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LEGISLATURE
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i A Synopsis of Proceedings of the Twenty" Ninth Gcw
era ! Session
SENATl -'rho senate on the 28th
wan busy with passage of hllllr , among
helll t lJOlllg the following : A. P. 95 ,
providing ) that judgments shall hocom
dormant III five years. S. F' ' . 36 , pro'
riding that railroads shall keep open
for the convenlenco of the public suitable -
able waltlllg rooms at statlolls. S. Ii' .
Hili , Irovllllllg ) that It Is unlawful to
kill \ 1I'lIlrl'els. ) S. F. 133 , providing for
appeals 10 the district court frolll the
decision of Il board of eClualbmtlon. S.
I" 55 , Irovllllng ) that t banks III towns
of 400 shall have a capital stacIe of
$ ! iOOO. S. Ii' . lW : , providing that the
number of Iolllllls , contained In It sack
of flour 01' cereals shllll he stamped
Oil the outside of the sarle. S. F. 181 ,
allows road districts to vote Il 25 mill
levy for the improvement of roads. S.
A' " 71i , IIl'esec'fI bill \ to divide the Fourteenth -
toellth judicial district. II. H. 14 , Ill-I
lows villages to buy land for 111\1'1(8. In
he I committee of the whole , with Ep-
person In the chair , the senate killed
11. n. 29 ! , the hill to pay for the bond
of former Attorney General Prollt. II.
n. 118 , the object of which Is to do
away with professional jurors , was recommended -
commended for puss age. The bl\1 \ to
create U state hour of pardons was
inl1eflllltely Ilostlloned.
1I0USI - 'I'he house on the 28th ,
the fortieth day of the session , passed , \
these bills : 11. n. 1701 , hy Andersen or
nOllgh1s-A joint memorial to deter-
mine the true status of the Nebraska
territorial militia. II. H. 179 , hy Douglas -
las of Hoclc-Provhllllg for salary of
school superintendents in certain
counties II. n. 122 , hy McClay of Lan-
castm'-PJ'Ovhllng for burial of Inmates
of state institutions In the state ceme
tery at Lincoln. 11. n. 129 , hy Dodge
oC DOllglaa-Pmvhllng for the detach-
1I10nt of IInplallelI land from corporate -
ate limits to exempt It from local
taxes Emergency. II. R. 1D.I i , hy Rouse
of I1all-Provhllng for the payment hy
cOlllltles oC the premium on the bonds
of the county treasurer where such
bonds are executed hy Il surety com-
IlnllY nut horized by the laws of No-
hraslm ) to execute such bonds , such
premium not ill any Instance to exceed -
eoll 11. : of 1 per cent per annum or the
penalty slated In the hondo II. R. 22,1 ,
by Peabody ! of Nemalm-Provhllng for
mho organization ; anti government of
drainage cllstl'lets. 11. n. 191 , by Mc
Clay of Lancastor-To print all biennial -
1IIal state omcers' reports In one COlli-
IllIalioll. A large number of hills were
introduced , It being the last day for .
j such opJortunIty. ) Among them were
the following : S. F. 248 , by Thomas of
DOllglas-'l'o create a county coml-
troller. S. Ii' 24D , by Shrecle of Yorle-
1'0 compel railroads to pay shrinkage
on freight shipments. S. F. 253 , by
LavOl'ty of SO\lllllers-'ro amend game
. . . laws S. 1" 251 , by Sheldon of Cass-
Regulating tax sales. S. F. 252 , by
Shelcton-'ro abolish the Newbery
maximum freight rate act.
