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VOLUME XXIX.--NUMBER 46.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,502.
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THE LEGISLATIVE WORK
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It is Progressing in a Manner
Quite Satisfactory.
TNE SENATORSNir IS (lESETTLED
The Joint Vote From Day to Day Reveal
but Little Change UIIU Continue to
Be Introduced in Ilotli IIium- Some of
the Measure that Have Faued Mil
cellaneou Legislative Notes.
Senate.
Standing committees in the senate
on the 10th reponed on bills as fol
lows: Senate file No. 84. for indefinite post
ponement; providing that counties
might at their option suspend the herd
law.
Senate file No. 1GL for One transfer
of certain funds from the county treas
ury to the free high school fund, for
passage.
Senate file No. S3, relating to the
duty of county superintendents, for
passage.
Senate file No. 96. a curative act, to
validity section 120 of the civil code,
was recommended for passage.
Senate file No. 03. another curative
act, relating to the admission froe to
the university of Nebraska and course
study required for admission thereto,
was recommended for passage.
Senate file No. 101. curative, relating
to proceedings against guardians, was
recommended for passage.
Senate file No. 10J. making it the
duty uf count' attorneys to prosecute
cases transferred by change of venue
from their own to other counties, and
providing for expenses incurred by
iheni thereuy, was recommended for
1-assage.
Senate file No. 117. curative to val
idity section 5y2 of the civil code, rela
tive to proceedings for reversing, va
cating or modifying judgments was
tecommended for passage.
Senate file No. US. repealing section
48, chapter 73. of the compiled statutes,
providing that a married woman shall
not be bound by any covenant in a
joint deed of herself and husLand, was
leeommended for passage.
Senate file No. G, by Senator Talbot,
fixing inteiest on county, city, town
and school district warrants at 7 per
cent; interest on their bonds at 5 per
cent, and en state warrants at 4 per
cent, was passed, with the emergency
clause, by a vote of 26 to 4.
Sejiate file No. 82, by Senator Owens,
a curative bill, regulating qualifica
tions of teachers in the public schoo.s.
as set forth in sections 1 and 5. subdi
vision 9. of chapter 79 of the compiled
statues, which was passed without the
repealing clause, was passed by a
unanimous vote.
The committee on counties and
county boundaries reported senate hie
No. 53. relating to the organization of
new counties for passage.
Owens of Dawson was the only mem
ber absent at the session of the sen
ate on the 11th. Fowler of Fillmore
was excused for the day.
S. F. 177. 239. 4 and 202 were rec
ommended to pass by the committees.
The following bills were placed upon
their third reading and passed: S. F.
96. US. 113. 119. 117. 101. 9S. 124 and
103. All are curative acts except S.
F. 103. which is the bill discussed ia
committee of the whole yesterday, and
allows country attorneys to follow
criminal cases taken to another coun
ty on change of venue.
The senate then went into commit
tee of the whole, upon motion of Can
aday of Kearney, to consider H. R. 171,
the university bill.
Van Dusen of Douglas opposed the
consideration of the bill at this time,
paying he had not time to examine the
bill. Canaday of Kearney said prompt
action was necessary, as only nine
days remained to introduce other bills
for the university's support if this bill
should be killed.
Senator Van Dusen moved that when
this committee aiise it report progress
vn H. II. 171 and ask leave to sit again
Monday. The friends of the bill con
sented to making its consideration a
special order for Monday. The com
mittee arose, as the motion only al
lowed consideration c" this on
The governor sent a message to the
senate, giving the list of killed and
wounded at Manila, cabled by Colonel
Stotsenberg in response to the gover
nor's message of the day before yes
terday. After the joint assembly the senate
adjourned.
When the senate convened on the
.3th S. "F. 34. relating to the control of
soldiers' homes, was recommended to
pass ny the committee on soldiers'
homes.
"a number of university friends were
in the lobby and" gallery when the sea
ate convened at 3 o'clock, as H. R. 171,
the university bill, was a special order.
Canaday of Kearney moved that the
senate go into committee of the whole,
with Qfi-ens of Dawson in" the chair to
Consider H. 11. 171. His motion pre
vailed. After the reading of the bill Prout
of Gage moved that when the commit
tee rise it report the bill back to pass.
Newell of Cass offered an amendment,
providing that if 1 mill was more than
necessary to meet the appropriations
of the legislature, the Board of Re
gents should levy only enough to meet
the desired appropriations.
Talbot of Lancaster hoped the
amendment would r.t prevail. All
money raised had to be appropriated
by the legislature from this fund,
which would be a sufficient check upon
the fund.
Farrell of Merrick thought the uni
versity had always fared well enough.
He wanted to know more about the
reasons inducing the passage 61 this
bill.
Currie of Custer explained that if
the bill was amended it would require
the repeal of certain laws that-would
conflict and 'would- throw the bill back
to where It started He favored lib
erar'appropriations for the University.
He 'read a petition signed by 100 Cus
tr sij'pfF" constituents- opposing "an
appropriation' of "three times as much
as 1897." and asking him to favor a
2-mill instead of a 1-mill lew. It
might be asked why he Is not follow
ing out their request- He showed that
their petition was misleading and that
they bad not taken into consideration
the $72,000 appropriated direct from
the general fund in addition to the
amount of the ?g-mill now provided
for the university. This bill provides
a specific fund to meet university ex
penses, instead of drawing from the
general fund, -which -on -February '-1
was Overdrawn more than 11,000.000.
