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The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
YORK ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE LOWER BRANCH.
A succinct Summary Of the Past Weeks
Doings Of the Nebraska House Of Rep
rescntstivcs-A strictly Non-Partisan
Review Of Each Days Session.
Tuesday, February 10.

Pursuant to adjournment last Thurs
day, the house met at 10 a. m. today.
The preliminary work was disposed OF,
after which one or two petitions were
read and referred.
ON reports of committees the follow
ing bills were reported for passage: II.
X. 68, Yeiser's initiative and referen-
dunn act. authorizing the voters OF any
city, village, school district, county,
town or any other municipal sub-divis-
ion, TO enact laws for the government
Of such subdivision by direct vote; H.
X. 196, authorizing county commission
crs to regulate rates for irrigation; II.
n. -, regulating the election Of state
and judicial officers.
Mr.. Wooster Of Merrick offered q
resolution directing the special com.
mittee recently appointed to investi-
gate the accounts Of ex-state officers
and the condition Of state funds to re-
port tomorrow afternoon.
Mr.. Pollard objected on the ground
that II would be unwise to do so and
would result In loss to the state.
Mr.. Wooster did not want to precip
tate . crisis, nor did he want any more
Hill or Capital National bank affairs.
He believed the people are entitled 20
know tho condition Of the states
finances.
Mr. Zimmerman of the committee
asked that the committee be given un
I'll Thursday afternoon, and Mr.. Woos
ter offered to change his resolution to-
grant the concession. which was done
and the resolution passed.
II. X. 100, by Mr.. Casebeer. provid.
ing that amendments shall be voted on
at next election after passing the leg
islature, and that three-ffths majority
Of votes cast for same shall carry. was
defeated, as was also his bill, II. X. 30,
relating to insurance companies.
Speaker Gafin signed II. II. 5, which
now goes to the governor.
Adjourned.
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other urging ss~ passage Of s.. F. 101
which grants a widow title to portion
of her husbands real estate in fee.
The following were among the bills
recommended to pass: y. +. 200. relat-
ing to levy Of school taxes; =. r. 225,
fixing salaries of county officials; $. +.
204, permitting graduates Of university
to teach school without certificates;
y. +. 23l, fixing the price of Nebraska
supreme court reports at S1.25 per vol
ume.
The senate then went into commit
tee of the whole for consideration Of
the bill creating q state printer. which
had been made a special order for
1890. Several amendments were pro-
posed, the most important being one
placing all county blanks and forms
under the control of the state printer,
and requiring counties to secure blanks
from the printer. The amendment
provides that the encouragement
shall prescribe a form for all blanks
and they shall be uniform throughout
the state. The amendment was
adopted and the committee arose with
out completing consideration of the
measure.
In the midst Of the discussion on the
bill the governors special message
was announced, and the committee
rose long enough to make IL a special
order for Thursday afternoon.
After the noon recess the following
bills were passed:
y. +. &c. by Senator Ransom. to pre-
vent child labor: S. +. Al. to authorize
a tax levy not exceeding 8 mills to i'm
prove parks; joint resolution authoriz-
ing governor to issue proclamation
calling attention to the Omaha expo.
%sition; ). +. l67, to require school dis
tricts to provide separate water closets
and ;. +. l79, requiring legal adver-
tisements to be printed in nonpareil
type.
Senator Dundas introduced a reso-
luton calling for ar investigating
committee to see II there were not
employees on the pay roll Of the
state than were needed.
Adjourned,
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Appropriation for I~n.ti,utiou..

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-, Feb. l9-The
house committee on appropriations has
introduced a bin for the following:
Appropriations for the eleemosynary
and penal institutions; for the asylum
at Fulton, $50, 500; the asylum at st.
Joseph, SAL, $50; the asylum ut Nevada,
S4s. $50; the Fulton school for the deaf
and dumb, STAT, 400; the school for the
blind at st. Louis, e59, 900; the reform
school at Bonneville, e73, 500; the re.
form school at C~hillicothe, 49, TOO; the
penitentisry, Sl95, 900.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

