Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-03

in the possession of public officers or in
stitutions.
H. r. 4s2, by Mockett Of Lancaster, rails
ing the levy for school taxes in Lincoln, SO
as to bring the aggregate receipts up to
$3.50, 900 a year.
s. F.. PIT, by Anderson. fixing the salary
Of the deputy state treasurer at 81, 800,
failing to pass with the emergency clause;
this oficial had no fixed salary under the
old law.
S. f. 21s, by Anderson, raising the salary
OF the secretary to the governor from
$1,000 to $4,000, which he has generally
drawn, failing to pass with the emergency
clause.
s. F. s5, by Brown, to permit the organiza-
tion Of burglary, title and credit insur-
ance companies.
At the afternoon session the committee
on railroads reported back H. R. 421, by
Kennedy, authorizing the attorney general
to proceed with action against v~iolators of
the maximum freight rates law and H. R.
451, creating a board composed of the gov
ernor, state treasurer and public land COM
missioner, to have power of enforcing the
provisions Of this, which power under the
present law is vested in the defunct board
Of transportation.
The committee appointed to investigate
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Treasurer Stuefer made Its report. Nc
Allister, chairman of thescommittee, moved
the adoption of the report.
On reading Of the resolution Sears
moved that consideration Of the report be
deferred until Saturday night when 1t be
taken up as a special order. This did
not meet general approval. Ten ,Eyck,
Wilson and Gilbert thought IL should be
disposed Of without delay or the resolu-
tion adopted. Fishback OF Clay, q, member
Of the committee, with some warmth, said
ample opportunity had been given Sears
before the committee to present his case
and he was against further consideration
Sears explained that ne desired to take
up the testimony carefully and in detail
but could not do SO II restricted in time
A number Of others lined up against giving
Sears the privilege he sought. MeAllisteI
was the only member Of the committed
hwho consented to, grantasears' requsst. He
urged further airing Of the case. rs
F1shbaok here took occasion to say thas
he wanted to include in the report a state.
ment regarding the questionable course q
the Burt county supervisors in the matter
Of this bond sale, but he said he was II
the minority. 4
The Sears motion then was voted dowr
and the resolution adopted by a large ma.
jority.
Rouse of Hall then moved that H. R
1874, providing for the payment OF Stuefer's
bond premiums Of $4,000 and Mortenson'i
OF $4,000 be reported back to the house
by the claims committee, now that investi.
cation is over. 1t was carried and Seari
agreed to a this report tomorrow
Sears Of Burt then submitted q resolu.
ton providing for the withdrawal Of H. R
4SS, the bill appropriRting SAT, 207.63 for tht
payment of the Oxnard sugar factories Of
bounties originating under the law OF 1895
and the reference Of the claims to the dis.
trict court Of Lincoln county for adjudica.
ton. The resolution provided tina tn,
attorney general shall care for the state'i
defense in the action. The resolution wal
adopted by a vote of 65 to 23.
A resolution by Thompson Of Merrick tina.
1000 copies in pamphlet form be printed
paid for out Of the legislative expense funt
and distributed throughout the state t
members Of the legislature and county AM
state officers interested.
The house went into committee of tn,
whole and took up bills on general hh
from the senate and reported out by tn,
sitting committee.
In three hours tonight the house brok
the record. disposing of twenty-six bills Il
? committee of the whole. They were al
recommended for passage. Among Their
5 was the bill to empower the hre and polio
3 commission to be created under the nev
charter in South Omaha, to issue salooi
, licenses. Another was H. r. 106 by Baco
OF Dawson in which Currie and other west
t ern members have been actively interested
| to appropriate $4,000 for the sinking G
t eight wells to locate petroleum. gas o
y oil. One OF these wells is to be locate
near Omaha, the rest scattered out owe
; the state. -. -