Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-28
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Yeiser, Baldwin Taylor and Roberts 81
apiece for the time they expended in tryin.
to get their seats.
Pollard made a warm speech agains'
Shulls resolution, and Snyder of Nemaha
shut off debate by moving the previous cues.
ton. Roll call was demanded on the reso.
luton. The resolution was carried by a vote
of 4S to 81, and $500 was voted into tho
pockets of the four contestants from Doug.
las county-Yeiser, Baldwin, Taylor and
Roberts-for time which had once been paid
for to the ousted republicans-Crow, Cox
Burman and Butler.
Soderman, chairman of the committee or
claims, said that the committee was usually
able to wrestle with all claims presented to
1t, but that he had one in his hand which
had stumped them. This was the claim OF
John Currie of Lincoln for work and ex.
pense incurred by him in an attempt to
carve a heroic statue of Abraham Lincoln.
The amount claimed was SO, 800. Sheldon
moved to refer the matter to the Lancaster
county delegation as a special committee.
This did not carry, and on motion of Wooster
the whole question was tabled.
A large number of bills were then intro
duced and read the first time. Bills on sec
ond reading were referred to appropriate
committees and the house took a recess
until 2 p. m.
CURRIE GETS A HEARING.
AT roll call this afternoon sixty-nine mem
bers answered to their names. Clark OF
richardson, chairman of the committee on
finance. ways and means. asked and was
granted unanimous consent to introduce the
general appropriation bills.
A petition was read from John Currie,
asking permission to address the house for
twenty minutes in behalf OF his claim for
1900 for work done on the alleged statue
OF Abraham Lincoln. The petition was en-
dorsed in a speech by Burkett of Lancaster.
Hill of Clay wanted to table the petition,
put before 1t was seconded considerable de-
Date was had on the question. Then Solder
man spoke in favor of allowing the time
To Currle, and Hill withdrew his motion to
table. Currie made his address and Wooster
asked him II he did not procure the head
or Abraham Lincoln which was on his model
from a "dago." Currie said that had been
charged, but 1t was observed that he did
not deny Wooster's implied insinuation. On
motion of Pollard of Cass the following
were named a. a committee to investigate
the whole Lincoln statue matter and report
to the house: Wooster, Burkett sheldon and
Hill. ~
From reports of standing committees the
following bills were recommended to pass:
House roll No; 1850, by Severe, to prevent
House roll No. 40, by Gafin, providing
Tor the Imprisonment of Illegal voters.
House roll No. III, by Gaffin, to prohibit
ana punish the bringing of Illegal voters
House roll No. .172. by Gann, amending
the law against bribery at elections,
W tso' co., by GaIln, TO prohibit
influence to control elections.
House roll No; 1862, by Dobson, regulating
cnarseS FOR railway Transportation.
House roll No. 29i. by Pollard, to provide
for county and city assessors.
House roll No. 346, by Winslow, relating
to fees for conveying prisoners.
House roll No, 247. committees substitute
Tor Poiiard's revenue bill, providing for a
change In assessment laws.
The following petition was read by the
clerk and referred to the committee on
miscellaneous subjects:
We, the undersigned members of the
Round Table. do hereby earnestly petition
your honorable body to pass senate file No.
AZ and house roll No. S5, enabling women TO
vote at all city, town and village elections
tons as electors.
This was signed by John G. Morrison, A.
]. Sawyer. Il. I. Hartley, F. S. Stein, r. M.
Hall, n. S. Harwood, Charles l.. Hall, Lewis
Gregory, j. E.. Miller and A. S. Tibbets, all
OF Lincoln.
The following bills went to the general
lille:
BY Young. house roll No, 269, to prevent
corrupt practices at elections.
BY Hun. house roll No. I eXempting GER
tain property from taxation.
by Dobson, house roll No. 29S, providing
TOR ieyylng q tax by county commissioners.
BY Zimmerman, house roll No. 1872, TO cor
rect accounts In the Offices OF a number of
counties In the state.
BY Gaylord. house roll No. SO, fixing Ia
biity Ior n9~nnayment Of taxes.
n scale OF prices for county printing and
publications. in newspapers.
The house then adjourned until 2 p. m.
Monday, March /,