Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-18
ROUTINE HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
Resolution Looking 20 consolidation
of Girls and Boys Reform
schools.
CFrom a stan Correspondent.

. LINCOLN, Feb. 17.-(Special. because
of a lack of funds the house committee on
public lands and buildings wants the Indus
trial School for Girls at Geneva closed.
The committee, through it's chairman,
Friedrich Of Cass, introduced this resolu-
ton:
Your committee. which has visited the
institution at Geneva, begs leave to report:
l.. That Il is the judgment of the commit
tee that there are not SUFFICIENT inmates in
said Institution to justify the state In main
taining the same, and, as a matter of
economy, 1t should be closed.
institution be removed TO Kearney. where
there is an entire building empty belonging
s 40 ths STATE sar ;n 81 Ttt 6t6 some cs other institution
Although a similar resolution was voted
down last week, Tooley of Custer intro
duced and made an effective speech in
favor Of this resolution, which was adopted,
giving the newspaper reporters a copy Of
the compiled statutes.
A resolution by Douglas OF Rock was
promptly killed. The resolution depre-
Gated adjournments and arraigned members
for absenteeism.
Library Funds for Peru.
H. r. 202. by Good of Nemaha, appropri-
ating $4,000 out Of state library fund for a
library at the Peru normal, was passed, as
was also H. R. 81. by McClay Of Lancaster,
providing for state burial grounds for in
mates Of Lincoln charitable institutions.
II. y. 1S5, by Tooley Of Custer, providing
that one-fourth Of the school apportion-
ments to the various counties by distribu-
tion among them on the basis Of the num-
Der OF school districts instead OF pupils, as
now, was, defeated by a vote Of As to Al.
All the Douglas county men voted against
this bill.
II. r. 103, by Jones of Otoe, providing for
district nominations and election by the
people at large OF all the county commits
%sioners. occasioned the first political de-
bate In the house this term. Morsman OF
Douglas said he would frankly admit that
there was politics in the bill, and that the
Douglas delegation intended to support II
as a political measure. He observed hat
all the fusionists were opposed to the bill
Kennedy Of Douglas gave emphatic ex-
preston to his disapproval Of Morsman's
statement. He denied that he, as a Doug.
las county man. had intended to vote fol-
the measure on political grounds, and said
he regretted that 2 member from Dougla:
county should have the e~ffrontery to an.
nounee that he would support or oppose
any bill because OF political effect. He was
against the bill, not on politics. but on prin.
ciple.
Wilson Of Pawnee repeated that this wa'
= political measure. and declared that Il
was mere sentiment TO say there is nj
politics in Il.
II was Jones OF Otoe and Loomis o.
Dodge, a republican and fusionist respec'
lively, who denied that there was politics
IN the bill. After a long debate the bill
was recommended for passages to Ss
The house adjourned at 8 o'clock.
New Bills.
II. r.. 80. by Nelson of Douglas-Tc
amend the Omaha charter.
H.. r., 321, by Perry Thy request)-To en-,
title registered pharmacists OF five years
experience to a renewal of registration
without examination.
II. r. 800, by Sweezy-To appropriate $40,
600 10 hTy the building OF the Sisters Of
Visitation convent at Hastings for a nor
NAL school.
II. II. s2S, by Hathorn-For the relief o.
Russell +. Loomls of Red Willow county.
IL. II. S24. by Shinstock-To require stree.
car companies In cities OF the metropolitan
class and OF the first class to operate carr
during certain times after midnight, pre-
ecribing maximum fares and prohibttinE tn,
collection OF any fare from any passengel