The Red Cloud chief., 1897-02-05
ThnradnS. January 2S.

Thursdsy, january rs.
Expectation was rife today in the
house over the prospect Of a battle on
house roll 3, the bill, but the
day was un%eventful.
Mr.. Pollard Of Cass introduced n reso-
luton that a committee of five be APP
pointed to draft u sugar bill to encour-
age erection of new factories In the
state. Tabled on motion of Mr.. Sober
man OF Phelps.
The secretary of the senate IN
nounced the passage Of the resolution
i%nstructing Senator Thurston to vote
for the free coinage of gold and silver.
The committee on enrolled and en-
crossed bills reported hat house roll .
was correctly epgrossed.
A pction from Omaha c%lergymen was
read. asking the Legislature not to
make any change In the fire and police
commission as provided for in the pres
ent Omaha charter.
Several standing committees made
reports on bills. The bills relating to
passes were indefinitely postponed.
II. Il. 40. reducing salaries of secre-
taries of board of transportation was
placed on general file, rs was also ii.
X. 81, reported by the committee on
fish culture and game.
The claim of Boyd county for S4,s.3
for costs in trying the alleged muir
dercrs of Barrett Scott, was passed on
f%avorably by the claims committee and
placed on general file.
The committee on miscellaneous sub
jects reported f%avorably on MIR. Gros-
venor's bill, fixing n penalty for steal
ing bicycles and u~nfavorably on a bill
by Mr.. Clark of Lancaster, No. SO. with
the same end in view. The reports
were adopted. The same committee
favored placing house roll No. 80. a
bill to punish chicken stealing. on
general file. The house concurred.
House roll No. g.. to regulate the
publishing OF applications for liquor
licenses, was placed on general file.
House roll No. 80, relating to the
regulation Of warehouses;, was also
placed OH general file.
Mr.. Felker of Douglas introduced a
resolution ordering the committee on
asylums to make report on the ade-
quacy of the state hospital to care for
all the durable insane of the state.
Adopted.
Mr.. Burkett Of Lancaster offered n
resolution that the office of proof
reader be discontinued and that no
printed bills be received from the
printer until correct. After some de-
bate the matter was referred to the
committee on employees.
Forty-eight new bills were intro
duced after the 400 recess, chief
among which were:
II. II. $50, by Mr.. Sheldon-An act for the cs.
Establishment. maintenance and management Of
nuhlir libraries In school districts,
II. X. 29s, by Mr.. DobSon TO amend section
= OF chapter ~, subdivision o OF the compiled
statutes. The bill provides that the tax OF
} mill levied under the free high school law shall
} fall on the whole county.
II. Il. 300, by Mr.. Rich-To amend section I:
Of An act regulating voluntary assignment
} for the benefit Of creditors proceedings there
under, ana to prevent the fraudulent violation
OF the same, being section -, chapter o. emit
tied Assignments, compiled statutes OF 1898
II. II. 81, by Mr.. Rich-To provide for u land
lords lien.
II. II. 800, by Mr.. Snyder-To prohibit oficer,
, and employees Of any municipality, township
= county or state TO accept free transportation
over any railroad In the state during his tern
l OF ONCE.
II. II. 336, by Mr.. Wooster of Mer
. rick is similar in it's import to ii. r
. 800 by MIR. Snyder.
l House rolls 265 to 2s2 were read
second time and referred.
Mr.. Clark of Richardson moved tina
the house resolve itself into COMMITTEE
of the whole. MIR. Clark of Lancaste
objected on the ground that it takes
two-thirds vote to suspend the rule
and proceed outside the regular orde
of business set down in the rules whe,
any member objects. The matter pre-
cipitated quite a discussion but wa
finally disposed Of by the speaker ruI
ing that the house could go into con
mittee of the whole at any time a ma
jority wished to do SO.
The ruling prevented the house cal,
ing up II. r. 5, which had been report
ed from the engrossing committee an
would have been first ON file for thir
reading and passage. The majorit
had lot siNty-eight members preser
and they could not have carried it wit
the emergency clause.
In committee of the whole hous
rolls 20, To repeal the Russian thistl
law, and 80, to reduce the salary
the superintendent of the Geneva i
dustrial school, were recommends
for passage.
IL. II. 40, to reduce the salaries
y the secretaries of the state board
Or transportation to 81 800 was recommi
Mt ted for correction.
e. II. X. ~, which provides that
shall be n misdemeanor to kill certa
v. kinds of game for Il period of five yea
On was recommitted for correction,
e. The bill for the relief Of Boyd coun
for costs in the Scott murder trial W
recommended for passage without t
emergency clause.
On motion of Mr.. Sheldon of Dave
to the committee rose and reported pre-
ress. The report of the committee
as the whole was adopted and the hou
on adjourned.
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to Friday. January go.
Chaplain Mailley was called home
ed the death of one Of his flock, and in
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