The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-02-26
The Nebraska Assembly.

| The Nebraska Assembly.
SENATE.-During the morning hour on tn,
10Th the senate added ten bills to the genera
file, introduced seven new ones and received
and referred a large batch of petitions ant
resolutions. Mr.. Johnson, from the commit
tee on miscellaneous subjects, presented
| favorable reports on the following bills
Senate file No. 13s, to repeal the dead letter
Snn statute imposing a, penalty for the killing o
companies to give free passes; senate filt
| No. 15S, to prevent the blacklisting or pub
fishing of discharged employees: senate fill.
! No. 157 and 15S both fOrbidding city anG
county employees from accepting free stree
| railway passes. free telephone. electric light
or gas; senate file No l21, relating to the is.
suing of liquor licenses by county boards
Among the new bills introduced were: Pro-
viding for the appointment of a tax commits
sioner and deputies in cities of the metro
| politan class. Senate file No 2S6. in reference
| to the Interpretation of the statements in {;
| life insurance policy and in applications
| therefor; in reference to the defenSes in
| suits on such policies; and for the allowance
| by the courts of a reasonable attorney fec
| to be taxed as costs on rendering judgment
| in a suit against a life insurance company or
its policies. Senate file No 2S9, to permit
county agricultural societies to participate
in the Trans-Mississippi exposition and tt
provide for expenses or county exhibits.
SENATE.-The senate on the 18th put in q
! big days work, passing seven bills as follows
| Providing that cities and villages are en-
powered and authorized to receive by gift OF
| devise real estate within their corporate
/ limits, or within five miles thereof. for pur-
| poses of parks or public grounds. Providing
Il law defining cruelty to children, providing
punishment therefor and for the guardian,
ship of children in certain cases. Providing
that no child under IL years Shall be EN-.
ployed in any store, office, shop, factory OF
mine in Nebraska to exceed three months in
any one year. Providing that all graduates
of the University of Nebraska holding the
degree of bachelor of arts or bachelor OF
science shall be accredited disqualified teach
ers within the meaning of the school laws OF
this state. Requiring school district boards
to provide on every school house site and
keep in good repair and in clean and health
full condition at least two separate water
closets. Providing that all legal advertise
ments shall be set in solid nonpareil type. A
joint resolution inviting foreign nations to
participate in the Trans-Missssippi eXpOsi-
tlOn was passed. The senate then took a
recess till Z p. m.
SENATE.-Presentation of petitions was the
first business in the senate on the 18th.
Among others was one from the ladies of the
G. A. r. protesting against closing the Mil
ford soldiers home. The petitions were all
referred. MIR. Johnson, from the committee
that senate file No. 113, introduced by Mr..
Talbot, be placed on general file. The bill
defines the crime of grave-rObbing and pre-
scribes rules for disinterring and dissecting
bodies. The same committee presented a
favorable report on senate file No. 100, by Mr..
Haller, authorizing the organization of mu-
tua! Insurance companies to insure property
in cities and towns. The bill introduced by
Mr.. Mutz. senate file No 3d. making it unlaw-
full for county treasurer to accept in pay
ment of poll tax the affidavit of any person
that he was not notified, was recommended
to pass. In the afternoon session conSidcra-
tfon OF the governors message was the special
order. but there were no Developments of in
tereSt. The message was read and then, on
motion of Mr.. Howell, it was referred to a
committee Offive to report on not later than
ten days The lieutenant governor named as
the committee. Senators Beal of Custer.
Dearing of Cass McGann of Boone, MUTT of
KeEa faha and Talbot of Lancaster. Hhe
public psi1ter bill was considered and rec
were made. notably one cutting down the
salary OF the public printer from $500 to
S1,500. Mr.. Ransom, from the committee on
constitutional amendments, recommended
FeltZ, and memOrialiZing congress to submit
a woman suffrage amendment, be placed on
general file.
SENATE.-A number of new measures were
introduced, and when the business of the
day was through the senate session of the
10th was concluded by adjournment until
Tuesday at p. m. Anticipating the report
of the committee on privileges and elections,
which it had been given out would report for
the seating of John Jetfcoat and the unseat-
ehamber A}er tEe ro ea the 9 se Senaee
reported in favor of Mr.. Evans. After the
motion to adopt the report of the committee.
Senator Graham sent up an amendment
naming Mr.. Jeffcoat as being entitled to the
seat A long discussion ensued in which the
claims of both parties were eXhaustively set
forth, and then roll was called upon the mo-
ton to unseat Mr.. Evans and seat in his stead
Hon. John Jeffcoat;, Those voting in the
aat1irmatiye were: Messrs. Beal, Canaday.
ell. Heapy, Johnson, Lee. Muff1y, Mutz.
Schaal. Sykes, Watson, Weller-17. Those
voting in the negative were: Messrs Cald-
well, COnaway, Dearing, GOndring, Haller.
McGann. Miller, Murphy, Osborn. Richie,
Talbot. Spencer. Steele-13. Dundas, Evans
and Ransom not voting. This action gives
Graham sent up a resolution asking that the
committee ON public buildings be allowed to
visit the public institutions and be excused
during their absence. Leave was granted.
Senator bearing sent up a resolution provid-
ing that the cost OF the contest case be paid
out or the incidental expense fund. The
amount is something over $4,000. The reso-
luton was lad over under the rule.
HOUsE.-All members had not yet arrived
when the house convened ON the 18th. only
siXty-two answering to roll-call. The house
had adjourned Thursday evening, and now
met for the first time since and began work
on the thirty-firSt day of the session. On the
report of the standing committee house roll
No. IS, by 9eiser, of Douglas. was ordered to
the general file. This is his celebrated bill for
the initiative and referendum. A number OF
bills on second reading were referred to COM
mitteeS. House constitutional amendments
failed to receive Il twO-thirdS maiority and
was declared lost. House roll No. 81. provitl-
ing that foreign insurance companies must
have capital of at least Geo. was also
lost. Speaker Gaffin, in the midst OF the read
ing of bills, directed attention to the fact that
he was about to sign house roll No. >. the bill
providing for Il recount of the votes cast in
November last, for the constitutional amend
mentS. which he did. House roll No. 197. by
Stebbins. an irrigation measure. and house
roll No. u. by Clark. of Lancaster. amendatory
of the general election law. and providing for
the election of clerl ks and Judges of election.
We're recommended to pass. The house then
adjourned to participate in charter-day eX-
erciSeS.
HOUSE.-The paper that. has attracted the
closest attention of the house since the scs-
sion opened WAS Gov. Holcomb's special
message read on the 11th announcing a short
age by ey-Treasurer Bartlcy of S5;'1 .0GN. For
the first time absolute silence reigned in the
hall of representatives. The message was
made special order for the 18th. Previous to
this the house had devoted the forenoon to
cutting down the salaries of county commits
Sioners. county attorneys and the Superiu-
tendent of the hoys' industrial school at
kearney from $1,000 to S15G0. Rouses bill.
providing for transportation of inmates of
soldiers and sailors homes. was passed
by q vote of ~ to LemarS bill. house roll
No. a. for an act To establish Il state board of
embalming. was recommended to pass.
House roll No IN. an act relating to diSin-
terring. mutilating. dissectiEg or otherwise
with dead human bodies. defining
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