Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-11
NEW METHOD OF REGISTRATION
Bill introduced I'm Senate to Have
work Done by the City
Clerk.
(From a stan Correspondent

LINCOLN, Feb. 10.-(Special)-Senato
Harrison this afternoon introduced a bill
OF some Importance. 1t is s. F. 1855, to
provide for the registration Of voters in
the ONCE Of the city. clerk instead Of be-
fore registration boards. 1t is the inten-
tion Of the bill to have the ONCE of the
city clerk open for registration at least a
month before election. 1t is introduced
as an expense saver" q
S. f.. 7S2, an act to increase the powers
Of the Food commission, brought forth
considerable debate this morning and ac-
ton on 1t was finally deferred until Thurs
day, in order to give Meredith time to
hunt up statistics. Hasty of Furnss made
a big fight on the bill and said the Food
commission didn't, amount to anything,
anyhow. In HE category OF boards that
were not doing their duties or doing any
good for the state, the senator said most
Of the commissioners and the state OIL In
spector," O'Neill, Wall and others, were
in favor OF the bill.
The substitute for s. f.. 10, providing for
the letting OF contracts by county COM
| missioners, was the occasion Of little work
being done at the afternoon session. The
debate occupied almost the entire session
and enough amendments were offered to
make the bill unacceptable. During the
debate a resolution in opposition to the
bin, adopted by the county commissioners
convention, was read.
Senate Routine.
Senate file 55, allowing cities Of 5000
inhabitants authority to levy an increased
rate for establishment Of water works, was
passed.
Cox of Hamilton, Norris of Pawnee and
Anderson Of Saline. were appointed to
confer with a committee Of the house in
regard to appropriation for incidental ex.
penses Of the legislature.
The senate went into committee of the
whole, with Reynolds in the chair, to con.
slider bills on general file. The committee
made the following report:
Senate file "a changes lowest rate of in
terest on county deposits to 2 per cent
Report that 1t be considered In ~conjunc.
ton with senate file 30.
Senate file n, relating to organization o.
counties not under township organization.
recommended for passage.
Senate file 3s. relating to guardians ant
wards. that 1t be passed.
Senate file 80, increasing the power o
the food commissioner, was deferred unit
Thursday.
The senate took a recess at ~ o'clocl
until 2 O'Clock.
Afternoon Session.
The committee of the whole, with Rey
nolds in the chair, was resumed at the al
t~ernoon session.
Senate file 10, providing for county com
missioners to contract for bridges, wa
taken up. A substitute was offered by tn
committee. Many amendments were of
fered and the bill. with the amendments
was ordered engrossed.
Il Bills on First Reading.
8. F. 1853, by Meredith Of sarpy-ro Civ
towns and villages power to condemn an
destroy old buildings.
8. F. 1854. by Day-Reiating to ATTENDING
Of pupils at normal schools. -" Oh
8. +. les, by Harrison OF Hall-To Pre-
vide for registration of voters In city clerk
office instead Of hefore registration boarC
=. f. l66, by. Way-To amend section 9
= entitled Roads"
8. F. ls7. by Fries-To amend section
of chapter xxxv,. of the compiled statutes
ing the name thereof to Home for Friend
less, Crippled, Diseased and Deforms
Children" and specifying and defining WI
n s. F. 1853, by Hall OF Douglas-To amer
. section $40 of the code of civil procedur
D relating to af1davits.
y s. F. 1859, by Warner-Authorizing count
4 superintendent TO change boundaries
s. r. 10, by sheldon of Cass-To amer
sections II. u and Is OF chapter Xviii
10 the compiled statutes. relating TO employ
s. F. III, by Sheldon of Cassie provi,
8 for the reduction OF the width of publ
roads in certain cases. q
s. +. 172, by Sheldon of Cassie amer
section As, chapter xvi, of the compile
statutes, relating to county boards.