Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-21
WILL PENSION EVERYBODY.


The senate committee having the same mat
ter in charge has arrived at a sim lar con-
clus.on.
WILL PENSION EVERYBODY.
Among the bills introduced today was one
by Mr.. Klemme of Winneshiek, which pro-
vides for the pensicnng by the state Of
every eX-union soldier who is not now on
the pension rolls of the general governme mt
who has no applicat on pending
Mr.. Dowell introduced bill granting to
cities Of the first class and incorporated towns
the power to suppress houses of i'll fame and
"opium joints"
A majority of the house committee on
banks and banking reported adversely on the
Martin bill providing for the examination
and supervision of private banks by the
auditor of state 1t was shown that there are
nearly 1000 of these institutions in the state,
many of. them merely local in their nature,
and all of them would he seriously hampered
or possibly driven out of business by such
legislation. 1t was even iinted that such
institutions were safer for depos!tors than
either state or national banks. Mr.. Potter
vigorously combatted this idea in committee
and filed minority report in favor of the
Martin bill.
The city of Burlington will secure an ap-
preparation of 00O0 to aid in the celebra-
tion Of the semi-centennial, unless the SEN
ate should fail to agree to the house bill to
this effect which was passed today. The
bill also carries with ii an appropriation of
$105 900, one third to be used annually for
the erection of a memorial and art hail. to be
located by the commission, on grounds ad
jacent to the state capitol building. The
friends of these two measures Joined forces,
and by some skillful log rolling succeeded
in getting the measure passed without refer
ence to the committee on appropriations a
most unusual proceeding. Mr.. Van Houten
arose at the last moment to make a motion
to refer, but was declared out of order and
sat down with the remark that 'he sup
posed he at least had the right to vote no."
The bill secured seventy-six votes.
A bill by Evans passed the house providing
that cities Of the second class and incor-
porated towns may construct sewers or tile
drains along The street and assess the cost
to abuttng property as a special tax
The Gurley bill, granting the exclusive use
by consent OF township trustees of six feet
on one side of the highway to the bicycle
riders was discussed at length. Martin Of
Adair and Mcdonald Of Guthrie opposed the
bill Both thought no exclusive right could
be granted without materially interfering
with travel. MIR. Early moved an amend
ment merely giving the bicycle riders "the
right of way" Mayne offered an amendment
authorizing bicycle riders to fence in their
track" Numerous amendments were pro-
posed and declared out of order and the bill
on final passage was lost; yeas, A; nays, AZ.
CIGARETTE BILL UNFINISHED.
The substitute for the Phelps anti-cigarette
bill came up IN the house, and various
amendments were proposed. Mr.. Gurley
moved that the tax of $1,000 provided for
the retail dealer should apply to the whole
saler as well which was debated at
length. and on roll call was lost; yeas, 20;
nays, 63. and the house adjourned, with the
bill still pending as unfinished business.
The senate consumed almost the entire
session in the discussion Of the Blanchard
anti-compact insurance bill The amend
ments recommended by the committee were
adopted and all others voted down. The
bill will come up for fnal action tomorrow
Governor Drake declines to sign the con-
current resolution providing for the pay
ment OF chaplains, holding that the legisa-
turc has no authority to appropriate money
by the mere passage of resolution.
State Auditor Mccarthy submitted a re-
port of the expenditures of the monument
commission, called for by resolution Of the
house The total expended is sl26000, leav-
ing balance of $4,000 to pay contracts
and claims aggregatng $4,000 or the
amount expended reaTly $4,000 was consumed
in advertising, buying designs, expenses of
the commission and incidentals. The de-
tails Of these large expenditures will be
the subject of searching investigation by
the Legislature.
Among the few bills introduced in the
senate was one by Bell, which provides for a
s.eca tax of per cent on the gross pre-
MUM receipts Of all nonresident fire insur-
ance companies for the benefit of local fire
departments the tax being based on the
receipts from each town or city and not
computed On the gross sum received
Senator Shipwell introduced a resolution
prov v,ding that the owners of fractional sec
tons adjoining certain lake beds, from which
the waters have receded or disappeared, shall
have the right Of purchase of the state at
$3.50 per acre enough Of this land to fill out
and complete the fractional part.
Police After j. u. Lewis.
CRESTON, Ia, Feb. 20.-(Speeal)-J. b.
Lswis. a Matchmaker, is wanted by Creston
authorities. Lewis has been working in
Johnson's second hand store. He secured
the confidence of the proprietor, who per-
mitted him to take watches from the store,
which Lewis would take to the neighboring
towns and dispose of on commission. Last