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VOi ,UME XXIX.-NUMBER 51.
COLUMBUS. NEBRASKA. WEDNESDAY. MARCH 29, 1899.
WHOLE NUMBER 1,507.
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Wheir the senate conveneo. on the
JITth the standing committees reported
favorably a number of bills for passage.
S. F. 223. relating to the game law
as passed. It makes it unlawful to
"kill quail at any season of the rear, on
ine ground tnat they are nearer a do-
xnestic bird than all other species of
,eame and are a great insect destrcysr.
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-ur ..uuic. il. r. O... UV Jlliier OI DUI-
ralo. was first considered. His bill
sought the repeal of the law requiring
county clerks to make an annual com
- Dilation of the mortgage indebtedness
of the counties of the state. The dis
cussion developed into a political de
bate lasting until the noon hour. Prout
of Gage moved that the bill be indefi
nitely postponed and his motion pre
vailed. In tbe afternoon S. F. 201 was re
comaended to pass by the judiciary
committee.
In committee of the whole the sub- iform text book bill, was consider- Senator Prout explained that he
in committee or tne wnoie tne sud- . . .., ,r ,,. , 0 ota made tnis motion at the request of sev-
-stitute for S. F. 35 was again consid- n seneral. it provides tor a state . semrs .ho ahent at rhe
rered Th bill nroDoes a new law to school text book commission, which is e senators no were ateent at tne
-Ti t , ! proposes a n.e ia V ro desie-iarp rh honlr; m h nH ir. ume bl11 was indefinitely post
regulate life insurance associations. It "?, designate the books to be used in
was rcommnded to Das a11 schools m Nebraska, at not to ex- Pne"' d.na wn were verJ ..I?a Jft,
e c. -.V7 i -,, r t " -, j rn a flTi nri rnr!Ha fnv ?r, ry.a ' terested in ic He voted to kill the bill
S. F 166 was killed. It provided that "ea a nxed price provided for m the . h, hpiPVpd iT o nni? onp nn,i
in actions of replevin the defendant JUL Should no firm be willing to sell . caue ? Ta " he Sot v
-may secure a return of his property by books at tne rrice named -ue commis- L I" ninfnn " h h d DC yet
putiing up a bond. S1a s empowered o give the contract caaaea ai opinion-
? Si F 199 was recommended to pass, tor the manufacture c. such books to . ena.tor Prout s moticnprevailed and
It provides -that th journals of n5S ar publishing house the publishers the bm was recommended for passage,
-r branch of the lenslatur- shall be to be paid out of the proceeds of the At thf afternoon session the sifting
competent vid-nce to establish omis- sales of the books. foxn.mil"e. por.ed p acm tne foi-
sions or irregularities in legislative' Eefore the reading o. the bill bv .owing biUs at the head of the general
proceedings for the purpo of lmp-each- the clerk had been completed Senator , m tfl"orueJ na- a
ips th validity of anv enrolled bill Rocke moved that the further reading ' .JenaLe ai&3 ,, - ,-,. Vi-i " '
aftir the samo has bpn certified bv the bill be dispensed with and it be 1,-i.iloUfce roiis Cs- -lb aml "b4".
th presiding officers of both branches , indefinitely postponed, which motion J"? sen.atf thtn wsnt xni com.mi"ee
ot the legislature and the same has' prevailed oy a unanimous vote. l fhe wnole' sen,aMxr Prout m the
ben approved bv the gor-rnor - chair, on senate file No. 210, the an.
S. Fs. 20S. 213 and 25. were recom-, The first orcer or business on the ' D'Lsen reve,ne measure,
mended to pass. 1 21st in th senate that met with a r- ! nator an Dusen moved that the
S. F. 241 was mdeniLeIv nostnoned.
1 1 provided that no deed comd be filed
covering proprT- upon which taxes are
delinquent until the taxes are paid.
Senator Reynolds offered a substi
tute for S. F. 24? tfae "Osteopathy" j
lull. Th culxstitrte was adopted to
take the piar of the original bill, and
will be considers i later
Substitute S. F. ?.S. relating to fees
ror '-nunty judzes who appoint judges i
innninr inrtioc i
and clerks of, Section, war recommend- 353. 214. 444. 560. 41S and 97. They
ed to pass. were given their first reading at once. '
The revenue committee reported S. I Standing committees reported a sub- J
F. 346 to. -pass. stitute for S. F. 34 to pass. S. F. 310 '
and 245 for indefinite postponment. '
Tn ie senate on the ISth Senator S. F 245 is the bill introduced by
Schr jtf's joint resolution for a consti- Currie of Custer to prevent combina
tur'..ai amendment to increase ike tions. trusts and monopolies in buying
n xaber of unreme court judges to and selling live stock, produce and ar
f.r. was read for th second time nd tides of trade at public and quasi-pub-
ferred to the committee on ronstiM
tional amendments and federal rela
tions, of which Senator Crow is chair
man. House roll No. 330. providing for
two additional schools, was read th"
.second time and referred to the com-
mittee on university and normil m. n. i5i was passed wim me emer
chools. gency clause. S. F. 131. 35 and 275 were
Senate file No. 227 was read for the also passed,
third Ume and put upon its passage. ' 3. F. 131 amends the school law by
It provides for the relief of Ruscll . providing for registration of women
F. Loomis. The bill was passed. j voters in cities where general registra-
Senate fiiie No. 257 was placed an , tion is required, to provide an attor
Its passage. It authorizes county ' ney for school boards at a salary not
boards of adjoining counties to enter J to exceed S300; and chancing the time
into joint contracts for the building members take their office from the
aad maintenance of bridges. The bi'l ; first Monday in July to the first Mon
was passed. ' a5" in ilar-
emr file n. 139. to amend jtec- I In committee of the whole H. R. 1S7
inn n! nf rhu imtMI nH rpl.ifinir in .
relating to
)roceedings. .
j?ridencp as to legislative proceedin
'was passed.
