Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1883-02-08
THE STATE CAPITOL.
The Law-Making Machine Again
Moving After a Brief Rest,
Reynolds Regulation Bill Over
looked and Finally Killed
in the Senate,
But the Ants Outwit the Mo-
nops by Substituting an
Improved One.
Text Of the Report of the
Special Railroad Committee
of the Senate.
The House Iabsrs Long on Land
lord Lie ms and Cthor Matters.
THE SEN ate.
Special Correspondence Of The BEE.
RAILROAD REGULATION,

RAILROAD REGULATION.
LINCOLN, February z. - In tho sem
ate chamber yesterday the bill Of
Senator Reynolds to regulate the rail-
road traffic came up In the committee
of the whole, and was roughly hand.
led. 1t was loaded down with amend.
msnts by the friends Of the corpora
tions till it could hardly be recognized,
but Just when 1t was thought that the
bill was virtually dead, Brown, OF
Clay, offered AS substitute copy ei
s. r. No. 81, and the same was
adopted by the committee, and the
committee was ordered to report back
with recomm sndation that it do pass.
The substitute was subsequently or.
dered to third reading by the senate.
This is considered victory for the
anti-monopolists, as senate file No. 81
had previously been before the com
mittee of the whole and loaded down
with amendments which were calcu.
lated to kill it, buS this brings it up in
Its original shape and places it where
the senators will have to make record
on the question.
In the senate this morning thrse
bills were introduced, one by Senator
Brown, OF Colfax, senate file No. 1873,
providing that all bridges costing over
$1,000 shall be the property of the
state. Senate file No. l34, by Senator
Norris, granting the right of way to
all telephone companies along public
highways, and senate file No. l35
providing for the sale of wine by the
raisers of grapes.
The penitentiary is to be investi
gated, and the following committee
has been appointed for that purpose
Senators Butler. Brown (of Lancaster,
and Case.
Senator Garfield was originally or
this committee, but upon his own mo
tion was excused.
The blind asylum is also to be in.
vestigated. eccoraing W a resyiatien
of the senate, by the following named
senators: Reynolds, Thatch and Hsr
rison.
Senator Dunphy introduced the
following, which, upon motion oi
Senator Connor, was ordered printed
before any action was taken:
WHEREAS, No industry can be pro-
tected except at the expense of ali
others; and,
WHEyEAs, The protective tariff on
lumbeyi is particularly adverse to the
agricultural and manufacturing inter
ss.s If Nebraska; and,
WHEREAS, Hon. Charles FL, Van
WICK, the republican senator from
Nebraska In the American congress,
las manfully denounced the lumber
tariff and fearlessly advocated the doc,
trlne of free trade; therefore
RESOLVED, By the legislature of the
state of Nebraska that the govern,
ment of the United States has no con-
stitutional or other right to impose
taxes on the people except with the
intent and result of getting money
Into the public treasury with which to
pay the public debt, provide for the
common defence and promote the gen
eral welfare; and al tariff taxes, call.
ed protection, laiS for q different in-
tent and result, ought to be utterly
abolished.
Senator Conaor introduced the fol-
lowing:
RESOLVED. That the state treasurer
be respectfully requested to inform
the senate at as early day as posi-
BILE the true amount of permanent
school fund now on hand and not in.
vested in bonds, and whether said
school fund, If any not so invested In
bonds, Is now in the vaults of the
treasury, and whether the same or any
part thereof, Is now, or at any time
has been, loaned to banks. associa.
tions or individuals.
INVESTIGATING THE PEN.
The chief clerk of the house inform
ed the senate that the house had pass.
ed II. r. Nos. and II.
Butler introduced the following
resolution, which was adopted, the
rules being suspended.
WHEAREAs, Rumors are in circu.
lation derog atorY to the management
of the state prison, and grave suspic.
Ions are entertained In the public mind
that undue severity of discipline and
occasional acts of gross inhumanity
are practiced by the warden and the
officials under him upon the convicts
In their charge,
RESOLVED, That special committee
of three be appointed to investigate
the conduct of the officers of the stat,
prison and the treatment of convicts
with power to hold sessions at th'
prison or elsewhere, to suit thsir con,
venience, and to send for persons ant
papers.
THE SPECIAL RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Reynolds, from the special rail
road committee, presented the follow
ing report:
Your committee appointed for the
purpose of inve 'tigating the conduct,
management, and relation of the rail
roads In all their bearings as regard
theis interests and the interests of tn,
people of this state, beg leave to repor
that We have examined large numbe
ofwitnesses, several Of whom are person.