Omaha daily bee., 1901-01-19

| ply OF tables and desks for the uses of
| committees was insufficient and asked time
TO look up some Of this furniture which
should be about the building some place
unless II had been carried away. and for this
purpose recess was taken.
The committee on judiciary reported that
senate file Is be slightly amended and rec
| commended fer passage The bill so reported
was ono introduced by Harlan of York and
relates TO kidnapping, the changes recon-
mended by ,he committee being to make the
penalties more severe than proposed in the
bill when introduced.
The same committee also reported senate
| hle l. recommending IL for passage with n
few slight changes. The bill is one pro-
viding penalties for seduction.
NanT3oskirk. chairman of the committee
on live stock and grazing, reported house
roll favorably and recommended that
house roll ~ be placed on general file.
The afternoon session was devoted to the
reading Of new bills. number OF lengthy
ones being introduced.
Rnnsom to Relief of Hilton.
Among the bills introduced today was one
by Ransom OF Omaha, being an act to re-
lease the sureties of Lozien +. Hilton. who
was state inspector of oil under the admin
| istratOn of Governor Crounse from certain
interest included in a judgment against
! them in favor of the state. Hilton was a
| defaulter and judgment was obtained
against his bonds men for several thousand
dollars The judgment included interest on
the amount and II is for the purpose of re-
leasing them from thc payment of this in.
terest, which amounts TO something like
| $500.
| bill for tbc establishment OF two ad-
ditional normal schools was introduced by
| Reuting OF Clay. which provides that one
school be located in the north and one in
the south Platte country and carries with
| ~ an appropriation OF 900 for build
| ings It's provisions demand that at what
ever point the schools may be located, a
| tract OF land OF not less than fifteen acres
be donated TO the state for a school site.
Senator Edgar introduced bill today
which somewhat changes the present ballot
law 1t provides for a return to the
| blanket sheet" ballot. wherein each po-
litical party is placed in a separate column
and II also provides that no name can be
placed ON the ballot in more than one
place. 1t gives the voter an opportunity
to vote straight ticket by marking in
the circle at the top OF the ticket any voter
desires to cast. The present ballot has
proven so unsatisfactory that any depar-
ture from it in its present form will prove
quite interesting
Protection for CattIemen
The senate. upon motion OF VanBoskirk
of Box Butte, went into committee OF
the whole to discuss senate Ale A, It being
Dill having for its object the protection
OF cattle growers against cattle thieves by
providing that all butchers keep record
OF all branded beef animals slaughtered
giving age, sex, marks and brands, OF
whom purchased and date OF purchase. The
Dill also provides that persons who oc-
casionally slaughter cattle shall exhibit the
hide or hides OF such beef and such hides
shall be kept for period of seven DAYS.
The bill was discussed in a lively manner
being ably defended by the representatives
from the cattle growing section. After
lengthy discussion motion prevailed that
the committee rise and report progress and
ask leave to sit again.
commitsee< ronsisting Of Owens, Mar
TIN and LyhhN1 named to confer with
ike committed relative to adjournment re-
ported that it was. the unanimous agree
ment or the Joint committee that the house
and senate adjourn until IL O'Clock Mon
day.
Trompen of Lancaster moved to substi-
tute by adjourning until tomorrow, instead
OF Monday, but the substitute was lost and
the senate voted to adjourn until Ii o'clock
Monday.
Bills ON First Reading.
The following senate files were intro
duced today:
,,sS F. ., ia; by Curria-An act to amend sec
tlon 60 of an act entitled IAN act Incor-
porating metropolitan cities and de6ning,
prescribing and regulating their duties
act entitled 1 ags and tG repeal an
polltan cities and defining regulating and
prescribing their duties. power and gov
acts amendatory thereof being CHAPTER
statnts sn OF the seventh T edition Of the Compiled
Of @ e2ed St Staf es of Of NeSr1ssa ha edo
class and to repeal said section Sc as now
s. F. us. by Arends-An act to amend
sections l52, i53 and l54 Of chapter Ixxvi |
hrnGie hrs ! OF the Complied Statutes of Ne
enue, enn, and to repeal said sections so
$ F; lis: by Pitney-An act to prevent the
,,sS s. F; ,, III, by Pitney-An act to amend sec
Statutes of the State Of Nebraska and re-
peal SAID original section
ths s, l,;rd,s f. llS by Ranso1mIAn act to release
state inspector, of oils, from certain int er- |
est inequiiabiy included in a Judgment !
braska n VI t''
as s; Fl; f. ~, by RegtIng-An act to locate
auI Votdplisu Two auultlOnal normal schools !
and TO provide'for the erection of buildings |
same ' ''
$, f.; l2, by Alen-An act for relief Of
hussel r. Loomis and to authorize the |
foNoIhor 10 convey TO said Russ ell +.
ht9onis the northeast quarter OF section
tnlrly-siX In township four, north 1f range
.wen,tty-nine, west q the sixth principal
meridian. In Red Willow county Nebraska 4.
. II. III, by McCargar--An act to amend
sscuon or an act entitled "An act to au-
,horiZe Incorporated towns and cities TO
establish and maintain free public libraries
~ ana reading rooms approved February
s. r.. f22. by Cummns-An act to amend
secion 152 of ,chapter XXvii of article /
or the Consolidated Statutes of 1899 of the
STATE OF Nebraska, and to repeal said origl-
S. f. 12S by Trompen--An act to amend
section of chapter xviii Of the Compiled
statutes Of Nebraska of 1897 and to repeal
said section as II now exists
. y r. i24, by Berlet-An act to provide
Tor moving or otherwise destroying weeds
s, F. 125 by Johnson-An act to amend
section ITO of chapter lXXviii of tho Com
pied Statutes of Nebraska for 1899 and 10
repeal the said section as II now EXISTS.
. !. l26, by Edgar-An act to amend sec
tion5 40 l59 and 100 of chapter XVI of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska Tor 1899 and
10 reneal said sections as they now exist.
>. Il. l27, by Currie-An act to amend Sc G.
lions 10 and 10 of chapter vii of the Com
pled statutes of the state of Nebraska fer
the year 1899, entitled County attorneys"
and to repeal said original sections
y. II. LIS. by C'NeilI-An act to provide for !
the appointment OF inspectors of manu-
fncturing, mechanical, Industrial mercan-
tile and other establishments. and defining
thelr duties, powers, and compensation.