict therewith. For
an act to incorporate cities of the first
class having a population of more
than 40,000 and less than 100,000 in
habitants ; to define , regulate and pre
scribe their organization , duties , lia
bilities , powers and government , and
to repeal article i of chapter 13a of
the Compiled Statutes of 1899. An
act to provide for th'e apolntment of a'
chaplain at each of the Soldiers' and
Sailors' homes in this state , and to
prescribe their duties and fix their
compensation. For a joint resolution
proposing a convention to submit
amendment to the constitution of the
United States to elect United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
An act to provide for the manner of
selecting , drawing and summoning
grand mid ipotit jurors in rounties
having a population of 60,000 or more.
SENATE. Bills on first reading was
the first order in the senate on the 9th
rnd quite a number of these were dis
posed of by being ordered printed and
referred to the various committees to
which they properly belong. A number - ,
ber of new bills were also introduced , ,
h'clutling one by Martin of Richardson
to provide a board of railway commis
sioners , and to repeal the present law
as it stands , it having been declared'
unconstitutional. Senator Harlan , at :
the leanest of a delegation of mayors' '
and ofiicials of cities of Nebraska hav
ing more than 5,000 and less than 25-
000 inhabitants , introduced a bill the
purpose of which is to provide for the
incorporation , government , regulation
( iues and powers of such cities. The
bill was framed at a meeting of the
mayors of the various cities affected ,
. \hich was held in Fremont last week ,
The new law is for the purpose of re
placing one which has been declared
unconstitutional , and is somewhat
broader in its provision of government
for cities of this class. Owens of Dawson -
son , chairman of a special committee
appointed to ascertain the cost of
printing the daily journal , reported
that the expense for printed or mimeo
graph copies of a sufficient number
would be from $10 to $20 per day , and
after some discussion it was decided
not to have a daily journal printed , butte
to have the secretary of the senate pre
pare fixed copies by means of a type
writer and carbon paper , which would
be on his desk and at the disposal of
the members the following day. Among
bills introduced was an act making it a
crime to threaten to accuse any person
of a crime or offense , or to do injury
to the person or property of another ,
with the intent to extort money or pe
cuniary advantage , or to compel the
person threatened to do any act
against his will , and providing punish
ment , and to repeal section 46 of the
Criminal Code of the Compiled Stat
utes of Nebraska of 1899. An act to
repeal chapter Ixv of the session laws
of 1885 entitled "An act to provide a
board or railroad commissioners and
define their duties and provide for
their salaries , " and to repeal chapter
Ix of the session laws of 1887 entitled ,
"An act to regulate railroads , prevent
unjust discrimination and provide for
a board of transportation and define
their duties , and repeal articles v and
viii of chapter Ixxii , entitled , 'Rail
roads of the revised statutes , ' " and all
acts and parts of acts in conflict here
with. An act for the relief of a per
son owning real property having an
insane husband or wife , and to empow
er such person to sell , mortgage or
convey such property under power of
the district court.
SENATE. The senate put in a full
day's work on the 8th. The Boer resolution
elution of Trompen of Lancaster ,
which had been made a special order
brought forth consierable oratory. The
resolution as formerly presented by
Senator Trompen , expressed sympathy
with the Boers in their struggle
against the powers of those who seek
to establish a despotism maintained
by English power and English armies ,
and in this form was ravored by fu
sion members. The resolution was
amended and adopted. Among senate
files introduced were the following :
An act to amend section xx of chap
ter vii , title "Attorneys , " subtitle
"County Attorneys , " "Deputies , " of
the Compiel Statutes of the State of
Nebraska , 1881 , wih amendments of
1882 to 1899 , and to reepal said section
xx of chapter vii as it now exists.
An act concerning the care of and to
prevent the spread of contagious and
infectious diseases among domestic
animals ; to provide ror the appoint
ment of a state veterinarian and as
sistants ; to regulate their power and
duties ; to provide for their compensa
tion and to repeal sections 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.
5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 13 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 ,
17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 and
27 , article xi of chapter iv , Compiled
Statutes of Nebraska , 1895 , entitled
'State Veterinarians. " An act to de-
ine fraternal beneficiary societies ,
arders of associations and to regulate
the conduct of same and to provide
penalties for the violation of the pro
visions of this act. An act to provide '
Lhat county superintendents of public 1
nstruction shall possess the necessary '
jducational qualifications to enable j
: hem to perform their duties of that ;
3ffice. An act to amend section 179 '
jf chapter Ixxvii , article i of the An- ; (
lotated Statutes of Nebraska for 1899 , '
) f an act entitled "An act to provide
i system of revenue , " approved March
. , 1879 , and took effect September 1 ,
[ 879 , and to repeal said original sec-
ion. An act to amend sections 2 and
i , article v , chapter Ixxvii , Compiled
statutes , 1889 , and to repeal said sec-
ions 2 and 5 as the same now ex-
1
For a Stanton Ttlonnment. ]
Lincoln's great war secretary , Stan-
on , was to have had a monument built J
o his memory some time since in his ,
lative town of Steubenville , O. , but thel
issociation formed a few years ago to ,
aisethe _ funds has not met with any J
uccess. An effort is now being made 7
here to revive the project.
