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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1895)
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Th two bills appropriate a grand total of $2.049,762. n compared with $2.068,940 by the legislature two year agu. o the total amount appropriaed ) this year ' G2,880 Is set aside for the payment ef the salaries or atatn offlcer , ju.lge3 . of the supreme ant die- trld courte . and ofcers of state Intsttutons , ) . . while $1,296,872 Is for the payment of the expenses of mantalnlng : tile state go\'ern. ment end state Instuton . The salary aPpropriations are divided among the several departments as per the following : tabulated statenfcnt : Govrrnor'8 olce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .S 13.0 : : Adjutant genernl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 ) Secretary of Itnte . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16.4th ) Auditor of , ublI accounts . . . . . . . . 2S.40 Treasurer llblc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18. IOU Huperintentlent lUhIiC instruction . . . 8,600 Attorney . Ilullc . . . Instructol . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8,6 ! ,40 . Commissioner liublic lamls and build- InJs . . . . . . luble . . . . . . . . . buid. . . . 26,20 , 'Dlstrlcl courts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24,0 Supreme court . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51,20 Htale library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4r1 I3oldiers' rind Snlors home . . . . . . . 9,880 State hanllhlg department . . . . . . . 2.40 Keurney Industrial choo1 . . . . . . . . 1.20 home for the l.'rlendluss . . . . . . . . .0)0 ) Institute for the Deaf . . . . . . . . . . 21) ) Fish commlsRlon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.400 Inst tute fOl' the Jlnd . . . . . . . . . . . . lr.s State Uoanl of Transportation . . . . . 2.000 Peru , Normal Trusportaton . . . . . . . . . . . 32,8 2.0 ' .l 11oipta1 ! for the lnsano nt I.Incoln. . 8,0 , Asylum \ for the Insane at 1Iuitings . 6.0 Aylum for the Insane at Norfolk . . 8.0 Industrial school at Geneva . . . . . . 6.10 Tnetiuite for Feeblo-mlnde,1 , . . . . . . . 1.20 Industrial home nl MiifOrd . . . . . . . r.90 State untverHlty . . ltfor . . . . . . . . . . . . 10.0 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $732,880 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $72.8 CUTTING MPLOYES' SALAnmS. In fixing the above salary list the ways and means cmmittro ! ems to have paid but little hred to the requests of the several - . , 'departments. Notable reductions have been * made in many of the partments. The sal- - , ary or the stenographer of the governor was reduce from $1,200 to $1,000. The etenog- rapher In the secretary of state'8 office Is also cut from $ ,000 to $800. An assistant clerk In the Banking department was denied , while the salary cf the chief clerk was cut . from $1.600 to $1,200 per annum. The deputy state librarian : suffered a cut of $200 per , annum. The superintendent of the Girls' Industrial - dustrial school , at Geneva asked for n salary of $2,600 per nnnum , and the ways and means committee cut It to $ ,800 , and made 'n $200 per annum cut In the salary of the matron. The superintendent c the Doys' Industrial - dustrial school , at Kearey , fared no better than the Geneva man. The superintendent of the Industrial Home at Miord wants $2,000 per annum , but the committee says $1,200 Is enough. Z One of the notable recommendations of the ways and means committee comes with refer- reer- ' ence to the State Dead cf Transportation. 'heretofore appropriations have been made for three s"retarles , at $2.000 each per annum. The ways and means committee makes pro 'J vision for but one secretary. . e No appropriation whatever Is made for sal- . , ary or maintenance of the office of deputy labor , commssloner. ! ThE State universiy asked for $19G.295 for aalarles and wages and $49,850 for current ' expenses , or a total' of $2tGU6. The com- : mite cuts this to $190,000. I The general appropriation bill foots up .29G.872 , and Is divIded among the several - state departments as follows : Governor's ofce ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3,10 Adjutant general's otllco , innluding suport for olce Innudlng . . . . . 30.500 Secretary of natonal . . . . . . . . . . . . . :0.5 3.30 , Auditor of public accounts. . . . . . . 3.10 State pUblc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3.050 Superintendent of public instruction 9,834) Attorney general publc . . . . . Instructon . . . . . . . . 9.8 1,6 I ? , Commissioner of public lands and . buldlnts . . . . . publc . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,30 .Donrd of Public Lands and Dulhl- lags . . . PUblc . . . . Ln . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 , $ . Board of Educational Lands and .Bar mls . . Educatonal . . . . . . . . . Lnds . . . . . . . 6,0 ' _ ; .Donrd of Purchase and Supplies . . 500 1 . f . Supreme court Purchae . . . . . . . . . Supples. . . . . . . 1.910 5U' flanking department . . . . . . . . . . 1.5' ' Stale library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.0 State Board of Transportation . . . 625 I'er normal Trnsprtaton. . . . . . . . . . , G Lincoin Hospital . for- the Insane . . 91,500 . t . Lncoln Industrial Home. . . . . . . . 91.r. 2 [ .Mlford for the l rlendle8J. . . . . . . ' .0 hastIngs Asylum for the Insane. . 1..3 Norfolk Asylum for the Imlane. . . 75,950 , 'Geneva Girls' Indu8trlal School . . 2.0 Omaha Institute for the Deaf. . . . . [ ) ,76 Kearney Uoys' Industrial School . . 81.7 Soldiers' and Sallora ' Home. . . . . 