Omaha daily bee., 1899-02-09
BILLS INTRODUCED IN THE HOUSE
Fourteen New Measures Are Brought
Forward for Consideration.

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| Fourteen New Measures Are Brought
Forward for Consideration.
LINCOLN, Feb. S-(Special.) al.)-Fourteeti
new bills were introduced in the house on
Wednesday as follows:
H. r. 455-By Thompson OF Merrick: 10
provide for the incorporation of societies foI
| the preventiou Of cruelty to animals ana
for the enforcement Of laws relating to
cruelty TO animals.
n. r. 456-By Hicks Of webster APP
portions the state into thirteen judicial dis
trlcts as follows: First district. Gage,
johnson and Pawnee Second, Richardson,
| Nemaha, Otoe, Cass and Sarpy; Third and
Fourth, Douglas; Fifth, Saunders, Butler,
| Seward Polk, York and Hamilton; sixth,
Dodge, Colfax, Platte, Nance and Merrlck;
Seventh, Saline. Jefrerson, Fillmore
Thayer, Clay, Nuckolls, Adams and Webster;
Eighth, Washington. Burt Cunning, Stanton,
Thurston, Dakota and Dixon; Ninth. Cedar,
Knox. Antelope, Pierce Wayne, Madison
| and Boone; Tenth, Kearney, Franklin,
| Phelps, Harlan, Gosper, Furnas, Frontier;
Red Willow, Hayes Hitchcock, Chase and
Dundy; Eleventh, Hall, Howard, Greeley,
Valley, Custer, Sherman. Dawson, Buffalo,
Wheeler, Garfield, Loup and Blaine;
| Twelfth Lincoln Keith. Perkins, Logan
Mcpherson, Thomas. Hooker. Grant, deuel.,
ner; Thirteenth. Holt, Boyd, Keya Paha,
Brown, Rock Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Box
Butte and Sioux. The bill provides that
the Fourth district shall have four judges
and the Third. Fifth, Seventh and Eleventh
two each.
| H. r. 457-By Murray Of Thurstoa. TO
appropriate s5,1S2 for the relief of Thurst1n
county, being the expenses in the cases OF
| the state against Henry NJ. Rice for mur-
der 1880; against w. G. Ream for cattle
| stealing, s753,S5; against j. Sidney Good
manson for murder, s2,5s7.15
H. r. 45S-By Hall of Brown: Amends
section 5sa, article Iii, chapter xciiia OF
the statutes, relating to the discrimination
Ct irrigation districts. The old law provides
that majority of the resident freeholders
representing a majority Of the number on
acres Of irrigable land in the district must
join in the petition to the board to call an
election for submitting the discontinuance
proposition. The new bill provides that
only majority of the resident freeholders
is necessary for such petition.
Fl. r. 459-By Young OF Cass: Fsjr the
protection OF public bridges and prohibits
the crossing OF any bridge by a traction en-
huller press, except the bridge be less
than twelve feet in length, and the penalty
for violation is fixed at not less than 80
nor more than $25 for each offense the
fines to be paid into the bridge fund.
II. r. 463-By Clark Of Douglas: Makes
important amendments IN the law relating
to the assessment OF railroad property, and
names the state auditor, treasurer and at
torney general as constituting the state
board OF appraisers and assessors.
II. r. 464-By Tucker Of York: Requires
all school districts outside OF cities and vii
lagos to fence the public school grounds
H. r. 465-By Myers of Dougles: Relates
to boards OF education in metropolitan
cities and provides that the same shall con-
slst of nine members, one from each ward,
to be chosen by the qualified electors OF the
entire city, each member to be a qualified
elector and a resident OF the ward from
which he is chosen. The compensation Of
| each member Is fixed at $500 per annum
H. r. 466-By Weaver of Richardson;
Provides for the repairing OF temporary
plank sidewalks IN cities OF the second
class, and the manner of procedure and as
sessment against the property where the
repairs are made by the overseer OF streets.
III. R. 460-By Mccarthy of Dixon; Re-
peals section 62, chapter lxxii of the stat
utes. The section sought to be repealed re-
lates to the record OF entry on United States
lands, where a party having a private land
claim which has not been located and sat
isfed, has died before making the entry
therein.
H. r. 46l-By Carton Of Holt; An exact
duplicate of II. r. 45s,
II. r. 462-By Lemar Of Saunders: Pro-
vides for the state ownership, contr2l con-
struction and repair of all bridges OF $50
feet or more in length, within the state and
on public roads ~
II. r. 467-By Mann OF Saline: Provides
flowers to prevent their spreading and for
the collection of expenses incurred by the
road overseer who destroys the weeds on the
| property OF person who has failed to do
so after notice.
| II, R. 46S-By Thompson OF Clay; Pro-
| vides for fee cf $40 to be paid to county
| clerks in each case of to release of chattel
| mortgages.
H. r, 469-By Tanner of Nance: Changes
| the statute relating to insanity commits
| SlcNPrS, DrOylipS for the Incarceration OF
| insane persons on report OF the commits
| sion The clerk of the board is required
to certify the papers and records to the dis
| trict court the same as in law cases and
trial by jury OF the sanity OF the patient
Is provided for. In this trial the presence
OF the defendant Is provided for, and the
case is to be tried the same as all other
| questions Of fact.
II. II, 47O-By Burman of Douglas Calls
| Tor an appropriation of $4,000 for the pay
ment or damage sustained by William C.
| Peterson, who was private in Company Il
| or the state guard in 1891, when the COM
! pary was sent out on the frontier to pro-
| tect the state against the Indian uprising
While on duty with the company Peterson
| contracted cold which developed into
| lung fever, and from the effects OF such
disease he has been permanently disabled
| Miller wanted.
| MCooL JUNCTION, Neb. Feb. s.-spe-
| cial,)-The business men OF McCook will
| encourage and give every assistance to some
| good miller who will come here and pur-
| chase the Nebraska Roller Water Power
mills at this place. This mill is now
| Idle and considerable trade would come 10
Mccool il the mill were in operation. The
eastern owners OF the mill will not rent
Over 40 per cent of the acreage here is now
In winter wheat and in fine condition.