Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-01
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
short Session Mt Which Little of In
terest is Done,

~ Nhteh He
terest is Done.
LINCOLN, Feb. 2s - (Special) - The
senate has struck a business gait. AS soon
as the roll call was completed and the in
vocation given Van Dusen moved that the
senate resolve itself into committee of the
whole, with Currie of Custer at the helm.
His motion prevailed.
S. F. 1856 was recommended to pass 1t is
Senator Crows bill and may be OF interest
to owners of pet canines 1t provides as
follows:
THAT dogs are hereby declared to be per-
sonal property for all intents and purposes
and the owner or owners of any dog or dogs
shall be liable for any and all damages that
may accrue to any person, firm or corpora
tion by reason of such dog or dogs killing
wounding, worrying chasing any sheep
or other domestic animals belonging to such.
person, firm or corporation and such damage
be recovered from any court having juris-
diction of the amount claimed" ..r.
s., F. 1876. by Holbrook, amending the
mutual insurance laws OF the state to in
clude the following risks, country school
houses and contents, country churches and
contents, country parsonages and contents.
town halls and contents" was recommended
to pass.
S. F. 61 by Fowler to amend the law re-
Senator Fowler thought that receiverships
under the present law only furnished men a
fat job for an indefinite period, and that at
the close of the receivership they had all
the assets, while the banks creditors held
the sack. He was informed that a receiver
to an Omaha bank was drawing $1,000
year and he so managed the banks affairs
that his annual receipts were Just sufficient
to meet his salary and necessary expenses.
The receiver act as amended by this bill
/ Is as follows .H'@f' "a
/ provided, however, that 1t shall be the
duty Of such receiver to make to the State
Banking Board, consisting of the auditor of
public accounts, the state treasurer and at
| torney general, detailed reports of the af-
fairs of such bank at such times and in such
manner as may be directed by said State
Banking Board, and said receiver shall sub
nit the affairs Of such bank to the inspec-
tion of the state bank examiner when so re-
qured by the State Banking Board and II
the said State Banking Board shall at any
time find that said receiver is not winding
up the affairs OF such bank in a satisfactory
manner and in their opinion 1t Is for the in
terests of the creditors and stockholders Of
such bank that the receivership of such
person shall terminate, it shall be the duty
CT said State Banking Board, or any two Of
them, to instruct the attorney general to file
with the Judge or court appointing such re-
ceiver a written request for the removal of
such receiver and the termination of his re-
| ceivership, and 1t shall be the duty of the
| Judge or court which appointed him to at
! once and without unnecessary delay, remove
| such receiver and appoint in his place an
| other person in the manner heretofore pro.
vided unless it shall he made clearly to ap-
pear that the opinion of the banking board
! is unfounded."
The bill was recommended to pass
| S. f. 1873, by Arends relating to the cleo
tion of Village trustees and their terms Of
office, was recommended for passage.
S. f. 127, by Talbot. relating to paving
and sidewalk construction in cities of the
first class, was recommended to pass.
Progress was reported upon S. Fs. Is and
lat.
Prout of Gage moved that the senate ad-
iourn after the noon ballot until 10 o'clock
tomorrow. He said 1t had been impossible
to get the committee together and time
was needed. for them to catch up in their
! work. a.
Reynolds of Dawes moved to amend, max
ing the hour O'Clock tomorrow, saying the
senate could get in three hours tomorrow
morning and then again devote the after
noon to committee work His amendment
was accepted and the motion prevailed
S. #. 29S Talbot's joint resolution of
praise for the gallant services OF the First
Nebraska at Manila, and providing that the
resolutions be cabled to Colonel Stotsenberg,
. was passed by a vote of 26 to 0,