Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-02

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| Lincoln.
BY Warner of Lancaster. Il bill for an
! act to compel railroad companies in Ne
! hraska to afford equal facilities without
| favoritiSm or discrimination. 10 all per-
! sons and associations erecting or operat-
| Ing grain elevators and handling or ship
| ing grain or other produce
SENATE
| The senate was called t. order nj 2::i0
| Monday by Lieut.. Gov Mctiilton. Pcti
tions were read from Fillmore County
| in favor of the bill establishing Il bind
! ing Irvine plant ut the penitentiary.
The following new bill was introduced
| Monday:
BY Bresce, of Sheridan. that parent
medicines containing 10 per cent of al
cohol shall be deemed an Intoxicating
| drink and dealers shall be required TO
take out Il liquor license.
! The senate Tuesday morning in the
! committee of the whole indefinitely post
| poncd the blacksmith lien law bill. and
recommended for passage the South
! Omaha sewer bill by Gibson.
! The senate put to sleep the bill pro-
yiding that gasoline cans be painted red.
III. Il. 60 and ii. II. 50 We're passed.
! The former regulates the practice of
| dentistry and the latter provides for the
construction of Il live stock pavilion and
| fish building at the state fair grounds.
| These bills were introduced Tuesday
: and read IL first time:
! BY Meservc. providing for the appoint
mcnt of three commissioners TO revise
| tie insurance laws of the state.
BY Jones. of Ot0e, providing that
| where Il community gives bonus of land
for an industry the town or village shall
| have a lien Oh the property for twenty
| years.
On motion of Jenny the house and sen
| ate. from until 1 Wednesday. will lis.
| ten TO the farewell address Of Washing.
| ton read by Assistant Secretary Grecvey.
At the afternoon session Tuesday the
| Thomas negotiable note bill. defining Il
| negotiable instrument. was passed.
Among the bills reported for general
| file was the Omaha water board bill.
The senate resolved itself into Il COM
mittee of the whole with Good. of Nema-
| ha in the chair.
II. X. ; was recommended for passage.
| The bill provides there shall be appoint,
| ed by the supreme court commiss~ lers
not 10 exceed SIX.
= +. SO, by Cady. to prevent imperson-
| ating of lodge officers, was recommended
| for passage.
ShreckS county option bill was laid to
rest Wednesday morning upon the recon-
| mendation of the senate Judiciary COM
| mittce after several attempts were made
| 10 revive il.
The senate resolved itself into A com.
| mittee of the whole Wednesday and rec
! commended for passage these bills:
The BreSee judicial apportionment bill.
making two districts out of the Four
| teenth district.
Compelling railroads to stop trains at
all stations for the accommodation of the
public.
Persons filing petitions for divorces
| must have resided in the state at least Il
year before making the application.
Providing for appeal to the district
court from the decision of a county board
| of equalization.
Providing for the opening of public
roads.
Regulating the pay of county commits.
| sioners.
| Substitute for 81 and $50. ordered en-
grosscu: requires life insurance cOmpa-
! MES doing business in Nebraska to de-
post 100000 securities with the state
| auditor
The senate passed these bills Thurs.
! day:
To allow the supreme judges to ap-
point commissioners not to exceed six.
To make the Grim" of adultery a fell
] ony. This bill is intended to remedy the
| evils existing among the Indians.
With Gov. Mickey a special guest of
honor members of the senate Thursday
| afternoon for two hours laid aside affairs
| of state and were taken back in their
| thoughts to days and deeds of old by the
| eloquencc of Assistant Secretary Greevy
and Rev. Luther L. Ludden of Lincoln.
| The former read the farewell address of
Washington and the latter read the eulo-
gy of Washington by Daniel Webster
| upon the occasion of the centennial an
niverSary of his birth
The senate in committee of the whole
recommended for passage $. +. 100. by
| Tucker to compel the number of pounds
| of -four or meal to be stamped on the
sack
The senate. in the committee of the
| whole. spent considerable time Thursday
| llitl ililS Ia uiStuSSIiiS H. H. ullu
| +. lI:I. which were finally recommended
| for passage. The former is the wolf
| bounty bill and the latter provides that
it is unlawful to Kill squirrels.
InaSmuch as there were only ninteen
members present. the senate on motion
of Gifn. voted the first thing Thursday
morning not To have Il bill come MP for
third reading before Monday afternoon.
These bills were introduced Thursday
and read the first time:
resolution, indorSeS the policy of PrcSi-
re>ilution,. indorSeS the policy of Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his stand to place in
surance companies under federal control
and urges the Nebraska delegation to
vote for the measure. which will bring
about that recommendation.
BY Gibson. of Douglas increases the
salary Of members Of South Omaha po-
lice board from $500 to $500 a year. To
allow the mayor and city council Of
South Omaha To refund the special paw
ing tax.
by Sheldon. of CaSS. providing that
the state board of equalization shall
make levy not exceeding > mills to