Talbot- of Lancaster occurred with
the -legal status of the bill as shown
by Senator Prout and with the needs
of the univereityas sbownbySenator
CurrfeHe tioold'not' seewhy11 the
Senator, from Douglas-opposed the bill.'
5iif supreme court liad construed thfe
lav against the position ot the sena
tor. Jfe "had raised a'stratf man "fi
beat him d'ofch: "" '
"ggrrif of 'Cutter citl tb fact that
all laws similar to this one read the
same way. He saw no danger.
Van Dusen of Douglas said he did
not impunge the motives of any sena
tor in any position taken. He resented
: the words of the senator from Lancas
ter doubting his sincerity. He always
said what he believed. He denied that
he was seeking by stealth to kill this
bill.
Fowler of Fillmore aid he had lis
tened to the speeches as an impartial
juror and as a result he had decided
against Senator Van Dusen. The law
is plain, as all senators could see by
reading it a.
Senator Newell said he had no desire'
to injure the bill, so he would with
draw the amendment.
Senator Prout's motion to report the
bill for passage then prevailed with
only one negative ote. The commit
tcen then arose and the senate ad
journed. The first matter of business in the
senate, on the 14th, was the report of
the State Board of Transportation in
answer to the resolution of Senatoi
Schaal inquiring as to what changes
in the rates on lumber and coal hip
pedinto.lhegtate.aad grain and lira
stock shipped out of the state might
be made under the decision of the linl
ted States supreme court in the max
imum freight rate cases. Its reoly
was that no change could bs made ac
cording to that decision, as these weie
interstate matters.
Private Secretary Jewell was an
nounced with a message from Governor
Poynter. The message proved to be in
connection with the charges made
against Auditor Cornell in the morn
ing papers and asking that a full in
vestigation be made.
Hale of Madison offered the follow
ing motion:
Whereas, The senate is in receipt of
a message from his excellency, the
governor, astting an investigation of
the charges preferred against the au
ditor of public accounts, I move that
a committee of two be appointed by
the president of the senate to confer
with a committee of the house of rep
resentatives to speedily investigate the
auditor's oifice and report to this sen
ate." Currie of Custer offered the follow
ing substitute to the motion of Sena
tor Hale:
Whereas. Serious and gravecharges
touching the official conduct of J. F.
Cornell, auditor of public accounts of
the state of Nebraska, have been pub
lished in the public press of this state,
and!
Whereas. Such charges, if true, are
of vital interest to the welfare of the
whole state of Nebraska, and if not
true, justice to the said J. F. Cornell
demands an immediate investigation;
therefore, be it
Resolved, That a committee of three
members of the honorable body, com
posed of two from the majority party
and one from the minority party, be
appointed by the president to make a
full investigation of said charges and
report their findings to this senate at
the earliest possible date.
Farrell of Merrick said both mo
tions covered exactly the same ground
and he favored Senator Hale's through
courtesy, as it was the first ofttireu.
After some discussion as to the num
ber on the committee and the repre
sentation that the two sides should
have, Prout of Gage moved as a sub
stitute to the whole that the governor's
message be made a special order for
3 p. m. today. He said he did not
think any of the motions before the
body covered the ground. Provisions
for enforcing attendance of witnesses,
the bringing of papers, documents,
etc., before the committee were abso
lutely necessary to give the commit
tee power to act. His substitute pre
vailed and the matter went over till
3 o'clock.
H. R. 171. the bill to provide a 1 mill
levy for the support of the State uni
versity was placed upon its third read
ing and passage. The bill received 25
ayes and 6 nays and was declared
passed with the emergency clause.
After the joint assembly the senate
adjourned till 10 o'clock tomorrow in
oraer to be present at cnarter day exer
cises of the university.
The senate on the 15th, at 10 o'clock,
went into committee of a whole.
Consideration of Governor Poynter's
message, concerning the charges
against Auditor Cornell was taken up
at this time. Talbot of Lancaster, re
quested that the governor's message
and all motions made yesterday be
read, which was done.
Senator Talbot believed the senate
should appoint two members on the
committee, in accordance with the res
olution of the house. He offered an
amendment to Senator Currie's sub
stitute, naming Messrs. Currie and
Prout as the senate members of the
committee.
Farrell of Merrick oposed Senator
Talbot's motion. He did not favor
dictating to the president the mem
bers of this committee.
n order tq give the committee full
power Senator Talbott ottered the fol
lowing joint resolution:
Whereas. A joint committee has
been apointed to investigate the tran
sactions in the insurance department
of the auditor's office, and it will be
necessary in the discharge of its duties
for said committee to have fqll power
and authority in the premises; there
fore, be it
Resolved, by the senate, the house of
representatives concurring. That said
committee shall be and is hereby auth
orized and empowered in conducting
said investigation to send for and have
produced anyandallpapers.documents,
books or other evidence of transactions
to call, subpoena and examine wit
nesses and to administer oaths to such
witnesses testifying.
