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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Saturday. February LIZ.

Two insurance bills were postponed
In the senate yesterday morning on
recommendation of the insurance COM
mittee. The first was senate file Ell,
providing that life insurance policies
shall not be forfeited except upon a
return of 60 per cent OF the premiums
that have been paid after premiums
have been paid for five years. Mr..
Owens said this provision was usually
incorporated in nil contracts for in
urance and there was no need of u
law on the subject. Senate file 255, by
Talbot, to regulate the fees and taxes
of mutual fire insurance companies,
was also indefinitely postponed. 1t
was explained that the subjec. matter
was covered In Talbot's voluminous in
a bill, senate file "a, which was
being considered by the committee.
observation-disclosures Gilbert was
given permission to introduce n bill.
He introduced Senate file $50. an anti
free pass bill. 1t is treated more fully
elsewhere.
An answer from the board of trans
%portation to questions relating to in
terstate shipments, asked by the sen
ate, was read by the secretary. The
board of transportation replied that
no reduction on interstate shipments
could be made under the maximum
rate law according to the decision of
the supreme court of the United States.
Prout of Gage called attention to
house roll No. ISL, an act to clothc the
state board of health with sanitaI v
powers so that epidemics may be dealt
with. He said the bill was of great
Importance and 1t should be passed.
A private communication from the
governor to tho acknowledgements
urging the need of such n bill was
read. The senate acted without delay
by going into committee OF the whole,
with Van Dusen in the chair, recon-
m~ending the bill for passage aud aris-
ing and passing the bill under sus-
pension of the rules. The bill carries
with II an appropriation of 81, 500.
A motion to adjourn to Monday was
defeated.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Friday. February II.

The senate consumed an hour and n
half yesterday morning in disposing
Of two joint resolutions introduced by
fusionists. The first resolution was
one by O'Neill of Holt, a joint rcsolu-
tion demanding the withdrawal of the
American army from the Philippines.
The committee on constitutional
amendments recommended that the
resolution be indefinitely postponed.
Mr.. O'Neill talked at length on the
barbarity Of expressing liberty-loving
people and about the civilization OF in
fcrior people by the use Of powder
and lead.
The report OF the committee was
adopted by a strict party vote, and the
resolution was indefinitely postponed.
Soon after this was disposed Of the
committee Oh constitutional amend
ments and federal relations reported
On Senate file l7s. by Schaal, u joint
resolution To amend the state constitu-
ton by Incorporating the initiative
and referendum. The committee rec
commended that the resolution be in
definitely postponed. After some de.
bate the bill was indefinitely rost.
poned, the vote being Is to II.
A joint resolution. Senate file 10, by
Crow, was placed OF general file. II
relates to submission of co Institutions
amendments and provides that a two.
thirds majority of electors voting foi
or against AN amendment shall be nee
essary to adopt.
The ballot bill, Senate file /, by
Prout Of Gage, came up for passage
Spohn of Nuckolls. fusionist. who hac
amended the bill so as to prevent tn,
voting Of a straight ticket by making
one mark. voted with the majority ant
the hill passed by a vote of 90 to IL
The bill prevents n candidates nam,
from appearing more than once upoi
the Australian ballot.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
wednesd ~. February az.

