Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-24
The Capitol Appropriation and
Railroad Regulation Bill.
The Monopoly and Lincoln Lob
bies Turn Out to Back
up Both.
Our Own George Peeps at the
"Pot" and Votes for the
Former,
Claiming That Nineteenth OF His
Constituents are Howling for it.
THE SENATE.
Special Correspondence Of The BEE.
rIIr pITT.

THE SENATE,
Special Correspondence Of The BRE.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
LINCOLN, February 22.-The sem
ate convened promptly at Q p. m, and
immediately after the call Of the roll
Senator McShane asked and received
unanimous consent to present q re.
port of the railroad committee which
read rs follows:
"Mr. President-Your committee
on railroads to whom was referred
House Roll No. 1852, an act to provide
q board of railroad commissioners and
to define their duties and to provide
for their salaries, have had the same
under consideration and instruct me
to report the bill back to the senate
with recommendation that 1t be made
special order for immediate coneidera.
tion by the senate.
JOHN A. MCSHANE,
Chairman.
By q vote of more than two-thirds
the report was adopted. A motion
was then made to go into commit.
tee of the whole with Senator Sewers
In the chair. Brown, of Douglas,
hoped that the motion would not pro-
vide, he wanted to consider this Inn
portan> bill In open senate and have
all actions made a matter of record;
the motion to 90 into committee of
the whole was defeated and the sen.
ate proceeded to consider said bill.
The secretary read the bill at length,
and then the same was by motion
read section by section for considera.
ton.
Senator Brown, of Clay, offered an
amendment to section one, giving the
board power to classify all the rail-
road of the state into two classes, and
allowing the said board to make a
schedule of the freight rates.
Senator Brown, of Clay, thought
that this bill was a little better than
nothing. He thought that senators
should act like men and consider that
the other end of the house had some
thing to say, and the people of the
state would not consider that we have
done our duty if we go home and
leave matters as they now are. He
thought if this senate acted promptly
they might all be ready to shake hands
and go home by Sunday night.
= Senator Reynolds said that thu
senate had spent thirty days In prepar
Ing q bill, and he was not afraid of In
sulting the house. They had kicked
the senate bill out and insulted tn,
senate.
Senator Dech said that the house
bill reminded him of the story told Of
o minister who was to preach from {
text hat should be written for hin
after he went into the pulpit. The,
handed him a piece of blank paper
He turned it over and looked on bott
sides, and said: Nothing out O
nothing; God created the world
and that was about like this bill.
Senator Brown of Douglas said tina
the house bill that the senate vas con
sideriug was as near nothing al coulc
we'll be imagined, but he favored thu
amendment of the gentleman from
Clay, because that would make 1t jus
q little better than nothing.
By a vote, the motion of Brown o
Clay was adopted.
Senator Schoenheit favored a com
promise. He thought it was use less t.
attempt to make the house take a sec
ton such as Reynolds attempted t.
put In place Of section 2. They hat
already defeated 1t.
Senator Dech said the house hs'
sent us something that we could no
name; the only thing In the bill wa
the power to appoint a commission t
draw salaries. Give US no half wa
measure; give US a good bill and Civ
us no other. The senate had made
record, and he did not propose to &
back on 1t, but rather let the eterns
curse of the people rest with the othe
house.
Senator Harris said the people wer
demanding a bill like this, and b
hoped that senators would not sit her
and vote the peoples money away b
the hundreds of thousands, and n
give them what was demanded In tn
regard.
Butler said that the gentleman fro
Hall voted for this railroad bill b
cause he had to. I vote for 1t becauI
l want to. I despise a Christian wi
Is one for fear of hell. He also ga,
the supreme court a l~eft-handed cor
pliment.
After a long debate the amendment
were ordered e~ngrossed and the b
ordered to q third reading.
Brown OF Lancaster moved that
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION
be made the special order for 8 p. l
Upon this Butler demanded the pr
vious question, which was ordered
a vote of the senate.
Garfield moved that the sena
adjourn till 2! p. In.
Brown oi Douglas moved thai t
senate do now ADJOURN.
The chair decided the motion Z
of order and tho senate az Jurn
till n p. m.
The senate convened at 1880 p.
The township organization bill v
read q third time and passed Sena
Brown, of Lancaster, called up
special order, the capitol appropriate
bill. Senator McShane moved that
senate 90 Into committee of the who
with Senator Butler In the chair. ]
friends Of the bill opposed the mott
preferring TO consider the bill In o.
senate. Senator Reynolds then mo
TO adjourn, which was not agreed
Senator Brown, Of Chy, moved