Resolved, Further, That if witnesses
are examined said committee in its
discretion shall have power and auth
ority to employ a stenographer to as
sist it in preserving said testimony and
preparing its findings and report -4 -
His joint resolution was 'adopted
under suspension of the rules and goes
to the house for its action. The sen
ate committee is to act in conjunction
with the house committee. ",
Shortlv after 11 o'clock. Presiden
Gilbert announced the signing of H. R.
171. the university bilL Thff bill wa
presented to Governor Poynter at 11:1$
and at :35 he informed the senate
that he had approved the bill, thereby
completing its enactment into law.
The clerk of the house announced
the passage of H. Rs. 1S9. 1S3. 115 and
158 by that body; also S. F. 50. He re
ported the indefinite postponement of
S. F. 29. relating to the herd law.
When the senats convened on the
16th lengthy petitions endorsing equal
suffrage for both sexes and for the
proposed normal school at Minden
were presented. President Gilbert an
nounced the signfng- of S. FJ 50. the
bill to transfer certain funds "to the
general fund.
8. F. 10, a joint resolution, was re
ported for passage. Its provisions are
as follows:" - . a
Either branch of the legislature may
propose amendments to this r-onsti-tutlop
and it the "same be agreed: toby.
threeiflfths1Qf' the members elected
to each house' such proposed amend
ments shall' be entered on the journals
w'th the yeas ai"d nays, and pbllsh-
ed at least once each week in at least
one newspaper in each county where
a newspaper is published for three
months immediately preceding the
next general state election, at which
election the same shall be submitted
to the electors for approval or rejec
tion. If a two-thirds majority of elect
ors voting at such election for or
against the same adopt such amend
ments, the same shall become a part
of the constitution. When more than
one amendment is submitted at the
same election they shall be so submit
ted as to enable the electors to vote
on each amendment separately.
S. F. 2, Senator Prout's bill to amend
the blanket ballot law of the state,
was placed upon its third reading and
passage. The bill was passed by a
party vote. WThen President Gilbert
asked if the title was agreed to Can
aday of Kearney offered the following
substitute title:
"A bill for an act to provide for de
frauding political parties of their just
rights, to discourage the formation of
new parties, to secure the success of
the republican party, to provide for
the distribution of the patronage at
public expense and to relegate Jhe.
corporation 'bird of prey emblem to
first place on the ballot and to repeal
all acts and parts of acts incDnslstent
with this acL"
The motion was defeated and the
title agreed to as originally drawn.
After the joint assembly the senate
took a recess till 3 o'clock.
When the afternoon session began
S. F. 114. relating to assessors' fees,
was indefinitely postponed; H. R. 24
was also killed, as S. F. 30 enacts the
same law and has already passed both
houses. It is the bill to transfer cer
tain funds to the general fund.
Bills introduced:
To define "bucket shops" and to pro
hibit the operation of the same in the
state of Nebraska.
To provide for the conveyance -
relinquishment of real property of in
sane persons and regulate the proce
dure therein.
To amend section 7C of chanter
lxxviii. of the Compiled Statutes of
1S97. concerning the distribution of
county road funds.
To amend sections 1d2 and 154 of
article i. of chapter lxxvii. of the
Compiled Statutes, relating to ped
dlers' taxes.
flouse.
In the house on me 10th house roll
No. 16, a bill for an act to prevent the
giving of free transportation to public
officials, and to provide a penalty for
the violation of the same, was indefi
nitely postponed.
Fisher of Dawes called attention
that the hour for the consideration of
the report of the committee on privi
leges and elections, providing that
Taylor, democratic contestant, and
Conwall, republican contestant, had
more votes than Anderson, populist
contestee, and Allen, republican con
testant, and that Taylor and Conwoll
had been elected, had arrived.
Weaver moved that the considera
tion of the report be indefinitely post
poned. Fisher -rote J ed that th adoption
of the moiion to indefiniiely postpone
would !? injustice to th people of
the district.
Weaver supported bis motion by
quoting from the statutory provision
to show that notice was not legally
served.
Burman spoke against the report
and recalled the fact that a week 'ago
the majority of the committee drew
up and signed a report providing that
Anderson was elected and that Taylor
was not elected, and now the same
committee asks the house to follow
them in their turn about and now
adopt a report declaring Taylor elect
ed and Anderson not elected. Burman
said he had some experience in being
contested two years ago and he advo
cated the recommitment to the com
mittee on privileges and elections.
In the vote it was decided that Cpn
wall was entitled to the seat.
During the roll call the vote was a
strictly partisan one with the excep
tion that Beverly and Burman cf
Douglas. Grafton of Saline and Mc
Carthy of Dixon, republicans, voted to
indefinitely postpone further consider
ation. Beverly and Grafton, before
the vote was announced, changed. Tin's
left only two rn:iblieans, who left
their party ranks and voted w'tb the
solid fusion coli'.tan. A numbet of
members explained their votes.
Jansen, republican, said: "I an a
republican an-l :ny vote neess no ex
planation. I vote no."
McGinley, democrat, said: "I am a
democrat and hope I will never be
called upon to ote to unseat a man
who has recesi'ed a majority of votes
of his district. '
When the vote was announced Fish
er moved that the chiet ja"ot!"i be in
vited to administer the rath to the
new member. Conwall. This was done
Fifteen bills were introduced in the
house on the 11th.
