The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1897-03-12

nended to pass Senate file No. /, a concur
.ent resolution. by Dearing, aimed at an al
price OF grain and restrict competition In the
ouying and selling Of the same, was recon-
nended to pass. The committees substitute
,or house roll No. 1888. authorizing the organ
lZatiOn OF mutual insurance companies to in
sure property, against loss by fire. lightning
and cyclones, was under debate over an hour,
and large number OF amendments were
moved ana adopted. The presence of several
lobbyists on the floor against a strict rule
adopted against them was the subject OF COM
ment among the members. The bill as
amended was recommended for passage.
Among other bills recommended FOR passage
were: To prohibit the manufacture, sale.
providing and furnishing OF cigarettes; au-
thorizing county treasurers to invest 20 per
cent of the sinking fund in registered county
warrants; reducing the salary Of the COM
mandants of soldiers homes to 81 800 per an
mum; to create municipal courts in cities of
the metropolitan class; legalizing the regis
tratiOn OF deeds; relating to the law OF re-
demptiOns; granting TO county courts the
power TO order reference in certain cases or
proceedings; authorizing county courts to
require administrators with Will annexed 10
pay money to said courts after final settle
ment of their accounts; relating TO the fees
OF the SheritfS; to provide for reargument or
cases in supreme court.
HOUSE.-As foreshadowfng the coming OF
the end of the session OF the house, Speaker
Gaffin on the Sd nominated the sitting COM
mittee. The hour having arrived for the
special order the chief clerk read house roll
No. 81, by Soderman. 1t provides for an act
enabling women possessing the necessary
qualifications to vote for certain purposes,
and repeals any law inconsistent Herewith:
1t provides that any woman the age OF Il
years and upward is authorized To vote Tor
all officers and questions submitted to Il vote
of the people, except those voted for at a gen.
eral election. There was much discussion.
many members taking part. Mr.. Snyder OF
Sherman county made these remarks: .'Craw-
fishes invariably go backward. Not being q
crawtiSh am in favor of going forward. lf
there is a man in this house who does not ad-
nit that he owes the element of his manhood
to his mother. | am ready to kick him down
stairs. And yet | am not spelling for fight
Robertson's motion TO indefinitely postpone
was lost by Il vote of IS to Il. The bill was
then amended by attaching an emergency
clause, and providing that women could vote
for irrigation bonds: The committee then
recommended the bill for passage. House
roll No 10, a bill authorizing county commits
SiOnerS to appoint judges and clerks of elec-
tiOn, was amended to authorize county Judges
instead OF county commissioners to appoint
them and was recommended for passage
House roll No. II. a bill making the election
laws conform to the bill just recommended
mended to pass House roll No. 1S7, recon-
mended to pass, provides that every railroad
company shall have power TO cross, 1ntersect
or unite with any other railway companys $
lines at any point on its route. 1t amends
section 5G2 of CObbey's consolidate statutes for
1891, and repeals the section. The following
bills were also recommended to pass: House
roll NO. 26l, to prohibit the useless waste OF
mutual arteSian well water House roll No.
1S3. authorizing the organization OF mutual
insurance companies. House roll No. 27O. by
Mccarthy. This is a measure to appropriate
$4,000 for a state normal school at Scotia.
Greeley county. WOOSter'S bill, house roll
No. 154. as amended. reads: Section 1: Gold
coin and standard silver dollars of the United
States of standard weight and fineness shall
be a tender in payment OF all debtS, both
public and private.
HOUsE.-The Mississippi exposition
bill passed the house on the 4th without the
emergency clause, by a vote Of IS to 20. The
committee on corporations. having in charge
Straubs bill to tax and regulate the tele
graph, telephone and express companies,
reported ali of them for indefinite postpone
ment. but the house would not concur Ill this,
and the bills were ordered to the general file
for consideration and debate in committee
of the whole. SheldOn's bill. house roll No.
Az, to prohibit games, theatrical and circus
entertainments on Sunday. was the topic for
a lively debate. During the course of the
argument Snyder of Sherman, q preacher.
took strong stand against the measure. to
The bill was indefinitely postponed. A
number of members made explanation
OF their cir, @ vote o. on on the exposition 81 bill.
act governing habitual criminals was de-
feated. House roll No. 254. by Rich, provid--
ing for an appropriation of the matrculation
fees of the State normal school for library
fund for the use of and support of the library
of the school was passed. \ large number of
bills were ordered to the general file. The
house then adjourned.
H0UsE.-On the opening of the house on the
9Th Chaplin Mailley prayed for President
Mckinley and the success of his administra-
tion. Jones of Nemaha. chairman of the
sitting committee, reported several bills for
advancement on the general file. Clark of
Richardson stated that the committee ap-
pointed to inquire why the reports of the
state officers had not been printed and laid
on the desks of the members had discovered
that the fault lay between eX-Land Commits
SiOner Russell and the State Journal COM
pany. Mr.. Wooster introduced a resolution
that house roll No. 50. the Trans Mississippi
exposition bill as amended be submitted to
the attorney general for an opinion as to
whether or not it was constitutional. The
resolution was tabled. On bills on third
reading house roll No. 270 was reached. This
is McCarthy'S measure appropriating $4,000
for state normal school at Scotia, Greeley
county. The bill was passed. House roll No.
1S7 was passed. 1t provides that every rail-
road company shall have the power to cross.
interSect. join and unite its railroad with any
other railroad before constructed at any
point upon its route, and upon the grounds
of such other railroad company, with the
necessary turnOutS, SidingS. switches and
other cOnveniences in furtherance of the
object of its connection. 1t is made the duty
of the state board of transportation to invcs-
tigate all points in the state touched by two
or more railroads. at which points they re
celve and deliver freight. AT such inveSti-.
CATION all parties shall be allowed to appear
and be heard. If it be found to the interest
of shippers that such junction should lie
formed the board is directed to order the COM
panies to do SO, and it is the duty of said rail-
roads to comply with the order of the board
House, roll No. 3, by DO5sOn, which was
passed, provides for the repeal of the sugar
bounty law OF 1885, sections II. 13, II, 10, IT, II.
Il, ~ and 20, of chapter vi, article iv, com
piled statutes of 1898. The senate asked that
the house concur in the amendment, chang
ing the form, and the amendment was
adopted. House roll No. III, by Gatfin is for
an act to prohibit and punish the bringing OF
illegal voters into the state with the intent
of having them vote therein. 1t provides for
hne of S1.000, one-haif to go to the informer
who may bring suit to recover the same. 1t
was recommended to pass. House roll No.
l,2 was recommended to pass. 1t provides
that any person who shall by bribery. intimi-
dation. threats Of enforcing demands, with
drawal of capital. closing up of business. or
bringing suit endcavOr to impede voters in
the right to vote. shall be imprisoned i'll the
county Jail not more than six months and
pay penalty of SJGt.
BULL FIGHTERS KILLED.