51,951) I 1.9) . SollerR' for the UInd. : . . . . . . . . 31t19 Institute for Feeble Minded. . . . . . . 57.601) [ 7.0 ' Instlute commission. . . . . . . . . . 1.8 Stute penItentiary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101.82 , Ilenlentury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401,901 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,290.872 CHANGES nOM [ ESTIMATES. The above tabulate stattnent also cog- tame many interesting teal res. For the - ? governor's office the committee recommends an appropriation of $150 ; for house rent This Iem was vetoe by Goyrnor Crounse two years ale , but was always ' cheerfully accepted - cepte,1 by Governor Thayer. The state institutions - stitutions have receive much less than their stutons ' respectIve superintendents asked for. The Lincoln Insane hospital asked for em- ployes' wages 37000. and the committee elves It $35,000. I wanted $50,000 for board I and clothing. and gel $0.000 : for fuel and lights. $16,000 , while the committee says $ 12,000 Is sufficient. I The Hastngs Asylum for the Incurable Insane suffers least lt the hands of the com- mittee. I aslletl for $147,800 for malnten. ance , and the committee gave It $15,300. The Norfolk asylum tel short of its exPectation - llectaton In one or two hutances. J wantlj $28.000 for employcs' wages and $12,000 for fuel and lights . The commlteo cut the amounts to $26,000 and $10,00. respectively. The U.atrlco Institute for the eeble Minded fare1 very badly. Superintendent rnntrong asked for $81.000 for maIntenance and employes' wages. The waya Ind means commlteo cuts this amount In two , ali after that lops off a few addItional thousands for good luck. and rEcommends a total Ippro I Ilrlatlon of $35,00. The State Fish commission , Soldiers' home. State Library and other depsnmLnts were all dlsappolnte.1 In many Iems asked for. . None of the state institutions receive any encouragement for new buildings. The com- , mllee refused to rcommen.l a single build- In ! and I any are ereted It will be only . after 1 lght. The miscellaneous items cal for nn appro- priaton of $404,901 or considerably 10rt than lhe amount leI aside for miscellaneous .itemiie two years ago , when the ( total was but 265,626. The Items are tabulat as follows : MISCELLANEOUS APpnO'IA'flNS. Ilevenue books and blanks . . . . . . . . . . . Ievcnu ! bookt all blulits . . . . . , 10,0 - Abstracts of land from United States . land ofilce , Including outstanding claims olce . . . . . . . . . . . outstallng . . . . . 2.001) For prosecution of unauthorIzed ' insurance - . uncI companies or their agents . . . [ 'For advertising for iflOPOa1iiS for state , ' Ilrlutng advertsing . . . . . . . prpoSRlt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [ Fur laws journals and other lirinting required under contract . . . printng . . . 2,0 For support ot State Uoanl of Agrl. luPIlorl . . . . . . Btile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , O For support of State Board of Horti. . culuru lulPort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hort. . . . . .O I ' For support of State Dalrymen's n8ao. cluton SUIIrt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,0 For repayment of state taxes er- roneoltl } ' Ilall on school land . . . . . IQ For refuntling state taxes illegally } rtfuO . . . . . . . . . . tn1es . . . . . . lenly . . . . 1.0 County trculurer' tees and mileage feel mieage for collection of state taxes . . . . . 10,0 Fugitives ( rout justice anti oiitcers' Fuglivel . . . . . . . . juslco . . . . . . . . otcen. . . . . 40.0 Outstanding claims for oiflcers' . fees. . 3.0 For SUllllofl of State Poultry assocla. ton . . . . . . . . . . . . loulf. . . . . . nssola. . . . . . 2.0 For State Ulltorlcll society . . . . . . . . % .0 ' " 'or of pretdentIal electors sit , 11 expenetni . . . . . . . . llrldental . . . . . . . . eleclof . . . . . . r . - -I "I Btat Blnkng tun\ . . . . . . . . . 180,101 ' . - 1 - For nl state resetting capitol ad . . . repairing . . . . . . . boilers . . . . . 3.3 Totl . . . . . . . . . . . , ' . . . . . . . , $ OI.Ot The largest item In the above list II the one recommending tha ( the sum ot ISO,100 bo let apart from ( lie general fund to reim- b'irae the sinking fund for the money lost to It by the collapse of the Capital National bank. The sinking fund will be required for the payment ot the refunlllng bonds which h come due April I , 1891. The appropriation bills Introducell this afternoon will be rend the second time to. Morrow Inll then sent to the printer. 1 Ir hardly likely that they will b returned from the prlnler's hands much before Friday , and , ns they are somewhat lengthy , they may not be ready until Sturdn } ! The house will undoubtedly take up these bis for consldern. ton by Monday . nl the very farthest , and make l rapid progress as possible , even to the exclusion 01 all other businesl. TO I\c 10X.TlI.tiI1ltI0It9 IHSnonop Senator lisle I'ropoea ThKt the State Sue for rntnrrst on Public Funds. LINCOLN "eb. 26.-Speclal.-Daie ( ) offered . fered n resolution In the senate thIs morning that may lead to Interesting results before the end of the mater Is rcached. Dale took the lead In the opposition to the repeal of the state depository act , and made a telling speech against the propos II on. His arguments were met by statements by Pope and others that the ( Mate wnl entitled to the Interest on state funts , nnll thaI If this interest has not been collected from treasurers In put years It was because no tror [ had been made 10 collect It. The Wisconsin case , In which the stale recovered - covered large sums of money from Us ex- treasurers was cited by the senators who I favored the repeal of the ( Inw. In order to test the sincerity of these senators , Dale offered n resolution directing the ( attorney general to commence proceedIngs - Ings against the elate treasurer and ex- Ireasurer for the collection of Interest. The full text of the resolution follows : Whereas 1 tImid nfer I careful exarnlnn- tion or the report made by our state treasurers - urers and cX'Rtnte treasurers to the gov- ernors during the last ten years that the following amounts have been on hand at the time of the biennial reports , as follows : nmnunt. nnlnnte on hnnll No\'cmhpl 30. I& r . . . .S 91. 