On a committee report to indefinite
ly postpone the anti-pass bill came up
the first thing this morning.' Cunning
ham of Harlan, the author of the bill,
explained various points ef"the meas
ure in answer tq a storm of questions
from members on the floor. Several
pointed questions were directed at the
"anti-pass"' record of the state audit T,
which were all turned aside with wit
ty answers,
Thompson of Merrick thought there
was much that was wholly unnecessary
in the bill. In his county neither ct
ficers nor private citizens were both
ered to any great extent by free ex
press, telegraph or Pullman car priv
ileges. Eastman of Custer arose in defense
of the bill. He said he knew little
about the technical points of the bill,
but he believed its principal to be the
only honest one in regard to the pass
matter. All passes did not bring the
expected return to railroad companies;
but when1 the proper man was rojnu
he was worked to cover all losses.
Burns of Lancaster held the bill to
be in the line of class legislation, inas
much as it discriminated as between
shippers of live stock and other freight
customers' of railroads. Several others
spoke on the 'same point '
'On the roll call the mgtioq tq indef
initely jiqstpgne prevailed by a strlct
lr partr vote 44 to 3.2.
" Further reports were read recom
mending H. Rs. 208, 8, 105. 214. 2. 310,
297, 29. 187, 418. 319 and 117 for gen
eral file, and Indefinitely prstponing
H. Rs. 234, 323, 199, 219 and S. F. SI.
H. R. 284, one of the bill postponed,
related to the manner of p?j:'ug pell
lax in cities and towns. H. R. 323. also
by Wenzel of Pawnee, sought to pro
vide for building sidewalks without
regard to the grade on streets not per
manently imoroved. H. R. 199 was for
an act to regulate procedure' aha' fe
quire-' jolnder-partie'in-ac'lon ngains
municipal 'corporation for Injur! Art,
ing by neglect 'Of any "other corpora
tion or person. H. R. 105, which wan
placed1 on general file, coders' the in"
tent of the one postponed.' ,:: '
Crockett of Knox moved that in vte?jt
of the -expressed, regret ot a major2
ityvor tie members' ar the unseating of
Mr. Andersofri, fcbe action otyesterday
be reconsidered. Fisher 'ot Dawes
raised (he point that Mr. Groekett'had
not voted for the adoption of the re-'
port y.n3eatiug Jir" "ndean. -e
could not move for reconsideration.
The point was sustained.
Among bills introduced were:
H. R. 475 By Jansen: Concerning
the care of and to prevent the nra4
of contagious and infectious disease
among domestic anicals; to provide
for the appointment of a state veterin
arian and assistants.
H. R. 476 By Haller: To provide
for the purchase or erection of suit
able building at the seat of govern
ment. Lincoln, Neb., to be known and
used as the "governor's mansion;" for
the purchase of the lot or lots upon
which such building stands or is to be
erected; for properly furnishing such
mansion; and appropriating the sum
of $15,000 to carry out the provisions
of said act
Some time was spent in the house
on the 13th discussing the Pollard
revenue bill.
On recommendation of standing com
mittee H. Rs. 174. 353. 372. 397. 371
and S. F. 70 were placed on genral file.
H. R. 355 was recommended for ia
definite postponement, but, an expla
nation being made by the introducer,
it was placed on general file. This bBl
leaves the matter of holding and sup-,
porting county fairs optional with the
counties.
H. Rs. 229. 316. 350. 36S. 369. 133
and 98 were indefinitely postponed. H.
R. 229 was intended to repeal the law
prohibiting treating in saloons and
public places; 350 and 368 both related
to duties and pay of road overseers,
98 and 369 were curative measures,
which are finding little favor in the
house.
H. R. 70, for an act to create and
maintain a reserve fund for the protec
tion of depositors in banks, was recom
mended for inuetiuiie postponement
A minority report was submitted
recommending the bill for passage.
Evans of Odams spoke for the bill in
addition to -the long argument con
tained in the mincniy raport
Prince of Hall was opposed to the
measure In any form. It bound ail
banks of the state together, which was
a good thing, as long as all stood
firm, but meant disaster to the state
in case of a financial crisis.
Easterling thought the government
now had no more right to regulate
banking business than any other pri
vate business.
Eastman of Custer was one of the
few who thought the bill was pointed
in the right direction and might be
amended to.be of some benflt to de
positors. Lemar of Saunders, Thompson ot
Merrick, and Detweiler of Douglas all
took a stand against the measure, see
ing in it a premium on negligence,
wrong principles and wholly pernic
ious legislation.
A roll call was demanded, but it
was forgotten during the joint session
which intervened and the bill was in
definitely postponed bv no uncertain
vote.
A halt dozen new bills came in and
were read the first time, as were also
several senate files sent over during the
forenoon session.
Th house resolved itself into a com
mittee of the whole, with Gro'svenqr
of Hamilton in the chair, the special
order being H. R. 137, the revenue bill
introduced by Pollard of Cass. The
bill provides that assessment of prop
erty shall be between the dates of
March 15 apd May 15, instead qf be
ginning on April 1 as under the old
law. This provision brought out a
long discussion.
It was urged by Easterling and
Wyman the members from Buffalo
county, that an early assessment
would work an injustice to stock feed
ers in the western counties who did
business on credit and were not yet
able to sell their catte and sheep.
Loom is of Butler, and Prince of Hall
both talked against a late assessment,
if it was to be made a means of dodg
ing taxation, The intent Qf this meas
ure is toward equalization- and not. to
doge paying taxes.
