Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-02
PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE.
Schaal of Snrpy Wants ~enatO
Chosen by Popular Vote.

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LINCOLN, Feb. acknowledgements
morning. The committee on miscellaneous
subjects reported s. F. 46, to amend the
gam law, 10 pass with amendments: s. F.
go. to pass, it being the law providing a
Board OF Embalmers. The report was
adopted. 5. F. II. to repeal section one.
chapter II, Of the Compiled Statutes, relating
to live stock. was indefinitely postponed.
5. T.. 90 was placed on general file and 8. F.
6 recommended to pass with amendments. BY
the finance committee.
s. F. 80 was introduced by Noyes Of Doug
las and amends the law relative to the levy
of taxes in school districts by adding tho
following
Provided. That in districts having four
children OF school age. or less than four.
the levy snail not exceed the sum Of $500
in any year: and in districts having more
than four children Of school age. the levy
shall mol exceed the sum Of $50 per child
In addition to the above"
Schaal Of Sarpy wanted to know Y the
majorit, were now willing to take from the
table bis motion providing for the election
Of United States senators. Receiving no af-
irmative -eply he introduced the following
resolution:
Resolved. That it Is the sense Of the SEN
ate OF the state OF Nebraska that United
States senator's should be elected by a d.
rect vote of the people,"
He moved q suspension Of the rules for
immediate action. His motion received 10
yeas to 10 nays, put failing to receive a
two-thlrds vote was declared lost. and the
resolution goes over till tomorrow.
Bills on first and second reading were read
by the secretary. Bills on third reading
were passed as follows: s. F. u. by Talbot
OF Lancaster, abolishing fees for registers
in cnancery. an obsolete section; s. F. 81,
by Prout of Gage, one Of the Wheeler cura-
tive acts: s. F. Sc. by Prout of Gage; s. r..
IS, by Prout of Gage; S. F.. SO, by Talbot Of
Lancaster; s. F. 70. by Talbot of Lancaster.
All are curative acts.
After the Joint session the senate took a
recess till 8 o'clock.
In the afternoon the senate had a long and
undressing discussion as 10 the effect Of
adopting committee reports offering amend
ments to bills. The president finally made
a ruling that the adoption Of the committee
report will not finally carry amendments
recommended. but they will have to be
acted upon by the committee of the whole.
The judiciary committee reported the fol-
lowing bills back to the senate:
s. +. So to,f pass as amended;
s. F. 9S to pass: 8. F. 10l to pass; S. r. 1Oa
to pass as amended: S.sF 1OS for indefinite
postponement, the bill relating to costs in
change Of venue cases; 8. F. Ill to pass as
amended: S. F. s1i8. 117. 1ls, 119. 1924, 1875,
126 to pass. These are Wheeler" bills to
cure defects in the passage Of bills already
In the statutes. The committees report was
adopted.
The educational committee recommended
amendments for 8. F. SO. to provide school
Libraries. the bill to pass as amended. Its
report was adopted.
Five new bills were introduced. s. F. 7
was placed upon its third reading. Knepper
Of Butler introduced 8. F. Z to abolish county
agricultural societies and county aid there
for. The senate adopted . substitute. how
ever. leaving the present law in force with
an amendment that leaves It optional with
each county board whether aid shall be
given or not. The substitute passed by q
vote Of eighteen to nine.
The senate then went into committee OF
the whole with Noyes of Douglas in the
chair. S. F. 16. by Prout Of Gage. was the
first bill for discussion. The bill provides
for the payment Of costs In misdemeanor
cases by the county upon the approval Of the
county attorneys. Senator Prout moved
that the bill be recommended for passage.
Grow OF Douglas moved to amend that the
bill be indefinitely postponed. In explana-
tion Senator Grow said there was a class
OF people in Omaha who would take advan-
tage Of the law to flch the county out OF a
large amount OF costs by bringing pretended
charges in courts for the purpose Of get
ting witness fees and costs out OF the case.
Prout OF Gage said he thought every man
was worthy Of his hire. County onicers
justices and constables are now compelled tG
do tho work In these cases free of charge, un-
less the defendant IL convicted and able &c
pay his fine. He thought the provision max
Ing the costs payable only upon the approval