Omaha daily bee., 1895-04-05

Absent and not voting-Gray and Smith
Five republican senators voted with the
seven populist members against the repeal of
the state depository law. They were Black
Lehr, Mitchell. McKeeby and Rathbun.
IMMIGRATION BILL PASSED.
The next bill read the third time and
passed was house roll No. $40. better known
as the immigration bill The measure was
passed win the emergency clause Just as
1t came from the house. 1t goes to the
governor in the morning
The senate then went into committee of
the whole on bills reported by the sitting
committee and handled the following:
House roll No. 365. by Robinson, to ap-
propriate the matriculaton fees of the Ne
braska State Normal school. constituting
library fund for the use and support Of the
library OF said school. The bill WAS recon-
mended for passage.
House roll No. 4s2. introduced by Hair
grove by request, approprating 5000 ont
or the library fund for the purpose of pur-
chasing the necessary cards and cases and
arranging card catalogue for the state
library. The bill received the sanction of
the committee and will be passed
The committee also favorably considered
house roll No. 5l9, also introduced by Hair
grove by request, and providing for the
appropriation Of $4,000 for the purpose of
furnishing additional shelving for the state
library and house roll No. SOL authorizing
the board of supervisors of Clay county to
compromise with the taxpayers of that
county the taxes assessed in the year 1874
The taxes were never paid because of a
general belief that they were illegally as
sessed. The supreme court has recently
affirmed the legality Of the assessment
WANT ANOTHER SOLDIERS HOME.
The senate then took up the bill already
passed by the house to create a branch
soldiers home at Milford. The bill pro-
vides that the Milford Sanitarium shall be
used as soldiers home by the state pro-
viding that the rent shall be free for two
years. Graham was the friend of the bill
and rounded up all the arguments in its
favor. 1t was opposed by Caldwell, Sprecher,
Akers, Cross and Black. Speeches in its
favor were made by McKeeby and Sloan.
At the end Of an hours debate the COM
mitteo rose with the recommendation that
the bill be passed.
Lindsay, from the committee appointed to
arrange for a joint convention OF the two
houses for the purpose of electing six trustees
Tor the State Institute for the Blind at Ne
braska City, reported that the time had been
iiXed for 1913 o'clock Friday morning, April
b. Jeifries, the populist member of the com
mittee, presented lengthy minority report
In which he took the grounds that under the
decision of the supreme court the Institute
for the Blind was not an educational insti-
tuition, and therefore not under the control of
the governor. Jeffries quoted from the STU
preme court to prove that the governor had
the right to appoint the principal of the in
's'NNtN' ~ 'NcS''''iN'HSN 'hat nv JoiHl Cui-
yenton be held.
ANOTHER PERSONAL ENCOUNTER.
Watson arose to a question of privilege
lio said that he had served upon many com
mittees but had never been treated in so
ungentlemanly manner as he had been by
Jeffries, He said that Jeffries had concurred
in the majority report and had not notified
the committee Of his intention to bring in a
minority report.
Ieffries said that he would have made
full explanation had he been given time, He
characterized Watson's words as unworthy
of a gentleman.
Sprecher asked that the report lie over one
day under the rules. The rules were, how
ever, suspended, and the majority report
adopted,
Lindsay moved that the sergeant -at-arms
be instructed to notify Crane to return to the
senate forthwith house roll No 246. The
motion was agreed to and the senate. at
GAO, took a recess until s o'clock
GENERAL APPROPRIATION PASSED.
At the evening session the senate resumed
bills on third reading and passed house roll
No. ST. providing penalties for cattle steal
ms. The bin is designed TO assist in the
work Of driving the cattle thieves from the
northwestern part Of the state. The senate
then took up for third reading the general
appropriation bill. Before the clerk COM
mencod TO read Dale moved that the bill be
recommitted to the committee Of the whole
for the purpose OF adding an item OF $50, 900
Tor the drduth sufferers, as recommended by
tho governor. Chairman Graham Of the
france committee explained that after a con-
ference with the governor 1t had been
thought best to arrange for the insertion Of
the item by the conference committee. Dale's
motion was not agreed 70, and the reading
Of the appropriation bin commenced at $50
o'clock.
There was no interruption. and at 9 o'clock
the bill was placed on its passage. Most of
the lopulsts voted against The hill. Dale ex-
plainlng his vote by SAYING that he objected
~ the provision TO appropriate ys0, 900 for