Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02

against the bill Brady, Sloan and Hastings
explained their votes, and each held that
the bill was unconstitutional.
The bill as passed is as follows:
For an act to compel railroad companies
in Nebraska to afford equal facilities, with
persons and associations erecting or oper-
ating grain elevators and handling or ship
penalties for the violation thereof. and to
amend sections / and 4 of article v of chap
ter Xxi, Compiled. Statutes of Nebraska,
and repeal said original sections.
Section l OF article v, chapter Xxi, Of the
Compiled Statutes of Nebraska is amended
to read as follows:
Section /. Every railroad corporation shall
give to all persons and associations rea-
sonable and equal terms for the trans
property OF every kind and description upon
any railroad owned or operated by such
corporations within this state, and every
railroad company or corporation operating
a railroad in the state of Nebraska shall
anord equal facilities to all persons or as
who are engaged In operating grain ele-
vators, at any station OF its road and shall
supply, sidetraeks, switch connections, cars
and all facilities for erecting and operating
such elevators without faVoritism, or. dis
elimination In any respect whatever.
not apply to any elevator hereafter 20 be
which shall be less than 5000.
Sec. 2 Section 4, of article v, chapter
lAXt of the Compiled Statutes OF Nebraska
is amended to read as follows: Section
thereof who wllfully violates or. evadRs-
any of the provisions OF this act Bhall be
liable t to the B party injured tcEi an ,dsmasfs
offense to a penalty of Sf.o6o, wh{ch may
in the district court where such railroad
company or corporation is doing business.
Sec; 3 SAID sections I Inc Of article '.
Nebraska, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed.
The senate this morning passed II. r. 102,
appropriating 800, 900 for an AGRICULTURAL
college for the State university, $50, 900 OF
the money to be expended for the constructs
ing Of a school on the university farm and
$40,0 900 for Horticultural buildings and iron
and wood works plant; S. F. 245. the ir-
rigation bill; H. R 20, the Ramsey elevator
bill. This bill received twenty-five votes
in the affirmative and none In the negative.
The senate went into committee OF the
whole with Harrison in the chair, and re-
ported the following bills for a third read
ing;
H. R. 81, providing for bitches along the
public highway.
H. R. 146. providing that the State Hor-
ticultural society shall meet at the state
capital the third Tuesday in January.
S. F. 17s, defining desertlon by father,
mother, husband or wife and its punish
ment. ~=..g.
s. F. TIA, providing for the sale Of I'M
claimed goods by railroad a. i express COM
panies.
s. F. $50, providing that courts may COM
pei a debtor to appear when he has prop
erty which has not been applied on a judg-
ment.
s. +. 27s, leaving the salary Of the deputy
state superintendent to be fixed by the leg
i~slature and repeating the present law.
s. F. IS. granting additional power to
fraternal societies.
/ s. r, SO1, relating to assignments of real
estate mortgages.
H. r. 1877, providing for the appointment
OF a matron at the state penitentiary. ,
s.. F, 2se, TO raise revenue by collecting
an occupation tax and striking out insur-
ance companies from the present law. was
indefinitely postponed.
H. r. 81, providing for a state cemetery.
After taking a recess from II until 2
o'clock the senate again went into COM
mittee Of the whole and reported the fol-
lowing bills for a third reading:
S. +. 277. making the State Historical So
ciety the custodian Of records and histor-
ical material.
s. F. 2S5. to prevent sale OF gasoline in
In unmarked packages,
H. R., 209. S76i salary toE General Victor
Vitquain while adIutant general. He was
appointed In January. 1891, by Governor
Boyd. and was ousted by the supreme court
in May, 1891. He was reinstated by a de-
cislon Of the United States supreme court
In February, 1899. In the ~engrossed bill a
mistake was made In the date, 1902 being
named instead OF 1892.
II. r. 2s9, regulating the organization and
operation Of corporations and associations.
II. r. ss, to prevent the dissertation OF
the United States flag.
II. r. IS. to constitute the county sur
veyor ex-ofacio county engineer, and de-
timing his powers.
H. r. I, providing for condemning prop
eTty for railroad right-ot-way.
II. r. 245. providing for the issuance OF
school bonds not to exceed is per. cent OF
assessed valuation In districts having zoo
children Of school age, changing per cent
from 10, was indefinitely postponed.
II. r. 1ls. providing how summon shall
be served on a corporation. Recommended
for third reading.
H.. r. 440, appropriation OF S4,163 IN con.
struction Of an addition to the state peni,
Tertiary; ordered passed.
H.. r. 104, providing for a department fl
the Hospital for the Insane for the treat.
ment OF dipsomanias. inebrlates and thos,
addicted to the excessive use Of liquor; In.
definitely postponed.
H. r. 44s. repeating wolf scalp bounty
ordered passed.
H. r. 1872, providing for appointment o
judges and clerks OF elections and provid
Ing that county Judge shall notify ap
pointees; recommended for third reading
II. r. IT'S. relating to marks ana brandt
ordered passed,
II. r. "a, providing for a town board
ordered passed.
H. r. lss, providing for a board Of eE
aminers Of plumbers. TO be appointed b
mayor; ordered passed.
H r. 2s2, authorizing counties. precincts
townships and cities TO issue bonds to Gem