The Red Cloud chief., 1897-01-29
LEGISLATIVE DOINGS.
NEBRASKA REPRESENTA-
TlVES AT WORK.
summary Of the Past Week.-Mrs. Intro
duced, with Number, Author and Text
Committees Plenty Of Matter to Work.
On-Other News.
IN THE HOUSE.
Monday, January II.

fhoDi ~ - u ClRItN-HN
members i'm their seats.
The members sought to dispense with
the reading of the minutes, but as only
sixty-two voted for the motion, made
by Mr.. lille Of Buffalo, IL wa declared
lost. The journal was read for half an
hour, when Mr.. Roddy Of Otoe moved
that further reading be dispensed
with. Mr.. Wooster of Merrick though,
there was no necessity of reading the
journal when nobody heard 1t. The
speaker said that any who failed 70
hear the clerk to-day should certainly
have an ear trumpet. The motion
prevailed. The speaker then an.
nounced that in the future only one
motion to dispense with reading the
journal would be entertained
The usual petition for sugar bounty
appropriation was read.
shull OF Nemaha offered a resolution in
structing the committee OH university and
normal schools to visit Peru at an early
date and Investigate the needs OF the
Peru normal scnool, as the dormitory Of
that institution burned recently, and re-
port the matter to the house at an early
date. Wooster was opposed to jauntlng
expeditions at the states expense, but tho
resolution carried.
The speaker announced a meeting of
the committee on school lands and
buildings Tuesday morning at o o'clock
in the Grand Army rooms in the CAPT
tol building.
Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster moved to adj
journ and the motion carried
The following bills were read for the first
time:
H.. r. 169. by Gamn-To prohibit and
punish bribery in elections.
II. r. No. 10, by Gafin-To amend Sec
ton 1S OF the criminal code and to re-
peal the original section. The bill provides
a penalty for non-resldents OF the state
voting at state elections.
H.. X. No. III, by Gaffin-To prohibit and
punish the bringing of Illegal voters into
the state with the intent to have them vote
therein.
IL. r. No. 17s. by Ganan-To amend Sec
ton 1888 of the criminal code. and to repeal
the original section. relating to intimida-
ton OF electors.
II. X. No. 49,. by Fouke-To amend Sec
ton s. OF chapter 81. Of the compiled stat
utes Of 1896. and to repeal said act regu-
lating powers OF n~otaries public.
II. r. No. ia. by Wimberly-To create
a public library committee. defining Its
duties and for organizing a system Of
travelling libraries for the state of Me-
braska. No appropriation clause is in
corporated In the bill.
u. II. NO.. 10, ny WneeIeT-IO amenu
sections 2. 3, 6 and Z, Of IAN act to provide
for the depositing OF state and county
funds In banks" approved Arpil 8, 1891,
And to repeal said original section" Tho
bill provides that interest shall be credited
UP to the general fund and In Its minor
provisions Is not dissimilar to'other bills on
the general file.
Ii. X. No. l76, by Straub-An act provid.
ing for the taxation Of telephone compa-
MES and fixing penalties for false state
mems.
II. r. No. 1T. by Straub-An act provid-
' Ing for the taxation Of telegraph compa-
MES and fixing the penalties for false state
ments.
II. r. No. IFS. by Straub-An act provid-
Ing for the taxation of express companies
and to nx penalties for false statements.
II. II. No. l79. by Strau,'-An act to tax
life Insurance companies and fixing penal
ties for false statements.
II. X. No. $50. by Straub-An act to tax
IRE insurance companies and fixing PEN
alties for false statements.
II. II. No. ISL, by Straub-To regulate the
chages made for the use of telephones
by all persons. firms. etc. engaged in the
telephone business In Nebraska, and hx-
ing a penalty for the violation thereof.
IA. II. No. 1872. by Straub-To regulate
the charges OF telegraph companies and
fixing a penalty for the violation thereof.
Fl. II. No. 1888, by Jones Of Nemaha-To
authorize the organization Of mutual in
surance companies.
II. X. No. 1s4. by Horner-An act com.
polling all persons, companies, corpora
lions or associations owning or operating
irrigation bitches or canals anywhere In
, the state of Nebraska to keep cut down
all the weeds that may be found growing
on the right of way granted to them In
which such bitches or canals are located.
III. r. No. lS5. by Gaylord To legalise
the acts OF the clerk OF the county. of Buff
falo In Issuing certificates upon tho treas
urer OF said county for bounty claims on
striped ground squirrels and grey squirrels.
II. X. No. 1856. by Welch-To Insure cor
rect weighing OF coal, stock. grain or other
heavy merchandise In cities OF less than
5000 Inhabitants or villages. making the
town clerk weight inspector.
II. r. No 1877, by Hull-To amend section
662. OF Cobbey's consolidated statutes of
1891. and to repeal said section. and pro-
vide for switches connecting railroads at
intersections of lines.
II. II. No. 1888. by Cronk-An act barring
an insane wlfe's dowry or husbands cour-
tesy. and interest OF such insane party In
the real estate belonging to the husband or
wife by deed OF his or her guardian, and
the procedure therefor.
II. r. No. 81. by Phelps-To provide for
the posting OF election notices, amending
sections IL and IS. chapter %. statutes OF
1895.
II W. NV iV, ny ouitn OF NsuHlaS-T0
amend the Omaha city charter. This bill
II the Poppleton Omaha charter.
House rolls lat to 1858 were given q SEQ
ond reading and were referred to the
proper committees.
No bills on third reading were ready fos
the house and this order Of business waA
passed.
Tuesday, January 10.
Ninety-one members of the house
were present today at roll call. On
motion OF Mr.. Soderman of Phelps the
reading OF the journal was dispensed
with.
A petition from sugar beet raisers of
Grand Island for a bounty on sugar
beets was read.
Mr.. Webb Of Custer offered q rcsolu-
ton passed by the supervisors of his
county, favoring the investment OF
county sinking funds in outstanding
county warrants. Referred TO commit.
tee on ways and means.
The following bills were read for the
first time: