The Red Cloud chief., 1891-03-27
NEBRASKA STATE NEWS.


The senase held O brief session on the 18th
only receiving reports OF committees and
then adjourned until 4 p M Monday IA
f7.so the senate and employees took the b 4
house vent into committee OF the whole FOL
sthe consideration Of the irrigation bill which
occupied the forenoon. At tho a~fternoor
Lsession the worlds fair appropriation bii
was debated In commiuee and o motion &c
strike out 500, 600 and insert $500 vas adopt.
ed. and the BIN rs amended favorably re.
ported After the sitting COMMITTEES re
ported the house adjourned until Tuesday
THE senate. having returned from Denver,
met at = O'Clock on the afternoon Of the 10th
Several committed reported. among them
the judiciary committee. which re ported the
Sevberry maximum freight rate bill Sew
cral bills passed. among them the bill 60
prohibit the giving Of Gre arms or ammuni'
ton 20 Indians who sre not citizens The
opponents OF the maximum freight rate bill
succeeded In securing an adjournment.
The house was not In session
WHEN the senate mes on the 18th commit
tees reported and q long discussion was in
dulged In on the Newberry maximum rate
bill In the afternoon the senate, IN com
mittee OF the whole. considered bills on
general nle- The bill providing that rail-
roads shall report TO the state auditor and
the bill regarding the listing OF property
- " No. .
number OF other bills. Committees report
ed i'm the house The Olson ball redIstrictin2
the state into congressional districts was
favorably reported. 4 minority favored the
Faxon bill The house then adjourned TO
witness the ST. Patrick's day parade. In the
afternoon the following bills passed: Pro-
viding punishment for usury and providing
for the deposit OF public funds ut interest
Bills were then considered In committee of
the whole.
In the senate on the 18th the bill compcll-
ing owners OF dogs to pay a tax OF $40 was
recommended for indefinite postponeincns.
The two-cent passenger rate bill was indef-
initely postponed. In the afternoon the
senate In committee of the whole took up
the Newberry maximum rates bill. which
was debated at length and finally recon-.
mended for passage.....Th house defeated
Mr.. Randall's bill authorizing chattel mort
cages on crops before planted when given
to purchase seed. and bills were considered
In committee OF the whole the remainder Of
the session.
THE senate OF the 18th adopted Senator
POynter's resolution directing the secretary
OF state TO furnish each member Of the sen.
ate with a copy OF all the contracts between
the state and Charles Mosher regarding con-
vict labor In the penitcntiary. The vote on
the warehouse bill was reconsidered and the
bill ordered engrossed. The house bill nu.
thorizing the residents OF counties to cstab-
blish mutual insurance companies against
nre, lightning and tornadocs passed. Also
the bill organizing Boyd county out of the
u~norganized territory north of Holt county.
Among other bills passed was that establish
ing the state board OF health. The house
passed the bill appropriating t51.0OD to the
worlds fair. also the bill to punish Illegal
voting at village elections; also the bill 70.
pealing the law authorizing cities and coun-
etna o.. Naen IAnl. A. all -. -.
roads; also fixing the rate OF telegraph
charges; also the judicial district bill; also
Mr.. Howe's bill providing for submission of
q constitutional amendment, authorizing the
investment of permanent school funds In
school district bonds. A large number Of
petitions in favor of IA bounty on sugar wcr.
presented and referred