Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19

ployment Of children and the penalty for
violation One member asked II under the
bill he could be punished for employing
his own children under 16 years of age
on his farm. BY a strict construction of
the law Mr.. Clarke said he could, but he
did not anticipate that any judge could
be found who would apply the penalty ex-
cept in extreme cases when 1t would be
absolutely necessary-in cases where the
parents had no love for their children, but
treated them as horses.
Speaker Nettleton thought this section
in endless feuds in rural districts; where
]. G. O'ConhelI, the venerable white haired
one man had children who worked his
farm. some neighbor who disliked him
would at once have him arrested, even
though no harm had been done the child.
In some communities he said this would
be the natural consequence of the bill in
it's present shape. Clarke saw the point
! and agreed to Mr.. Nettletons motion to
report progress and discuss the bill again
after he had considered this proposition.
| 1t begins to look as though the legislature
will have quite a wrestle over the passage
| of an employers liability bill. McMullen
of Gage this morning introduced a measure
| endorsed by the Brotherhood of Engineers
| and the Brotherhood of Conductors similar
| to the bill introduced by Gibson of Douglas
in the senate 1t removes the 5000 limit
to the liability OF a corporation for the
death of an employee. 1t is almost like
the Howell bill substituted before the COM
mittee Yesterday for the Cone measure.
McMullen said lnasmuch az the railroad
employees were the people affected he would
stand behind the bill he introduced at their
request.
Jab at Tax shirkers.
Lee of Douglas put in the following bill
in the house this morning:
No action or legal proceedings shall be
Instituted against any tax or any part
part thereof on any real estate, levied after
the passage and approval of this act, and
no defense shall be made or tnterposed
against any tax or part thereof or any
> special assessment or any part thereof
and approval of this act, in any action or
legal proceeding after the expiration OF one
u year from the date of the levy of said tax,
or said special assessment upon real estate,
provided said real estate was subject to
taxation. or the special assessment.
He followed this bill with II. r. u, which
provides no action shall be instituted
against any tax levied prior to the enact
rnent of the act after the expiration OF
seven months from the date of the passage
of the act
Hair COIOred Purple.
]. G. Cornell, the venerable white hatred
senator from Johnson county surprised his
. colleagues today by appearing in the senate
with the hair on the right half of his head
colored a deep purple When he entered
the chamber the other senators sat UT
in their chairs, rubbed their eyes and looked
the second time to see IL their vision was
going back on them. Senator O,Connel
explained he had not been trying to dye
his hair, but was the victim of a cheap In.
delible pencil furnished by the state to it'
employees. He attended a committee meet
/ ing last night and while there handled g
: purple pencil. His hand prespired and a.
: he grew interested in the proceedings h,
thrust his fingers through his hair every
: little while. When he got home he found
a big purple spot over his right temple
He tried to wash It out, but only succeeded
In spreading it over the entire right sid,
of his head.
Senator Patrick Of Sarpy introduced
bill today to permit the commencement o
= suits in any court except the suprem
: court by the serving by the plaintiff on tn,
defendant that he will on or before a Ger
g tain date file a petition or bill OF particular
In specified court and stating the mature
: of the action and II money Is sued for, tn
amount. This notice shall follow a pre-
? scribed form and may be served by an OF
l. ficer or by any person over p years OF age
l. In case the petition is not filed within tn
l. time specified the notice becomes invali,