Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-08

Inc joint Confidence committees report
on the general appropriation bill was
adopted. The bill had been cut fi07, 900
by the senate and the committee restored
a large portion OF this amount.
The house adopted resolutions extend
ing thanks to Chief Clerk Wall and the
chief stenographer, Miss Josephine Muir
ply, and heartily commencing their serv-
ices.
This resolution by sweezy was adopted.
1 move a vote Of thanks be rendered to the
several newspaper reporters who have been
In attendance upon this session. and
represent, for their full and fair reports OF
our proceedings and for their impartial
of this house.
These bills then we're passed:
S. F. 14S, by o'Neill Of Lancaster, provid-
Ing for the appointment OF a state sur
veyor and draughtsman in the ONCE Of
the commissioner Of public lands and
buildings.
s. F. $50, by Way of Platte. providing for
drainage canals.
s. f. l2S, by Warner. fixing the quallh-
cations Of attorneys.
s. F. los, by Howell, compelling insur-
ance companies to file semi-annual state
ments with the state auditor.
S. F. 20, by o'Neill, to regulate the or
] BdhlNdtlOu anu OpbEdIlOn uI llIt luSuEduCt
companies on the mutual level premium,
mutual reserve fund.
S. f. 254 by Saunders, to enable do
nestle mutual benefit associations and life
insurance companies doing business on
the mutual premium or stipulated pre-
MUM plan to ~reinsure their risks in other
mutual or joint stock legal reserve life
companies. -.,.tt.
S. F.. 1s1, by Harrison, providing for reg
istration of voters In the Office Of the
city clerks in cities of less than $4,000.
s. f. 243, by Harrison, fixing maximum.
compensation of county commissioners and
supervisors.
At 1850 p. M the. governors message
asking the house to reconsider its vote on
s. F. ia, the constitutional convention
bill was read.
Gilbert Of Douglas offered a resolution to
pay the expenses of all members for their
junketing trips. despite the adoption some
time ago Of Harrison's resolution to pay
only such expenses as we're actually in
Cured. Thompson put the. question sue
cinctly in saying that a member could get
all he was entitled to, under the Harrison
resolution and no more, but he thought no
member would want any more than he
really was entitled to. on roll call the
motion was lost by a vote Of As to SO, two
thiEuS Deluk NECESSARY 10 carry
The house gconcurred in the senate
amendment toll. r. 277, raising the APP
preparation for an experiment station from
IS, 900 to SIS, 900.
The house at 6. o'clock took a recess
until $3.50 when 1t went into committed OF
the whole and took up senate files. 8. f.
81, by Norris, the exemption lien bill, at
once came up. The bill exempts so per
cent of monthly wages and all the wages
where they amount to S35 or less a month.
Loomis of Dodge attacked the bill as q
Vicious imposition on the wage earners,
which, he said, had emanated from retail
merchants. He declared the bill was de-
signed to bear down on such classes as
the railroad men OF Omaha and would work
Incompatible hardships on them. Jones of
Otoe, a retail merchant, made a forcible
defense Of the bill, insisting that 1t would
injure no honest ~wageworker, but would
AFFORD necessary protection to the retailer.
Mockett of Lancaster spoke In support
of the bill. Wilson of Pawnee also spoke
for 1t. Jones Of otoe had moved to recon-
mend the bill for passage and Sweezy of
Adams offered an amendment to Indefinitely
postpone It. Jones' motion carried. Man
gold, Kennedy Aahds oMorsman Of Douglas
voted to pass the, bill and Ten Eyck, Gilbert
and Koetter to Kill. as1
The season of calculations having been
reached, Burgess OF Lancaster offered a mo-
tion, which was unanimously adopted, ex-
tending to Speaker Mockett the thanks and
Communications Of the house and present.
ing to him the speakers chair and gavel.
Spurlock Of Cass, the only member who
ever appealed from a decision Of the
speaker, made the presentation speech.
The speaker replied in cordial terms,
referring to the occasion as one Of the
"proudest Of his life"
An elaborate bouquet was then pre-
sented by the employees as a token to the
speaker.
Douglas OF Rock, in behalf Of the house
employees, then presented to Chief Clerk
Wall a beautiful silver loving cup. Mr..
Wall briefly bespoke his appreciation for
the gift and affection for his large corps Of
assistants.
Burgess then, on behalf of the members
and employees, presented a gold watch
chain and Masonic watch charm to First
Assistant Chief Clerk Barnard. Mr.. Bar
nard appropriately acknowledged the gift.
Timekeeper Glasgow was made the re-
cipient of a silver smoking set from the
members and employees. Thompson Of
Merrick presented these.
The Joint conference report on the claims
bill, agreeing on all items except the $40
coo wolf bounty claim, was read. Action
on the report was deferred until 1905 a.
M, to which time the house at $40 ad-
journed.
Commenced Wednesday Session.
LINCOLN, Neb., April S.-(Special Tele-
ram.)-Wednesdays session began at IL :05
a. m. The conference committees report
on the claims bill was not adopted as the
house members refused to agree to the
striking out the $4,000 wolf bounty claim
as insisted by the senate. Douglas offered
a motion which was carried that the con-
ference committee be again instructed to
meet with the senate committee and that
1t not recede to the senate amendment. The
matter was temporarily tabled.
Ten Eyck then offered a motion that the
senate be requested TO return 8. +. ia, the
constitutional convention bill. for further
consideration. Sears raised the point that
the house had agreed to take no further
action in this matter until ZONE action was
taken by the senate. The speaker sus-
tanned the point. Ten Eyek then moved for
a reconsideration of the vote by which the
house made this agreement. On motion of
Thompson OF Merrick. Ten Eyck's motion
was tabled by a vote of 40 to IS.