Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-24
The Capitol Appropriation and
Railroad Regulation Bill.
The Monopoly and Lincoln Lob
bies Turn Out to Back
up Both.
Our Own George Peeps at the
spot" and Votes for the
Former,
Claiming That Nine-Tenths OF His
Constituents are Howling for It.

THE SENATE.
Special Correspondence OF The BEE.
THE RAILROAD BILL.
LINCOLN, February 22.-The SEN
ate convened promptly at Q p. m and
Immediately after the call of the roll
Senator McShane asked and received
unanimous consent to present q re.
port of the railroad committee which
read as follows:
"Mr. President-Your committee
on railroads to whom was referred
House Roll No. 262, an act to provide
q board of railroad commissioners and
to define their duties and to provide
for their salaries, have had the same
under consideration and Instruct me
to report the bill back to the senate
with recommendation that 1t be made
special order for immediate coneidera-
tion by the senate.
JOHN A. MCSHANE,
Chairman.
By vote of more than two.thirds
the report was adopted. A motion
was then made to go into commit.
tee of the whole with Senator Sewers
In the chair. Brown, of Douglas,
hoped that the motion would not pro-
vide, he wanted to consider this I'M
portan> bill In open senate and have
all actions made matter of record;
the motion to 90 Into committee of
the whole was defeated and the sen.
ate proceeded to consider said bill.
The secretary read the bill at length,
and then the same was by motion
read section by section for considera-
tion.
Senator Brown, of Clay, offered an
amendment to section one, giving the
board power to classify all the rail-
road of the state into two classes, and
allowing the said board to make a
schedule of the freight rates.
Senator Brown, of Clay, thought
that this bill was a little better than
nothing He thought that senators
should act like ren and consider that
the other end of the house had some
thing to say, and the people of the
state would not consider that we have
done our duty if we go home and
leave matters as they now are. He
thought if this senate acted promptly
they might all be ready to shake hands
and go home by Sunday night.
Senator Reynolds said that thu
senate had spent thirty days In prepar
Ing a bill, and he was not afraid of In
sulting the house. They had kicket
the senate bill out and insulted th'
senate.
Senator Dech said that the house
bill reminded him of the story told ol
q minister who was to preach from {
text hat should be written for hin
after he went into the pulpit. The,
handed him piece of blank paper
He turned it over and looked on bott
sides, and said: Nothing out O
nothing; God created the world"-
and that was about like this bill.
Senator Brown of Douglas said tina
the house bill that the senate was con
sideriug was as near nothing as coulc
we'll be imagined, but he favored th'
amendment of the gentleman from
Clay, because that would make 1t jus
little better than nothing.
BY vote, the motion of Brown o
Clay was adopted.
Senator Schoenheit favored com
promise. He thought it was use less t.
attempt to make the house take sec
tion such as Reynolds attempted tt
put In place Of section 2. They hat
already defeated 1t.
Senator Dech said the house hs'
sent us something that we could no
name; the only thing In the bill wa
the power to appoint commission t
draw salaries. Give US no half wa
measure; give US good bill and CIV
us no other. The senate had made
record, and he did not propose to g
back on 1t, but rather let the eterns
curse of the people rest with the othe
house.
Senator Harris said the people wer
demanding a bill like this, and b
hoped that senators would not sit her
and vote the peoples money away b
the hundreds of thousands, and NJ
give them what was demanded In tn
regard.
Butler said that the gentleman fro
Hall voted for this railroad bill b
cause he had to. I vote for 1t becau
l want to. I despise Christian wi
Is one for fear of hell. He also ga,
the supreme court a left-handed cor
pliraent.
After long debate the amendmen
were ordered engrossed and the b
ordered to third reading.
Brown OF Lancaster moved that
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION
be made the special order for 8 p. l
Upon this Butler demanded the pl
vious question, which was ordered
avote of the senate.
Canfsld moved that the sens
adjourn till 2. p IN.
Brown OF Douglas moved thai t
senate do now ADJOURN.
The chair decided the motion Z
of order and tho senate adj Jurn
till n p. m.
The senate convened at 7:30 p.
The township organization bill v
read third time and passed Sena
Brown, of Lancaster, called up
special order, the capitol sppropriat
bill. Senator McShane moved that
senate 90 Into committee of the who
with Senator Butler In the chair. ]
friends of the bill opposed the mott
prefeFring TO consider the bill In o.
senate. Senator Reynolds then mo
TO adjourn, which was not agreed
Senator Brown, Of Clay, moved