Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-01-19

TO poison person snail De imprisoned or
fined
/ BY Casebeer, Of Gage, provides for the
care of crippled, deformed and abandon
ed children.
| BY Gerdes, of Richardson, gives village
trustees and boards quarantine powers.
BY Warner of Lancaster, to permit
graduates of private and normal schools
to secure state certificates.
BY Fitle, of Douglas, a bill to provide
for two shifts of twelve hours each for
South Omaha firemen.
SENATE.
Lieut.. Gov. McGilton called the senate
to order at 1870 Wednesday and the
blessing was invoked by Chaplain Flock
Senator Hart was the only member alb
sent. Adjt. Gen. Culver during the
night had presented to Lieut.. Gov. Nc
Clifton a gavel that had been captured
in the Philippines during the time the
general was there, and this was used to
the satisfaction of the knuckles of the
presiding officer.
On motion Of Sheldon, of Cass, Jen-
nings of Thayer Cady Of Howard, and
Fries of Valley, were appointed to rustic
around and secure supplies for the use of
the members of the senate.
Mockett, of Lancaster, moved reso-
luton, that was unanimously carried, to
furnish representatives of the newspa-
pers in the senate copies Of the Cobbey
statutes for use during the session
The committee Oh employees made a
partial report allowing each senator to
make one appointment and will make a
further report. The committee was in
structed to report on the number of days
the employees are to be paid, whether
during the time the senate is actually in
session or by the week The names re-
ported and accepted were:
I George 0. Barnes, clerk: Maud Ord
stenographer; George II. Barber, clerk ::
Rev. j. II. Presson, proofreader; Claud
Parrot. clerk; James McMullen. bill
clerk; Blanche Adams, stenogra pher; A
ID. Flanagan, doorkeeper; r. 4. Miner,
clerk; f. Curtis, custodian of cloak
room; John J. Murphy, clerk; William
Cook, clerk; Rev. Perry, copyist; Je-
rome Easley, janitor; Oscar Johnson
mail carrier; A. II. Donecken, bill clerk:
r. L. White, gallery doorkeeper.
/ inns list was Endorsed by the senate
and most of them were sworn in.
day afternoon in the senate after Assist
ant Secretary Greevy had called the roll
and Chaplain Flock had invoked the
blessing, was a motion by Cady, Of How
ard. to name committee Of three to
confer with house committee OH fixing
a date for adjournment.
! The committee on employees reported
these names to the senate and thy were
sworn in and placed on the pay roll:
Miss Olive Utt secretary to lieutenant
governor: Charles E. Furay. copyist; F.
J. Benedict. custodian of the senate: Ed
gar McCrea, custodian of the gallery:
Mrs. E. S. Cameron. copyist; Tom
Wright, clerk; J. A Pollard, messenger;
Jerry Wilhelm, night Waterman: II. A.
Hober, janitor.
Business opened brisk in the senate
Tuesday and twelve bills were intro
! duced
! President Pro TEN. Jennings called the
senate to order and Chaplain Floock
asked the blessing.
! George O. Barnes, doorkeeper. was re-
/ ported sick and W. S. Elithorp was ap-
pointed substitute to take his place.
Bills were introduced and read for the
, first time as follows:
BY Thomas. of Douglas. An act to di-
vide the Omaha fire department into two
shifts to work twelve hours each.
/ BY Fries, of Valley, an act requiring
counties, cities and villages to grant
and issue to ex-union soldiers and sail
ors free of charge license to peddle
goods, wares and merchandise.
BY f. f. Good, of Nemaha, an act to
allow the state board Of equalization to
raise or lower valuation Oh classes of
property.
By Mockett. of Lancaster. an act to
require the plaintiff in a divorce suit to
reside in the state al least one year prior
TO the filing of the suit if the Offense
charged was committed in the state.
BY Epperson. of Clay. an act to sim
plify records in cases filed in the su-
preme court.
By Mockett, of Lancaster. an act pro-
viding for the establishment of Juvenile
| court.
BY Sheldon. of Cass. an act to provide
for 2-mill levy to create Il sinking
fund to pay off the state debt.
BY Begthol. of Lancaster, an act pro-
! viding for a county engineer in Doug
las and Lancaster Counties.
ply the penalty for theft and embezzlc-
ment 10 the crime of coercion.
By Saunders. of Douglas. an act TO
incorporate the Improved Order of Red
Men, the Red Mems League and the De
gree of Pocahontas.
BY Sheldon. of CasS. an act to adjust
fees to be charged by justices of the
peace.
BY Saunders. Of Douglas. an act to
allow the Knights of Pythias. Masons.
Odd Fellows. alliances and kindred or
CARNATIONS to incorporate.
After calling the senate to order at 10
o'clock Wednesday morning, Lieut.. Gov.
McGilton delivered short address on
the matter of preparing bills that are to
be enacted into laws.
Jennings, of Thayer. offered a resolu-
ton of respect to Senator Hart and it
was adopted.
The following bills were introduced
Wednesday and read for the first time:
BY Layerty. of Lancaster to prevent
the illegal expenditure of public funds.
BY Jennings, of Thayer, limiting the
amount of bonds to be issued by school
districts.
BY Gibson. of Douglas. to punish jur-
l.