Tarnny drawn bv countv boards In
?TirTM Til .fj. Tl- III IJ ltllilll lll.lt. t
excess of S5 per cent of the lew.
where there are no funds m the treas
ury for the payment of the same, may
be cancelled by evil action from mem
bers of the board, received sufficient
votes for passace. but as Senator Mil
ler, the author of the bill, voted
cfsamst it, there was. m the language
of the chair, a stampede from yea tc
nay. by senators changing their vote?.
A second roll call was ordered which
' in the defear of the bilL V I
"of senators now changed their
resulted
number of senators now changed
votes from nay to yea before the an
nouncement of the result, whereupon,
it was tru that when the lieuten?at:
Tme votTstoo.1 16 veas to 15nays. I
A constiutional majority having failed
to vote in the affirmative, the bill was
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d for indefinite postponement. It
requires corporations to pay an an
nual license tax on their capital stock
at the rate of 51 per $50,000.
Senate file No. 1S7 was read for the
third time and put upon its passa.
This is Senator Van Dusen's bill to
exempt from garnishee or attachment
the monthly earnings of heads of fam
ilies up to 550. The bill was passed
with the emergency clause.
House roll No. 331. Representative '
McCarthy's bill to prohibit stock com
mission trusts and combines, to regu
late commission charces. was read the
second time and referred to the com
mittee on live stock and grazing, ot
which Senator Reynolds. Cume, Allen.
Vwoc Tifl TT?11ot nro Tia TTsYT?ir
The bill is identical with a senate , senate except appropriation and claim
file introduced hv Senator Came. ! Oills. which shall be subject to sneciai
which was referred to the committee
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on agriculture, of which Senator 11c
Cargar is chairman, early in the ses
sion, and which was never reported
back to the senate
Adjourned until Monday.
la the senate on tne 20th senate file
No. 216. relating to original jurisdic
tion of probate court in the probate
cf wills, and providing when probate
judges shall be disqualified from act
ing, was recommended for passage.
House roll No. 252. to amend the
law relative to the issuance of bonds
by precincts, townships, villages and
cities of the second class in the aid
of internal improvements for streets
or highways, railroads, bridges, court I
houses, jails and drainage of swamps
sad wet lands, was the subject of con
siderable discussion. Finally it was
reported for passage.
House roll No. 77. to amend the law
relating to notice to land owners of
the opening of roads, was recommend
ed for indefinite postponement.
Senate file No. 273. to prohibit street
railways companies furnishing free
transportation to city officials, was
recommended for passage.
Senate file No. 131, to provide fcr
the registration of women who desire
to vote at school elections and making
other amendments of the school laws.
' was amended by Senator Front to
strike out the provision requiring wc-en-to
register. On this amendment
Senators Prout a-1 Van Doses, en
gaged in a running debate.
Saaaxor Prout's amendment was
lost, and the bill was recommended
'for passage.
geaata 11 No. 2Gt. relating to pub-
Legislature.
lic roads and the width thereof, wis
recommended for passage.
Senate nle No. 279, to provide for
disconnecting property in cities and
villages was next on general file. It
provides that lands in the form of ad
ditions to cities and villages may, un-
,. der certain conditions, be disconnect-
. ed therefrom
J Senator Van Dusen opposed the bill
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tnn mnr'atl ir inrtiinnirfl nncfnn
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'boom
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times" land owners had platted out
ther lands into additions, sold lots
therefrom at fabulous prices, and now.
unding the boom collapsed, they de-
i orf tn ho TaMavrcl frnm inr nToo
by being allowed to withdraw from
the rirv
The bill was recom-ended for pas-
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sage.
House roll No. S8, relating to the
compensation of receivers, introduced
by Senator Weaver of Richardson, was
snonse was the nassazn of hills nnnn
; third reading. H. R. S8 and 252 were I
passed
H. R. SS regulates the compensation
of receivers of state banks and H. R.
252 amends the present law relating to
mternal improvements in cities of the
second class and in villases
In he afternoon the clerk of the
house announced the Dassace of the fol-
Irnr-irnr- Killa 1tt tViit- Vr-r. tT "D ''On
lowing bills by that body H. R.. 390
lic markets, and to provide remedies
for persons injured thereby, and pen
alties for violations of this act.
The McCarthy bill
passed in- ili
house is exactly the same, hence Sen
ator Currie was willing to have his bill
sidetracked.
was recommended to pass and S. F.
15- 1" aQd 9 indefinitely postponed.
j H. K. l! provides tnat all nre m-
ninrn-p nolirie.s. -wriTten and coverinc
n bole or in part upon property with
in the state of Nebraska shall be writ
ten, countersigned and issued only by
a duly authorized officer or agent of
such company, corporation, association,
partnership or person, resident of the
state of NebrasKa. and providing penal
ties for the non-compliance of the pro
visions of this act.
Frogress was reported upon S. F. 302
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with leave to sit again. It fixes the
salaries of the deputy state officers, b
ing a bil1 to amend section 5. of article
aedo 6- of .artiIe section 14. of
article iii. section 7. of article iv. sec
tion 1. of article v. and section 1. of
article vi. of chapter Ixxxiii. compiled
statutes of 1S97. entitled. "State and
State Officers." and to repeal said origi-
nal 3ectlons-
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Ii amends section bOla
of
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cede.
In committee of the whole H. R.
1?7 ?nd 5. F. 112 were recommended
u. Dass.
The af'Tuoon was spent in consid-
ering tbo rcvfnu-" bill, several sections
bein" stricken out. The committee
-rose wra .ne understanding that it
sir again from 7:30 o'clock until 9
, o'clock to finish the consideration of
the bill.
rue committee on rules reported the
roI't.wir? new rule:
That the sifting committee shall
have in charge ai1 bills on general file
and that all bill? reported by said
fcmmitte shall take rrecedence in
crsference to bills now before the
order at any ume."
A motion by Van Dusen that the re
oort Ii- on the table was lest and the
i inimcn to adopt the report Drevailed
5 by a ote of 17 to 11.
Standing committees reported the
following bills: Substitute for S. F. 319
to pass, substitute for S. F. 315 to pass.
H. R. 571 and 270 to pass. H. R. 20 and
177, S. F. 267 and 321 to be indefinitely
postponed, and H. R. 41, S. F. 323. 349
and 344 to general file without rpcom
mendatim. H. R. 20 I? a bill to nrovide for the
payment of interest and principal uu
real estate mortgages.
