McCook weekly tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 188?-1886, 1885-01-22
Public Lands and Buildincs-waitt, KLINE

Public Lands and Buildings-Waitt, Kilmer,
Barney, HALEY, Cox, Staver, Olmstead, Bick-
| ley, Taggart. Crawford, Lee OF Furnas.
Internal Improvements Smith,
Dempster, Buckley, johnson, Root, Casper.
Federal Relations Newcomer, Eberman,
Diesveld, Wolbach, Kuony, Watt, Luce
Engrossed and Enrolled Bills-Lee of Fur
nas Blain, Akin, Cornelius, Gumser, Henry,
Erwin, Mulvahill, Neigh.
Accounts and Expenditures-Johnst
Crawford, Bailey, Miles, Turtle, Robinson,
Sterling, Huff, Cope.
Constitutional Amendments - Stevenson
Rice, Warner, Newcomer, Newmeyer, Win
spear, Peterson.
ship Observation-Disclosures, Brandt, White,
Bassett, King, Conger, Russell, Rice, Osgood.
Railroads-Holmes, Nettleton, Jindra, Hook
nell, Osgood, Riley, Lee of Furnas, Conger,
Burlington, Olmstead, johnson, Cornelius,
Robinson. Bassett.
Douglas, introduced bill amendatory to the
license laws. The asserted object of the bill is
to insure equaling of license throughout the
state, and places the maximum license at $500.
The administration of the law is left to county
boards and city and village authorities. By its
provisions the penalty for Illicit sale or giving
away of liquors Is in any sum between 81 and
$500, and Imprisonment in county jails.
A joint resolution and memorial TO congress
was introduced asking for the speedy passage
of the bill for relief of settlers on st. Joe and
Denver railroad lands.
Among important bills in the senate Is one
concerning the social relat ons of men and
women, and one in regard to divorce. The
last named bill provides that DEGREES of divorce
may be opened for cause, within two years,
and prohibits parties divorced from marrying
within that time
HoUsE.-Lee, Furnas, presented a resolution
instructing the committee on railroads to intro
duce bill at an carly day regulating railroads.
Laid on the table.
Bills were introduced by Stevenson, Hall,
Emerson, Martin. Russell, Turtel, Harlan,
Riley, Cole, Winspear, Melvahill Drummer,
Thomas, Olmstead and Robertson-from house
rolls eighty-seyen to 104 inclusive.
The clerk of the senate reported that the
senate concurred III the house resolution for
committee from both houses to act in con-
junction in investigating the management OF
school lands, with exception to the provision
of employing counsel.
Riley, of Douglas introduced resolution to
the effect that the committee appointed to act
with the senate committee he dismissed and
that the house act alone in the matter. Laid
on the table.
LINCOLN, January 15-sENArE-Mr. Howe
presented, by request, petition from Clara b.
Colby and three hundred women Of Nebraska,
asking that municipal suffrage be conferred
upon the women of Nebraska. Also petition
of G. w. E. Dorsey and three hundred others
on the same subject.
A resolution was offered by Clarke (Sarpy)
appointing Brown, McAllistcr, Spencer, Put
nam and Mills a com nittce to inquire into
railroad rates throughout the state, and to re-
port the facts found to the senate at their
earliest convenience.
Howe has introduced a bill making sweeping
changes in the e;tcm of leasing and selling of
school lands. IL provides that no land shall
be sold for less than SO an acre; that no one
person shall purchase more than one section;
that purchaser must live upon the land he
wishes to buy five years before being entitled
to purchase it; and that he shall then be enti-
tied to purchase at the appraised value. The
appraisement is to be made by the board of
county commissioners instead of by appraisers
appointed as now by the county officers. The
land is to be leased at & per cent. upon its ap-
praised valuation and if more than one party
wants it the one. giving the largest bonus
gets it.
HoUsE-Cole (Adams) introduced a resolu-
ton tuis morning instructing the committee
ON railroads to report back TO the house with
out unnecessary delay bill regulating freight
and passenger tariffs on railroads in the state
Kehoe introduced bill compelling railroads
to furnish cars with double decks for the trans
portation of sheep and hogs.
Howard introduced bill providing for the
call of constitutional convention.
Casper introduced bill regulating the liza
bilities of railroad companies Tor personal in
juries.
Dempster introduced bill locating a state
normal school at Republican City, Harlan
county.
There has been introduced in the house to
date 129 bills and in the senate 63.
The visit of sixty ladies of the society of the
Home of the Friendless was made to the two
houses, which took recess to IT i've them.
Mrs. Bittenbender spoke for the ladies and told
the legislators briefly what the home had done
and what is expected of the legislature. An
additional appropriation is wanted for en-
larging buildings and widening the work.
SENATE.-In the senate on the 18th, Nettle-
tor introduce Il resolution which was adopt
ed, providing that the payment of clerks of
committees date from the day on which they
are employed onpubic business.
Riley, of Douglas, presented petition. signed
by fifty electors, asking for a full and thor
ough Investigation of the management of the
school lands, and also asking that an amend
ment to the constitution prohibiting the alien
alton of educational lands be submitted to the
people.
HoUsE.-In the house the bill providing for
the payment of officers and members aud EN-,
ployes, was read a third time and passed.
A resolution was adopted to the effect that
the claims of Kennard, Halves and others
against the state for making collections be
not allowed or paid.
Bills introduced: By Martin, Holt, Emer-
son, Nettleton, Riley, Taylor, Newcomer"
Brandt, Mulvahill, Bailey, Wright, White,
Stevenson Howard, Harkn, Whitmore, Bailey
Gill, Olmstead, Krony, Crook, Drummer. JohnS-
ton and Taggart, from house rolls 139 to l6S
inclusive.