Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-30

| 3EB.i-The senate manufactured very little
news this morning, Most of the session was
taken up in the discussion of two bills. The
first. by Senator Shanner, requires abstract
| ors of real estate titles to file with the county
Judge a bond for $50, 600, the bond TO be liable
for damages that may accrue by reason of
| errors in the abstracts furnished The bill
fixes the penalty for its violation at a fine
not less than SlO0fo each offense. Strong
objection TO the measure was urged on the
| ground that such an act would tend 20 Great G
a monopoly because many abstractors, even
though trustworthy, would not be able to
| give such bond with the serious damages at
| risk. II was argued thatthis difficulty might
| be met by making schedule of fees for alb
| stracuOrs TO prevent cXtortionate charges,
| and the bill was returned to its committee
| for yep airs.
| Tho Kockley antitrust bill was taken up
| section by section. rhe only important
| change made was an amendment making the
| provisions OF the bill apply to trusts organ
| lied in other states and doing business in
| Nebraska. There was no opposition TO the
| bill ms whole and Senator Church Howe
| even went so far as to announce on three diff
| fercnt occasions that he was heartily in
favor of prohibiting pools ana trusts. The
| bill went through the COMMITTEES of the Who'll e
| without effort.
| Senator Sutherland introduced Joint res
olution of importance. 1t had long pre-
amble, citing the plank in tho republican
| state platform pledgiug the party to the reg
ulation of transportation rates, also the gov
| ernor's message on that point, also the high
| freight rates in Nebraska as compared with
nelghboring states. 1t concludes;
"Therefore, be it jointly resolved by the
senate ana house of rep! esentatlves OF the
state of Nebraska, that the state board of
transportation be and hereby is required and
instructed to make, adopt and enforce upon
all lines of railroad in Nebraska "a schedule
or schedules of local freight rates that shall
remedy and prevent the discrimination now
existing against the farmers, gruzers, manu-
facturers and merchants of Nebraska aud
that shall give to them the benefits of the
home markets.
The resolution was lald over under tho
rules.
Among the bills introduced were the fol-
lowing:
BY Ransom-For classifying pupils in the
public schools, and allowing the establish
ment of separate schools for the sexes and
cOlored chi ldren.
BY Runsom-F'or the creation of system
of meat inspection before animals are slaugh-
tGred.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was opened with the
following resolution by Senator Linn, which
was adopted without much debate
Resolved, That committee of five be ap
pointed to investigate and report the condi
tion of the agricultural department OF the
state university, and the station for the study
of the diseases of animals, with an itemzed
statement of all expenditures made in con-
Quoting and sustaining such department; and
that the committee be given power to send
for persons and papers.
The president announced the following
special committees:
On the governors message relative to Ne
braska's participation in the centennial of
WashingtOn's observation-disclosures, Weth-
erald, Cornell, Norval and Ijams.
On the investigation of the agricultural
department of the state niversty-Connor,
Funck, Keckley. Sutherland and Paulsen.
The bill directing the governor to give the
city of Omaha title to its high school
grounds passed the committee of the whole
amid good natured bantcring as to whether
it had concealed designs in the Omaha city
hail.
The Keckley bill for an elective railroad
commission was indefinitely postponed.
House.
LINCOLN Neb., Jan. 29.-GSpecial to TIE
BEE. Petitions in favor of, and remon-
strances against, submission were presented
from various parts of the state.
The committee on constitutional amend
ments reported in favor of Corbin's proposed
amendment to the state constitution, author
izing the investment of the permanent school
fund in Registered school district bonds"
House roll 163 Johnson's bill for a uniform
system of text books and to provide thal
each district may purchase them at whole
sale and furnish them to pupils free, on mo-
tion of Dempster was placed on the general
file.
House roll 1S5, to authorize county attor-
neys to appoint deputy, was amended and
recommended for passage.
Mr.. SEVERN, of Lancaster, introduced the
following:
Resolved, That all known lobbyists and
agents of corporations be denied the privi
leges of the house, and the sergeant-at-arms
be directed to exclude them from the floor.
Olmstead said that u standing rule gov
erned the case, and moved that the resolu-
ton be tabled. The motion carried.
OILERS resolution to investigate the ex-
perimental farm was called up. An effort
| was made to refer it to committees on agri-
culture, university and normal schools and
| to defer action for one week. All these mo-
| tions were voted down and the original rcso,
luton was adopted.
Seven bills were introduced, among them
the following:
BY Hanthorn - To establish normal
school at Nelson.
BY Hall-To perpetuate the monuments IN
| the original land surveys.
by Hall-To provide uniform method of
making surveys.
BY Diller-,ro establish a bureau of agri-
culture in connection with the department. of
| state. The bill provides for the creation of q
| bureau with commissioner at salary of
| 81, 800 a year to take charge of the same.
Several bills were taken up on third read
| ing and passed. Among them was house
| roll No. 50, Cushings bill, which provides
| for completing the transfer OF real estate
| where the party entering into contract dies
without completing the sale.
The enacting clause OF Burnhan'S bill,
| providing that no county should be created
which should contain less than 67G square
miles, was stricken out
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Ballard's antitrust bill was taken on third
reading and passed-74 ayes to 7 nays.
The house went into committee OF the
whole to consider house roll IT, the bill to
exempt pensioners and disabled persons from
paying poll tax
White moved to amend by including all
"honcrably discharged soldiers and sailors"
The amendment was lost.
Pending the debate on the question the
committee arose.
House roll No. l2 Ballarls bill to prohibit
stoves in passenger trains and To compel
railroads to heat their cars with hot air or
steam, came up Us u special order On motion
of Olmstcad the bill was referred back TO tho
railroad committee 10 be amended to meet
certain objections made by the railroad man
ayers.
Tho house again went into committee of
the whole on house roll 173.