Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-01-26


are fraternal In spirit and
ask that the legislatures of those
states will pass laws for the promotion
of commercial and friendly inter.
course, and that they will especially
give attention to the regulation of
rates of freights on railroads.
Another memorial to congress, ask
ing for railroad legislation was simi.
larly endorsed by the committee of the
whole.
Senate file No. 8, "a bill for an act
to provide for the regulation of and
to prevent abuses and unjust dscgim.
nations by railroad corporations"
was then taken up for cousidera.
ton.
Blown, of Lancaster amended Sec
tion 4 by adding the words "not pro-
hihited by law"
Section 5 was amended by Mr..
Sewers by striking out the word
Thousand" and inserting "hundred, |"
Batter ameEd d ssction 6 by strik.
ing out the word "thousand" and in,
serting the word hundred.
Harrison, of Hall, amended section
z by striking out the words "threo
times."
Beown, of Lancaster, amended the
same section by inserting the words
"a asonsble" in place of "an," and
striking out the words equal to ten
per cent. of the amount"
On motion the committee rose, re-
ported progress, and asked leave to sit
again.
SENATE-MoRNING SESSION.
LINCOLN, January 25.-The prayer
Of the chaplain at the opening of the
session was singular and unique ef-
fusion. It was right in it's petitions,
but 1t was to some extent a ref. .ction
on the legislature, and very distinctly
apprized the Almighty that there was
a bar'l here, against which the men,
bers had to be guarded by nothing less
than Divine power. Instead of an
audible "Amen" the petition called to
tho face of almost every tempted lamb
of the flock broad smile.
A bill by Mr.. Harrison, to define in.
surancs comuanies, was read for the
first time. 1t proposes to make all
life insurance companies comply with
the law of the state as to security de.
po-ifed.
Mr.. Dye introduced bill to regu-
late state printing
Mr., McShaue's bill to regulate the
manufacture and sale of oleomargerine
was read first time, Il provi les for
the proper branding and making of
every product of the dairy when mixed
with any other substance.
Congress Is again to be memorializ3d
to establish branch mint at Omaha
The memorial was read a ticst tino
and it Is hoped that it will msst with
more attention than similar petitions
have done.
A bill was read to provide for a
female superintendent of the insane
asylum, to act with the male superin
tenaent and take his place In his alb
sence.
The committee on federal relation
have boen entrusted with the consid.
Grafton of the memorial to congress
asking legislation to prevent pooling
and any discrimination on the part Of
railroads.
House Roll No. 81, to provide fol
the payment Of members, ofiic ,rs anG
employees of che present session of thu
legislature was listened to with atten
tion and interest. It was amended T.
as to draw upon the general" instea'
of the "sinking" fund, and passed.
The bill to meet the incidental ex
penses of the present legislature wa
then read, and passed, with the senst
amendment of the senate requiring tn
approval of several items by tn,
auditor and secretary of state Sen
ators Dscb, McShane aud Reynold
voted against it.
The committee on railroads reporte,
favorably on bill No As, to regulat
the giving and taking of passes, an
recommended that 1t be printed an
placed on file, to be considered here
after in connection with bill No 81.
Bill No. GO to regulate the sale {
malt and spirituous liquors, was re
ported upon adversely.
The committee on education, in ref
erence to petition of Hines ana otheri
in faver of compulsory education an
forbidding the employment of minor
under IA years of age In certain shops
ETC., that while there WAS much In tn
petition worthy of consideration ye
they thought the legislation asked fo
was imprscticable at the present tim,
Brown of Douglas had introduced
bill embracing the same subjects g
the petition and 1t had been similarl
treated by the committee. He too
the opportunity afforded by the n
port presented to-day to rise and dc
fsnd the purposes at issue. This h
did In clear and able speech. II
showed that the character of stat
depended not upon Its commercig
prosperity but Upon the education c
its citizsne; that the evils of ignc
rance were accumulating upon US an
that If this Legislature did not secur
the credit of action in this direction
somo succeeding legislature would d
SO, for this was question that wa
question that was forcing itself to th
front and must be mot.
| Mr.. Dech followed in an earnel
speech, in which he expressed SUI
prise that a motion should be made t
adopt report which declared the oil
ject of the bill and petition imprsct
cable.
Brown, of Clay, moved that tn
report be recommltted.
The amendment was adopted by tn
mover of the resolution.
Mr.. Schoenheit defended the actio
of the committee, on the ground tn