The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-19

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ments OF the college OF agriculture and the.
m%echanic arts, and to appropriate $4,000 for
the purpose: was cngrosscd TO- third reading.
act amending the school law. By tho pro-
visions OF the law the aggregate school tax
shall In no one year exceed % mills, and IN
inhabitants the tax shall not exceed 10 mills
upon all the taxable property OF the district.
The bill was recommended to pass. House
roll No. 200, by Wimberly, to apply the Nor
ril fund in aid OF the industrial college of the
university OF Nebraska. was recommended
for passage. House roll No. 28, by thinner
man. cOnSOlidates into q single fund money
collected for various purposes from students
of the university of Nebraska and to appro-
recommended for passage.
HoUSE.-Thc house on the 18th commenced
work on the first of the big appropriation
bills-the one carrying the general expense
accounts of the state officers, state boards
and state institutions. The bill contains no
salaries. TIL length of the present session
may be guessed at with a little comparison.
Two years ago the bill was reported from
on February 20. This year the bill was re-
ported by that committee on February n.
Two years ago the bill was read the second
time on February q and referred TO the COM
mittee on ways and means where 1t was held
until March II. This year the bill was read
the second time and sent to the general file
on March At the session two years ago the
bill was taken up for consideration by the
committee of the whole for the first time on
| MARCH TX. lnIS session the Dill was UdkeE up
by the committee of the whole on March II.
Here the parallel ends. 1t will be seen that
so far the house is but one day ahead of the
session of two years ago on the same bill.
to the senate on March IS, where it was held
until April 8. Little opposition was
ton, most of the sections being passed
WITHOUT amendment or discussion.
a tabulated statement OF appropriations
shows the total for each board and %institu,,
ton, as agreed to by the house. 1t is noticed
that one of the largest items OF saving has
been made in the amount appropriated for
the maintenance OF the cOnvictS in the state
penitentiary. The saving is made possible
by the new system of managing the state
penitentiary: The money derived from nnI leas5
toward their maintenance. A determined
effort was made to strike out the entire
Wooster of Merrick led the opposition, he
declaring that it would be a good policy to
let the fish remain where they are in the
two years. Young of Cass and Shull of
Nemaha supported the efforts of Mr.. Wooster.
Without definite action the house adjourned.
HOUSE.-Following the report of the sitting
committee in the house on the 18th, Gros-
venor Of Hamilton moved that senate file No.
173, the act providing for Il deposit of one
fourth OF l per cent on the part of banks to
secure depOsitors, be ordered to the general
file. The motion prevailed. House roll No.
1874, by Rich, providing for the sale upon
execution OF stock in corporations and inter-
tStS III companies llCOTDOEdtCu, LII ucSlSu tL-
ing the manner OF levy under execution and
writs of attachment, passed with the emer-
gency clause by a vote OF "A to Il; H9irs bill,
house roll No. 80, to, prevent the adultera-
ton of cider, passed by a vote of n to ..
Wooster's bill, house roll No. 154. defining
what shall be a legal tender for currency in
shall be gold coin and standard silver dollars
of the United States of standard weight and
tineness, was passed by 81 to %. The fol-
lowing bills were also passed. House roll No.
PSI. by Eager, an act to prohibit the use
less waste of mutual artesian well water.
House roll No. 2229, to prohibit people from
climbing onto moving railway trains. House
roll No. 10, by Clark of Lancaster. for an act
authorizing county commissioners and boards
of election. House roll No. 80, by Soderman:
providing that women may vote at municipal
elections, was next reached. Before the vote
was announced. SOdcrman moved u call of
the house. thirty m inutes lapsed and Shel-
don moved that further proceedings under
the call be dispensed with. This was lost
and the Scrgeant-at-armS continued his
search for ,abscntees. He appeared before
the bar of the house with Burkett, StebbinS
and Morrison. On motion, the gentlemen
were excused and roll call proceeded. The
bill failed to carry by a vote OF 90 to 10. ABB
sent and not voting, 10. House roll No. 10:
by Gatfn, providing for the Imprisonment. OF
nonresident voters in the state of Nebraska.
was passed by a vote of 81 to 0. House roll
No. III. by Gaffin, 70 punish the bringing of
illegal voters into the state passed by 3 vote
of 81 to 0. House roll No. 1G2. by Calm.
amending section 1S9 of the criminal, code
and furnishing bribery, threats, intimidation
and impeding electors at elections was passed
by II to O. Adjourned till Saturday Ut III
a. m.
PROPOSED GRADUATED FEE ELL.
Sheldon's bill, house roll No. 40, which has
been ordered to be eng,oSscd for Il third read
ing. seems to be quite a popular measure
among the members of the house Of all par
ties. 1t provides for q graduated system OF
especially applicable to corporations. The
second section provides that corporations for
works. OF internal improvements, mining,
manufacturing and all organizations 1ncor-
porated for profit, other than mutual in
surance companies, loan and 1nycStment
companies and banking institutions shall
tary of state and snail pay. the iolloW-
ing fees: For articles of Incorporation,
domestic 0: foreign. for the first si?o, .
each additional $1,000 a charge of 10 cents
per 81, GOO. and 10 cents for each 1G0, words.
Corporations formed for religious, benevo-
etc. shall file articles; and fees fof Hing
shall be 50 for filing and 10 cents for each 100
secretary of state NOT enumerated above
Shall be: Filling certificate of increase of
capital stock. IS for each LOCO and 10 cents
for each 100 words of recording: filing certlfl-
cate CT decrease of capital stock, s.: filing
articles of decree of court changlng the
name of any incorporation, s.; filing amend
miscellaneous commissions, $3.50: notarial
commissions. S.; trade marks, 50. AfliXlnS
the great seal OF the state OF NEBRASKA, Wnere
the total charge is less than So, a fee OF 81
SHALL be charged.
INJUNCTION RESTRAINING THE COUNT.
Judge Hall of the district court in and for
Lancaster county on the 18th issued q tenn
porary Injunction, restraining the recount
commission from proceeding further with the
work of rccanvassing the ballots cast for the
constitutional amendment relating. to the
| judges of the supreme court. The injunction
is made returnablc Monday. March 10. 1t
was issued upon petition OF T.. y Munger.
attorney for Lancaster county, who ON
menced the proceedings after being officially
ordered to do so by the court. Last week eX-
Attorney GeneralC Churchill requested County
Attorney Munger to commence action, but
that official declined to do so on his own
| responsibility. This afternoon O.. NJ. Lambert
| SON and G. o. Whecdon of Lincoln filed a
petition in Judge Halls court, requesting the
court to issue an order against Secretary of
State Porter and tie other six members OF
the recounting commission. on the grounds
that they were unlaWfully exercising the
| powers OF a pretended board Of canvasserS-
| Judge Hall issued the order and County
Attorney Munger commenced the injunction
proceedings at once.
James q. BIaine's Brother Dead.
WASHINGTON, March 11.-Ro5ert G..
Blaine, a brother OF the late James G
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