Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-02

of Douglas moved that all bills be indeh-
nitely postponed except appropriation bills
iui bills on 'hlrd reading Farrell Of Mer-
rick moved TO amend by advancing II. Il.
53l 20 third reading. SeantCT Van Dusen
moved the previous question cutting Of de-
bate The Farrell amendment was lost by
vote OF Il to Il. The vote was as fol-
lows:
Ayes-Canaday. Currle. Farrell Hale,
Hannibal. Howard Kuepper. Miller, Nor,
gan, smith Spohn Stoele-l2
Ndys-Aleyanier, Arends, Barton, Crow,
Fowler, Gifert, Haldermau. Holbrook, Nc
CarEar. Newell. Noyes Owens Prout, Rey-
rulds, Rccke. Talbot. Van Eusen--17.
Tho Van Dusen motion was then adopted.
II. r. 500, appropriating about $500 to pay
vouchers for furnishing books to the state
library was advanced to third reading
H. q. Q, approprating $4,000 for inn
pTovemcnts at the Hastings asylum. passed
by vote Of q to o. Senators owens. Arends
and Canaday were appointed as a conference
committee to act with the house committee
on the senate amendments to II. r. sol, the
general appropriation bill.
Message from the Governor.
At o'clock the senate received the fol,
lowing message from the governor to the
members Of the legislature:
Gentlemen-T return to your honorabl
body 5. 7. POS. without my approval / re-
gret that a misstatement OF what | deem
the facts IN the resolution COmuels me to
take this course. No one has a higher regard
for the bravery and gallantry OF our brave
soldiers in the far away Philippines than
!. No encCmiums that can be spoken for
them would exceed the bounds OF propriarv
The state of Nebraska is and has lust
right to be proud OF the First Nebraska
volunteers. We acknowledge with graft
/ tude and ioy the debt the state owes them
{ by reason of the honor conferred dpon it
by their valor. We pledge the honor of
the state that to the living shall be aC
: corded worthy distinction and to the dead
all that can be given the dead. a fitting
memorial of their fame. but we must re-
| gret that circumstances have ComDeled
| them to give their services and sacrifice
! their lives in a conflict that is at utter
variance to the very fundamental principles
! OF our government and contrary to the es-
tablished policy of the nation for more
! than century. Enlisting in a war for hu-
| manityi and in the cause of human liberty,
complications have arisen which have COM
! PEELED them to engage in a conflict against
! people who have been battling against the
! oppression Of another nation for nearly 400
| years Such a conflict is not defending
the principles Of our government and add
| ing new glory to our flag which has ever
/ stood as the glorious emblem OF freedom.
! l cannot stultify myself and the calm judg-
ment of the thinking people Of this COM
| monwealth by giving official approval to
/ the statement that the war of conquest
now carried on in the far away Philippines
/ is in defense of the principles of our gov
! ernment and is adding new glory TO our
| flag. W. 4. POINTER.
Governor.
Chairman Currie Of the committee on ac-
counts and expenditures offered a report
that Secretary Morgan and Assistant Sec
retary Keim be empowered to get out the
senate journal at a cost of 81 200 Hannibal
| OF Howard moved to amend by adding See
ond Assistant Secretary Thompson The
amendment did not prevail The original
! motion prevailed Senators Talbot, Rey
nolds and Knepper were named as com
mittee to wait on the governor and notify
him the legislature is about to adjourn, ask
! ing him if he has any further messages.
The report of the committee appointed 10
| investigate the auditors office, which had
| been on file since last night, was called up.
| The secretary began reading the report at
11:25 o'clock. After a partial reading of
| the report ii was adopted and ordered spread
upon the record in full.
The committee appointed to wait on the
governor submitted a report, including some
farewell words from his excelency and
wishing the members godspeed home. The
| !tpOIL NdS ClueTeu SpTedu III Jue journal
and the committee discharged.
| H R. 194, appropriating $500 to reim-
| burse Cyrus F. Bake for injuries received
from mob while guarding prisoner in
Nance county, he being an officer, was
passed.
The Gillespie report was taken up and
after some discussion adopted and ordered
spread upon the journal
| Mr.. Talbot of Lancaster again brought up
the items for publishing the amendments in
| 1896, which had been stricken out earlier
/ in the day, moving TO reinsert them. Allen
| of Furnas wanted to tack on slO5 for some
paper in western Nebraska. The motion
and all amendments were lost.
| The house having refused to concur in the
senate amendments to H. r. 6O3, confer
| ence committee consisting of Senators Cur
rie, Newell and Miller was appointed 10 con-
fer with a like committee from the house
on the amendments to that bill,