Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-02-09
HOUSE.


penalty OF bribery Il one-year term in the
penitentiary.
BY FiShback. Of Clay County. to re-
Guirc incorporated telephone companies
doing business in this state to connect
the lines of other companies.
BY Stctson, of Seward. to make false
swearing as to age in procuring Il mar
riage license punishable by pcnitcntiary
sentence TO provide license for book
agents. solicitors for books, magazines or
charts and members of organizations,
lodges. etc
BY Eohrcr. Of Saline. to require tie So
curing Of the expenses when application
is made for the admission Of any insane
person to any insane asylum.
BY M"rIdith, of York, to allow con
Structinn OF tiled rs well as open bitches
for the drainage of land.
BY Clarke, of Douglas, to give n pur-
chaser the right 10 recover money paid
on contracts Of conditional sale Of
persona! property after waiver of for
feturr ny vendor.
BY douglas, of Rock. to make the
board OF supervisors or county commits
SioncrS the county board Of equalization
BY Atwood. Of Seward, 10 increase
maximum allowance for road ovcrsccrs
from $:ia TO $30~in any one year.
BY Mctiay. Of Lancaster. to provide
for the relief of Thomas i. Kcnnard.
BY Nc; lay, Of Lancaster, TO provide
for the publication and distribution of
state documents in one volume instead
of by sCpcratc reports.
The house Wednesday morning passed
senate file No. AZ, authorizing the gov
i,f,> .i,r IF
with the governor of South Dakota. rs
agreed upon by 4 commission appointed
by the two governors, to fix boundaries
between the states at certain points.
When the house convened at > p. IN.
Wednesday it went into committee of
the whole with Clarke, of Douglas. i'll
the chair.
At 400 r. III. the house adjourned.
The following bills were introduced
in the house Wednesday:
BY Rouse. of Hall. TO permit surety
companies to lie security for public Off
cials. Relative to giving Of surety
bonds for state and county funds by
surety companies. Providing for the
payment hy counties of the premium
on the bonds of county treasnrers. Rela-
tive 10 county and state funds secured
DE surety bDHuS. L TotIuillS LOT the pay
mcnt Of premiums in surety company
bonds when given by persons acting in Il
fiduciary capacity Providing for the
payment out of the state treasury of the
premium on the state treaSArerS bond
BY Wilson. Of Pawnee. provides that
bona fde owners of contracts for lease
of educational lands which We're in full
force and effcc; prior TO May 26. 1879
rney perfect their title according to the
terms and provisions of the laws which
were in force and effect prior to May
16. 1879.
BY Ward, Of Sarpy, to provide for the
construction and maintenance of bridges,
culyertS and approaches thereto on pub
lie highways.
BY Burns. of Lancaster. to prohibit
printers and others from printing OF
publishing more copies of books, pam
phletS. circulars. or other publications
than ordered 10y the author.
By Dodge. of Douglas, an act dis
claiming and relinQuishing all claim Of
ownership Of title Oh the part of the
state of Nebraska 10 any and all lands
now being within the boundaries of the
state OF Iowa which shall hereafter
be OF become within the boundaries of
the state of Nebraska. Authorizing the
governor 10 appoint three commissioners
on behalf of the state TO act Jointly with
4 like commission from Iowa in agreeing
upon a boundary line between said states
of Nebraska and Iowa.
BY CaScbecr. of Gage, 10 allow mutual
insurance companies doing city business
to establish aud maintain guaranty
funds
BY Haley. OF Webster. to make terms
of councimcn in second class cities four
years.
BY Roberts, of Dodge. to increase pay
of county commissioners.
BY Clarke. of Douglas, to define de-
PENDANTS in civil suits.
BY kyG. of Gage, in relation to instru-
mcnts OF writing recorded, copied oil
noted in the books OF the Office of county
clerk. In relation to instruments OF
writing recorded. copied or noted i'll the
books of the office of the register OF
deeds.
BY Clarke. of Douglas. an act to in
clude the game of policy in the antilot-
terry law.
BY Clarke. of Douglas, to provide for
appeals TO the supreme court in all cases
except criminal eases
The house Thursday morning passed
these bills:
BY Foster, of Douglas. making the
bribing or attempted bribery Of jurors 4
felony.
Bv Windham, OF Cass. applying the
fire escape law to Office buildings.
Ry Douglas, OF Rock, to incorporate
the ElkS lodge in Nebraska.
Just before noon Burns introduced his
Lincoln Evening News resolution and
Speaker Rouse had the warrant for the
editor prepared. However, he was in
formed MIR. DobbinS would appear with
out a warrant rs soon as the house recon
vened at > p m At that hour Mr.. Dob
bins. with his attorneys. appeared and
stated his willingness to 4 hearing be-
fore the house or Il committee, as the
house saw ut. The speaker appointed
Il committee
The Omaha water board bill matter
was then taken up and passed by vote
of 81 to -, just The required number to
carry the emergency clause.
II. r. rs. by Kyd. providing for sewer
districts III cities Of Beatrice's size, was
passed. as was also:
II. K. ~, 10y Gcrdcs. of Richardson,
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