The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1889-01-18
the NEBRASKA SENATE AND HOUSE.

the NEBRASKA SENATE AND HOUSE.
P-roeesdtnos of 0e Upper and Loscsr Branch
Of the Nebraska assembly,.
gRNATR.
In the senate on the 9Th . resolution
wal adopted, on motion of Mr.. Ray
mond, asking the state board Of trans
portation for a comparative statement OF
the freight rates on all classes of goods
in Iowa, Kansas aud Nebraska. The
board is required to report within ten
days. In support of the resolution Mr..
Raymond stated. that it had been
claimed that Nebraska rates were 30
per cent higher than those of Iowa, and
the senate wanted to know whether the
statement was true that discrimination
wa being practiced against Nebraska.
A large number of bills were introduced
among them q judicial bill, a trust bill,
and one providing for the election of the
members of the board Of transportation.
Mr.. Nesbitt introduced a bill making
the number Of judicial districts in Ne
braska twelve, and providing for four
judges in the Omaha district, two each
in the First, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth
and Tenth districts, and one in each OF
the other districts, twenty judges in all.
SENATE.
In the senate on the 9Th q resolution
was adopted, on motion of MI. Ray
mond, asking the state board of trans
portation for a comparative statementof
the freight rates onsall classes of goods
in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. The
board is required to report within ten
days. In support of the resolution Mr..
Raymond stated that it had been
claimed that Nebraska rates were 10
per cent higher than those of Iowa, and
the senate wanted to know whether the
statement was true that discrimination
wa being practiced against Nebraska.
A large number of bills were introduced
among them a judicial bill. a trust bill,
and n providing for the election of the
members of the board of transportation.
Nh. Nesbitt introduced q bill making
the number of judicial districts in Ne
braska twelve, and providing for four
Judges in the Omaha district, two each
in the First, Fourth, Seventh, Ninth
and Tenth districts, and n in each OF
the other districts, twenty judges In all.
SENATE.
In the senate ON the 9th thirteen bills
were introduced, among which the fol-
lowing were the more important: Au-
thorizing the election of the state to
vote on m amendment to the constitu-
ton, section 1, article 5, so as to read:
''The executive department shall con-
sist of a governor, lieutenant governor,
secretary of state, auditor of public &C
counts, treasurer, superintendent of
public instruction, attorney general,
commissioner of public lands and build
ings, and three railway commissioners,
who shall each hold his Office for the
term of two wears. y y x And it
is further provided that the railway COM
missioners shall each receive So, 900 per
annum. 70 prohibit persons, partner
ships, companies, associations or corpo-
rations engaged as manufacturers or
dealers from entering into any under
standing, contract, combination, pool or
trust for any purpose whatever, and to
provide punishment for violation of the
same. and providing e for the sup
preston of such evils, and remedies for
persons injured thereby. To authorize
cities haying a population of more than
5000 Inhabitants, to act upon PROPOSE
tons to issue bonds and devote the pro-
ceeds in aid of the building of a county
court house. A bill amending the act in
regard to the judicial districts Of the
state, SO that Nebraska shall have twelve
judicial districts. A bill providing for
a holiday to be known as labor day.
No. 20 provides that the precinct asses
sors shall return as taxable a list of all
certificates issued to any person or cor
poration upon the sale of any real estate
for the n~on-payment of taxes, and that
taxes shall be levied on those certificates
as upon other property.
OUS
In the house on the 9th over forty
bills were introduced. among them the
following: 10 prohibit the sale in the
state of Nebraska of unmarked prison
goods, and provide a penalty therefor.
TO regulate railroads, to classify freight,
to fix reasonable maximum rates to be
charged. for the transportation of freight
on each of the railroads in the state of
Nebraska, to increase the powers and,
further define the duties of the board of
transportation and to punish violators
thereof. To establish q state board of
health and to regulate the practice of
medicine in the state of Nebraska. To
set apart the first Monday in September
of each year as labor day, and to observe
said day as is the first day of the ,.sek,
commonly called Sunday. To provide
for the erection of one workshop, one
kitchen, dining hall and chapel COM
bined, and one boiler house and smoke
stack, and the necessary furnishing and
equipping thereof, at the state industrial
school, Kearney, and appropriating
money for the same. To locate and
establish q state normal school in the
city of Stromsburg, Polk county. Neb.,
be known and designated as the Stroms-
burg State Normal school, and to pro-
vide for receiving a donation of prop
for same, andto appropriate money
for running same. This is the entering
of the movement to establish
from four to six normal schools in the
state. A half-dozen other bills of sim
liar character will certainly be presented.
HOUSE.
MI. Satchell introduced q resolution
that pay should be allowed committee
clerks only for the time actually en-
and not for any recesses unless
their duties are such as to require their
services ut such times. Adopted. Mr..
johnson, of Phnlns. presented a resolu-
ton declaring -, t is the sense of the
house that II" nn !, committee clerks
no a'""'i.'t =, and instructing
the committee 49, r'tles to assign some
of the clrrH> "a .,,y appointed to such
committee -, may need clerical help.
Adopted. A committee was appointed
to act with a senate committee to pro-
vide for the printing of the governors
message. When house roll 65-the
Omaha charter-was reached,
Mr.. Morrissey moved that it be referred
back to the Douglas delegation for in
spection and correction before being re-
to q committee and printed. Mr..
Berlin objected and q lively discussion