Omaha daily bee., 1897-04-10
make it's coal contracts In the summer time,
when prices are lower
OMAHA'S NEW COURT

when prices are lower.
OMAHA'S NEW COURT.
House roll No. IS, amending the irriga-
tion law, was passed.
House roll No. 450, introduced by Rich of
Douglas, was passed. 1t creates municipal
court in cities of the metropolitan class and
fixes and defines the organization powers and
Jurisdiction of the same. This law makes
a radical departure in the legal department
of the city government of Omaha. 1t ere
ates an entirely new court, and materially
affects tho business of litigation as far as
procedure is concerned. The general features
of the bill are summarized in the following
paragraphs:
municipal court of three judges, to be ap
pointed by the governor. The judges hold
clerk who serves for the same length of
time The judges receive $1,000 year each
and the clerk $l,SoO per annum.
2. The municipal court has exclusive orig
inal jurisdiction in all civil cases when the
AMOUNT 9, o in controversy does not exceed
actions of repleVin when the appraised
value OF the property does not exceed $1,000;
and to recover the possession of real prop
erty where the plaintiff the defendant,
city; and concurrent jurisdiction with the
district court of the county over all other
civil actions involving sum not exceed
ing $1,000, exclusive of interest and costs;
provided however, that the municipal
court shall not have jurisdiction: First, in
any action against a public officer for mis-
conduct in Office; second, in actions for
malicious prosecution; third in actions for
SANDER and libel; fourth, in any matter
where the title or boundaries to land may
be disputed, nor to order or decree the par
Provided. however that nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed to deny or abridge
the power of the municipal court to order
the sale of land seized in attachment and
TO confirm the sale made Provided,
further, that nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to take away from the
sod
relative to election contests. the condemna-
tion of real estate, adoption matters,
siSnments or habeas corpus.
g. Either party in "A suit before the mu-
nicpal court may demand a trial by jury.
A. Appeals may be taken in the same man
ner provided by law In cases tried before
a justice of the peace.
g. No change of venue shall be allowed in
any case from the municipal court
g.. All expenses and salaries of the judges,
clerks and employees of the municipal court
shall be paid out of the fees and charges
received by the clerk, except the furnish
ing of court rooms and an Office for the
clerk, and tho equipment or the same with
tho necessary furniture, and the supplies
records. books and stationery, which shall
be tturnlshed pnd equipped at the expense
of athe city.
House roll No 80. an act to prevent and
suppress the sale of cigarettes to minors,
was passed without the emergency clause.
House rolls Nos. 10 and II taken together
provide that all judges and clerks of cleo
tion shall be appointed by the county judges
and that such judges and clerks shall not be
elected as undr the present law.
Hollse roll No. ass was passed. 1t is an
act TO prohibit combinations among grain
elevator men and to prohibit any person,
company, partnership association or corpo-
ration engaged in the business OF grain deal
ing or owning or operating any grain ee-
rator. from entering into any understanding,
contract agreement or combination having
for Its object the prevention of competition
among buyers, sellers or dealers in grain.
BLANKET BALLOT LAW.
A housa roll No 463 amending the cleo
tion Law, was passed. 1t provides for the
blanket ballot at all elections. Although
this bill was forced through both houses by
party pressure 1t IS known that Governor
Iiocomb is opposed to it, In his inaugural
message the governor said:
hsarty Of the general form Of
able to tbe so-ealied blanket ballot ays-
tenn, in which the party tickets are each
prnSd In ssPH1hts SGG%ns ,So Tith pro
vote the entire party ticket by one mark
or stamp. The Independence of the voter Is
MIN usually to read the nam namea Of Oh he can cans
didatcs for tho various offices before cast
ing his ballot and he Is encouraged thereby
not TO rely solely upon party designation.
II has has been been urged by send as an objection
feet the establishment of an edu ,atlonal
test for voting, ! do net regard This as a
accustomed to this form of ballot, and any
marked change In the general form, in my
opinion. is entirely unnecessary and would
serve to no good purpose.
House roll No. "a, to establish a State
Board of Embalm!ng, was defeated on its
final passage.
House roll No. 4tS, the bill which Mr.. JEFF
coat Of Douglas yesterday succeeded In ad-
vanoing to a third reading before II had
been even read the second time was placed
on the final passage and defeated. II pro-
vlded an act for the protection of land fiom
the overflow and washing of rivers and for
the construction of dikes dams and EN-
bankments to prevent such overflow and for
rlprapping tho banks of such streams. The
bill was introduced in the house by Taylor
OF Douglas.
House roll No. 263, introduced by Fllll OF
Clay. was passed as populist party meas
ure, II proposes to regulate and fix this
commissions for selling live stock. The bill