SENATE-Mombers of the senate
on the 1st took advantngo of their last
chnnco to Introduce bills except
through t a personal message of the
governor and handed in twenty meas-
m'es , several of which will affect the
corporations : \ of the stnte. The South
Omaha Stock Yards will have two
measures to contend with , the one by
Sheldon of Cass to make It unlawful
for the company to charge more than
21 per cent above the market price
for hay and com and the other by
Gould to compel the company to unload - I
load stock within one hour aCtor receiving -
ceiving It or to pay damages to the
amount of $5 for each car for every
hour or fraction of an hour over the
stipulated time In which It has to bo
loaded. The senate passed these
hills : II. n. 97 , 98 , 119 and 100 , hy
Clark of Donglas-Curatlve acts re
fonlng to costs , juries and changes
of venue in justice courts. II. R. 118 ,
to provide for the drawing of grand
juries In Gage county. II. n. 20-1 , to
allow J111ltual insurance companies to
withdraw securities deposited with the
state auditor and deposit cash Instead.
In the committee of the whole with
EJllorson ) In the chair this morning
S. 1. ' . 122 and 157 were recommend
for llIlssage. The former authorizes
the canvass of the vote on constitutional .
tlonal amendments by the legislature
nnl1 the latter Is a measure which
seeks to make the drainage law con-
form to he I decision oC the supreme
court , which recently declared that a
portion ( oC It was Illvalll1. At the afternoon -
noon session , with Beghtol In the
chair In committee of the whole , the
bill hy Cady of Howard , which Inter-
prets the constitution In Its reference .
to property which Is exempt ) from :
taxation was discussed at length , and .
finally passed over for further dlscns-
alon.
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1I0USE-'l'he house on the 1st
spent ) almost the entire day In com-
mlttee of the whole on the salaries appropriation -
propriation hill ; It cut out of the bill
tine appropriation ( of $5,000 to main-
tain the state architect's office Increased -
creased the salary oC the pathologist
at the Lincoln asylum from $1,200 to
$1,500 , raised the salary of the superintendent -
perlntenclent of the feebleminded institute -
slltuto at Beatrice from $2,000 to
$2,500 , and Increased the salaries of
the two bookkeepers ) III the land corn'
mlflsloller's office from $1,200 to $1,500
each Many bills were Introduced , In.
eluding the following : 1'0 repeal ( section .
tlon :1 : of LIe valued policy ) Insurance
law allowing attorney's fees to plaintiffs .
tiffs when they have recovered
against an Insurance comlUthere [
under. To amend the law relating to
the proceedings of commissioner with
respect to drainage Improvements. 1'0
provide ) for the appointment ( of comity .
ty attorneys In counties of less than
2GOO pOHlllltion. ( 1'0 provide for the
alllolntment ( and the payment of assistants -
sltants for clerics of the ( district court
In counties having over 30,000 and
less than (10,000 ( Inhahltants. 1'0 provide .
vide an appropriation ( of $3,000 for a
library for the officers and crew and
marines oC the battleshlll Nehraslm
Relating to the procedure for collec-
tion of taxes on personal property tinder .
dol' seizure by omcers. A joint resolution .
tlon to amend article 10 oC the con
stltutlon of the state of Nebraska by
adding thereto section 6 , relating to
mlmlclp:1. : charters ; gives cities of
5,000 or more the right to make their
own charters To regulate and fix the
price of electric arc lights for the
lighting of streets and alleys In metro
lJOlitan cities In Nebraska : limits cost
oC 2,000 candle power arc lights tc
$ C0 : a 'ear. To provide means ot
warning public school teachers and
owners of live stock In this state
against approaching ) severe storms
through co.operatlon of the state department - ,
partment of public Instruction with '
the United States weather bureau ;
appropriates $500. To abolish slot machines -
chines In Nebraska and to provide a
penalty of Imprisonment not less than
one 01' more than three years : To re ,
qulro public officers to report all interest .
terest received upon public funds , and
requiring detailed reports of fees.
SENATE-In the senate on the 2nd
the following bills were passed : H. R.
30. by Douglass of Rocle-A bill to permit -
mlt fraternal orders to Incorporate.
11. R. fiG , by Burns-A bill codifying I
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certain sections of the Insurance
statutes relating to filing securities
with the audltOJ' H. R. 17 , by Case-
heer-A bill to authorize the use oC
time State university cash fund for the
general uses or the university. H. R.
