Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-26

inc committee on constitutional amend
ments and federal relations reported favor
aply on Senator Roots bill providing that
new trial shall not be granted I'm civil
cases where 1t appears substantial Justice
has been done.
On recommendation of the committee the
Following bills were indefinitely postponed.
s.. f, Shy Burns. Providing for the ra-
peal OF the county treasury inspection law.
dana BURNS. providing for a state
ana village officers. CITY
3. r, 6S-By Burns. Providing actions for
personal Injury shall be Commenced With
year from the date of the injury
Members OF the committee explained TINT
they thought the bill providing for the
bureau OF inspection of county, city and
village on1cers was unconstitutional, be-
cause II created state Office not provided
tor IN the constitution. The bill has nassed
the mousse and 1t was agreed to consider II
again when the bill came over from there
AZ the afternoon session the following
oiils We're placed on the general file in
accordance with reports of the committee
on municipal AFFAIRS:
s. F. l44-By Gibson. Reducing the num-
ger ger OF nre and police commissioners in
South Omaha from five to three
BY the judiciary committee:
:. f. s0-By Root. To assign residue of
estate, after debts are paid, to person en-.
titled thereto. w
s. F. 7s-By Root. Amending the ,avv
relating to the granting of letters tesla
s. F; el.-By Thomas. Providing for the
Impeachment of county, city and viIlaes
othcers and police judges and justices of
the peace by proceedings in the district
5, F. lOS-By Patrick. Making sisnerss q,
petitions upon which saloon licenses re
ss TahtSH J1lntiy liable with the saloonkeeper
an an1 "a ms pohdsmen for damages from the
5. F. SHY Root. Providing a new trial
snail S not be granted because Of the small
covers actual pecuniary loss
., r; WY Root. Designating qualifca-
uens tor railroad commissioners.
3. +. lobby Patrick Providing saloon
licenses shall become void upon CONVICTION
OF holder of violations of the LIQUOR law
These bills were indefinitely postponed:
8. 8-By King. To determine heirship
8. +. lSS-By Hanna. Requiring that dis
trict judges shall have been practicinR al.
S. F. lO5-By Clarke. Removing the Ss Ooo
limit TO verdicts for death due 10 neRli-
genee A duplicate OF a bill previously
The senate then went into committee OF
the whole with Saunders OF Douglas in the
chair. H. r. No. 81, providing for an ap-
preparation of $4,000 to pay the expenses
Of the legislature, was passed after the
previous action Of the senate in cutting
out postage had been reversed
Senator Kings bill to empower a city If
the second class having less than 5000 popu
lation and villages to grant franchises Ia
public service corporations was discussed
at length, and finally, on motion of Nc
Kesson, was indefinitely postponed.
The committee then rose and the re-
mainder Of the session was spent consid-
ering the report OF the printing COMMITTEES
on the contract for printing the daily
Journal OF the senate. After a long dis
oussion final aetiop was postponed until
Monday.
The senate adjourned until O'Clock Mon
day afternoon.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate Friday;
s. F. as-By Thomas Of Douglas. Pro