Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-14
THE HOUSE.
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Sptdal Correspondence OF TBs BsA
oBNERAL BUSINESS.
LINCOLN, February l2.-The house
reassembled this afternoon at 2:30
precisely.
Mr.. Franse announced that he had
received dispatch from Major North
stating that his wife hal just died and
asking that he be excused. He was
unanimously excused until such time
as he could conveniently return.
A committee of five was appointed
by the speaker to confer with a COM
mite of three on the part of the sen.
ate to fix the day on which both
houses should adjourn.
The committee on railroads recon.
mended the bill defining the liability
of corporations for injury to en-
plyes for passage.
The house then went into commit.
tee Of the whole with Cook, of Muck.
oils, in the chair.
The bill providing for the pay ment
of 5000 to Page T. Francis for survey.
Ing school lands in Red Willow county
which had been impsrfeotly surveyed
by the government surveyor, after
some discussion was sat down upon.
The bill for the relief Of the Ns.
brasks City National bank was next
dealt with. The bill provides for the
payment cf the sum of $l3, $40 so to
the bank, which, il Is alleged, the
state had upiustIy collected of the
bank on q judgment for the above
sum received by Ex-Governor w. Il.
James on behalf OF the state, which he
converted to his own use. After a
lennthy debate, on motion of Mr..
Grout, of Osoe, the bill was reported
back with o recommendation that 1t
do pass. Mr.. Wolph, of Cass, moved
an adverse motion, but 1t was voted
down, Mr.. johnson, of Saunders,
moved resolution that after to day
no bill shall be introduced except by q
two-thirds vote Nearly q dozen
bills we're introduced.
Adjourned till $50 tomorrow
morning.
BILLS REPORTED.
LINCOLN, February 13.-Tie house
met at $3.50 this morning. MIR. Grout,
the chairman of the special railroad
committee, presented their report, and
on motion Of Clark, of Douglas
county, 1000 copies were ordered to
bs printed for distribution A pretty
lively discussion took place over Mr.
Whedon's bill to increase the salaries
Of deputies Of state officers. The ma.
jority report of the committee on
finance, ways and means favored the
passage Of he bill, and the minority
report urged that 1t should not pass.
Mr.. Wolph claimed that the salarie,
now paid by the state for this gorA
are h'gllsr ttinn tor similar work dont
for private individuals. Teachers wh'
spent thousands of dollars, and many
years of their lives in qualifying fol
p ,sitions in our colleges We're not pait
near 80 well.
Gray, of Douglas, described Ii g.
the first attempt at civil service re
form In Nebraska. Ro maintai zee
that the civil servants should be p,is
In proportion to the years of expert
ence they had in their duties. Hall
of Cass, thought 1t was civil service
with vengeance beginning at 81, ,50(
for the lowest grade of clerks. Net
tleton was of the opinion that thi
civil service reform was beginning a
the wrong end. He favored re
duction Of the lowest grade clerk
and let the higher grade be increased
according to their worth. Payne wa
not in favor of giving the clerk
higher pay simply because they hat
been employed for number of years
The report Of tie minority COMMITTEES
was finally accepted.
The capitol appropriation bill wal
brought up In committee of the whole
and after being amended In som,
particulars was recommended for pas
sage.