Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-19
hrst time.
The senate then adjourned until 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning.
HOUSE nusY WITH NEW HILLS
Routine work Occupies the Short
Inif Days Session.

Routine Work Occupies the Short
Hnif Days Session.
LINCOLN, Jan. S.-(Special) Speaker
Gafin called the house to order at p. m
Eighty-ive members responded eleven were
absent and four excused on account Of com
mttee work. An attempt was made to shut
OF the reading OF the house proceedings Of
Saturday but 1t failed of the necessary two
thirds majority until over half hour was
consumed. Roddy of Otoe then made an
other attempt, but Wooster OF Merrick inter
posed an objection on the ground that 1t had
been once voted on and defeated. However,
Roddy's motion was put to a vote and carried
Another long petition from Butler county
asking that the sugar bounty be paid by the
! necessary Appropriation, was sent up by
/ LOOMS. Wlnslow OF Frontier wanted to con-
sign the petition to the waste basket of the
chief clerk. Loomis of Butler county sec
onded the motion but the speaker interposed
and said that 1t would be referred to a
proper committee.
Loomis sent up a resolution that in view
OF the fact that the dormitory of the State
Normal at Peru had been destroyed a com
mittee should be appointed to visit Peru, as
certain the amount necessary to make the re-
pairs and suggest an appropriation for the
same. Wooster of Merrick opposed the mo-
tlon 1t carried by close vote.
The following bills were introduced and
read tho first time:
BY Gaflin, house roll No. 1863, to prohibit
and punish bribery In elections.
BY Gafiin, house roll No. 17O to amend
section 1S5 of the Criminal Code and to re-
peal the original section.
BY Gatiin, house roll No. III. to prohibit
and punish the bringing of Illegal voters
into the state with the intent to have
BY Gafin, house roll No 172, to amend
section 1S9 of the Criminal Code and to re-
peal the original section.
lEn rp11 4
section of chapter Xxi of the Compiled
Statutes of 1895 ard to repeal said act.
By Wimberley,, house roll No. ia. to Gre
ate a public library committee, defining
its duties, and for organizing system of
travelling Libraries for the state of Ne
braska.
BY Wheeler, house roll No 175. to amend
sections 2. 3, and of an act entitled
An act to provide for the deposlting of
state and county funds in banks, approved
Npri ), 1891 and to repeal said original
section.
BY straub, house roll No 176, providing
Tor the taxation of telephone companies
ana hXing penalties for false statements
by Straub, house roll No. IN providing
for the taxation of telegraph companies
and liking the penalties for false state
BY straub house roll No. 17S, providing
Tor the taxation of express companies and
~ ~, yN st%ai,b pemni''fs ] ior ialse statements.
Tor false statements
by Straub, house roll No $50 tn tax
hTe insurance companies.
By Straub, house roll No. 1S1, to regu-
ii iale the charges made for the use of tele-
phones by all persons firms etc. engaged
N the telephone business in Nebraska, and
hYins genalty for violation thereof.
u by by 81, ,SStraub house ro. No. iS2, to regu-
and tX n penalty for the Violation thereof
+o By Jones Of Nemaha house roll No 1873,
sU au[morlHe Ihe organization of mutual in
BY Horner, house roll No. 14 compelling
an an persons companies, corporations or as
S5qqcEiiIlons owning or operating irrigation
SltGhes or canals anywhere in the state Of
HSc1raSRa Sai n3R2 to to keep cut down all the weeds
or way granted to them in which such
dltcheS or canals are located
,By GAYLORD, house roll No lS5, to legalize
Lalo i, IN issuing certificates upon the treas
urer % OF Ivsi said county for, bounty claims, etc
correct weighing of coal, stock grain or
other Other heavy 6Ga merchandise in cities of less
BY Hull, house roll No. fS7, to- amend sac-
tion nc ,o5y 5g2 OF Cobbey's Consolidated Statutes
OF pY I%l Irond and to p repeal said section.
insane wifes dowry or husbands courtesy
ana ana interest of such insane party in the
wife by deed of his or her guardian and the
procedure therefor '''u 'He
BY Phelps, house roll No. 1S9 to provide
for the representation of two political mar
ties on boards of election and to amend
section =. of chapter -. Compiled Statutes
=, by ] smith Of Douglas house roll No. 100,
g, 70. so 81, SO. Sc SS 50. 80, 81. o. sS 1S3 AZ
lOi lO7: los 109, l10, lis 123, 143, 1G7, l6S. as
heretofore existing. of an act entitled IAN
Act Act ,ILnneorPorating Metropolitan Cities and md
Denning, Regulating and Prescribing Tdeir
duties, Powers and Government" :" approved
March 30 1887, and amended at the legisla-
1--WE sessions of 1883, 1893 and 1895. WhIcb
said act appears as and constitutes chan
yer Xlia, OF the Compiled Statutes of Ne
praSka, seventh edition. 1895, and to repeal
said sections of said act as heretofore ex
lsting. and to repeal sections 10, 3j and II
of said act. -
Bills on second reading were referred to
appropriate committees.
The speaker announced that the commit
tee on school lands would meet tomorrow
morning at o'clock
On motion of Clark of Lancaster the house
at $3.50 adjourned until 10 a. m. tomorrow.