Nebraska postmasters appointed yes
lerday: Purdam, Blaine county, Law
renee Giles, vice =. Il. Giles, resigned.
A favorable report was made to the
senate Yesterday upon the bill to in
the cost of the Omaha public
building.
A bill was passed by the house yes
terday to grant to the Sioux City Il
Omaha railroad n rightof way through
the Winnebago Indian reservations.
Nebraska patents yesterday were:
Joseph Goeller, Fairbury, hame at
tachment; Charles A. Nash, CreSton,
permvnation lock; Robert IL. Sleister
Nebraska City, seed drill.
The nomination of +. O. Lewis to
be postmaster of Falls City. will be
confirmed in a day or so, as Senator
Allen, upon whose request it was held
up, has withdrawn his opposition to
il.
Mr.. Grosvenor of Ohio yesterday at
tempted to secure. on behalf of his col
league. Mr.. Cromwell. an amendment
TO the naval bill to name one of the
proposed new battleships american
Boy" and apply On the cost all con
tributions. The amendment went out
on n point Of order.
The proposed constitutional amend
ment against admitting polygamists to
congress was favorably acted on yes
terday by the house committee on
election of president and vice president.
The joint resolution for this purpose
was introduced by Mr.. Capron, Rhode
Island, who will make the report.
Lucien Stark, son Of Representative
Stark of Nebraska, and passed quar-.
termaster of the United States ship
Fern, yesterday reported for duty on
board his ship, which has been ordered
ont to clear the Patomic river of ice in
order that the powder magazines and
~arsenals along the river may be placed
in communication with the ocean.
Formal discussion Of the Ilull-Hawle,
army organization bill was begun In
the senate yesterday afternoon. Mr..
liawley and Mr., Warren, republicans,
supported the measure, and Mr.. Mitch
ell and Mr.. Cockrell, democrats, Cd.
posed 1t, while Mr.. Proctor, republican
addressed the senate in favor of some
amendment which he had proposed &c
the bill.
The house committee on judiciary
yesterday reported on the investiga.
ton of the right of General Joe
Wheeler and others who hold army
commissions to hold their seats. The
report is that in accepting the com
mission they vacated their seats
The committee says that while it ma,
seem unpatriotic to do thus. neverthc
less there Is the plain language of tn.
constitution behind it, and the mani
fest dangers that would follow any
other course.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
NEBRASKA HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
lSlATiVE BRANCH
A Condensed Resume Of the Weak Ac-
eompiished During the Past weei-
Action on Bills Etc.


The house yesterday had a long list
OF committee reports TO listen 70 be-
fore any business could be transacted.
Shortly before noon, the members re-
solved themselves into committee of
the whole and considered in part the
bill by Zellers Of Dodge county making
IL permissible for the county board or
other corporate authorities to submit
the proposition whether voting
machines shall be used at the elections.
The bill had a number of sections with
which the members were not very ia
miliar and they decided 10 take anoth-
er sitting before deciding.
The pass investigation which was
ordered early in the session will COM
mence this morning at 0 o'clock at the
cRpitol building. Yesterday subpoe-
ras were issued for the state officers.
'rhe investigation, it will be remem-
tered, was called forth by a resolution
by Sturgess of Douglas county who
wanted TO know IL the state officers
were riding on passes and receiving
travelling expenses at h same time.
The investigation has been held up
for quite n little while because of the
stress of other business. Prince of
Hall county is the chairman of the
committee.
The committee on finance, ways and
means desire 1t to be understood that
in making up the general a%ppropria-
ton bill for the university, a number
of appropriations were made which
were not included in this bill last ses-
sion, and which makes the difference
seem marked. Last season there was
| appropriated for a building $40, 900. for
the experiment station $50, 900, and for
the use of the university out of the
| Morrill, fund ST., 900, . which together
with SIS. 800 for general expenses made
n total of lice, 500. To make a com
parison between the appropriations OF
the two years this sum would be used
which leaves the appropriation for the
present year but SIS, 500 more than
two years ago.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Tuesday, February 81.

The senate passed a few curative
bills. considered one or two insurance
bills i'm committee of the whole. SEN
ate file No. IS, by Holbrook, relating
to mutual benefit associations, was
discussed and laid aside for future con-
sideration. Senate file No. 80, by Tai
bot, governing life insurance com
panies that work undes .oe stipulated
premium plan, was 30 'ed, but no
action was taken
Senator Barton ~ johnson has been
corresponding with officers of other
states in regard to taxes imposed on
insurance companies. He expects to
secure information from other states
for use in urging the passage Of his
bill, senate file No. l2l, an act to tax
insurance companies 2 per cent on
gross receipts. lie received n letter
yesterday from an officer of the state
OF Iowa in which IL vas asserted that
insurance companies paid slf7,5iI in
taxes in that state last year. of that
amount sll4,2g came from companies
outside Of the state, sis,20s from for
eign companies and Sl5. 900 from ON
pauies organized within the state. Mr..
barton says Nebraska is getting only
about S., 900 each year from insurance
companies that would pay under his
bill at least $4,000 in taxes on the
business done in the state in 1898.
Senator Talbot introduced a bill to
fix salaries of deputy state officers,
making the moun fixed 10y statute to
correspond with the amount paid by
the appropriations.
A Joint resolution introduced ia the
senate yesterday by Talbot OF Lancas-
ter extends thanks of the legislature
to the officers and men of the First
Nebraska and requests the governor
or others in authority TO promote Cap
tain Albert II. Iiollingsworth and
Lieutenant Bert ID. WhedoL, two Off
GERS now suffering from wounds.
Another joint resolution introduced
by Senator Talbot urges the collection
Of $40, 100 as money due TO the suate
from the government on accouE OF
| Pawnee reservation lands.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24

