Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-14

Nebraska passed n law known as the MAX
imum FrpiWlt Rate Law and
Whereas, Said law. although legally en-
acted has been imperative because OF an
appeal to the courts, whore 1t now remains
Whereas. The producers and shippers are
not receiving the benefits intended to b.
derived by the passage OF said law, nui 9.
the contrary the old and excessive freight
rate schedule IS SIN enforced,
Now, therefore, tho senate OF the state OF
Nebraska the house on r'piSt'n,,1,'
the attorney general to make full ana
complete iuvustlEation OF the causes OF Dc
lay and report TO this body, and " possible
urge a speedy determination Of the issues
involved Ia said case.
on motion Of HUH the house concurred
In the joint resolution.
Speaker Gafnn then appointed zimmerman,
Loomis and Gcrdes committee to inycs,i-
gate tho present condition Of the working
force of the house and report on the same
Gerlcs ot Richardson, from The committee
on supplies, reported to the house that they
had found supplies sufficient to carry on the
business of the house, with the 5000 already
expended for copies Of revised statutes. sta
tionpry, etc The report also directed at
tentlon to the fact that a large number ot
waste baskets. cuspidors and other articles
Of furniture had been carried on by mem
bers of the last touse.
Bernard u Pawnee protested, as member
Of the last session, that he for one had not
stolen anything.
Rouse of Hall sarcastically remarked that
he and Soderman, another old member had
gone down into the basement of the capitol
building and carried the cuspidors away In
their vest pockets.
Pollard OF Cass made a vigorous defense OF
the republicans OF the last house and showed
that nearly $1,000 worth OF state property
left over from the last session had been
carefully taken care of by the eX-secretary
OF state. j. A. Piper.
Sheldon of Sheridan created considerable
ill-feeling by asserting that an individual,
namo not given, but who, as 1t was deyel-
oped afterwards, was a member OF the sen
ate, had carried away waste basket with
a cuspdor inside of 1t.
Bernard of Pawnee moved an Amendment
that all charges of theft against members
OF the last house he eliminated from the re-
port. On this amendment a running debate
occurred between Hull, jenkins, Sheldon and
Bernard In which quite an amount of bad
blood was engendered. The amendment was
voted down, however, and the members OF
the last house remain under the stigma OF
having purlcned lot of Spittoons,
The following joint resolution was sent to
the clerk by Rouse of Hall:
To the Honorable, the Supreme Court of
the United States: Whereas, There is
pending I'm your honorap7e court the fol-
lowing cases, viz: Arthur S. Churchill
against Iliegnson and others; Arthur 5.
Churchill against Ames and others; Arthur
s. Churchill against Smith and others,
which said cases Involve the validity Of
what Is known as the maximum rate law,
a law enacted by the Legislature of Ne
braslla In 1893. and
whereas, An early adjudication of the
questions involved i'm said litigation is of
great Importance to the people of Ne
braska therefore, be 1t
Resolved, by the senate and house of
representatives. of the state of Nebraska,
That as early n consideration of said cause
as the rules of court and the state of busi-
ness will permit is most respectfully re-
questCd.
Resolved That the secretary of state be
requested h TO forward to the supreme court
rial and joint resolutions.
This memorial was ordered to be read
three times at large
Smith Of Douglas moved that the senate
be informed that the house had decided to
print 5000 copies of the governors mes
sage. Carried.
READ THE FIRST TIME.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mitchell, house roll No G5 to amend
section 20, chapter lXNvili. Compiled Stat
utes of 1893, entitled, Roads ana Bridges"
for the Relief of J. NJ McNIillan. EN-
County Tnnasurer of Thomas County"
section & chapeT hT@eT fq N o} Sc % 2 om9a ameS
Statutes Of the State of Nebraska for the
BY sheldon house roll No. GS, for an act
VestinE alright in. the voters of any city,
county town, village school district or
Nebraska, TO propose ordinances contracts,
agreements or measures and enact the
same into laws for the government of such
municl lpal subdivision or subdivisions of the
state by direct vote of the people who are
dictions; Vesting right in the voters of
any such city, county town, village, school
district or other municipal subdivision Cf
the state OF Nebraska to by petition refer
any ordinance, agreement. contract or
measure enacted or proposed by the legis-
lative body Of any city, county town vii
lage, school district or other municipal sub
division of this state to a vote of the voters
of such Jurisdiction and to reject the same
by the ballots; 10 prescribe the manner of
such legislation and provide punishment
for all offending against the provisions of
BY Loomls, house roll No. 50. to provide
for public scales and the appointment of a
BY Clark OF Lancaster, mousse roll No. 20.
10 amend section 1906 of the Compiled Stat
utes, being section 3Sl of the Code of Civil
Procedure, and to repeal said section as
BY Clark Of Lancaster house roll No. II,
to amend section 592 of the Code of civil
procedure of Nebraska.
BY, Nesbit house roll No. a. to provide
for the relief of Burt county.
BY Robertson, house roll No. 73. to amend
553S of the Complied Statutes Of N@h%oeio sLto
sections. ''''''
By Lemar. house roll No. a. to establish
state board of cmbalming, to provide a
system of examination, registration and Ii
cenSlnE of embllmcrs, for better protection
of infectious and contagious diseases ana
to fix q penalty for its violation
BY Rouse, house roll No. 70, to amend
chapter H. Consolidated Statutes of Ne
braska, 1895, and to define the duties and fix
the salary of the supervisor OF public print
ing to appropriate money to pay the same
and TO repeal said chapter.
BY Hill, house roll No. &c. to regulate
stock yards and fix commissions for Selling
live stock therein, and providing punish,
BY Hull house roll No. Il, to amend Sec
tion II Of chapter iy of the Criminal Code
OF the Compiled Statutes of the State of
Persons Not Resulting in Death"
BY Rouse, house roll No. IS to amend
inal Code of the Compiled Statutes of Ne