Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-08

reached fever heat this evening when from
six to eight excited senators were on the
| floor at one time making motions raisin 9
points Of order and rising TO questions Of
personal privilege. The discussion closed
| without victory for either side. The
! normals could not muster enough strength
| to report the bill for passage and the antis
could not carry motion to arise, so at $50,
after the most exctable scene yet seen In
the senate n compromise was effected by
adopting a motion to arise, report progress
and ask leave to sit again.
dozen amendments were offered, some
Of them locating the schools in Grand
! Island, Alliance, kearney. Wayne. Hastings
and other points, but mostly for the purpose
of retarding the bills progress. in which the
an,is we're finally successful.
During the last half hour of the session
personalities were freely INDUCED in.
Senator Allen. champion of the bill, in
sisted on having the bill read. He charged
that the amendments were not offered in
good faith which brought forth a protest
from Senator Young.
| II want to say" said Senator Young,
that Senator Allen has no right to i'm
pugn the motives of the senators who OPP
pose this bill. know what am talking
| Nutn tndIke lndl hlitu
went to certain members of this body and
told them they were in position where
they dare not vote against this measure"
Name that member" almost yelled Sen
ator Allen.
II will name him" replied Mr.. Young.
1T is the gentleman now in the chair, Sen
ator Trompen"
THAT is false and deny it," said Senator
Allen.
| The confusion caused by other senator's on
the floor closed this incident, but there were
many more of n similar nature. The bill
will be discussed again tomorrow.
welcome 10 Baidrigc.
A pleasant event was the warm and genu.
! inc welcome rendered Senator Howard
Baldrlge upon his appearance on the foo,
for the first time since January Il. whel
he was compelled to go home on accoun
OF Illness. A recess of fifteen minutes wa
taken for the purpose of giving the mem
} bers an opportunity to greet Senator Bald
rige. The senator is looking thin and Il
weak. He did not appear at the Afternoon
session
Resolutions were presented by Chairman
Arends OF the commltte named for the pur
| pose OF drawing up a memorial on tn
2 death of Representative Brown.
Senator Edgar moved that each sena tor
the president and secretary OF the senate
{ be allowed two blue books, and that tn
remaining copies be distributed TO tn
libraries first applying for them. The re
port was adopted.
Senator Currie moved that a committe
OF three be named to confer with lik
committee from the house on the question
of the manner in which constitutions
amendments shall be submitted.
Many bills Reported.
Out of a total of thrty-seven bills re
ported back from their respective commit
tees in the senate this morning. twenty
, six OF them we're placed on general fl
and eleven were indefinitely postponed
: The bills which went on general file wer
as follows:
, $. T. 1863. by McCargar-AuthoriziuG tn
settlement, compromise or dismissal O
> moneys alleged to be due the state upo
2 official bonds and from depository bank
. and the bondsmen.
3 s. +. 15i, by Johnson Providing for tn
= manner in which county boards may lie
= s. +. 253. by steelc-Rclating to the man
ner in which Jurors may be drawn; -,
determination and location of disputed sec
tional and boundary lines of adjacent an
s. r. 26G, by Ransom Cby request)-
Amending the law relating to real estate,
s. Il. go, by Ransom lby repuestl-R
lat ting to the. leasing of lands. ..'.
s. i. 272 by Ransom Thy requesD-Re
lsting To contracts between owners of Ian
and brokers.
/, boards.
S. +. sos, by Ransom--To make the recor
of ancient Instruments competent evidence
S. L. 2oi, by Martin-Authorizing the in
vcstment of certain funds in the hands o
county treasurers.
$. f. Dot, by Manufacturing to the un
expended balance i'm the hands of the Ne
braska state Relief association.
S. F. .259, by Ransom Memorial ana Join
! resolution concerning the public domain.
| 5. i. $50, by Ioung-lnvoking congress (
call national convention for proposn
amendments to the constitution.
S. +. 279, by Owens-Relating to elec
tions.
s; +. 2l5. by Campbell-For relief Of Alex
S. f. 2S6, by Martin-To prevent town
ship. municipal or school officers from max
. ing contracts with firms in which they ar
S. f. 40 by Ransom (by request)-T
disconnect certain lands from cities of tn
$, r. 297 by Johnson-Relating to count
boards
II. Il. 46, by I.oomis-To provide for tn
carrying into effect of the death penalty.
| II. r. 2 by Lane-Relating to the divisio
Of counties not under township organiza
II. r. 176, by Lane-Providing for treat
ment of convicts who become insane.
II. X. 22l BY Fowler-Defning privilege
II. II. 223,, by MISUNDERSTANDING to count
superintendents
II. r., POS, by Boyd-Relatng to schoc
II. r, 2o6, by Boyd-Relating to count
superintendents
III. r. 227, by Hawxby--F'or maintenance
of rural high schools
s. F: 1874, by ONeill-To permit Christia
Scientists to practice in Nebraska
;. $. f. 2il, by Young-Congressiona redis
tricting.
H.. r. 226, by Fowler--An act for the Pre-
lection of owners of stations jacks an
bulls
j. Indefinitely Postponed.
The following bills were reported bac
for indefinite postponement:
S. T.. 261, by Ransom (by requesD-PrC
l. viding for revival OF dormant judgments,
S. Il. PCS, by Ransom (by requestD-Rela
:. ing to action for recovery of the title {
Il possession of lands
;. $. +. 21S, by Ransom Thy rcquest)--ProviC
J. Ing for oral testimony being reduced
!, writing.
5. r. 36, by Baldrige--Reating to countie
and county officers.
: $; +. PAS, by l.iddell (by requesU U-Relatin
. to interest
s. f. 29l, by Miller Cby requesp- Relatin
" to tax sales.
s. F. 26l by Reuting-Providing for drai
age for agricultural and sanitary purposes
$. f. l29, by ONell-Providing for fir,
escapes on certain classes of buildings
a S. f. 800, by Lyman tby reques U-Rela tin
! 10 fees,