52 Bnlnne" on hutHt November 30. leSS . . . . 9 r.21 Inlnncc on Innll November 30. IS , ) . . . . 1,59'1.218 ' lnin nee on h'l ( No\'cml"r 30. 189 . . . . 1.181.08\ < lalnnce on hnn.1 No\'cmhr 30. ! . . . . 1.1:1.387 That tf the Inounts be a fair average dur- Ing the past ten year . .we have held an average of $1,156,176. which , upon dCIORI nt 4 per cent annually , the interest would net the state $16,259 per annum , or a total of 8162.500 : amid Wlmi'reas. Last week a bill passed this body for a complete repeal or what Is known and nR the state depository law nn act of 189 : andWimercas \"herens , One of the main reasons pre- len ted for the report of said law was that various supreme courts have hehl that Interest - terest upon publIc funds belongs to the peo- pIe : thercfor' . be It Itesolvemh That we hereby call upon and ask that the attorney general of this state Immediately commence proceedings against thc state treasurer and ex.stnte treasurers , I together with their bondsmen , for the col- lection of all Interest due the state of Nebraska - hraskn on the above named sums. BLOW AT THE STOCK YARDS. The long delayed reports on the stock yards bills were presented early In the morn- lug hour by Crane , chairman ot the commit- tr on miscellaneous corporations. There were three of these bills , one senate II No. 12. Introduced on January 8 by Sprecher and the other two Nos. 61 and 62 , Intro- ' .Iuced on January 9 by Jefiries. Sprecher's bill Is the most conservative of the tbree but Crane returned I from his committee with reture wih time recommendation thaI I bo indefinitely postponed . There was no mInority report and the reference was plain that the committee - tee had urec unanimously. . The report brought out a very entertaining little contest. McKesson moved that the re- port of the committee be not concurred In. In support of his motion McKesson said that supprt moton a few days ago n bill had ben reported for Indefinite postponement , and the senate bad refused to concur. That bill . be said pro vided that all convlct-mnde goods should be branded I sucb. The stock yards bill . ho said , was one of vastly more Importance to every county In the state. lcKeson paId hiarerpects to Crane by saying hat the Douglas county senator held his commissIon as n' member of' the senate by vir- tue of the power of the Omaha Union Stock Yards company. The Lancaster county senator wanted the bill to go on general file , where I could be discussed and [ some of the enormities of the abuses continually being practced at South Omaha be corrected. Jetrles surprised his populist colleagues by' ' supporting the committee's report. He said he WaS satisfied that tile present session , would pass no stock yard bilL He dll not therefore. bel "e I wise to take up UIC , time I of the senate In discussing the bill. He , voted I I no on McKesson'8 motion to place the bill on general file. fe. Noyes and Smith voted against McKesson's motion . both explaining their votes briefly . The mol on was , however aged to by the i folowing vote : Yeas- Akers COrey . Slonn. lilacic . I lelcek i4rrecler ilnuer. 1IoIbroo4 , Blew , " . Crawford . I.eh. Sturer. ' Crosm . Jtlhel. Terrt . ' ( Dale. Irabam . Saunders MclCeAson , . Wrlght-20. Nays tr.aer. Jeffrles. Po" . Crane JKcb . Smllh. Hahn . Noyes , Watson-S. Crane. from the same committee . recommended - : , mended the indefinite postponement of the other . two bills and no opposition was offered - ' CONSTITUTINAL AMENDMENTS , The proposed consttutona' amendments I came up nt 1 o'clock ns a special order , and the senate went Into committee of the whole , with Stewart of Dawes In the cbalr. The first amendment taken up was the one Introduced early In the session by Stew- art , providing for the election of n railroad commission. Tbl amendment contaIned sonic errors In phraseology , and the senate voted to substitute for It senate file No. 281 , Introduced by the committee on consttu- ( lanai nmendments. The amendment pro- vides for the election of three railroad com- missioners. each to serve three years. The senate voted unanimously to recommend I , for passage. Watson's amendment providing for an increase - crease In the number of jUdges of the supreme - promo court from three to five was Indef- mutely postponed 01 the reqnest of Its nuthor , with the , tltement thaI another amendment covering time lame subject had been Intro- duce1 amendments. by the committee on constitutional A prolonged discussIon ensued , upon the reading of the amendment relating to the adoption ot future amendniemits In brief , time proposition Includes the following : That either branch of the legislature may propose amendments to the constitution , and such ameudments can only be submitted to the people when two.thlrds of all the memborl elected to boii imotmse agree to the samo. A majority of all the votes cast for time proposition shall be necessary to ratify tle Proposed ainentlmiiont. The discussion of the proposition took a wide range , and nearly every senator had something to say upon the subject. 