Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-09

Upper House Puts in Busy Day at
Routine Business.

LINCOLN, March S.-(Special)-As a re-
suit of yesterday afternoons meetings OF
the various senate committees the following
bills were reported this morning for passage:
S. f. 3O4, a. 253. 347, 300, 34s, 70. 1892; H.
R. 436, 65, 5S, Ill, 43, 124, 413; for general
file, S. F. 256. 3O1, 314; H. R. As; for in
definite postponement, S. f. 2S2, 254, 3OS,
219, 342, II, r. A, Co. 1853.
Currie ~ Custet moved that the COM
mittee report on S. F. 2S2 he not concurred
in and the bill placed on general file The
bill provides for travelling Libraries" After
some discussion his motion prevailed by a
vote of Is to IL and the bill was placed on
general file S. f. 1872, recommended to pass,
is the bill cutting down the number of en-
ployes in both branches Of the legislature
The committee added the doorkeeper of the
gallery to the list of decapitated positions.
A substitute for S. F. 1877 was recon-
mended to pass.
OF the bills killed S. F. 254 is the bill in
troduced by Senator Barton, providing that
the state shall print all official ballots, let
ting the contract to the lowest bidder.
S. f. 30S provided that when appropria-
tions for waterways in irrigation districts
ceased to be used for a period Of ten years
the land so appropriated reverts to the one
from whom 1t was appropriated.
S. f. 219 relates to the purchase of school
books by district school boards
S. F. 342 is the bill introduced by Sen
ator Newell to license business colleges, the
fee being payable to the state.
II. r. A was the bill of Thompson of Mer.
rick relating to the crime of bigamy.
H. r. 60 relates to paying officers their
fees out of the county general fund for
services in misdemeanor cases as well as
felonies.
H. X. 1853 Is a bill to provide school dis
trict Libraries. This bill was killed because
the senate some time ago passed a similar
bill.
Upon motion of Prout of Gage S. F. 139
was recommitted to committee of the whole
Senator Prout said that in examining the
bill he found it repealed sections relating
to volunteer fire companies that ought not
to be repealed.
The following bills were passed by the
senate: S. Fs. 16O 161, 165, 1877 and 223 and
II. n. ia
S. F.. 100 is the code revision bill, creating
a commission to revise the statutes of the
state and report at the next session of the
legislature. The vote upon passage was 26
to 4.
S. f. 161, by Fowler, is the bill providing
for the transfer OF the funds collected under
the provisions of the 1895 free high school
act into the county high school fund Be
fore the act of 1895 was declared uncon-
stitutional by the supreme court a consd-
cradle amount OF money had been collected
under its provisions. This bill places the
funds thus raised at the disposal OF school
boards to carry out the provisions OF the
new free high school bill that has passed
the senate.
S. F. 165, by Dunn, provides that road
overseers shall see that the weeds are
moved upon the public highways.
s. F. 1875, by Prout, reduces the maximum
interest to be allowed upon bonds voted for
school building purposes to 8 per cent in
stead of per cent as the law now stands
S. F. 223, by Crow, relates to paving in
Omaha.
call of the house was necessary to get
enough votes to pass S. +. 80, which came
up on third reading in the afternoon. After
considerable delay the absent members were
brought in and the bill passed by vote of
% to 8. This Is the bill introduced by Gif-
fert of Cunning to provide for the organiza-
tion of stipulated premium plan" insurance
companies In this state. The friends of this
bill say that under strict insurance laws
solid and substantial insurance companies
can be built up in Nebraska, as has been
the case in Iowa and other states.
The secretary TO the governor annQunced
that the governor had signed the following
bills; s. Fs. 46, and 2S and II. Rs. 81, %,
"a and 81.
Talbot OF Lancaster moved that confer
enco committee OF three be appointed to
confer with like committee from the house
upon recess or adjournment. His motion
prevailed. The chair named Senators Tai
bot, Van Dusen and Miller on the commit
tee.
Other bills passed during the afternoon
were IS follows: S. Fs. 1877, 81 and 1S9.
S. f. 1877, by Halderman, provides for