The house yesterday postponed n
bill providing SEQ, 900 annually for ex-
ecutive and and judicial officers Of the
state. The measure was not discussed
further than To state its intent. A
vote was taken resulting in a vote Of
81 for to 81 against postponement.
Prince of Hall county introduced n
rather novel bill yesterday. 1t pre-
vents officers who hold their positions
under provisions of the constitution
of the state for securing or attempt
ing to secure, passes, tickets or free
transportation of any kind over the
railroads of the state for any person,
and makes the penalty not over $500
fine, with the addition that the officer
so offending may be removed from Of
fee for the offense.
Al $3.50 o'clock the house resolved it.
self into committee of the whole to
consider house roll No 1877 which was
formerly made a special order for
Mondays and Thursdays. The COM
mittee had previously reached section
log and from this point the bill was
considered. Very little opposition
was manifested. The measure was
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
An Empres. Gives Her Ideas.

The Empress OF Germany has been
talking about the new woman. She
says that women should not stoop to
unsuitable work unless driven by abso-
Lutte necessity. and adds: II am for the
higher development Of m Art
and artistic work would find in her an
expert handmaiden. My ideal Is a wife
who is a helpmate to her husband, and
strengthens him through the happiness
which she prepares for him In the
quiet family circle after his hard strug-
gle for existence. / am against female
intrusion into manly professions. II it
lay with me-but SO weak are we In
spite of outward power-I would permit
no women workers IN manufactori les
or In business ofices. In the school,
the hospital, the inirmary. on the
stage. In the concert-room. In the ate
lier, those are her rightful spheres Of
activity. Embroidery, fine sewing, all
descriptions of female industries find
In me the most enthusiastic supporter.
Still. may woman ever bear in mind
that no more beautiful calling, no
nobler destiny Is offered her than the
holy and all-important task-the foun-
dalton OF every fiourishing state-the
moral and physical education OF her
children"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Elccting a Senator.
The e9th ballot for senator, taken
Tuesday. was as follows:
Ten Prosecutions of the Church.

The Ten Prosecutions OF the Chris
tian Church we're: /. The persecu-
ton under Nero, A. ID. Ga, when the
emperor, ha ing set fire to Rome.
threw the ofium Of the execrable ac-
tion on the Christians. 2. The general
persecution under Domitian, A. ID. So;
10000 supposed to have suffered mar
tyrdom. 3. In the year LOG, under Ira
ian. 4. Under Mares Aurclius. s.
Under Severrs. An edict, A. ID. 1877,
prohibited every subject Of the empire,
under severe penalties. from embrace
ing the Jewish or Christian faith. 6.
Under Emperor Maximus. A. ID. 235. Z.
This, the most dreadful persecution,
occurred during the short reign OF De-
cius: the ir perial edict for %persecut-
ing the Chr tisns was put l.shed A. ID.
249. s. Under Emperor Valerian, A.
d. 257. 0. Under Emperor Aurelian.
A. ID. ga. 10. The last general perse-
cution OF Oh istians began in the nine
teenth year of the Emperor Diocletian,
A. ID. 1903; houses. filled with Chris
tians. were act on fire. and droves OF
them were bound together with ropes
and cast into the sea.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Wednesday, Februar- ~.

