The Columbus journal., 1879-02-26

committee of the whole on the 18th
and was SO amended, as to make
the appropriation come from the
general fund, and no tax to be i'm
posed-in this form the bill was
recommended to pass. If the bill
passes and the 500 900 expended it
will nevertheless be taken from the
peoples money on hand, and it-is
the same old trick of "robbing Peter
to pay Paul." The report Of the
committee was adopted by the sem
ate and the bill ordered engrossed
for third reading.
In the house the general appro-
pristion bill was passed. The State
normal school gets $25, 200 for two
years-a reduction of $4,000 is made
on state items; the chancellor's sal
ary is limited to $500.
Mr.. SessiOns's resolution for an
immediate extra session passed the
house.
Senator Howe is reported TO be
very i'll. He was attacked suddenly
on the 18th and was delirious all
the afternoon. Senator Seaman is
also reported very sick. -
The reform-school bill was dis
cussed in the house committee of
the whole, which reported favorably
to the bill and to locate the school
at Kearney.
The senate on the 18th passed the
resolution TO adjourn on the 25th.
Several bills were read i'm the
senate on the 10Th the first time,
among others was one relating to
tramps, and another TO authorize
the lessee of the penitentiary to keep
prisoners from outside the State.
The bill to amend the game law
was passed. ei
A bill to provide for the erection
of two wings to the insane asylum
was passed.
The house voted an appropriation
of ten thousand dollars for the erec-
tion of State reform school for
juvenile offenders. Kearney will
get the school if she will donate 800
acres of good land.
The senate on the 2lst passed the
amended capital appropriation bill
by vote of l6 to H. Those voting
in the affirmative were Birkhauser,
Brown, Cheney, CoultOn, Contant,
Dorsey, Grimon, Hayden, Howe,
Kimmell, McMeans, Norval. Stone,
Sullenberger, Tefrt and Van Wyck.
Those voting in the negative were
Arnold, Beck, Brown, Clarkson,
Cugpy, Gallaher, Jewett, Ley, Mar
shall, Oiterstein, Scoyell and Wig
ton. 1t is stated that the bill was
sent to the house with the amend
ment of $4,000 and was passed by
that body but as yet we have been
unable 10 procure the recorded
vote. s.,. 20.
The governor has approved and
signed the folio wing bills:
An act to provide for the payment
of officers and members of the 18th
session of the legislature; finance
committee. ...,.. ..-.a
An act to provide for the payment
of the incidental expenses incurred
during the 18th session of the legis-
lature; finance committee.
Memorial aud joint resolution rel
ative to swamp lands; Sessions.
Act to provide for the payment of
salaries due stenographic reporters
of the district courts.
Joint resolution relative to the
transfer of the Indian bureau to the
war department Birkhauser.
Memorial and joint resolution rel
ative to 5 per cent. on sale Of public
lands; Coutant.
An act TO define the boundaries OF
the county of Nance; Trowbridge.
An act to appropriate money and
applying the same in paying the
expenses on the prosecution of des-
perate criminal cases; Scott.
An act for the relief of the widow
of the late Chief Justice CAN'T
Mitchell.
Memorial and joint resolution
with reference to the Santee Sioux
Indians and for the relief of Knox
county; Shelley. ..- r. ,
An act to provide for the repay
ment of money paid as taxes on
lands the title to which vests i'm
the state, by persons holding such
iahus unuer contract OF sale or by
lease. .... .......
An act to set to set apart a certain
quarter section of saline lands oe-
longing to the state for the purposes
of the Nebraska hospital for the
insane.
The following. subsequent news
gives the final disposition OF the
capital appropriation bill in the
house February 22d, 1879.
| After filibustering from 9 80 this
morning until l o'clock this after
noon, and from 2 80 until 6 80 this
evening, the house fully concurred
in the senate amendments to the
capitol appropriation bill by a vote