Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-08
SENATE SETTLES THE POINT
when Newspaper IL Twenty-siN
Weeks ola IL VIII Become
Legal Publication.

LINCOLN, Feb, 1.--(Special.) )-Wnen the
senate convened this morning, after having
disposed Of a small amount Of routine work,
including the report OF one or two commit
tees. IL Immediately went into committee
OF the whole, with Martin of Richardson in
the chair, for The purpose Of further con-
sidering senate file No. 40. senator Ovens
bill defining legal newspaper. the bill
having been discussed at some length in
the committee OF the whole yesterday after
noon. The bill provides that before paper
shall be recognized as a legal publication II
shall have been published in the county for
a period OF tifty-two consecutive weeks, and
an attempt to amend this clause making the
| time only twenty-six weeks brought forth a
discussion which lasted fully an hour. The
same amendment was offered yesterday, and
was defeated by a vote OF IA to 49, but today
! the amendment was carried, Ave repub-
licans, Trompen. O'Neill, Van Boskirk. Nc
Carger and Currie, voting with the fusion
lists on the proposition. and the bin as
amended was reported back to the senate
with tho recommendation that 1t be passed
The committee on highways, bridges and
ferries reported that 1t had considered
senate files Nos. SO. 81 and 1870, and tho bills
being recommended for passage by the com
mittee. were placed on general file. Bills
were up for first and second reading, there
being a large number Of the latter.
The senate, after arising from a commit.
tee OF the whole, went into joint confer.
ence and upon It's return took a recess
until o'clock.
some New Bills.
Among the new bills introduced toda,
was one by Paschal, by request authorizing
the extension of charters about to expir,
OF corporations created for manufacturin,
butter, cheese and condensed milk and pro
viding that such corporations about to ex
pre by their own limitations may renew
or extend their charters for period no
exceeding twenty years, by fling copy o
the original articles OF incorporation II
the office OF the secretary OF state and als
with the county clerk of the count,
wherein the corporation has its head
quarters notice OF such intention havin
been published In "a legal manner, and
J resolution favoring such an extension hav
ing been passed by a two thirds vote o
the stockholders. y-- ..
Senator Van Boskirk's bill is one In tn
interest Of owners OF irrigation bitches, in
asmuch as 1t provides thst the waite
started In the ditch shall be paid for In
stead OF the amount actually used thu
compelling patrons to pay for the loss b
IL
introduced by Senators Young and Marti
are curative acts.
Al the afternoon session the frst hou
was devoted to the reports of standin
committees and bills on first and secon
reading. The committee on public land
and buildings submitted report on tn
condition OF the state asylum located n
Lincoln which was placed on general al,
The report will be found elsewhere.
To Repeal Barber Law.
Ihe committee on miscellaneous subjects
10 Wnom was referred senate file 40, Sena
tor Martins bill for the repeal Of the la,
creating parpers examining board, re
porteu the Dill back to the senate wit
the recommendation that it be passed an
the Dill was ordered engrossed for a tbir
reading. "
The judiciary committee reported the N,
lowing bills, with recommepdation tha
they be passed.
II, r.. B. by Lane--Relatine n tho .,
pointment of deputy county attorna,," al
ii; X s, by Loomls-Proyiding Tor nSS >,
pea pea III action OF forcibie entry and detei
5, g. by Crounse-Relating to "Por
tions In Error" w Vt
The judiciary committee reported the TO
. lowing bills for indefinite postponement:
,oS IS ,,Et F. l6 By Harlan-Providing pepalti,
IS. $. F. lS, by Edgar-providing penalti,
s. 70, by Trompen-Providing penaltit
3. r. 49, by Ransom-A bin to authoris
mempSrs OF the bar to select a Judge
ac, Wnen the regular Judge is disqualfc
=, f. 4S. by Badrige--An act TO preveI
sales or merchandise in fraud OF creditor
=. F. lS, by Ransomr-An act for the Il
lief of the sureties OF Lozen +. Hilto
. former state oil inspector.
The committee on military affairs recon
, mended senate Ale 81, providing for a mil
! tary code, for passage.
The committee on agriculture recon
! mended for passage senate fle H.
I Trompen. providing for the burial OF no
and other animals having died from COZ
! tagious diseases, The same committee al
reported for passage senate Ale 80.
] Arends, a bill for the announcement
! forestry and arboroulture. The bill W
I ordered engrossed for third reading
In Committee of the whole.
! Upon motion Of Newell Of Cass the sena
\ resolved itself into committee OF the who
! with Senator Crounse in the chair. for 4
! purpose OF considering bills on general n
I Senate fle 81, bill by Newell, amendi
! the law relating to penalties for indece
y exposure was reported favorably and re