The report of the special investigat-
ing committee which had been appoint
| ed to look after the various state Of
fees and report the condition In which
they had been found, was read. IL Is
quite lengthy.
Mr.. Pollard Of Cass moved that the
report of the investigating committee
be adopted.
Mr.. Soderman OF Phelps moved to
amend SO that the governors message
and the report Of the select committee
might be referred to a committee Of
three to consider the matter further
and report to the house.
Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster was opposed
TO any more preliminary work. He
thought the time had come TO investi-
gate.
Mr.. Sheldon Of Dawes said that the
majority had to take the responsibility
Of the act and IL wanted n day or two
longer for consideration.
Mr.. Jenkins Of jefferson said that
the republicans were willing to go to
the bottom Of the investigation. mo
matter under what colors the official
was elected, / believe that II he is
guilty he should be punished. II he
deserves TO be put in stripes, / am will
ing to 60 ahead and help place him
there"
MIR. Soderman minated that tho re-
publicuns were not sincere.
Mr.. Pollard resented the intimation.
The republicans were ready to go ahead
without a caucus, which the majority
was not ready to do.
Mr.. Wooster thought the question
vas so serious that the majority had a
right to caucus on 1t.
Mr.. Clark of Lancaster moved an
amendment to the amendment provid.
ing that q committee of five from the
house be appointed TO act with a like
committee OF three from the senate to
investigate fully the offices mentioned
in the report Of the investigating com
mittee.
Mr.. Wooster thought the majority
had a right to proceed as IL wished.
The vote on the amendment to the
amendment by Mr.. Clark Of Lancaster
stood ayes 20, e SO, a strict party
vote. and was declared lost.
Mr.. Soderman's amendment referring
the matter of the governors message
and the report Of the investigating com
mittee to another committee, which
WIS W TcpOTt tHe uutteT W tut uOuSc,
was carried, after which the motion to
adopt the committee report as amend
ed carried.
At this point the speaker announced
that he believed that he had been
wrong in the morning when he ruled
on exposition bill that IL took q two
thirds vote to advance a bill on general
file; that he believed taking a bill out
Of its general order was not equivalent
TO "a suspension of the rules. The mat
ter was referred to committee on rules.
The house then went into cummittce
Of the whole. II. r. "a, providing that
persons shall exhibit hides when sell
ing bevcs, was recommended to pass.
II. r. 124, ~re-enacting the law rela-
tive to school lands, and providing that
school lands shall not be sold was fav-
orably reported. II was introduced for
the purpose of saving to the state q
million and a half acres Of school lands
at present under lease.
Mr.. Sheldon stated that school land
was rapidly improving and il would be
one of the best investments the state
could make to hold IL.
The house adopted the committee re-
port and adjourned.
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Monday, February IS.

The senate was the only branch OF
h legislature in session today, con
vening al . o'clock with barely a
quorum present.
Senator Howell of Douglas presented
q petition unanimously signed by small
business men, asking legislation TO
protect them from the department
stores" The petition was referred to
committee on judiciary.
Senator Dundas presented q resolu-
ton passed at the late Il. n. X. en-
campment, asking for the maintenance
of two soldiers homes. Referred.
In committee of the whole. =. +. 1873.
by Senator Dundas, relating to legal
rates for printing was taken up and
considered. Senator Ransom pointed
out Irregularities in the arrangement
of the bill and 1t was referred back to
the printing committee for amend
ment.
Senate files 1877, requiring school dis.
tricts to keep in repair suitable water
closets, and 1T to grant equal priv
leges to graduates Of the state univer-
sity with graduates of other educa'
tional institutions in matters touching
qualification for teaching, were recon-
mended to pass.
S +. ITO, by Senator Heapy, requir-
ing that legal notices shall be meas
ured and paid for as II set in unleaded
nonpariel type, was recommended fol
passage.
The committee arose and reported
report adopted, after which the senate
adjourned.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
A BAND OF
They Capture Their Victims 4. . Novel
Manner.

