Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-28

was a new regulation for the insane hospi-
tai being a duplicate Of s. +. &c. 2S6 was by
Dorby, amending the compulsory education
law so as to allow the attendance OF pri-
vatc schools; 5l9 was to define and establish
legal holidays; 479 prohibited the employ
ment cf relatives Of members OF school
boards as teachers 255 related to
changes Of boundary lines OF school dis
tricts 50 was the Grosyenor bill for the
free attendance at high schools being a
duplicate of S. +. Al, which was placed on
file 1lo related to the manner of granting
teachers certificates; $50. 4SG and ASS were
to locate normal schools at o'Neill Hast
ings and Holirege.
The secretary Of the governor appeared
and announced that the governor had ap-
proved and signed II. r. IS, the bill to pre-
vent the plowing up Of public highways.
just before the noon recess Dtmar of
otoe offered the following resolution and
moved its adoption:
BE it resolved by this legislature, That the
chief clerk of the supreme court of Ne
braska is hereby ordered to make an &c
curate report of all receipts and eXpendi-
lures of his Office for the year ending Janu-
ary 1, 1899, and report same to this legisla-
ture within forty-eight hours after the
passage Of this resolution.
Pollard of Cass suggested that the reso-
luton ought to be referred to the commits
tee on fees and salaries, and pending the
discussion the house took a recess.
After recess Pollard offered substitute
for the pending resolution, that the clerk
of the supreme court be required to report
the receipts of his Office for the eight years
ending January /, 1899, and that the report
be made to the committee on fees and sal
aries within forty-eight hours. The substi-
tuto was adopted
Under the order of bills on first reading
S. +. 1j4, 14S, 149. 100, SO. 145, 153, 157, 1856,
15O, 1856, 144 and 129 were introduced and
read. s. F. 40 and 1i2 and the house rolls
introduced last Friday were given the sec
ond reading.
At o'clock the house went into COM
mitteo of the whole with Prince of Hall in
the chair.
Ii. r, 444, the salary appropriation bill,
was at the head of the file, having been
partially considered last week, but it was
passed temporarily, however, retaining its
place at the head of the general file.
II. X. 60, Eastman's Initiative and refer
endum bill, came up next. A motion was
made that the bill be indefinitely postponed.
Eastman said he wanted a chance to eX-
plain the bill before it was laid to rest"
A suggestion came from some republican
that nasmuch as "this was to be a funeral
sermon it ought to be preceded by a song
Eastman proceeded to explain his bill. re-
Ceiving all the time a scattering fire of
questions and remarks from the other mem
bers. He thought a large majority of the
people of the state were in favor of a
measure like this that would give the voters
a chance to express their wishes on all ques-
tions.
Clark of Lancaster called attention to the
fact that 1.-The bill was unconstitutional
from top to bottom"
Grcsvenor of Hamilton, in speaking for
the bill called attention to the present sys-
TEN of electing United States senators. He
said:
Here we see majority of the members
Of tuis legislature, representing a minority
Of the people of the state, preparing to
elect the senator; and we see our speaker,
representing small minority Of members,
trying to force the election of candidate
who is not advocated or wanted by per
cent of the people of the state
Tho bill was Indefinitely postponed by a
vote of 40 to "a.
II. r. 1876, the bill by Wilcox of Lincoln,
relating TO irrigation bonds ard assessments,
was recommended to pass.
II. r. 16S to compel the making and pub
licaton of statements of tinencial matters
by officers OF school and road districts; was
amended in several pafticulaTs and then
recommended for indefinite postponement.
H. r. 1T, an amendment to the civil code
permitting proof of a claim to be made by
affidavit in cases where the defendants are
in default of appearance or answer, was
recommended for passage
H r. 1S1, providing that in cases of re-
plevin the defendant might retain possess
sion BY giving bond Of double the value
of the property to insure the delivery of the
property was taken up. Detweiler of Doug
las offered an amendment that it should be
unlawful for the defendant to dispose of
the property after the giving Of such bond
Thompson of MerriCk opposed any change
in the replevin laws, which were as they
stood universal in all the states.
On motion OF Detweiler the bill was
reCommitted.
H. r. 27O, by Wilcox, to amend the civil
code so as to permit cities to appeal from
judgments without giving bond, was recon-
mended for passage.
8. f. 2S, rape2ling sections OIL 91S, 9l9
921, 922, 923 and 924. of the statutes, relating
to arrest in case of debt, was recommended
Tor passage
Ii. r. 90 by Mann of Saline, compelling
tho holders of real estate mortgages Crl
property within the state to designate some
agent resident of the state TO whom pay
ment may be made, was recommended for
passage.