Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIE OMAHA DAIXiY BEE: SUN DAT. FEBTCUAHY 21, 1901.
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IT'S TO ONE'S INTEREST
TO GET RIGHT PRICES
QAREFUL buyers people "who get aloog in the world" are those who consider
Th0 aake TUut feature who tar the borne supplies where he prires are k.est. That tb.s is lutb. a store is
tally attested br the large number of shrewd bayers who make it headquarters for their home furnishing needs. Mld-Feb-rary
brines along some especially attractive offerings, but lfs what would naturally be expected here.
Special Prices on Fancy Silk Lamp Shades
prices on fancy silk lamp shades. e received a large invoice
of faaty silk lamp shades too lite for Holiday traie and which we are Just now cpeaing vp fir sa!e
These ahadea come la ail colors la the latett patteras. They were priced especially low cwi-g (n the.r
arrival too late for the Holiday trade. la order to move then quickly they go oa tale Mosday acra at
at specially reduced price?.
IIS. faacy aillc shade, cbole of colon, special while they last, r - x-v
T 2.30
HM timer silk cboio of oaian, special wall tkey late. - v-w
'r 3.70
. faacy silk iadt, very e. eaalce of colors, special while tay last. mm a r
i .40
c Buai.i-!i irva.-uiai .ma ice original tew maricea price, cone early Mosday Avail your-
1 William A Qwjer Jarob VaJlerv T M
i B Rf( W H Stem. W II M ms:e
' Oilier Patters In t;ir (nlleet litn.
la the sane psekr ere found priafed
i 'oples of tee masuacrtpt rotaaaiitre re
ports, with nusnerov Botes la diaereat
, handwritings of aatearfsaeatt proved ia
, the committer of the whose a ad their ii
1 ceptaace or rejecttoa.
i Besides these the report of a special
i c-ommtttce ea cost e ted elects la the
I district i-osapoed of Praaklia. Ooeavr a ad
Phelps counties, saaatweript copies of ref
lations esrred la tste coaveatioa. Kmt
minutes of the actioa ot the caveatte. a
list is Guy Brown's aaadorltiag of N'e- i
brsska newspapers aad their charge far I
publishing the call for the cosreatloa ekw
Third district was the rest of the state.
This report it stewed by raaer. Hlaasan.
Reese Wearer aad Laird The Majority
report slraed by Broody. Pound. Maxwell,
Stereaeea BrtRgv Hay ward aad Smith. as
adopted, leavlag the eteetiaa o! saftretae
Jadre as it is now. Back of tWs sIU In
the Judicial iota same were tw things
the delre of the westera part of the stale
far representation ea the supreme beach
aad the personal aabltloa of Senator Cos
aer ot BaSalo couaty. hut the streagth of
the wetern delegate was not enough to
take the aosalnatloa of a western man a
necessity.
MirTrnce Qualification.
telf at tae&e special prices.
Extra Dining Room Offerings
COME special good values in fine sideboards, new designs made of se
lect, quarter-sawed coldea oaV. highly hand polished, l'our patteras of sideboards for this week s
selling they are offered at leaat ST W under raltse price, each, tJi.OO.
DifliflF Tables Ytu tbw,W ftur r-t tssortaeat of dinging tablea at low. popular pric-s. We
.tu rBr "tenttoa particularly to our assortasent of dlalnp tables which we are now
offering at . Jl-ta aad J1J-M. They are awde of select au.-ed. qocrt era ed ak. highly hand
rMtahed in the g.den finish. Eight patterns ia all. sosae with Su'td aad turned legs, others with
trench shapo leg, any of which are extra values and froa rtMo K.M under cosnpwitlTe prices.
Strictly high jrad throughout.
DininF ChairS Very choice figured, quarter-sawed golden oak dlalag chair, rich. hry realga. hand-
-somely hand pollahed ia the golden aalah. very strosrtr braced h either raao o-
a.dl snap, woodtt. This chair Is Wc under the repular pricTto closure oerlarthetl at h JLh
BuffetS X"5" r"',y bSt ia newest aod luest deeicas. ptaao polished golden oak, richly ornamented with
FTT , , , V i.i 1 irw uisa. aj icw ns i v graatng gradually to .0. JI5
- . .mrrowj j0r siaeooara or otatag tawe uae. Richiy trimmed
'"c" iairrpi- coot ia ia oesi j-Tenca plate in various shapes aad style
WO. iK and up.
with rxld Stii'h 1 meat frame.
priced at I7.S0. JS.M and ls.50 eara
Lace Curtain and Drapery Sale
COUR days more of our February lace curtain sale. Avail your-
selves of the opportunity aad come early Monday.
