Omaha daily bee., 1891-04-01

secon q legislature, and house roll No. 269, ap.
propri ating sA6OU for the payment Of ex-
penses incurred by the national guard In the
Indian outbreak at Pine Ridge.
The following bills were passed House
roll No l03 compelling railroad companies to
name their stations after the towns In which
they were located house roll No. %, requir-
ing county clerks TO keep fee book; house
roll No. 402, requiring county treasuters 10
register warrants In the order in W which they
ete presented; Ia. Lso roll No. 4O3, providing
for the permanent investment Of the school
fund house roll No. 100, regulating schools
IN NJ Metropolitan cities. This refers especially
TO Omaha.
House roll No 1Ol, making eight hours a
days labor was passen with the following
vote:
Ycas-Beck, Christofferson, Collins, Coul-
ter Dysart, Hill, K0ontz, Michener, Moore,
Poyntcr Randall, Sanders, Smith, Stevens,
Turner Van HOusen, Williams, Wilson'S.
Navs-Brown, Day, Eggleston, KEEPER,
Mates, Schram, Shumway, Starbuck,
Switzier, Thomas. Warner, Woods IL.
Senate file No. POO limiting the state board
OF transportation TO the governor, secretary
OF state and the lieutenant governor, was
killed.
Senator Moore explained bis vote i'm the
negative by stating that as the gubernatOrlal
contest had not been decided, it was yet un-
certain as to who would fill the gubernatoria
chair. 1t might be the present lieutenant
governor II such should be the case II
would leave but two members for the board
of transportation. This was not sufficient
and he was accordingly opposed TO the meas
ure The vote on the measure was as FOL
lows:
Yeas-Messrs Beck, Brown, Chrstoffer
SON. Collins Coulter, Dysart, Hill. KEEPER
Michener, POINTER, Randall, Stevens Turner
Van HOuSen, Warner, WilSOu-lb.
Nays-Messrs. Eggleston, KoOntz, Mates,
Moore Schram, Shumway, Smith, Starbuck
Switzlcr Thomas. Williams, W0Ods-l2
recess was then taken till 2;3O p. m.
On reassembling the body went into com
mtteo Of the whole TO consider bills on the
general file. The folio wing bills were recon-
mended for passages
Senate file No. 266, to prevent the spread
of contagious diseases among cattle.
The House.
LINCoLN, Neb., March 81 Special to The
BEE. THE house ordered senate file 232, by
Coulter providing rules and regulations for
the government and control of the soldiers
home, to a final reading Z without amendment.
The following bills were lost on final pas
sage: Senate file lS2, by KEEPER, establish
ing a normal school at Pierce, in Pierce
cOunty-yeas %; nays, 40 Senate file 25, by
Wilson, locating state normal school at
Chadron, in Dawes county-yeas 40 nays, A.
The house passed the following: House
roll 3lS by Cornish, providing that warrants
on school districts when not paid for want OF
funds shall be regis tered and paid in the
order of regisration-yeas 20; nays, B. Sen
ate file lSO, authorizing cities having over
5000 inha bitants to issue bonds not to exceed
81, 600, to construct system OF waterW orks
Sen ate file so, by Moore, the amended Lin
coin charter-yeas, SS; nays, 2,
A recess was taken till y. m
Ia the afternoon the house adopted the re
port of the special committee of Wilson
Riley, Shryock, Schclp and Heath Oh thS
constitutional amend ment advertisements
Bills for the latter were sent in by anumbei
OfueWspa pers and ran from Sl25O to nearly
$1,000 The recommend dation of the commit
tee was that each Of the claimants be paic
S3O
The committee report on senatorial and
lcgis apportion ment was read. the
farmer feature being the same as was pub
lished In this mornings BEE.
IS soon as the report was read II owe
jun ped to his feet and moved that it be en-
CROSSED and passed to third reading
Scott moved that the bill be indefinitely
pos tponed.
Then ensued a scene of disorder, half
dozen members beng on the floor and eli deav
oring to catch the speakers eye at the sam'
time. The motion to Indefinitely postpone
was carried.
More confusion ensued. Howe yelled t.
catch the speakers car, Watson shouted
points of order, the sergean t-atarms rappe
the nearest desk with his cane, Mode walke
up and down the main aisle eating popcor
and the chairman kept up the devils tatto
with his gavel. ~
Finally Mathewson moved to reconsde
the vote by (which the postponement had bee
adopted
Howe said that the postponemsMt OF tn
report would necessitate the calling OF
special session of the legislature.
Moan of Dakota took the same view of th
matter.
Cramb said that if special session wa
called the governor would be res esponsible fo
IT., and not the legislature, If the latter Shoul
adjourn after refusing an appor tionment b.
majority. He did not think that the stat
would be injured If the matter should be LEI
over till the next legislature.
Breen said it was no joking matter to ia
to comply with the constitution, especial
by people who had sworn to support it..
Stevens OF F'urnas held that il the appo
tonmcnt were not made at this time it coul
not be made until after tho next enumeri
ton. The governor had no right to call
special legislature for the purpose in view.
White defended the bill and was subjecte
to half hundred questions by repres enti
ttlves whose counties had received blac
eyes in the apportionment. He said that
was no easy matter to make an apportiOI
ment bill, and that was shown by the fat
that no member outside the committee ha
attempted to make one.
More confusion followed, Elder at tim(
making running comments upon motions an
suggestions of members which kept I'll
house in II roar.
The apportionment bill was indefinltel
postponed The Scott bill took It's place. bl
when the latter comes up for action all of /
save the enactlng clause, will be stricke
out, and the apportionment report by th
committee will be su bstitutcd.
At clock tho house adjourned
HE ELIuFLA MUED THEN.