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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
NEBRASKA HOUSE
PROCEEDINGS OF LOWER LEG
lSlATlVE BRANCH
A Condensed Resume OF the Weak Ao-
compiisbed Daring the Past Week
Action on Bills Etc.
"wednesday March Is.

In committee OF the whole in the af.
ternoon. the house considered two i'm
portant bills. One was the n assure by
Taylor Of Custer county making the
district clerk a salaried official, and
the other was the antitrust bill by
Mccarthy Of Dixon county, aimed at
the live stock commission exchange at
Omaha. Both were recommended for
passage.
McCarthy's bill simply provides that
all combinations and trusts and cspec.
tally combinations of persons in the
live stock business to buy or sell live
stock shall not exist. The fight on
this bill was quite extended mainly.
however, between Mr.. Olmsted for the
Omaha exchange and Mr.. Mccarthy for
the bill.
A bill by Tanner to increase the fees
os the office of the secretary of state
by compelling the fling of all corpor-
atoms of statements Of their condition
each year was killed. On the bill,
house roll No. 30. by Burns. a~bolishing
the office of the board and secretaries
of the board Of transportation, n dis.
position arose 20 consider all measures
Of this kind together and the bills,
some four in number, were made a
special order for Friday afternoon. The
bills are house roll Nos. 80, so, $50 and
22i.
Resolutions of respect to the momory
of Congressman Greene were adopted
by u standing vote.
Representative Halter asked for tho
advancement Of senate file No. 20, a
bill permitting counties and cities OF
the second class to refund bonds with.
out calling a special election and this
was done with a rising vote out Of re-
spect for the member from Washing
ton county.
A motion by Young of Cass county
to appoint n sitting committee failed OF
adoption.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Tuesday, March Ell.

The senate did not hesitate yesterday
to kill senate file %, by Talbot, n bill
providing for n state school book COM
mission to select uniform text books
for the public schools of the state. The
measur was introduced early in the
session. 1t really provided for the
publication of uniform text books by
the state. A similar law was tried in
Kansas, and various states have been
circulated as to the result. Some
charged that the bill was introduced
by the school book trust and others
declared II was directed at trusts and
that trusts would fight it. One of the
arguments used was that the expense
of printing school books in this state
would be higher than the prices en-
forced by the trust. The merits of the
bill were never discussed as the meas
ure was hardly considered at any time.
Similar bills were introduced during
the winter in the Legislature in Colo
RADIO and South Dakota. The school
men of Nebraska opposed the bill and
organized to fight it. An organiza-
ton with headquarters in Lincoln
wrote letters to educators and officers
of school boards all over the state. The
result was u flood of letters asking
members of the Legislature not to vote
for the bill. There appeared to be
much rejoicing in the senate when the
bill was killed on motion of Rookie of
Lancaster.
A start was made by the senate to
undo part of a little piece of work per-
formed two years ago by the legisla-
ture. Senate file 275, an act to permit
street car companies to allow firemen
and policemen to ride free, was consid-
cred IN committee of the whole and re-
commended for passage. The law pro
hibiting street car companies from al
lowing any city officers or city EN-
ployes to ride free was passed two
years ago at the request of Frank Ran
som Of Omaha.
The senate spent most Of the time
yesterday in committee of the whole
preparing bills TO be sent to the house,
senate bills were considered because
the time for sending senate bills to the
house is getting very short. Senate
file 1871, by Van Dusen, relating Il
boards of education, contains a clause
requiring women who vote at schoo
elections to register the same as NAL,
voters. This applies only to cite,
where there Is IA system of registration
A lively debate between Senators
Prout and Van Dusen occurred owe
h a~dvisability of passing a bill pro
viding that additions to cities and vii
lagos may be disconnected by applica
II tiO9 TO, the district court. The bill
was recommended for passage. Sen
ate Ale 200, by Giffert Of Cunning, regu
lating the width Of public roads, wa
recommended for passage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Tuesday, March FL.