Easterling again took the floor and
made a plea for the protection of the
feeding industry in this state, and
moved an amendment making the
time for assessment the same 'as at
present April . The amendment was
adopted. Ip trying to change section
2 to correspond the question was again,
opened up and the discussion resumed,
The date was finally changed to
April 1.
In the house on the 14th a motion
presented by Fisher and providing that
Conwell be allowed pay for the whole
session was adopted.
Among bills introduced was house
roll No. 501, by Thompson a bill for
an act entitled "An act making appro
priation for the current expenses for
the state government for the ears end
ing March 31, 1900, and March 31, 1901,
and miscellaneous items."
The bill provides for appropriations
as follows
Governor's pffipe, $7.8,00.
Board of public lands and buildings.
$42,800.
Stite penitentiary, $32,950,.
Nebraska national guard.', $ilj.68.
Secretary of state, $2,2Q.
Auditor of public accounts, $5,300.
State treasurer, $2,500.
Board Qf irrigation, $2,901),
Board of purchase and supplies, $300,
Commissioner of labor, $2,000,
Attorney general, $2,800,
Superintendent of public instruction,
$9,400.
Commissioner public lands and
buildings, $1,900.
State banking board, $1,200.
State board of transportation, $200.
Supreme court, $2,100.
State library, $8,840.
Hospital for insane, Norfolk, $111,
150. Hospital for insane, Lincoln, $96,400.
Hospital for insane, Hastings, $173,
200. Girls' industrial school, $26,3.90.
Industrial school" at Mllford, $10,950:
Nebraska industrial school for' blind,
532,775. ji -
Institute for feeble-minded, $52,550
Institute for der'aWdumb: $23,440.
State tiortaal schooi,1$ip5,0; "
State In.a'usfrlaYscTrdqnq'c hqya, $72,
300. '" --.- -1
" State univerity, payable from tem
porary and other university funds,
$236,000-
Btate board of health, $200. -
Board of educational lands and
funds, $2,500.
Soldiers' and sailors' home, Grand
Island, $76,050.
Home for friendless, $8,000.
Soldier' and sailors' 'home at Mll
ford, $13,850.
Fish commission. Si 4nn
State historical society, $3,000.
Miscellaneous, $81,000. - J
The total amount being $1.22.131
Senaf file' Nyg&"j3K er-tain-funds
-nc;; unavailable, amounting;
IK abStU $85,000, to the general fundT
Passed with the emergency 'clause.
Also the following were passed. v
No '189. providing thVS& taxea
in district hamg Jeuf or less chil
dren fcf feeheof age shall not exceed,
$400, nor the sum of $50 for each'addi
tlonai' child. J w- "
House' roll No. -183. rMUing that no.
raUroaa spall require" employes. who'
tave worked for eighteen consecutive!
hours to go on J duty again unUf they
shall have ha.d at least igh hours
House roll No. 115, for the protec
tion ot trade marks, union labels, de
signs and devices, and providing pen
alties for infringing thereon.
A communication was read from th?
secretary of the board of transporta
tion in reply to the house resolution
requesting information as to the pow
ers of the board in the enforcement of
maximum railroad rates under the
United States supreme court decision
In the maximum rate case.
Pollard of Cass moved to amend by
striking out that portion of the motion
requiring the committee to prepare
a bill for the reduction of rates. The
resolution prevailed and the resolu
tion was referred to the committee on
railroads.
Olmstead of Douglas offered a reso-.
lutlon empowering the committee ap
pointed to investigate into charges pre
fered against the state auditor's de
partment to employ a typewriter, and
vesting them with power to summon
witnesses, papers and books. The
resolution prevailed.
The joint ballot for senator stood as
follows: Allen 54, Hay ward 36,
Thompson 10, Webster 10. Field 4.
Weston 4, Reese 1, Foss 1, Hinshaw 1,
Van Dusen 1, Halner 1. Cornish 1,
Adams 1.
The house on the 15th received re
ports from standing committees as.
follows:
A bill for an act to amend sub-division
7 of section 69 of article 1 of chap
ter 14 of the compiled statutes of 1S97.
and to repeal said original section 6!i
so amended, to regulate assessment of
taxes, was placed on general .11c.
A bill for an act to amend chapter
93a. article 2. of the 1898 statutes of
Nebraska by adding thereto section
28a, the same providing for certain
fees to be charged and collected for
services performed by the secretary of
the state board of irrigation, general
file.
A bill for an .10: to amend section
26 of an act concerning counties and
county officers, j'uuoved February 27,
1873. being section 26 of article 1 of
chapter 18 of the compile I statutes, of
Nebraska, entitled "Counties and coun
ty officers." relating to collection and
levy of taxes, general file.
A bill for an act relating to swine
stealing, and to punish any person
stealing or receiving any stolen swine,
knowing the same to have been stolen,
and to punish any person secreting or
aiding to secrete any stolen swine,
knowing the same to have been stol
en, placed on general file.
A bill for an act to provide that all
labor on state lands and buildings be
done by day's labor and to nrnvlde
for the manner of purchasing maerial
for the construction and repai. of said
public works, placed on genaral file.
The house resolved itself intD com
mittee of the whole for the considera
tion of bills on general file, with Men:
minger of Madison in the chair.
