The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1901-03-22

pies IN Dulk II was on
motion of Sprecher of ColfaX, to re-
quire the board to let contracts to
the lowest bidder, and Was then rec
commended for passage. Considera-
ton of house roll 436, the salary ap-
preparation bill, was resumed. The
item of $S40 for a stenographer in the
labor commissioners office, stricken
out yesterday, was restored to the bill
on motion Of Mullen of Douglas. An
amendment by Lane was adopted. ap-
propriating $45, 900 for the salary of
nine supreme court commissioners,
and SIS, 900 for the salary of their
stenographers. Following is the vote
for senator: Allen, 81; Berge, l.;
Crounse, Z; Currie, Is; Dietrich, l.;
Harlan, 2; Harrington, 2; Hainer, 2;
Hinshaw, 20; Hitchcock, "a; Kinkaid,
2; Martin, 4; Meiklejohn, 81; Miller,
40; Rosewater, It; Thompson, D. E.,
81; Thompson, w. H., 8; Wethereld, 2.
HOUSE.-The death of BENJAMIN
Harrison called forth appropriate &C
ton in the house on the 18th. Repre-
sentatives Hathorn, Hall and Fuller
were named as a committee to draft
suitable resolutions, and the flag was
ordered to be f1oated at half mast
throughout the day. Representative
Hanks bill, to authorize the appoint
ment of a commission todraft a new
law of the government transfer of
land titles, was amended and recon-
mended for passage. The appointing
power was vested in the supreme court
instead of in the governor, as provid-
ed for in the original bill, the number
of commissioners reduced from five to
three and the compensation provided
for increased from $50 each to 500
each. The house began consideration
of the salaries appropriation bill. Sew
eral salaries were discontinued and
many of them were decreased. The
house sitting committee submitted its
second report, recommending the ad-
vancement of a number of bills, among
them being: For appropriations for
salaries of state officers and employees.
To appropriate $4,000 for permanent
state fair grounds and for repair OF
buildings. To license peddlers in all
counties. To provide regulations for
peddlers. To amend the regulations
governing the appointment of state
bank examiners. Relating to the
general duties of school boards and
trustees. To prohibit solicitation for
appointment as jurors. The vote Tor
senator was as follows: Allen 50
Berge 1. Crounse 8, Currie l., Dawes
/, Dietrich l, Harlan 2, Harrington /,
Hinshaw II, Hitchcock Is, Kinkald L,
Martin 4, Meiklejohn 50, Rosewater
16, Thompson, d. E., SO, Thompson,
w. H.. 40. Wethereld 2.
HOUSE.-In the house on the 18th
the following bills were read the third
time and passed: Providing for the
appointment by a unanimous vote OF
the supreme court of nine commits
| Sioners to serve for two years, at a
salary of $1,000 to assist in clearing
the docket of the court. This bill was
passed with the emergency clause.
House roll Y, by LOOMS, relating to
disconnection from the corporate lin
it's of cities of less than 5000 popula-
ton. House roll Is, by Crockett, to
abolish the office of township tax col
lector. House roll 50, by Corner, to
require the use of safety ratings on
scaffolding used in the erection or re-
pair of buildings. House roll 12S, by
Anderson, providing for the creation
of cash funds for the Deaf and Dumb
and Blind Institutes. House roll 129,
by Anderson, changing the names OF
these institutions to the Nebraska
School for the Deaf and the Nebraska
; School for the Blind. House roll go,
by Mockett, to enable the city of Lin
coin to make an annual levy of 20
mills for school purposes. House roll
191, by Anderson, to require commits
sion men handling live stock and farm
produce to file a SIS, 900 bond with the
secretary of state. Uhl of Douglas
moved that the action of the house
in indefinitely p%ostponing house roll
81, to require abstracters to file n
S25, 900 bond with the county judge, be
reconsidered, and the bill be placed on
general file. The motion prevailed.
The bill of Mr.. Uhl to reimburse sub
First Nebraska home from San Fran
cisco, was recommended for passage.
The vote for senator in joint session
was as follows: Allen, 46; Berge, 4;
Crounse, 8; Currie, 16; Dietrich, l.;
Harlan, 2; Harrington, 5; Hinshaw,
q; Hitchcock, 81; Kinkad, 2; Martin,
2; Meikeljohn, 81; Rorewater, Is;
Thompson, D. E., 80; Thompson, w.
H, 3; Wethereld, 2.
HOUSE-The morning session of the
house on the 18th was consumed in a
futile attempt on the part of the
friends of Armstrong; $4,000 Peru
Normal bill to pass it over the gov
ernor's veto. On this question a call
of the house was ordered. Evans
game and fish commission bill, Great
ing a state game warden-house roll
| 12S-Has read at length for the third