Omaha daily bee., 1905-02-16
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
Considerable Discussion over Asylum
investigation.
(From a STAFF Correspondent.)

From a STAFF Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, Feb. 15-ISpecial Telegram.)-
The house consumed nearly the entire
morning in a heated discussion of the
Jones resolution demanding an investiga-
ton of the conduct OF the former State
Board of Public Lands and Buildings re-
garding the expenditure of the $4,000 ap-
propriated by the last legislature for the
reconstruction of the burnt wing at the
Norfolk insane asylum The resolution was
adopted by a vote of 60 to 80. and Jones'
Windham and Howe were appointed by the
speaker to conduct such investigation.
A resolution by Ernst OF johnson de-
manding an investigation of the action of
the Lee Broom company in the alleged re-
duction Of wages paid to penitentiary con-
vcts was defeated.
The house adopted this resolution, offered
by Wilson of Pawnee:
States has seen ft to honor the twenty
ninth session of the Nebraska legislature
Senator Eugene A. Tucker, to the supreme
bench of the territory of Arizona and the
same has been confirmed by the senate OF
the United States therefore, be II
Resolved, That the house of representa-
tives of the Nebraska legislature does
high and important position to which he
has been appointed; that it congratulates
the people of ARIZONA In thus obtaining an
able and upright jurist.
Resolved, That the thanks of this house
are hereby extended to the Nebraska dele
cation, in congress who who, have been instru;
to the president Of the United States for
this honor which has been conferred on
Resolved, That the clerk OF this house
be Instructed to send a copy of these reso-
utOns to tSe f to n
and to the family of Senator Tucker.
In committee of the whole in the after
noon the house recommitted for passage
the Warner uniform teachers examination
bill over which brisk fight was made
yesterday and begun again today, with
Speaker Rouse on the floor and Warner
pitted against each other.
II. r, 10. the Junkin antitrust bill, came
UP for consideration. Junkin offered his
amendment exempting native Nebraska
corporations from the provisions of the bill
Clarke of Douglas took exceptions to the
amendment and the bill on the grounds
that subsidiary corporations to such as the
Standard Oil and the meat trusts could not
be reached under the terms of the act.
Junkin took an opposite view, as did
Perry of Furnas, who declared the bill as
amended ought to be satisfactory to Me-
braska interests.
"I refuse to be put in the light Of oppos-
ing this BILL" said Clarke. 'T simply Of
fered my suggestion because l feared the
bill might not reach these corporations II
the author OF the bill is satisfied with II.
am. I am for the spirit OF the BILL"
The amendment was adopted and the
committee reported progress on the bill.
II. r. 1SS by Jouvenat OF Boone, pro-
vidlng for a depostors guaranty fund ere
ated by a tax Of V OF / per cent of all
deposits in the state banks.
warmers bill on the authors motion was
excepted from the committees report and
ordered engrossed for third reading.
At 4:l5 the house adjourned.
These bills were introduced in the house
H. II. 275. by McClay of Lancaster. an
act to allow state ofiicers In cases OF emer-
gency to buy stationery costing not more
than $25 I'm open market
III. r. 276 by Smith OF Burt. an act to re-