Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-10
SENATE PAssEs MANY Hills.
Embryo Laws Sent Through the BODY
with Great Rnptdity.

Em mbryo LAWS Sent Through the bouS
with Great Rapidity.
LINCOLN, Feb 9.-(Speclal.) This was
one of the senate's busy days, the entire
forenoon being taken up with the final read
ing and passing Of bills and the afternoon
being spent in committee of the whole.
Among the bills passed in the morning
hour was the recount bill.
From the committee on medical affairs
Mr.. Grothan reported with a favorable rec
ommendation senate file No. 236, by Mr..
Lee, to reorganize the State Board of
Health.
From the committee on printing, Mr..
mendation senate file No. 179. introduced
by Mr.. Heafy, to prescribe the type in
which legal advertisements shall be printed.
Also senate file No. 1902 by Mr.. Graham,
to define legal newspaper.
From the committee on miscellaneous sub
jects Mr.. Johnson reported senate file No.
1856. introduced by Mr.. Ransom, to pro-
hibit persons, partnerships and corporations
from furnishing to county officers, court
bailifs or members of the legislature, any
gas, gaslgbt, electric light water, or tele-
phone service or free transportation over
street railway lines. The bill was recon-
mended to pass.
From the committee on education, Mr..
Canaday reported senate file No. 1879, in
troduced by Mr. FeltZ, and providing for the
disposition of the property Of dsmembered
school districts; also senate file No. 203, by
Mr. Lee, to provide instruction and trans
portation for pupils, either within or without
the district OF their residence; also senate
file No "a, by Mr.. Mutz, fixing the salaries
of county superintendents Of public instruc-
ton. All three bills were recommended to
pass.
Mr.. Grothan of Howard, offered the follow
ing resolution:
Whereas, Hon. w. j. Bryan, the most
n n hE
foremost bimetallist in the world, is now
at his home in this city to remain but a
few days; therefore, be it
Resolved, by the senate of the state of
Nebraska, That a committee of three be
appointed to confer with him and invite
Will be most agreeable to him.
The resolution was agreed to- no dissent
ing voice being heard to its adoption.
Two bills were introduced and read the
first time as follows:
Senate file No. 259, by Sykes, to amend
the revenue laws.
Senate file No. $50, by HDwell, to amend
the revised statutes, relating to public
schools in metropolitan cities.
The senate devoted the rest of the morn
ing session to the consideration of bills on
third reading and when adjournment was
taken for dinner nine bills had been passed
and sent to the house. The measures which
were passed were as follows:
RECOUNT BILL PASSES
House roll No. s. to recount the ballots
cast for the constitutional amendement re-
lating to judges of the supreme court. The
senate substituted a bill of its own for the
one which passed the house and there must
necessarily be a conference before the two
legislative branches come to an agree
ment. The senate passed the bill with
twenty four votes in it's favor, two more
than the requisite two-thirds majority re
quired by the constitution to give it the
emergency clause. When the bill had been
read the third time Senator Murphy repub-
lican of Gage moved that it be recommitted
to the committee on constitutional amend
ments for the specific purpose Of adding to
it an amendment.
Senator Murphys motion to recommt
was voted down and the roll was called on
the final passage of the bill. The vote was
as follows: