Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-18

law, which in many respects was a good
one.
Sears OF Burt wanted the bill passed
on to the senate to be considered with the
Brady bill Of like character. Douglas OF
Rock championed the railroad committees
amendment, explaining, however, that ne
was not Influenced by the railroads.
Hogrefe Of Richardson and Mangold Of
Douglas were with him.
Wilson Of Pawnee, Sweezy Of Adams, Rob
bins of Gage, Kennedy and Nelson Of
Douglas, Anderson Of Kearney, Christy Of
Nemaha spoke for the bill as amended
by Robbins.
TIL Robbins amendment was adopted by
a vote Of 81 to 2, and the bill was then
recommended for passage.
The revenue bill was at this time taken
up. An amendment by Rouse Of Hall was
adopted raising from 5 to I mills the rate
Of general tax for all state purposes, the
change occurring in section 141.
sitting Committee Fight.
On converting in the afternoon session
Spurlock OF Cass submitted a resolution
for the appointment OF a sitting committee
Of thirteen members, at least two from
each congressional district and that no
bill be taken out of its order after the
hfty-ffth day.
Gregg OF Wayne, who was opposed to the
sitting committee, said:
This is a fitting c~onsummation Of the
career of this house. We are on our
forty-eighth day. We have. with the sem
ate, enacted nineteen laws. The records
show our average time OF adjourning has
been 1928 and we have not convened on
time and now with no important bills
passed we propose to turn over to thirteen
men the real work OF this session-to place
in their hands the legislation of this state.
Why did we not give them the reins at the
outset?".
The Spurlock resolution was carried by
a vote Of 70 to 81.
On motion of Hathorn OF Red Willow
the house decided to proceed without in
terruption with the revenue bill. When
1t was agein taken up. The house then
passed these bills:
H. r. 27 by Loomis Of Dodge, correcting
minor defects in city charters in cities Of
5000 to 25, 900 Inhabitants.
H. R. 800, by Nelson Of Douglas, the
Omaha charter bill. The vote was 81 to 4.
H.. r. 2s6, by Burgess Of Lancaster, en-
abling fraternal insurance companies to
add accidental and sick benefits to their
list of policies.
II. r. 274, by Warner of Lancaster, ex-
GLIDING from the law library at the state
university any but law books and public
documents and providing for the transfer
of all books on miscellaneous subjects to
the historical and university libraries.
H. R. SO, by Koetter of Douglas, remov-
ing the limit Of 5000 which school boards
may expend without contract or %publica-
ton. 1t passed unanimously.
H. r. 2O9, BY McClay OF Lancaster, REIN
bursting General Victor vifquain in the sum
Of $761 for salary as a~djutant general under
Governor Boyd.
H. R. 44S, by committee on claims, re-
pealing the wolf bounty law, with an
emergency clause.
H. r. II, by Nelson Of Douglas, provid-
ing that appeals to the supreme court, in
GLIDING writs of error, shall all go up on
appeal procedures, thereby securing uni
formity in appeals.
H. R. So, by Wilson Of Pawnee, to confer
| sanitary authority upon the State Board OF
Health and its secretaries and make other
provisions in line with this to safeguard
the public health against the spread of
contagious and infectious diseases. appro-
p%riating $40, 900 for state health inspectors
annual expenditures and emergency clause.
Speaker Mockett then announced Nc
Allister OF Deuel. to succeed Douglas OF
Rock as chairman of the Stuefer investiga-
| ton committee. Aaf~a
The speaker announced these members as
the sitting committee: Spurlock, chair
man; Good and Burgess of the First con-
gressional district; Morsman and Kennedy,
Second; LOOMS and Roberts. Third; Smith
and Cropsey, Fourth; Rouse and Junkin
Fifth; Davis and Douglas, Sixth.
The house at 5:15 p. m. took a recess
until 1880.
Raise Assessors Salaries.
The night session began at 1880. In
committee of the whole the house concluded
consideration of the revenue bill, reaching
the last section, PA, at 9:2O. No Vita
changes were made. Section %, fixing the
pay of local assessors, which had been
passed, was then taken up. An amendment
by Nelson Of Douglas, fixing the Omaha
assessors salary at $2,400, instead Of 81, 800
as originally provided, was adopted.
A motion for the committee to arise was
fost and an appeal by Douglas OF Rock that
Sweezy of Adams let his amendment tC
section SO come to a vote without discus.
sion failed. Sweezy denied Douglas ssser.
tion that this question had been settled and
| exploited his amendment. In the course o.
his remarks he declared that the revenue
bill as it stands will raise farm taxes 25t
per cent, and pleaded that unless 1t raised
the taxes on railroads correspondingly i
was wrong. The house having adopted
ten minute limit on speeches, after SWEEP!
had talked twelve minutes, Thompson o.
Merrick protested on his continuing, say.
ing:
IT think the gentleman has had time Il
square himself with his constituents"
Thompson said there was something II
the Caldwell amendment, but there was 'nt
sense at alp in the Sweezy amendment.
Kennedy OF Douglas moved that Sweez!
be given unlimited time TO set forth hi
views. The motion carried. Facetiousl!
Douglas of Rock moved that an adjourn
ment be taken for all save Sweezy and tn,
newspaper men. At 1920 a motion for sd
%journment carried, with the condition tina
sweezy be given the floor in the morning.
SENATORS NOT TO BE HURRIED
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position to Their Pri-