Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-08

amendments to s. F. IS. the Juvenile court
bill.
In the committee Of the whole these bills
we're disposed Of:
II. r. 3O6, giving an award for the dis
covery Of coal, iron ore, gas or crude oil;
recommended for third reading.
II. r, 293, providing for railroads to fence
their right OF way and relieving them from
responsibility OF damage to stock; indeh-
nitely postponed.
II. R. ia, woman's dover bill. Wall of
Sherman said in support Of the bill that
woman's sphere had broadened and the
rights Of woman should be. recognized.
Hastings opposed the bill because 1t did
not protect the children. Pemberton said
that IL an unmarried man died the bill
made no provision for the division of his
property. Griffin was opposed to- the bill.
Warner thought some changes in the bill
would make it more desirable, but he was
for passing the bill rather than indeh-
nitely postponing it. After much discus
sion the committee postponed the bill for
the present to allow It to be amended.
H. r. 42s, the petition bill, was recon-
mended for passage.
H. r. 24O. providing for the publication
of the report of the state banking board,
Whe BaonNht II bthdNo GOuCuITlUR III the
house amendments.
II. r. 22s, to legalize all orders and judg-
ments that have been made by any district
court to foreclose alleged liens for taxes.
was recommended for passage and later
passed.
The conference committee on the SAL
airy bill made its report this afternoon.
This places the salaries in question as
follows: Recording clerk Of governor, 81, 200;
a%djutant general, 1880; stenographer,
Ss4O; chief clerk. 1000; storekeeper and
clerk, $500.
Banking Board = Salary Of secretary,
$1,000.
Supreme Court Commission-salary Of
commissioners, $500 each: st~enographers
5000 each Zone for each commissioner)
deputy clerk, $1,000. The bailifs were al
lowed from $72O to 5000.
The senate amendments were then con-
Cured in:
Secretary of ~state-salary of deputy.
S1,7OO.
Land Commissioner-Salary Of deputy.
$1,7O0. The one clerk was not stricken out.
Department Of Bankfhg-saldry OF sec
rotary Of board, $4,000; chief clerk, 81, 200;
four examiners, S720 a year,
Home for Frisndless--salary of Super
%tntendent. 1900; salary of physician, $500.
Insane hospitalS bincoln-Ssalury OF Stew
ard, s. 1900. -
Norfolk. Insane AsyIum-sdlary OF super
intendent, $2.50o; the pathoIogist and as
s%istant physician were striker out.
Tn salary OF the assistant superintend-
ent of the Industrial school at Kearney
was fixed at, s ,1O0, -
TIL salary of the superintendent Of the
Industrial school at Geneva was fixed at
$1,000 and a matron. at 5000 a year was
added. FA
Industrial Home at MilfordAsalary OF
teachers, including service as secretary,
$500; salary of engineer, $500; salary OF
farm hand, $500. -
The salary of the surgeon. at the Sol
diers' home at Milford was fixed at $500.
The salary Of the state veterinarian was
fixed at $1,000.
The salary Of the secretary of the State
Board of Equalization was fixed at 81, 600
The report was cpncuPred in by the SEN
ate.
H. r. .224, to prohibit minors under Is
years Of age using tobacco was read a
third time and killed by a Vote of 16 to g.
H. r. 277, to establish an experimental
station, was passed.
LINCOLN, Neb., April S.-(Special Tele.
gram.)-The senate spent most of the night
in committee Of the whole and at 1913
o'clock indefinitely postponed all bills, NOT
reported by the sitting committee.
H. r.. ia, the woman's dover bin, was
amended so that the wife has a lifetime
interest in -one-half of the estate OF the
husband and the bill recommended for pas.
sage. Upon this bill most OF the night wat
spent.
H. r.. 4S7, the scavenger tax bill, and
II. R.. 79, providing for the length Of schoo.
terms, were passed.
At 1 o'clock the clock was stopped ant
the senate began to pass bills.