Bills appropriating money for the in
game hospitals of the state and the in
situations under the charge of the
state. were considered in committee of
the whole in the house yesterday and
special appropriations were agreed
upon aggrcgating sls2, 900. The bills
were not discussed at any great length
and there seemed n unanimity of opin
ions on the measures. unusual where
such a large sum of money is dis
posed of.
The bills were as follows: New
building at the hospital for the insane
at Lincoln, $4,000; new building at
the Hastings hospital, sac, 1000; boiler
house and cold storage rooms with
new wells and pumps at the Hastings
hospital, $4,000; gymnasium and lab
oratory at the institution for the blind
at Nebraska City, So, 200; new buildings
and machinery for the watterSorks
and lighting plant ut h Beatrice
institution for the feeble minded, S4S,-
500; boiler and pump house at the
Omaha institution for the deaf and
dumb, S25, 900; total, Sls2 900. #,
After the appropriation bills had
been disposed of, the house considered
a few other measures on the sitting
hlC. ~ u ny mummy Va otoN Nc"h
ty compelling railroads to give free
transportation to shippers Of stock,
was fsvorably recommended. A bill
by Jansen Of jefferson to provide for
the appointment of a state yeterina-
rian by the governor, was ordered re
committed TO the standing committee.
During the day, Speaker Clark ap-
pointed the committee to investigate
the supreme court. The members Were
Lane of Lancaster, Shore of Cherry,
and Detweller of Douglas.
On report of the standing committee
on judiciary a batch of senate curative
bills were recommended for advance
ment and third reading without being
considered in committee of the whole,
The legislature approtionment bill
will be considered soon in the house
committee of the whole, having beer
advanced on general file. Representa-
tive Wilcox has prepared severa
amendments which he will propose a
that time. The senatorial districts will
be left as they are at present, while I
few changes will be made in the rep
resentative districts from the way the,
were In the bill as originally drawn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
NEBRASKA SENATE
PROCEEDINGS OF UPPER LEG
iSlATiVE BRANCH
ss~-ases Summary Of the DoinGs Of .
Werk--A Mass of Bliis. ResoIu.
o. lions, Etc., Acted Upon.
"Wednesday, March Is.


The senat rushed through q substi.
eueo for senate file 1s4, n bill TO extend
ehc term of county officers, yesterday
FORENOON, and recommended the sub
ssitufe striking out that part Of the bill
providing for the election Of district
attorneys, and 10 applies only to coun
elsz mot under township organization.
Nothing IL said in the bill about coun-
~ attorneys.
A committee was appointed to pre-.
pare resolutions on the death Of Con
grcHssman w. ]. Greene, and the flag
over the senate chamber was ordered
tovered To half mast for the remainder
OF tbs day.
A game law was amended on motion
81 Currie of Custer 80 as to make IL un.
lawful To kill quail Mt any time OF the
year. The bill as amended was recon-
meuded for passage against the opposi-
ton Of several senator's.
A resolution congratulating senator
Crow Of Douglas on his appointment
zs postmaster of Omaha was adopted
and the senator was called before the
bar OF the senate 10 make n few re-
marks.
A bill authorizing cities and villages
20 regulate telephone charges by ordi-
nance was reported by q standing COM
mittec for indefinite postponement be-
cause . similar bill had been considered
in the house In committee OF the whole.
Chairman Fowler moved to reconsider
che vote whereby this report was
adopted and he withdrew the report.
He did Sd because complaint was made
shat the introducer of the bill, Schaal
of 6arpy, was not present to defend his
bill.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Saturday, March Is.

sn'urusyt nbfcu 10.
The passage Of bills in the senate
yesterday occupied much time.
A bill Chat was introduced in the
house, having for its purpose the re.
duction OF interest on state warrants
from 5 To I per cent. was passed In the
senate without opposition. A bill pro
tecting quail the year round was passed
with only m vote against IL. Among
the bills recommended for passage In
committee Of the whole was one max.
ing the journals Of either house Of the
Legislature acceptable as evidence In
court To impeach the validity of acts
that may have signed by the governor
though never legally passed. Another
bill reducing the legal rate for the pub.
LEGATION of delinquent tax lists was
recommended for passage. A substi-
tute for the bill legali1ing the practice
of o~stcopathy was offered and will
come up for future consideration.
SEXUAL Of Sarpy county introduced q
bill I'm accordance with the governors
special message asking the Legislature
to submit an amendment to the con
%stitution increasing the number OF
Judges on the supreme bench.
Rumors of an attempt to formulate
a combination between republican.
and fusionists in the senate for the Sc.
lection of n sitting committee, such n.
was formed in the house were heard
yesterday. A combination with fusion.
lists in the senate would require the CO
operation of n least five republicans.
The insurance committee of the sen.
ate met yesterday and considered the
Weaver insurance bill that transfers
the insurance department from the
auditors office To the governor and
provides "a tax of 3 per cent on the
gross premiums of companies organ.
lied outside of the state and u tax of
2 per cent on companies organized un
der the laws Of the state. 1t is believed
the committee will recommend it for
passage.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Thursday, March 10.

