Omaha daily bee., 1895-04-05

He declared he wanted nothing better with
which to go before the people than the record
of the great business session" OF the
Twenty-fourth legislature.
In explaining his vote to lay Bees resolu-
ton on the table Speaker Richards said that
The Omaha Bee had accused him of having a
$3.50 inkstand. He had seen nothing Of II
and knew nothing about It,
Burns OF Lancaster volunteered the sugges-
tion that Mr. Rosewater had already stolen
the speakers inkstand Now the cold fact
is that Speaker Richards was not strictly
truthful in his allusion to the $3.50 ink
bottle. Not three days since he was in
formed OF the fact that eX-Secretary Of State
Allen had purchased two such ornaments one
for the speaker and one for the president OF
the senate, and that Supply Clerk Wright hal
sent them both back to the State Journal
company, in company with about $3.50 worth
or other eXtravagancies This matter was
tirst agitated by the speaker the conditions
were explained to him, and he was fully
cognzant of all the facts prior to the time
ne informed the house that he knew nothing
about it."
larceny having failed to prevail, Harris sent
up and had read resolution authorizing
.no secretary OF state TO put price on the
1850 chairs and dispose of them to such
luton prevailed.
AMENDMENTS CONQUERED IN.
The house conference committee on house
roli NO. 60 the anti-cigarette bill made the
loIloWing report, which was adopted
your conference committee appointed to
neet Ike committee from the senate on
senate amendments to house roll No Co
pegs leave to report that 1t has agreed to
the amendments by the senate except in
me I'M, three of senate amendments. strike out
tiie ISureS % and insert the figures $40. all
Oh which is respectfully submitted
This leaves the bill almost identical with
the present Minnesota law.
Senate file No. 8, providing for filing of
bills OF exceptions in courts of record was
passed on bills on third reading. and senate
file No. "a, providing for division Of coun-
ties into voting districts. was slaughtered
by being talked to death. The house then
took recess until 9 p. m.
In the afternoon senate file 900 was
recommended by the committee to be placed
upon general file. This was a bill to es-
tabltsh normal school at Scotia Greeley
county. 1t provided for no appropriation
Barry spoke in favor of the measure while
Miles moved that 1t be indefinitely post
poned. Thomas spoke against the bill, say
ing that there were five bills for normal
schools now slumberng in committee, one
or which was his own, but he believed that
1t was not the time to press them and
he had decided to let his go to sleep with
the rest Richards made sulphurous
TRADE against the measure. and said that
there were "one thousand" cities in Ne
braska just as much entitled to normal
schools as Scotia. On Miles motion to
indefinitely postpone Barry demanded the
yeas and nays. Before the vote was an
nounced Barry moved call of the house.
Within ten minutes Thomas moved that the
call of the house be raised, and when it
had prevailed Barry moved that rule l9
be enforced, requiring every member present
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE.
The house then went into committee of
the whole on bills reported by the sitting
to record his vote. The bill was indefinitely
postponed by vote of As to 27.
committee. The following bills were recon-
mended for passage:
Senate file 1872. to regulate the organiza-
tion and operation of mutual insurance as
soCiations.
Senate file 1863. providing for the care
of feeble minded and imbecle children.
Senate file 347, fer the adjustment of dam
ages by reason of public roads being laid
upon public school lands.
Senate file 104. providing for the listing
OF public lands by county clerks for pur-
poses of assessment.
Senate file 25S, providing that county com
missoners shall let bridge contracts to the
lowest bidder.
Senate file 1874. to reapportion the state
into judicial districts.
Senate file 100, providing that executors
and guardians of feeble minded persons may
take charge Of their property.
s., Senate file ia, memorial and joint resolu-
tion to congress regarding the conveyance
by the government Of Fort Omaha to the
state of Nebraska on condition that the
fort be converted into encampment grounds
for the Nebraska National Guards.
Senate file 222, Noyes' bill for forming
school districts.
The committee of the whole then rose and
the house took up the regular order Of bills
on third reading.
Senate file No. 10, by sloan legalzing
orders, judgments, DEGREES and findings of
courts, was passed,
Senate file 10. Sloan's bill making valid
orders and DEGREES CT 1887. and No. 7, Cranes
measure relating to probate courts, were also
passed.
The report of the joint comIaittee ap-
pointed to select six trustees OF the Institute
for the Blind was made a special order for
tomorrow at 1915 o'clock
The house then adjourned.