Monn0Rs
when I was In Nebraska. near the
Snake river. north of the Great Sand
Hill, In 1885," said q Lewiston citizen,
I'VE had four camps situated about
eighteen miles apart. and to 30 from
Thorne's camp to Durham camp 1t was
necessary to 60 through q long piece
OF pine WOODS. For q number Of
months every one who had gons
through the woods alone lev came
back. O-e day It was necessary that
I should go through. with q lot Of
money and no escort. and I set out on
a horse that I got from a stable keeper
near Thorne camp. When I had nearly
reached the woods Ave miles out my
horse was taken Ill and foaming at the
mouth and refused to 90 on. Clearly
to my medical eye 1t had been poisoned
slightly by some one. A man not %
we'll up In medicine might not have
known It. Soon what looked like .
hunter came along on a horse and Of
fered to swap. taking mine back to the
stable II I would leave his near Dun
ham camp with a trapper. I ought to
have seen through this, but did not.
! got on the powerful horse Of the
stranger and started through the dvs
miles of woods. Half way through
without apparent reason the horse
broke into a trot, a gallop and finally .
run, and dashing of the trail through
the woods picked his way through trees
AZ nicely as II he had gone the way .
hundred times. Pull % l would at the
bride he paid no attention, but ran
the faster. When he had leaped .
brook and landed on the sand beyond.
the marks OF footprints alarmed me
and ! slipped OF at the risk of my life.
He ran on up a ravine and l hid. fear
Ing that 1t was q trap, as 1t afterwards
proved. In a little while three men
armed with rifles came back ON the
trail. n riding the horse, now as calm
AZ a lamb. l picked my way to the
road and got to the camp. Two weeks
later nineteen OF US followed q man
who hired a horse at the same place I
did. It was taken III. and the same
trapper came along oil the same horse.
When the horse dashed into the woods
as he had been trained to do. nineteen
Of US dashed after him, and final A.
rived al q mountain camp of the rob
bers. We took every ma~n-ssvsn Of
them. and. we'll! law wa not we'll
supported out there then, and no court
sat nearer than 200 miles. We didn't
carry the rascals away from their own
camp fire. The trained horse met the
rate OF Its owners."--Lewis lot Jour.
nal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
A
St Louis Physlcians Find the Murdsrsr's
Mental Organs Not Normal,

st. Louis Physlcians Find the Murdsrsr's
Mental Organs Not Normal.
ST. Louis, NO., Feb. 19.-Owing to
the great difference of opinion as
to the true condition Of the
mind Of DIR. Arthur Duestrow,
the murderer of wife and child, who
wns hanged at Union, q post norton
examination Of his brain was made to-
day by DIR. Lewis G.. Tandy. assisted
by DR.. A. II. Schott, the family physi-
clan Of the Duestrows. A number of
other physicians who had testified at
the legal investigation into tho muir.
derer's sanity were pr esent.
The examin alton, which was but .
cursory one, resulted in u conviction
among the physicians that Duestrow's
brain was In an abnormal condition.
A careful microscopic examination will
follow and the results rs they appear
will be given to the public.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Friday. February ~.

Over a recommendation to indefi-
hitely postpone y. +. 80, q valued pol.
icy law made applicable TO personal
property as well as real property, as at
present, Senators Murphy Of Gage and
Ransom Of Douglas engaged In a some
what heated debate in the senate this
morning.
Senator Murphy moved to place IL on
general file, saying that the people
were. entitled to relief from the insur-
ance trust and that the measure In
question would give IL. Senator Ran
som argued that the reason actuating
the senator from Gage and his party
was to so amend the Law as to make
it unpopular and secure its repeal or
Its defeat in the supreme court. After
quite a lively tilt, in which Senators
Caldwell and Feltz took part. Sena-
tor Murphy's motion to place the bill
on general file was defeated, only Sen.
ators Conway, Halter. Heapy. Miller
and Murphy supporting the motion.
The committee on privileges and
elections submitted u report on the
Douglas county contest. II was against
the contestant. John Jeffcoat. and
favored retention of Senator Evans.
After some discussion action on the
report u deferred until next Fri
dav.
Senator Beal's bill, S. F. 1914, pro-
viding for the formation of new coun-
ties by consolidation Of two or more
counties was passed.
$. +. 173, Senator Johnson's bill tax.
ing state banks, was passed, with the
understa aiding that II would be amend
ed in the house to meet the objections
raised against 1t in the senate. Tho
bill passed by q bare majority, II for
and l2 against, with four senators alb
sent. Senator Howell's amendment,
which IN effort will be made to have
the house tack on. provides that
national banks may avail themselves
Of the privileges Of the act, SO that
they may become repositories for state
or other public funds.
The matter of taking speedy action
on the trans-M Mississippi exposition ap-
preparation bill was brought up in the
senate by Senator Murphy of Gage who
called up his resolution, which was
offered the day before and laid over by
objection Of a fusionist.
Several members of the majority OBJ
jected to the passage of the bill be-
cause il contained criticism Of the
house. These features were elimi-
mated. and a motion made to refer to
committee on labor. Senator Murphy
spoke in behalf of his resolution. Sen
ator Talbot said the senate could criti.
else any n or any body. Senator
Dundas asked IL the senator from Ian
caster wasn't talking ''arnica." Sen.
ator Talbot replied that truths are
sometimes worse than anarchy. The
resolution vas referred.
In committee of the whole the sen.
ate recommended joint resolution,
authorizing the governor to invite
states and nations to attend the expo
sition.
The senate adjourned till Monday n
3 p. IN.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Notes OF the session.