House roll No. 152. Representative
Sandall's bill requiring railroad, com
panies tq fence their right of way. and
prescribing a penalty for failing tq d.o
so, was recommended to pass.
House ' roll Nq. 54. 'Representative
Zeller's bill 'to provide for the use of
voting machines, was taken up and
considered in patt Before action wa3
taken on the bill the cominittea arose
and reported progress and asked leave
to sit again." The report was adopted
The hour for assembling of the joint
convention having arrived.' apd the
senate being announced, the lieutenant
governor caljed th,e convention to or
der. There were five members qhsept ;".uu
not voting," Armstrong. Jansen. Mor
rison. Pollard and Biesner. The to
tal vote cast was 12S. The result was
as follows:
Allen 57, Hayward 36. Thompson 10.
Webster 10. Field 3, Weston 3. Reese 1,
Hinshaw 1, Van Dusen L Hainer t
Adams 1, Lambertson 1, Cornish 1,
Foss 1. '
In the bouse qn the 16th standing
committees reported H. Rs. 313, 237,
242, 233, 32, 899 and 8. F- 6 for inde
finite postponement, and H. R- 03,
424, 213 235 and 812 to. the geqeral file,
Of the bills, indefinitely postponed 33
is the hill calling for point or sepa
rate deeds of husband or wife to make
legal conveyance dower or courtesy;
237 provided for the manner of ap
proval of county official bonds; 242
was the bill asking for an appropriat
tion of $5000 to pay for an investiga
tion of the swine plague; 233 gave the
electors of counties under township
organization the right to decide how
many supervisors the county should
have; 329 related tp. the authority of
county boards to purchase or sell
county property by resolution; 399
gave authority to district boards to
change school house sites; S. F. 6 was,
Talbot's bill specifying the rate of in
terest on county and 'district bonds. x
A 11 cvclqck the 'house 'went Into,
committee of'ttie whgle. 'Thompson of
Merrick ip 'the chajr, tP. consider bills
on general die.
ty R.. 54", by Kellers, of Dodge, an act
tq authorize find provide for the use of
voting machines, first came up. After
a prolonged debate Clark of Lancaster
moved that when the committee" arise
it recommend the bill to be recom
mitted to the committee on privileges
and elections, and when it is reported
back to the house it be placed at the
head of the general file The motion
carried and the committee arose.
In the afternoon the house went into
committee of the whole with Prince o
Hall in the chair to consider the
special order. H. R. 137, the Pollard
revenue bill, fifteen of the sections
having already been acted upon at a
previous sitting of the committee.
After passing over ninety-one of the
sections the committee arose.
Bills were introduced: "'
To promote 'the public hU and to,
regulate and require toe sanitary con-
strifctlon fet'boiise drainage and p;lumtj; j
plumbers in each qty, tuwy and vilia.gie
ot the state' how saving oj that nay
hereafter.' h've "with'ip it public sys
tem of waer nnply and drainage; tq
provide for appointment to, a.n.d. ro '
maval from, plumbing boards U t,ucn
cities, towns and villlss and to pre
scribe their P0W and duties; to pr
vide penttes fQr infractions or this
act, and of any regulations unlawfully
enacted in pursuance hereof; and to
repeal all laws, acts and parts of acts
In this state, and particularly the ac
to incorporate metropolitan cities, ap
proved March 15, 1897, and the act to
incorporate cities of the firt class hav
ing between 25,00 and 100.000 inhabi
tants, approved March 29. 1889. and.
the WcV 10 Incorporate cities of the
irst class having more than 8,000 and
less than, 25.000 inhabitants, approved;
March 14T, 1889, and the. act to incorpo
rate certain citfe. town and villages,
as cities ot the second class, approved;
March 1. 1889, and the act to incorpon
rate cities of the second cl having
more than 5.000 inhsibiWnis, approved;
March. 1, 1883 aad all acts amendatory
of. thi at, Insofar as any of their
Sirovoslons are in conflct with tke pre
visions of this act
The Joint vote for seaatoru resulted:
Allen. 55, day-ward 37. Thompson 3.
Abater 10. Field 4. Weston 3. Reese
1. Lamsertso 1. Adams 1. Hinshaw 1,
Van Dvsei 1, Cornish 1. Halner L
MM PERSONNEL BE
Measure Passes the Upper
House of Congress.
Oil CONDOLENCES SENT TO TRANCE
3vaty-Far Private rcaatoa BtlU IM
pcatd cf and tba Calcaaar U Clwuwd
Mew Kalldg la Feasloaa Uobm Oto-
f lb Sundry CIvU B:U.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. At its ses
sion yesterday the senate adopted a
resolution instructing the vice-president
of the United States as presi
dent of the senate to express to the
government and the people of France
the sympathy of the senate in the
bereavement that has fallen on the
French republic in the death of Presi
dent Faure.
The naval personnel bill, which the
navy department has been contending
for so many years, was passed by the
senate this afternoon.' It was under
discussion for several hours, but was
passed practically in the form in
which it was reported by the senate
committee. Its p rovisions have here
tofore been fully given.
The remainder of the day's session
was devoted to bills on the private
pension calendar seventy-four in
number and to the reading of the
Alaska code bill.
