Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-20
HOWELL BILL HAS HARD TIME
Senators Express Belief II Is Intended
to Free.e out small
Companies.
ICFrom a stan Correspondents

I(From a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. 19.-(Special)-S. F. 142,
by Howell Of Douglas. had rough sailing In
ihe senate this Afternoon and after a long
discussion in the committee Of the whole
no action was taken, the bill to retain its
place on general file. The bill provides
that before unincorporated mutual com
panies shall have power to insure outside
of the members Of the company or to pay
f%ficers more than 50 per day or to employ
solicitors the company shall deposit with
the state a surety bond for 800, 900. A
considerable number OF the senator's be-
lieved that 1t. was a direct slap at the
small mutual companies and that It would
be the means Of driving them out of bust
pess, thus permitting the larger. companies
to get all the insurance. Senator Howell
. explained at length that the bill would
not affect any company now doing business
under the present law. but that his amend
ment protected the members Of the mutual
companies who took out insurance. Wall
OF sherman, who has on several occasions
displayed a level head, said the bill was
not necessary, as members OF mutual com
pantes guaranteed other members protec-
tion. ,o'Nenl was against the measure.
Brady of, Boone stated, after HoUell's ex-
PLANTATION, 80 that Howell had failed to ex-
plain and he was against the measure.
Others. believed that the amendment would
be. q dead law, from the fact that no surety
company would guarantee the policies Of
a mutual insurance company, for by doing
so the surety company would become the
insurAPce company. Jennings Of Thayer
offered to amend by making the bond
$50,00Qs To save his bill Howell moved
that the committee arise and report pro-
gress.
Prof. A. II. Warehouse, Miss Kate Nc
Hugh and Miss Warehouse, accompanied
by 100 Of the pupils of the Omaha High
school, are expected in Lincoln tomorrow
10 visit the legislature and the university.
Today the senate was ~thronged more than
on any other day with Representatives OF
the various Hobbies established here. Con-
spicuous among these visitors were repre-
sentativest of the insurance companies.
Standing committees reported the follow
ing billssfor general hle:
5. F. 17s, defining assertion of wife, hus-
band or minor child.
s. FN127, regarding game and fish COM
mission and season for killing game.
s. F, "A, no claim for subscription to
newspaper or magazine shall be valid ex-
cept for time ordered.
s. r. IS. merchandise hulk sale law.
s, r; Ss. providing that courts may order
tudgraehts paid in installments. Ta
ST, 20, providing for the supersedeas Of
cases aepsaled to supreme court.
3. FISK providing for bonds to be given
by parttse selling liqaor. s4
SenAte went Into committee Of the whole.
with Brown Of Keya Paha In the chair.
H. r., H. providing for the printing Of
the report Of state superintendent,
amaNHdH that NnrtpRiA- L. - - GO.
Printing board; recommended for passage.
H. R. 20. the Burgess bill, providing for
the %elsetion Of superintendents of public
instruction; recommended for passage.
H.'R. As. providing for cost Of bonds of
school board treasurers to be paid by dis
t%ricts: recommended for passage.
s. y, 10, an act to repeal law giving
three days Of grace on notes, etc. After
discussion the bill was allowed to retain
Its place and no action was taken.
s. II SO, relating to the dispossessIon of
tenants holding over; ordered engrossed.
S. = II, relating to appeals to supreme
court ordered engrossed.
8. f. 142, providing that contemporaries
mutual insurance companies deposit $780,
900 with state auditor, by Howell Of Doug
las. After long debate progress was re-
ported aud committee dissolved.
Senate adjourned at AS.
New Bills.
8, F.elss. by Way of Platte-To require all
railroad companies owning or operating
railroads In the state to sell 1,O0O-mile
tickets to any person making application
tnerefor. to be used by the purchaser or
any member or members of his or her
family anywhere in the state OF Nebraska
on the railroad issuing the same, and fix
ing asmaximum charge therefor, and pro-
VEINS a penalty for the violation OF this
&9Ns 30
8 y 1877, by Corey OF Boyd Qby requeso-
DEFINING the crime of abandonment Of wife
or child and providing punishment there
8. 1893, by Howell OF Dougias-To pre-
vent the requirement of title TO lands b.
Adverae possession or by the running of the
statute of limitations unless the entry be
made under color of title or under some
bona Tide claim Of right or ownership, and
70 repeal all acts and parts of acts In con-
Met herewith.
STARS REC0I HTInN M0pHc