Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-06
HOUSE.

LINCOLN, Neb., March 5.-TSpscial to THE
BEE. The question of adopting the report
of the committee of the whole, recommend
ing the passage of tho bill providing for the
assessment of railroad lunds in Valley, Gree
ley, Howard, Webster and other counties,
was taken up. .tt
Olmstead moved thatthe bill be referred
back to the committee of the whole and
made q special order fof. 2 80 this af ternoon
Cady opposed the motion. He could no;
see why this motion should be made except
to delay the bill. '2
Thomas also opposed the motion, aud said
the Judiciary committee had considered the
bill and both sides had been heard, and ex
horted the friends of the measure to vote
down all dilatory motions.
Olmsteads motion was lost, and the bill
re commended for passage.
Mcbride moved that the general appro pri-
alton bills be now considered.
The following items for the expenses OF
the executive were allowed:
For postage, $50; books, blanks and
printing, $500; stationary, 800; telegraph,
telephone and express, SIOO; furniture and
repairs, $500; house rent, $1,000; contingent
fund, $500.
Delaney moved to strike out the item for
house rent, but IL was lost.
The appropriation for the support Of the
Cameron moved to strike out the item of
$40, 900 for support of the state militia.
ISortis moved to make the amount 500, 900,
and Caldwell $685. 900. Both amendments
were lost, and the motion TO strike out car
ried by vote of A to 40.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
LINCOLN, Neb., March Especial to The
BEE. The consideration Of the appropria-
tion bill was resumed.
Chrlsty, of Clay, moved to insert the
Mt nf or tn
militia for the coming BIENNIAL period.
Hall wanted to know what they would do
with the extra SlOO.
Carlin and Majors opposed the BILL and
Delaney could not see the return the tax
payers would receive from this expenditure
Ballard thought that something should be
allowed, or the money already expended
would be dead loss.
Specht spoke in favor of the measure.
Mates of Olae, opposed the amcndment,
and could not see why the democrats should
be dragged into the discussion The ques-
tion of party should have nothing to do with
the matter.
The amendment was adopted by vote of
A to 40.
The question of paying n tax of cents per
pound on all sugar made from cane or plants
grown in Nebraska came up as special
order
Wilcox explained the workings of the sugar
industry In Kansas under u similar law. He
thought that this encouragemenJ would
build UP great sugar producing business in
this state.
Robb said he did not want to antagonize
this bill, but the sugar industry was the best
protected of all industries now and the sugar
trust the most oppressive.
Caldwell favored the bill and referred to
the bounties offered by France and Germany
in building the sugar interests in those coun-
tries. i
The Cady bill, authorizing the payment of
a bounty of 4 cent per pound. was amended
by increasing the amount to l cent per
pound and recommended for passage.
An amendment by Johpson, prohibiting the
payment of a bounty 70 Any person or cor
poraton who joins a sugar trust was voted
down.
Consideration of the appropriation bills
was resumed The item, for ''reDair5n in the
estimate for secretary of state, on motion of
Gilbert, was reduced from $500 to $50.
A resolution inviting Chancellor Bessey to
address the house for thirty minutes this
evening on the needs of the university, was
adopted.
EyENfNp SESSION.
Professor BesseS appeared according
to i1yitati0n fsnat aad the made state plsa 1a
versity. He compared the expenses of
universities and. claimed that the expenses
in this state were much less in proportion to
the number of students.
Claims against the state were taken up.
A small claim OF Pawnee county for costs
in collecting state taxes was allowed.
Stout's claim for $47O00 for extras In put.
ting up the capitol building was di iScussed at
length aud reported back with q favorable
recommendation.