Nottingham lice rurtalaa, special at 71 ctats to J7.J0 per pair.
Brusls lace curtains, special from 14.00 per pair aad up.
Irish point lare curtains, special at J: 71 and up.
We call your special attention to four patterns of real imported Arabian curtains, hit J xui
with line a work. Never sold Ufore for less than IIS per pair, special Kebreary pri-e J"1 fa.r
Tapestry portiere shown la 90 different patteras. novel ooicr combination, very aura tue de
alga in double face reversible Ottomaa, Armure and basket weaves. These are spec.ally t- ti
for February selling at M SS per pair.
TAPKSTRT BY THE YARD
On sale M'-n lay an J during the week the most complete line of iap-tries ever sho a a: th" j-"''
All wcc.1 Frtaca tapestries, ia lip-to-dnte designs. Heraldic k'; Bukhara s and novel designs
of every kind. Tfc' t gols can be used for portieres er furslture coverings, some of which have
sold regularly as high as fl 0 per yard, special this week at only 1 s: per yard.
ORCHARD & WILHELM CARPET CO., Ma
fader the orifrlaal report cery voter ex-
tlon aad. Anally, printer s receipt for copy ! W by lw specially exempted as
of the committee reports delivered. This T,r KOduce a poll tax receipt tr
last item furnishes the b-st ctae to . f' tWttorr to tfce rlectioa JuJe
Plain the preservattea of tbo document I t he had not been a delinquent pcOl tax
They were used by the proofreader, nere pI6r for ttxX 4tft ,be
kept separate froa the main body of the or4tr ,e ri,t blV1r'te Wr born W
z-wmi t ir.im iv .117 will .at ir pai'rrs
sixty days prior to an election Instead cf
thirty, as now. aad uniform laws were
required to be asade "to ascertain by proper 1
proof what cltiieas are entitled to the
ri?ut of suffrage."
I'rcc High SrliooU.
Far ten years the teachers aad legls
laturec of Nebraska have been trying to
dovise a ioat!tatloDal means of providing
free schools which shall fill the gap be-
j tmeoa the romsacu schools aad the uai- '
1 verslty. Twice bilM prepared for this pur- )
j pose have been declared unconstitutional by j
I the supreme court It is north hlle 1
now to know that meaty-five years ago
I the committee which prepared the artirle I
! on education la our state constltutloa put
j la a provision for the maintenance of a
I system of such c heels out of the common i
i school fund. The convention struck this
minutes and thus ecaped the destruction
which with very little doubt has overtaken
the latter.
Value of the I'lnd.
Records of a constitutional -eonveatloa are
of value to the practical world of politics
and law o far as they help interpret the
text ot the constitution by reveallag the
.atcat ot its tranters. They are of value
to the scholar and historian in dloclorlng
the temper of the time aad the various
tteps leading to the finished draft of the
document Judged from either ot tbeee
points of vie, the alue of the present
find is considerable. A careful comparison
of the present constltutloa with these
original drafts and with amendments pro-
j posed has been made with the help of
: Mr J A. Barrett of the State Historical
society Over rW variations aad amend
ments, from the committee report to the
Saal form adopted, are shown by this con- t. Common school education was as far
parison. All of these cannot be presented E the majority of the fathers would go a
here. A few of the met i Important have quarter of century ago
been selected. I The original draft of the section relating
Tet for I'ul.llr Office I to reform school provided that they should
Perhaps first in present public interest j fr children "growing up la mendicancy.
is that of tests for public offlce. The claim ' ignorance. Idleness or vice ' The coavea
that Governor Dietrich s ineligible to
oSce because be paid SZi toward a middle-of-the-road
populist barbecue, and the
Bonekemper-Reuting contest la the Ne
braska stale s9ate this winter, has
raised the questloa bet her the corrupt
practices act ot Utt is constitutional or
no'
The art forbids any candidate for public
oSce from treating voters to drinks, cigars.
