Omaha daily bee., 1897-03-05
following bills we're re,ammendea. f0rl ras Ial

following bills were retQniynenoe1 loi Fas
sage:
House roll No. Is. providing for an ap,,
preparation of $4,000 for new wing and
ing and committee Of Investigation on
fraudulent changes in thesbill have not yet
reported to the house. vote no.
Jenkins of Jefferson.
On behalf of bankrupt treasury and a
x-burdened people, protest against vot-
ing a single cent of the states money to
the Transmssissippi Exposition or any
other sh9w on @ earsh peevG n 'te m stand ny
for the interests of the taxpayers, who are
asked to bear the burdens of this eXposl-
ton, without receiving gust proportion
of the benefits. L vote 'no-"-Webb oil
Custer
Believing that the bill should be so cor
rected as to leave no doubt as 10 its provi-
sions, / am compelled to vote no. '-Gros-
venor of Hamilton. Il
CHANGES ITS TITLE.
Smith of Douglas then moved that the title
of the bill be changed to read as follows
which prevailed:
a bill for an act to provide for the part-
cipation by the state of Nebraska IN @ the
Transmississippi and lntersational Expo
sGn to be hed In IN the ysaE 1885, }or
| appointment of state board OF directors tli ;
| by the governor, and toSS.authorize the
| among the said six state directors; to pro-
vide for a notification by the governor; to
provide for the fixing Of said compeRsa ti8ii o,
! Limitation of time for which they shall pe
| paid; tc provide for II state exhibit at said
| eXposition; to define the duties OF the
board of directors in relation thereto, for
| the payment of salary to eaeh director, Anu
| for the appropriation 81 SlVYotl; 10 protiumH om
| that said state board Old rectofs silai,
| have control of the expenditure of said
appropriation; to provide Tor the orgahiza
tlon of the state board of dire ctors 10
provide for what pnrposes the said apprro-
| priation shall be expended;g to provide ioI
| the presentation, auditing. approval ana
| pay ment of claims arising from the expen-
| nf
where said board of directors shall con-
| duet their business; to provide Tor recoro
| picy!de for the sale of the; property aftel
| the close of the exposition.
House roll No. so, by Rouse, providing fol-
an act governing habitual criminals, wae
placed on passage. " rs ior a erauua.eu .t
| scale of purishments, and conforms in the
main with the habtual criminal act OF I'M
nos. Ths bill was defeated by vote oil 81
| to 3S.
| Concurrent resolution No. l, by Senator
| Dearlng, aimed at elevator trusts and com
| binations of persons seeking to control the
| prices of grain and restricting competition
| in the buying and selling OF the same wa'
| passed by a vote OF 50 to u.
The house then took recess until p. m
RoDDY REPORTS FOR DUTY.
When Roddy of Otoe, who has been on th'
sick list for week, appeaie1 III the @ nous
this afternoon he was CRESTED with rount
edged and then said: "Mr. Speaker, desire
to be marked present.
House roll No 229. by yRieh, was frs
reached on the call for bills on third reading
II is an act to prohibit persons from climb
ing on railway trains. None OF the amend
ments having been printed, the speaker SAT-
the measure would lie over until this wa
done.
House roll No 254.i by Rich,i provides 70
an apprcpriation Of the mAtriculation fee
of the State Normal school for a llbrar
fund for the use and support OF III
library of the school. The money is to b
expended by the State Board OF Education
The bill was passed without dissentin
vote.
Hull moved that the sitting gaeommittee b
! allowed the privilege OF reporting at an
! time. Rouse thought the committee shohl
be permitted TO report every morning
, Hull accepted this suggestion and his me
tion prevailed.
Petitions were read from Adams and Wei
ster counties, Beaver city and Grand Arm
? of the Republic posts Nos 81 and 81 agains
the abandonment OF the Milford Soldiers an
! Sailors home They We're referred TO tn
committee on soldiers homes. petitio
! from Ogalalla. Keith county. OF seventy-hv
! namos was read against the passage OF
free range law. Petitions were also rea
. fayorng the passage pf house, roll No. IL
amending the mechanics lien law and hous
a roll No. l22, prescribing the qualifications
! horseshosr.
al long petition from citizens of Shelter
/ containing 200 names. and another frol
Grand Island were read protesting again'
( any further appropriation for the MllIor
home. The Grand Island petitinn eontaine
I 500 names.
RECOMMENDED FOR PASSAGE.
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