H. R. 177 seeks to amend section 370
of the code of civil nrocedure and tn
repeal said orisinal section.
S. F. 267 was to amend section 53S.
chapter v, compiled statutes of Ne
breska. 1S97. and to repeal said sec
tion as now existine.
S. F. 321 is a bill to define and pun
ish certain misdemeanors in trade and
commerce, and to make it a crime far
anyone to purchase goods, wares or
merchandise on credit and sell, hy
pothecate or dispose of the same ant
of the usual course of business with in
tent to cheat or to defraud tiie. ven
dor or seller, and to fix the sunish
xaent of aid offenses.
The senate took a recess until 7:30
o'clock. S. F. 210 being made a special
ordar -t 7:20.
At the evenine after recess the sen-
ate went into committee of the whole.
with senator iTcut of Gage in the
chair, to consider the special order S.
F. 99. by Senator Fowler of Fillmore.
an act relating to the Issuance of
teachers' certificates hy county suner-
intesdenu, was recommended to pass. 1
TTio Bannto nn rho 3H unsmniiiwi W
5 rt- 13 , better known as u.e Pollard
revenue bilL The bill did not appear
to have a single champion in jie sen
ate at this late day in the session, al
though four members opposed its post
ponement witcout some consideration.
The vote to postpone was 1j to -r. Sen
ators Van Dusen, Owens, Halderman
and Fowler composing tne latter.
The following bills were passeu: a.
F 216, relating to the duties of pro
bate courts; a. F. 112, relating to tne
organization of school district boards;
S. F. 279, providing for the disconnec-
, tion of plats from cities anu. towns.
' and S. F. 209, amending the road law
as to width of roads.
Senate file -No. 290. instructing the
state board of transportation to take
, steps looking to a reduction of local
freight rates in Nebraska, for indefi
nite postponement. Senator Spohn
moved that the report be not accepteu,
which motion was st by a strizt par
ty vote, and the bill was indefinitely
1 postponed.
' The committee on insurance recom
mended the indefinite postponement oi
f nate fiI,e -7 aiuL tne, passage, of
house roll No. 191, with amendments.
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House roll No. 191 is the Weaver
insurance bill, while senate file No. i4
is Senator Talbot's bill, identical with
ho'se roll No. j.jL
Senator Prout moved that the senate
reconsider its action in indefinitely
postponing senate file No. 176. which
authorizes the auditor to license not o
exceed 100 fire insurance brokers.
' 0Ul oe recommenuet. ror passage.
Senator Reynolds moved to amend
! by recommendins the bin for indefinite
! Postponement. By a rising vote the
i substitute prevailed by a vote or :i
' to 4- The b.in "R'as -cfordingly recom-
' mended ior mdeunite postponement.
Oanw.
The house en the 16th was treated
tc a continuation of the senatorial
fight -a hen Olmsted of Douglas offeed
the following resolution:
Whereas. The resent session of th
legislature in drawing to a ciose ani
some 300 bills are now on general file,
many of which are of great pub!:
importance and should become law,
and
Whereas. It will be possible to con
sider onlv a limited number of said
bills during the session, therefore I
move that a sifting committee, com
posed of the following members of tbe
. hou.-, Olit-i. guri. . c:.h rwn-ir ..
Sturges. Tanner and Wheeler, be at
this time elected by the hmise to seive
as such sifting committee during tlie
remainder of this session, and further,
that no bills be considered out of th-"
regular order except such as may bj
recommended by said committee from
ume to time.
The resolution, after much discus
sion, was adopted.
A resolution instructing cur morale s
of congress to work for the establish
ment of postal savings banks throug -out
the country was sent up by Elwo.jd
sad was adopted.
'T R. 331. McCarthy's bill to prevent
combinations, trusts and monopolies
m the buying and selling oi live stocir,
produce and articles of trade, ws
placr-d on third reading and paszed
by z. vote of 57 to 13.
S. F. 33. by Talbot, defining who
shall practice in the supreme cout
and providing penalties fcr violations
of the provision, was passed by a vote
of 7S to 5.
H. R. 330. by Milbourn. appropriat
ing the sum of 550.000. or so much cf
it as may be necessary, to establish
two additional normal schools sim:!.jr
to the one at Peru and under the same
management, was passed with the
emergenry clause, by a v
The special commit
vote ot 6S to "I.
tee appointed
some time ago to investigate as to the
use of passes by the state officials
submitted two reports. The niajority
report was signed by Prince and
Smithberger and the minority renurt
by Sturgess. Both were accepted.
On motion cf Jansen the special
order of the passage of H. R. 114 over
the governor s veto was taken up aud
resulted 43 to 45.
Not having received the necessary
three-fifths vote the bill was lost.
In the house on tne 17th Th-'n the
journal was read Rouse of Hail cailel
attention to the fact that tne siftinj
committee which was selected was
elected by a vote of oniy zity mem
bers. Discussion followed, at the nd of
which the journal of the previous day
was adopted anu the sifting commit
tee was made secure m its position.
Standing committees reported to the
general file H. R. 141. 6rt2. 563. 595,
554. 560, 1S1 and F. lot. 14S and 6L
The bills indefinitely postponed
were H. R. 454 534. 573. 59, 576, 2, rc3
and z24. The last numbered bill had
already been maue a special order,
and there was a motion to reject the
report and put the oill on file. The
motion was defeated by a vote n 24
to 35.
After recess bills were aken up for
passage. K. R. 251. by Tay:or cf Cus
ter, an act to amend section 3 of chap
ter 2S of the complied statutes of 1537,
entitled "Fees," was passed bv a vote
of S2 to 9.
The house then went into the com
mittee of the whole, with Detw;i!er o.
iKragias in the chair, to consider the
special orden cf the day. 5. F. 20,
by rtolbrook of Dodge, an act empow
ering tie corporation autnorities of
cities cf the second class, villages and
counties to take up and pay off valid
outstanding bonds issued pursuant to
vote of electors, was recommended for
passage.
