The Red Cloud chief., 1897-03-05
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
WORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
a succinct summary Of h Past Weeks
DoinGs Of the Nebraska House 81 Rep
resentativcs-A strictly Non.Partisan
Review ~ Each Days Session.
TueadMy. February az.

Tuesday. February az.
After a lull Of two or three days the
house Is again at work, and for the
balance Of the session much good work
may reasonably be expected.
The senate bill requiring street rail-
way companies 70 vestibule cars was
recommended for passage. as were also
4. r. SO, relating to roads: :. i. II, q
Joint resolution referring to the a
ner In which constitutional amcnd-
ments shall be submitted and the num-
her of votes they require for passages:
n. r. q. allowing the Judge of the dis
trict court TO specify the day when
jurors shall appear for duty.
A special message from Governor
Holcomb was then read and referred
20 the committee on railroads. The
message appears elsewhere.
When the house met this afternoon
n~inety-two members responded TO roll
call and the floor and gallery were
20 witness the anticipated fight over
t:.e trans-M Mississippi exposition bill.
The time set for the special order was
2:3O o'clock and when the hour arrived
the interest manifested was great. The
WnOlG 8ItGTuOOu WdN NoubuIiVu iu
speechmaking on a motion TO indefinite
~ postpone the bill, made by Mr.. Wins
low OF Gosper. No action Of any kind
was taken and the matter was laid
over till Wednesday morning at 1918
o'clock. when II will be taken up again.
At $3.50 o'clock Speaker Gaffin called
Mr.. Burkett Of Lancaster to the chair
and the clerk commenced to read the
exposition bill.
Mr.. Sutton OF Pawne. offered an
amendment providing for six directors
instead Of twelve to cxpend the appro-
priation.
Mr.. Gafin, when II became evident
that the bill was to be considered sec
ton by section, offered his substitute
bill. Before the matter was taken up
ia detail, however, the original bill was
read In full. The committee amend
ments we're then read.
Mr.. Winslow Of Gosper, populist.
moved that when the committee arise
IL report the bill with all its amend
ments and substitutes back to the
house with the recommendation that
IL be indefinitely postponed.
On the motion to indefinitely post
pone debate was Lad. Mcssrs. Winslow,
Wooster, and Jenkins spoke against
the bill. while Messrs. Smith Of Doug
las, Pollard, Fouke, Horner, Clark Of
Richardson and others spoke for II.
In his lengthy argument against
the bill Mr.. Jenkins said that the f.
nance, ways and means committee of
the house has been intending mt every
possible opportunity to cut down ex-
penses. The appropriation bill will be
ready soon cutting down salaries. The
members Of the house wanted to
put all that had been saved into a
basket and take il up TO Omaha. say.
ing: Here Is such as we have, take
H."
Mr.. Fouke Of Gage made an eloquent
speech In favor Of the bill. lie referred
to the fact that II Nebraska did not
take up the exposition some other
state would do so. IL would be equiv
alent TO saying that one is ashamed OF
the state to say that he is opposed to
the bill.
Mr.. Hamilton of Butler county was
against the bill. lie did not see how
members who had expressed them
selves against the payment Of the sugar
bounty could advocate a tax to benefit
the exposition as the principle is the
same in both measures. lie spoke for
the farmers.
Mr.. Wheeler of Furnas moved that
the committee rise and sit again at :
o'clock In the evening.
Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster moved &c
amend by making the time of meeting
1915 o'clock Wednesday morning.
The amendment carried by u vote o
&c to a.. The committee then aros,
and reported progress.
A motion not to concur in the rcpor
and to meet in night session was los
by u vote of AZ to SO.
Wednesday, February "a.
When the house convened the spccia