Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-14
Absent or not voting, Fields, Greeley
Hurn, Townsend.
Paired, Jaeger and Donahue.
MoIsEerEy Bond Bill Passed.

Absent or not voting, Fields, greeley
Hurn, Townsend.
Paired, Jaeger and Donahue.
MoIsEerry Bond Bill Passed.
The senate passed the Molsberry bill to
remove the restrictions on railroad corpor-
ations in the matter Of issuing bonds In
excess of $4,000 a mile, or two-thirds Of
the capital stock. The bill removes all re-
strictione.
The amendment offered by Healey, which
provides that where money is borrowed in
excess of two-thirds of the capital stock
the same shall not be used to retire stock
or purchase the stock Of other companies or
corporations, failed, having only Ave votes
for it. An amendment offered by the
author of the bill to provide that the arti-
cles Of incorporation of the companies shall
fix the limit Of Indebtedness SO as to pro-
tect all stockholders, was adopted and the
bill passed. 81 to Z.
This Is the bill which 1t is claimed is de-
sired by the Burlington Railroad company
to enable 1t to complete the merger of the
northern railroad companies.
The senate passed a bill to increase the
payments to farmers institutes from $50
to s100 each.
The Hayward bill, to require the state to
pay for support of all children at the Or
phans' Home was debated, but not finished.
C~ass-shelby District Contest.
The report of the committee on the con-
test from the Cass-Shelby district was read
and the subject made a special order for
the afternoon session, when 1t was taken
up on the two reports or opinions. The
afternoon was spent in discussion of the re-
port. The democratic members sought to
have the minority report substituted for
the majority and Senator Ball spoke at
length in opposition to seating Bruce.
The senate listened to discussion on the
| Bruce Emmert contest all the afternoon
and left II unfinished. The discussion was
confined entirely to legal questions.
Important Reform Measure.
The house passed a bill by Payne to re-
quire that all ounty auditors shall an
nually prepare a complete financial state
ment and exhibit of the affairs Of the
county. and shall have the same published
in pamphlet form for general distribution
and published also In the newspapers. The
bill requires a much fuller report than has
been made and would show infinitely all the
financial transactions Of the county.
The barber examining board bill was
passed by the house. This provides for a
board Of examiners to examine BARRIERS and
issue licenses to them, and 1t shall be I'M
lawful for anyone to do any kind Of bar
bering for pay unless he holds a certificate
Of competency. The bill has been before a
number of legislatures and has heretofore
always failed.
A bill to require that creamery owners
shall make regular reports to the state
dairy commissioner was passed by the
house.
MInden's Acts LegnliEed.
The bill to legalize the acts of the town
of Minden, Pottswattamie county, which
had passed the senate, passed the house.
The Barley bill to increase the levy Of
taxes for library purposes was passed.
Speaker Eaton announced at the opening
of this mornings session that In the future
when members ask to have action on bills
on the calendar continued beyond their reg.
ular order they must go to the foot OF the
calendar. In the past he has permitted
such bills to retain their places. but the
result has been that the calendar has be-
come too heavily burdened. As a eonse.
quence many bills were taken up for con.
sidsration this morning on which actor
would otherwise have been delS4sd.
Close Primary Election.
The primary election for the nomination
OF county onheers In Marshall county s.y'
some interesting results this week. TIT
republicas nominee for county recorder Il
Miss Ida Evans, who was nominated ovel
q field Of eleven other aspirants for thu
place, ten OF them being men and one
woman. She received sos votes out Of