H. R. 20, by Burns, to abolish the
state board of transportation, secre
taryships and ail. was taken up.
Prince ot Hall olered an. amendment
which was practically a re-enactment
of H. R. 59. The amendment was
adopted. Wheeler of i-ims then, mov
ed to recommit the &1.- Lest, and the
bill recommended for passage
H. R. 360. by Lemar of ,aunders. re
quiring thp secretaries of the board of
transportation to file complaints
against railroad ftrapanies whera vio
lations of the law came to their no
..ce. was recommended far passage.
H. R. 2G9, by Flynn of Douglas, an.
act providing tnat eight hcrs snail
constitute a'daVs'wcrk exrept when
otherwise stipulated in the contract.
and .prohibiting longer hours on state
work, except in cres cf great emer
gency was indefinite!- uc;n s"i
H. R. 214. by Olmstend. relating to
the manner of assessing special taxes
or assessments arising out of improve-,
ments to property in cities of the met-
ropolitan class, was recommended for
Dassage.
H. R. 237. by Pollard, appropriating
1 I2.51W for the use and support of the
state horticultural society, was recom
mended for passage.
K. R. 41S. -y Grafton, to approprt-
ate J5.0C0 to build a standplpe. furnish
fire protection and furnish the libra
ry at the Peru normal school, was rec
ommended to pass.
I H. R. 299. Ly Lane of Lancaster, an.
j act to authorize the state auditor to
license a limited number of fire insur
ance brokers and defining tnelr duties
and compensation, was recommended
j for passage.
j The house on the ISth held but a
' half day session.
' The sifting committee reported the
; bills for advancement to the head of
general file.
The report was adopted after an.
amendment by Janaen "that the re
port be adopted and the committee
dschareed," was voted down.
The house resolved itself into a com-
-mitteeof the- whoIe-forthccoBslder
ation of bills on general file, with
.... Hrt... gy.j.m m.w, n eni OTi fl f c
Prince of Hall in the chair. House roll Detweiler of Douglas moved that the , ",""' ,t Vl Vn Vn.V ira of rh
No. 444. the salaries anpropriationbiU,. bill be indefinitely postponed and it , chaf J.hL j nr ifonf nieS hv '
was taken up. . prevailed by a vote o' 3S to 23. soIrdiers .ne,at ord, passed b - (
The items providing for salaries of A Tte i .lm . . i
,,. .nnr, rnmiiiinnpn; 115100 . R by Burman. appropna.
s.ireme cour commissioners. io,uyu, . .m ,ia. h vi hnncu . . -., . L .:. n-in: .
56,000, were stricken out of the bilL I iums .uui uu u.e - c Peterson because ot uisaoumes co.i
The dicu:ion of th universitv toUows: . tracted while serving with the Na-
salary anpropriation item was long R- 502 by Ditmar appropnating tioaal (lunn? tne Indian war !u
and at times ver- bitter. Tavlor of -000 xhe relief ot Nebraska Cuj, the winter ot- 1S91. was passed by a
Custer, Wright, Cunningham. East- , because of the smallpox quarantine VQte o T1 to 13.
man. Easterling. Lemar. Cawthra, ' H- R- Jl b,C.ro,;k enc S H. R. 336, appropriating 54S.500 to
Tanner Thompson of Clav. and others i 5he Boardi Pn,bI.I Lands an B"I:d , construct new buildings at the Insti-
spoke against retiring the item at the , P?3 t0 .build a .bnd5e acr.os3 taeN- ' tute for the Feeble Minded at Beatrix,
' larger sum. while McCarthy Weaver brara nTer aad appropriating ?S,000 failed to p:lss with tne emergency
(21XU I.LLTZII SLCUUbttlLUll. UCaiOkUUUJ,
Loomis. Clark. Wilcox and Pollard
made the fight for the full amount.
The advocates of the reduction criti
cised the methods of the university
management and lobby in caustic
terms. Taylor charged, among other
things, that the showing of 2,000 stu
dents was not correct, saying that
there were only 1.270 to be provided
for outside of the departments of law,
music and art.
The report of the committee was
adopted, when the committee arose, I m Lincoln ror a residence for the gov
by a vote of 50 to 23. and the bill was j ernor
ordered engrossed for third reading. ' H. R. 414. by Tanner, amandins the
i newspaper imblication law in relation
The sneaker of the house on the 20th
sgned H. R. 55 and 156 and they were
transmitted to the governor. H. R.
oo is by Prince, relating to the rate
of interest n county and municipal
bonds. H. R. 156 was the Wilcox dog
tax measure.
Standing committees placed on gen
eral ule K. R. 515. 619, 559, 31u and
531. A report from the committee on
revenue and taxation placed H. R. 29
on file, but Pollard, chairman of the
committee?" objected and said there
must ue some error, as ce Knew notn-
ing of such a report having been made
py mm ine cierits examined tneir
list and round that the bill was not
pruperij ueiure iuvui at iuis
time.
Fisher of Dawes then said he thought
this bill had been recommitted, and
moved that it now be sent back to the
standing committee. The motion pre
vailed. Chairman Wilcox of the judiciary
committee reported S. F. 58. 79. SO. 93.
96. 113. 117. 119. 124. 125. 126, 129, 140
-J-a- -" "- i- ia. 155, 1...6
and 157. with recommendation mat
they be advanced to a third reading. e wuinment of e anl on -croun' an,i Pierce l: Elenth. Knox and
He explaineil that tney were all cur- ; one tS D Jfpd to thSS' Bo-vd l Nineteenth. Antelope l.Twen
atire measures amending the civil and ' L, tlZIJTIIrll T eth. Boone and Wheeler 1. Twenty-
criminal code, and that they would
need no discussion. The motion pre-
f , i.: rr r, o .m; ocn
1 lie J; Him ui:-. n. ru. o. -j'j, .ou,
27-. 336 and 359. being the special ap
propriations to build additions to the
institutions, as follows, were taken up:
H. R. S, Hastings asylum, addition.
230.000: H. R. 296. Lincoln asylum.
addition. $50,000; H. R. 9, Hastings
"'it ""O-
boiler house. $30,000. H. R. 275. Omaha
D. & D. boiler uouse. $6,200: H. r.
n nmnhr, n. & n.. add-on. 530 000-
K. R. 336, Feeble Minded institution.
addition. $73,500; H. R. 5C8, Blind
School, addition. 56.000.