Acting Postmaster General Heath
has issued an order directing that on
and after March 1 the fees for postal
money orders issued in the United
States for payment in Cuba shall be
the same as those fixed by law for do
nestle money orders.
In making the payments to the Cuban
soldiers, which have been arranged for
by Secretary Alger, the personality Of
the Cuban commanders will play little
part. The soldiers are to be dealt with
individually, and the money will be
handled only by the United States army
paymasters. receipts being taken from
the individual.
Capt Charles II. MARBLE, Third Ne
braska~ infantry, who is convalescing
from a severe attack of typhoid fever,
was in Washington yesterday. Captain
MARBLE proposes to join his regiment at
the expiration of his present sick leave.
He has been invaded from the hos
pital at Savannah to his fathers home
at Norristown, Pa.
The reports of the likelihood of a re-
newal Of the trouble among the Indi-
ans at Leech Lake, Mimi, are not cred
tied at the Indian bureau at Washing
ton. Captain Mercer of that agency,
in a letter received at Washington a
day or two ago, referred to the rumors
that had been circulated, but said they
were traceable to the whites, and there
was no expectation of any trouble.
The committee which was appointed
by the Cuban military assembly at
Havana to come TO Washington to Sc
cure recognition, it can be stated will
not be recognized in any official capa-
city. The war department officials are
actuated by a conviction that they are
bound by reasons of sound policy to
avoid carefully any official recognition
except to such a fully representative
body as shall be created by all of the
Cuban people through the exercise of
the right of franchise.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Friday. March IL.

There was more excitement TO the
square inch in the house yesterday
than there has been on any one day
yet this session.
Five republican members of the
house united with the fusion members
of that body and taking the reins in
their hands, appointed a sitting COM
mittee of seven members which for the
remainder OF the session will have the
sole privilege of advancing bill on gen
eral file.
The personnel OF the committee
shows four republicans and three flu
sionists. The republican members are
Olmsted of Douglas, chairman, Ditmar
of Otoe, Fisher Of Dawes and Burns Of
Lancaster. The fusion members are
Sturgess of Douglas, Wheeler of Fur
mas and Tanner of Nance. These sew
en- men according to the wording of
the resolution appointing them will
have sole power to advance bills on
general file, the house agreeing not to
take up bills out of their regular or
der unless recommended by this body.
The house yesterday refused to pass
the bill re-creating the supreme court
commission. The vote was As to 45,
and as sixty votes were necessary the
veto was sustained. The terms OF the
three commissioners expired several
days ago. Late in the afternoon the
governor presented a special message
to the house recommending that the
legislature submit to the people an
amendment to the constitution increas-
ing the number of judges OF the SUI
prcmc court.
Sturgess of Douglas offered the fol
lowing resolution:
Whereas, The public press have
made disclosures of alleged irregular
tiles said to be existing in the supreme
court and the supreme court commits
sion with reference to amounts OF
money drawn by them and in behalf OF
the several members of their families,
said to be illegal and contrary to the
provisions of the constitution and the
laws Of the state; therefore be II
Resolved, That a committee of three
members Of the house be appointed by
the speaker, to make due investigation
of said illegal Irregularities, and with
full power to subpoena and compel the
attendance of witnesses and tho pro
duction Of books and papers, to admin
lister oaths to such witnesses and u
make reports Of their findings will
such recommendations as they may
deem just and proper at this session o
the Legislature"
This passed by the following vote:
THOSE VOTING AYE-k7
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
The slipper.

