Omaha daily bee., 1877-01-23

epicurean display of food, it was hi
own fault. Success to wright Is
matter of course
BILLS PASSED.
The stenographer's bill Introduces
by Calkins, providing for q reporte
for each district court, at a salary o
81, 900 per annun, and a small sun
| per hundred for making transcripts
Any proceeding may be waved from
being reported at the discretion O
the Judge. An ambiguous clause
"this shall not include arguments t.
the jury" is attached to one sec
ton. 1t may refer to 'all oral pro
ceedings OF the court" or 1t may
refer to the clause saying "that the
reporting of these proceedings may
be at the discretion OF the judge ,
30 the bill is imperfect, and unless
it be altered in the House, may oc.
casion trouble, as some cOnceited
pettifogger may demand that his
dry platitude rehearsed before a jury
shall be printed
An act to declare the true intent
and meaning of the term ''school
district" III certain eectIons relating
to school district bonds.
Ambrose's bill pertaining to liens
of sub-contractOrs and other work
men, designed to. protect those en-
ployed by the chief contrac'o or from
being swindled out of their pay, but
also open to the criticism that it
legIslates in favor of this class while
il may interfere with the rights Of
the person who lets the contract,
aud seems to complicate mat
tels where the original contrac
tor lets to somebody else, End
that contractor to another, as is oft
Ell the case in railroad and other
large contracts. 1t seems to me the
old law which the original contrac-
tor is responsible for the work and
holds his lien on the property is
better than this innovation upon
the time-honored custom.
In committee of the whole the
revenue law, which is an embodi-
ment of most OF the tills and reso.
lutions Int. duced at various times
since the beginning of the session,
was ably discussed. That portion
relating to the taxing o. property
usually held exempt churches, be
nevolent institutions. public benfits.
the occasion of consider
exhibition Of oratorical skill.
Brown is q firm opponent of the
that these institutions
be exempt, and with marked
in two or three speeches ex'
pressed his views. Howe favored,
first taxing all above 81, 800, but
of exemptIng all. Bry-
ant, with his ecclesiastical
endeavored to prove
hat senators have no right
tax that which il dedicated to the
Most High, and is no longer In the
hands of men. He claimed that it
be as reasonable to tax the
'rippling water that flows in our
brooks, or the very air We breathe"
Calkins WAS of the opinion that
he theory "tax all classes Of prop
is correct, but doubted the
,xpediency of 30 radical a change
II present, and said that since the
State seemed determined to help
'burches, ETC., now, that the help
hould be given TO the poor ones,
md hence moved to amend by tax
ng all property in excess of $1,000
value.
Covell believed if it is right to tax
he very bed upon which a poor man
les, it IS not unreasonable to de-
nand that churches and church fur
liture should be made to assist in
burden.
Ambrose stated that he could not
ecord his vote. in favor of taxing
hese and kindred institutions.
Chapman claimed that every dol
ar taken off by exemptions was
hat much more added to the |
burden, and while
le would not oppose the exemption
# the grounds and buildings actual
y used for religious and other kin
red purposes. He thought to con-
inue the present general scope of
he bill would allow the societies to
large bodies of land and I'M
nense wealth about them, which
would not be in actual use by them,
which he considers a fragrant injus-
ice to allow to be free from the gen.
raj burden of contributing to the
Import Of the government. The
ill finally passed the committee
xempting all property allowed to
exempt by the new constitution.
The bill making the county off.
ials in effect salaried officers, by
equiring all in excess of certain
mounts, varying accO. ding to the
of the county, to be paid
nto the treasury, was given the
auction of the committee, as also
be bill defining the duties of the
'ecretary OF State, and allowing
i'm one deputy at a salary Of ST.. 900
annum-introduced by Senator
There seems to be a disposition
favor of
PUSHING THINGS
n the part of this body, hence bills
re being disposed Of rapidly with
ne impression prevailing that next
aterday must bring the session to
close. An extra session is Begin
ing to be looked upon as a thing
, dread, as the lard worked states
ian seem to be tirlng, and ar anx-
JUS to return to look after their
uslness interests at home.
LIMO.
THE STATE CAPITAL.
he Howe Case is the All-Absorb.
ing Topic.