10pu led the opposition to the amendment , and moved that time bill be not passed ne said that the amendment , If ever adopted , would prove , . dammgeroumm t.u.te . . state . and . 10 time consthtutlomi . I Would , he ClaImed , give a minority the opportuniy of amending the constitution. consllulon. Dale favored the proposition and pointed out the fact thaI many needed amendments had ben lost because of the hulferenL' oC thousands of voters. The state would have been better off years ago If thIs proposition had been contained In the ( constitution. Wright thought the IIOposlton ( a danger- ouo one , and Olll'ed it . Walon tonIc issue with the opponents of the liFOhmOsitlOfl. He alluded to the vote on the adopton ot the new constitution of New York In which more than 20.00 voters failed to express an 011lnlon. alhough the adoption of the constitution was the paral10nnt issue of the state csimmpaign. lie believed list It \\s practically Imposslhle to adopt amend- ments under the Ilrlenl constitutional re- at rict ions . Graham supported the amolulmnent He sid that al 10nF a II required a twothlrJI vote of both branches of the Icglslature to submit an amendment there would be little danger that improper and unwise nmend- meats would ever go to tbs PeoPle. Sloan spoke al length against the I'rollosl. tian , ns did ale TffL The committee voted 10 indefinitely post- votel pf. Iiono the bill and rose. Dale then ondeav. ored In regular session to save lhe propose amendment , but tailed1 the yea and nay vote indefinitely postponing I by a vole I of :0 to 10. The senate then took n recess until 2 . o'clock. CONSOLIDATING CITY AND COUNTY. . After recess the senate resume : consider- . aion ( of constitutional amendments and remained - aton malnll In committee of the whole until 11 were disposed of. When senate flIp No 27 was reached , the amendment providing for time merging of the government of cite of the metropolitan class with that of the county In which they are situated , the substitute presented last week by Smith was Rcceptc' . This provide ( list I twothirds majority of al thl the coninlidation voters of . the cent ) simoulJ assent 10 conloldaton. Noyes recalled the matter and euccaeded In having the Smith substhtc net aside awl the orlsnal proposition accepted. Time proposed amendmenl as I now stands provIdes that "the government of any city of the metro 'of ' the polan class and the government county In which such city Is loc1teay be merged , wholly cr In prt . when I proosi. , ton so to do has been Submitted by authority of law tD the vot- era of such city and county nol reteved : the anent of n majority of lie ( votes cast In such city and ale n majority of all time . votes cast In the county , exclusive of those cal I such cities . " , at such election The nmendment proposing "that the right of trIal hy jury shal remain inviolate , but the legislature nay Provide that In civil cast two-thl's ' of the jury lay render n verdict , " was . after considerable ! dIscussion . amended so that fvesixths of the jury could render n verdict. The amendment presenting time new tNt of citizenship was agreed to . after \1 motion by Alters to strike out thc worm ) "make" hat ben voted down There were ten votes ' In favor ot the motion amid fourteen against. : CITIES NOT SELF.OOVE1O14ING. The amendment , which proposed to give to cites of the metropolitan class the rIght to make their own charters was defeated , after an anImated Ilebate. Spreher lartCI the discussion by favoring the ( amnsndrnent luert- lug thnt there were no objectionable features to n propositIon whIch . c ; nfered upon the voters of n great city the right to las upon their own laws Pope opposed time vropoeal on the ground that It cltemplatel special leglflaton and might jepardlze j the Interests of the stat . lcJeon favored it . insisting that 1 contaIned no vicious pr'nciplc. ! The aniendment would tend to put a stop to the practice of rushing charter amedments through the legislature drawn In the interests of tricksters and political I Jobbers. Ter could see no virtue In the preposiion , and a . 2rtel that I was altogether \'Iclous. Its adoptIon ! would tend to keep the citzens of a metropolitan - Itan cIty In a constant turmoil . People with more energy than prudence , he said would al- ways be tempted [ to mount their hobby horses and rile rough aimed through the charter every other year. Black could see nothing dangerous In the amendment and was sur- PrS9U at the opplton. ( Ho believed I to be one of the most reasonable ef the amendments - ments proposed. The amendmeut was finally rejected , and the committee arom. After making the irrigation and canal bile a special order for Thursday morning , the senate adjourned. hOUSE DiLtJI0i t 'VITI 1111.1.8. LuSt Call lirings . In I .001 . of L'roposed 1."llolntol. LINCOLN , Feb 243.-Special.-The ( ) last day for the Introducton of new bills closed with n recordbreaker no less than seventy- four measures being read by the chief clerk The general appropriaton bills came In two sections from the committee on finance , ways sad means section 1 embracing the salary lists of state officers . and No. 2 office expenses and supples. ) There Is I general reduction all along the line In the salaries of clerks and stencgraphers , ns well as In the numbef so employed. The anticipated struggle over the Darrett Scott change of venue bill did not materIalIze - Ize today When Barry reached the hal lIe expected to find the house nt a deadlock under the call . Ho was visibly surprised when he found that I was still doing business - ness lt time same old stand . When he sug- gested that no cal of the house could be baden on Harrison's motion , for the reason that there was still a cal of the house pending , the speaker blandly , informed him that such was not the case as the adjournment of last nlgbt had dissolved the call. ROUTINE Of THE HOUSE. Following roll cal hal an hour was de- voted to petitions and memorials. They embraced - braced n wide range from a ruest that Vasblngton's birthday be made 1. legal hol- day to demands for immediate legislation against the Russian thlsUc. On the cal for reports of standing com- mtttees time following bis were recom- mended to be placed on genera die : House rolls 431 , 208. 