i other refreshments or paying tor any en
I tertainmeat for them, aad makes him in
I eligible to hold an oSce it he uses such
1 meaas to secure his election. It is claimed
by some that no other test for office hold-
lag can be Imposed beyond those prescribed
tlon struck out the words ' ignorance, idle
ness or vice" and substituted the word
"crime." A recent decision by the Ne
braska supreme court is in line with the
action of the convention as revealed la
tboe documents. Practically It amounts to
saying that a child must be a beggar or
criminal la order to be seat to the reform
school.
The coaventioa amended the report of the
committee in another important respect by
requiring- the permanent school fund to be
Invested In failed States or state securi
ties or registered county bonds."
Ilrrrnur and I'innnrr Change.
The convention of 1875 had nearly as
much trouble In framing a constitutional
, by the coastttutloa. and that therefore this
Lit Is unconstitutional These newly found i basis for taxation as the legislature has
papers disclose that the original draft of j 'ce bad la framing a new revenue law.
the article oc executive department, as I Tce committee on the subject made two
CONSTITUTION OF NEBRASKA
Eow tie rutdtaiatal Liw of th Stats
"Wai T raised in 1875.
L0VG-L0ST RECORDS UNEARTHED AT LAST
icarch of the Mntr Iione Ollar I)l
closra the Coiniulttre Iteport Made
to the Contention, irllli
.Intcnusnrnt uJ Action.
Tweaty-flve years ago the la constitu
tional convention of the state ot Ne&raska
rset en the tecoad Tuesday ot May in the
eld red sandstone state capltol at Lin
cola. It adournel June i:. after having
framed nnd submitted to the people the
oanstlttttloa. which was adopted that tall
at the polls by a vote ot JO.!; tor to S.471
against, aad has remained", with the excep
tion of one slight amendment, unchanged
since that time.
The names ot the sixty-nine members ot
the convention of 1S75 make a famllisx roll
call to Ncbraskaas. Most of tbtm were
young men then. Nearly all have remained
In the state and rendered distinguished
service in the building of tbo great com
monwealth which has grown out of the
grasshopper and drouth beginnings ot those
dBys. It Is interesting to read the list ot
the names of these -''fathers" of the Ne
braska constitution as they appear:
John V tVatistor, S. H. Calhoun.
Preasdent.
O. A. Abbott.
Samutf Maxwell.
Andrew Haliner.
Luke. Agur
John Mcpherson.
J. D. Hamilton.
J. P. Becker
W. H. Mungt-r.
J it -cs Har-"-H
H. SV. dJ
S. M. Klrkratrick.
A. H. C. urer
George S. Smith.
John J. Tborr.psin.
W. B. Pummias.
W H. Sterns.
L. B. Thorn.
James V. Da-vta.
J. E. Boyd.
J. If. Perry.
R B. Harrington.
Clinton Briggs.
J. B. Hawse.
R F Steve n-.r
Jacc-b Va .et sr
J E. Doom.
S P.. For.
C H Van IV-, k.
VT. U, Dun is p.
t . F Frady.
fharle F Walther
R. C. Eldrldge.
Joseph Garber.
A. M. Walling.
J. U. Kwan.
C. H. Gere.
T. L. Warrington.
James Laird
Henry Grebe.
Je.1rsn H. Broady. A. J. Weaver.
M L. JlHwnl.
Charlei H Brown.
Isaac Power., jr.
D p. Henry.
S. V. Burtctt.
m n e..
B. 1. Hlnman.
IMwin N. GrenelL
M. W. Vilcox.
Frank Martin
George L. Grifflng.
J. F. Zediker.
.V- W. Mathews.
Wllham A Gwyer.
