Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-10

Senate file No. 103, by Mr.. Graham, was
read the third time and passed 1t provides
for the payment of county aid to organized
agricultural societies without annual con-
tributions and assessments.
REQUIRES FULL WEIGHT.
The next bill to be read and passed was
senate file No. 81, by Mr.. Mttz, to provide
for full net weight and measure in all ar
ticles sold in original packages. The whole
bill is included in the following brief sec
tion:
Every article sold in original packages or
receptaces in the state of Nebraska after
January J. 1898 shall bear a label or brand
plainly showing the true net weight or
and any person who shall offer for sale
any article not so branded or of short
weight or measure, or any person who
shall put up in packages or receptacles for
sale any article of short weight or meas.
ure, shall be guilty of misdemeanor and
upon conviction thereof shall pay fine
for the first offense of not less than S25
and for any offense thereafter not less
than 500 and shall also be liable to the
damages and costs. Provided, that nothing
in this act shall be construed TO apply to
articles in stock at the time of the taking
effect of this act.
Senate file No. 1856, by Mr.. Dundas, was
read the third time and passed. 1t enables
counties to vote bonds for erection of county
buildings at special elections.
Senate file No. 1875, also by Mr. Dundas
was passed. 1t repeals a portion Of the law
governing the branding OF domestic ami
mails, so as to mitigate the severity OF
branding of sheep and lambs
The next bill passed was senate file No
SO. introduced by Mr.. Lee of Boyd county.
1t is as follows:
Where the county board of any county
attorney-at-law in any civil action wherein
the county was a party and in which 1t was
Interested and such attorney has rendered
employment, the said employment Is here
by ratified and ,niade legal. and the county
In whose behalf the services We're rendered
Is authorized and required to pay such
attorney reasonable sum for the services
so rendered. ~ |'t
Senator Ransom's bill, senate file No. AZ.
requiring that chsttel mortgages on house
hold goods must be signed by both hus-
band and wife, was passed.
The next bill TO be passed is one which
was little understood by the senate until
it's provisions were explained and endorsed
by Senators Grothan, Dearing and Conway.
1t was senate fle No. 81, introduced BY
Mr. Conaway., designed to prevent blind
ness in infants. 1t is fact well
established in the medical world that at least
per cent the blindness in the world Is
the direct result OF an Inflammation OF the
eyelids OF infants when few days old.
This Inflammation is easily checked by the
application Of simple remedies II taken In
time. Senator Conaways bill requires all
parties having newborn Infants In charge
to notify competent physician OF any such
inflammation.
CUTS DOWN TIME FOR APPEAL.
Senate file No. II, by Mr.. Talbot, was
passed 1t reduces the time in which ap-
peals may be taken to the supreme court
from one year to six months. The bill
amends section 592 OF the Code OF Civil Pro-
cedure. and reads as follows:
No proceedings for reversing, yacatlng or
modifying judgments or final orders shall
be commenced unless within six months
after the rendition. of the judgment or
making of the final order complained of, or
in case the person entitled TO such pro-
ceedings be an infant. a person or un-
sound mind, or imprisoned within one year
as aforesaid, exclusive of the time of such
disability; provided, that the provisions Of
rendered after the date Of its taking ef-
feet.
Senate file No. 1874, by Mr.. Beal. to provide
a legal procedure by which two or more ad-