Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-23

'oe Oh puonc lands and buildings. The
report was adopted.
Tho appropriation for the improve
ment Of the Norfolk Insane asylum was
. cut from SGO,0O0 to So. 600 in commit.
tee of the whole
The house passed these bills Friday.
by Burns, a curative measure. to place
TWO relative sections of the statutes un.
der one head.
by Bartoo, Of Valley. permitting the
consolidation or reinsurance of risks in
fraternal beneficiary societies without
new medical examinations
These bills were introduced Friday:
BY Lee. Of Douglas, providing that no
goods made or manufactured in a Deni-
uary. prison or refOrmatOry. or other
institution in which convict labor is en-
plOyed. shall be sold or exposed for sale
in this state knowingly, without labelling
them as convict made"
BY CaSebeecr. of Gage. TO establish q
hospital for crippled. rylpturcd and de-
formed children; 10 provide for their edu-
cation. and for the location and govern
ment Of said hospital.
At the noon hour the speaker an
nounced the time agreed on for adjourn
ment had arrived and he declared the
house adjourned.
The house held 10 session on Monday
on account of lack of Il quorum
Promptly at 10 IA. m. Speaker Rouse
called the house to order Tuesday and "A
good attendance was on hand for the first
session since Friday. The Sncwbound
members had managed TO break through
the embargo and were present
At p. IN. Tuesday the house took up
the bills on third reading and passed the
following:
BY Robbins, of Gage. to give TO cities
and villages the right TO fOrecoSe tax
sale certificates Immediately after their
purchase.
BY Jackson. of Antelope, providing for
n state accountant OF Il salary of $1,000
q year.
BY Rouse, OF Hall. giving To restaurant
and boarding house keepers the same le-
gal protection against fraud as is accord
ed hotel and inn keepers.
BY StctSon. of Saline, providing for the
payment of the entire county road tax
in cash.
BY Perry, Of Funas. to make the pen
atty for breaking and entering apply to
buildings of all characters.
BY CravenS, of Pawnce. providing for
construction of plank. brick. stone and
concrete sidewalks in cities under 10000
population.
BY Douglas. OF Rock, making the open
season for deer and antelope Aug. - to
Nov. II; on prairie chickens. sage and
grouse. Sept. | to Nov. 50: ducks and
other wild water fowl. Sept. | to April
10; jaclsnipe and yellow legs. Sept. TO
May !; wild pigeons. doves and plover
June IL To Aug. |; trout. April | to Oct.
!: other fish. April | to Nov II: prohib-
iting killing of quail during 1905-6-7 and
fixing open season on them after 1901
from Nov. to Nov. 30: limiting number
of geese or hrant to be killed per day by
n single hunter TO ten. game birds twenty
five and prairie chickens ten during the
month of September. The bill imposes
a fine OF 81 bird or sentences Of ten
days for each for all birds killed in eX
cess of the legal number
BY CaSScIl. of Otoc, providing that the
proceeds of inheritance tax shall be used
for the construction of permanent roads.
BY Jouycnat. of Boone vcstinc in the
state banking board discretionary power
as to the integrity ana responsibility of
persons applying for hankin@ charters.
BY Haley. Of Webster, appropriating
the S1J.UDD balance from IN" Worlds
Fair state fund 10 enable Nebraska to
participate in the Lewis and Clark eN
position ut Portland. Ore.
BY Ernst OF Johnson. appropriating
$4,000 fer the establishment and $50
600 for the operation of binding Irvine
plant at the state pcntcntiary. the vote
being Gii to IL.
Quit a number of bills were intro
duccd. and the house III 40 adjourned.
The house consumed nearly the entire
morning Wednesday, in Il heated discus
sion Of she Jones resolution demanding
an investigation of the conduct Of the
former state board of public lands and
buildings regarding tn" expenditure of
the 100000 appropriated by the last
legislature for the reconstruction Of the
burnt wing at the Norfolk insane aSy
lum. The resolution WAS adopted by a
vote of 90 t. 80. and Jones, Windham
and Howe were appointed by the speak
or 10 conduct such investigation.
These bills were introduced in the
house Wednesday:
BY McClay. of Lancaster, to allow
state officers in cases Of emergency to
buy stationery costing not more than
SO in open market.
BY Smith. of Burt, 10 rCdiStrict the
state Of Nebraska into senatorial and
representative districts.
By uogrefe Oy request. to amend
chapter Is of the compiled statutes OF
the state Of Nebraska of 1903, by add
ing Il new section. Providing for the adj
mission Of foreign associations or com
panir> to transact the business of acct
dent or sickness.
By Clarke. of Douglas. TO prohibit III"
stealing of, or attempting to steal. rides
on trains and to provide a penalty.
BY Roberts, of Dodge. to enable coun-
ty boards to acquire title 10 land for the
purpose Of laying ont roads
BY Robbins, of Gage. regulating the
fees Of SherifS and other county Off
rialS.
BY Robbins of Gage fixing salaries OF
SheriffS ard the manner of appointing
and paying their deputies.
by Hill. an act 10 fix the minimum
number OF trains and regulate the run
ming time on railroads in the state of Ne