Honored lir IVllniv ritl....
faince then three of them have
Journal cf ka i cr-nventioa sad the debate,
of its members shall be printed and dls
tr:buted as Journals of the senate and house
are now printed.' ""use
Thu plain provision was never complied
ith. No printed bouk or pamphlet is ex--int.
and, to far as knowa. noat was ever
..dated, giving the proceedings of the con
ventlon. This is explained by some of the
a"n-n' ,n h tn-i that the 115,000 appro
Priated for the expenses of the convention
was not enough to pay for the preparation
and publication of the record. amMbaWa
the stringent hard times of .that period no
one wa, vnil,s t0 do tte
to future legislatures for hit pay
Mhnt utcauie of the ltccordf
Vhzi became of the original records of
the constitutional convention of 1'75 has
';!La "le..h0Ulc tor year's, r"
'elected United States seaators-Manderson. j tZ mTZall h,Te f'Ied t0 &Di -be-an
Wvck and H.v-.e,i -r- v... 'laf.aosi 6t&ait6 suggestion of thir e,t.
I come governors of the state Dawes sni L,..u'..nTe by H- H- feeler, deputy
Boyd. Three have been licatesant gov- ' DVown ari OUrl ucJr Gu-
ernors-Abbott. Shedd and Caras. T I ! ,1h lt- ot the com-
i ernors Abbott. Shedd and dni t.
have represented the state In congress
i-ra ana weaver. At least eight have
th i::...y"ror ae Hoovered
ttn judges of federal and state courts- ! '"in5 SOBe bcit" old
Maxwell. Reese. Munger. Briggs. Broady. I FmkTr bJt???1' '"i tbta
! Pound. Powers. Hopewell. Nearly all the I the cocventn h-! ,7,Kta"J recoriis oi
; remainder have held prominent official I !if ",5: IIe "II them those
W M Robertson.
I. It HotwwelL
E. C. Cams.
Joslah Rogers.
c K. Hunter
T S Clark.
8 H Suuls.
A G. KejidaiL
J H. Coates
positions, seats ia the legislature, federal
and state cSces, aad one at least Rev. C.
F. Frtd" hd-h held fi MmnlMlnn . ..in
i iivw elm
j higher authority, being for years a Suaday
uiisioaary on tae cartawestera froa
tier ot Nebraska.
Such a body was cot without its peculiar
characters and situations. Its rivalries and
encounters of wit and logic. A reminiscence
or two may be permitted. Tor rresident
the convention chose John L. Webster of
s-tvalu:
closiag days oi The gj
Initial XL"?. -7ch is
docuacats. l" "W ror tbe a,S!lae
The lInd of lt0().
. .e 't:lb$ of 1&W) tae Writer made
an extended starch of th.
. " " iu j uiripr n let nlnl
Omaha, his competitor being Charles F. fZ '.P,e"y lce l-T was secured
M-ad.rsoa. also of Omaha. Mr. Webster j Xo" "V t0v.the V3Ults 0 the Stale
was then f, rears of are. with . f orical society, but the honr c ,
semi-auburn hair,
pleted by the un,
vigorous and forcible debater and
young lawyer." Beach I. Hiamaa
. of age, with a wealth ot Part but t honor of discov
. now considerably de- o"ff-sP!lf tb.e rreccrdl th, convection
sparing haad of time, a I We ? Secretary of State
;itle debater and "rising l the legislative
1 "rising , o"'" "rl " he leglsluive
of North . , , a. ,n tbe basement, among a lot
rse from
, oi om legislative committee paners ht
The rain tangled ta the tape froa
the ticVer is the type of the average
buaaess can. II.s business cares
wrap him about like the coils of a
constrictor and slow Jy crush oat his
life. The common sign of the busi
ness man's slavery is "weak stom
ach," tbe natural consequence of the
rapid eating, the indigestible pastry;
the coffee aad pie or doughnuts,
with which many a man stuffs his
stomach under the name of "cruick
lunch." The quickest way back to
a strong stomach aad sound health
is to use Dr. Pierce' Golden jjed.
cal Discovery until perfectly cured.
It goes to the root of disease. It
remove the cause of ill-health.
It makes more blood and better
blood, and this blood nourishes
every organ ia the body to the
highest point of vigorous health.
