Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-09
LITTLE BUSINESS IN HOUSE
Speaker Names Employees and Adj
tournament Is Taken to Tues
day Morning.
CFrom a star Correspondent

LINCOLN. Jan. s.-(Special.)-speaker
Mockett called the house to order at 10: 50
and the invocation was offered by Chaplain
Scott.
Sears OF Burt. Mangold OF Douglas and
Wilson of Pawnee were appointed to act
with a committee from the senate to pre-
pare and distribute tickets for the in7
auguration. Good of Nemaha, Burgess Of
Lancaster, Harmon Of Saunders, Bartoo Of
Valley and Anderson of Knox were ap-
pointed to determine the number OF en-
ployes to be selected for the house.
On motion Of Rouse OF Hall 1t was or
dered that when the house adjourn 1t be to
meet at II o'clock Tuesday morning.
On motion of Rouse OF Hall 1t was or
dered that a flag be unfurled on the dome
Of the state house. to remain during the
legislative session..
On Death of John n. Musick.
These resolutions on the death Of Rep
resentative Musick OF Nuckolls were
adopted:
Whereas, 1t has pleased the Creator and
Ruler of all men, Who is infinite in wisdom
and controls all things by His divine power,
TO remove one who was a member-elect OF
the twenty-eighth session of the Nebraska
legislature, the Hon. John r. Musick Of
Nuckolls county, by death: therefore, he t
Resolved, That 1t is the sehsc OF the
members OF the house of representatives of
the legislature of the state Of Nebraska,
mourn the loss OF one who has served many
times in public office with honor to himself
and credit to his people. And by reason of
his wide experience. his broad mind and
exemplary character would have made a
valuable member of this body.
BE Il resolved further, That we honor
the memory of the Hon. John r. Musick.
we his ~neighbors, and all persons ac-
fnn life For fine last tUantV-thFPp years n
resident of Nebraska, he was always a
good citizen, a %correct man. a loving and
faithful husband and father. He loved his
fellow men and spent his life uplifting hui
manity. He represented in himself the best
citizenship of the state, and I'm his death
a good citizen and humanity a noble and
devoted friend.
journal to Be Printed.
By a divided vote the motion of Belden
OF Richardson that q printed copy Of the
preceding days journal be supplied each
member daily was carried. Good OF Ne
maha and others thought this might In
volve a useless expenditure OF money. The
! plan was pursued last term at a total cost
OF something like $500.
Considerable objection was made TO the
successful motion of Hogrefe OF Richard
son that each member be supplied with
hve 2-cent and Ave 1-cent stamps daily.
Nelson's Of Douglas motion that the
house appoint a committee to act with a
Joint senate committee on fixing a day oil
adjournment was carried. II was at the
request OF a senator and caused some con.
fusion in view OF Rouse's previous motion
on adjournment.
Nelson Of Douglas, Rouse Of Hall anC
Mendenhall OF Jefferson were named. buI
Rouse declined TO serve and Ferrar Of Hal
- -uh..N.a.a IT,. auaalar a~nloNua.
that the rules prohibited either house from
adjourning for more than three days with
out the consent OF he other and that II
view Of the difference Of opinion as 4
whether Sunday is counted as a regula
day or not, this motion was made. He salt
the question has never been determined AM
to avoid embarrassment he declared Mel
sons motion in order.
The committee conferred with the senat
committee and reported that the latter con
Cured in the houses action OF nXing Tues
day as the day Of converting.
The house on motion Of Perry Of Furna
adjourned at ll:40.
Names House Employees.
Speaker Mockett today announced thi
partial list OF house employees:
Josephine Murphey. chief clerks sten
osraphe-. Cass county; II. Glasgow. boo
and time keeper. Gage county; J. "
Wringer. assistant postmaster. Laneaste
county; A. J. Trude. chief clerk bill room
Gage county; Charles L. Kelley. clerl
otoe county; S. w. Fisher. assistant sci
geant-at-aTms. Nemaha county; MAgg'
Sutton. engrossing and enrolling clerl
Pawnee county; Maud Landers. engrossin
and enrolling clerk. Valley county;