A Mini Who Does Not Kuow in Which
State He Lives.
I
A MATTER THAT NEEDS FIXING
Carious Effect ot One of the Little Kc-
o-Kiitrlcltl ° H of the flllnttourl Itlver N w
JCevunue Order of Special Intercut
illUculluncous Mitttera. ,
OMAHA , Neb. , Jan. 14. It has never
been legally determined wnether hol-
omen McKnlght is a resident ot Iowa
or Nebraska. No one knows in the
eyes of the law in which of the two
states his farm lies , and it is this
uncertainty that may rusult in a
money lender's loss ot $300 and cause
McKnlght to be aheau that sum.
in Ib56 the Missouri river llowed
o\er the strip of ground where Mc-
Knight's farm is now located. The
farm was the river's bed. At the pres
ent time the stream runs a good dis
tance to the east , so that an observer
unacquainted with the vagaries of the
stream would say mat the farm is
a part of Nebraska. A few years ago
McKnlght borrowed $100 from .1. .1.
Uravatte , agreeing to pay him $300 in
the event the law had to be invoked
to secure payment. Suit was brought
as the obligation is long overdue. No
tice was served on McKnlght m Ne
braska. His attorneys contend that
he is a resident of Iowa. If this is
tine the service is illegal and the case
must be dismissed without recovery
for'the plaintilf.
.New It veil lie Order.
OMAHA , Jan. 14. An order of es
pecial interest to the banks and finan
cial institutions of the internal reve
nue district of Nebraska was received
by the collector. Since the beginning
or the last fiscal year tilere has been
no printing office in the district li-
.censed to imprint revenue stamps upon
paper to be used for bank checks and
other documents. Under the circum
stances the users of this class of pa
per have been forced to send outside
of the district to have the work done.
From time to time much of the stamp
ed paper becomes unsuited for its in
tended use and the owners send to
the collector to have the money rep
resented by the stamps refunded. Here
tofore many of these peovle have sent
unused stamped paper to the collector
of the district in which it was printed.
The new ruling is to the effect that
all claims for refund must be made
to the collector of the district in which
me user resides and by him forward
ed to Washington. All expense of
transporting redeemed imprinted pa
per from the office of the purchaser
to Washington must be borne by the
person asking for a rebate.
Mufllura Popular Again.
The silk muffler , which had such a
vogue several years ago , is coming
in style again. More have been sold
this winter than for a long time past.
A haberdasher gives a plausible reason
for the revival of the muffler. "They
are warn principally to prevent the
shirt collar from getting soiled , " he
explained. "Of course you have no
ticed how the velvet collar of an over
coat , rubbing against the shirt col
lar , will make a blank spot on the
linen. With the quality of velvet now
used in overcoat collars it is almost
impossible to keep linen clean for a
whole day. It is probably the dye.
At any rate , it soils the linen , and a
muffler worn around the neck pre
vents this. '
McCarty "Would JJo Free.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 14. Thomas
McCarty , serving a fifteen-year sen
tence in the state penitentiary , for as
saulting Adam Kas , Jr. , in Sarpy
county , last winter , with a deadly
weapon , and with intent to do great
bodily harm , longs to breathe the air
of freedom once more. He applied to
the supreme court for a writ of habeas
corpus. McCarthy made a similar ap
peal to Judge Slabaugh of Douglas
county , but his request was denied.
When arraigned last December , on the
charge quoted , he pleaded guilty. He
is a brother of the notorious Vic Mc
Carty , whose deeds of outlawry were
known to every household of the state
some years ago.
Wheat Prospects Are Good.
WYMORE , Neb. , Jau. 14. Wheat
growers in southern Nebraska are
jubilant over the prospects for a fine
crop next season. The acreage is the
greatest ever planted and the stand is
splendid. Some time ago there were
fears that the winter was going to be
too dry and that the fields would suf
fer for want of moisture , but the re
cent fall of snow , which is about three
inches on a level , has covered the
wheat fields and will supply sufficient
moisture to carry the crop through the
winter in the best of condition. Pros
pects for winter wheat were never bet
ter at this season of the year.
Requisition for Stpgeman.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Jan. 14. A requisi
tion for the return cf Fred Stegeman ,
alias Fred Stackman , to Douglas coun
ty , has been issued by Governor Diet
rich on the governor of Illinois. The
fugitive is under arrest in Chicago.
He is wanted on the charge of shoot
ing ex-City Clerk Joseph Maly in
Omaha , December 29. Maly is in pre
carious condition.
The postofnce at Perkin. Keya Paha
Bounty , Neb. , has been discontinued ;
mail to Norden.
at "Washington.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. Rural
"ree delivery service will be estab-
ished on February 1 at Herman ,
fVashington county , Neb. Length of
oute , twenty-five miles ; population
served , 600 ; G. J. Reid appointed car
ter.
ter.The
The postoffices at Fletcher , Admah
ind Vacoma. are to be discontinued.