Antiquarian-The custom of throw
Ing the slipper after a bride comes
down from very ancient times. Long
before the Christian era a defeated
chief would take on his shoes and hand
them to the victor. to show that the
loser OF the shoes yielded up all au-
thority over his subjects. Therefore.
when the family of a bride throw slip
pers after her they mean that they
renounce all authority over her. Do
you understand? Small Auditor-Yes.
sir. They throw away the slippers they
used to spank her with!--New York
Weekly.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
The ChannS Dish Suppop.

WAL. girls" said Uncle 81 Low
who was visiting his nieces. when
You come down to the farm In the
summer. you make lots NV fun NV us
because we eat In the kitchen. But
l don't see ez 1t makes much difference
whether ye eat In the kitchen, or cool
In the dining room. Truth.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Hep Unknown wsixht,

"Ths average woman" remarked the
observers MEN MA thfmEs.''"at fS2St
when measured by weight 10 an I'M
known quantity ."-Dstroit Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF.

ABSENT AND NOT voTING-6
Anderson, Ian. Cox. Grafton.
Beverly, Dittmar. VANDERBILT,
Thompson, Merrick, offered a resolu.
ton in relation to the committee in.
vestigating the pass question. The
resolution is intended to get the amount
and value Of the obligation the state is
under to railroad companies, to the mi
nority having reported that the state
got the benefit, because no state money
was used for mileage. The resolution
was adopted.
McCarthy's antitrust bill was passed,
the vote being 81 to Is.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
AFFAIRS OF STATE
EVENTS OF INTEREST TO
AMERICAN PEOPLE.
Timely Mention Of tho Doings Of the Ns-
tionsi Congress, Departmental and Er-
ecutive On,ciai Actions, and Movements
of Army and Navy.
Wednesday, March rs.

An order has been issued by the war
department increasing the age limit
from 30 to 35 years.
Samuel j. Taylor Of South Omaha
has been granted a patent for a shovel
ing board for grain cars.
The navy department will send 1000
marines to Cavitc, near Manila. to take
care OF the navy's interests there.
Secretary Algcr has issued an order
quoting the paragraph in the army law
a~bolishing the canteen and prohibiting
the sale of liquor on army reservations.
The administration has decided to
take a censu of Cuba to determine
who are qualified voters before the
election Is held to establish u represent
alive government.
ChiefConstructor Hichborn has stated
that there are now actually under con
struction. or already contracted for,
f~ifty-one vessels of various types rang
ing from battleships to torpedo boats.
All the men appointed second lieu
tenants in the army will nave to pass
examination before they are commits
stoned. They will take rank according
to the examinations which they pass,
the men from the regular army taking
precedence over those appointed from
civil life.
Since the talk has been going around
that Secretary Alger is about to leave
the cabinet a number of eastern news
papers have been urging Mr.. Meikle-
john Us a worthy successor. 1t is a
well known fact that Mr.. Meiklejohn
has conducted his department with ex-
ceptional ability.
The following table shows how the
expenditures of the government have
increased since 1881:
Forty seventy congress, 1891 80. ....9 az, AS, $40
Forty-eighth congress, 1855 ...... 65, On, 40s
Forty ninth congress. lsSb-s1........ 748, S2, 4Q3
Fiftieth congress, lss7-sQ. .......... 81, 983, 800
Fifty-nrst congress. isse-9i ........ LOSS, go, no
Fifty-second congress. 1891 90 ....... i.0S. l04, 5s
Fifty-third congress, 1893 ~. ........ 9sp. Nv, aO8
Ftfty-fourth congress. 1895 90. -. i.O43, 4S7, Ooi
| ELI 4. hfih rnnyrrSs lRn1-nQ 1 hh Hl D6l
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24

pay. The bill specifically states that
only debts contracted in the future are
10 be affected.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Friday, March II,

