Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-14
SENATE WORKS WITHOUT oRAroaY
business OF the Day Dispatched with
Very Few Spperl,e.


LINCOLN, Jan. 13-CSpeciaI)-Tbe senate
and what little business presented itself for
consideration was transacted speedily and
without the elaboration of debate which
characterized yesterdays proceedings. After
the reading of the journal the senate agreed
to the appointment of special committee of
three TO act with a like committee of three
to prepare joint rules for the house and SEN
ate. The president appointed as such com
mlttee Mr.. Beal of Custer Mr.. Haller of
Washington and Mr. Canaday OF Kearney
Mr.. Weller of OtOe asked for the enforce
ment of rule 49, which denies admittance
to the senate floor to all persons not members
or employees OF the senate, unless provided
with ticket signed by the president of the
senate.
The resolution offered yesterday by Mr..
Mutz limiting explanations OF votes to a
brief, business-like statement, was brought
up. The senator explained that he wished
to shut off stump speeches which were in
tended only as campaign fireworks for politi-
cal purposes.
Mr.. Graham Of Frontier presented the list
OF employees agreed upon by the joint pOpu-
list and democratic caucus. The list is sup
Elementary to the list of employees already
named The additions to the pay roll are
as follows: Committee clerks-Finance
ways and means, j. II. Seaton; public lands
y u
fairs, l.. j. Plata; school lands and funds.
j. C. Gorin; printing, w. H. Stout; engrossed
and enrolled bills, G. b. Beveridge; state
prisons, r. s. Ives; education and library,
Edward Kirch; claims, w, +. Straub; mill
tary affairs, o. N Watson; RAILROADS, Arthur
Shepherd; miscellaneous corporations ID. C.
Hefferman: universities and normal schools,
w. Y. Taylor; constitutional amendments G.
w. Poynter; enrolled and engrcssed bills.
Miss Abbott; copyst, Mrs, NJ. Il. Olmstead;
clerk, j. c. Miller; judiciary G. II. Martin;
clerk, Il. B. Greene; revenue. w NJ Brew
ster; clerk. II. b. McGaw; custodian, John
Gulden; typewriter, Eva Sullivan; enrolling
clerks May Summers, II. p IHgersoll S.
Kittel; file messenger, d. w. IIecoH; assist
ant janitor, Henry CraycrCft: custodian. VII
liam Neve; messenger for secretary Of the
senate Lawrence Fay; custodian c. p Hal.
ligan; assistant bill clerk Thomas 8ennlng-
hoven file holder, William Hard, custodian,
Muse Sherman; engrossing clerk Thomas b.
Hatcher: night watchmen, L. 7. Young;
pages Dana MUTT. Emory Beal William
McMayer Fred Daily John Mutchiey and
one yet to be appointed by Senator Watson
The list as reported was accepted as read and
the employees sworn in.
The matter of furnishing stamps TO the
president and members Of the senate was
brought up again on a resolution offered by
Mr.. Sykes Of Adams The members voted
themselves five 2-cent stamps daily during
the session. the republicans voting against
the resolution.
A number OF bills we're read the first and
second times and the senate then took it's
noon recess.
After recess the senate took up desuuUry
discussion Of several unlmpOytanL resolutions
and motions, The following resolution Of
fered by Mr. Murphy Of Gage, was agreed TO
without objection:
Resolved. That 1t Is the sense OF this SEN
ate that no bill or Join; resolution which
has been referred to any standing commit
tee shall be reported for indefinite post
ponement without first giving the intro
ducer of the same an opportunity to como
before said committee and be heard ON
the measure.
On motion OF Mr.. Murphy the list Of stand
Ing committees was ordered printed for tho
convenience OF the senate.
Mr.. Howell of Douglas moved that the
chairman Of each committee to whom bills
are referred shall be required to notify the
introduccr Of bills 10 be present at the meet
ing OF tho committee at the time said bill
may be considered. The motion provoked
long rambling discussion and Vas finally
agreed to.
Mr. Farrell OF Mer1ick, chairman Of the
committee appointed yesterday 10 confer
with house committee relative to the
cost OF printing the governors message. re-
ported that no conferences had been held, as
the house had already ordered 5000 copies
OF the message. Mr.. Johnson OF Clay wanted
the report referred TO the committee on print
Ing. Ransom of Douglas wanted the report
accepted and the committee discharged a
lively dnhata ensuad which Assumed rnsE