Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-02

resumed business at 10 o'clock. H. r. 500,
the claims bill vas again taken up. Few
changes were made from the items al
lowed by the house Before finishing the
detailed consideration of the items the sen
ate grew weary. and upon motion OF Schaal
of Sarpy adopted the claims committee
amendments for the balance OF the claims
without giving them any consideration
I whatever. Among the items allowed in this
! wholesale way were the scalp bounty claims
| Of $4,000 and the American Chicory Co.
| claim of si7s40.2S
| Holbrook Of Dodge was out at the time.
I but while motion to recommend the bill
! to pass was pending he asked IL these
/ bounty claims amounting TO $4,000 had been
allowed He then offered amendments 20
/ add S73.S2l35 for beet sugar bounties in
/ favor Of the Norfolk Beet Sugar company
/ and sl7lee.78 for the Oxnard company
. The first amendment was lost but the
senate changed horses and adopted the OK
( nari claim. The senate then reconsdered
/ the vote on the Norfolk claim. The Nor
folk claim was allowed by a vote OF 12
/ to 10.
/ The total amount allowed FOR sugar bounty
| claims is l2l.o3i0s.
Newspaper claims.
An attempt was made to strike out the
newspaper claims for advertising in con-
necticn with the constitutional amendments
proposed in 1896
owens Of Dawson moved that when the
committee rise 1t report II. r. SOB to pass
I as amended. His motion was defeated but
when renewed by Senator Talbot prevailed
( by vote OF 13 to Q.
H. r. 4j7. appropriating s5lS2 TO reim-
burse Thurston county for expenses in
Cured in criminal trials was recommended
to pass.
II. r. GOO. the deficiency bill, was next
considered. Chairman Currie said this bill
had been carefully checked UP and the com
mittee found sworn vouchers for every
/ item. He believed all to be just claims
against the state.
The following additional claims were
added to H. r. 500: Myron Wheeler, for
/ stenographic service during the Impeachment
| OF state officers in 1893, the sum of Sl,OlI;
/ Samuel Lichty was allowed $3.50 for rail-
| road fare.
Allen OF Furnas offered a resolution thar
! Abba Morgan. A r. Keim, f. E. Thomp-
son and George Williams be empowered 10
get UP the senate journal a. total cost
! OF 81 200 Mr.. Williams has occupied the
/ position Of bookkeeper Of the senate and
! comes from Senator Aliens district
| Prout of Gage offered an amendment that
! Alpha Morgan and \. r. Keim, secretary
and first assistant, be empowered to do this
! work at a cost of $3.50.
| Senatoc Allen was determined to add his
! friend to the list and sent up an amend
! ment adding George Williams.
| Upon motion of Senator Talbot the whole
matter was referred TO the committee on
accounts and expenditures.
After some flibustering the question OF
! passing the bill over the veto Of the gov
/ ernor was voted on, with the following
result:
| Yeas-Alexander Allen, Arends. Barton,
Grow. Currie. Fowler. Giffert, Halderman,
! Hannibal. McCargar. Newell, Noyes, Owens,
Prout. Reynolds Rookie, Steele, Talbot Van
| Dusen-2O.
Nays-Canaday, Farrell, Hale, Howard,
Knepper, Miller, Morgan, Schaal, Smith,
! spohn-lO,
The declaration that the bill had passed
over the veto of the governor brought out
storm of applause and the members and
audience Joined in singing My Country,
| 'Tis CT Thee"
Sugar Bounty Knocked Out.
H. R. 1874 and 571 were advanced to third
| reading Rookie of Lancaster moved that
| the senate do not concur in the committee
amendments adding sl21,O34.OS for sugar
bounty claims. His motion prevailed and
| the sugar bounty was knocked out. Newell
of Cass moved that the senate do not con-
cur in the committee report approving the
items for printing the constitutional
amendments. His motion carried, and the
several items of various daily papers fol
printing these amendments were stricken
| out.
! Spohn OF Nuckols moved to non concur in
the adoption of the $1,000 chicory bounty
claims His motion was defeated by a vote
| Of l2 TO lS On motion of Talbot of Lam
caster employees were allowed two days pay
for working last night and today.
H. R. 457, appropriating $3.50 to Thurston
county to reimburse it for expenses in Grim
! inal cases, was passed.
/ H. R. PSI, TO fix the salaries OF clerks OF
the district court. passed by vote of 20
! to o. The amendment by the senate Is as
follows:
II the fees OF said clerk shall exceed $500
per annum in counties having less than 25,-
900 Inhabitants or If the fees shall exceed
$1,000 per annum in counties having more
than 25,OOO inhabitants and less than $4,000
inhabitants, or If the fees shall exceed SO, 800
per annum in counties having more than so
900 inhabitants and less than 100000 in
habitants, or IL the fees shall exceed 5000
per annum in counties having more than
lOOO 900 inhabitants, said district clerk shal
pay such excess into the treasury OF tbs
county in which he holds his office.
II. R. sol. the general appropriation bill
was passed without dissent.
stock Yards Fight.
When the president started business agair
at $50 O'Clock the closing chapter Of IN,
stock yards fight was begun. Van Duser