The Valentine Democrat. [volume] (Valentine, Cherry Co., Neb.) 1896-1898, 1897-01-21
NEBRASKA CONGRESS
DAILY REPORT OF WHAT is BE.
ING DONE.
Many Measures of More or Less Inn
p%ortance Being Introduced at the
Present Session of the Sunfiower
Legislature.
Tuesday.

The oratorical talent of the senate was
given a chance to show itself on the 18th
Immediately following the reading of the
journal. A debate was precipitated by a
resolution offered by Mr.. Farrell of Mer-
rick providing for the appointment of a
committee of three, to act with a like COM
mittee from the house, to take action in re-
gard to printing the governors message.
The resolution was carried n the COM
mittee appointed. Another lively tilt was
had on the matter of the state furnishing
members each, daily, five 1-cent wrappers
and ten 2-cent stamps, and was finally laid
on the table. After a large number OF
bills had been introduced, the standing
committees were announced, the name of
the chairman of each of which is. given
Glow:
Judiciary committee, Mccain; finance, ways
and means, FeltZ; public buildings, johnson;
agriculture, Miller; accounts and expenditures,
Gondring; military affairs, Weller; municipal
affairs, Howell; internal improvements, Richie;
school lands and funds, Farrell; public printing,
Watson; enrolled and engroSsed bills, MUTT;
counties and county boundaries, Lee; educa-
tional, Canaday; library, Canaday; claims, Dear
ing; banks and currency, Weller; railroads, Os-
born; miscellaneous corporations, Fritz; state
prison, Lee; university and normal school, Ora
ham; constitutional amendments and federal
relations, Ransom; public charities, Dundas;
privileges and elections, bearing; live stock and
grains, Heapy; miscellaneous subjects, Johnson;
medical societies, Grothan; aSylumS, industrial
homes, reform schools, home for the friendless,
institute fer feeble minded youth, Grothan; i'm
migration, Muff1y; mines and mining, Talbot;
manufacturers and commerce., Beal; labor, Ran
som; revenue, Beal; rules, Beal; soldiers home,
Sykes; irrigation. Feltz; standing committees,
hoo I;rh~ox,c hr{lnoc anA fnrriaS Sohaal
The regular order being disposed of, the
senate adjourned until 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning.
The house on the 18th reached bills on
| second reading, and thirty-eight measures
were ground through the mill. Cronk's
bill, house roll No. 30, Incorporates the
movement to prohibit gold Democrats from
| securing recognition on election ballots.
| Soderman of Phelps had a woman suffrage
measure. Its provisions do not include the
privilege to vote at general elections 1or
the entire ticket, but only for certain Off
efals. The Douglas County election con-
1 est was brought up by a communication
from Secretary of State Piper. Jenkins of
Jefferson will lead in the defense OF the
RepehlicaE conteStees. Two bills were
introduced by Edison Rich, one OF which
authorizes the printing Of applications for
saloon licenses in any newspaper Of gen
eral circulation. House roll No. 63, by
Rich, relates to the construction of
roads and bridges in Douglas County.
Fouk OF Gage, lGoyed that Colonel Hoag-
land be given tsR minutes in which to adj
dress the house on the merits of the curfew
law. as applied to cities in Nebraska.
Wooster and Pollard opposed the motion
on the ground that no bill covering the cur
few law was yet before the house, When
a vote was takens however, it was found
the house was largely in favor of granting
ten minutes time to Colonel Hoagland.
jenkins. from the COMMITTEES on rules, OF
which the speaker is chairman, reported
that the rules of 1895 had been adopted,
with several amendments and Examinations.
Rule No. 10 gives the privilege to each
member to refrain from voting. AS changed
it compels each member to vote on all bills
and questions. Wooster and LOOMS OPP
posed the change, but it was the sense OF
the house that rule as changed should pre-
vail. In the midst Of the debate on house
rule changes, the secretary of the senate
appeared and Informed the speaker that
the senate had appointed a committee to
act with a like committee from the house
to consider the question of printing 1000,
1000 or 5000 copies of the governors mes
sage. Adjourned.