Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-05
SENATE HAS LIVELY DEBATE
Comes Up over Bill for County Vote
on Members of Boards of
Supervisors.
From a staff Correspondent

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LINCOLN. March 4.-(Special. )-Sheldon
Of Cass introduced two bills to abolish the
board of visitors to the Soldiers homes at
Grand Island and Milford. The law at
present provides that the governor appoint
a board of FIVE, who shall make rules and
regulations regarding the homes and have
general supervision over the commandments.
The bills introduced grant this power TO
the governor. and he shall have power to
name the amount Of compensation to be
paid the employees and commandments of the
homes; and to provide rules by which they
shall be conducted. The governor is also
required to visit the homes once every
three months. The office Of qlartermaster
is abolished, and the duties Of the ONCE
devolve upon the adjutant.
s. r. s. providing for the nomination of
county commissioners by districts and cleo
tion by county vote, occasioned much de-
bate and engendered some feeling between
Brady Of Boone and Hall of Douglas. Brady
was against the bill, and said 1t was a
selfish measure. Hall took exception to
this and accused Brady Of charging sinister
motives for the Introduction Of the bill.
By almost a strict party vote, the repub-
licans voting for the measure. tue bill was
ordered engrossed.
Hall Of Douglas introduced a bill provid-
ing that the standard of time throughout
the state shall be that Of the both meridian
of longitude west from Greenwich, the CEN
trail standard OF time. by which all legal
business shall be regulated. Mr.. Hall in
PRODUCED the bill because in different parts
OF the state different standards of time are
used.
The ounty officers bills by Sloan Of Fill
more, TO increase the tenure of ofiee TO
four years, was killed in rotation like clock
work. There were five or six Of them, and
after three had been indefinitely postponed
O'Neill of Lancaster moved, in order to
save time, t. indefinitely postpone every
bill introduced by Sloan. This, however,
was not put. and tts bills died the regula-
ton death.
Senate Routine.
The following bills were placed on gen.
eraI file:
S. F. I7S, providing for fees to be paid
county clerks.
S. f, las, providing for the formation Of
drainage districts.
S. F. SO and S. F. SO, enlarglng the power
Of the food commission.
S. +. 10, providing that county attorneys
be elected by county commissioners aud
defining powers and duties Of such officer.
S. f. 80, providing for the election OF a
prosecuting attorney for judicial districts.
S. F. 1875, fixing salary Of county officers
and the amount of fees in excess to be
turned over to treasurer.
S. F. l03, providing when boys may be
sent to reform school. .
S. f. 1854, providing when pupils may at
tend school in districts other than that in
which they reside.
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veyor e%Xof1cio county engineer.
The senate went into committee of the
whole, with Way OF Platte In the chair.
The committee made the following report:
S. F. 3, relating to establishment Of
board of ~pardons; ordered engrossed.
s. +. IS, relating TO payment OF costs In
misdemeanor cases; ordered engrossed.
Senate files relating to the four-year
term Of ONCE for county officers, indeh-
nitely postponed.
s. +. 127. relating to game and fish COM
mission, was dis sussed at length, but no
action was taken at the morning session.
Senate adjourned at 1870 o'clock until 2.
Afternoon session.
The committee of tn, whole was resumed
and S. F. l27 was indefinitely postponed.
S. F. s, providing that county commits
sioners be elected by vote Of the county
instead OF by vote Of districts, ordered en-
crossed.
S. F.. "a, that hereafter no claim for sub
scription for newspaper. magazine or
other periodical shall be valid for more
than the time actually subscribed for; in
definitely postponed.
S. F. 90, to provide for the supersedeas
Of cases appealed to the supreme court;
ordered engrosed.
S. F. 1872, governing the presentation OF
checks and drafts through clearing house
ordered engrossed.
Senate adjourned at S O'Clock.
New BitIs.
S. +. 2Ss, by Hail OF BUTTE provide Tor
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