Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-25
Important Measures DiSCu W
AMI introduced.
The Propose d Railroad Com
mission Declared Un-
constitutional.
A Stringent Anti-Fret-Pa's Bill
introduced in the Senate.
The Routine Work CT Both Houses.
THE LEGIsLATURE.
Special Correspondence OF Tns BEs.
epNArp NOON SESSION

SpeCla correspondence VI Ann bhh'
SENATE AFTERNOON SESSION.
LINCOLN, January 24.-On motion
of Mr.. Butler, the senate went into
clmmittte Q of the whole, with Brown,
of Douglas, in the chair.
Bill No. l, to amend sections 80 and
40, Ct an act to provide for revenue,
was then considered.
Section SO, az amended, will read
as btf re, except that in pee flying the
property to be assessed, the word
'franchises" 10 inGerted.
Section 40 was amended by q clause
to provide for any board of equaliza-
tion, other than the present, and one
to include In the assessment roll all
depots and other buildings, whether
on the right of way or not 1t was
then resolved to recommend that the
bill do pass.
The bill defining the boundaries of
Brown county, was tien COL s,dered,
and 1t was resolved to recommend that
it pass.
The report of the committee of the
whole was adopted, and the senate
proceeded to the special order, the
contested election case of Sadler vs
Bomgarduer.
Mr.. Butler offered resolution
affi Inning that Bomgardner is entitled
to his seat.
MIR. Reynolds would like to know,
II the committee could not agree and
the senate had resolved to 60 into the
facts, how they could consistently pass
such resolution.
Brown, of Douglas, said he had
looked over the evidence since the
morning and he was convinced that
monstrous frauds had been perpe-
trated, but while that might be true
IL did not seem to him reason for
disfranchising all the persons who had
voted legally. II the votes subject to
suspicion were rejected, even then the
sitting member had e ina jority.
Mr. Reynolds said he did not wish
to unseat Mr.. Bomgardnor, nor seat
Mc. Sadler, but his idea was that an
Irregular ia one direction vitiated
the validity of the election altogether.
All he wanted was that the purity Of
the ballot should be vindicAted and
Justice be done to all parties.
After some further discussion the
resolution to seat Nr. Bomgardner wai
carried without dissent.
Mr.. Butler renewed his resolution
that the secretary of state be instructed
to distribute papera, stamps and wrap
pers to the members of the senate.
The resolution being objected to went
over.
SENATE MORNING SESSION.
LINCOLN, January "a In the dis.
tribution Of clerkships, III spite Of the
numerous candidates, some favored
follows managed to carry of two prz Is
instead tf one. One gentleman hao
obtained clerkship in the house, snc
one in the senate, and was serenely
drawing pay for both, when the impo
sition was discovered and he was com
pelled to surrender one position.
l learned yesterday that an attacht
of the senate holds the permsnen
clerkship of one committee and thu
temporary clerkship of another. Blu
the temporary clerkship holds on 81
long that 1t has suspicious look o
permanency. This ought not to be
especially in body GO largely com
posed of men whose elec lion was
protest against every species of job
bsry, whether great or small, whethe
in legislators or clerks.
The committee en- railroads reported
on the bill to prevent the use o
pasaes, etc In favor of haying the bill
printed and considered with othe
bills upon the same subje
The committee on engrossed bill
reported that the several bills place,
In their hands had been correctly en-
crossed.
A memorial to congress was pre-
sented, asking that some law might b
passed that would effectually preven
railroads pooling and consolidating,
The bill to re. define the boundar
of Knox county was again read.
This is the result of Saunders add
tion to the state f Nebraska, but MOI
ris and Kincaid vote steadily fo
GOWN.
~ The bill of Brown, of Lane sster, t
abolish the corrupt use of raiiroa
pes.es, appears to be abs solutsly com
plete In relation to its object.
meets with general favor in the seI
ate, and il the house will do It's dut
it will become a law, and a lastin
monument to the legal skill Of II
trainers and purity Of it's author.
makes criminal both the giver an
taker of a pass, or transportation bt
low the general rate. ~ specifies a
holders OF office under the state laws
and when acting in the state, of fec
eral officers, and all delegates to non
mating conventions, 1t imposes fac
both upon the persons and corporation
violating the provisions OF the &C
For the first ofense the off lei
shall pay not less than $50 nor MOI
500 The second offsnse disqualidt
him from holding any otli IN ii
state thereafter, forever. The railroad
will be fined $500 Tor every oifens
which can be collected by aotio
against the company by any citizen
the state, and which fac shall ba t,
the use and benefit of the school fun,
IsenG you a copy Of the bill, whic
has bsen reported favorsbly, and
hope you will endorse it and Join
the emphatic recommendation that
do pass.
The bill for an act to define Il
boundaries of Brown county was rei
a third time and passed.
The committee on railroads recon