The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-04-03
THF NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
A Synopsis of Proceedings in Both Branches of
the Twenty Eighth General
Assembly.
HOUSE.

HOUSE.
The house on the 24th passed these bills:
ii. r. 1903. by Gilbert of Douglas, to vail
date the Omaha paving taxes; S. F. So,
by Brown of Dawson, providing for the
determination of prairie dogs, paying 50
a day TO road overseers for superintend-
ing the work. The house then went into
committee of the whole and resumed
consideration of the claims bill. This
amendment to the bill was adopted: Al
lowing sos to each of the following for
printing constitutional amendments in
1896: Fremont Tribune, Pawnee Republi-
can, the Chappell Register. Charles E.
West, H. l.. Merriam, p. J. Erickson, e.
Andrews; to II. II. Campbell. $40; Hast
lngs Tribune, $242.67, and D. A. Campbell,
$545.So. Sears, chairman Of the claims
committee, then moved to incorporate H.
r.. 433, the bill appropriating $40, 727.5 to
reimburse the Norfolk and Oxnard Beet
Sugar companies for monies pad out by
them under the beet sugar bounty law
of 1895. He made a strong speech in sup
port Of his motion, pleading the justice
OF the sugar bounty claim. He said the
motion was to secure expeditions action.
The motion did not prevail. This report
regarding the Milford home, making
ny IL COIlIulllte OH
asylums, of which Robbins of Gage is
chairman, was submitted and unanimous
ly adopted: Your committee finds that
81 per cent of the inmates are girls who
have been betrayed through a promise of
marriage. Twenty-Five per cent are wait
ers IN hotels and boarding houses and 10
per cent are morally bad. To realize the
good that is being done at this institu-
tlon it is necessary to sec it with ones
own eyes. We believe that the home is
a step in the right direction, yet we be-
Eeve that the home should be so sur
rounded by the law that the real party
to the crime might receive the punish
ment, and we believe that It would lessen
the number of the states charges. In
other words, we believe tkat the home
should be made a menace to crime"
The house on the 18th, by a vote of 30
TO Is. defeated H. r. 33S, by Weborg.
The bill provided for the extension of
boundaries of all cities, villages, school
districts and other municipal corporations
bordering upon navigable streams which
constitute state boundaries, for judicial,
police and revenue purposes. S. F. 3O4
was passed. 1t is a bill by Warner of
Dakota, introduced at the request of the
governor, providing for the payment of
fees to the commissioner of public lands
and buildings, correcting the defect in
the former bill of this nature that was
vetoed because of unconstitutionality.
Consideration of the current expense bill
was had. An amendment by Sweezy was
adopted, cutting the appropriation for
maintenance for the biennium'' for the
peniteniary from $4,000 to S5C,0 Co.,. An
amendment by Wilson was adopted to
strike out the clause requiring the war;
den to deposit all moneys earned by con-
Vlcts with the state treasurer. On mo-
ton of Ten Eyck the National Guard
Appropriation was raised from $1,000 to
$3.50. The provisions of IA. R. AIS We're
Incorporated into this bill. 1t carried an
appropriation of 5000 for lighting and
water supply at the blind asylum. The
appropriation for repairs on the fish
commission car was raised from $500 to
1,5G0. The labor fund in the same de- .
partment was raised from $1,GGO to 5000. |
The State Historical society's appropri-
alton was cut from $4,000 to $4,000. The
State boards expense fund was increased |
from 500 to $500 and the emergency fund
was decreased from $4,000 to $2,OOO. The
total amount of the appropriation for law
journals, under miscellaneous items,
was raised from $4,000 to $4,000. An
amendment adopted by Douglas i~ncreas-
ing the fund for compiled statutes from
$1,000 to $500. The sum of SIG, 600 was
tackled on by Warner for farmer insti-
tuteS, to be expended under the State
Board of Regents. The re-apportionment
of school lands gets $15,0 instead of
$1,500. Good of Nemaha secured the
adoption Of an amendment restoring the
State Historical society's fund to 500
The action of the committee of the whole
in reducing the pentitentiary maintenance
fund to $50, 600 was revised and the
amount restored to $S7.50G. Five thou
sand dollars was appropriated for a
power house and water plant at the Mil
ford Soldiers home. The fire protection
fund for this home was cut to 81, 500. The
$1,000 for walks on the capitol grounds
was stricken out. One thousand dollars
was included for an ammunition ware
house for the state. The bill then was
recommended for passage as was also
H. R. 262, appfopriating $4,000 for state
fair ground improvements.
In the house on the 26th these bills
were advanced and ordered engrossed for
third reading: H.. r. 105, by LOOMS of
prohibiting shooting of live birds
traps. H. r. 331, by Kennedy of
Douglas, to amend the law regulating
of streets to benefit Dundee. H.
r. 1913, by Loomis, providing for the erec-
ton of a monument at Fort Calhoun to
memory of Captain Meriwether Lew
is. II. r. 1855, by Gregg of Wayne, pro-
hibiting the sale of tobacco to minors I'M
der IS. H. r. 437, by revenue committee,
general state tax rate I mills or
less; school rate not more than IL nor
less than Y mill, and for the sinking
q of a mill. II. r. AS, by Sweezy
Of Adams, reducing fees for printing con-
stitutional amendments. H. r. 267, by
Ten Eyck of Douglas, the South Omaha
bill, giving that city a governor
appointed fire and police board. A fight
ensued over this bill. Gilbert, Shelly, Ten
and Morsman spoke for the bill
and the motion, and Kennedy of Doug
against it. Fl. r. 2T by Meradith of
York, appropriating 5000 for an expert
station west of the Tooth meridian.
II. r. 165, by Fishback of Clay, provid-
for the drainage for agricultural and
purposes. S. F. 81, by Pember-
ton of Gage, authorizing the publication