Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01

tions. The rates named by this bill are as fol
lows One team 40 cents, with 8 cents ad-
ditional for each person and 10 cents for each
extra animal; for single horse and vehicle,
25 cents: for each horse and rider, 10 cents,
and for each pedestrian 10 cents; for droveS,
8 cents for each horse not exceeding 100, and
cents when the number Is greater; for cat
tie, cents, and for hogs cents, and sheep
cents under 100, cent additional each for a
larger number
BY Johnson-Authorizing mutual insurance
companies organized under the laws of other
states to do business in Nebraska.
The following senate bills were recon-
mended for passages
Authorizing any number of persons to or
ganize mutual insurance company; to pro-
vide for glass ballot boxes; to Impose a tax
of not less than SS on dogs, and prohibiting
any persons from owning more than one; to
make an assault with intent to infiict great
bodily injury penitentiary offense;
requiring u two years course OF study
before being admitted to the bar;
extending the jurisdiction in criminal cases
of every county through which a railroad
runs TO all offenses committed on trains.
On motion of Fenton the house went into
committee of the whole to consider house
roll l99, bill requiring three-fifths vote to
relocate u county seat.
Sergeant of Custer strongly opposed the
bill. He could not see why the law under
which the county seats in all the older coun-
ties were established should be now changed.
SuSbCE UUuHJA was OppDSCu W any SuNu law
and ne would like to have the author explain
the measure.
Fenton replied that the bill was intended
to prevent the factional county seat fights
that have occurred in nearly every county
within recent years.
Delaney did not think that the value of
property in county seats should be put in
jeopardy by bare majority of one.
Ballard spoke against the measure. He
thought it was pernicious and was being
DuSlpd Dy few interested PARTIES.
The house recommended the bill for pass
age by a vote of 40 to 3D.
Pending final action, the house adjourned.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The committee appointed to investigate the
recent explosion at the insane asylum, re-
ported as follows:
We find that the immediate cause Of the
explosion was q lack of sufficient water in
boiler No. 2. The lack of water was caused
by carelessness on the part OF the engineer,
in charge at the time of the explosion, one
Davis That said Davis was not competent
to run said boiler plant, and we recommend
that he be discharged, and not further en-
ployed by this state. I'VE also find that said
plant was defective in its mechanical con-
structlon, from the fact that the supply pipc
and blow-off were ut the further end of the
boiler, hence not liable to be readily seen in
case of their getting out of order. We
recommend that the boilers and engines of
all public buildings be placed in separate
building at least seventy-fivc feet from the
main building. We recommend the passage.
of law providing for proper inspection of
boilers, also one for the proper governing
and licensing of engineers employed in this
state. We also recommend that all inmates
of the hospital be kept out Of the engine and
boiler rooms. Respectfully submitted,
w. A. GARDNER, Chm.
WILLIAM FENToN.
F. G. SEvERIN.
r.. j. MAJORS.
ERIC JOHNSON.
IA ri xxyua nj. paI on
The report of the committee recommend
ing that the bill requiring a three-ffths vote
to change the location of county seat was
adopted. ....
Webers bill to compel railroads to list
their property for taxation was taken up.
Olmstea1 opposed the pill. He said there
was no more reason in allowing a city to tax
railroad property than each precinct through
which road runs.
Caldwell thought that the side tracks and
other property that received protection from
the city should pay its share of the taxes.
The railroad property receives the benefits
from WaterWOrKS as protection against hre
and should be required to pay for it.
Baker thought that the encouragement
given by Lincoln to the railroads had en-
abed the city to save thousands of dollars in
freight.
The amendment providing for a special as
sessment for municipal purposes of railroad
property situated within the corporate limits
of towns and cities was voted down, and the
original bill reported back with the recon-
mendatlon that it pass. I'd
A resolution to hold evening sessions every
other night next week was adopted