The senate realized yesterdy that
The end of the session was approach.
tng and that the passage OF senate
bills was necessary In order to ensure
action on them in the house. The
greater part of the afternoon was de-
voted to bills on passage.
Among the bills passed was McCar-
SarS bill creating "a lien for
due for t%hreshing grain and Smelling
corn. Talbots amendment to the Lin
coin charter authorizing the city to re-
pave and requiring street railways to
lay centcr-bearing OF T rails and u bill
by Rookie of Lancaster a~bolishing the
minimum rate of interest on county
funds deposited in banks and authoriz-
ing the county treasurer and the bank
Co fix the rate of interest, subject to
eho approval of the county board.
Whea Senator Rockies bill came up for
passage the clerk failed to verify the
oil coll and when the result was an
nounced IL was found that the bill had
only 81 votes, one less than enough to
pass 1t with the emergency clause. The
bill was placed IN its passage without
the emergency clause and 1t received
~ votes, more thad enough to have
passed the bill with an emergency
clause. .Js 500.
The railroad committee recommend.
cd tho indefinite postponement of a
I'LL thatlamends the present law re-
hating 10 the fencing Of right of way
% that n property owner may build a
fence and charge the cost up TO the
railroad. The chairman of the com
nittec explained that the committee
made the recommendation because a
similar bill from the senate had been
pasued and was in the house.
Sehaal of Sarpy, fusionist, had &c
seand by and see the senate indefinite
Nv postpone a bill of his which repeal'
che Law providing for a state fish com
unlasion.
In committee of the whole, senat'
Gle Is7, amending the exemption laws
vas recommended for passage. Tn
sbLect of the bill was TO get at per
soas who receive large salaries and We
ere exempt under the present law IRON
reinstatement aud while drawing goo'
nv Aor thasrlsberr owe for the grocer
Sss shAttheynss and this clothes thu
1ksy wear. The bill amends the pres
snt,Iaw 30 as to exempt $50 Per month
lsum the wages Of heads OF families
n Resent law exempts sixty days
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-03-24
Thursday, March 10.

a slight stir was caused in the sen.
ate yesterday morning by Schaal of
6arpy who insisted on insurance com
mi&eses to report on all bills in their
possession, and to enforce the rule that
requires standing committees to report
am n bill within -four days. The mem.
bers Of the majority side asked for evi.
dencc that bills were purposely with
held by committees. None was given
by the ~fusiOnists. On the contrary
several members arose and stated that
they had asked standing committees to
hold certain bills for them for a short
dme- Among those who made this
s&atesnent was Currie of Custer. He
said he had asked a committee To with
hold its report on his bill relating to
the South Omaha live stock exchange
0atil he could secure further evidence
from the western part of the state.
Senator Van Dusen arose to u ques-'
tion Of privilege in the senate yester-,
day. He presented u short editorial in
she Omaha Bee and then denounced
ahc srrced as containing an innuendo
wholly false in conception. The news
paper article intimated that the sena-
tor WAS standing In the way Of the en-
actncnt OF revenue legislation at the
oSthnot VI coTpOThtlOuS NUctncT InlS
INFANT hat he was opposed to the pas
cage Of the Pollard evenue bill or that
his own revenue bill was being held
back for the benefit of corporations
That desire to escape taxation, Is not
known The members of the revenue
committee stated that Senator Van
Dnsen had urged speedy action on
revenue bills.
The bill repeating the absoletc grass
hopper law was passed, a wa also a
similar one providing a county prem
dunn or bounty for the cultivation of
trees along the north lines of farms.
Tho committee on labor reported house
roll 6s, by Beverly, for passage with
amendment. The bill prohibits the
employment of children under four
seen years in any manufacturing or
~suercantile establishment except during
vacation of public schools.
At IL 30 the senate adjourned for the
day in order to permit members Of the
republican side to go to Nebraska City
Go attend n banquet given by citizens
at that place in honor of the newly
elected U. 5. senator, NJ. l.. Hayward
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In pursuance of Judgment and decree of sale
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Blount and Peace streets in the city of Raleigh,
on WEDNESDAY,, MAY 81, 1899, at IL O'Clock M.
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thence north along Biocnt street 77S feet to the
road, thenca west srly along the same 20 feet,
thence south in line parallel with Blount
street AL IL feet, thence east in line parallel
with Peace street ITO feet, thence south in line
parallel with Blount street to said Peace street,
thence east along said Peace street IiO feet to
the beginning. This land will be sub divided
and sold in several lots, the lot, howe yer,
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Terms of sale: One-third of the purchase
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The above comprises some of the most desir-
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signed. G. M. BUSBEE, Commissioner.
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