Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-01
SENATE IN A WORKING MOOD
Day spent in Getting the Grist OF
RiIIs Ready for Final
Disposal.

hle Dul IN Eopu lAlut AhN"t. AAAih'A ~ ]
after the opening the senate went into F.
committee Of the whole with Senator
o'Nein in the chair, for the purpose OF
considering senate files 1S4 and 211.
The first bill taken Up was lS4, bill
by Ransom the object OF which is TO 30
change the manner Of voting for proposed
constitutional amendments that it will be
en- easier matter TO have such amendments.
carry. II is proposed to change the man
ner OF voting by having all votes where
the proposition is not scratched out counted
for the amendment The bill met with
but little opposition.
Senate file 971. also by Ransom, was then
taken up II provides mat the secretary
% state shall have constitutional amend
nents printed in one paper in each county
in the state. and the paper selected shall
be the one making the lowest bid. The
matter Of circulation is not taken into con
( sideration The author Of the bill claims
/ that the state has had 10 pay enormous
/ sums for this work in the past. and he
! thinks the work should be done for less
/ money. During the discussion Of the bill
| and just as Senator Ransom was prepar-
! ing an amendment barring daily papers
! from bidding or receiving such work. the
hour for the daily special order Of bust
/ ness arrived. and upon motion Of Senator
Martin the senate formed in line aud pro-
ceeded to the house Of Representatives for
the purpose Of voting for two United
States senators. taking recess on return
until 3 O'Clock this afternoon.
sitting Committee Named.
! When the senate reconvened this after
noon. Senator Martin made a motion that
| sitting comrhittee OF fve he named in
order 10 facilitate the closing up OF the
business OF the session. The motion pre-
vailed and the chair later named as such
| committee Senators Crounse. ONeill, Har-
Ian Liddell and McCargar
House roll 46 a bill relating 10 roads,
came up for third reading and was passed
with but one dissenting vote.
The senate then resolved itself into com
rntttee OF the whole for the purpose OF fur
ther discussing senate file 271, the bill pro
vidng for the publication OF constitutional
nnt ndments in papers submitting lowest
bids.
Senator Edgar, a newspaper man him
self. took the floor against the bill and
urged the necessity Of maintaining the legal
rates for such work. He did not think these
amendments should be given out TO illegiti-
mate newspapers with no circulation TO
speak OF simply because their cheApness
recommended them.
Senator oleson thought that such printing
: should be paid for at the legal rate. II
the legal rate is high, II might be well TO
lower IL, but he did not think any one
thing should be singled out II this kind
OF work was to be auctioned off TO ths
lowest bidder why not include all other
= legal notices:
senator Ransom contended that such
amendments would be read by more people
II printed in the country papers than Il
VI ,kar fpga tod in he m ar
papers and he thought the work should be
n done as cheaply as possible. .... ...
After Senators Martin and Young haC
taken up some time in discussing the mat
ter the latter's amendment amending thu
. bill so that the fees for such printing vii
= be 50 cents for first and % cents for eacl
subsequent insertion was adopted and tn
v bill as amended was reported for pasasge.
P. County Commissiopers' Salary.
d Senate file 80, by Miller, was next take
s up. The bill limits the amount OF none
y which shall be paid 10 county commits
o sioners and supervisors during the year
y the amounts being graduated by the popu
lation OF the counties. The author OF tn
is bill says II is the only instance where me
le FIX and allow their own claims without tn
J. laid or consent Of any other nation"
.g Senator Currie was against the bill, 70
%
IS for the boards OF some counties than
others OF the same size and, therefore, tn
'e bill was unjust
p Such a bill was favored by Senator Mai
ID tin, who said that some restraint should /
le put upon the corrupt actions OF vRrou
70 boards.
or A motion by Steele TO postpone the bi
Or was lost by a vote Of II 10 8. but after fu'
ther discussion the bill was finally reporte
OF for postponement.
on Senate file 1S4, relating to the destrut
j. tion OF ballots, was amended and recon
re mended for passage. The committee the
ss arose and its report was adopted.
An effort to go back into committee
the whole for the purpose Of considerir
L. the normal school bills gave the anti-no
on malites another opportunity 10 show the
strength which they did when they d.
~ feated the motion and succeeded in a
hy journing in spite OF the protest OF q
m champions OF the normal bills. numb
81 OF the members. representing each tactic
les INDUCED in some hot words after adjour
ment, however, which is only an indie
OF tion Of the warm time TO be expected VIII
An the normal school bills finally come up Z
,n- consideration
Wo On General File.
nd The following bills were placed on &c
-, eral file, although part OF them hhd De
80 recommended for postponement by the col
ch- mittees IN charge OF them, the report OF t
ian committee being not concurred in. o
r. such bill was the cigarette bill, which "
le- reported for postponement by the misc
laneous committee, but upon the protest
'gs several members the bill went 70 gene
file. In fact, many OF the bills report
of for postponement by this committee hs
ma been placed on file that Senator Oles'
,,-, chairman Of the committee has begun
and think there Is but little use Of his co
mittee considering any more bills, and L
on on morning, after several Of his commite
reports had been turned down. be sent
for motion up TO the chair asking that the co
ate ,,;,,.a m miscellaneous subjects he Il
nal nii'''' W ,--,, .s,,. t.s- -, :
the charged anu thul al p'iis peioie tne u0
ion mittee 20 TO the general file. The ch
of recognized the sarcasm in the motion &
my ruled that 2 standing committe could
be- he discharged. The bills placed on file We