The senate passed seventeen bills
yesterday and set a pace for the house
by deciding TO hold no session today
on account of the day being George
Washtngton's anniversary. The sew
enteen bills passed were all curative
bills except me, senate file No. 80. by
Noyes, an act to provide for school
district libraries. The bill does not
apply To school districts that levy the
full tax allowed by law for school
purposes nor does it upply TO cities
and towns that now maintain public
libraries. Talbot's bill, senate file No.
-, providing for "a state text book
commission and for city and district
ownership, also for uniformity In text
books, was reported by the committee
on university and normal schools with
the recommendation that IL be passed.
The report was adopted. A bill intro
duced by Newell of Cass, providing
that deeds of conveyance shall not be
valid unless all taxes on the property
are paid up, was first indefinitely postI
pon,d, but later the vote was recon-
sidered and the bill was placed on the
general file.
Senator Talbot's joint resolution
commencing the officers and men of
the First Nebraska regiment and re-
commenting Captain Hollingsworth
| and Lieutenant Bert Whedon for pro-
| motion, was advanced and ordered en-
crossed for n third reading. The res
o~lution carried with in an order that
the entire resolution shall be cabled
To Manila to be read in full before the
regiment. 1t has been estimated that
the cost OF cabling the resolution will
amount tn more than $500.
Senator Schaal introduced "a resolu-
ton calling upon congress To support
a bill transferring all government
property TO the control of the govern
ment.
senator Owens of Dawson intro.
duced "A bill defining a legal newspaper.
The bill is an exact copy OF the law OF
1895, which was repealed by the legis.
lature of 1897.
The senate. on request OF ex-Super-
intendent Gillispie of the institute for
deaf and dumb at Omaha, asked the
legislature TO appoint "a COMMITTEES to
investigate his term. claiming he was
unfairly treated by the fusion com
mittce of the 1907 legislature.
On motion OF Talbo. IA committee oI
three was agreed to, and will be ap
pointed by observation-disclosures Gil
bert.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
BATTLING WITH A RATFISh.
A Queer Marine Monster Killed on the
California Coast.

OailforniA SOast.
The italian settlement at the foot OF
Franklin street was agitated this morn
ing by the capture OF a monster OF the
deep. says an Oakland correspondent OF
the San Francisco Examiner. An Italian
fisherman gave battle to the queer fish.
and he says he will long remember the
encounter. The capture was made near
Goat Island. 1t took several hours to
land the fish and during the contes. two
boats were nearly wrecked. The ltal-
fans call the monster a "ratfsh," be-
cause IL has somewhat the appearance
Of a rat. The fish weighs 245 pounds
and measures eleven feet from the tip
OF the nose to the end Of the tail. The
tail itself, which was used by the FISH as
a e Of defense, measured six feet
in length. The story Of the battle vas
told by a man named Lagoria, who en-
ploys the fishermen to go out every
morning and fish for him.
>"There Is one old man in my employ
said Lagoria to-day, who seems to
have particularly bad luck in catching
freaks. Several days ago he got a man
eater while fishing near Goa Island and
had an exciting encounter. This morn
ing the same old fisherman had his lines
u near Goat Island when he captured
the ratflsh. He was alone at the time
and was somewhat excited when the
monster came to the surface OF the
water and made straight for his little
boat, lashing his tail in all directions.
The fisherman had to devote his efforts
In getting away from his catch. He
shouted for assistance, and three COM
panions, who were fishing in the vi
cinity, came to his rescue. After a lonG
struggle they succeeded In drowning
the monster and towed him to shore. A
fish that weighs 245 pounds and is
eleven feet long, and a tail almost like
q rod Of iron, can do some fighting when
It gets mad. That is what my fisher.
men found out when they tried to land
capture has given up the sea for a few
days. He is a little superstitious about
his captures and does not want to d.
any more fishing for awhile. TIT
Italians call 1t q 'ratish.' but that /.
not the proper name. We have been II
the fish business for a great man,
years, but we have never had anything
like this before. It is not a shark. Tn,
tail is very peculiar and has grea
strength. That Is its weapon of de
Tense. The men who captured the isl
tell me that the monster can work ter
rible havoc with Its tall"
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
CONGRESSIONAL CHAT
PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
AND SENATE.
Timely Mention of the Doings OF the Ma
tionaI Congress, Departmental and Ex-
ecutIve On,ciai Actions. and Movements
OF Army and Navy.
Tuesday. Fehru Try 81.

