Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-22

years for having possession or custody OF
burglar tools On general Gle.
s. Z. 25-By Randall Exempting from
taxation normal schools having authority
from the state to grant teachers cef-
tidcates. Indefinitely postponed;
=, r.. 16-By King Providing lot an
, appeal by taxpayers from the action Of the
County Board OF Equalization In making
the annual levy. on general fle. -. -,
s. r. B2-By Saunders. Regulating the
doing Of business in the state and the use
of the courts by foreign corporations. In
81 r. %s-By Clarke. Providing theaters
and audltoriums shall have main floor not
more than FIVE feet above the ground level
s. F. 24-By Thorne, by request Provid-
ing for a reduction OF exemptions from
s. F. SiS-By King Joint resolution
mcmorializing congress to provide Tor
constitutional convention to submit an
amendment to the constitution to permit
the election Of senators by direct vote of
the people; .on general file.
s. f. l6S-By King Recurring foreign
corporations to have agents within the
state upon whom service of process may be
had; on general file.
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell appointed
as a conference committee to meet with a
like committee from the house to consider
the senate amendment to II. r. 116, which
the house refused to concur in, Senators
Sacket, wiltse and Patrick.
Burns of Lancaster moved s. +. 200 and
S. f. 2O4, relating to insurance corporations,
be recommitted to the Insurance committee
for amendment, and after a spirited debate
the motion was lost.
The senate passed the following bills:
s. +. 262-By Thomas. Providing a man
who fails to support his family shall not
| be exempt from execution.
8. f. 212-By Wiltse. Providing jail SEN
fences at hard labor for assault, threaten
ing to provoke assault or drunkenness.
At the afternoon session these bills were
placed on general hle
IL. r. 23-By Culdice Limiting the liahil-
| ity of villages for damages due TO defective
| streets or sidewalks
| to gather statistics relating to agriculture.
The senate then went into committee Of
! the whole. with Gibson in the chair, and
acted on the following bills:
| s.. F. 141-By Sibley. Taxing mercantile,
\ grain and foreign corporations on the basis
definitely postponed.
s. f. 2Oi-By sibey Amending the law
relating to weights and measures; for
S. f. 2S5-By Ashton Requiring in will
| specific statement of intent TO disinherit a
child or the heir of childi indefinitely post
s. F. 26O-By Saunders. Providing con-
! hrmation OF sale shall not be set aside on
| grounds of gross injustice; for passage.
s. +. 72SS-By Saunders. Giving tax lien
priority over other membranes and liens;
| Indefinitely postponed.
| s. F.. 10-By Patrick So-caled ticket
scalper bill. Requires railroad companies
! to recognize tickets in the hands of any
bona fde bearer Final action not taken
| s. F. 19S-By Latta. Prohibiting the run
ming of passenger coaches ahead OF
freight, express or baggage cars in making
s. f. 76-By Gibson Prohibiting brewer.
| from having interest in saloons and limit
/ ing number of saloons according to popula
tlon. Recommitted TO judiciary committed
! for amendment to make the bill constitu.
| tiohal.
On motion of McKesson of Lancaster
Lieutenant Governor Hopewell appointed
Senator Patrick to read webster's 'EulogS
on Washington" as a part of the join
observance of washinGton's birthday tt
be held at O'Clock Friday.
The following bills were introduced in tn,
senate Thursday:
s. F. 349-By Byrnes Of Platte. Maklnl
1t optional for counties under township or
| ganization to have a separate supervisor
for each township and providing how e
4 discontinue such township supervisors anC
1 re-establish district supervisors in sucl
counties.
s. F, S5O-By Byrnes of Platte, Provid
ing that in counties under township organ
ization township treasurers shall be tow
collectors and shall call at least once OF
each person for collection Of taxes
! g.. F.. Sl-By Byrnes of Platte. Provid
ing for collection. of taxes. by township
treasurers, in counties Under township or
ana requiring county ClSrKS' u
issue duplicate tax lists TO such treas
urers. .,.l.
s. r. 352-By Byrnes Of Platte. Requires
township treasurers to receipt for taxes
paid and to enter same upon their records
| s, +, S3-By Byrnes Of Platte. PROVIDING
for the election Of deputy county assessors
tn each township and ward, 70 serve fol
s. +. 554-By sIbley of Lincoln. Providins
for sale Of educational lands to school dis
trtcts, = church or cemetery associations
Allowing sale of school lands which may
s. r. s5sEBy sIbley OF Lincoln. Makins
maximum express charges 70 per cent 81
those in force January /, 1907, and provid
ing that nothing in the act shall be con
strued to reduce the charges OF packages
of four pounds or less and providing tina
no charge shall be less than % cents.
ing II unlawful TO operate traction engine
or steam engines for power in cperatinl
threshng machines without having SAM
equipped with appliances to prevent tn,
escape OF fire therefrom.
s. F. 357-By judiciary committee I'm
posing an annual license tax upon domestic
and foreign corporations doing business il
according to capital stock.
s. f. 35S-By judiciary committee. In
creasing fees for filing articles OF incor
poration, making minimum filing fee 81
for corporations OF $4,000 capital or less
Present law makes fling fee $40 for an,
company having capital stock up to 800. COZ
For company with capital stock OF iron
$4,000 TO $4,000 new fee. $50; $4,000 to 500,
Ooc. $50; II over 500, 900 additional fee 70
ing. certain. other fees