Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-16
legislative.
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Wilson, of Pawnee, that when the house
adjourn it be until , p. m. Monday
The senate amendments to II. II. 80,
which provide for the incorporation OF
the Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks, were adopted.
The house began its forty-fourth legis-
lative day at , p. III. Tuesday, after Il
recess since Friday afternoon.
A petition, signed by Mrs. Nettic G.
Herman and other parents of Lincoln
having children in the home for the
friendless. protesting against the remov-
al Of their children to the Milford home
for Fallen women, was read. A meas
ure is pending before the legislature for
the uniting of these two institutions.
\ large number Of committee reports
came in and over one contest vote was
taken
The house convened at 10 a. m. Tues
day and passed $. L. 90, by Jones, of
Otoe. to provide for annual correction
by county boards of evident and gross
errors in the valuation of real property
The present law makes This once in four
years.
Gov. Mickey submitted Il bill to the
house to transfer $500 from the clothing
to the repair fund ut the Geneva girls
school. The bin points out that repairs
are greatly needed and while there is
81 .71J.68 in the clothing fund, the re-
pair fund is exhausted. The governor
says the board Of public lands and
buildings agrees with him in this matter
II. r. 9. by Warner of Lancaster, Oc-
cupied much time. 1t provided originally
an appropriation OF 100000 for Il sub
experimental station at North Platte and
the purchase OF land for the university.
As the bill did not state what portion
of this sum might 90 to each purpose the
bill was amended appropriating $4,000
for the purchase of land adjacent to the
university campus, $20,0O0 for the sub
station. $1,000 for library purposes and
81 800 for poultry culture, cutting the to-
tai to $4,000. The bill was recon-
mendcd for passage as amended.
Ernst. of johnson. moved to non-con-
cur in the report on the university bill
because the amendment took the money
from the university fund. The house
put in another season of debate on the
Ernst motion. The motion was lost. -
to II.
McClay then moved TO strike out that
part Of the report on the bill cutting the
appropriation and the motion was lost
by Il vote Of SO to 40. the report Of the
committee of the whole being adopted.
Converting ut 10 a. m. Wednesday the
house passed these bills:
BY Douglas. Of Rock, cutting out the
assessor and county clerk as members of
the county board of equalization.
BY Anderson, of Douglas, to protect
labels, trademarks and forms of adver
Using of union labor organizations.
BY Parker. of Otoe. prohibiting the re-
tail sale of liquor within 400 feet OF any
public school or country school house.
At 1920 the house went into committee
of the whole with Jackson, of Antelope,
in the chair.
At the afternoon session Dodge. of
Douglas, moved that the house go into
committee of the whole and first take up
II. Il. 297. by himself, proposed con
stitutional amendment for Il railroad
commission.
Foster, of Douglas, expressed the view
that it was unfair to himself and the
introducers of other bills to place Dodge's
bill ahead on general file.
Peabody. of Nemaha, moved 10 table
Dodge'S motion and then changed it TO
amend Dodge'S motion to strike out the
part taking up the Dodge bill. Pea
bOdy's motion was carried
The house then went into committee OF
the whole with Dodge in the chair. S2v-
eral measures were dealt with and the
house adjourned at 800 to give time for
the extensive committee work
\ lively but one-sided fight on the sub /;
ject of terminal taxation was prccipitat- /.
ed in the house Thursday morning soon !
after that body convened. The revenue
and taxation committees adverse report f,
on II. r. 295, by Clarke, of Douglas. /
the terminal taxation bill, came in with /.
other committee reports. Immediately /.
Clarke moved that the report OH the bill
be not adopted now. bat laid over until .
next Tuesday, or as soon thereafter as
could properly be taken up. /
- No sooner had Clarke taken his seat .
than half dozen members from rural /
districts jumped TO the floor demanding !
recognition. McElhinney got the floor /
and the Burt County man launched into |
an attack on everything pertaining to !
the subject of terminal taxation. He .
wanted the committee report adopted
without delay.
Argument was like water on a ducks /
back and when the roll was called on
McElhinncy's motion as an amendment
to Clarke'S 10 adopt the committee report
the vote stood 60 to 24
These bills were passed Thursday:
By Hoare. of Platte. making the trans
fer or assignment of wages contingent
on the agreement of the employee and
wife or husband if the person attached
be married
General appropriation bill. carrying
81 $50.
By Rouse, of Hall. 10 regulate and pro-
tect livery stable keepers.
Hy Marks of Fillmore, arranging sala-
rieS of county assessors.
BY Dodge. of Douglas. to provide for
the distribution of money for the MAIN
tenance of nonresident high school pu-
pills.
BY Perry. Of Furnas. outlaws mort
cages in ten years and fifteen years
where they have only one Endorsement
by Hill, of Hitchcock, fixing fees TO be
paid for services Of the secretary of the
state board of irrigation. (.
BY Hugrefc. Of Richardson ALLOWING