Ihese bills were all' recommended
for passage as originally drafted, ex-
cept H. IL 2SU, which was scaled down
to 325.000- H. R. 9. to 315.000: H. 1
r rr ci ;na- w w "t; n;ca.i r
jb. to cj.juu. xi. tt. o, raised to
Ti rnn
H. R. 5S5. by Easterling of Buffalo.
nn nr-r n fivp rho "nrornnr rlio nnn-ar
to appoint officers of the Kearney In-
striaT schcor was recommended To . Increase cf $300 in the repair fund.
, 5100 m the postage fund and 5.o0 in
s- . . , .JimnrnvpLrrW
du
pas:
H. R. 354. by 3..-inley. an act to
require any railroad company or cor
poration doing business within the
limits of this state and receiving and
conveying any live stock to pass the
5. F. 135. by Holbrook. to amend
the mutual insurance law relative to
the insurance of farm buildings, was
recommended to pass.
In the house on the 21st bills on
third reading were taken up with the
following result:
S. F. 20. allowing cities of the sec
ond class to refund their bonds and
issue other bonds at the same or a
lower rate of interest, was passed
by a vote of 7S to 13.
H. R. 122. by Olmsted, to authorze
county courts to require administri
tors and administrators with will an
nexed to pay and deliver to ca d
courts money and certain personal
property remaining in their possession
after the final settlement of their ac-
counts, was passed without a dissent-
is. R. 24. by Bums, to extend lien
privileges to cover windmills and wells
was passed, the vcte being 16 to
S. F. 132. fixing the fees and sala.-y
of county surveyors, passed with only
three votes against it.
H. R. 390. by Young, to appropriate
certain money belonging to the Szjl'jh
Normal Library fund for the purchase
of books, was passed with the emerg
ency clause.
theapnropriaUtion of2.50rfor Se use !
and benefit of the State Horticultural :
TT T" tt 1 T-l f J 1
r, was passed by a vote of 54 i
shipper or his employe to or from the a- wami-esui aa ie ul .v. ----7 Lincoln 1 -ixtv-nrst.
point designated in contract or bill in the employe tund and the Institu- r m teth 1 Lmcoi in l .ynvsu
of lading without further expense to ' tion for the Deaf and Dumb at Omaha Dawso m 1 .m. se conu. ar
shippers, was recommitted. got $5,000 added for a new dynamo and U'.;J'P , 7- -.S
.sv.i; 1 . tla UiiSitrtl Ll r
metropolitan class, was passed. 5
H. R. 41S. by Grafton, appropriating
rhe !T!Tn nf in nno foT- 1 cin.t.n-no tn i
. ..uwv, .. u. UU-liiJI., . I
enlarge the heating and lighting ap- ,
paratus ana aid in furnishing a njw
chapel at the Peru State Normal, was
pased by a vote of 69 to 19.
K. R. 333. by Evans, reauirinc a !
to 2S. a half dozan members changing the house in ordering H. R. 356. the
in favor of the bill at the last moment. "Wilcox reapportionment bill, to a
H. R. 214. by Olmsted, providing Tor ' third reading. On motion of McGin
the proper distribution of special tax- j 15" of Otoe the resolution was laid
es for assessments for the purposes l 1 on the table.
record to be kept of all births and j H. R. 2S5. Olmsaed's bill to author
deaths in the state of Nebraska and j ize the organization and regulate the
allowing the county clerk 10 cents for , conduct of a mutual insurance ;cm-
eacn item so recorded, was passed oy I
a vote ot o to 20.
H. R. 360. by Lemar, explicitly detlu
ing the duties of the secretaries of the
State Eoard of Transportation, and
requiring that where violations of the
law are known to them, and no com
plaint is filed, they shall formulate
and file a complaint, was passed with
little opposition.
After recess H. R. 444. the salary ap
propriation b!. was put on third read
ng and pass!. Tk oniy member to
-, ate against It was Eastman of Custer.
The house went into committee of
the whole to consider bills on sifting
He with Nesbit in the chair.
S. F. 203. which provides that police
judges and city attorneys shall be elect
ed by the people instead of being ap
pointed by the mayor, as Is flow the
rule, was recommended for nassace.
H. R. 422. by Prince, providing that!
all judgments, except in certain speel-
led cases, shall become dormant after
M -1 -S. II. r
icu jears ixum uie uaie oi teiiuiuuu,
was taken up. After heated discussion
It was recommended to pass.
H. R. 30, which had been amended
so as to cut offi two of the secretaries passei Dv a vote of 73 to 7.
of the board of transportation, was j r. 'S, bv Harris, appropriates
placed upon its passage and was de- ' $6,000 to build a gymnasium and laboi
feated by a vote of 24 to 62. ' atorv at tne institution for the blind
"Wenzi of Pawnee, on behalf of the at Xebrassa Citv, was pasd by a
joint committee on adjournment, re- . vote of go to lb-"
sorted that the time agreed upon for H 2. bv Weaver, to perma
Inal adjournment was Friday noon. nentIj. Ioeate tQ-e state fair at UncoIa
c 3 The report ,Waf a1Pted' and authorizing the purchase of a site
H. R. 3b2. permanently locating the therefor was put on lt3 pasEage. The
state fair at Lincoln and providing tor bm faavi faled to with tIlc
tbe purchase of a site, was under dis-, emersencv dause, the roll was calltd
enssion most of the evening session. A , t? n'aa nf rhp hni with th.i
strong sentiment developed against
permanently locating the fair at any
point. The history of its financial suc
s-.f45J-.
s M allures "was-ret iewwl "by
cesses
. ... i AM U .! r-n n c-
iur uie auiue.
H. R. 194. by Tanner, appropriating
$500 for the relief of Cyrus F. Blake,
denuty sheriff of Nance county.
H. R. 2S9, by Burnam, allowing bond
companies to sign bonds of saloon
keepers.
