Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-21

Lieutenant Burt D. Whelo1 now suffering
from severe wounds received at the head Of
their commands, we teuier the sympathy
Of tho entire state and respectfully request
his excellency the governor and all others
in military authority to promote each of
them in such degree as is consistent with
military necessity
Resolved, That these resolutions I've trans
mitted by cable to the commanding officer
OF the First Nebraska with a request that
they be read at the head Of the regiment
and that a certified copy be also forwarded
to such officer.
The resolution takes the course Of bill.
Senator Talbot also introduced the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution:
Whereas, BY the terms OF the enabling
act under which the people of the state
we're authorized to form state government
the United States guaranteed to The people
OF the state per cent on the net proceeds
OF the sale of all public lands within the
state of Nebraska for public school funds;
and
Whereas, Under and by virtue of that de-
cision the United States has paid into the
treasury OF the state of Nebraska the sum Of
$27,Oi5.99 up to and including the fiscal
year ending June 81, 1883, since which time
there has been nothing paid to the state on
account Of said Pawnee reservation.
Whereas, The Pawnee reservation sold for
$S7614S.47 and s per cent upon the same
would amount to the sum of $43S0742, thus
leaving the sum of $16,763.i3 yet due the
state of Nebraska from the United States
under said decision of January ia, 1881, less
the expense of selling said lands by the
United States; therefore be 1t
Resolved, BY the senate and the house
OF representatives of the Legislature Of the
state Of Nebraska, that the governor be,
and he Is hereby directed, to take such steps
as he may deem proper to secure 20 the
school children of this state the balance
that may be due the state for the per cent
on the sale of said Pawnee Indian reserva-
tion and that he be and is hereby directed
to report the same to the next legislature of
the state Of Nebraska.
Currie of Custer moved that George w.
Howe be named as clerk of the committee
on education. President Gilbert called at
tention to the fact that in his opinion the
legal limit had already been reached. He
had to sign the vouchers and had con-
scientious scruples in the matter
Senator Currie said the auditor had in
terpreted the law to give sixty-six employees
in addition to the eight officers especially
named, making seventy four in all. The
adding of Mr. Howe to the list would make
sixty nine employees. ,@st
The president said he realized the law
was ambiguous. f.
Senator Noyes explained that this was one
of the two employees allotted to him and
Iudt ne .udu iii
he needed him. His committee was very
much In need of a clerk now.
Senator Curries motion prevailed. no
votes being recorded in the negative. Mr..
Howe resides at South Omaha.
The senate went into committee of the
whole, with Miller of Buffalo in the chair.
S. f. 1870, which was considered Saturday.
was amended to include cities of 5000 to
$4,000, and recommended to pass as
amended. This is the "city park" bill,
which extends park privileges to cities of
the second class.
S. F. II was recommitted for amend
ment.
S. #. 80 is nearly an exact copy of the
Iowa law governing mutual life insurance
associations. In passing the 1895 act by
this state portions of the Iowa law were
omitted and the object of this bill is to
add them to our law.
1t restores fees that were omitted in 1895