Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-22
BENT ON REDUCING SALARIES.
sodcrmnn's Pills Sealing the Pay of
SmpcrinL nhemts Mind EmNor.

Sodcrmnn's Pills Sealing the Pay of
Supcrintcndents Find Favor.
LINCOLN Jan. 21.-(Special )-The house
journal was not read this morning. House
roll No. 49, to make the salary of the SUI
perlntendent Of the Industrial School for
Boys at Kearney 81 500 and that of his as
slstant $1,000 and Of the matron 5000 was
reported back and placed the general
file. This was followed by similar bill to
make the salary of the superintendent of
the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb at
Omaha 81 500.
The committee on joint rules reported that
the joint committee had agreed to report for
adoption the joint rules of 1895, except the
rue regulating the call of the house. This
was amended so that a majority of both
houses could suspend the call.
petition from the beet sugar raisers Of
Central City in favor of the bounty was pre-
sontcd, and at II o'clock the house adjourned
until 2 p. m.
At 2 p. m. the house met for the afternoon
session. Then the fun commenced. Follow
ing the roll call the house went into COM
mittee of the whole. This was the third
tlmo that II had sat as a committee of the
whole. Tho first bill presented for consid-
GRAFTON was Hull's house roll No. 5. This
is an act to recount the ballots cast on the
constitutional amendment relating to the
judges Of the supreme court and their term
of Office on November g. 1896. to compare said
ballots declare the result and to fix penalty
for violation of the provisions Of the act.
This bill was amended to require the county
clerks of each county in the state TO for
ward to the speaker of the house by the 10Th
day of February the ballots ana poll books
as returned to them by the judges and clerks
OF election. Clark OF Lancaster spoke against
this measure and showing by the records OF
the supreme court and the compiled statutes
that the bill was unconstitutional. In spite
OF this evidence the bill was recommended
for passage by the committee OF the whole.
House roll No. 10, by Mr.. SOderman of
Phelps, reducing the salary of the superln-
tendent OF the Industrial School for Boys at
Kearney to 81 500 per annum, was recon-
mended to pass House roll No &c, also by
Sodcrman, reduces the salary OF the superin-
tendent of the State Institute for the Deaf
and Dumb at Omaha to 1900. The Douglas
county delegation made a vigorous effort to
prevent favorable action on the bill but the
fight was hopeless Felier moved that when
the committee rise 1t recommend that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. The motion
was lost. Then Crow offered an amendment
fixing the salary at 81 900 per annum. This
was also lost. Wimberly of Lancaster tried
to raise the salary to $l,SOO, but this
amendment went after the one offered by
Grow. on motion of SodermRn the commit
teo then rose, with the recommendation that
the bill pass and that 1t be ordered en-
crossed for third reading
Nnen the report OF lNe committee OF tne
whole on house roll No. was read, Clark
of Lancaster moved. as an amendment to the
motion to adopt, that the bill be recon-
mitted to the committee ON judiciary HUI
populist of Harlan, moved 10 lay the amend
mGnt on the table. The motion TO table
would undoubtedly have carried had not the
republican members demanded a division
This necesstated restatement OF the ques-
tions before the house. and by this time Hull
and his populist colleagues discovered that
~ the nmpulmCut wont TO the table the
whole matter including the recommenda-
tlon of the committee OF the whole, went
with 1t. The republicans discovered the fact
at the same time. Consequently the some
what unusual spectacle was presented OF
the members who wanted Clarks motion
tabled voting against their own proposi-
ton while the republicans, who were OPP
posed to tabing, voted for that motion.
The reports of the committee OF the whole
were then adopted and the house adjourned
The following bills were introduced and
read for the first time;
BY Hamilton house roll No. 2lS TO amend
scctions aud OF chapter | of the session
laws OF 1891, 'An act TO provide TOR the de-
poslting OF state and county funds In banks
and TO repeal said original sections.
BY Clark OF Richardson house roll No.
2la appropriatlng s., 900 out OF the general
fund OF the state for the purpose of print
inE the proceedings of the Nebraska Brick
Manufacturers association, and for circu-
making industry OF the state OF Nebraska,
by Clark Of Richardson, house roll No,
22j to amend section Of chapter Xxx, en-
Titled, County Courts OF the compiled
statutes OF Nebraska OF 1885, and TO re-
peal said original section.
BY Eager house roll No, 22l, 20 amend
section 81 In subdivision 3. aud section 8
In subdivision 3, chapter xxx OF the con
soldated statutes of 1895, entitled, I'D s-
trlct board powers and duties" and to re-
By stebblna. house ron No. 222, to amend
section OF chapter xxi OF the compiled
statutes of 1895. entitled. Damages" and
TO repeal said original section.
by Sheldon, house roll No. 223, to provide
for the sinking Of three experimental arte-