H. R. 424. by Wheeler, permitting
leaseholders of scnool lands prior to
January 1. 1S97. to purchase the lands.
H. R. 610, by Graiton. appropriating
t $25,000 to buy the Buckstaff property
to licenses, allowing publication in
a newspaper published in said county."
H. R. 466. by Weaver, an act nro-
viding for the" reoair of temrorary
plank sidewalks in cities of the second
class.
i S. F. 136. Crows bill making docs
personal rroperty.
H. R. 621. oy Detweiler. relating to
the disposition of money paid into the
county treasury from the several road
districts.
H. R. 303, bv Israel, appropriating
' joo 000 for exne-imenral
j Culbertson and Ocalalla.
stations at
; H. r, 347 by Fisner creatinc a state
I re;strr Qf braE(ls aml markg aad a
state brand and mark committee.
Consideration was aad of the gen
eral appropriation bill.
The chairman of the finance commit
tee recommended an amendment
which was adopted allowing the gov
ernor 5100 to pay hi3 private page dur
ing the legislature.
The amount for the
4?milnnn fjiiarn" was rux
I - -. c-n -EiT. i - ,
io iu.ao, wane me amuum io replace ;
nal 6U'""' """ -iiwi-r... -"cii.j
out .making a reduction in tne bill of
$66,697. This was on the recommen-
' dation of the finance committee.
The State Board of Indication was
allowed 51.500 for incidental and trav
eling expenses, an increase of 51.000
over the original bill.
A motion to allow the commissioner
of labor a salary for a factory inspect-
-, . Afr rt-l.l ne n-n.. 1 1(7 ft C-T.T
"l w , "V tl ,7-0,cn rh
, ling a amendment to increase the ex-
Pnse item ot the Board ot Transporta-
I rinn frnm S'flfl Tn 5100
The asylum at Norfolk was allowed
an increase of 52.000 in the board and
, clothing fumL and small increases in
several other funds.
' LS5L "i
, j M on.i ; .1. !.!.: J 1
n the kite-en furniture fun, and
I 2-UU m tne Kitcnen uirniiure iunu aati
..... . , ... , :.
'an auumun ol i.uiu ior lmuiui e..-
. P5!?-.?!-0.00 ?or Postng? and express
i auu Jl.OWU J-Ul UJTUJiS auu uuuiu.
The Industrial school at Milford got
ihe improvement fund
At the Nebraska institution the $400
for a corn crib and $1'J0 for a safe were
striken out.
The Institute for the Feeble Minded
repairs ot Duiiumg.
All these amendments were made at
, the recommendation of the committee
finjno
!--V $Zrwmslc9 nrr4 nnAmiac rf tKa nill
uuiai mcuM u.iii ciiciujcs vri. vut w... . . ;-,i TJ nnn m rmi- '
"- .. v. . w.. -.- in j.anii iui 4.uc icuci ui uuaiu .. i
, . t,-.-. . . nn,i r nirnn and Blame 1: Futv-ninth. Cu.--
When the Nebraska State university ' Gosper I: Sixty-ninth. Harlan 1: Sev
was reached in the bill there was a " entieth, Franklin 1.
Ions struggle over the 593.300 for new j ,
buildings the fight against it being led
bv Taylor of Custer and Cunningham ,
of Harlan,
ed to reduce
An amendment was oner-
it to .;.oU'j anu tnis was
finally adopted.
The item of SS0O for the visiting and
exchange board at Gi-and Island was
striken out and 520.000 was added to
uunu a uubuiuii iui tae uuui'j.
For the Milford Soldiers' home the t
item for 51,600 for rent was striken
out.
Under the head of "Miscellaneous'
! the item for the support of the state
iiiicu. uuui
52,500 to 54.0OJ, and 16.000 was added
to be used for the printing of supreme
court reports.
The 53.000 for a standpinc and chapel
at the State Normal at Pent was strik
en out.
When the committee arose and the
report came to the house, the item for
now finiTfJiTTrc fnT tha !srnta T"ri?vprf rr
was placed back to the original figure
of $93,500.
l-j ni)
.In the house on the 23d .Eastern W
or Buffalo onered a resolution calluur
or a consideration of the action oi
quiring anv railroad cctanany or cor-
poration doing business with the stut
receiving nr coTivFvir.'' anv live -rv'
-. C7 . J
to pass shipper or his employe to and
rrom the point designated in the con
tract or bill of lading without further
expense to the shipper, was passed
by a vote of 80 to 3.
pany. to insure against loss of hogs
oy death caused from disease.
as
passed with an emergency clause bv
a vote of 70 to 14.
H. R. 297, by Ditmar. an act to
provide far a fireproof wing and heat
ing equipment for the asylum at Lin
coln and to appropriate 550.000 for
necessary funds therefor, was passed
by a vote of 5tf to 22.
H. R. 305. by Evans, an act to pro
vide for the depositing cf county fuiu's
in hanks and for the investment of
the same in securities ana providing
a penalty for the violation, of this act
by any county treasurer, waa oaasert
by a vote of S2 to 2.
H. R. 431, by Hathorn.- a bill assail
ing the laws relating to depositories
of state and county funds and provid
ing for the securities of the same, was
passed by a. vote of u to 7.
H. R. S. by Evan?, to appropriate
$30,000 for a new building at Hastings,
i was read the third time and p'as-l
. . r.
Dv a vote Ot il to i
I "-
H. R. 9, by Evans, appropriating
money to build a boiler and engine
house" at the Hastings" asylum, wua
emergency clause stricken out. aa I It
uia. v y-.fcjq fc -.
was passed by a vote ot ob to 3(.
295... the bill prepared by the
hrrzr ,. cM.iiP-i,,,-,-,, ,i:?t,
! committee on soldiers' homes, calling
f . .... .....
' nlft(?a ifliiflivtniT nnlr t rnfac Tn S
against. On the second call with ihe
emergency clause stricken out tke bill
passed by a vote of 62 to 25.
Tlie ?tt Apportionment.