Doriog the reaatr end fall of iSaS,"
writes Ctas. 1L gcrrciat, Ea, cf Raia
City. Madison Co, Ohio. ! ecaat all
'run down,' cerrrs were oot of order. I
wrote to Dr Pierce for advice. He said I
had jxairal debility, and advised Doctor
Iierct's Golden Jfcdkal Discovery, and.
thanks to roa far your airier. I uwd sis
bottles; and since I stopped Ukicg it aboot
one year sro. I hart cot Uken any medi
cine of any kind, tsd iai 2rn abU U uri
iy My appetite is good. I can est
three square Dtu a day id I do not feel
tht BiiCTable bursang ia tbe stomach after
eating. My blood and serves are in good
shape, and, I am in good rsncing order.
Dr. Pierce's Pellets cere bfliouaaesa.
-v.. .t . . . eaucht ih ........ ' ' " vje
.a. mca tae uunaio ana wild Indian , ' on a package
ccuatry. was oae of the picturesque charac- i . 'er documents tied with a stout
ters of tbe convention. Hlnmaa had been 1 1. .1 Hf broaeht them up and threw -hem
i runrVrr-nn .Ir... . .... , O the desk With fV. ...i.
, . .i vulici iajcr. , . . . mai possiblv
fixed in Jacksoaian pnaciples. of an lade- "f J n,,bt relate to the chief object of
ioii lura o. mica, ana master of tbe
expressive dialect ot the border, he was
search. " ODJt
Tbe Cad when opeaed out .j .
be the original mLuwript comLit rl
IT V:rvxtr th?con,et, :
luuoasV,1;- ' 5 Vf-"':
commltteee These eommlue,;
.lluu. lne complete list of their
IT lgina,f ss
aites sestte. uenerai van """"'" ioe list of these re-
thca just married to a young i f"s found, each one endorsed oa the back
ae wife aad la the full vigor of i ,n ar B-ns handwriting as having been
.. ..4 v.i. i n i read on rt,i. . . . cu
. un uua reierred to the
committee of the whole convention?!, given
tt. -r' t0Enbfr "Uh tbe s'ure, of
a personage well calculated to attract no
tlce.
Vuu AVjcU tbe Mlutulant.
By general constat the distinction of chief
aguaior was coaierred oa General C. H.
Van Wytk, who was the leading "feature"
cf the convention, as he attcrwsrd was cf
tne Laitea states senate. General Van
wyck was
and basdsom
his energetic talents and a-nbitinn r.,v
headed members of the convention recall
now how he used to come over from his
Otoe county farm several hours late at the
beginning of the weekly session, ignore the
dull grind of committee work, but Sro a
bunch of firecracker resolutions or explode
an oratorical bomb la the general conven
tion that would make such conservative
sculs as Cere, Dawes, Maxwell or Boyd go
out and wipe the grief from their eyes
Extreme southeastern Nebraska sent
three strong. headed, clear-mladed yoeag
lawyers la the persons of A. J. Weaver. J.
H. Broady and Frank Martin all three ot
whom bore an active part in framing the
constitutional documents, and slace thea
have had promlaent and hcaoratle part la
Its exposition and laterpretatloa.
Amoag other striking persoas of the con
vention were Jaxsei Ijlrrf v. .v..-.
tlack-halred orator from Juniata. Charles'
o. crown os umaca, keen, logical and fear
less then, aa he was later ti tv. v-.v,--.i-.
state senate; Robert B. Harrington of
Beatrice, since deceased; J. B. Hawley, for
a lone time general attnr-T fur .. r-ii-
hora railroad but reminiscence can not
Chairmen of the Committee..
Reports of Coramitwj un
Blll of Rights. R. a. Harrington, chair-
cfaftSan" Art,Cl' Grro s- Smith.
Executive Department. Charles F
dsrson. chairman; tt H hJd t h
Ttoorne. W. H. Sterns v. it Mutter V p
yell. R, F Stevenson. Clinton Brtc v
L Hayw-ard. George S qmttl.
report signed bvx u ,-?J2l. luority
&nLardB A- J Wav aad
Suffrage Article, no signature
Education. Charles y. Walther. chair-
Revenue and Finance A ir c-n,... .
Public Aeoounts and Expenditures t ti
Cummins, chairman. ' M- B-
Counlles. Luke Aeur. chairman.
Railroad, J E. Boyd, chalrmin.
