Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-13
HOUSE ADOPTS A RATE BILL
Recommends Passage Of Oils Measure
10 Fix Freight Charges on
Lie stock.

LINCOLN, March 2.-(Special) In COM
mittee of the whole the house this after
noon recommended the passage of Repre-
sentative Oils bill to provide maximum
rates for the transportation OF live stock
to and between points in Nebraska. AS
amended the bill provides for reduction
of all live stock rates to 10 per cent below
the rates in force December /, 1899, and
prohibits any increase in the rates for
transportation of miscellaneous commod-
ties that were in force at the same time.
Representative Evans fish and game pro-
lection bill was passed during the after
noon session by vote of 56 to 27. AS II
failed to receive the required two thirds
vote the EN- msrgency clause was defeated.
One of the amendments recently made to
this bill prohibits shooting OF quail for a
period of two years.
A call OF the house, demanded by Repre-
sentative Armstrong. prevented the trans
action of much business during the morn
ing session. The call was asked for TO
obtain a full vote on house roll Ill, to ap-
propriate 5000 for new building for the
Peru Normal school, vetoed by Governor
Dietrich. After the reading of the veto
message the bill was taken up under the
rules for another vote, which resulted,
81 for passage and 80 against. The call
remained in force until a few minutes be-
fore the joint session. Final vote on the
proposition to pass over the governors
veto was 10 for and II against, sixty votes
being required.
on motion of Miskel the house con-
CURED in the senate amendments to house
roll 5s, bill TO require payment OF road
taxes in actual cash.
In Committee OF the whole.
With Warner OF Lancaster in the chair
the house resolved into committee of the
whole to consider house roll 255, by Oils
of Valley, to provide maximum rates for
the transportation Of live stock TO and
between points in Nebraska. In it's origi-
nal form the bill contained proposed
schedule of rates, but this section was
stricken out today and in lieu thereof the
following section was adopted
The maximum, rate for the transporta-
tion of cattle, hogs and sheep shall be 30
or railway company carrying the said
cattle, hogs and sheep, published on the
first day of December, Lt.nei typ as as iis charge
shown by its printed sheet of rates or tariff
sheets.
on motion Of Brown OF Furnas the sec
ton was amended to provide against rails
ing the rates for transportation of general
commodities above tnOse IN eHect Decem-
ber l, 1899. Mr., Brown explained that the
| object OF his amendment was to prevent
! the railroads from increasing the rates
charged for the transportation OF the gem
eral classes of freight to make up for the
enforced reduction in the rates on live
stock
On motion OF Coppoc OF Holt. seconded
| by Taylor, the bill was reported back to the
house with the recommendation that II be
| passed as amended. This report was after
ward adopted by the house.
Opposition Ia Game Biii.
| Evans game bill was taken up for final
| consideration, but a debate was precipi-
tated by the introduction of motion to
| postpone action until time when all pend
| Ing game bills could be considered stimuli
| taneously Stockwell the introducer Of the
motion. began a speech in opposition TO
the Evans bill, but he was soon inter
rupted by Taylor, who raised the point OF
! order that both the motion and the
speaker we're out of order The point was