45 , hy Knox-A bill authorizing the
Peru Normal to buy library books with
matriculation fees. H. R. 27 , which ex
empts cemeteries owned by private
Jlllrtles from taxation , was recom-
mended for passage. 11. R. DO-The
bill provides that Inheritance tax , now
paid Into the state treasury shall be
paid to the counties In which money
Is collected and used In the improvement .
ment 0. the public highways. Recommended
mended for passage. The senate indefinitely .
finitely ! postponed Tuclcm"s bill for a
joint resolution calling for a consti-
tutional convention. The vote was ' 2
to 9. ! S. F. 108-Provldlng for the selection .
lectlon of rand and petit jurors , was
ordered presented for third reading.
II. n. 61-1'0 provide an apJropria- )
tlon for the burial of Indigent soldiers
was recommended for passage. Tile
senate concurred In the action oC the
house In Icllllng the emergency clause
on S. 1" 8 , the county engineer bill ,
and also on the house amendments to
S. I" . G , the juvenile court bill.
HOUSE-These bills were passed In
the house on the 2d : Authorizing the
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State Board of Public Lands and
Buildings to sell a section of school
land to Daniel L. Johnson now OCt
ullied hy him. The juvenile court bill.
Appropriating ) $3 , OOO for rebuilding
the old wing of the Norfolk Insane
! 1s 'lum. Appropriating $32,000 for a
fireproof ) library building at the Peru
ormal ' school and a heating apparatus -
tus , sewer and steam tunnel conneCt
tlons. Giving the right of eminent do-
main to electric and interurban rail-
way companies. To protect trade and
commerce against unlawful restraints
and monopolies and to prohibit the
giving c I' receiving of rebates on the
transportation ) of property. To pro
hlblt shooting of English , China or
Mongolian : pheasants , English and Belgian .
glan partridges , English black cocks
or any other Imported bird. To permit
owners of contracts for lease of educational
cational lands to perfect their titles
under the law In force prior to 187D.
To give warehouses a lien on goods
left with them. Authorizing appeals
from county levies to the district
court and emergency clause. To per-
mit drainage by : tiled or open ditch
Into national water courses. Changing
the offering or giving or a bribe in
jury cases from a misdemeanor to a
elony. A recalled antl.pollcy and lottery .
tery bill , salll to he directed against
suit clubs and emergency clause.
SENATE-In the committee oC the
whole on the 3rd Cady of Howard
succeeded In having ] recommended
for passage ) S. F. . 196 , proposing a constitutional -
stitutional amendment for the election
of Il railroad commission of three
members to he paid a salary of $3,000
a year each. 'rhe committee recommended '
mended these bills for passage , Includ ,
lug Cady's constitutional amendment
providing for 0. railroad commission :
S. P. 180-Malelng State Historical society .
clety custodian of records lying dol"
tenant for twenty 'ears. S. F. 1G5-Tho !
veterinary surgeon bill. These bills
were read 1\ third time and passed :
H. R. 27-Authorlzlng cemetery asso-
ciations to bur land and exempting
the same from taxation. H. R. DO-
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Providing the Inheritance tax shall be
paid Into the counties where the tax
was collected , Instead of being turned
into the state treasury as at present.
The money Is to be used for the 1m-
provement of roads 11. R. GI-Appro.
prlatlng money for the burial of indi-
gent soldiers Tine senate voted to reconsider .
consider Its action on II. R. 175 , which
It had previously indefinitely post-
poned. This bill provides that twenty
people ( can organize a county agricultural -
tlll'al association , hold a fair anti secure -
cure an appropriation of :1 : cents for
each inhabitant. It applies to counties
of over .10,000 and will be a great
thing for the present Douglas County
Agricultural Fair association and any
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other association which exhibits (1 row
pumpkins or such like and calls the
occasion a fair. H. R. 137 , to allow"f
townships in counties under township
organization to vote a levy of 10 mills
for road Imrposes was recommended I
for passago. S. F. 137 , an amendment
to the antl.trust law allowing individuals - I
uals to bring suit In their own names , t' '
when aggrieved , instead of the attor- Ji
fey general or county attorney bringing . 1.1 . . i
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Ing the suit , was recommended for
passage. S. F. 87 , providing for payment . I
ment of costs In misdemeanor cases ,
was recommended for passage.
