The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1895-04-12
The Nebraska Assembly.

STNATF.-The senate put in the afternoon
on the 1st in pasilng bills to third reading.
The only bill of importance passed and sent
back to the house was the salary bill, appro-
p%riating $4,000 for the payment of salaries
and wages of state officers. superintendent
OF state institutions. clerks, assistants, etc.
Inc Dill appropriate SID, ~ more than IL
did when it passed the house and it must
therefore go back for concurrence. OF the
Increased appropriations 500 o consists OF
ence and 50, 500 for new Offices created by the
present legislature. 1t is believed that
The house will concur in the amendments:
The bill providing for the appointment of
lawyers as judges pro lem under certain
circumstances was read a third time and
passed. Another bill, read the third time
lars the law governing the appraisement of
state educational lands. Late in the
afternoon the senate took up for third
which last Thursday afternoon brought
about. the Stewart episode. The bill was
passed, but only seventeen votes could be
mustered, and the emergency clause was
knocked out. The bill was introduced by
Noyes of Douglas county, and makes anum,
Derof radical amendments to the school
law, and is particularly obnoxious 20 the
enatorS from the western part OF The state.
The provision 10 which they most parrlcu-
larry object is the one which %reciles: If
any school district for the period of one year
fail to maintain a school for a term OF at
least three consecutive months, or keep its
organization of officers, or if there has been
an average attendance for three cOnSecu-
tive months of five pupils or less, Such dis
trict shall lapse and the money in the coun,
w treasury belonging thereto, be divided
among the other districts of the county"
Another Objectionable section was the one
providing that the maximum limit of any
school district levy shall pc IL mills instetd
OF %, as under the present law. The senate
read the third time and passed the Joint
resolution and memorial to congress asking
for the cession of Fort Omaha to the state
OF Nebraska.
HOUsE,-In the house on the 1st the gov
ernor sent in a message vetoing the Omaha
police bill. / ostponement of consideration
for the present was moved. Mr.. Barry OBJ
..ected, citing the following from the consti-
tuition: section ID, Article V. NetO.-if he
shall Lecome a law; but if he do not approve
he shall return it with his objections To the
house in which it shall have originated,
which house shall enter the objections at
large upon its journal and proceed to recon-
slider the bill. : AIRY argued that the sense
OF the constitution was that the house
should proceed Immediately to considers
ton of the veto measure and vote upon the
bill. When the speaker announced the
written motion he as umed the responsible
lty OF changing the WordlnG OF the motion
interference on the part of the speaker was
vigorously objected to by Howard and
had been read and had become the property
of the house the speaker had no ri" hit to as
sumo tne grave Responsibility of changing
o ofe o w3fGin ms oh ms hv OWN How mo1l Sas o Iae pIed'
Van Housen moved that Ricketts, motion to
make the veto message a specia! order for
manded a roll call. Van Housen's motion
was defeated by nays 4, yeas %. The fol-
lowing bill were read a third time and
ppm nSsedi H the eo neti dat d'$ sta n ! spf reiat,
ing to Incorporation of street railways.
House roll No. 243, bp, Rhodes, barring AN
bands real estate. House roll No. IS, by
Brady. authorizing cities of the second class
and villages to impose d special license on
i by Becher. i proPPidins for n spring r elect aoi SIN in
cities Of the second class and villages.
House roll No. 346, by Burch, authorizing
borrow money for water works purposes.
House roll No. :Si, by Lamborn, providing
for a method of purchasing supplies for the
legislature and TO regulate the use and care
of the same.
S~ENATE.-In the senate on the Cd, the
committee on banks and curl ency recon-
mended the passage of house roll No. 101.
This is the new banking law. introduced in
both houses. Each branch of the legisla-
ture passed it's own bill, but as amended the
house bill was the more acceptable. Several
senators, however, desired to add one or
two amendments, and it was therefore made
then read for the third time and passed
house roll No. $50, q bill introduced by Da-
vies. to amend the law defining the manner
in which proposed amendments to the con-
stitution may be voted upon. The gambling
bill introduced early in the session by Hahn,
and which was so radically amended by the
and passed. senate file No. 50, by Graham,
to require and regulate the registration of
voters for election purposes in cities
was read the third time and passed.
Eolorook. from the committee on manufac-
lures and commerce, reported back the bill
,.ccnI Er ln hr,,cn .r1 pnr-rp 81 C fhn rnv-
errors oleomargarine bill, being a measure
introduced by Mckeeby upon the recon-
mendation of Governor Holcomb. The COM
mlttee recommended that the bill be passed
and it went to the general file. The sitting
committee reported. six senate bills and
eight house bills with the recommendation
that they be considered Immediately. These
are the last senate files that will be acted
upon at the present session. None of them
were of extreme Importance. The lieuten-
ant governor appointed as the senate con-
ference committee on the salary appropria-
ton. bill Senators Graham, Black and
Caldwell The senate is being importnned
every moment of the day to pass this bill or
that dill for the benefit OF private individu-
ais. Some of these bills provide places for
new officials, Some enable individuals to
accomplish their own private ends. Few of
them are of Importance to the state at
large. The sena,e has enough to do if it
Will cOnfine itself to the work of passing the
appropriation bills.
HoUsE.-In the.house on the Cd house roll
No. Coz, by Judd, providing for the eject
ment of Contractor Dorgan from the peni-
tertiary, was passed by Il vote of 5to2.
The bill authorizes the appropriation of
81 900 for the purpose of buying out Dor
gan. the present prison contractor, and for
other necessary expenses incident thereto.
1 hree appraisers of the contractors prop
erty are &c be appointed, one by the Board
of Public lands and Buildings, one by Tor
gan and one by the governor. Should Dor
gan fail TO select his appraiser the other
two are tC proceed and appraise the prop
cr,y. The following bills on third reading
were passed: Providing for Il county board
of equalization of providing
that cOunty assessors shall assess pre- perty
without reference to the assessment books
of the preceding year: for the relief of
David :. BenyOn. deput sheriff of Antelope
county: providing for Il plumbing inspector
in cities of the metropolitan class: pro-
viding for the election of supreme
judges and regents of the State university:
to compel institutions transacting a bank
ing business to keep a list of shareholders
for the inspection of creditors of the ins1i-
tuition: providing that articles of incorpor-
alton have been fled with county clerks as
well as with the secretary of state: prOvid-
ing for the enforcement of quarantine laws
in cities and villages; creating Il board of
immigration and defining its duties, with
out the emergency clause: providing that
all warrants shall draw interest from the
date of their presentation; providing for a
canvass of the votes On the constitutional
amendments: Joint resolution, providing