Mr. Tillman presented to the senate
a letter from Octavius A. White of
New York offering to sell three nota
ble paintings of revolutionary war
scenes by Mr. White's father. Mr.
Hansbrough, acting chairman of the
library committee, offered a resolution
accepting the paintings and providing
for suitably hanging them in the sen
ate wing of the capitol. The resolu
tion was adopted.
Consideration of the house person
nel bill was then resumed and the
amendments offered by the naval af
fairs committee were takeu up. The
committee amendments striking out
sections 11, 12, 13 and 14 were agreed
tc. Pending further discussion of the
bill Mr. Fiyechairman of the commit
tee on conference, reported the river
and harbor bill. Mr. Fairbanks qf In
diana presented the credentials of Al
bert J. Beveridge, elected a senator
from Indiana, to succeed Mr. Turple
for the term of six years beginning
March 4, 1895. After a long discus
sion the regular amendments were
agreed to and the bill passed. The
senate insisted on its amendments and
appointed Senators Chandler, Fair
banks and 1 Ulman as conferees.
Mr. Hawley. chairman, flf the mil
itary affairs committee, gave antioe
that on Monday at the close of routine
business he would move to take up
the army reorganization bill.
The request of the house for a con
ference on the agricultural appropria
tion bill was agreed to and Senators
Cullom. Quay and Pettigrew ere
named as conferees,.,
Mr. Carter qbtained unanimous con
sent for thp reading of the Alaska
code bill a.t the conclusion of tr.o
consideration of bills qo the nrtvat
pecsiqn calendar, The consideration
of bills on the pepsion calendar was
then begun under a special order.
Among the bills was one providing
procedure in certain cases. It pro
vides that no pension shall be with
held, modified or cancelled except for
fr?ud or mistakes in facts, and pro
vides scheme pi procedure. The pri
vate pension calendar was completed,
seventy-four bills being passed.
Mr. GalHnger called up the bill
granting a penaioa to Hon. John M.
Palmer, formerly United States sen
ator from Illinois. The senate passed
a bill granting General Palmvr a pen
sion of flOO a. month, hut the house in
passing the hill reduced the pension to
50 a month. Mr. GalHnger said be
understood that General Palmer was
in almost destitute circumstances, and
while he fo'.t the distinguished soldier
was entitled to the amount carried by
the senate bill, he did not think it de
sirable to risk a failure of the bill by
senling it to conference. The house
amendment was agreed to and the
11 goes to the president feu; bigna
tmre. Dispose of Ssaary Civil BUI.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. The house
today finally passed the sundry ciyU
appropriation bill, to which it had de
voted over a weak. N.Q important
amendment had he.en adopted. 'ih-
speaker's, "ruling upon the motion to
recommit tfce bill with Instruction to
incorporate in it the Nicaragua canal
amendment was sustained, 155 to 9G.
The naval appropriation bill was
taken up and over half the bill was
completed duringthe remainder of the
day. There was no general opplsitlon
i.j the measure, although it carries
144,009.000, being $8,000,000 more than
the largest naval appropriation bill
ever pased by congress. An attempt
to defeat the provision for a joint ar
rangement between the govevSV$nt
and the Fitchburg Railro feompany
at the Boston nay; ,ar4" fatted. A
point of order gnsf the 'provision
in the bU Ecfativ la the rearrange
ment au4 reconstruction of the build
ings at the naval academy went over
one day.
For Kehley flvfena.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. ftrk IS The
senate removed tljieinjunciion of sec
recy from its ceuord in the case. 01
Adm'bi' Sampson aud Schlsy, which
had already been nubllahed. by the
press! The dotune'ht was referred to
the 4qmjtte laval affairs. It was
stated that the statement would be
prepared in Admiral Schley's behalf,
and this also will go to the naval com
mittee. No Master Oc r Oftrei.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. There will
be n.0 Musters out of general officers
of the army except in cases of indi
vidual requests pending the formal
termination of the war through the
exchange of ratifications of the peace
treaty.
It is slated at the war department
that by the order mustering out two
major generals and six brigadier gen
erals, the number of officers was
brought down to the minimum, the
number required to command the vol
unteer and regular regiments at pres
ent. I aor TroablM at Colea.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. The de
partment of state has been informed
in a cable front Consul General Oud
ger, at Panama, that a compromise
has been effected with the striker at
Colon and work has been resui.:-d.
Recent advices from there said tha
the situation was critical and tuv. s.
revolution might be a aossiMo out
come if the ?t.: continue-.
What has become of the old fashion
ed women who said that her baby cried
so much that she wondered If it didn't
havl its nose off.
BAY STATE HONORED.
FiweMcat Prate Kama that Maaaacba !
telU Hn Brought Fortb.
BOSTON, Feb 18. The members of
the legislature gathered with unusual
promptness at the state house yester
day in anticipation of the visit of
President McKinley. An hour before
the time announced for his arrival
the corridors were thronged, and, as
soon as the balconies of the bouse
were opened the crowd pushed in un
til every seat was taken.
The president and bis party arrived
promptly at the time scheduled, and
after being received by Governor Wol
cott, under escort of Serseant-at-Arms
J. B. Adams, the party proceed
ed to the house. They passed down the
main aisle, amid cheers of all present,
who arose the moment President Mc
Kinley was announced.