Hon, w. J. Bryan addressed the legislature
"Wednesday evening, the 18th.
Amove Is being made to get the legislature
TO working nights to push needed Legislation.
Mr.. Yeiser Of Douglas has introduced o bill
In the house to compel railroads to carry BIZ
cycles as baggage.
The legislature adjourned at noon Tuesday
In order to attend university Charter-day ex-
ercises In the afternoon.
The union debating club OF the university
sent In "a set OF resolutions favoring the pas
sage OF Speaker Gafin's bill TO prohibit foot
ball.
A resolution was introduced in the senate
Tuesday morning by Senator Schaal OF Saund-
ers county, excusing lobbyists from further
attendance ut the senate sessions.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
FOR LEADING LYNCHERS,
George Spence of Richmond. Mo-, Indiot-
I'D for Hreaklng Into Lexinpton,a Jnu.

George spence of Richmond. Mo-, Indiot-
cd for breaking Into Lexington's JAN.
LEXINGTON, Mo-, Feb. 1s.-George
Spence, a blacksmith at Richmond, was
arrested and brought here last night
to answer to an indictment preferred
against him by the grand jury here.
The indictment charges Spence with
assault with intent to kill aud burglary
in the second degree. He has been
identified by several OF the guards who
were on duty at the Jail here the night
Il was broken into and Nelson and
Winner taken to Ray county and
hanged, as the man who broke the
dOor open. His bond was placed at
81. 900, and the officers from Ray coun-
ty say that he will have no trouble In
furnishing 1t.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Fatal Elevator Runaway.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, Feb. lS.-One Of
the passenger elevators in the st.
James hotel got beyond control of the
conductor yesterday. II went up ut
full speed, crashed clear through the
roof, turned over and fell down the
airshsft, q distance of Ave stories. The
elevator conductor and a guest were
In the machine at the time. Both are
dying.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
For TRIBE Murder.

SAN QUENTIN PRrsoS, CAL, Feb 10
Chun Sing, a Cinnamon, Was hanged
yesterday for three strocious murders.
His crimes were committed in Septem-
Der, 1895. With an az he attacked,
without any provocation, u fellow
countryman, All Fook, in the latter's
house. He left AN Fook for dead and
Drained his wife a she vas attempt
ing to escape. Then he went 10 the
house occupied by Charley Tai, an
other Chinese, and killed him and a
woman he found there, actually be.
heading the latter.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26

to make a final account to his success
sor. and deliver to him all funds In his
hands belonging to the state. The
other two members of the board pur-
sued an opposite cours and approved
these bonds. They were under con-
sideration by the members having the
approval Of such bonds during most
OF the month OF December, and were
not finally filed with the auditor OF
state until January 9Th. An examina.
tion Of the %treasurer's report discloses
that each of these banks had on hand
November Both. the close Of the bien-
MUM period, large sums OF money be-
longing to the state and for which
credit was given as though they were
then designated state repositories. l
think It quite probable that the mon
ey vas placed In each Of these banks
prior to the approval Of their bonds
as state repositories, and that since
the approval Of such bonds BY two
only Of the three state officers required
to approve them, no monies have been
deposited in these banks under the
depository law.
/ also deem It my duty In this con-.
nection to inform you that / am I'D.
vised by the state treasurer that he
has as yet been unable to make q final
and completed settlement with his
predecessor for monies belonging to
the state aud due from the retiring to
the incoming treasurer.
Under date of January
30, the state treasurer
informs me that there
was due the state from
his pred ecessor at the
expiration Of his term
-Oi OLlce. ~
That Of this amount was
in depository banks. zee. S1,0i6,6 16.89
Leaving unaccounted for..s 4S9,687.21
This last mentioned sum Is divided
into the following funds:
Permanent school fund. 80. $685., 9j6.01
Permanent university. ...... 1915 90
Agricultural endowment. 80. 61,955.1 Is
Normal endowment. ........ 18,OO0.l2
The treasurer states that Of the
trust funds above mentioned, there
has been paid into the state treasury
by his predecessor the sum Of S128,-
500. Ii. Since the above report there
has been paid into the state treasury
by the ex-treasurer, the further sum
OF $4,000, making q total sum paid ON
account OF the trust funds last men,
toned S153, 500. ID.
l am also advised that a general
fund warrant with interest amounting
to the sum of SOL, SS4.05, the same
being for an appropriation made BY
the last legislature to reimburse the
sinking fund on account Of losses by
the failure of the Capitol National
bank, has been paid out Of the funds
in the state treasury and is yet unac-
counted for, making a total amount
due the state, outside of monies in
depository banks, of the sum Of f691,.
571.e6. less the cash payments Of $685..
800. ID hereinbefore mentioned. leaving
q balance due the state Of 1851, 1921 3.
In order that the states interests
may be fully protected, it would seem
to me to be advisable and of great as
s~istance to the executive and legal de-
partments of the state, IL your hon
orable body should appoint Q joint
committee to investigate and ascertain
all needful facts respecting this sub
ject, with such authority and power
in the premises as may be BY you
deemed for the interest of the state.
SILAs A.. HoLCOMR,
Governor.
Executive Chamber, Lincoln, Neb.
Feb. II, 1897.
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wednesday, February II.


