Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1905-03-30

soner control of spawn. Senate file
No. GO. by Jackson, allowing the cities
to foreclose tax sale certificates.
SENATE-The Cady railroad com
mission bill, a copy of the act of 1887,
repealed by the legislature of 1901,
passed the senate on the Dist with
only four votes against it. The entire
morning was spent in the passing of
bills and all but one measure on third
reading was disposed of. The most
important measures before the senate
were passed and the vote in most in
stances was unanimous. AS a result
of the morning session there will go
to the house with the senate's APP
prevail the Harsh elevator bill, to pre-
vent discrimination by railroads in
the matter Of furnishing cars to ship
pers of grain Sheldon's bill for a
constitutional amendment to allow the
investment of the permanent school
fund in county and school district
bonds; the bill giving telegraph and
telephone companies the right Of en-
inent domain; Thomas proposed con-
| stitutional amendment to allow all
cities over 5000 to make their own
charters. Epperson's bill to allow the
governor to fix date of infliction of
the death penalty when imposed by a
court: Epperson's bill to place all
| charitable institutions under the
charge of the State Board of Char
tiles; Saunders bill to vacate streets
outside of cities in land plated, but
not approved by the county commits
sioners: Meserve's measure reducing
the license fee charged nonresident
hunters to $40; the bill providing for
the municipal regulation of gas and
electric light meters and for the meas
urement of weights and measures;
Saunders bill to allow cities to do a
commercial heating business; Gill
gans bill providing for board of
control for the state Institutions; the
South Omaha salary BILL and num-
Der of others of less Importance.
HOUSE-The house. on the 21st,
recommended these measures for pas
sage: House roll No. 1928, for the re-
lief of Russell f. Loomis. House roll
No. 305, providing for state construc'
ton ownership, control and repair OF
all bridges 500 feet or more in length
on or as part of a public. House roll
No 800, for the submission of a con
stitutional amendment providing fol
the safe investment of the permanent
school fund. The bill introduced by
Foster for a constitutional amend
ment allowing cities of 5000 or more
to make their own charters by ant
with the consent of the legislature
house roll No. 30S-was recommend
l ed for indefinite postponement. Thu
/ independent telephone bill'-houst
f roll No. 1S2-by Fishback of Clay, wa
4 recommended for passage after a live
e ~ discussion, The bill is designed t,
6 give the Independent companies tn
Z. use of the Omaha property of the Ne
h braska Bell Telephone company 70
It the delivery of long distance mes
7. sages from Independent subscriber
It outside of Omaha to Bell subscriber
S in Omaha, for which service the Be
l. company is to receive 10 cents pc
l. message. House roll No. 351, by Wa
r ner to compel railroad companie
e. either to furnish sites on their rights
y of-way to Independent elevators c
e else to build switches and sidetrack
al thereto where the elevator has a min
i. mum capacity of $4,000 bushels, wa
ID recommended for passage withol
Ia opposition manifesting itself. TIL
u claims and deficiency appropriate
a bills were read for the third time an
n passed. They carry appropriations {
a. Si0,O 900 and $500 respectively, TT
st afternoon session was largely give
II, up to consideration of railroad bills.
g. HOUSE-The house passed a m
in ton on the 22nd to hold night session
as the remainder of the week and Sc
g, sion Saturday, by a vote of As 10 3
n. Bills We're passed as follows; RaisiI
err the salary of the county physician
u.s. Gage county. Aholfshing the Soldier
'e- Home visiting board Defining wa,
a in which the American flag may
or used as an emblem, To remit {
as taxes due the state from Hamit,
county prior to 1891, when the coun
court house was DESTROYED by fire al