President George A. Smith, for tho
Massachusetts senate, welcomed the
distinguished guest in a brief address
and introduced him to the convention.
As the president arose, waves of ap
plause rolled through the hall and
cheer upon cheer rang out. When it
was possible for him to be heard, the
president spoke as follows:
Gentlemen of the General Court: AI-
1 though limited for time I could not de
ny myself the honor of accepting tho
invitation officially extended by joint
resolution of your honorable body
which I had the pleasure of receiving
from the hands of your distinguished
senior senator. Hon. George F. Hoar.
I am not indifferent to your generous
action and it cannot be more strong
than the feeling of pleasure which I
have in meeting the senators and rep
resentatives of the great common
wealth of Massachusetts. I am glad
to be in this ancient capital.
Here great public questions have
had free discussion. Here great states
men, whose names live in their coun
try's history, have received their train
ing and voiced the enlightened opin
ions of their countrymen. Here,
through the century, you have chosen
your fellow citizens to represent you
in the councils of the nation through
the great parliamentary body, the sen
ate of the United States. You have
chosen well and leaders you have nev
er lacked. What illustrious men hato
borne the commission of the legisla
tive body of the commonwealth of
Massachusetts Adams and Pickering
and Webster. Choate aud Everett and
Wipthrop, Sumner, Wilson and a long
list besides, illustrious in the annals
of your state and the nation, and those
later statesmen. Hoar and Lodge, hon
ored everywhere for their distinguish
ed services to our common country
It was in the Massachusetts house of
representatives that John A. Andrew
made the speech- for human liberty
which touched the hearts of his fellow
eitisens ?nd with him, your great war
aovernor. Nor do I forget that ose
time the speaker's chair of this legis
lative body was occupied by your for
mer governor and repreaeatative ia
congress, the a.be secretary cf th.i
navy. Hop,, John D. Long, whose great
department has added lustre to the
American navy and glory to the Amer
ican name.
1 am glad to be on this historic
ground. It revives memories sacred
In American life. It recalls the strug
gles of the founders of Massachusetts
for liberty and independence. Their
unselfish sacrifices, their dauntless
courage are the inspiration of all lov
ers of freedom everywhere. Their
lives aaw. character reach Into every
American home and have stimulated
the best aspirations of American mat,
hood. In the beginning of our nation
al existence, and even beforo. this was
the home of the fountain of liberty.
It is the hope of liberty now, and
I am sure that what those sreat men
of the past secured for us they would
ba.ve us transmit not only to c-sr des
cendants, but carry to oppressed peo
ples whose interests and welfare by
the fortunes of war are committed tQ
us. We may regard the situation be
fore us a burden or as an opportunity
but whether the one or the othfr. it
is here and conscience ao.t clvIHzutica
require us to meet it bwelv. Deser
tion of duty s net an Am-ri -xu h,v tr.
It was not the eustom of tne fntheis
and will pot he the practice of theic
son.
All the Island Most Yield.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. the ad
ministration has determined to rapid
ly extend tho jurisdiction of the Unit
ed States tvcr the whole of 'ho Phil
ippine ro'ip, acting on ih theory
that delay in the case is ilanr.Ji
and that anarchy and a general 'py.i&i
ysis of such interests aa tho inlands
support will be brought alios t through
any failure to tiomptly replace 'he
Spanish sovereignty over ?he itlaml?
by that of the United Stat". This de
cision involves the necessity of a na
val campaign nnd this will oe insti
tuted as sooi as Admiral Dewey re
ceives the reinforcements n the .mane
of gunboats, now on the way to Ma
nila. BrltUb I'ltiaMtam to tbe tu'.ran.
BOMBAY, Feb. 18. The Persian
gulf mail steamer, wmch has just ar
rived here, brings pendent state ia
southeast Arabia. Oman is to the
Sultan Oman on Saturday reRardins
his having I-a-cd to Fraoce a coal in 3
station on thtj coaF.t af Oman, whicL id
a semi-indepuicot state in British
Arabia. Oman is considered to be .m
dev British protection, as the ,,ultaa
has been receiving a subsidy from
Great Britain.
Choose Suce'gop to Fanre.
PARIS. Feb. 18. At a meeting ot
the leftist senators yesterday M. Lou
bet, the president of the senate and
form. premier, was unanimously
'l.y failure to promptly retiasa E.T 2
1 nominated for the presidency of
France in succession to the late Pres
ident Faure.
The senators consider M. Loubat'a
election assured.
Advance for Gem Corbln.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. The mil
itary affairs committee of tne house
today reported favorably the senate
bill to make Adjutant General H. 0.
Corbin a major general. Tlin nousa
bill for the same purpose has been
reported already and this action lOiay
was taken to frcilitate act'on upon
it in the bouse. It is not the intention
of Chairman Hull to ask unanimous
consent for the consideration of tl.13
bill, but to move its otssase under
ciiQruknefrm rf vlia ruins fttit-u,. itia l-.et
I six days of the session.
Kaaas Mm Die at Santiago.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 18. The war
department has received the follow
ing from General Brooke at Havana,
dated February 17: Death report. 15th,
at Santiago: Private William White,
company H, Twenty-third Kansas,
consumption.
Dally Traasaiy Stateaseat.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18. Yester
day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash bal
ance S271.463.CC0; gold reserve. 227,-251.353.
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