Omaha daily bee., 1901-02-05
WILL RESUME VOTING
Joint ssssion to Again Tackle Senatorial
Deadlock Proposition.
MARTINS BOOM MAY SHOW MORE FORCE
Detection Of scott from Thompson Likely to
Have Soms Effect
NEARLY ALL THE MEMBERS IN TOWN
Not Many Absentees Expected When the
Roll 10 Called Today.
INSPECTION or HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
senate Committee Reports Finding
Matters Mt the Lincoln Institution
Detection Of scott from Thomp,on Likely to
Have Some Effect
EARLY ALL THE MEMBERS IN TOWN
Not Many Absentees Expected When the
Roll 10 Called Today,
INSPECTION OF HOSPITAL FOR INSANE
senate Committee Reports Finding
Matters Mt the Lincoln Institution
satisfactory and Hastings
Asylum In Good shape.

LINCOLN, Neb Feb. i.--(SpcCial Telc-
gram.) )-Balloting for United States seua-
tor will be resumed In Joint session tomor-
row. when the fourth week OF the senatorial
contest will commence 1t is not likely that
the ballot will show any material changes
from the last ballot on Friday, although
the movement started for Senator Martn
that resulted in the withdrawal OF Scott
from the Thompson following is expected
to produce still further changes Most
of the members of the legislature went
home over Sunday. but quite a large num-
Der have already returned and fairly
good attendance is safe for tomorrow, in
contrast with the usually large number OF
absentees at the opening of each week
Several bills Of more than ordinary i'm
portance will come up for final consider1-
tion during the next few days, amons them
being the normal schools bills and the state
fair appropriation bill. Taylor's bill to
reduce the university tax levy from l TO
a OF a mill, meaning IA reduction of about
$50, 900 in the university revenues for tho
bicnnum. may be considered in the house
committee of the whole, but 1t will not
be placed upon final passage until bill
recommended by the university authorities
shall have been reported by the standing
committee. 1t is announced semi officially
that Taylor's bill will be supported by a ma
jorty, II not all. of the fusion members.
Accommodation for Insane.
The senate committee on public lands
and buildings put in its time today investi
eating the needs of the hospital at this
place and reports having found everything
In the very best OF condition. For this
institution an appropriation of Sli7,OO Will
be asked. $4,000 for wages, S1l $50 for
board and clothes, $l5,500 for fuel light
and water and $50 $50 for other items. Aside
from this new wing for male patients, TO
cost $50, ,00C, will be asked for The mini
mum cost per patient per day, including
all running expenses, is 40 cents. At Hast
ings this same committee found everything
in good shape. There are 130 patients at
Hastings. and for the maintenance of the
institution an appropriation of s20io15 is
asked Besides this the sum of 500, 900, will
be asked for special improvements, in
cluding a new wing to cost $4,000. The
committee was well pleased With the con-
dltion of things at both institutions.
Normal school nils.
Serious opposition has developed within
the last few days to the bill providing for
two state normal schools in the western
half of the state. AS amended and recon-
mended for passage by the committee OF
the whole house last week, II authorizes
the State Normal board to determine tho
exact location of the two schools, but re-
quires them to be located one each In the
Fifth and Sixth congressional districts.
Representatives from the eastern counties
insist that the west Is asking for too much
and will probable demand when the bill
comes up for third reading that one OF
the schools be located in the central or
northeastern section. In the committee Of
bn uho ia n CuGtar county (fugiDu-
isO led the fight in favor of the bill and
his popocratic colleagues stood by him on
every proposition, but since the action OF
the committee several OF the members have
been interviewed by their constituents and
II is reported that there has been a great
change in sentiment The bill has been
engrossed and will come before the house
for passage during the next few days.
One element N the legislature is op-
posed to the establishment of two normal
schools; another element Is opposed even
to the establishment of one school, but
there are several influential members who
would be willing 10 compromise il one
school could be located in Lincoln. on or
near the university campus. The scheme TO
appropriate $50 900 for the old Western
Normal college shell was exploded so
thoroughly that there is no hope left for
it, but the Lancaster county delegation
would probably make numerous concessions
| IL It could get a normal school for the city,
| If not for the deserted suburb of Haw-
| thoTne.
| Fish and Game Protection.
| The people all over the state are inter-
| ested in the fish and game bill, which was
| introduced in the senate by Senator Van
| Boskirk and in the house by Representative
| Evans early in the session. Many letters
have been received by members asking for
copies of the bill and others urging it's
| passage. The bill, which has for it's OBJ
| ject the protection of fish, game and birds
within the state, was prepared by the
American League Of Sportsmen and the Ne
| braska Game and Fish Protective asSocia-
tion the membership OF these organiza tions
embracing several hundred gentlemen.
among whom are the present state officers,
many farmers, fruit growers, ranchmen and
those who hunt and fish for pleasure, all
of whom are anxious that steps be taken
to stop the rapid decrease In the fish and
| game, as well as the song birds OF Ne
braska. The bill was drafted by Judge Post
and other lawyers. Statistics show that IN
forty states bird life has decreased A per
cent during the last twenty years, and the
protection Of these birds Is one OF the oh
jects of the bill. It Is contended that the
farmers, gardeners and fruit growers have
no better friends than the game and other
birds whose food consists so largely OF cror
and fruit destroying worms and insects
1t costs infinitely more in time and money
to spray growing crops and trees and oper-
ate various devices for destroying grass
hoppers than It would to permit insect
devouring birds to increase in numbers by
simply protecting them against wanton and
useless slaughter, and the small amount
of harm that such birds may do to smal
fruit is Offset a hundredfold by the beneh
10 the farmer and horticulturist by it's de
structon OF worms ami insects. The stocl
of game is being rapidly depleted, says J
, II. Ager, president Of the Nebraska Game
and Fish association. due partly to lack o
proper enforcement OF game laws. partll
to the pernicious habit Of spring shooting
and partly to the rapid development Of th'