The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-04-30

| Senate files Nos. 26o and 270. by McGann
| provide for the appointment by the governor
| of the superintendents OF the institute for
feeblc-minded youth and reform schools for
| girls for the government OF these inStitu-
| tiOnS.
| Senate file No. a. by Ransom. defines
cruelty to children and prescrlbes the PEN
! atty for such cruelty.
Senate file No POS by Schaal, provides for
the exclusion of school bond taxes In the
computation OF the aggregate school taxes
Senate file No. 27l, by McGann, provides
that the governor shall appoint the superin-
ney. and provides that the superintendent
shall operate that institution under rules
prescribed by the board OF public lands and
buildings.
Senate file No 81. by Richie, provides for
bringing the industrial home at Milford
under the control of the state officers. and
that this control shall be In the hands OF the
the state board of public lands and buildings.
The governor appot--Js the superintendent
under this act.
Senate file ~ 255. by Ransom. provides
the form in which the judges and clerks or
election shall make returns to the county
clerk. and the form and substance OF the re-
turn by the county clerk to the state cam
vaSSing board when amendments to the
constitution are voted on by the people. One
OF the provisions Is that there shall be q cer-
tificate to the state board of the number OF
votes cast for representatives and senators.
This cures one of the defects in the old law
which prevented the canvassing board last
ments then voted on.
Senate file No. 23S. by Lee. deGTes the age
at which commitments to the penitentiary
may be made. and prohibits any girl or boy
under Is being committed to the peniten-
tiary except on conviction OF murder or man.
slaughter.
Senate file No. $50: by Ransom, provides
that the school board of the city Of Omaha
shall report to the city council the number OF
mills tax on the dollar necessary to be levied
and that this shall be levied and collected in
M m N n
levied and collected.
These bills the governor signed on the 18th:
Senate file No. POS. excluding school bond
taxes in the computation of the aggregate
and limit of school taxes
Senate file No. 2, the bill to prevent insur-
ance combines.
Senate file No. ISL a bill to extend the pow
ers of the state board of transportation.
Senate file No. 30j, relating to --ghts to use
water for irrigation purposes.
House roll No. 32, making it unlawful to
sell cigarettes or cigarette paper to minors.
House roll No. 175 amend g the state and
county depository law by providing that all
county and state funds are to be deposited as
one fund and the interest credited to the
general fund.
House roll No. 4es setting forth the order of
procedure where the orders of the board of
transportation are contested by railroad
companies.
House roll No. 73, amending the district
irrigation law, so that taxes and aSSeSSmer.S S
shall be collected by the county treas. -er
and turned over by them to the district
treasurer.
House roll No. $50, for the establishment of
municipal courts.
House roll No. 614, the current expense ap-
preparation bill.
House roll No 615, the salary appropriation
bill.
House roll No. 62o, the miscellaneous claims
bill.
House roll No 631, appropriating Sti,59j73
for miscellaneous claims.
The following items in house roll No. 631
failed to receive the approval OF the exec
utive officer and were stricken out:
No. 675: n. Westovcr & Co, for labor and
material furnished for Grant Memorial hall,
S5s5.S3.
No. $50: Thomas II. Pratt watchman for
the Nebraska building at the World ) fair,
S325
No. 6t2: CasS county. state taxes illegally
assessed and refunded to individuals. S99S3O
From house roll No. Gil the following items
were stricken out:
Appropriation of $1,000 for workshop for
cOnvalescent patients at the hospital for in
sane at Lincoln.
of Nebraska for the inspection of schools.
SOME THAT WERE VETOED.
These bills were vetoed by the governor:
Senate file No. 293 the school book bill,
which was found to have been defeated in
the house.
Senate file No Al relating to public parks
and grounds.
House roll No 2f1, the legal newspaper bill
House roll TO- sol. relating to the surety
bonds on contracts for public printing.
House roll No. 354 appropriating 5000 to
pay the premium on the state treaSurerS
bonds.
House roll No. go to change the method OF
levyng school taxes in cities.
House roll No 263 an act to regulate stock
yards and fix commissions for selling live
stock therein