449. 320 , 41G and 355. The following were recommended for passage - sage : lOS 122. 422. 354. 22 , 324. 358. 408. 21 216. 446 , 446 , 47 , 311. 295. 285. 215 , 197 and 185. Tbese were postponed indefinitely : 41 ; . HI , 317. 12. IGO , 184. 421. , 442 , 360.351 , 3r 326 , 298. 29. 27. 2G5 40G. 268 , 257. 248 , 21. 226. 206 , 105 192 and 166. House roll No. 396 , reported by the com- miteE for indefinite postponement . was re forced to the committee on claims. House roll No 39. appropriatIng " $9.00 for the reler'or the Impeached ' state officials . Humphrey Allen . Hastings . and n number of attorneys . was recommitted to the com- 'm1e on claims A , resolution was reported back from the commlteo. and passed condemning the nl- Ite deflcton of fee of ! x-Ol Inspector hilton . In the sum of $5.00 Harrison moved thnt house roll No' 67 be made n special order for Thursday at 2 p. I. This Is tile measure to provide for the encouragement - couragement of the manufacture of bet sugar and paying a bounty of 1 cent a pound , . provided at least $5 n ton for beets aliaS bo paid to the producer. Before tie announcement of the vole harrison moved a cal of the house. Barry moved the point or order that the house was then under call ot the llouse. The speaker rule him out oC order wlh the statement that the adjonrn- ment of last night had raised the call. While I the cal was In progress Harrison movel that , further proceedings under the cal be dis- pensed with. Barry object . was seconded , but time speaker completely Ignored him , and Barry waxed furious In his emphalc de 'nunclaton ' of time unfair and unparlamentar ruling of the Bpealr. He shouted defiance to the monotonous tapping of the gavel. and when he sat down the speaker announced thaI tlo motion t make house roll (7 n spe cial order for Thursday was carried by 1 vote of 65 to 29. Introduction of bIlls ' was fel- lowed by the noon recess. TELEGnAPHEns' DILL KNOCKED OJ'1' Folowing the noon recess the general nil prolrlalon bills were Introduced , In which were found an average decreasE In the total amount of office expenses and quite ' a reduc- lon In sOle of the salary lists. The . house the went Into commitee of the whole on bills 01 general tIle . and ouse roll N. 12 , to Protect the health of employe3 In factories , WI considered The bill contains Irovlslons making It a mlstlemeanor manufacturers of clothing to tail to provIde well lighted and properly ventilated workshops for their em- ployes. The bill was finally recommltled to time committee , and house roll No. IG3. by Jenness to protect employ from being blacklisted through the maclllnatons of guarantee bond cOllnleJ , was taken up. An extend debate . occurred on time 'measur01 I was opposed by Monger on tDo grounu that It was demanded by no class , of laboring men save the telernp ers. lie Jls said that It would drive time guarantee companies out of the state. Barr vigorously defended It. The bill was indefinitely postponed. House roll No. 60 , Jeulcimis' anti-cigarette bill . was recommended for patsage. Jowarl sent up an amendmenl stating that tile bi was In line with proimibitlon . and \ moved that when the commitee rise they report time bill back for Indelnlte postponement , but It failed to prevaii . House roil No 26. by Miles , providing that JUdgment creditors In the county In which ( lie debtor resides shall have n first len on lands and tenements , was recommelItd for Indefnlt postponement. Time cOlmlte of limo whole then arose On motion of Mlu , when time report ot the committee was made , house roil No IG3 was recommitted ment. to the committee fcc amend- The house then adjourned. IleleU. " ' 11 Alnko a r herr 'ilirorim . LINCOLN , Feb. G-Spet ( Inl.-Dr ) flick- I etta will present to the speaker anti each member of the lower hous ! . on 1onla , ) ' . Mlrch .1. I NPy of "Goln'8 Financial fl'hol. ( " given by the Capital City Bimetal- 10 club gven : . Friorda of sliver are lentuton requested speech to be , Ilro.nt and hear thu lire- , hEAVY FREl.1jT I ( FOR FILES ' 1 nil . a lii Member of Dotl 11'111303 Busy rutting Dis Before t' ' & wcgi81ltr 1\ OVER A TOUS , - , U ; , RE NOW PENDING 't'storilmty's OntpmltL'iceb'iletl the Total lumum,1 . \rAterlln" . OIII > tw\.trll Inlll. . snmmmcly-OIjcettIl'tiIt ; 'mIot 1\lurt. lnt uf tlll"'I.t " I Rtcl of 1'roImilml ! ) , I. " \ . ) LINCOLN , Feb. : ff.Speclal.