Speaker Gahin wa at home today on
business and Mr.. Rich Of Douglas was
in the chair.
The W. c. T. U. of Aurora petitioned
for the passage of II. X. ga, amending
the decedent law to give a widow or
widower her or his share In absolute
Sitle, and also for the passage OF II. r.
30, giving women the right to vote in
municipal elections.
On reports Of committees tho follow
Ing bills were sent to the general file:
II. r. 1876, to provide public weigh.
masters In villages and cities Of under
5000 inhsbitants; u substitute for H.
K. i62. to tax dogs for creation of q
fund for the payment OF y bounty on
wild animals; II. h. 1864, to prevent dcs-
~eeration Of the American nag; H. X.
horssshoer and regulating the practice
Of horse shoeing.
Under hills on third reading the roll
was called on n. II. FOG, Mr.. Hull's bill
70 reduce the salary of commissioners
Of Douglas ana Lancaster counties
FROM $1,000 to 81, 200, passed by a vote
Of SIS to 20; H. r. l4s, Mr.. Sodermsn's
bill for reduction Of salaries Of county
~ hOyYs Woo PaSSCus w - VOtG Vi 20
TO Q; H. r. 10, by Mr.. Soderman, to re-
duce the salary Of the superintendent
Of the Kearney school to 81, 500, passed
~ . vo:e OF S5 to !; n. r. III, regulat-
ing payment Of railroad fare Of old
soldiers once discharged and returned
to the soldiers home, passed by u vote
Of u to 0.
The governors special message was
than rAaA IL 1un- haas la.l A.
the house by Secretary Maret earlier in
order for 3 p. IN. Thursday.
Resolutions passed at the Hastings
q. A. X. encampmont depreciating the
action OF the senate In regard to the
bill relstipg to hags over school house,
were read.
The house then went into committee
board Of e~mbalming; II. r. LA, making
grave robbery q felony, were both
recommended for passage.
Op Fl. X. lit, Mr.. Soderman's state
scrip bill, the committee had an ex
Of the house feared the bill was In
tended to provide for an issue Of ia
money, and hat the warrants provided
AOT WOulu uOt NC CIIlCdCiOub IOT tlo Te1
son that they would be too easil,
counterfeited. The friends Of the bill
held, on the other hand, that all money
10 more or less fiat money, and cited in
stances where state script had been Ia
sued and proved successful. Mr.. Clarl
of Lancaster moved to postpone, bu'
after debate the motion vas lost, ant
the bill reported for passage.
. tNlA .~nt " A.. .- ,v.,
adopted, and the house, after concur
ing in the senate resolution for u join
session ut night TO listen to an address
by Hon. w. j. Bryan, adjourned.
Among the bills introduced was m
by Mr.. Snyder providing for a reduc
tion in salaries of from Is to 20 pc,
cent; also. one by Mr.. Yeiser to pro-
vide for 2-cent railroad fare, and on
by the same member for the establish
ing Of union depots in certain cities un
der certain conditions. .
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-26
Thursday, February Is.

When the house got ready for work
this morning Mr.. Hull, of Harlan,
moved that the trans Mississippi expo
sition bill, house roll No. %, be ad-
vsnced to the head Of the list of bills
on general file. Mr.. Hull made q few
remarks on the motion, during which
he said no member need commit him
self for an appropriation by voting to
advance the bill. Others favorable to
she advance said action ought to be
taken because othor legislatures are
awaiting action by this legislature. Mr..
Wooster and others set up a deter
mined opposition to taking the bill up
out of the regular order. A motion to
amend to defer action till state appro-
priations are made was lost as was also
the OF iginsl motion to advance.
When Ne house convened after re
cess Mr.. Jenkins of Js Aerson asked
unanimous consent to introduce q res
elution. 1t was to the effect that nj
lobbyists shall hereafter be excluded
from the floor. Mr.. Hull of Harlan
and Mr.. Sheldon Of Dawes though,
such Q rule would exclude q number o
wsll-mesning gentlemen from the floor
The carried bys vote Of 80 to 4