The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-04-16


| to third reading. was adopted by vote OF AZ
l TO 80. Dobson of Fillmore reported that the
| recount commission had finished Its work
| and he moved the appointment OF a COM
mittee of three to confer with a like COM
! mittec from the senate IN regard to joint
session as provided for In the recount resolu,
| tion. The speaker named Dobson. hoddy ana
Kapp as such committee.
HoUsE.-The first thing in the house ON the
| 9th was the committee report setting Friday
noon as the time for final adjournment. The
| committee further recommended that no
| bills shall be passed after Thursday. A bill
| taken up by the clerk was house roll No. 57S.
in aid of the exposition. The clerk had
scarcely finished reading the title before
Gaylord jumped to his feet. and demanded
changed the order of these bill. This, he de-
clared. had been DONE Wooster reiterated
all that had been said and produced as evil
dence a memorandum OF the bill numbers as
| he had taken them when reported by the
engrossing committee. The bill passed with.
out the emergency clause. House roll
| fix commissions for selling live stock
| therein was passed by Il vote OF 90 to :3.
House roll No; 1917, by Stebbins, to promote
agriculture on lands under irrigation in this
state, and to confer original Jurisdiction on
boards of county commissioners to fix rates
for the use OF annual and perpetual water
| rents, was passed with 81 votes to its credit.
House roll No. 275, by Liddell, to establish
free public employment Office in metropolitan
cities of the trst-class, was passed by vote
of 70 to 10. House roll No. 81. an act to pre-
vent and suppress the use and sale of cigar
cites, was passed by vote OF " TO Z.
House roll No. No 4?e, by by Rich i; ;n to create
Olitan class. was passed by a vote of II to Is.
House ro. No 199. Felker's bill to prevent
tine Of ed%Poyes b hs
ing 30 for and 81 against. House roll No 200.
by Felker, amending the law relating to the
| inspection of oils, and providing fer higher
fac w m n HDnSa
No. 563. Hull's bill to provide for the payment
of principal and interest on real estate mort
cages, was passed with the emergency clause
by vote Of 81 to22: Senate amendments to
house roll No. 342 were read. Soderman
moved that the house refuse to concur in
these amendments, and the motion prevailed.
This bill contains provision fixing the pay
of sherlffs for transferring prisoners to the
state penitentiary. The senate amendment
mileage. Soderman called attention to the
fact that the law already fixed the pay at s.
and mileage and he didn't believe it should
be raised. Most of the members agreed with
him. The bill passed. Adjourned.
HoUsE.-After the opening exercises in the
house on the sth a messenger from the gov
ernOr announced that the executive had
signed senate files Nos. AS, 157, 1877 and house
rolls Nos. 1873 and 1876. Senate file No. IA. to
authorize the county judge in counties hav-
passed. Senate file No. 199 to provide for the
disposition of the property of dismembered
school DISTRICTS and the closing up of the
sgch dS t. passed by vote f6e
the making of contracts in writing between
owners of land and brokers or agents en-
plOyed to sell it, and making such contracts
void unless in writing, was passed by a vote
of IS to4 Senate file No 32O. by Gondring of
Platte, to define trusts and conspiracies
against trade, declaring the same to be un-
lawful and void, and providing means for the
suppression of such trusts was passed. Re-
cess took place. after which the report OF the
adjournment, was read The speaker said
the report proper and the recommendation
appended would be acted upon separately.
On motion of Pollard the report was adopted.
fixing the time for adjournment at IL o'clock
noon on Friday. The recommendation that
no bills be passed after Thursday was, not
ply of Gage, to provide against the adultera-
tiOn of food and to prohibit its sale, was
passed without opposition. Senate file No.
III. to grant equal privileges to graduates of
the state university, with graduates of other
educational institutions within the state, was
passed by a vote of 63 to %. Senate file No.
SO as to require the consent of the land owner
through whose property the stream or chan
mel passes. @ wa was p passed by vote OF n to II.
urerS to invest an amount not to exceed rs
per cent of the sinking fund in their respect
i've counties. in registered warrants of the
county at their face value, was passed. Sem
ate file No. 6, to amend the code of civil pro-
cedure in regard to juries. 1t provides that
jurors may be summoned upon other than
the first day of {; term of court. such date to
be fixed by the judge. 1t was passed with
the emergency clause the vote being 70 to 2.
Senate file No. 1o5 relating to the protection
of game, was passed with the emergency
clause with only three negative votes.
Senate file No PSI, by Mr.. Graham, to extend
the powers of the state board of transpOrta-
tion so as to give it power and authority over
charges by express companies for transpOrta-
tiOn, and over telephone and telegraph COM
panieS for the transmission of messages by
telephones, and over persons engaged in the
several businesses; and to apply the powers
given to said board of transportation by law
over railroad companies. to ali companies or
persons owning, controlling or operating q
line or lines OF express. telephone and tele-
graph, whose line or lines is or are wholly or
in part in this state, was passed. Senate file
No. A. by johnson of Clay, provides means |
by which cities and villages may acquire
public parks and improve the same. The
city council or board of trustees is given
power to levy not to exceed mills for the |
purpose of improving such park or public
grounds. The bill passed with the emer- |
gency clause stricken out, by vote of SO to s.
HOUsE.-After the reading of the journal |
in the house on the 9th, by unanimous con- |
sent, senate file No. 23S was advanced to third |
reading A motion to advance senate file |
No. go was lost. On motion of Clark of Lam |
caster, all senate files not already advanced |
to third reading were indefinitely postponed. |
The amendments to house roll No 175 were |
concurred in. Senate file No. 1913, to protect |
stock from pitfalls passed. Senate file No. |
1872, extending the medical course to four |
years was passed, receiving 81 votes. Senate |
file No. 2T, giving the governor the ap- |
pointive power of the reform school at |
kearney passed. Senate file No. 255 provid- |
ing manner of counting the vote on cOnSti- |
tutiOnal amendments was passed. Senate |
file No. IA, FitZ irrigation bill, was defeated |
by a vote of 80 to g. Senate file No. a. to |
prevent cruelty to children. and provide for |
guardians was passed with the emergency |
clause. Senate file No. 169 to provide for the |
election and appointments of clerks of the |
district court was defeated, receiving only |
As votes. AT seven minutes to twelve o'clock
A motion by Smith of Douglas to refer senate
file No. 250 to the committee of the whole to
strike out the enacting clause was defeated |
and the bill passed II to 8. Senate file No. 23S |
defining the age of commitment to the peni-
tentiary passed. A joint resolution author
iZing the governor of Nebraska to enter into
a compact with the Governor of South Dako-
ia as agreed upon by a commission appointed |
by said governors, to fix the boundaries be-
tween said states at certain points, was
passed without opposition. The house re-
fused to concur in the senate amendments
to house roll No. 615 and conference COM
mttee consisting of Clark of Richardson,
Sheldon of Dawes, and jenkins of Jefferson,
was appointed to confer with the senate COM
mlttee on Nos GA and 615. At 10 p. m. after
wearisome wait, the conference committe
appointed to meet with the senate committee
on house rolls Nos 6l4 and 615, the appropria-
tiOn and salary bills, came in and reported. |
After some discussion and a showing that the
totals in the bill were not materially larger
than when the bills passed the hOuse the re- |