Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-03

Howell mauC an lHCIeCludl dlNelHpl 10 Sc
cure an amendment to the report OF the COM
mittee raising the yardage charges. The
report was then adopted.
The Omaha charter was made a special
order for tomorrow morning ct 10 O'Clock
and the senate at Gas adjourned.
BUSY DAY IN THE LowER BRANCH.
House DispCsca of ~ lumber of the
Pending Measures.
LINCOLN, March 2.-(Special)-The house
passed the forenoon in receiving reports
from standing committees, and the after
noon in committee of the whole. 1t was
a business day. Forty-four bills were acted
upon. Twenty-six were recommended for
passage, four ordered to the general file and
fourteen recommended Cor indefinite post
ponement.
Following roll call a petition from the
Sons of Veterans of Omaha was read, ask
ing that the Soldiers and Sailors Home at
Milford he retained. Protests against the
home from citizens of Grand Island and
Aurora were also read. A petition from
citizens of Omaha was presented asking
the house to favorably consider house rolls
Nos. 6S, los, and 1876. woman suffrage meas
ures. On the call of reports from standing
committees the following bills were recon-
mended for passage:
House roll No. 1913, by Rich, relating to
House roll No. 439, by Cronk. to restrict
the disease known as RABIES and provide
rules and regulations governing the same.
House roll No. 245, by Wimberley, to per-
NIT druggists TO sell liquor under certain
restrictions.
House roll No. 2O2, by Eastman, to
compel the enclosure and covering of open
and dangerous wells.
House roll No. 30, by Felker, to prohibit
the manufacture, sale. provld ng and fur
nishing of cigarettes,
House roll No. 1875, by Webb, authorizing
county trcasurcrs TO invest % per cent of
the sinking fund in registered county war
rants.
salary of the cOmmandants OF Soldiers
homes to 1900 per annpm,
municipal courts in cities of the metropoli-
tan class.
House roll No. 44s, by Felker, legalizing
the registration Of deeds.
House roll No. 437, by Curtis, relating to
the law Of redemptions.
House roll No. 40, by Rich, granting
to county courts the power to order a ref
erence in certain cases of proceedings.
county courts to require administrators
with will annexed to pay money to said
courts after final settlement of their ac-
counts.
House roll No. 4OS, BY Rich, relating to
the fees of the sheriffs.
House roll No. 400, by Rich, to provide for
reargument of cases in supreme court.
House roll No. 4O6, by itch, relating to
proceedings in probate, courts.
chapter xviii Of the Complied Statutes.
House roll No. 81, by itlch, relating to
the killing or manning of animals worth
Senate file No. 1O2, by Graham, prasarib-
ing what shall be q legal newspaper.
Senate file No. AZ, by Ransom, requiring
Senate file No. II, by Tarbot, relating to
probate court proceedings.
House roll No. 399, by Robertson, provid-
ing for graded punishment for breach of
trust.
The following bills were ordered to the
House roll No; s7s, by Curtis, making the
18th day Of February, the anniversary of
House roll No. 469, by Geiser, to vest in
courts of equity power to decree marriage
House roll No. 424, by Uerling, providing
for a reduction of the amount in which a
cf ssnate f fld S PC h Il. b f9r J Gfa a ,aT p q
for the fees of county attorneys.
BILLS THEY DISCUSSED.
House roll No. 373, by Curtis, providing
that the 18th day of February, the ami
versary of the birth of Abraham Lincoln,
should be made a legal holiday. The report
OF the committee was for indefinite postpone
ment. jenkins moved that the report Of the
committee be nonconcurred in and the bill
ordered to the general file. This motion pre-
vailed.
Roberts anti-cigarette bill, house roll No.
AT, was the subject of extended debate. The
| had recommended it for indefinite
postponement. The bill provided for Ii
| censing the sale of cigarettes and fixing the
license at $3.50. In the discussion that fol
lowed Roberts took occasion to read some
| private correspondence addressed to Felker,
| which had been entrusted to him by that
gentleman. Rouse moved the point Of order
that one gentleman had no right 10 publish
the private letters of another on the same
delegation, and the speaker sustained the
| point. Clark of Lancaster believed the bill
was unconstitutional, as it interfered with
interstate commerce. Felker had another
anti cigarette measure that contained no IL
cense provisions and was absolutely prohib-
tory. 1t had been moved that the report
of the committee be nonconcurred in and
the bill ordered to the genral file. On
motion roll call was demanded witt the re-
suit that the motion was defeated by 4S to
AZ and the bill postponed.
The report of the committee on house roll
No. 39S was for indefinite postponement,
This is Waite's bill to repeal the law against
horse stealing. Wooster directed attention
to the fact that this was a measure in
tended to put the majority on record as in
favor of horse stealing. Clark of Lancaster
replied that this was exactly what he wanted
to do. The question on inconvenience OF
the committees report and ordering the bill
to the general file was lost by a vote of
76 to II.
The house then took a recess until 2
p. IN.
WOOSTER WINS A VICTORY.
On reassembling, Wooster of Merrick rose
to a question of privilege. He said that 1t
udu COMO 10 LIS hnOWleuBe tUdl tue lTdHS-
mississippi Exposition bill, house roll No.
93, had been changed outside the hall of
representatives.. He moved that a committee
of three be appointed to investigate the
matter. Smith Of Douglas explained that
all the change made was to erase the word
association, - as there was no transmissis-
sippi association. The speaker said that
there did not seem to be any need of a COM
mittee. but as there was a resolution pend
ing. he would put the question. Wooster
inSiStn1 nm the submission Of his rnSnlutinu
He said If a bill could be changed in one
minor particular other bills could be tam
pered with, and he demanded a roll call on
the question. Wooster's motion carried by
"a to so.
Eastman Of Custer moved that night ses-
sions be held on Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, for the purpose Of eXpediting the
business OF the house. Wooster opposed
this motion. He said he needed his even
ings for committee work and correspond
ence. Clark Of Lancaster agreed with him.
CLARK of Richardson directed attention to the
fact that the house had accepted an invita-