Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-30

sides be represented. shall have to vote
for Submission
Messrs Rabb and Fuller are confined to
| their rooms BY slight indispositOn
Messrs. Gushing. Fenno, Denman. McMil-
| Ian, Morrissey Lee and White were the only
| members of the house who voted against
Ballard's antitrust bill.
Severin's resolution TO fire the lobbyists
| from the floor of the house was wel-timcd
| and will likely have some effect These gen
try have been exceedingly bold OF late, and
| have impeded legislation TO no small extent.
Mr. Baker, Of Jefferson, is proving TO be
| an experienced and capable legislator. He
| fills the position of chairman of the judiciary
committee with much credit aud his remarks
| on the floor command attention. His "acci-
| dent bill is one of the most important now
| before the house, and it will quite likely be-
come law.
The bill for the relief of ex. Governor But
Ter is meeting with little favor in the house.
1t is certain TO be voted down by an over
whelming majority, even should IL receive Il
favorable report from the committee.
Many seats were vacant to-day. The Sold
ier's home committee were absent, and other
members for special reasons were excused.
White of Cass introduced an amendment
TO the bill TO relieve pensioners and disabled
persons from paying poll tax, to include all
the honorably discharged soldiers and sailors
in the state. The soldiers on the floor
strongly opposed the amendment. White
head said the soldiers were not mendicants
and did not ask this exemption. Hill of But
Ter said he went Through the war" aud was
still willing to perform his duties as u citi-
zen. The amendment was lost
The chair of the president of the senate
was graced to-day by Senators Jewett and
Manning.
The senate can discount the district school
debating society i'll getting into parliament
tary taugle. 1t wasted half an hour this
afternoon finding out how to get bill back
from the engrossing committee for amend
ment.
Senators Conner, Hoover anda Wolbach
were absent to-day.
The appointment of Dan Hopkins was to
be warden of the pcnitentiary. He has been
deputy warden heretofore.
The report of the state university shows
that twenty students were graduated in
1887, a like number in 1883 and los since the
establishment of the institution.
Members of the senate have n custom Of
talking to each other across the house with
out the permission of the chair. 1t is both
undignihed and unparliamentary, and the
offenders ought to be called down.
Senator Shanner is young man and a
farmer who seldom speaks, but in his spir-
tied defense of his bill to put abstractors
under bond he proved that IL was not for
want of ability.
In opposing delay in his school fund bill,
Senator Cornell made an appeal to every
body in general and no one in particular:
What is the use of putting this eff |" The
vote had been taken and President Howe
sent broad smile all over the house by
dryly remarking: because majority of
the senate have said So"
The morning session of the senate was
quiet, and few visitors were present.
Attorneys Hawes, Gregory and Breckin-
ridge of Omaha were state house visitors.
Several senator's want to know what has
become of Senator Ransom's full value in
surance bill, which has gone to the house
committee.
Senator Ransom got a round of applause
with the statement that if there is any in
Strumcnt in Nebraska that needs bolstering
up it is the constitution The numerous con-
stitutonal amendments proposed give point
to the remark.
Senator Howe has introduced volumin-
Gus bill amending numerous sections
of the assessment law. 1t sounded
like a young code when read, but
Senators Howe and Paxton, is to correct
some of the evils of assessing property as
they now exist in Douglas county. Under
the existing law each ward OF the city of
Omaha has an assessor, and the differences
in the valuation Of adjoining property, when
often glaringly unreasonable and un-
Just. This bill provides that in
counties having 10000 population or upward
there shall be one assessor, who shall ap-
point as many assistants as he may need,
subject to the approval of the board Of
county commissioners. The object is to Sc
cure uniformity in the assessment OF prop
erty. The assessor will have a salary of
A,5O0 year, and each assistant will receive
50 per day for the time actually employed.
Police Commissioners Hartman and Smith
Of Omaha have bill they want passed. 1t
is TO empower them to administer oaths and
compel the attendance of witnesses in the
trial of culprits in their department The
bill has been entrusted to Representative
Hungate.