Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14
THE SkNATE.
Editorial Correspondence Of Tbs BER.
BILLS REPORTED.

Editorial Correspondence Of Tbs BER.
BILLS REPORTED.
LINCOLN, February 12.-The senate
convened at 2:15 p. M, nearly all the
members being present. The regular
routine occupied more time than
usual, owing to the large number of
bills reported back from the different
commistces. The Judiciary committee
alone ported back thirty-three bills,
most OF which received favorable re-
port. Tha BIZ providing for the abo-
lition of the grand jury system was
reported back, with a recommendation
that it do not plss, aud the report of
tho committee was adopted,
The senate railroad bill. which was
made special order for 3 o'clock to.
day, was made a speciai order for to.
morrow at 1890, owing to the fact
that eald bill had not been returned
from the committee.
PENSIONS FOR SOLDIERS.
Senator Reynolds offered the follow
Ing reuolutiou:
WHEREAS, Under our national rave-
nue. laws large Gums of money are being
gathered iato our national treasury,
even largely in excess of the amounts
necessary to meet the current expenses
of the government aud the amounts
necessary for q healthy reduction of
the national debt, therefore beat
RESOLVED, By this senate, that we
earnestly petition congress that they
enact such laws as will place each clti.
zen of this nation, VINO may have
served the country three months or
more in the military service thereof
and who has received an honorable
discharge from such service and who
may have attained the age of 90 years,
upon the pension rolls, and that all
citizens who have served the country
as prescribed above, as they attain the
age of 90 years, shall be placed upon
the psnsion list, and your petitioners,
the senate of the state of Nebraska,
for the eighteenth session thereof, will
ever pray.
RESOLVED, That the eecretary of this
senate be and ne il hersby directed tc
forward two certified copies Of this
preamble and resolution to each of our
members III congress,
A motion TO suspend the rules and
pass the resolution was defeated, only
Connor, Dsch, Reynolds and Walker
voting In favor.
GOING FOR THE TREASURER.
Brown of Douglas offered the fol
lowing:
RESOLVED, That the state treasurer
be and he is hereby respectfully re
quested to furnish at the very. earlies
day practicable the information here
inbefore asked for and now reauirsc
by the following questions:
First, Do the books In your offict
show that any interest moneys (othel
than those menHoned In your oommu
nioetion to the senate on the Goth ulti
mol have been rsoeived and credited
to the state dsrtna the year 1882
Sssond, II you answer the books II
your ofase show, OF any one Of than
ahowu, that such intsssst money hs,
been received, you are then requested
to Inform this body upon which fund
or funds said interest money was cam
ed and I'd state to which fund the sams
was credited; the time OF iss payment
Into the treasury; the amount thus
paid and the total amount OF intsrest
money passed to ths osSdit Of eaci
separate fund.
This resolution went over till to
morrow under the rules.
HURrHrR ENQUIRIES.
Senator Brown offered q resolution
asking the attorney general for al
opinion In regard to the legal anC
equitable responsibility of the stat,
In the bill now pending before thi
legislature to appropriate money tt
pay the claim of the Nebraska OFT,
national bank amounting to severa
thousand dollars; also a resolutio,
calling for an opinion from the sam
oticer In regard to appropriatin
o,OOO as required by bill now pend
ing to purchase tax deeds given by tn
county treasurer of Lancaster count
on lots owned by the sta,s. Bot
these resolutions were edopted.
The bill prohibiting public officer
OF every kind from receiving frse rs.l
road passes was up on its third read
Ing. It appearing that tho bill nov
pending had been offered aa a substl
tute, and said substitute as a su ostt