The Wilcox legislative apportion
ment bill, which is near the head of
the list on general file in the house,
.ind which will probably be considered
oon in committee of the whole, will
be amended materially. Wilcox of
Lincoln, the author of ihe bill, will
propose amendments to tne niu as
originally introduced, cutting out the
new apportionment of state senators
1 and leaving that as it now stands. Tha
! amendment will also propose some
material changes in the apportionment
of tne representatives from that pro-
posed in his original bill.
. The numbering of the districts is
' lecidedly different, a new plan appar
! ?ntly being devised for this. The ap
; portionment is based by the author
j on the 1S90 census, if the bill be
1 comes a law without further change.
! te legislature will be next time made
up of senators elected from senatorial
districts as now formed and the mem
' bers of the house will be apportioned
this way
1 First. Richardson county 2; Second,
I Pawnee 1: Third. Nemaha 1; Fourth,
j Johnson 1; Fifth. Otoe 2; Sixth. Otoe
and Nemaha 1; Seventh. Cass 2;
Eighth. Douglas 11: Ninth. Douglas
and Sarpy 1; Tenth. Washington 1;
Eleventh. Burt 1; Twelfth. Dodge 2:
Thirteenth. Cuming 1; Fourtenth. Da-
- . j kota. Thurston and Cuming 1: Fif-JUi'Ii-Tteenth.
Dixon 1. Seventeenth. Cedar
AT-,HCrin 1
Tn'nnrrtunn(1 Plnftf
i V. -. .U:.i ni.. -? M.r
ilil.. JiilUlbU A.
; ; '2 !",..' 'u AT, ' i .rX
l. IrtfUlj-lUlUlU. LUUJA I i " cwj
fifth. Saimders 2: Twenty-ixth. Butler
1; Twenty-seventh. Seward 1. Twenty
eighth. Seward ami Butler 1. Twenry
ninth. Lancaster 7. Thirtieth. Saline
3: Thirty-first. Gage 3: Thirty-second,
Jefferson 1. '''hirtv-third. Jefferson
and Gace 1; Thirty-fourth. Thayer 1:
Thirty-fifth Fillmore 1: Tmrty-sixth,
Fillmore and Thayer: Thirty
seventh. Polk 1: Thirty-eighih.
Merrick. 1: Thirty-ninth. Ham
ilton 1; Fortieth. Clay 1: Forty
first. Clay and Hamilton I: Forty-
i second. Nuckolls 1: Forty-third. Web
ster 1: Forty-fourth. Adams 2: Forty-
i .- t rr ft k . ?" ! TJi-mt ! 1
' niLIl- null . ruil-liiu. iilioaiil 1.
Forty-seventh. Nance and Greeley 1:
- ., . .. ,,j
i Fnrtv-eizhth. allev. Garneld and
, . ,- r. .? o- c-;
lq I runy-muLii. Q'""" - -
tieth. Buffalo and Sherman 1. Fiity-
first. Hoit 1. Fifty-second. Brown and
Rock 1. Fifty-third. Cherry and Keya
gJK i '' Shern
, ?a- . - u IOUV.;- -!";,,1 UJr
Fitty-hfth. Dawes: Fifty-sixth. s
1:
cotts
Bluff and Sioux. Box 3utte I: Fifty-
seventh. Cheyenne. Banner. Kimball
. 1: Fifty-eighth. Deuel. Keith. Arth-ir.
McPherson. Grant. Hooker. Thomas.
Perkins. Chase and .ayes I: Sixty-
fifth. Dundy and Hitchcock I: Sixty-
( -.-;
sixth. Red Willow hixty-seventll.
rnas 1. Sixty-eishth. Frontier and
ll:icil Aheatl on File.
Ihe house siftinz committee select-
ed the following bills to be piaced at
j the heart cf .j gi
general file, nine others
previous reported by this commit
tee and not yet considered, taking
' iropuHonpn
' x pOUiie ron 293.
to authorize the
nurhase of the site of the soldiers
and sa!'or5 home, located at Milforl.
' tQ ai)pronriate sum o'
( $13,500 therefor: senate file IS, to an-
bond"CGaa:iiss. to insure the nueTry
. . . - ,,. ,: i,n,i.
' " y ."l 3" T"" -iCiiirv
i n? Places ot trust and .ponibrti
liiu ul uiiit;. au. wtiit. wii. - . .-,
corporations or persons wnaisoevar
and to regulate their conduct: houe
roll 431. to amend certain sections rel
ative tc county funds in banks: hou-e
roil 3C2. to nermanently locate the
state fair at Lincoln and authorizing
and directing the state board of publw
lands to ourenase a -ite tnere:or.
house roll 462. to provide tor state
' oSX," 75) "or in
. all bni.ES o i-i i-t : or -more in
I lffl.?!!Lur ria n
estahiL.-hing. purchasing, for the pa-
ment and maintenance o: a state nor
mal school 2nd appropriating money
for the payment of same: house roll
254 to amend certain sections relative
! to security of title cf lands: house roll
! - to provit.e tor in election or
j county attorneys tc denne their dunes
and to fix tne salaries; i.ouse roll ,
to authorize the erection of a marb'e
or granite statue at Lincoln to the
memory of the volunteer soldiers who
iost their lives in the late war wirti
Spain and to appropriate $10,000
therefor: house roll 457. for the relief
of Thurbton county, Nebraska. t
Adjutant Genera: Barry has sent
out incuiries to locate the relatives of
the Nebraska soldiers who have died
in formegn lands and has heard from
ail exeunt relatives of the following:
George F. Hansen, company A. First
Nebraska. Mr. Stallknecht. Copenha
gen. Denmark; John Elack, company
B,. First Nebraska. S. Elack. Millerton,
Pa.; Gnstaf E. Edlund. company B,
First Nebraska, Charles Blixt, Oma
ha: Walter W. Hogue. cornasiiy G,
First Nebraska. J. A. Hcgue Milligan!
Neb.; Frank Seeley, hospital corps,
Mrs. Ana. Seeley, Santa Barbara, CaL
NEBRASKA NEWS.
Thtre is not a vacant house in Wy
more. Julian and Auburn have had some
fatal cases of cerebro spinal menin
gitis. The proposition to refund the 521.000
water fcends of the city of Tecumseh
from 6 to 4i per cent was defeateJ.