Manlelpal Corporation, c. W Pleree
longer contintit. For twetary the coavea- ! TLl,T1Ut,01!l5 Corporatioofi w. m
ItfbDAfif Atl. Prill 1 fa u n
uoa snows uuy a. Brown, eierir nf ti,. ' ".r'-rr.
tloa shows Gur A. Brown eUrV .1 .v..
u. IMC
sUto supreme court, both bofore aad after
mo coavectioc t or assutaat socretary,
C. L. Matber. now of Atchison. Kaa
Itrrords of the Convention.
The leglslat've act provldtcg for the c-n-
State. Coontv and tnnli t j v . .
11. I. Hlaman: chiirnLTn -waoss.
MtsccUaaeas PrevWaa. c. U. Gere
cbalnaan.
Amendments. J H Broadv thairmir
S!V- J-.stit .t:c-,s J..v ,:''rS! . w...
r
ventloa declared ta secUoa t that th. , ""ieterBal taprovtmeru J;hn MiPherson.
reported by Charles F Mandersoa. coa
ta ns these words, after the present oath of
once "ao othtr oath, declaration, or test
(hall be required as a qualification" ifor
caret. The fact that the convention struck
out this limitation throws some light oa tbe
intention of that body.
C'onstltutloiml Legislation.
Almost every new act of importance has
Its constitutionality tested before the fuj
preme court of the state. The commonest
1 points of attack are that the act was not
passed by the legislature according to the
, rules laid down by the Nebraska constltu-
tion. The principal rules as set out in
sections 10 and 11, of article ill. of our con
stitution provide that every bill shall be
read at large on three different days, that
no bill shall contain more than one subject,
that the subject shall be clearly expressed
In the title, that no law shall be amended
unless the new act contains the section ot
the old law amended, and that the old
sections shall be repealed. Much interest
has been taken in the search for the loft
report of the debates in the constitutional
convention on those points, in the hope that
they would help Interpret these provisions.
The discovery of these old manuscripts
proves that all these provisions were
adopted by the convention word for word
as they came from the committee room
so that if any further light Is obtained It
must be eoucht for In the proceedings of
the committee room and not in the lost
minutes.
Chnnsrca In tbe Mill ot llluhta.
The original draft of the bill of rights de
clared in section e, "that all men have a
natural right to worship Almighty God ac
cording to the dictates of their own con
sciences." The coaventioa struck out
"men" and substituted "persons" so it
may fairly be inferred that body intended
women as well as men should be guaranteed
religious freedom.
The original draft of the bill ot rights
proviaea in section ri that ao private
property isouia be taken for public use
until It was paid for or payment secured by
oeposit money. It also contained this la
portaat clause "the fee of land taken for
taken tracts without the consent of the
owners thereof shall remain In such own
ers subject to the use for which It was
taken."
Both these provisions were stricken out
by the convention and In their stead was
placed the present section IL which savs
"the property of no person shall be taken
or damaged for public use without Just
compensation therefor." The word "dam
aged" was inserted as an amendment by
tne convention on notion of Judge Maxwell
and was especially dwelt upon long after
in the decision of Low against City of
omaaa. zi Nebraska, 57.
Another provisloa of the orlgiaal bill of
rights which was stricken out by the coa
veatlon was oae declaring that "the privi
lege of a debtor to eajoy the necessary
comforts of life shall be recognized by
wcoiesome laws exempting a reasonable
amount of property from selrure or sale or
tbe payment of any debt or liability."
Another provision In tbe bill of rights
as first reporte-d, was that Judicial Jurls-
aicuon anecung tne ngats of property
snouia never be acquired by publication
unless the court found that the residence
of the party affected could not be asce
tained by reasonable diligence.
!alnrlra and fieri. Hire.
The original draft fixed the salary of the
governor at IS.000 per annum. Judges of the
supreme court W.000 Other executive state
officers at J1.S0 to It provided that
the amovnt allowed for clerk hire in the
offices of governor, secretary of state aad
auditor should not exceed ,3.000 to each
office in any one year, that no allowance for
eltrk hire .ould ever be made in the office
cf commissioner of public lands, attoraev
general aad state superintendent, and that
the legislature should have power once n
five years to readjust said salaries all et
which the convention 1 mended or struck
out.
