Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-30

ternoon Monday passing bills. On near
~ all of the ballots ten members were
absent. but the measures Of these mem
bers, as well as those bills carrying the
emergency clause, with the exception Of
one or two, were passed over until the
full membership could be present
These bills were passed:
TO compel county assessors TO furnish
copy Of assessment to party assessed,
which shall be a notice to appear before
the board of equalization.
Compelling the enforcement of scaven-
ger law.
Fees to be paid for protests with
the board Of equalization.
TO prevent the Dissertation Of Memo
rial day.
Agents of corporations to make out
assessment when asked to by the asses
sOr.
Providing for board of control to
! buy supplies for state institutions.
\ bar to actions in any other state
will be operative in this state.
Action against an insurance company
can begin in county where cause arises.
To prevent issuance of special benefit
life insurance policies.
Consolidating Offices of city. county
and school district treasurer of Omaha
and Douglas County.
\ joint resolution requesting congress
to enact a law TO place insurance COM
panics under federal control.
/ Allows administrators to bring suit for
damages against trespassers.
The Cady railroad commission bill. n
| copy of the act of 1887. repealed by the
| legislature of 1901. passed the senate
| Tuesday afternoon with only four votes
against it.
Friends of the movement to establish
binding Irvine plant at the state pen
itentiary, which will cost the state in
| the neighborhood of 100000 to estab-
fish and mainta. II the first year, received
| great encouragement Tuesday morning
| in the senate, when the bill by Haller to
appoint a commission to investigate the
proposition was killed. The bill. had it
| become a law, would have settled the
! movement for the next two years at
| least The bill to establish the plant
has already passed the house and for
| many weeks has been in the senate
| Members have been flooded with petit
| tions from allquarters of the state favor
| ing the bill and until recently there has
! been little done against it.
These bills were passed Tuesday after
| noon:
The Omaha salary bill.
The Lincoln charter bill.
| Reducing the pay of members of the
| insanity commission of Lancaster CGan-
| ty.
The interurban railroad bill.
S. +. 1913 considered and passed. This
bill provides that poll tax shall be s.
cash or two days work. The bill was
! killed Monday. but was resurrected by
its author, Senator Giffin, Tuesday after
| noon.
In an imprisoned speech in which he
declared his lack of any knowledge that
an attempt had been made to raise So
600 among Douglas County officials to be
spent in securing the passage through
the senate of the biennial election bill.
the money to be handled by a Douglas
County senator. Gibson, of Douglas.
| "Wednesday morning demanded of the
senate that a committee be appointed to
investigate the charge and report to the
senate 4 half dozen senator's moved a
second to the motion, and Saunders and
then Thomas made speeches for the in
| yeStigation.
The motion to appoint the committee
carried almost unanimously and Presi-
| dent Jennings appointed this committee:
Dimery of Seward. Sheldon of Cass, and
| Bresee of Sheridan.
| The sitting committee made it's first
report Wednesday afternoon, reporting
| back for the general file seventeen bills
Among the important ones were:
| Giving the rights of eminent domain
| to the university.
| Appropriating $4,000 for Il library
| building at the Peru normal school
Appropriating $4,000 for the Norfolk
asylum.
| These bills were passed Wednesday:
| Providing that three months notice
shall be given occupants of land before
purchaser under tax sale can secure a
deed
! Defining property exempt from taxa
| ton.
Providing for redemption of land sold
| for taxes.
| 4 curative bill requiring insurance
| companies to file annual reports.
| Providing for organization of cemetery
| associations.
To prevent the publication of more
| books than called for by contract.
| Allowing saloonkeepers to give surety
bonds.
| County repositories to give surety
bonds.
| Allowing surety companies to go OIL the
| bond of more than one officer.
TO liquidate warrant Indebtedness Of
road districts.
| Appropriating 500 to pay expenses of
farmers Institutes, to be paid by the
| county.
Appropriation for live stock pavilion at
| state fair.
| Providing fee banks must pay before
receiving charter.
| II. r. 165, known as the anti Christian
Science bill.
! The senate adjourned at 6 o'clock.
BY q vote of is to 9, II. r. 40, provid-
| ing for the establishment Of binding
Irvine plant at the state penitentiary was
recommended for passage by the senate
| in committee of thewhole Thursday.
That it will pass the senate there is
not the slightest doubt, though it is a
| question whether the measure will re-