Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-09
Canfleld's Militia Bill Robbed
Of It's Youthful Freshness,
Vigorous Deb ate on the Bill
for the Deposit Of County
Funds.
"A Memorial to Congress Urg-
ing the Abolition Of Bridge
Tolls.
Pearman and Kennard Pool Their
Plans For Bogus Claims.
THE SENAT
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rHH SENATOR'S CERTIFICATE.
LINCOLN, February S.-Gen. Man.
derson was at the capitol this morning
shaking hands with the members and
senators. Mrs. Manderson was also
. visitor on the floor. The certificate
of his election to the Office of United
States senator was made out, signed
and delivered over to the general to-
day.
RESUME OF THE WORK
In thirteen days from date the
eighteenth seseton of the Nebraska
legislature will be dead, or at least all
the life left in it Ia what will remain
after the rations stop.
A brief resume of to.dsy's session
will show satisfactory progress in sew
eral important bills.
The joiat resolution introduced by
Mr.. Reynolds, urging our representa-
tive in congress to instruct the proper
committee to report a bill limiting
charges on Missouri river brideed to
a per carload for freight and 25 cents
each for passengers, was considered In
committee of the whole. The words
"instruc." grated upon the delicate
nerves of some of the senators and it
was changed to "request Senator
Connor moved to amend by striking
out the '$4 and 25 cents" clause and
inserting "that the same be operated
as q part of the railroad corporations
owning or operating said bridges, and
all bridge tolls be abolished. This
amendment was supported by Brown,
of Lancaster; Brown, of Clay; and
others, on the ground that the resolu.
tion, as it originally read, might be
tax 81 as q concession by this legis-
lsture of the right of the Union
Pacific company to charge extra
toll over their bridge when in reality
1t Is as much portion of their road as
any other mile of their track and rates
should be the same. Senators Rey.
nolds, Sang and Butler opposed the
amendment on the ground that In its
new form 1t would amount to nothing
bat buncombe, while reduction oi
rates to the proposed figures would be
appreciated BY every shipper in Ne
braska. The amendment was car
ried and the resolution reported fol
passage.
McShsne's bill to encourage the
discovery and development of Goa
mines was also favorably reported
This provides that the state may fur
nish, free of rent, machinery to b'
used in boring for coal-the prospect
or to give bond to 60 at least to {
depth of 1000 feet, unless 80 incl
vein of coal is reached at less than tina
depth. The machinery and full re
port of the operations are to be re
turned to the state. An amendrnen
repeals the existing offer Of bount,,
to the discoverer of coal
Senator Brown, of Douglas, advo
Gated his bill providing for the deposi
of public funds of cities and countie
In banks and securing to said cities o
counties the interest on the same. 81
was assisted by McShape and Sewers
the latter senator stating that hi
county (Adama) had lost $50,
which law like this would hav
saved. Brown, of Lancaster, oppose
this bill, and an exciting debate wa
followed by call of the yeas and nay
which resulted in IL votes to indef
nitely postpone aud 13 in favor of tn
passage of the bill
When the committee of the who
tackled Canfeld's militia bill, fe
shrewd questions propounded
Brown, of Douglas, caused the seen
ingly innocent clause, that gives of
GERS and members the same pay tn,
similar grades in the regular army r.
ceive, develop into figures which won
pay the militia at the rate of So, OF
year for generals and sixty ceuts
day for privates. There are evident
more militia privates than ffcers
the senate, and they concluded tn
50 day all round would be mo
equitable division of the state milit
money, and with that understandii
the bill rests until Mr.. Canfsld c.
1t up again.
NEW Bills
Among the bills attracting the me
attention to-day ia one introduced
the senate regulating voluntary assig
ments. 1t Is long document and
being acanned closely by the CONNIE
cial men Of the state.
A bill for the protection of t
travelling public, compelling ho
owners and keepers to provide (
escape for all buildings three stori
high or over, was under discussion Il
morning. Notices are to be posted
each room telling where the ropes
rope ladders are kept. The bill p
vides that watchman shall be kept
every hotel having fifty rooms or ov
and that an alarm bell shall be kept
each floor of the building. This
as originally introduced provided
watchman on each floor. Mr..
Shane moved to amend the bill
compelling the proprietor to kee
guard for each room, and on this qu
tion the senator from Richards
Mr.. Schoenheit, took the floor
manner In which he handled the az
tion proved him quite humorist, I
withstanding he looked as solemn