Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1903-04-09
SENATE DECLINES To ABOLISH THE
DEATH PENALTY,
BILL FOR NORMAL PASSES
1T IGoEs THROUGH THE HOUSE VERY
EASILY
PASS APPROPRIATION BILL
Two Big Appropriation Bills Pass the House
Second Pure Food Bill Passes the
Senate.

Lincoln, Neb., April 1.-They may
keep right on "hangin' men and
women in Nebraska so far as the
state senate is concerned, but after
all they do not hang many men and
no woman was ever hanged In the
state. Senator Wallis bill for the
abolition of the death penalty was
Indefinitely postponed in the senate
after lengthy discussl n. The pres
ent law permits jury to determine
whether the punishment for murder
In the FIRST degree shall be imprison-
ment for life or the death penalty.
Governor Mickey, who declined to
interfere with the execution of Neig-
entlnd, the double murderer Of Pierce
county, was present during most of
the argument. No count was made,
but q roll call would have shown
twenty-five in favor Of the present
law and twelve in favor Of abolish
ing the gallows.
The joint conference committee on
the general revenue law agreed on
the most Of the senate amendments,
including a limit Of mills for state
tax, but the report was not presented
to either house.
The senate passed the second pure
food bill, S. f. IS.
In the house the salary appropria-
tion bill, carrying 1905, 900, was
passed, also the current expense bill,
carrying 81, 5000 for the continuance
Of state institutions. II. II. No. l.,
for the location Of new state nor
NAL school in the western part OF the
state, went through with only four
teen votes against it. A bill prohib-
iting trap shooting was also passed
by the house.
The joint revenue conference COM
mittee held session yesterday and
easily came to an agreement. The
important amendments Of the senate
were allowed to stand. The reduc
tion of the general levy is one of these
which will go through. In only foul
minor places was there change Of
Importance. Th house would have
concured in the report had it been
certain that the amendments pro.
posed by the committee were printed
hnforp Tho vptn Iynu tolynn
One word In the section affecting
franchise corporations was stricken
from the kill which neither'the house
nor senate had taken out and this
was regarded by some OF the lawyers
members as an original amendment.
Representatives of the franchise cor
porations were on hand watching the
procedure and assert that ground has
been left for attacking this section OF
the bill a roll call was stopped to per.
NIT printing the amendments.
@. M. Rigg, acting for the Omaha
Street Railway COMPANY, made a de-
mand on the clerk Of the house last
evening that the record show that
the roll call was begun and stopped
to permit other business to be trans
acted. 1t is likely that the matter
will be called up today for correction
unless the records show the Interrupt.
ton at least Mr.. Rigg said he would
have the correction made from the
floor Of the house today. Clerk Bar.
nard made.u the record to show that
MI. Barnard moved to concur in the
senate amendments and that Mr..
Douglas next moved to defer action
pending the printing Of the amend.
ments, no reference being made tt
roll call
The senate members of the con.
ference committee are Brown, Penn.
berton and Anderson. Those of the
house are Douglas, Thompson anC
Morsman.
The big appropriation bill passed
in the house yesterday. II. II. 374
the salaries bill, carrying an appro
priation of $685., 900 received but one
negative vote. II. r. No 446, tn,
current expenses hill, carrying an ap
preparation Of 81 800, 600 passed by {
vote of " to 8. the house put II
the entire day passing bills, Thu
senate bill No. 81 by Pemberton pro
yiding for legalizing the new Cobbey
statutes, passed as aid Senator Shell
don's bill Nos, providing for the ex
animation of applicants for license t
practice medicine by board of physi
clans OF their own school