-Tho ( ) senite t ' . , bids fair to cchips11tU previous records for the introduction of bi ! Already :4B have been Introduced , and there are st'l more In sight Ten were offereil . today sme of ( hem of conderable ! importance . Senator Stewart Introduc n bill whIch propose . , pos . , to prohibIt the further sale of scheol , lands In this state and also for time rt appraisement and r , lea lng of lands now held by Ilrlvato parties uller le.s . The proposed meuure provides that "nil land In the state of Nebraska known ns educational lands shall hereafter be hell for lease unly. " I Is also provided that 'hen any ot such lands shall remain nlease.1 for one year or more , anti It shall be made apparent to tbe ceunty board of the county In which the land Is ltu- uteri the Loard shall have power to rduco the appraisement on said land to the value at whIch It may thInk the land will lease , or I lay advertise In the county papers thaI b'ds wi be recelvul for the leasing oC said lands tIme lands to ! to the highest bidder. I The hUh : further provides that ( It any lessee of school lands shall bl In default of the eml- annual rental for I period oC six months , no- ties shall blrvel by the county treasurer , and I the amount 13 , nol paid In thirty lays the lands shal be subject to lease by other nlllllcant al the ( same valuation. Senator DrEssIer Introluce.1 In the senate the house bill provIding for a supervisor oC public printing. Senator Alters Introduced n bill to define n "legal newspaper" In Nebrnska. I provides thaI n "legal newspaper" must have n bona tide circulation of nt least 200 copIes weekly and must have been published In the county for nt least fifty-twb ' successive weelts. All legal anti other official notices shall be pub- Ishcd In a legal newspaper The law docs not apply to counties In which but one paper Is ilublishmeil. Senator Sloan offered this morning a bill which provides : "That the Board of Super- visors of Cay county , Nebraska , Is authorized - Ized and empowered to cOlpromlse with the taxpayers the taxes assessed In the year 1874 whenever It Is made to appear to said board that the payment of said taxes would be an Injustice to the parties liable therefor. " SAVER FOIl THE RAILI1OADERS. Senator McKesson of Lancaster county to- day Introduced a bill which Ilrovldes as fol- lows : Every railroad company . as aforesaid shall be liable for nil lamages inflicted UOl the persons of passengers while being trnnRportel over its road . except In cases where the injury done arIses from the neg- lgence of the persons InjUred , or when the injury complained o'l1hal be lhe vlolatol of sle express flietor regulation of said road . actually brough ' to his or her notce _ Anti where any1hier nm shall sustain personal - sonal Injury or loss of life while laivfulh3 " engaged or empl $ 'e.llon or about the road works , dept anti ; nmmlses ! of n ralroal company . or In or nlbut any traits or car therein or theroonm I of I I which company such person Is not an Itllo-e. the right of ICtol for recover1ln all Such cases against the company siIallo such only us would exist If sUch persbn were In employe : pro- . that this skotIon shall videO ale shal not apply to pnssengers. , . 1'.1 mm , The last parnsrfpl\ \ all thaI Is new In the section , the frt dAe already beIng on the statutebooks. ' Th bIll ' was drawn up by the general attorney of1.one ot the leading railroad systems of the state and Introduce by 'Mr. McKesson--request. PrImarily . It Is Intended to : etl'It ' , ralroad companies from liability to , Imak glerks express messengers - sengers and employ , $ , mail carriers' who de : liver mail to postaf cars , and 'general em- plOY03 of companies intimately associated with but , not beloglng.to railroad companies. The bill malles ' thee men fellow-employes under the law. But the bill w1 go still further. I would cperate against the private citizen whose I work might place huh' temporarily upon railroad - road grounds or In close proximIty to railroad - road cars. For instance . a stock shipper al n small cnntry staten might ba Injured by the negligence of time railroad company while engaged In loading stock for shipment Or any shipper who may be engaged In loading or unloading a ear engaged from the company - pany might be l juie through no mult of his own. Under the present law he would be entitled to sue for damages In any nDount commensurate with the Injury. Under the bill proposed by the railroad company and Introduced 'by courtesy of Senator McKes- son. such person could ely sue under the rights accorded by 1a to a fellow employe. LAST CALL IN THE HOUSE. , Today brought about the end of the Inlo I duction ot bills , In the house under the gen- oral provisions of law and lhe roll was Iwlled by seventy-tour numbers. I now contains 637 bls : Many of the bills Intro- ducel today \ver of minor importamice . refer- ring to slght changes In the statutes as ex- leting. Others were of considerable Impor- nnce. Among the bills Introduced today Is house roll No. 575 . which provides for In appropri- aton of $36.00 to purcjase the necessary equipments to operate the pcnllentary and to repeal chapter Ixxxvi ot the general las of 1887. relating to the extension of Mosher's penleltary cntracl , It would seem from nn examination of the simple provisions of this measure ns thpugh the repeal of ebap- ter Ixx'vl would lose to the Gtate the $26,000 or more due In the c9nstructon of the eIghty stone cells , which the transfer of Boss Stout's contract to Mosher Imposed upon the latter. Judd his n bill , which , by an amendment , , will provide for saving this amount to the 8tnte. The penitentiary committee hal In hand n complete Inventory of all property of the Nebraska penitentiary tured over to Mosher In 1877. I Includes Inventories of the property In time armory. store ronmim , kitchen , cell room , lower guard room , chapel , upper guard room , dining hal , laundry amid wash house . Ot curse muc of this prop- erly has worn out hut It Is understood that I must be replaced In I good condition R It the time Mosher was given the contract. SOMA 01' TiE NEW BILI.S. nee , of the committee on clllns , hall prepared . pared n bill regulating thc purchae ( t legis lative stipplies . but before he sent I In I.amborn clme to the front with house roll No 585 , which provides for the put- chase of all manner of