Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-21

said Senator Martin. "The past week we
have seen a good bill killed because 1t had
been recommended by the State Bar asso
citation, and II there was excuse for this
why not Kill this one. because II has been
recommended by the teachers OF the state?'
Does the senator compare the lawyers
with the teachers?' asked Senator O'Neill
mo, sir. | do not. The lawyers are
head and shoulders above every other pro
fession, except the doctors. and they are
shoulder to shoulder with them replied
Senator Martin
Senator Allen was in favor Of the bill
and along with Senators Currie and Harlan
spoke in behalf OF the measure. Senator
Crounse thought the law was already upon
the statutes, with but little change. and
he did not think it wise to come here and
pass a large number Of laws only to have
them repealed by the next legislature.
Senator Young thought there was no
crying need for such a law and that 1t
would be dead letter law The bill. after
considerable discussion, however, was rec
ommended to pass.
other bills considered by the committee
of the whole were:
s. +. GA bill for the relief Of persons
owning real estate and having an insane
wife was recommended to pass.
!
tenant shall be deemed to be holding over
his term, To pass, ,.,,,-
sale of the governors mansion. Recon-
mended to pass.
s. r. 22s, by Allen-Proyiding for lien
for amounts due for threshing grain Rec
commended for postponement
s. +. 263, by Van Bostirk- Relating to the
measurement of water in irrigation bitches.
s. i. 1S9-An act to authorize and regu-
late the establishment or savings banks
s. r 256, by Weber-Relating to the en-
ployment of school teachers. TO pass.
y. f. 2l9 by Young-An act to permit
towns to establish electric light systems.
To pass.
Report ON Beatrice Institute.
The committee on public lands and build
ings, represented by Senators Young Krum-
bach, Weber and Allen, submitted a re-
port recommending repairs at the Institute
.or Feeble Minded Youth at Beatrice.
Upon motion of Senator Currie the senate
agreed to have mimeograph copies of the
findings of the finance. ways and means
committee in regard to the appropriation
bills, in order that they might acquaint
themselves with the recommendations con-
tained therein
Senator Harlan introduced a bill this
| ,yening at the request of the governor for
| The purpose of curing the defects in senate
| file "a. the bill referred to in his message.
| The title of the bill is as follows:
S. +. 3il by Harlan--An act TO amend
sections IL, a. 50, 62. 63. 81 and subdivisions
| / and 50 of section IS of senate file a.. the
| same being an act passed by the legislit-
| ture of the state of Nebraska at the TWEEN
| ty-seventh session thereof, entitled, An
| act to provide for the Incorporation, gov
crnment, regulation, duties and powers OF
all cities having more than 5000 and less
| than 25O00 inhabitants as ascertained and
officially promulgated by the census return
and enumeration taken under the authority
| of the laws of the United States for the
| year 1900 or as may be hereafter ascer-
| tanned and officially promulgated by the
United States or under the authority of the
| state of Nebraska, or by the authority OF
| the mayor and city council of any such
| city, and defining. prescribing, regulating
| and classifying the anne, and repeating
| sections | to 1l6, inclusive, OF article III OF
| chapter xiia. and sections l to 100, inclu-
| sive, of article II of chapter xiv OF the Com
piled Statutes of the state of Nebraska for
| the year 1899 approved March 16 1901, and
| to repeal said sections and subdivisions.