The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-06
NEBRASKA A NEWS.
N~brnskn I<ejslature.

Nebraska Legislature
A NUMBER of female suffrage petitions
were presented In the senate on the sSh
Several standing committee. reported sew
ersi bills we're offered and under suspension
| Of the rules q resolution was adopted thst
when the senate adjourned 10 be unti q
O'Clock Monday. Ont of re-psct to Gen.
| Sherman. whose funeral would be on satur'
day...The district .chooi book bill was dis
cussed In the house and laid aside. hen .
number of bills were offered. among them 4
bill by Mr.. shradcr sppropriating s,Soo
to pay the fees and expenses incurred IN the
elect on contests for state ofscerr NJ the
afternoon session the bill reducing passcn-
ger rates on railroads TO two cents per mile
passed by . vote of 81 TO - Bills were also
passed requiring railroads to name stations
the same ss the town or the village; TO re-
Quire county clerks to account for and turn
In the fees received from all sources. inelud-
ing the tax list; MAX ng railroad corpora
tons absolutely responsible for all dam
ages TO employees. and providing that no
contract restricting such liability shall DC
legal or binding After deciding TO hold
memorial services In honor OF Gen sher-
man on Saturday the house adjourned until
Monday.
TBE senate met at Z O'Clock or the after
noon OF the I'D when q number o. petitions
for woman's suffrage were received and re-
A'Ai'1 NHOtNN
many new bills were introduced. Bills we:e
read "a second time and referred. and the
Australian ballot bill was read a third time
and passed. In the house the bill appro'
priating 5000 to pay the expenses OF tue
election contest was taken up Tor second
reading aud a demand made for IT. reading
in full. The bill Was referred. The house
m committee OF the whole considered the
bill authorizing counties In the drought
stricken section TAI issue bonds not TO exceed
10 per cent. OF ;heir assessed valuation TO
purchase seed for needy farmers. re
ported for passage, with a substitute. sew
cral bills were introduced 4 resolution Was
adopted for the appointment OF a committee
TO investigate the expenditure OF the ssi."p
appropriated To develop the salt well InCus
ter county and the house adjourned
II the senate on the 24th several petitions
for a recount of the vote on prohibition
were presented Standing committees re-
ported and a large number of bills were
read fret time and other routine bust
ness disposed Of. The house bill repeating
the bounty on sugar passed The bl! TO
authorize the issuance of state bonds Tor the
purpose OF purchasing seed grain Tor the
drought sufferers OF the west passed. AT
the afternoon session bills were considered
in committee OF the whole. 90. soon after as
scmbi ng the house went into committee oil
the whole on the general file and many bills
disposed of. The eight hour ball brought on
a lively debate, but " a. finally recommended
for passage Many bills were then intro
duced and the house adjourned.
IL the senate on the 18th the proceedings
were mostly of u routine nature. Petitions
were presented, committees reported and
bills read a second time and referred. HE
b.ll locating the girls industrial home at
Geneva was passed unanimously, also the
tle providing 1850 for the Incidental ex.
penses Of the sess on. ...Theh house concurrcd
in the senate amendment to the Australian
|. ballot bill and il goes To the governor. 4
long discussion followed over u senate
amendment To house bill providing for Che
issuing of $1,000 bonds to aid needy suffer
or. ia the drought stricken district. Til.
amendment was finally concurr-d In. The
max mum railroad tarin bill passed by =
vote of ~ TO l.. Bills were introduced. anc
the remainder OF the proceedings were oil
little general interest
IL the senate on the 2 tn committees re-
ported on a large number of bills, and bills
were read a first aud second time and Others
were considered In committee of the whole
at the morning session. The whole afternoon
session bills were considered In committee
The bill creating "A supreme court commits
sion occasicucd a lengthy debate and wa
defeated in committee of the wholc.....Th In.
house, after an exciting debate, passed the
bill regulating stock yard charges. The
house rcconsidered the motion to concur IL
the senate amendment TO the bill providing
for issuing 500. go In bonds for the relief o.
the drought sufferers, and the speaker mp
pointed Watson. shradcr, Taylor. White ano
Modic "a "A conference committee to act viii
a similar committee from the senate to Sc
amend the bill ns to remove the object ons
suggested by the governor. Tn speaker APP
pointed M-~srs. Heath rep. schcip (tnd)
and Ames DEM, To Investigate the cNpcndi.
ture of nm appropriation OF 5000 which wal
| made in 1855 to develop salt wells IN Ian
caster county.