The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-12
Adjourned


huJOuAhCue
Wednesday, February
The first reading of bills was the first
order OF business and II. r. $50 to 3sl
were read for the first time.
X. X. 256, providing for incidental
expenses, WA ordered engrossed for
third reading.
II. X. %. by Mr.. Phelps, for the re-
peal of the law providing for the exter-
mination OF the Russian thistle. was
read the third time and was declared
passed by a vote Of 80 to 10.
III. X. so, reducing the salary of the
superintendent of the Geneva indus
trial school to 81, 500, was read for the
third time and declared passed by a
vote of 80 to 1. Mr.. Felker of Douglas
voted no.
II. X. l65, relating to draining Of
swamp lands, and Ii. X. 146. relating
to school districts compromising their
indebtedness, were passed.
ii. X. III, relating to rules Of SOL
diers' home; l15. favoring submission of
amendment for woman suffrage; 100.
proposing an amendment relative to
number of votes required to pass an
amendment. were all favorably re-
ported, while II. X. 9, providing for
amending time for voting on amend
ments, and II. X. "a, providing for
submitting amendments to supreme
court to determine whether amend
ments had passed, were reported for
Indefinite postponement.
II. X. 1a2, requiring horseshoers to
pass an examination, vas recommitted
The insurance committee reported
f~avorably on ii. RS. 81, 1893. and SO, re
latlng to insurance companies.
IL. X. 13l, making hog stealing a
felony, was recommended for passage.
The committee on claims reoprted
~favorably on II. r. 70, for .the reoef of
Burt county.
to provide for the permanent and not
for the Temporary reli Of of
was recommend ed for passage.
After a motionto inve stigate on num-
Der of employees to see il house did not
have more than necessary had carried,
II house ven into committee of the
whole.
The committee acted favorably on
n. X. ia, to provide for travelling IL
braries.
H.. r. 81, making bicycle stealing
felony was read aud after some debate
was reported for indefinite postpone
ment.
The report of the committee of the
whole vas adopted.
Mr.. Sheldon of Dawes offered a reso-
luton expressing the sympathy of the
house for Representative Soderman
who had received a telegram ANNOUNCE
ing the death of his two-year-old son.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted by rising vote. after which the
house adjourned.
Among the bills introduced were:
house rolls 373. making February I2,
Lihcoln's birthday, u legal holiday; 376,
to establish a state board of charities
and corrections; 3s4. empowering cities
and towns to issue bonds for construc-
ton and maintaining electric light
plants; 3S5, to establish a militar code;
1888. abolishing as q defense in actions
by employees against employers the
common law doctrine Of exemption of
employers from liability for injury or
damage to employees by reason of the
negligence, acts, default or omission
OF fellow servants; 800, to provide that
labor on state lands and buildings be
done by days labor, and to provide for
II manner OF purchasing material.
Thursday. February Z.
In the house this morning q petition
from johnson county for the adoption
OF "a joint resolution for a woman suf-
frage amendment vas read and re-
ferred.
A memorial from Adams county was
presented protesting against the APP
preparation OF more than 500, 900 for
the Omaha exposition.
Mr.. Gerdes, for the committee on
miscellaneous subjects, introduced q
resolution that a committee of three
be appointed to investigate the state
offices on tho matter of state funds be-
ing placed in banks instead of being
used to take up outstanding warrants,
end to see what steps should be taken
to protect the states interests. 1t was
adopted.
On report standing committees bills
were disposed of as follows: ii. II. 1879,
TO authorize the organization of NUT.
ual insurance companies; Ii. r. a2l,
regulating district schools, district
school bonds and granting of teachers
certificates, and ii. X. 235, to prevent
foot ball, were placed on general file,
There were u number OF votes against
adopting the report on the latter bill,
IL. X. "a, for the establishment of n
state board of embalming, and II. r,
LA, to prevent body snatching and the
m%utilation of dead bodies, were recon.
mended for passage.
SecretaryFurnas of the state board
of agriculture sent in a copy of a reso-
luton adopted by that board, express
ing the hope that the legislature would
make an appropriation for state repre-
sentation at the trans-M Mississippi en-
position. Referred to committee on
finance.
The committee on benevolent insti-