Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-01
CAPTAIN Iiams.

Captain 1jams.
1.-THE senate adjourned at 2 O. clock Sunday
morning. remarked Captain William Ijams,
| in speaking Of his return trip from Lincoln.
SIT had been agreed upon to wind up at II
o'clock, but when 1t was found that we could
not get through at that hour one Or two of
| the senators set the clock back and kept us
In session until 2 o'clock. This delay was
occasioned by the conference committees on
appropriation bills. The senate concuITed in
the amendments of the conference commit
| tee, and its action was unanimously agreed
| upon. All in all, the senate reduced the ap-
preparations at least half million dollars.
The session has certainly been an economical
and good one for tine people of the state
| BY cool, calm deliberation, considerable bad
Legislation has been avoided. What do
consider the most important legislation for
l this cityi Well, there have been several
measures passed that will be beneficial to
Omaha when they, go into effect. OF course
| the city charter takes precedence, and since
| its revision and amendments it is one of the
best, 1 think, that could have been adopted.
There may be some defects that were over
looked, but they win be few. The bills for
| the excise board, the drawing OF juries, the
reduction OF Justices of the peace, authoriz-
| ing the county commissioners to expend
| money from the road fund for the improve
| ment OF roads leading into the city, estab-
| fishing fund for the relief Of disabled po-
licemcn, providing for the sale of property
confscated by the police and its realization
to go into the police fund, are all important
measures that have gone. through both
houses. The bill providing for a. city
charter of the second class for South
Omaha is wise piece of Legislation
There are other bills worthy of due mention.
one for the condemnation of postoffice
grounds for the Omaha government build
ing, and for the condemnation Of q tract of
land, not exceeding 1000 acres, IN either
Douglas, Washington or Sarpy counties, for
military fort The bill allowing nor-resi-
dent aliens to acquire title to property and
hold it for limited length of time Is far
reaching measure. The purpose OF this
legislation is to prevent the landlord system
III the state. 1t will make cheaper money,
and prevents large English land syndicates
from gobbling up half of the lands within
The borders OF the commonwealth. A good
bill was passed Saturday. II provides for
taxing insurance companies on their benefits
OF fire premiums The bill directing the
the city on condition that the premises be
forever used for school purposes, passed
the senate Saturday and went to the gov
eruor. The state agreed to deed the premises
to tho city in 1869 wheh David Butler was
governor, hut he neglected to make out the
instrument conveying the property to the
city. The gambling bill, Of course, was not
passed, for the reason that two.thirds vote
was required to suspend the rules to get it off
The general file. Few members wanted to
on record the measure, but | would have
bocn in favor OF getting it before the senate.
The reasou that the bill passed the house
was that tho ineinbers knew that the gam
hing law was dead letter and that ganlb-
ling was being carried on without the state
deriving any revenue from it.
"Eycrythirg wound up nicely. II was said
TO be the most respectable adjournment The
legislature ever made. There was no un-
seemly conduct ard little drunkenness
Hon. Adam Snyder.
81 AN glad 10 get back home TO my bust
ness" said the Hon. Adam Snyder last
night, when talking about the adjournment
Of the Legislature. Il am tired, and didn't
get mnch sleep Saturday night. | am going
70 he'd tonight at o'clock and get rested up.
The session OF the Legislature was an i'm.
portant one and many bills were OF great
consequence. l feel elated over the act
deeding The high school property TO the city
instead of to the scnool board. l consider
the adoption OF the amendments
To the city charter among the
most important pieces of work
doec by tho body. There were many meas.
rres passed that wall be beneficial 10 the city
and couneil. When the house adjourned