The secretary of the treasury has
iwarded the contract for the construc-
; ion of the public building at Blair.
Keb. , to Davis Larkin compaay of
: hicago , at $24,000.
Riding onV Shark.
One of the. more Wonderful flflh nto-
rlcs of the century Is told In the Now
York Press of Dr. Ralph Smith , a
noted surgeon of Jacksonville. While
In bathing in surf about up to his
waist over on the East coast a big
shark swam between his legs , forcing
him to a sitting posture and swimming
out to sea with his burden astride.
The sensation nearly cost the doctor
his hair and whiskers. He declares hu
was on the shark's , back fully half u
minute. When the monster got in
deep water he slid off.
lie Gave Them Whut Tlmy Wuntod.
"Soon after I arrived In this coun
try on my present visit. " says Bishop
Partridge , ( Episcopal ) of Kioto , Japan ,
who is a graduate of Yale , "I was in
vited to a University club dinner , and
was told that I was to speak to the
toast of 'Yale University. ' When I
arose in my turn my Tellow banquctera
cried vociferously , 'Never mind Yale ,
old man talk to us in Chinese , ' I
entered Into their spirit , and for twen
ty-five minutes I orated in Chinese.
What did I say ? SuIHco it to say that
I spoke only I he court collect. The
strangest part about it is that all
present seemed to enjoy It even more
than I did. "
.Nervy Tliluve/t.
About the coolest thieves on record
did a job of work in Philadelphia a
few days ago. Early in * . e morning ,
while hundreds of people were going to
work , half a dozen men arrayed as me
chanics appeared in front of a Turkish
bath establishment on Walnut street ,
and with chisels , hammers and wrench
es took down the handsome bronze or
naments and railing which ornamented
the place. Then they calmly walked
away with the plunder.
LIEUT. MABLE C. HUNT.
A Bright Salvation Arinr I-iisle , Who
Knows I low to Keep Ilur Corps
In flood Health.
Ogden , Utah , Jan. 12 , 1901. ( Spe
cial. ) The Pacific Coast Division of
the Salvation Army , whose noble work
In the Interests of fallen humanity has
done so much for this western country ,
has its headquarters in this city. One
of the brightest and most enthusiastic
workers is Lieut. Miss Mabel Clarice
Hunt. Everyone knows how these de
voted people parade the streets day or
night , exposing themselves to all kinds
of weather , that no opportunity may
be lost of rescuing some poor unfortu
nate from sin and suffering. In some
cases , their recklessness in thus expos
ing themselves has been commente-1
upon as almost suicidal. Their answer
to such criticisms invariably is their
unfailing faith in the Divine injunc
tion to "do right and fear not. " Lieut. '
'Si
Hunt explains one of the means she
employs to keep her "Soldiers" in good
health , as follows :
"I have found Dodd's Kidney Pills of
great value in cr.ses of Kidney and
Liiver Trouble and Diseases contracted
from severe colds. Several of our lads
and lassies have been repeatedly ex
posed to cold weather and rain , and
have spoken for hours out of doors ,
often with wet feet and chilled to the
marrow. As a consequence of this ex
posure , Pulmonary Trouble , Rheu
matism and Kidney Disorders often en
sue. In such cases I always advise
Dodd's Kidney Pills , for I have no
ticed better results , quicker relief , and
more lasting benefit from the use of
Dodd's Kidney Pills in such cases than
from all other medicines I know of
combined. They cleanse the blood ,
regulate the system and destroy dis
ease. "
A medicine which can do what Lieut
Hunt says so positively Dodd's Kidney
Pills do is surely worth the attention
of all who suffer with any form of
Kidney Trouble , Rheumatism , or Blood
Disorders.
Many good servants are bad masters
A heated knife cuts freshly baked
bread well.
Cocoanut oil thickens and darkens
the eyebrows.
SCALDING WATER
voided in the morning and that -which
contains a sediment after standing ,
certainly indicates dangerously affected
Kidneys. Don't worry and make mat
ters worse , but at once take the remedy
which you can depend upon absolutely.
MORROW'S
KJO-NE-PIDS
are guaranteed by the proprietors un
der $50 forfeit to cure any case of Kid
ney Disease or Pain in the Back. This
is a tempting offer and is made in per
fect good faith. Other distinctive symp
toms of Kidney Disease are Backache ,
Dizziness , Puffing under the Eyes ,
Rheumatic Pains , General "Weakness ,
and frequently all the troubles peculiar
to women. Kid-ne-oids will restore you.
NEBRASKA AND KANSAS
leople cured by Kid-ne-oids. In writing them please
inclose sta-np2d addressed envelope.
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Mrs. LIlIv Pratt , low I * St. I.imoln. Nt-b
Mrs. P.obert Hendereou. West Market St
lieatrice. l > .
VVm. Noble. Grwpryman , Tojvka. Kan.
Andrew Jacobson , S2S Initiate St. , Atrhts t
Kan.
Ur . Gas fonores. lltli and Kearney Sts . \
cbison , Kan.
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills ,
jut Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty
: ents a. box at drug stores.
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