HOUSE-The following bills were
passed on the 3rd : H. R. 2,10 , by the I
Lancaster " delegation ' and Lee and
Foster of Douglas , to prohibit the
"oriental and muscular dance" known
as hoochee-koochee ; vote 62 to 30. H. I
R. 104 , by Lee of Douglas , to prevent
the sale or donation of opium , cocaine . - ; / - I -
or morphine except on a physician's
prescription. Emergency clause. H. R.
177 , by Burgess of Lancaster , to pro-
vide for the funding of the outstanding . .
Ing school district bonds , rate of interest - -
terest not to exceed 6 per cent. H. R.'t t . . '
221 , by Muxen of Douglas , to regulate
baby farms and provide a license. '
Emergency- . F. 66 , by Jones of
Otoe exempting boundary streams
from game and fish laws and permits
seining In the Missouri river. Emer-
gency claus9 S. F. 62 , by Meserve or
Dixon , regulating the admission to
practice of attorneys-at H. R. 156 ,
by McMullon of Gage , providing for
the organization , government and . t
compensation of the state mllltla ; increases . ,
creases adjutant general's salary to
$1,800 a year ; quartermaster general's
to $1,000 ; gives each armory $250 instead .
stead of $100 a year rental , allows the
men 25 cents for each drill , requiring . .
them to drill at least twice a month
and brings the law Into conformance
with the Dick law. Emergency clause.
S. F. 9 , by Thomas of Douglas , exempting - ' - < . ' . . .
emptlng from embezzlement an attor- : . .
ner or collector who may retain the
amount of his fee or commission on
a collection. S. F. 46 , by Shreck of . . , t ; ,
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York , requiring railroads to give one "
round trip pass to a shipper of one
car of horses or cattle , two cars of
hogs or mixed stock. At 1 : 30 , when
the house convened after noon recess ,
It went into committee of the whole :
with Jackson of Antelope In the chair.
S. F. 1 , by Thomas of Douglas , came
up. It Is the bill providing for two
shifts of twelve hours each for the
firemen. Clarke of Douglas offered an
amendment to have the bill take effect
only when ratified at the polls by a : .
majority of the voters of Omaha after " ' -
It had been submitted by a petition
of 20 per cent of the voters , The J
amendment was adopted by 40 to 41.
After considerable discussion , McClay
of Lancaster moved to recommend
the bill for passage as amonded.
Barnes said It might as well bo killed ,
, since the citizens of Omaha had no
voice In these matters , as the governor .
nor appointed the Board of Fire and
Police Commissioners , which controlled -
ed the affairs of the firemon. Clarke
disputed this. McClay's motion pre-
vailed , and the house adjourned until
Monday.
Seriousness of Bridge Whist. . . i
The boor stood open as I passed , a
and therein I beheld silent groups of
women sitting around tables , their
hands before their faces , their eyes
rlvited upon a sheaf of cards which
they seemed about to devour. "What
Is this ? " I Rslted. "Why this appalling
silence and Intense demeanor ? " "Oh & .
that Is a bridge whist club , " was the
response. "It's a matter of life or
death with all the players.-Ex-
change.
Life is what we are alive to. It la
not length , but breadth. To be alive
only to appetite , pleasure , pride , mon-
oy-maltlng , and not to goodness and
kindness , purity and love history ,
poetry and music , flowers , stars God
and eternal hopes , is to be all but
dead.-Maltbie D. Babcocle. .
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