Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-01

ZeIIers Ballot Bill Passes by n strict
Party

ZeIIers Ballot Bill Passes by n Strict
Party Vote.
LINCOLN Feb. S.-(Special AS soon as
the house convened this morning there was
an attempt to reconsider the action taken
yesterday whereby the Burns express bill,
II. r. 335. was indefinitely postponed. The
motion failed to carry.
Standing committees were more liberal
than usual this morning, all bills reported
being for the general file. The following
were the numbers: H. RS 467. $685. 535,
466, 292, 43S, 233, 455, 544, 54, 524 372, All,
and S. F.'s 1 and SO.
Several senate bills were read on first and
second reading and the order of passage Of
bills was taken up.
H. r.. 81, consolidated with 81, the Car
ton bill to provide for the manner of ap
pointing judges and clerks OF election, was
passed by a vote of 6S to s. The bill pro-
vides for the appointment of election judges
and clerks by county judges, such election
officers to have been residents of the pre-
Cinot at least one year prior to the appoint
ment and to serve for one year at the gen.
eral and at all special elections during the
term. The bill also allowed the county
judges rs cents for making each appoint
ment, and 10 cents for recording the same.
II. r. SO, the Zellers ballot bill, was passed
by a strictly partisan vote Of 81 to 45. The
members were SO badly scattered that
it was necessary to have a short call of the
house to get enough to pass the bill. The
provision of the new act Is to do away with
the blanket ballot and go back to substan-
TALLY the same form as was in use prior to
1897. This prevented name from appear
ing in the ballot more than once and fusion
lists referred to the bill as ian act to pre-
vent fusion IT is, the, form of ballot
known to have been favored by Governor
Holcomb. The fusionists in the house, how
ever, voted solidly against the bill.
II. r. 65, Burmans bill defining and regu
lating pawnbrokers and imposing a license
tax, was passed by vote of 81 to 8.
Fl. r. 106, Clarks bill defining and deter
mining the effect of conditions in fire insur
ance policies, making void the contract Of
insurance in case of change in the title, own
e.ship, interest or possession of the insured
in the property which is the subject of in
surance, or liens created thereon, and like
wise conditions providing for forfeiture of
the contract of insurance in case notice of
loss is not furnished within time certain,
or in prescribed manner, was passed by a
vote of 81 to 0.
II. r, 1872, the bill by Sandal to compel
railroads to maintain fences, was passed.
II. r. 1856, the bill for the relief of certain
residents of Pawnee county who purchased
tracts of the David Butler land from the
state and afterward had to pay back taxes,
was passed.
III. r. 1874, Olmsted's bill to prevent cor
ruption at elections, limiting the expendi-
lures of candidates and compelling them to
file statements of expenses, was read and the
roll was called. The bill having an emer-
gency clause the SO votes cast for it were not
sufficient and call Of the house was had.
The bill finally received 6S votes and was
passed, Those voting against it We're Arm
strong, Carton, Cunningham, Ditmar,
Dobry, Grell, Haller, McCracken, Milbourn,
Nesbit, Smthberger and Tucker.
S. f. 4G, the Alexander amendment to the
game law, was passed by vote of 67 to 81.
II. r. 6s, by Beverly, to regulate the en-
ployment of children in factories, manufac-
turing and mercantile establishments, was
passed by vote of 81 to 0.
II. r. 2Oi, by Jansen requiring carcasses
of swine dead from cholera to be buried or
burned within twenty four hours after
death, was passed by vote Of 70 to o.
II. r. 5S to repeal the state oil inspection
law, was passed by vote of 81 to 40, after
the emergency clause was stricken out. 1t
took call of the house to get enough votes
into the hall to pass the bill. All of the
fusionists voted against the bill with the
exception of Memminger, Cosgrove and Tay-
lor of Custer, while Omsted was the only
republican member voting in opposition to
the majority.
s. +. 2S, to repeal sections 9l7 to 924 OF
the civil code. was passed by a vote of 73 to
2. The sections repealed relate to arrest
for debt. ..s
S. +. s, by Farrell. to require school boards
TO keep in repair suitable water closets in
connection with all public school buildings
was passed by vote Of II to 0.
ii. r. 1853. by Lemar, was passed. 1t pro-
vides that banks shall pay an incorporation
fee TO the state, graded according to the
capital stock as follows: $4,000 capital or
less, s25; between SIS 900 and $50 900 capital
$50; between $50 600 and sl5O.OOO capital, SIS
H. r. 124, by olmsted. providing that the
wldower of an intestate shall be entitled
to the same share of the residue Of the
intestaJe's personal estate as a child of the
intestaie would he entitled to- was passed
by vote OF 81 tot.
II. X, 245, by Taylor OF Custer. providing