Chance In Judicial Article.
The original draft of section n provided
thai Judges of the district and supreme
courts stould "not perform any other than
Judicial duties to which may belong anv
salary or emolument."
Justice of the peace Jurisdiction in civil
eases was limited to amounts of $100 and
under In the original draft. Tbe original
draft of section SO provided that the legis
lature might by three-fourths vote of all
its members remove any Judge ot the su
preme or district courts froa oSce.
The committee on the Judicial article
failed to agree oa the manner of electing
Judges of the supreme court. The minority
reported In favor of dividing the state Into
three districts, from each one of which a
supreme Judge should be elected by the
voters of all the state. Tbe First district
was to include all the state south of the
Platte and cast of tbe east line of Hamll'on
and flar counties The Second difrjct ;n
laded uorh of 'be Pla'e and eas' of
the east lice ot Antelope and Boons. .The,
reports, an original and a substitute.
After debate, a notation was made on the
back that both reports are made a special
order for June S. only four days from the
date oa vhlch the convention finally ad
journed. The original draft made franchises sub
ject to a license tax. but not to a general
valuation tax. Tbe coaventioa chaaged
this, making franchises subject to tax by
valuation. It also struck out "merchants,
grocery keepers aad persons or corpora
tions owning or using franchises or
privileges" trom the list of those subject
to license taxes.
Heal Estate Taxes.
Tbe Fowler bill, Just now before tbe Ne
braska state legislature, and other efforts
to make tax deeds, lends interest to that
subject as considered ia the convention of
1FT5. The original draft provided that
there should be no sale of real estate for
taxes or special assessments "except upon
the order in Judgment of some court ot
record " It contemplated that taxes should
be collected only by foreclosure at the
hands of a couaty oJficer. After debate aad
various ameadmeats this provisloa was
stricken out.
Couutle and County Seats.
The conveatlen struck out sections
providing that the legislature might divide
counties whose area exceed K0 square
miles without submitting the question to a
vote of the people, and another providing
that no county seat should be removed to
a point more distant than the center of the
couaty than its present location until two
thirds of the voters should vote for such
change; also several amendments relating
to the system of township organization.
Itnllrond Corporations.
There are two original reports on the
subject of railroad corporations, oae by
the regular committee oa that subject
sicaed by Its chairman. J. E. Boyd, the
other from the committee oa Internal im-
proveaeats signed by McPhersoa, Gwyer,
Vallery. Reese, Sterns and Munger. The
convention adopted In the main tbe Boyd
report, rejecting the following clause- "The
right of trial by Jury shall be held inviolate
In all trials ot claim for compensation when
in the exercise of said right of eminent do
main any Incorporated company shall be
Interested either for or against the exer
cise of said right."
Xo Free Passes.
Some of tbe matter In the other report
rejected by tbe convention makes highly
interesting reading after these years cf
effort to coatrol railroad corporations. It
declares all railroads public highways and
the companies common carriers, requires
all roads to maintain connections with in
tersecting roads and to receive and trans
port freight or empty cars without delay
or discrimination. Persons and property
transported over any railroad shall be de
livered at any station at charges "net ex
ceeding the charges tor transportation of
persons and property of tbe same class m
the same direction to any more distant u
tion." The report further provides that
"no railroad, railway or other transporta
tion company shall grant free passes or
passes at a discount to any persons except
officers or employes of the company "
These two reports have additional interest
from the fact that signers to both ot them.
ex-Governor Boyd and Judge Munger. have
since then been called to pats upon Ne
braska railway legislation.
Municipal Corporations.
From the long report of the committee
on municipal corporations the convention
struct out everything bat the single short
section found In the present constitution
A large part of that stricken out forbade
municipalities from making any donation
to railroad or other corporations.
Miscellaneous Corporations.
The eonveatlon Itself added to the or
iginal draft the very Important provision in
section 4 that "the liability for unpaid
subscriptions shall follow tbe stock" ot all
corporations.
State and Municipal Debt.
