The Red Cloud chief., 1891-04-10
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS


Nebrssi. Iegialns1re.
n the senate the xsth committees re-
| ported. A resolution providing for q con-
/ ferenee COMMITTEES On faai adjournment vas
adopted Among the bills pass~d Was one
providing fof the punishment OF the IN
| frtnxement Of labels adopted by working
mons associations and providing for the
election OF che railway commission OfheF
| bills passed were Of itsie general Interest
! THE morning session OF the house vas
| devoted 90 consideration of the general ap-
\ propfistion bill. which was eontinued In the
| afternoon until adjournment.
AY5ER standing committees reported In
the senate on she 18th shs sitting committee
made 10 report and bills we're considered in
committee OF the whole. The house bill
| constituting eight hours q days work vas
fayorably recommended and the bill appro-
priating Sloe. coo 90 drought sufferers killed.
The house further considered the general
appropriation bill and when the committee
rose 70 vas recommended for passage. Ad-
sourned until Monday.
the senate met st O'Clock on the after
noon Of the soth. Several bills were inden-
nitsly postponed and . number placed on
general nle- The house bill requiring cor
porst!ons to annually publish IN a county
Newspaper the amount of their capital
stock passed senate bill constituting the
governor, secretary OF state and Lieutenant
power to appoint three secretaries. one OF
whom must be selected from each Of the in
dependent, democratic and rcpublicaA
parties. was also passed, bus the vote recon-
sidsred ami the bill placed on general filc.
The remainder of the session was spent in
committee OF the whole. The house spen,
the forenoon in committee Of the whole. At
the afternoon session the genera appropria-
ton bill was passed, and other bills con
sidered In committee OF the whole
AFTER routine business In the senate on
the slst the following house bills passed:
Compelling railroads 20 name their statioas
after the town IN which they are located.
requiring county clerk. to keep fee books.
requiring county treesurers To register war
rants in the order presented providing for
the permanent investment OF the school fund.
and making eight hours a days labor. At
the afternoon session bills were considered
In committee OF the whole The house
passed several bill. at the morning session,
but they were OF little general interest. In
the afternoon the house adopted the report
of the special committee on the constitu-
tional Amendment advertisements Bill,
for the latter were sent in by number OF
newspapers and ran from Sl2 % TO nearly
$1,000 The Recommendation OF the commit
tee was that each OF the claimants be patf
il3i The committee report on senatorial
and leg islstive apportionment was read and
q lively debate followed, which lasted until
adjournment
COMMITTEES reported and other routine
business was transacted In the Senate on
April l. ami the follow ing house bills passed
Appropristing $500 for expenses of the
legislature; requiring railroad companies 60
equip their trains with automatic couplers:
relating to the incorporation OF societies,
and preventing boys and girls from being
retained in houses of III fame Also the fol
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away or selling OF liquor to Indians who are
not citizens OF the United States, correcting
the form OF tax receipts. relating to the Is
suance OF liquor licenses by county commis-
sioners In two mile limits. regulating the
catching OF fish In the Missouri river Bills
were then considered In committee Of the
whole. The house was busy all day consid
erIng bills m committee of the whole. The
bill appropriating fIs,2o for contest eN
penses was recommended for passage, and I
Severin's sugar bounty biil was killed The
committee apportionment bill was favorabis
recommended.
At the morning session OF the senate on |
the 2d among the bills passed were: Appro.
priating s.5, 900 for two wIngs to the Hastings
insane asylum. relating to the catching OF |
fish and regulating the building of dams; !
providing penalty for parties arrested IN
houses OF Ill fame; prescribing the duties of /
the adjutant general, proyi ling for the elec
tion OF the railway commission, one member
TO be from each OF the leading political par /
ties; providing for a normal school as North \
Platte. After session In committee of the .
whole tn. senate passed the general appro-
priation bill. The house passed the bill !
allowing counties by a majority vote to- es- /
tlblis sh Offices for the borrowing and ioanng /
Of money. also the bill TO prevent inmates OF |.
the soldiers home from marrying wives nm |
der n'ty years Of age and quartcring them
on the home. At the afternoon session three
appropriation bills were passed. The North |
Platte normal school bill was Killed. and an /
attempt was made TO transact business tn
OF the whole. when the house got /
into row over the discovery that "A member 1
was smoking and amid the confusion ad
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