Ethan Allen Hitchcock, the new in
ierior secretary took charge of the
office yesterday.
An order was issued yesterday dis
charging from service all volunteers
remaining in the United States.
A bill authorizing n resurvey OF
lands in Cheyenne county, Nebraska,
was Yesterday favorably reported to
the senate. .
The postofice appropriation bill oc-
cupied the attention of tine senate yes
terday for six hours. Agreement was
reached { o vote on the bill today at
9 o'clock.
The house yesterday passed by n
vote OF 2ip to 81 a bill appropriating
$50, 900, 900 for payment to spain under
the provisions Of the treaty. The
item was stricken out of the regular
appropriation bill.
The bill appropriating $4,000 for a
public building at Blair, Neb., over
which there was so much controversy
In the house, was reported ~favorably
to the senate yesterday. The bill is in
a fair way to become a law.
The anti.sculping bill was showed
aside by the enate agreeing to take
up the army reorganization bill on mo-
ton of Senator Hawley. This will
have the effect of disposing of the
anti-scalping bill for this session.
The senate bill to reimburse the gov
errors of states for expenses paid by
the states in organizing volunteers for
service in the war with Spain before
their muster into the service of the
United States also was passed by the
house yesterday under suspension of
the rules.
The American-Canadian joint high
commission. after a session today, adj
journed to meet at Quebec August 2,
unless the chairmen Of the respective
commissions agree upon another date.
No agreement was reached. The Al
askan boundary line was the rock on
which they split.
In the course OF q statement issued
tice concerning the settlement of the
subsidy lean against the Central Pa
cific and Western Pacific railroads 1t
was pointed out that the government
will receive every cent that is due
from them, some S193, sec, 939. 90.
Senator Cockrell yesterday secured
the passage of a resolution calling
upon the secretary Of war for detailed
information as to the cost OF the army
under the proposed Hull bill. The
house amendment to the bill, author
izing the president to appoint naval
cadets to the naval academy al con-
Cured in,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
Wednesday. February 22.

The house yesterday had an unusual
working spell and disposed OF a large
number OF bills In committee OF h
whole. At the morning session, a
measure by Thompson OF Clay county,
which had been advanced to n third
reading without discussion. was killed.
Il appropriated So, 200 for bringing the
bodies of dead Nebraska soldiers home
from foreign soil and also appropriated
81 900 for the use of the twelve com
panies of the First regiment To be di-
vided into portions of $500 and go to
the companies to be expended for the
comfort of the men. This bill con-
tanned an emergency clause and when
1t failed TO Secure enough votes to pass
with this clause, il as killed entirely.
The bill had never been discussed and
numerous objections were raised be-
M il preferred m regiment to an
other.
In the afternoon. the house in com
mittee OF the whole favorably recon-
mended a bill proposing to submit to
the electors the proposition OF holding
n constitutional convention. A resi-
dent agency fire insurance bill was re-
ceived without opposition as was a bill
providing for q state board Of BARRIERS
examiners.
The discussion of the afternoon came
upon house roll No. So, To repeal the
law providing for the oil inspector and
naming his duties. The discussion
came at the close Of the afternoon, but
was none the less spirited because OF
the lateness OF the hour. The bill was
favorably recommended.
The house agreed with the senate
and adjourned over today because oil
the holiday.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-02-24
NEBRASKA SENATE
PROCEEDINGS OF UPPER LEG
ISlATIVE BRANCH
q ssecInet Summary Of the Doings of .
weck-A Mass of bills. Resolu-
tions. Etc, Acted Upon.


The senate passed House roll III,
the university bill levying n one-mill
tax and the governor signed the same.
and rs II had the emergency clause IL
Is now n law.
The first work of the senate was
done in committee Of the whole. Sem
ate file re was recommended for pas
sage. This bill, introduced by Miller
Of Buffalo, prohibits the plating of
encountered land into city, town or vii
lage lots. Senate file II. by Fowler OF
Fillmore, providing for official seals for
county ~trcasurers, vas discussed
warmly, but no action was taken. The
bill will come up again for considera-
ton. The object of the measure is TO
lcgalize tax deeds issued by county
treasurers. The same bill has been
before other legislatures Of this state.
Some surprise was expressed by the
fusionists because Crow Of Douglas had
his Union Pacific land resolution com
mitted to the committee on judiciary
in order that attorneys for the road
might be heard. This resolution re-
quests the attorney general OF the
United States to- prevent the foreclos-
urc sale of 500. 900 acres of unsold rail-
road lands and urges the opening up
Of the land to entry at not to exceed
81. 90 an acre. The reason for commit
ting the resolution is that argument
IS desired in regard to legal phases of
the case before the resolution Is sent
to the house for concurrence.
The senate, after some parlcy, Sc
lected senators Currie OF Custer, Prout
Of Gage and Hale OF Madison as mem.
bcrs of committee to investigate the
auditors Office.
Senator Talbot introduced a joint
resolution authorizing and empower
ing the committee to send for all need
ed documents, and to compel attend
snce of witnesses and administer the
oath to same. The resolutions were
adopted,