The Columbus journal., 1905-02-08

Va ASO~n
the Elks lodge in Nebraska-S1 to O..
H. r. so, by Jackson of AntelOpe-TO
increase the salaries of the chief dep
uty fish and game commissioner to
$1,000 a year. and that of his first as
sistant to 81, 5OO-was defeated by a
vote of 81 to 40. H. r. a., by Smith
of Burt-To prohibit dumping in
drainage canals or ditches-was re-
commended for specific amendment.
The Omaha water board bill matter
was taken up and the motion of Lee
TO recOmmit for specific amendments
voted down BY 13 TO "a. The clerk
then began the reading of the bill,
which consumed nearly an hour. The
bill was passed by a vote OF GO to
-, just the required number to carry
he emergency clause. H.. r. SO. by
Kid. providing for districts in
cities of Beatrice'S size, was passed.
as was also: II. X. ~, by Gerdes OF
misunderstanding village boards
of health. II. r. 81. by Sadd1er of
Adams-Allowing 500 for the burial of
an old soldier. Bills introduced: H.
T.. 213, by Crosby of Jefferson-TO
confer on cities of the second class,
having less than 5000 inhabitants,
the authority to exercise 1.-The right
of eminent demain" in procuring
r~ights-of-way for the construction of
| sewers and drains. H. H. PA, by An
| dersen of Douglas-TO protect per-
sons, associations and unions of work
ingmen and others in their labels,
trade marks and forms of advertising.
SEEATE-These bills from the
house We're recommended for pass
age on the Sd: II. X. |. to provide
for guaranty bonds for state officers.
II. X. ). providing for the publication
If CObbey Statutes. II. r. u. recon-
mended by former Land Commission
ar FOllmer and Land Commissioner
Eaton, providing that when a person
buys lands from the state and dies
the contract shall hold good with the
heirs. S. F. o.. providing for the
keeping of probate records, was rec
commended for passage. as was S. F.
IL. providing that justices of the
peace may make IA charge of 5 ents
for indeXing. S. F.. I. by Thomas of
Douglas. providing that the Omaha
firemen shall work twelve hours a day
and lay off twelve hours a day, was
recommended for passage. Senator
Thomas explained the bill would re-
Quire twenty-siX men added to the de-
partment and that the expense to
the city would be about $4,000 a year
He has received a petition signed by
several thousand citizens of Omaha
endorsing the bill. The following
bills were introduced: S. F. 1913. by
jones of Otoe-MakinS il unlawful to
Kill squirrels between January | and
August ! and providing a penalty of
s. for violation. 5. r. 1856. by VII
iiams Of W Observation-Disclosures a person to
take fish from a stream On his own
land with a hoop net during the open
season. s. f. 1871. by Tucker of Rich
notwithstanding and making con-
stitutiOnal that portion of the drain
age law declared void recently by the
supreme court. S. F. 15S. by Hughes
Of Platte tby request Making the
open season for fishing. except for
trout. extend TO November 10. The
season now closes on October 81. s.
+. 1888. by Hughes of Platte-Attach-
ing a penalty for failure o. an abstrac-
ter 10 file a S!0.0o0 bond.
HOUSE-The house upon convel
ing on the Sd took up H.. X. IS. by
Burns OF Lancaster county. a Lincoln
carter bill which proposes to vest in
the mayor instead OF me excise board
power TO discharge and employ Do
licemsnr. The bill was passed with
the emergency clause. II. r. -. also
a Lincoln charter bill by Burns pro-
vidinS for a municipal electric light
ing plant. was also passed with the
emergency clause. IL. r. 50, a con-
current resolution proposing a cOnsti-
tu1ional amendment for a biennial
election Of all state officers and to in
crease the supreme court commission
membership from three to six. was
passed with the emergency clause. II.
X. 81. allowing soldiers relief com
missions in counties u retain ) per
cent of he amount of money they
was passed. II. r. 81. to
pay bounties for killing large gray
wolves or buffalo wolves. s. a head:
prairie wolf or coyote. 81. and wild
cat. 81. was passed. II. r. 70 prohib-
iting the manufacture and sale of Gig
aTettes and cigarette material, impos-
ing the penalty of a misdemeanor. was
passed. II. r. -. TO create a state
registrar of vital statistics. was pass
II. r. 119, prohibiting the mar
riage OF first cousins. was passed. H.
r. %. to compel dealers to put gaso-
line and benzine in red cans as a pre-
caution. passed. y to o. H. r. 125.
TO prevent conveying prohibited arti.
cIes to peniten:iary cOnvicts and i'm
posing a penalty of a fine not exceed.
$1,000 or a states prison sentence
not exceeding ten years, passed. H.
K. -. facilitating the obtaining OF a
OF n in a justice of the
court. passed. H. r. 90. shut
ing out PROFESSIONAL jurors in JUS
tice OF the peace courts and giving
defendants the right to peremptory
passed. II. r. 90. provid-
for h payment to jurors in ius-
tice of h peace courts of 81 each
by the successful parties and 50 cents
each when the jury fails to agree.
was passed H.. r. 100. taxing plain
tiff or defendant. whichever makes
application for a change of venue
in justice of the peace courts. with
he costs OF such change. was passed.
II. r. a. making it a misdemeanor n