The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-05
The Nebraska Assembly.

The Nebraska Assembly.
| SENATE-JOhn Jeffcoat of Omaha was for
mally inducted into the senate on the 23d,
and was assigned to the desk recently occu-
pied by Senator John II. Evans. AS soon as
| the senate was ready for the TRANSACTION of
' business Mr.. Howell mOyed that committee
| be appointed to wait on the chief justice of
the supreme court. and request that the oath
| Of office be administered to John Jeffcoat.
| This prevailed and Mr. Jeifcoat took his seat
| Gov. HOicombS message relating to inter-
| state action on railroad rates to the Gulf OF
Mexico was laid before the senate and on
| motion of Mr.. Talbot was referred to the
committee on railroads with instructions to
report winhin three days. Mr. Ransom intro
duced joint resolution proposing to submit
| to the voters of the state an amendment to
the constitution relating TO the investment
OF permanent school funds Mr Murphy
| affairs of the late state auditor. 1t went
over under the rules. A large batch of petit
tions favoring the Trans Mississippi exposi-
| reading were the following: To provide for
the selection of a district judge pro tenn and
asef he Of e end state af @ of G S6fa
| at or near the capital of the state and to re-
peal SO much OF section l. chapter IL, of the
| Agriculture, as is in conflict with this act,
! and all other acts and parts in conflict here
with. To provide for the making of contracts
| i'll writing between owners of land and brOk
| ers or agents appointed to sell lands
| SENATE.-The senate on the 24th had a
J lively session. The usual batch of petitions
were presented for and against the Trans
| Mississippi exposition and one against the
| proposal to abolish the soldiers home at Mil
ford. MIR. Osborn of Pawnee, chairman of
| the railroad committee. reported several bills
| for indefinite postponement One was Beals
| measure requiring railroads to reduce pas
| senger fares to cents a mile. Beal moved
| that the report be not concurred in and that
| the bill go to the general file. The motion
| prevailed. The railroad committee recon-
mended that Millers bill requiring roads to
| sell all mileage books and tickets with trans
ferable privilege be indefinitely postponed.
went to the general file. The railroad COM
mittee recommended the passage of the bill
requiring union depots at junction points;
| of transportation to the telephone, telegraph
and express companies. Mr.. Murphy's reso-
luton. demanding an investigation, of the
and agreed to. Mr. Ransoms joint resolu-
| tion to submit an amendment to the consti-
tuition providing for the investment of the
! permanent school fund was advanced to Il
| third reading. The afternoon was spent in
committee OF the whole on two bills amend
| ing the school laws.
| SENATE.-Thursday, Feb. 25, was the thirty
ninth day of the session. The public printer
| bill, known as senate file No. 132, was read
| the third time to be placed on its final pass
age; but before its reading had been COM
pleted Mr.. Graham moved that 1T be recon-
snec So erdered m ie ssnate Ie fIe
| No. 35. introduced by Mr.. Gondring, giving to
! iustices.of the peace jurisdiction in cases in
which persons are charged with malicious
| destruction of fences, was read the third
| time and passed. Senate file No. 255 was Or
| dered engrossed for third reading. The bill
| authorizes judges and clerks of election to
| make full returns on the vote on constitu-
tiona amendments, authority which is de-
| MED under the present law; Among bills
Jeffcoat, to secure fuller and better returns
of property for taxation and to prevent
| omission OF property from tax levy. 1t pro
vides that whenever they have reason to
| believe that there has not been full return
of property within the county for taxation,
the county commissioners shall have power
the facts. Any assessor who shall willfully
omit to return any property for taxation
shall upon conviction pay a fine of not to eX-
ceed $500 or be imprisoned in the county Jail
not to exceed sixty days, or both, as the
court may determine. Senate file No. 236, in
troduced by Lee, was taken up for one OF the
| liveliest discussions of the week. After two
hours had been consumed in debates the
| committee agreed to make the further con-
sideratiOn of the bill a special order for next
Monday afternoon at o'clock.
SENATE.-The senate on the Goth transacted
a large amount of routine work. Senate file
No. $780, introduced by Mr.. Feltz, was read the
third time and passed. The bull provides a
Law by NH which the property OF dismembered @ red
affairs OF the district closed up. Mr.. Howell
offered resolution protesting against the
2ctlOn OF the president OF Cno UnlteO states
| in setting apart large tracts of land as for
estry reserves. The resolution was adopted
| and the secretary instructed to telegraph it
in full to Senator Allen at Washington.
Towards close of the session general consent
was given for the introduction of bills and
there was another flood. Bills came up to
were in and read MIR: Canaday of Kearney
introduced the last bill for the session. The
bill Is one prepared by one of MIR. Canaday's
constituents, who desires to repeal all exist
enact
covers several hundred pages of large manu-
script. The judiciary committee reported
senate file No. 2f with double recommended
tiOn. one referring it to the general file and
the other asking for its indefinite postpone
ment. It is bill repeating the law under
which all applicants for admission to prac-
tice law at the bar are compelled to pass an
examination by a committee appointed by
the supreme court; The bill was placed on
the general file. The senate then adjourned.
HoUsE.-The Trans Mississippi exposition
bill had been made special order for 2:3O in
the house on the 23d, and as a consequence
there was a large crowd in attendance. At the
hour named 92 members answered present.
Speaker Gaffin. from his place on the floor,
said that il the bill was read section by Sec
tion and amended considerable time would
be lost. He offered substitute for the
whole bill. .appropriating S2Oo.O0o Chairman
Burkett said that it would be as well to read
the original bill through without amendment
and then take up Gaffin's substitute. This
was done and then Gatfin'SS substitute as
animated discussion followed. Finally
Speaker Gaffin. from Hulrs seat. directed at
tention to the fact that all the Oratory On the
floor would not change one vote on the bill The
question of indefinite postponment was be-
fore the house. He was in favor of taking a
vote and finding whether or not it was to be
postponed. Wooster accused Speaker Gaffin
of trying to gag the members with the pre-
vious question. Gaffin disclaimed any nten-
tiOn of calling for the previous question.
Then followed more discussion, many MEM
bers participating. Mr. Wheeler moved that
the committee of the whole now rise, report
progress. and ask leave to sit again at Z
o'clock. Clark of Lancaster moved an amend
ment to ask leave to sit at 10 o'clock the
following day. His motion prevailed ana
there was no night session. In the morning
hour before the exposition bill was taken up.
standing committees recommended passage
of q number of measures. A number of bills |
were also ordered to the general file. The
chief clerk read the message from Gov. Hol-
comb. relating to the concurrent resolution
passed by the Kansas legislature. Clark of
Lancaster moved that the communication |
and resolution be referred to the committee
on railroads. which prevailed. LoomiS of
Butler clerk of the committee on employees |
reported the committee on cities and towns |
desired Il clerk to aid it in its laborS. The re-
port of the committee on employees recon- |
mended that the request of the committee on
cities and towns be granted. The report of
the committee was adopted Following this |
came consideration of the Trans Mississippi |
bill. which occupied the time of the house
until adjournment
on IL II.