The original draft forbade absolutely anv
donation to "any railroad or work of in
ternal improvement." This was amended
by permitting such donation to be sub
mitted to a referendum vote. The limit of
state Indebtedness was originally SMI.000
instead of il&O.OOO and even that was not to
be permitted unless the act authorizing
the same was submitted to tbe people.
Miscellaneous Provisions.
The original draft of section I provided
that any person convicted of embezzlement
or defalcation should never be eligible to
any oOce ot honor, trust or profit In tbe
sute. Tbe convention amended this by
making blm eligible without conviction.
The to articles which were separately
submitted to the people, one providing for
tae seat 01 government at Lincoln, the
other for preference vote on United States
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PREVENTED BY
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AVA Cuticura Ointment, the great skin cure, for preserving, puri
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whitening, and soothing red, rough, and sore hands, for baby
rashes, hchings, and chafings, in the form of baths for annoying
irritations and inflammations, or too free or offensive perspiration,
in the form of washes for ulcerative weaknesses, and many sanative
antiseptic purposes which readily suggest themselves to women
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sery. No amount of persuasion can induce those who have once
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ing ingredients and the most refreshing of flower odors. No
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other foreign or domestic toilet soap, however expensive, is to be
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TWENTY-FIVE CENTS, the BEST skin and complexion soap,
and the BEST toilet and baby soap in the world.
Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor.
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THE COMMON ENEMY ...
KWr.ey disetse is the rr.tir.y ut hive nost fear as a result cf tbe
feverish rerSeurieu cf our modern avDaaUoa. It is a uescherous
enemy, working out itt desdly effect cadet covet of the most trtSing
symptoms. Tbe Cm indiaboa of chances In the urine, Irequent head
aches, digestive Uoubles, should be the si-sil lor protsrt renei.il
meuutei. PRICKLY ASH BITTERS h a kidney remedy of pen
merit. It Jr socthicg, beilir.g ind stienjtheriin;, quickly relieves the
scaler or sorrr.cn thit slwiys irrcirs ht the tdvtncej sti je, checks the
propesi of the doets. ini through Hi ezcellect deinsaig and regabur.g
effect io the liver ind boueli. it hriegs tack the strength and ruddy
glsw cf vigorous health.
Sold at Drug Stores.
Price, Sl.oo Per Bottle
v.ingt
ear a -'jred
senator were a part of the crlginal report I and in handr!t ng not -t! M.Cr em!y idtn
from ttrs rrmrci-ee written and signed by 'tifled is the felioa ng act cr. ,'t,!, a
,e I part of the c'icg bnur -, ic rver-i on
providing that the s:ate should never rem- relaxanon fen their weighty labors
promise any debt due tbe sute cr any part ll.v 1 t ne-d bv adding the fo'lo
thereof from any Individual or torwiratlort Ther sfali b f.t'ted ecn ear a .
Tbe compromise with ex-Governor Divid 1ZT;L r. , ' " . Jy JI ftu11 1 ' hav" ,ha
Butler at that time was probably E .orXtfWtf
of these provisions being reported. The two l'lars and eviitfen nj tw, -thirds
convenUon. howevor rejected tbera all w"i: 1 'iF.lrtx.hljr.'' c.h Ht 'ball
It is interesting la view of the pretest Perquisites pertaining to hl ottVe inrlud
bill before the legislature for the annual I sKre,'Jtlfd Itul lntlla -nd pr.h ider..
purchase of supplies for state isstitatioss
to know that tbe original draft of the con
stitution required the purchase of all ei&ce
supplies, stationary, expressage. etc.. by
contract through the scretary of state.
Closlnc Constltnllonal JoLe.
Written upon r, sf-rap of piper unsigned
Several cota&attes reported a paragraph when the const: uticaai fathers inl-lged
muds or cigare. orange parings, et. shall
t jutMc auction to the higaeit
nuuor iw csjw ana tae money r'lae.l
therefrom snail be paid into the treasu.y of
tbe state la advance.
And while tbo rlork gravely reads this
ponderous jrotosd ameadsaeat to the ron
stltutloa of tbe state of Nebraska In an
atmosphere oLscured with loudo rf to
bai'o wiok anl is l' j,oi-.b!e" r-inMu-a'cd
w b paper wai par . mpany
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