State Treasurer Meserve has issued
a call for $30,000 of general fund war
rants, tha call to become effective
March 20. The warrants called for
are numbered from 41.211 to 45.69L
Revival services have been neld in
Fremont the last two weeks, with
very good success. They are under
the atisnicea af the Bantist. Methodict.
1 TVha.. T. ... a w. n . n.l Pnmmatrntinnll
churches.
The Ladies' Aid society of Stuart
have decided upon a unique way of
raising the church debt. They have
leased a farm just south of town aad
will receive donations of seed, grain
and work, hoping-that providence-may
bring forth a crop that will place the
church upon a sound financial basis.
John B. Doyle, the engineer kied
in the wreck at West Lincoln, was a
charter member of Cairo ill.) lodge
No. 117, A. O. U. W, but was sus
pended about eleven years ago r
non-payment of assessments. He was
well liked there by tnose who knew
him and it was with regret that friends
heard of his death.
The following is embodied In a
Washington dispatch: Arthur P
Colton will be appointed clerk in
charge of sub-station No. 1. to be
established April 1. at Cedar Falls. la.
Charles R. Hadlicka. letter carrier,
South Omaha, has had his salary
raised from '5600 to $S50. Postmast
ers appointed: David J. Davis, vica
Mrs. Helene Rohe. resigned. East
Pierre, Hughes county. S. D.. and Da
vid G. Busick. vice W H. Byrd, re
signed, at Chase. Chase county. .Neb.
Sheriff C. E. Eastman came to Fre
mont from Hot Springs. S. D.. and
had W. F. C. Kahrdt arrested on the
charge of being implicated with an
other in stealing horses. Kahrdt was
in Hot Springs seme time ago and
says that he shipped a carload of
horses for another, but has no knowl
edge of their being stolen. He is a
traveling salesman and came to Fre
mont some time ago. His friends say
that his reputation is good and are
surprised at his arrest.
1 While "Dau" Marsh and Euzene
Scherck of Hastings were exercising
a couple of horses at the race track
the animal driven by the former fell
while going at a pretty lively clip.
Marsh was thrown to the ground and
' struck on his side and was rendered
unconscious for at least twenty min
utes. His ear was torn almost from
'; his head and It required fifteen stitches
to get It back in the proper place.
ScherckV horse too.c fright when the
other one fell and whirled, throwing
. his driver out. Mr. Scherck was quit?
severely bruised, but received no seri-
ous injury.
For many years Wymore has been
controlled by the saloon or high li-
Iected the candidate for city officers
ami elected them without much trou
ble, but the present indications are
that the saloons will be relegated to
the rear and the gamblers will take a
turn at disrating city affairs. This
turn of affairs has been brought about
by the saloon element desiring to re
nominate Mayor Neumann, who caused
Marshal Acton to close up the gam
bling houses last winter, and as the
gamblers seem determined it is prob
able that the saioons will give in.
May Walker, 1'J years old. of Wy
more, instead of going to school as
her mother supposed, joined Frank
Zenor of Blue Springs and accom
panied him to Marysville. Kan., where
they secured a marriage license aad
were married before returning home.
When they came back from Kansas
and informed Mrs. Walker of their
action tne mother made a vain appeal
to her daughter to return home, but
the girl was determined and went with
her husband to Nebraska City, where
he claims to have work. Her mother
followed her to the depot, appealing
to her not to leave her. but her words
had no effect.
John A. R. Harris, allias Charles
Harris, secured 530 from the Farmers'
and Merchants bank of Stromsbura-.
Harris sold the bank a note after
forging, it is charged, the signature
of Henry Shultz. a farmer living six
miles southwest of the city. H. W.
Wilson, the cashier, soan discovered
that the note had ben forged and
immediately set out to find Harris.
fter driving all night he located him
six miles west of Silver Creek. Banker
Wilson and Constable Carlson brought
Karris back to stromsburz and he
now awaits trial. Mr Shuitz. whom
Hams represented as security, was m
Illinois at the time. It is said that
Harris will plead guilty He ciaims
to be a nephew of Shultz. The bank
recovered all the money.
A Kearney dispatch says that the ice
is giving way in the Platte river 'indei
the influence of the warm weather and
considerable damage is being done by
the drifting cakes The floating ice
was caugnt in a jam. choking the
stream, and tne cakes following be
hind piled upon the blockade, render
ing the mass formidable ana danger
ous. The weight of the rakes in the
rear finally forced the gorge free and
1. descended with great forre. The
combined mass of ice crashed into the
Platte river bridge connecting 3uffalo
and Kearney counties and the struc
ture tottered. Wirh the exception of
one span the bridge witnstcod the
strain. A Iengh near the center, how
ever, gave way. leaving a chasm in
the bridge about thirty feet in width.
The cattle owners of this section,
says an Alma dispatch, are alarmed
over the presence cf blackleg, and have
perfected arrangements to vaccinate
their herds with Pasteur vaccine.
County Judge Wintersteen of Dodge
county has a complex matter in pro
bate to straighten cu- April 3. Mrs.
Anna Kern of the North Bend Neigh
borhood has asked the court to dead
if her husband can be considered dead
In November. 1S51. George Kern
bought a ticket from Rogers to Fre
mnt. and after he lefr that city his
whereabouts have been unknown. noth
ing whatever having been learne'
about him.
' la a tussle with a vicious horse at
Tecumseh C. H. Dennis, a prominent
farmer, was severely injured. He was
kicked in the fare, and. as a result.
his upper jaw bone was fractured in
' a serious mannrr. necessitating i
I partial removal. Two cf his rius were
also brckn.
! J. A. Moulton, a resp-eted citizen cr
I Laniona. died very auddanly at his
home. He fea been il- w".:h tbe grip.
but hnd ::2emingly i-ecovred. and b v!
I been at wc-rk at Ki tral. that of r
j tarpenf?r 2nd until within an ajur of
. his dt"Th seemed as tU as usual
I Heart iallure was the Unjaedaie cause
I at desjfth.
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