Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-10

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recommended for passage.
A bill by Senator McShsne, for the
purpe,e CT creating a special fund for
the improvement of street that cannot
DO touched for anything else, was
considered in committee of the whole
and recommended for passage. This
bill Ia for c,ties of the FIRST class only
aud consequently mesns Omahs.
An act &c Establish q printing law
for the state of Nebraska, introduced
by Seuatsr Dye, was considered, aud
was supported by nearly every mate
on the 1,or. The old printing law is
a grand fraud, and any change, no
matter what that change might be,
could not make the state printing any
more G implicated than at the present
time. The bill makes an entire chang,
in the lettirg of the contract.
Senate file No. "a, introduced by
Senator Bro wn, OF Douglas, came up
in the committee of the whole. Tnis
Is a bill compelling railroad companies
to erect and maintain depots at a
points where two railroads cross each
other. The bill was pressed By the
people OF Nemaha county because they
have q crossing near the center of that
county where no depot Is maintained.
1t was also fought by people from the
same county because the town of Au-
burn had been built up under a con.
tract with the railroads that no depot
should BIZ built at the crossing.
Senator Conkling moved an amend.
ment, which made the law apply only
to crossings hereafter made.
Senator Kincaid opposed this bill;
said that he was a member of the ju.
| dietary committee, to which this bill
was referred, and that he knew the
reason why this bill was introduced
it was because there was a local fight
in Nemaha county. He knew that
there was a state policy that should be
considered, but he favored the petit
TONERS from Auburn. He read a Pc
titlon signed by a large number OF
citizens against the law. He was
opposed to the bill, because 1t was too
broad and s~weeping. He was in favor
Of the question being r'fefred to
, fiji ,ers who should have the power to
determine such questions. He was
| opposed to the bill because it would
interfere with the rights of the citi-
zens of Auburn.
Senator Brown, of Clay, favored
the bill. He saw merit la the bill,
and no did not care anything about
any town aiEh5 company. He tho1ght
the people Of tho state at large should
have an opportunity TO ship their
freight and have 1t transferred from
one road to another wherever there
Was q railroad crossing.
Brown Of Llnctntgr said that The
bill ought not to pass. If 1t passed 0t
all il should b, amended. That rail-
roads should give the greatest accom-.
modations to the public, no n will
deny. He thought that the railroads
we're the judges. He was also of the
came opiu,on as the senator from Holt.
He thought that the question should
be settled by o commission.
Senator B Itler said he was like the
Lord--he hated a coward, and he
spoke upon this bill for fear he would
be called q coward. He favored an
amendment that would make the law
apply to crossings hereafter made. He
had promised to vote for this bill but
had decided to "yarn" q little and do
differently. He did not think that
the bill would accommodate the pub
lie. He said that he would say that
this law was in the interest of people
in Nsmaha county, aud while he would
accommodate old and warm friends by
voting for this bill he would injure
others who had bought lots In Au-
burn. There was no clause In this
bill compelling one railroad to take
the freight cars of another at these
railroad crossings.
Senator Schoenheit favored the bill.
He said that Governor Butler was a
very good man, but very inconsistent.
He said that Butler proposed to look
upon Auburn as q sacred spot. He
himself also lived in u sacred spot,
Falls City, the gods lived there, but
for all that he thought that the city
Of the Coos should take It's chances
What was sauce for the goose was
sauce for the gander.
Senator Brown, of Douglas, SAID
this was a question solely between the
railroads and the people, and the men
who opposed this were working ir
their interests. He presented a pc
tition signed by LOGO names f,om diff
ferent counties, not asking for the in
terest of u few men In one town, bu
asking this law for the general good
Ii = town could not stand on it's owl
merits, it should go down. This bill
is of a public nature, and no per
Gonal consideration should be takel
into account.
Senator McShane opposed the bill
he had received petitions from
large number of citizens In Nsmahi
county. This bill would injurs par
, ties who had purchased lots In Au
a burn, and he thought that their bes
q interests should bs looked after.
By a vote the committee recon
{ mended that the bill do not pass, an
when the committee arose 1t was &C
cordingly indefinitely postponed b.
!, the senate.
, Among the bills considered In tn
: senate was one defining the buundai
! les of Loup county, a new county t
be organized out OF the territory lay
ing just north of Valley county, tn
A bill passed the committee of tn
. whole, and when 1t came up befor
I the senate, Senator McShane move
u that the name "Loup'' be changed t
"Dtwes." Senator Connor tough
this, he said that the name of Lou
J., was q historical one, and the psopl
residing in that country felt proud c
the naule, and while he entertaine
he highest opinions of GovernC
d. hn Ihnrnht That L. una knrnl