supplies for the legl811ltrl. and to regulate the me anti can of the ame. The bill was introduced todlY. leo today Introlluce' ' another bill , house roll No. C68 , which , If p3550(1 , will do aWRy wih the ( expensive junketns committees from either house to the state Instulons , I proviles that only the chairman ot tle ( committee on public lands anti buildings $ hal make thE trip , and he alowed ! $ & n day foe his expenses. Benedict rent up a new bill today provid. Ing for a commissioner of Imll raton , to- seher with a bureau sad to provide funds for the necessary expense Urockman introduced ' n bill In the Interest of stock rnl ! rs. I provlles that railroad companies shall furnish stock tickets or free transportation from initial staten to destina. tions and return to persons who accompany tons 1.1 stock , to reCuntl tares pall by persons wh'o journey after live stock , to accompany its Simipincilt . and to provide n penalty for the violation thereof. Rouse has n bill In the haOb of the printer repealng the depository lw and "lrtu.\ly creating n new oue. The bill makes It the creatnl the depotory hoard to investigate 8tan.l11" . of banks , time standing of bontlsmen , requires sureties to qualty anti punishes them for perjury ; provides that county boards may require additonal security ; restricts tie- posits In banks In some counties to 60 I I' posis of their capital and , permits time lap. ping of the terms of depository banks , lurIng - Ing the montbs ot Janunry antI ebruary , atll gives the county boards the custody or vouchers . all of which Ilo\Islons are absent from the law now In torce. One of Inlerest on the Ilrairies Is house roll ' No. G76 , by Mr itotmse . looking to the en- couragement of timber culture. Mr. Orton's hill . house roll 607 , proposes that the elate shall purchase the tel bridge over the PI te at South Elenml between Cams nail Sarpy coun- ties. house roll No. 633 , introduced by Sutton - ton of Iouglas provides "tor the ( purchase . and display of the United States flogs In connection tlme school buildings oC necton with the public buldlnss the stnte. " In all human probability time great majority of these bills will be In the hands oC the commitees when the legisla- ture finally adjourns. WEBSTEH GETS IllS MONEY. The commltce on claIms , which has been working on the matter oC the claims arising from the maximum rate calC , has reacheJ a decisIon ! and will malte a report recommend- lag that the claim of John L. Webster for $10.000 attorney's fees b allowed , but re jecting the claim of $304 for expenes. On the ( other claims before the commitee the following recommenlatons are mate : J . S. Dumly , Jr. . clerk of the United States district court , $2G18,05 Ccr aevhces lS master and examiner : In chancery , not allowed ; Omaha Printing conpany , , $2,661.10. cut to $2.100 : L. Wolrul' [ " , printing bill . $300. cut to $2Gl : ox-Attorney General hastings , $478,05 ; W. A. Dlwortb , $479.07 ; L. F. Wakefield . $300 , not allowed. An apprOpriation or $7-nG.7 : was recommended to he expended by the state auditor for witness fees , court costs , travel- lag expenses of counsel and other IncIdental expanses relative to the maximum freight rate case. The claims committee also agreed upon nn appropriation bill of $28G89. o this sum $5,728 Is for the bounty on wild animals , $6,432 Is for sheriffs' fees In returning - turning fugitives . $11,200 Is for simeriffs' fees for taking convicts to the penitentiary . $1,349 Is for sheriffs' fet In taking gIrls to the re form school and $4,083 Is for sheriffs' fees In taking boys to tIme reform school The . , sum of $1,214 Is also appropriated for county treasurers' examiners. Should hcuse roll No 60. recommended for passage In the house tbls afternoon , pass the senate and become a law , the manufacture - ture of cigarettes will cease In Nebraska The measure prohibits the manufacture or sale of cigarettes and cigarette paper within the limits of the state , and prescribes n pen- alty In the shape of a $100 fno for violation of the provisions of the bill. n"LIEI COMMISSION LISTS CONTItAt'TS. Will l'imrchmasn I Large Amount at Food Supple < t Une" LINCOLN Feb 25.-Special.--The ( Relief . tlmlssIQn today , cpenEd bds ! for meat and flour. S. D. Thompson of the commission was I authorized to purchase fifty tons of flour . twenty tons of corn meal , $1,000 worth of tea . $200 worth' of coffee , twenty-five barrels of rice , ' fIfty barrels of oat meal , 600 bushels of beans and fifty bushels of bomlny. The following bidders were awarded contracts : under thesE bIds , and nl prices annexed : Hargeaves Dros. , beans at $1.1& per : bushel ; Plummer , Perry & Co . tea , at G i cents a pound : CJnsoldated Coffee company coffee , at 15 cents a pound ; Allen Bros. . rIce , at 3' cents n pound ; Allen Dr0 , hominy , at $2.G5 per barrel. Dds were received and entertained on meats from . time Cudlhy Packing company ) Lincoln , for bacon at $5,50 ; from Swift , for bacon at $5. and fret the Lincoln Packing company at $5.76. Contracts for four were let to Weds & Neiman , Sehuyier . nt 90 cents : meal $1.08 ; Lexington mils lt $1.20 and $1.29 : Cambridge Milling company at $1.26 anti. $1.20 ; O. A. Coeper , Humboldt four at 85 cents. 1'01 l/o aoverimmmr' , , House ftommt . LINCOLN , Feb. 26.-Speclal.