The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-20
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS


Nebrask1 Legislature
WEES the senate met on ~ cab . messa9s
vas received from the governor appointing
Mcssrs4 Ludden, Greer, Mayer. Martin. ftx
gerald, Mosber. tawyer and Mason member
Of the Nebraska relief commission. stand
ing committees reported and senate bti
regulating usurious rates of interest passed
Il provides for the forfeiture st both princi
pal and interest 10 more than II per cent ID
charged. Several other bills passed, and the
senate confirmed the nominees sent In by
the governor for relief commissioners Al
the afternoon session the senate passed sew.
erxi bills and considered others I'm commit
tee al the whole. Adjourned until Tuesday
80. The house passed the bill to organize
BOYD county out OF territory north Of Holt
and the remainder of the morning session
reports from committees were received The
usury bill Was debated In OF the
whole at the afternoon session. bat without
disposing Of ft the house adjourned
The senate was not In session on the 7th
and the house worked mainly In committee
of the whole The usury bill was considered
ut length and the house bill finally substi-
tutcd for the senate bill and recommended
for passage. The house finally found Itself
without q quorum and adjourned until Mon
day morning.
the senate was not In session on the sab
and the house had a lively time over the re-
quest Of the chairman of the 'sifting rom
mittee" that four more members lie added.
The debate and diiafory mot lons occupied
the lime of the house until "A quorum dissp-
peared and the speaker declared q recess
until 2 O'Clock. In the afternoon the follow
Ing bills passed: Providing that "A new
school district may be formed by a majority
OF the legal voters In the districts affected
by the change. and that pupils residing u
mile and n half from their own schoo,house
may attend the nearest school by 4 transfer
Of the state funds; requiring one third of
the members OF school boards in m~etropoii-
tan cities To be women; exefnpting house
hold goods. tools and instruments to- tire
value OF $50 from taxation, and providing
that the assessment of lands shall not De IN
creased by reason Of fences. fruit and
forest trees grown and cultivated thereon t.
requiring all foreign insurance companies
to prosecute their eases In the state courts /.
providing that county attorneys shall act as
claim agents for all persons having claims
against the government for pensions. etc.
without extra charge. and several other bills
Adjourned.
WHEN the senate met on the 10th petitions
were received favoring woman suffrage.
Committees reported on various bills The
bill passed prohibiting and invalidst:ng
mortgages upon household goods and fur
niture and other exempt property, unless
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the bill enabling the purchasers Of seed grain
to mortgage the crops To be gro wn there
from At the afternoon session bills were
considered In mmi of She whole The
house passed the following bills: Providing
that legal papers against a railroad com
pany may be served upon conductors in any
county In the state; requiring all railroads
To establish and maintain "A depot and
switches within the limits Of every incor-
porated village or city OF the second class:
requiring the signature Of a majority of all
the legal voters OF Il precinct To "A petition for
"a license to sell intoxicating liquors outside
Of cities and incorporated villages. reIuir-
Ing all state warrants, when there Ii no
money in the treasury To redeem them, to he
invested In the school fund. Nc. Howe's
bill for "a constitutional convention was de
fcatcd. Bills were then considered In com
miitec Of the whole until adjournment
BILLS were reported from committees i'm
the senate ON the 18th. Bills passed: Incor-
poratiny secret and other societies, insist
ing that the highest indebtedness Of a cor
poration shall not exceed two thirds oftheir
capital stock authorizing county boards to
use the county surplus general fund to buy
seed and food for needy farmers. and cstab-
fishing q normal school at Pierce. At the
afternoon session "a resolution tn adjourn
from II a. III. Friday to 4p IN. Monday. In or
der that the senate might visit Denver, was
adopted by - to IL. Bills were then consid-
cred in committee Of the "A large
number of committees reported In the house.
MIR. Howo's bill for n const tutional amen l.
ment Transferring certain fees To the county
school fund passed. Bills were then consid-
cred in committee of the whole until al
1ournment.
AFTER the report OF standing committees
In the senate, on the nth. and th. DISPOSE
ton Of several motions and rcso.ut ions IL
little public Importance. bills ON general file
were considered In ommiti Of the whole.
Adjourned until Monday sitting com
mittee Of the house reported = number OF
bills for advancement on the calendar and Il
large number of committees reported. The
bill providing for n commissioner OF immi-
grafton was indefinitely postponed. Bills
from the sitting fnmitt were
then considered in committee Of the whole.
The bill providing for an exhibit Mt the
worlds fair and appropriating 10000 for
the same was recommended for passage.