The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-02-05
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
Doings In the Nebraska House OF Repre-
sentatives-A Strictly Non-Partisan Re-
view OF the Proceedings.
Monday January 2J.

Speaker Gaffin's gavel fell this after
noon at 2:30 O'CLOCK. Seventy-seven
members responded to roll call.
The committee on insurance reported
favorably on house rolls Nos. SO and
Dc.
The bills were recommended for pas
sage while No. AZ, bill amending the
mutual insurance act was indefinitely
postponed, according to the commit
tees recommendation.
House roll No. 80, reducing the sal
hries at the Geneva industrial school,
was reported on favorably by the COM
mittee on agriculture and the report
was adopted.
John Currie's bill, house roll No. so,
introduced by Mr.. Soderman, praying
for the appropriation of SIS, 900 to erect
an heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln
on the capitol grounds, was indefinite
ly postponed.
Mr.. Roddy of Otoe introduced the
following joint resolutions:
WHEREAS, The legislature of 1887 b an
act entitled, AN act to recount the ballots
cast for and against the legislative amend
ment of the I'd day of November. 1886, and
to declare the result" did provide for the
recounting Of the ballots cast for and against
the CONSTITUTIONAL amendment
an increase in the per diem OF members of
the legislature from So to s. and extending
the session OF the legislature from forty to
sixty days, and
listed as to the validity of said act and the
adoption of said amendment to the conStl-
tuition. and
WHEREAS, 1t is expedient that the matter
be definitely settled and determined; there
fore be it
RESOLVED. That the honorable attorney
general be and he is hereby requested to
at once institute proper action by mandam-
us or otherwise to determine whether or not
said amendment to the constitution was
adopted in accordance with the provisions
of the organic law of the state; and be it
RESOLVED. That the secretary Of state be
requested to forward to the honorable at
torney-general j copy of this joint reSolu-
tion.
Twenty new bills were introduced,
among them being:
H. R. 24S. by Mr.. Stebbins-To promote farm
ing in arid portions by irrigation at public eX-
H. r. a5s. bysMr. Rich-To reimburse George
L. Farnham for expenditure of moneys for use
of Peru Normal when the dormitory burned.
H r. 256. by Mr.. Felker-TO appropriate Sd0,
600 for incidental expenses of 25th session.
H. Rs. 262-3-4, by Mr.. Hill-To regulate stock
yards, etc.
House rolls 234 to PAS were read the
second time and referred.
II. r. 50 was recommended for indef-
mite postponement. The bill provides
for exempting all money due benefi-
ciaries on life or accident insurance
policies from garnishment, execution
or attachment.
H. r. Sc, which provides for the in
vestment of funds arising out of busi-
ness done in the state by foreign life
or accident insurance companies, was
discussed at great length and finally
for amendments. The
then arose, reported prog
ress, and the house adjourned.
Tuesday, January &c.
In ohe house this morning, after
work, seventeen new bills
were introduced. and a number of bills
were read the second time and referred
to committees.
Bills on third reading were announced
and the first measure placed on the
general file for this session was put
upon its final passage. 1t was H. R.
No. 4. by Mr.. Eastman, to refund to
Rebecca Perkins of Custer county $121
paid by her as rental on school land by
an illegal appraisement of 1889. On
roll call the bill passed by a vote of 81
with none against.
II. r. 8. by Mr.. Dobson, to repeal the
law of 1885, granting a bounty on sugar
and chicory, was read a third time, and
Mr. Dobson demanded call of the
house upon it. The call showed ten
members absent. The call was then
dispensed with, and on roll call the bill
was passed by a vote of 63 to so.