Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-24
DAY Il OF RESOLUTIONS IN HOUSE
One On Printing journal Brings Out
- Some Discussion. IDA

Some DtScuhslOhs '- L
(From a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN. Jan. 23,-lSpecial0-The house
convened at 10 o'clock with Ned Brown
of Lancaster presiding. Van Housen of
Colfax introduced the following resolution,
which went over for one day under the
rules: .
Whereas. President Roosevelt has pub
licly announced his advocacy of the income
tax; and , -,
that the wealth of the nation should bear
lis lust proportion Of the burdens OF the
government Therefore be 1t
tiVes OF Nebraska that congress be me
morialized and that the Nebraska dele
cation In the senate ana mouse OF repttr.
requested to use all honorable means to
bring about such laws as win compel tax
upon incomes IN a acc n1esGen Tith the
. The committee on printing reported as
follows: r7 -'
We. your. committee on public printing to
whom was referred the, resolution relating
10 printing the house journal dairy, beg
Leave To report that we have secured sew
erata bids and estimates upon the work,
none OF which are considered saustaetory
10 this committee, which therefore hereby
recommends that the resolution be not con
CURED In and that the daily printed copies
of the journal be not secured on the terms
offered. --.
The resolution referred to in the report
was by Cone OF Saunders and provided
that The house contract for the daily print
ing Of the journal the same plates to be
used when the completed journals are
printed. Cone moved an amendment that
the report of the committee be not con-
Cured in and that the house make con-
tract either for the journal to be printed or
IIaimeograph copies to be furnished each
day to each member. After debate lasting
all morning this was defeated and the re-
port OF the committee adopted.
/ The following resolution by Harrison Of
Otoe was adopted:
Whereas, In the considerati ton of the vari-
Gus bills now pending relatiye to the pow
/ ers OF the railroad commission and freight
and passenger rates, II Is imperative that
the Joint railroad committee OF the house
and senate have for its guidance ana In
formation all the data and facts available
pertaining to these subjects; therefore be II
Resolved That the state bureau OF STA,
railroad committee of this legislature with
| the tariff schedules OF the railroads oper-
ating In Nebraska and all obtainable sta
tistics and data concerning railroad rates,
shipments ard such other Information as
may be gernfane to the subject.
| Speaker Eettleton presided at the AFTER
noon session and when he came into the
hall he was greeted with loud applause.
The following bills were passed: ..
/ H. r. 2O-By E. w. Brown OF Lancaster.
Putting the Lincoln city library under the
general state library laws.
H. n. 23-By Culdice OF Saline. Limiting
the liability OF villages
II. r.. 25-By Armstrong OF Nemaha. Pro-
viding a penalty for not cutting weeds
along the country roads.
H r. lO-By HeneTnan. Providing per-
sons who have practiced veterinary sur
gerry for ive years be allowed TO use the
title was killed on third reading.
The chief clerk in the engrossing and en-
rolling rooms and the timekeeper were al
lowed 81 day salary
The following bills were introduced:
H r. l5S-By Farley OF Hamlin. ProVid-
ing cities OF the second class may issue
! bonds for internal improvements not 20
bear more than per cent Interest. ,
| be paid in cash, provided when private
| taxpayer shall run King drag ever ne
| road at least once month he shall get his
/ receipt for poll taxes
H. r. l57-By Lee CT Douglas Amerdins
! Omaha city charter and fixing levy.
IL r. 15S-By Hamer OF Buffalo. Relating
/ 10 chartering companies for putting IN
! power and light plants In small villages
i II. r l69-By NOyes Of C9ss (by request)'
Recurring and regulating the registra ton
\ their use and operation upon the highways
Al r. I66-By Hin Of Chase To compel
4 all railroads to run at least one train a day
] on branch lines.
III. r. i6l-By Walsh Of Douglas. An act
\ grounds OF machinery hall and 10 aDDro-
| pirate for such purpose the sum or Sl0eo
| or so much Thereof as may be necessary.
! n r 1e9-P'- n---~ OF Pawnee. To abol-
| ish capital punishment.
| II. r. l63-By henIy Of Holt. Memorable