The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1903-02-27

The house convened at . o'clock on the
18th and Immediately went into commit
tee of the whole, considering bills on gen.
eral file. Among the important bills
acted on was H. r. 1856, by Davis of Buff
falo, providing fer a decrease of interest
rate or county funds in banks from to
2 per cent and that counties may deposit
money within so per cent of the capital
stock of the bank instead Of 80 per cent,
as now, and that where banks located
in the county refuse or neglect to bid
On said money or where there are no
! banks in the county or none having suf-
ficient capital stock. then any surplus
over the 30 per cent that The county may
receive shall be deposited in banks out
side of the county having sufficient cap
ital stock. This bill was recommended
for passage, as was also H. r. Z, by
Jahnel of Washington. changing the
method of appraising the da~ages in
condemnation proceedings by railroads,
and H. r. 81 by Cassel of Otoe, compell
ing road overseers to open bitches in
April and October. and II. r. 14S by
Perry of Furnas, allowing uniform fees
for sheriffs for service in justice, district
and county courts. H r. SO, b. Warner
OF Lancaster, precipitated the house into
a brisk discussion in which Douglas
county members, especially Kennedy,
figured prominently. 1t provides that the
county supervisor shall be made the coun-
ty engineer and have charge of all the
work devolving upon the latter. 1t like
wise brought up the old bridge bill dis
cussion and Kennedy opposed the bill,
and finally secured the adoption of an
amendment excluding Douglas county
from the operation of the measure,
which in its amended form, was recon-
mended for passage.
Two eventful proceedings occurred in
the house on the 10Th, one an appeal
from the decision of the speaker ana
the other a call of the house to note
absentees and members present and not
voting. Both came as a result of the
fight over II. r. 403, by Jones of Otoe,
the bill providing fer the election of the
county commissioners by vote of the en-
tire county, which had been denominat-
ed a party measure. Jones, the author,
was absent and an effort was made to
thor could be present. Sweezy and 9TH
against the bill, agreeing to pair with
Jones' The speaker ruled that action on
the bill should be taken, and SpurlOck
O. Cass moved to appeal from the de-
cision of the chair and was seconded by
McAllister of Deuel. The speaker was
sustained. The other remarkable Incl
dent was when the bill was put to a
vote Several members present refused
to vote, whereupon Douglas OF Rock
moved the call of the house and the
motion carried. The bill was finally lost,
fifty-one votes being necessary for pas
sage The house then took up the bridge
bill. II. r. 112 and voted to recommit
il. 1t passed II. r. 70, by Loomis of
Dodge. requiring teachers in district
schools to keep school the statutory term
or make report showing the tax levy
has been made and is exhausted. The
house in committee of the whole recon-
mended for passage II. r. 12I, by Mere
dIith of York. as amended by Speaker
Mockett providing that no Intoxicating
licuors shall be sold on the premises or
within two miles of any federal army
post or fort; also H. r. 167, by Weborg
of Thurston, providing for memorial to
congress for a constitutional amendment