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

SENATE.-The following bills were
passed in the senate on the 18TH:
Senate file No. 10, repeating the acts
of 1885 and 1887 creating a state
board of transportation. Senator'S
Harlan and McCargar were the only
e voting against ii. Defining train
robbery and providing a suitable pun
ishment. Curative act relating to sec
ton 500 of the civil code. Providing
for exclusion of school bond taxes in
computation of the aggregate of school
taxes. Regulating the sale and trans
fer of mortgaged personal property.
Relating to construction of sidewalks
in cities and villages having less than
5000 population. To enable local in
surance companies to sign surety
bonds. Combining the offices of city
clerk and water commissioner in cities
having less than 5000 population.
Senator Harlan moved that the lieu
tenant governor appoint a committee
of five to confer with the house COM
mittee on the date for adjourning sine
die. The clerk of the house announced
that that body had passed house rolls
Nos. sc, 1874, 1873 and senate file No.
IA. The fish and game bill, which
passed the house yesterday, was
placed on first reading in the senate.
A number Of measures were recon-
mended for passage, whereupon the
senate adjourned.
SENATE-In the senate on the
18th an attempt was made to have
Senator Lyman's bin, providing for
seven additional county treasurer ex-
aminers to work under supervision of
the state auditor, indefinitely post
poned. 1t was given a new lease Of
life by being recommitted for specific
amendment. Senator Blossoms bill de-
fining the qualifications for a county
judge in counties having more than
5000 inhabitants was recommended
for indefinite pOstponemen+. Senate
file 101, by Van Boskirk, a measure of
protection of fish and game, was rec
commended for indefinite poStponement
because of a similar measure which
it is thought will pass the house and
be presented to the senate In a few
days. Senate file 227, a curative act
by Martin, regulating the sale and
transfer of mortgaged personal prop
erty, was recommended for passage.
Senate file 131, by Martin, on request,
repeating section SO of chapter IA of
the statutes, relating to sidewalks in
cities of less than 5000 Inhabitants,
was recommended for passage. SEN
ate file 1872, by Martin, on request, to
combine the offices of city clerk and
water commissioner in cities having
less than 5000 population, was also
recommended for passage. Senate file
20, by Martin, to repeal the law Gre
ating the state board of transportation,
was also recommended for passage
Senate file 80, by Baldrige, to permit
organization of guarantee surety COM
panies in the state, was recommended
for passage. .
SENATE.-The bill creating a state
veterinarian passed the senate on third
reading on the 18th by a vote of 20 to.
3. For want OF a two-thirds' majority
the emergency clause fell by the way
side. Those voting in the negative
were Senators Berlet, Campbell, Cum
Minis, Martin and Routing. The meas
ure is by Van Boskirk, senate file 81.
House roll $50, by Wenzl, appropriate
ing $685. for relief Of Frederick III
rich of Pawnee county for illegal taxes
paid, was passed on third reading.
Miskells bill creating district road
funds, house roll 5S, was also passed.
on third reading. The South Omaha
charter was hen placed on third read.
ing and passed without a dissenting
vote. An emergency clause is at
tached. H. c. Lindsay, private Secre-
tary to Governor Dietrich, announced,
that his eXcellency had signed house
rolls SO and sc and senate file III. Sen.
ator Currie, chairman of the commit
tee appointed to confer with a like,
committee from the house to consider
house roll III, Representative FOWler's
bill relating to submission of proposed
constitutional amendments, recon-;
mended that it be amended and al
lowed to recur to its place on general
file. 1t had been Indefinitely postponed
by the senate. The report was adopt
ed; the action Indefinitely postponing
being r~econsidered and the bill sent to
the general file. Senator Edgar's bal
lot law was passed by a vote of 16
to u, republicans voting for it, fusion
lists against it.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.