Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-07

spportionment bill It reduces the num-
Der q judges from twenty-eight to twenty
three. Omaha loses one and Lancaster one.
though the districts remain the same. Fol-
lowing are the districts and number OF
judges under the bill:
Judicial Districts. .
F1rst-Johnson. Pawnee, Richardson, Ne
maha.
second-otoe. Cass.
Third-Lancaster-two judges
R9urth-Sarpy Douglas, Washington,
B9ESt1 S Judges.
sixth.Platte Colfax. Dodge, Saunders.
Cunning. Thurston, Dakota, Pierce, Cedar,
Knox, Dixon, Wayne. Boone-two Judges.
Eighth-Hamilton, York Seward. Polk,
Ninth-clay. Fillmore, Saline. Nuckolls.
Tenth-webster. Phelps. Kearney. Adams.
Eleventh-Hall, Howard, Greeley, Valley.
Wheeler, Garfield, Nance, Mertick.
TweIfth-Bnnslo, Dawson, Custer. Sher-
ThirteenILincoin Logan, Thomas. Grant.
Hooker, Mcpherson, Keith. Franklin.
Deuel., Cheyenne. SCOTS Bluff. Banner,
Fourteenth-Harlan Furnas. Gosper, Red
Willow, Frontier. Hitchcock, Hayes. Chase,
Dundy-two Judges.
Paha, Cherry. Sheridan, Box Butte, Dawes
Sioux ,
Where not otherwise indicated the dis
tricts shall have one Judge, each. The
judges shall serve four years from the gem
eral election in 1903.
Wall of Sherman, by request, introduced
a bill in regard to the publishing of liquor
license notices. The bill provides that
newspapers shall file with county commits
sioners and the Board of Fire and Police
Commission a copy of the subscription list
Of the paper; that the paper of the largest
circulation shall publish the notices and
that a paper issuing a morning and evening
edition shall not consolidate the two in de-
termining their circulation.
Cox of Hamilton desires that the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings make the
contract for hfting up the legislature for
business ard thus allowing the legislature
to a all further contracts. To this end
he introduced a bill. He also, introduced
a bill adding to the Board of Public Lands
and Buildings the land commissioner. I'm
der the bill the board is composed of the
attorney general, secretary Of state, state
treasurer and land commissioner.
Brown of Keya Paha introduced the
revenue bill prepared by the Joint revenue
committee. It's title was read and 1t went
the way OF other bills on FIRST reading.
Hastings Of Butler introduced a bill for
an amendment to the state constitution
providing for biennial elections, to be held
in the even years. To make his plan work
out Senator Hastings provides in his bill
that the terms of the supreme court men,
bers, regents of the State university, whose
terms would expire before january 1, 1906,
or January, 1908, are extended one year and
judges of the district courts, which would
expire in 1908, and county officers whose
terms would expire In 1906, be extended one
year..
senate Routine.
At the morning session the following bills
were passed:
s. F. 11S, limiting the time in which to
revive a dormant judgment.
S. f. 149, providing for a time when in
functions may be brought.
S. F.. s.. providing that In counties OF
125 700 population shall elect commissioner
by vote OF county.
s F. 152, providing for the destruction Of
weeds along the highways.
s. F. PIG, 21S, 21s, repeating law relating
to salary of deputies for treasurer and
secretary of state and secretary to gov
ernor.
s. F. So, brick sale law.
H.. r. Is. providing for a county treas
urer's seal.
s. F. 90, providing for the supersedeas in
cases appealed to the-supSeme court.
The senate went into coH1uittee OF the
wholerto consider, balls on general file.
s.. F. 165, taxing the costs in criminal
cases upon the defendant IL he be guilty.
and IL the persecution be malicious, the
prosecuting Witness; ordered engrossed.
S. F. 16l-If there are remonstrance
against granting of saloon licenses, appeal
may be had to the courts, providing that
remonstrator give bond for $500 for cost;
indefinitely postponed.
S. F. 14s, providing for the annexing OF
territory to cities and villages situated in
two or more counties; ordered engrossed.
s. F. 100, providing for the appointment
Of a truant officer by school boards; or
dered engrossed.
H. R. 167, favoring the election of United
States senators by popular vote recon-
mended for passage.
TIL senate adjourned until 10 o'clock to-
morrow.
New Bills.
s. F.. 276, by Cox of Hamilton-To estab-
fish a board of public lands and buildings
by adding commissioner of public lands and
buildings.
8. F. 2T7, by Sheldon of Cass-To make the
Nebraska Historical society the custodian