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was referred back to the railroad COM
mittee to be amended. House roll 172
was fnvorably recommended.
In the senate on the Both, Senate File
Al was unanimously passed, as were also
Senate Files 90 and 100. The Keckley
antitrust bill was passed, only Nesbitt
and Paxton voting against it. The Nor
val constitutional amendment for voting
on all constitutional amendments at
special elections in August passed the
committee OF the whole. Howe's bill to
make the fire and police commission of
Omaha the license board of that city was
brought mp, but at the suggestion Of
Senators Ijams and Paulsen considera-
ton was postponed. Among bills intro
duced were the following: A bill for an
act to make the contracting for, or al
lowance OF, attorneys fees unlawful.
Senate File No. 157. A bill for an act
requiring officers OF the executive de-
partment, and Of all the public institu-
tions OF the state, when making their re-
port to the governor, rs required by Sec
ton 90, article 8, of the constitution, to
include therein schedule of all the per-
sOnal property in such institutions or
under their control belonging to the
state, giving the condition thereof, and
to account for the loss or disposition of
any such property since their last report,
or since the last report of their prede-
cessors in Office, and to repeal any
acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act.
In the house the submission bill, Senate
File 81, was considered. A general dis
cussion of the bill took place. Mr..
Cady moved to make the bill submit
both high license and prohibition, and
supported his amendment with earnest
ness. The bill was supported by Demp-
ster, Baker, Ballard, Fieldgroye. Burn
ham, Hilbert, Whitehead, Everett, john
son, Corbin, Coleman of Antelope, and
others. Hall, submission member from
Lancaster, supported Cady's dual sub
mission proposition. Mr.. Dempster said
he would not oppose high license sub
mission in a separate proposition. Mr..
Baker expressed himself favorable rela-
tive to dual submission. Mr.. Cady's
amendment was voted down-46 yeas, "a
nays. Senate File No. 81 was then read
by sections, and the bill was recon-
mended to the house for passage, as it
came from the senate. The committee
rose, and reported and Olmstead moved
to pnt the bill on its passage. Mr.. Cady
renewed his amendment to the bill
for dual submission. Messrs. Baker,
Christy of Clay, johnson, Dempster and
Coleman of Antelope, nov supported
Cady's amendment. Olmstead withdrew
his motion to pass the bill. Cady'sdual
was passed-yeas, So, nays, nays, 40.
The bill will next come up for a third
reading and passage, and must then pass
the senate again. It is the general opin-
ion that the bill will now get the doubt
full votes and pass the house.
In the senate on the 21st, the Ransom
bill for abolishing the live stock commits
sion came up for final passage and went
through without debate. The vote:
Ayes-25; nay-Cornell, Jewett, Lind
say, Nesbitt, Pope, Roche. The Norval
bill creating an August election for vot-
ing on proposed amendments to the
constitution also passed, 90 to 8. Sem
ator liam offered the following: Gre
solved, That the adjutant general of the
state of Nebraska be required to forth
with report concerning the cost to this
state of the state militia as it is now or
ganiZed, and what will be the probable
cost of supporting and keeping up the
militia as recommended by the governor
III his recent message, and an itemized
amount of the disbursements for the
last two years" It was laid wei under
the rules. The following was adopted,
Whereas, In the biennial reports of the
auditor of public accounts to the COVER
nor of the state of Nebraska. Novem-
Der 80, 1888, there is a recommendation
that the sum of So, 500, 291. 81 be made
rs an appropriation for the benefit of
state institutions, and said appropria-
ton is largely in excess of any amount
eyer before asked for such purpose;
therefore. Resolved, That in order to
give the senate time, to investigate and
pass intelligently upon such appropria-
ton, it is the sense of the senate that
the house of representatives be request
ed to send all appropriation bills
to the senate not later than
the 18th day of February, 1889.
In the house q bill providing punish
ment for selling liquor to habitual
drunkards was recommended for pass
age by the committee ON miscellaneous
subjects. Senator Keckley's antitrust
bill was read the second time and re-
ferred. Bills on third reading we're
taken up. The following were passed,
each by an almost unanimous vote:
House roll 40, to secure the payment of
all labOrers' and mechanics wages on
all public buildings built under con-
tract. The bill provides that the con-
tracing boards shall keep back suf-
fcient funds to cover the wages. House
roll 90, q bill regulating the mortgaging
of real property. House roll 90, Cady's
bill providing for an annual examina-
ton of the county t~reasurers' accounts.
Among the few bills introduced was one
by Scoville to restrict nonresident
aliens and corporations in their rights
to acquire real estate in Nebraska. An
other was by Yutzy. It prescribes the
number of officers and employees of
each branch of the legislature. The
bill fixes the whole number of en-
ployes of the senate at thirty-three, in
Guiding the pages, and of the house at
forty-five, and provides that the enroll
ing and e%ngrossing clerks shall not be
employed until the twentieth day of the
session, and that all employees shall be
discharged as soon as their services can
be dispensed with.
In the senate on the fst bills were in
troduced as follows: Senate file No.
1877, a bill for IN act relating to high
ways and bridges, and liabilities of
counties for not keeping them in re-
pair. Senate file No. 1853, o bill for IN
act to amend section 70. chapter IS. of
the compiled statutes of Nebraska. SEN
ate file No. 1859, substitute for No. 62, a
bill for an act to amend section 40, chap
ter A ~ Ct . ..e ccmr;.ea statutes statute 81 Ne
braska for 1887, entitled, Insurance
Companies" and to repeal said original
section. Senate file No. 40, a bill for
q act to regulate the charges for trans
porting persons on Pullman palace
sleeping cars, and other sleeping cars,
and to provide a penalty for violat-