Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
OVER ADJOURNMENT
Senate Finally Agrees 90 Take n Re
cess beginning Tomorrow 20
February o.
CFron a stan correspondent,

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the senate to concur in the house motion
to adjourn until Monday morning, Feb
ruary. ., and with the members of the
senate revenue committee pleading and
begging for the concurrence. the senate
passed a busy day. Finally, at . o'clock,
after the senate had voted to Pdjourn until
2 o'clock Monday, had reconsidered that
proposition, had voted to adjourn until
10 o'clock Thursday, and had reconsld-
cred that proposition. II concurred In the
house motion.
The debate on adjournment started this
morning, when Brown of Keya Paha, chair
man OF the senate revenue committee and
the Joint revenue committee, asked for an
adjournment until February 8. Howell of
Douglas amended to adjourn until 2 o'clock
Monday. During the discussion on tho
amendment the clerk OF the house an
nounced that body had adjourned for &
week, the senate coneurring, The amend
ment was finally carried, however.
When the senate reeonvened In. the after
noon a motion was made by Jennings Of
Thayer to reconsider and it was carried.
Wall moved to adjourn until III o'clock
Thursday. This carried thropghh mis-
take Of Brown, who spoke against it and
voted for it. when Browns name was
49, NtAA'N Nv" = " bt Bd0otW luC
vote stood Is to 10 for the notion. when
Brown voted aye, carrying the motion. As
soon as he realized what he HAD done
Brown explained that he made a mistake
and moved TO reconsider. This was car
ried by a vote of II to Is.
Brown then moved to concur in the mo-
ton OF the house to adjourn until 11so'clock
Monday, February 9. After much fdebate
the motion was carried by the following
vote: Ayes-AndeTson, Brown, Cox, Day,
Fries, Hal Of Burt, Harrison, Hedge, Jen-
nings, Marshall, Norris, Pemberton, Rey-
noldS. Sheldon, Sloan, Umstead, gYoung:
total, II. Nays: Alden, BeghtoI,s Brady,
Cofcy, Dean, Gifln, Hall of Douglas Hast
ings, Hasty, Howell. o'Neill, Saunders,
Wall. Warner and Way; total, Is.
H. r. 81, providing for the purchase Of
the omaha water works by the city, was
read a third time, passed and signed by the
lieutenant governor.
At the morning session w. ]. Bryan.
Judge Holcomb and Judge Walter A. Clark
Of North Carolina were, senate visitors.
Mr.. Bryan was surrounded as SOON as he
came in the chamber. Lieutenant Gov
ernor McGilton called President Harrison
to the chair and shook hands with the
distinguished visitors. They only remained
~ Af INV IA party also NlSlLGu the
house and called upon the GOVERNOR
The senate adjourned after 4 O'CLOCK until
~ O'Clock tomorrow. saassa, satI5-S
senate Routine. SfHt=
II. r. 81, A bill to compel the city council
OF Omaha to purchase. the water works,
was reported favorably.
The following bills we're reported cor
rectly engrossed:
s. F. 20, Giving cities of the first aud
second class the right to issue bonds to
establish heating and lighting plants; later
read a third time and pass ed.
s. F. 96, for the appointment of an in.
surance deputy; later read a third time ant
passed.
S. F. 81, establishing fees charged cor.
porati9ns and others for fling papers; later
read a third time and passed.
S. F. 80, cutting down SinyestAent III
schools to give them power off, norma
schools, was reported enrolled.
S. F. 90, authorizing county boards e
make contracts for building bridges. wai
indefinitely postponed.
S. F. 10. entitled Roads" A new bill
was substituted and referred to committee
The committee appointed to confer VIII
the house committee on adjournmen
recommended that the senate adjourn to
day until next Thursday. Howell of Doug
las moved that adjournment be- until
O'Clock Monday. Amendment carried.
S. F. 50, entitled "An act to create a foo,
commission" and S. F. SO, providing penal
ties for adulteratlng food, were recon
mended to be placed on general file.
Hastings resolution to have a conmitte
appointed to investigate insuf ance com
panies' taxes was called up and adopted.
Afternoon Session.
Jennings of Thayer moved to reconside
motion carried this morning TO adjourn un
I'll Monday at 2 o'clock. The propositio
was carried.
Secretary Allen TO the governor an
nounced that Governor Mickey had signe
s. F. 10. to legalize issue of bond by elite
OF first and second class.
Lieutenant Governor McGilton signe
s. F. IS, reducing school investments t
$4,000, to give school privileges OF norma
schools.
H.. r. 81. compelling the city council @
Omaha TO purchase Omaha water work!
was read a third time and passed.
Senator Brown moved 10 concur with tn
house resolution to adjourn to II o'cloc
Monday, February 9. Wall moved to amen
to adjourn to 10 o'clock Thursday. BY a
aye and nay vote amendment carried b
II to IS, Brown by mistake voting 70
amendment after speaking against Il
Brown explained his mistake and asked I
reconsider. This was carried by a vote {
II to Is. Brown then moved to adjour
until IL o'clock February o. the house con
curing. This was carried by a vote {
is to IL.
sloan's motion to adjourn until 10 o'cloc
tomorrow was carried. Senate adjourne
at sis.
BiSIs on First Reading.
S. f. lS3. by Pemberton OF G~age-Amend
atory OF and supplemental to article III c
chapter IL Of the Compiled Statutes, and [
provide for the election of a tax commits
Jioner in cities OF the first class haVin
more than hve thousand 5000 and les
than twenty-five thousand (25.OOO tnhabii
ants.
s. r 1874. by H~astings-To amend section
6 and Z of chapter 90 OF the Compile
Statutes relating to liquors
S. +. 1876, by Hall OF Burt Thy request(
| To establish a military code for the sta
| OF Nebraska and TO provide for the organ
cation. government and compensation
| the militia and TO provide for the enrol
1 ment of the u-norganized militia, TO col
form with an act OF the United States Coz
gress ITO provide the efficiency Of the mil
Tia and for other PURPOSES
3. j.. 1856, by Hdstings-TO promote n
Independence OF voters at public election
| TO enforce the secrecy OF the ballot, TO pr
vide for the selecting and nominating OF q
didates 70 be chosen at any special ele
ton or TO gnship or precinct OAhceS