-The ( ) ap- proprlatop bills Introduced today In the house provide for $1.6 fol house rent tOI' the governor . The sum of $2,0 was voted ' to Governor Thayer antI Govemor Do'd. Thai same amount ' wal vote Governor Crounse but ho promptly vetoed the item and refused to accept the nioney Gov- ornor Holcomb was Been by a reporter for Ieporter ' 1ho Dee , and raid that no opInion could bl expressed 01 the subject or any of the lip- ( IrOllrlutons , ns It could not ba known Ip- the present stage what shape they wpuld asstlne on filial passage. . - --S ' 081.t Can Use the IIht ot " ' ' : SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 26-Tho UnIted States circuit court of appeals today dls- missed the appeal of the Western Union Telegraph COmlafly taken from the da- clslon oC , Judge Hess , district judge for the southern district of California , In flvor oC the 1081nl Telegrph c.mpan } ' . Under the decision of Judge HOdS the Postal Teie. 1cle- graph company WIS given leave 10 baum ) its lines 01 the right of way of Ito ( buid Il & 'PRcltc company In California . 'hl tntc ern Union claimed an excluHlve right to maintain its lines on the right of wimy In question . hut the dismissal of its WiY appeal leaves Judge Hoss' decision final . is ' - ws FOR : 4jg FIVE ' , . ' 3s' . Imi I AD DOllA 8 . clown ! lym < nt rind & : .00 11 nth ly you eln buv ' . ' . : ; 1 KII'IJAU. . . . . 1 StUJH , cut ( I Inches hllh. Ut'lll. : . . .r III ala iniri'ors ( Ik 01' ft -i- - . J i _ _ wulnut CUO , nol Irly q7 i 7 6 ii Of A I & WILEOX&WHU , . -1 sloll , fine walnut emo , for. C inoi- pt'leu $1.OO , . 401' 11(1W. . . . . . . . . : I' . . . . . . , 63 : 'Mason . _ . . . a. ' wmifnut emit' , 6rmo him and tinmm , fommmmm'r fr1etmlDJ , mmuw , . , , A Of V. -0 .mtoius. walnut ens , ' . flrm H osp'e cloo has 0 OUt Icllc ul 111:0 to , I iH.OO , now h oimiy tune . . . ) . IUI . . netiom' . . . . , . . . $44 flo id : 1iio lmiglm grade F D 11 clhh arid faO user 1513 DOt ll ! St. ohrnnt and many - our avossars mimutitli. bnys'l 111 . moro at pt'lcc8 that wllll tliemnqulclc. \ Taylor Fnrley-U .Inp , wul. OulL early while the st.cek is complo & $3 t Ol caly whio stck fliW bargaitmutWd.O0 , now oUI ; , : .j . . . . . , , - HERE'S JUDGE DE WIlT One of the Ablest Lawyers in the South , Advocates Paine's Oelery Oompoun . , , : . : V \ W : 13 , . 1ThlifM- - IWuPf ! . ' q / i1 . - - ' . - . . . . ' . ' 1 . . . .i' 4Ilti1J4 ' ' \ I t\\\ - ' 7 } i Judge William Henry DeWitt Is one of the 10st prominent lawyers and judges In east Tennessee . lie Is a leading member of the ( Souther Methodist church nl Chaltanooga. In legal , business and social circles he stuuds high , acid his statemmmommts . says the Clmntta- nooga Press , are regarded ot special weight because ot his venerable character he being now 67 years old. He has held several prominent positions In a legislative amid Judicial capacity , hnvl\g served as a memher of the Southern Con- gross nt Richmond during the war . and since that time as jude of the chancery court one of the highest offices In judicial practice next to the supreme court He was admitted to the bar In 180. In 1865 he was elected to the state legislature , but declined a re-election. After his removal to cast Tennessee he was appointed special chancelor by Governor Tyler lor , and fled the office for two years. lie has successfully practce1 tnfore the supreme court of time United States for years. In recent year . owing to the heav work he has performed , be has been subject to nervousness and his attention has been called nt various times . both by friends and physicIans to the need of fortifying himself ngalnst physIcal collapse. His attention was called to Palnc's Celery compound I a vital- izing force. lie sought and obtained this valuable aid , amid to friends lie recomnnieaded time use of the remedy for shattered nerves. Overhearing imis conversation , a friend asked lmiimi to write down imis experience for tIme use of others so aflhicted. In response lie wrote as foliows : "Dear Sir-In obedience to your request , I state some of my personal kimowlemlge of the vnlue of l'aine's celery compound as a mcdl- cal remedy for certain afflictions and die. eases , as follows , namely : "Judging fromsi my own experience , it is a fIrst class renmedy to restore time imervous sys- ( eta when broken down or impaired from overworlc of mInd or body , revivifying the energies. It strenglimons time digestive pow- era aiid cures costiveness ; trimly it. is a great nerve tonic , a 'good alterative , a splendid diuretic. It is good for time kidneys and tile blood , renews vitality anti restores stremigtb. It surpasses anything I have used as a health renewer , a stremugthi giver , and system regulator. It quiets weak nerves , gives better rests , increases both appetite amid digestion , and brings back lost power of balmy sleep , nature's WeOt restorer. Yours truly , William Henry DeWitt. " Timero Is time statement of Judge DeWitt- . straight as a dIe-clear--conclusive. Read it again. - "DF&t DEFIES THE KING" THEN . SAPOLIO , L GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF . - . - - _ j - - . AT' 13174319 -DOUGLAS ST.- The Western Clothing Co.'s Batikrupt Stock of CLOTHING Is being sold out by . . order of the court at 4ODo11ar : i.&o , $ 5 uimsimiomiubie cut- pick timera'out for . ; . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : $250 To iiriiig time licoimle in you comm have them for , . . , . , , . . . . . All limo \Vemmern's ( $10 Suits- . Nicely trlmnmnel amid well made , Perfect goods' iii every way. Alt you Imave to rIo to get one is to pay time cash ier. . . . , , . . . . , . , . , , . , Men's Overcoats and Ulmiters- time Western Clothing Co. always got $5 ( or them , time beat bargain you , , , , . . , e ver got t. 4 t P 4 Men's Overcoats and Uleters- such an time Vestcrn Clothing Co. sold ( or 10.50 mind 47,50 , your choice nit long astimeylast at. , , , , , . . , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , j - , - - - - . . . . . . . . . . . - . - . _ . . .t
