The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-26

L he committee was discharged. House roll
No 1885, appropriating S20.0O0 for q new dor
mitory for the Peru normal school was read
the third time and passed. Senate HE NO.
142. by Dundas of Nemaha, was passed. lt
marks and brands. Senate file No. 12'.
limiting the number OF wards In cities or the
second class having less than 5000 inhapi-
tants was rs RSs e,s s nrnbht Iis ct2 n1 deas
and councilmen from receiving Tree gas. eiec-
t7ic lights telephones or street railway
transportation, WAS passed. The senate then
ad jOurned.
HoUsE.-The stock yards bill, senate file No.
90, passed the house on the 18th, by large
majority. Nearly all the opponents OF the
measure voted for it. Mr. Rich of Douglas
moved an amendment to section q. "provid-
ing that the provisions of this act shall apply
to stock shipped in the state ot Nebraska.
Hill spoke in opposition to this proposed
amendment, and said it was introduced Tor
the purpose of killing the bill. he de-
nounced il as class legislation. Richs
amendment was voted down by a large ma
jority. Roberts OF Douglas moved an amend
ment raising the price named in the blil for
handling cattle cents head, sheep cent.
termed Il fatal defect in the bill. IL was IN
section l, which reads: "All stock yards
which for the preceding twelve
months. shall have an average daily receipt
of not less than 100 head of cattle, or 300 head
of hogs. or 300 head of sheep. are hereby de.
clared to be public markets. Then Clark OF
remedy for this defect. Sheldon offered d
substitute for this amendment, that the COM
mittee now rise and report the bill for third
reading. The motion prevailed The bill
through by vote of 80 to- s..
The speaker then announced that the SEN
atcs amendment to house roll No. g3. the
Trans Mississippi exposition bill. would be
presented to the house for concurrence. The
principal amendment was to section OF the
bill. striking out "S20O.000'' and inserting
Wooster moved
the amendment. Smith moved substitute
that the bill be cOncurred i'll. This was de-
feated. Wooster'S amendment that the house
non-concur in this amendment prevailed
and the clerk was instructed to notify the
senate of the action OF the house. The house
then went into committee of the whoe TO
consider the salary appropriation bill and
continued that werk until the hOuf OF iLd-
journment
HOUsE-The house on the 18th went at
once into committee of the whole for the
purpose of considering house roll No. GiJ. the
salary appropriation bill, which was COM
mitted yesterday. A motion to reduce the
salary of the superintendent of the institute
for the blind at Nebraska City from g 600 to
$500 was adopted. A motion to make a like
reduction in the salary of the superinten-
dent OF I he institute for the feebie-minded
at Beatrice met with vigorous resistance
from Zimmerman of York and others.
The motion to cut the salary at the Beatrice
institution to s1,s00 was carried. 1t was
moved the bill be recommended to pass.
Robertson of Holt put in two amendments,
the first of which cut out the pay or the
supreme court commissioners and the second
providing for the pay of two addltlonal
judges of the supreme court. Snyder OF sner-
man. Clark of Richardson and Pollard OF CaSS
talked against the amendments Ihat
part of the motion striking out the pay
for the commission was adopted: Then clark
of Lancaster moved that the bill as amended
be recommended for passage, which carried
by vote of ~ to 35, and the committee
arose. Wooster of Merriclt moved to recon-
hon RI re
was lost and the report of the committee was
adopted by the house. House roll No. 2O3.
SheldOn's bill to provide for the building OF
a wing of a building on the state university
grounds as a part of the permanent improve
ments of the college of agriculture of Ne
braSka and appropriating So 900 therefor. was
House roll No. 1876, appropriating $4,000 to
rebuild the dOrmitOry Of the state normal
school at Peru, was read the third time ana
passed. \ message was received from the
senate announcing that a committee had
been appointed to confer with a like commit
tee from the house as to the best method of
procedure in the ballot recount matter. and
asking for like action on the part OF the
house. The speaker appointed as such COM
mittce McSSrS. Fernow of Adams, GerdeS OF
Richardson and Loomis OF Butler. Ad-
jOurncd.
HoUsE.-Thcre was an effort made in the
house on the 18th to dispense with reading of
the journal. but it did not prevail. Standing
committees reported on a number of bills A
messenger from the governor presented TO
the house the message of the executive ofhcer
regarding the recount of the constitutional
amcndrc:at ball0ts. The message vas read,
and at its close was greeted with applause.
Hull of Harlan moved that the message be
last n:@ht. The he motion prevailed. The com
mittce is composed Of Fernow OF Adams.
| Gcrdcs of Richardson and LOOmis of Butter.
he nc1in GaEer bl was eonslGerGd ae
for all other motions. one referring senate
file No. 116 to the committee on cities ana
towns. with Instructions to report as soon as
the journal is read in the morning. the house
| to at once go into committee OF the whole
on said bill. and debate he limited to
| two hours. This motion was agreed TO-
Senate file 40. 30 relating to school districts
| in cities and towns. was read the 1hlrd tune
| and passed. The house resolved itself into
| committee of he whole with Jenkins in the
chair and took up house roll No. $50. the
| claims appropriation bill. The only change
| of Importance made was in regard to mileage
| of ShcriffS III convcning prisoners to the pen
| itentiary and TO the industrial homes The
committee had drawn the bill allowing .
| cents per mile. The present law provides for
| 10 cents per mile. and after discussion the
| full mileage was allowed. The bill as
| amended was recommended for passage.
| House roll No. 1873 the committee substitute
| for Ri,.h'S real estate foreclosure law. was
| taken up. The principal feature OF tme 3iiI fnn
| redemption after the nine months stay has
| been exhausted. leiscr offered an amend
two years. There was lengthy discussion.
| Holland of Red Willow moved to amend the
amendment by making the time eighteen
| months. This was accepted by lelSer III
place of his amendment, and was voted down.
The section as prepared by the committee
| was adopted. ScceiOn 3 contained the clause
giving the mOrtgagce IL lien of 0ne-thlrd on
all crops raised on the premises during the
| time allowed for redemption, for the pay
| mcnt OF interest. On motion of Clark OF
Richardson the crop lien clause was stricken
| out. Hull of Harlan offered AN amendment
providing that when the creditor elected to
bring an action ON the note ana attempt was
| made to collect he would thus lose the right
| to forecloSe on the mortgage. Clark or Ian,
caster said that to attach such clause would
| endanger the validity OF the law. and iuli
withdrew the amendment. Clark OF Rlch-
| ardson said that at the request of friends OF
| the vote. striking out the crop lien clause.
The motion to reconsider carried. And the
| bill was recommended for passage without
| any amendments. Adjournment followed.
| HOUSE.-ln the house on the 10Th the Lin
! coin charter bill was passed with the emerg-
| ency clause. The committee on township
| organization reported a substitute bill for
| house roll No. 457. and asked that it be ad-
| enacts the old law governing counties under
| township organization. Many objections
| were made and the bill was put on general
| file House roll No. 81. the bill to provide
| for the state printing of stationery and sup
| plies for state institutions, was reported to
| general file. The smelling committee. ap.
| pointed to investigate the rumorS of sale OF
| LIQUOR in the basement made report as 1Ol-
| lows: Your committee appointed to make
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