The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-19
LOCAL LEGISLATION.
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BOTH HOUSES.
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sage, Bot Not Many as Yet Definitely
Acted Upon-The General Appr0s
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Lincoln Charter BilIas
The Nebraska Assembly.

The Nebraska Assembly.
SENATE.-As soon as the preliminary work
had been cleared away in the senate on the
9th Mr.. Grothan of Howard moved that a
sitting committee of seven members be ap-
pointed by the lieutenant governor. Little
or no opposition was manifested from any
part OF the senate chamber, as it was well
understood that the matter had been thor
oushiy canvassed and that q majority had
been secured in advance. The lieutenant
governor ruled that a two-thirds majority
would be required to authorize the appoint
ment OF a sitting committee as well as to
overdue a report OF that committee after it
was appointed. The motion was put to the
senate without discussion and was apparently
adopted unanimously, no voice being heard
in the negative. The lieutenant governor
appointed as the Sitting committee Senators
Grothan of Howard. MUTT of Keya Paha,
Dundas of Ncmaha, McGann of Boone, Beal
of Custer, Watson of Saline and Halter of
Washington. The order Of bills on third
reading was then reached. and the first one
out or the box was the stockyardS bill. ltwas
placed on its passage at once and no further
discussion was permitted under the rules.
The bill was passed by a vote of % to z.
The judiciary committee reported sixteen
the general file. About q dozen petitions
were sent up asking for the continued main
tenance of the Milford soldiers home; the
raising of the age of consent to Is years, and
making the law applicable to boys as
well as to girls. also, petitions f%avoring the
adjustment of the deficiency Judgment law.
In committee of the whole a number of bills
were recommended to pass. Senate file No.
2l9. by Lee, a bill for am act to provide for
the administration of the state penitentiary
and the government thereof. ana OF the priS-
oners therein. and to repeal chapter 81 of the
Complied statutes of 1885, was, considered.
terruption until the thirty-siXth chapter was
reached. This section relates to the
county cees 70 i Ge ai to the pc feetias hT The b bin
allows the sheriff So per day and necessary
expenses. 1t also allows s. per day for nee
essary assistants, provided that when there
is but one prisoner no pay for assistant shall
be allowed. After some discussion the bill
was recommended for passage.
SENATE.-The 10th was Lincoln's day in the
senate, the charter bill being under consider
alton. The proceedings therefore were mainly
of local interest. Consideration of the char
ter continued all day with nothing to break
the mOnOtOny of the proceedings until about
4o'clock in the afternoon. AT that time the
section of the charter was reached which
proposes to give the city council power to
purchase an electric light plant by submitting
a proposition so to do to Il vote of the people,
but also gives the council authority to con-
struct such a plant without submitting the
proposition to a vote. Senator Talbot spoke
vigorously and at length against the pro-
vision. He submitted an amendment. which,
after discussion, was voted down. The COM
mittee then arose. Schaal of Sarpy offered q
resolution providing for a committee to in
vestigate the charges of bribery preferred by
D. E.. Thompson, president of the Lincoln gas
company. TIL resolution was tabled and the
senate then adjourned.
SENATE.-The senate on the 18th, by
unanimous consent, advanced the Trans
Mississippi exposition bill to the head of the
general file. 1t therefore stands third ON the
| list of bills which will be considered in turn.
The Lincoln charter and the treasury vault
| bills, both special orders for the 18th. will
be completed in a day or two. The senate
ately to resume consideration of the Lincoln
charter. This bill occupied the attention of
the senate nat ,f for the the entire sfa red. day, and l. it WAS n!sb not
Only once was anything approaching deter
mined opposition shown, the nttre day being
consumed with the reading OF the bill line
for line, this being insisted upon by the Lam
caster county senators. The only section
seriously contested was the provision for a
fire and police commission, but the section
was retained. The senate voted down a
| proposition to SUBMIT the charter to q vote OF
the people of Lincoln and recommended the
bill to pass. Tine senate then adjourned.
SE~NATE.-The Trans-Mississippi exposition
| bill passed the gauntlet of the senate on the
18th and is ready for its final passage as soon
as one Or two small amendments can be
printed. The senate by a narrow margin Of
! two votes declined to increase the amount
appropriated by the house. But two amend
mentS were made one designed to limit the
monthly allowance for each member OF the
| commission and the other to make the apprO-
priation of 100000 available as soon as the
stockholders had paid in an equal amount.
The bill had the right of way over every
thing, except the treasury-yault bill. Both
had been made special orders; senate NE
1t provides for the organization Of mu-
tual hail insurance companies. Under
the provisions of the law not less than 100
persons, residents of not less than ten diff
! ferent counties who own not less than 5000
acres of grain, may form an Incorporated
company for the purpose of mutually insur-
| ing growing crops against loss or damage by
! hail. The special order of the day, senate
file No. 352, the bill providing for the con-
structiOn OF a burglar-proof vault at the state
house, in which to keep the state funds was
taken up. Before discussion was commenced
Mr.. Ransom made an effort to have the bill
set over until next Monday afternoon, in
| order to make way for the Trans-MissisSippi
exposition bill. which came next on the gen
eral file. After considerable discussion q
was not agreed to and the bill was made Il
special order for further consideration On
Monday afternoon. The committee then rose
and the senate took its usual recess. After
recess the exposition bill was considered with
results above given. The senate then adj
journed.
HOUsE.-On the opening of the session OF
the house on the 9th. the forty-seventh day,
Hull moved that the house go into committee
of the whole to consider bills on the general
file. This prevailed and Gaylord was invited
to the chair. House roll No. 257, by Gafin,
was first considered. The bill is for an act
to prohibit corporations from contributing
money to influence Or control elections. Tine
bill was recommended to pass. In the after
noon speaker Gafnn announced the regular
order TO be bills on third reading. House roll
No. 479. by Sheldon. was first of the list. This
IS a bill to amend section 126 of chapter xvi
of the compiled statutes OF Nebraska OF 1885,
relative to filing of articles Of Incorporation
and repeating all sections and all acts and
parts of acts In conflict and regulating the
fees of the office of secretary OF state. The
bill passed. Senate file No. 102. the bill de-
fning a legal newspaper, was called up and
put upon its passage. The bill failed to pass
with the emergency clause, receiving but 81
votes to 30 against. 1t was then put upon its
passage without the emergency clause and
failed TO pass by a vote of A to 81. House
roll No. 142. by Hull. provides for an act to
| regulate the manufacture and sale of vine
gar. to prevent deception and fraud therein,
and to provide penalties for violation of the
act. The bill was passed by a vote of 70 to 3.
House roll Nc. $50, by Wheeler. provides for
the payment b. counties of the premium on
bOudS'of county treaSurerS whore such bonds
are executed by a surety company authorized
by the laws of Nebraska to execute such
bonds 1t is provided that UGH premium
shall not exceed one-half Of ! per cent per
annum of the penalty stated In the bond.
This is one of a series Of bills on the same
line. 1t elected a prolonged discussion. 1t
was recommended to pass. House roll No:
354, by Wheeler, providing for tho payment of
premiums on The guaranty bond OF state
| treaSurers WAS also Recommended to pass.
Neutrality-suspicious. for the state uni
versity and state normal school met with