Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-03-02
ROUTINE PRoCEEDINGs OF SENATE
Committee of the whole Acts ON Many
Bills.

Committee of the whole Acts on Many
CFrom a stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, March 1-(Specal 1.-THE fol-
lowing bills we're reported from standing
committees at this mornings session Of
the senate:
s. F. s4s-By Byrnes Making II optional
with counties under township organnis.a aUn
ship. On general file. -, -,
s. F. s2e-By Byrnes. To provide for
taired BY railroads and for the use OF
woven-wire fence. On general hle. -.
10 . make S a Quarterly SS report Of fees col
lected or earned and to turn fees into the
county treasury. On general hie. ,,.,.
committee). Prohibits breweries or distill.
cries from having any interest IN retail
saloon or saloon license or from aiding OF
assisting any person TO secure license
s. r. SsiNBy sibley Providing divorce
after II is entered. On general file by vote
of senate after an adverse report by the
s. r. s1S-By sackett Providing sheriffs
shall be paid out of the general fund In
stead OF by fees, and fixing the salaries.
On general file
The senate went into committee Of the
whole. with Thomas in the chair, and the
following bills were considered:
s. r. 246-By Gibson. Making amend
ments to the South Omaha charter. For
S. r. 115-By Gibson. Providing two,
| shift system for South Omaha fremen.
Went over because Of omission OF provi-
| sion for salaries of certain officers. A
8. F. 42-By Patrick. Making county com
| missioners road commissioners and provid-
Ing for the King system Of roadmsakSiing
IS. r. Shy Root. Making the governor
and secretary Of state the State Board OF
| Charities and Corrections and eliminating
! the paid secretary of the board. No action.
| Roots bill relating to the State Board
of Charities caused long discussion,
number Of the members opposing the idea
of abolishing the paid secretaryship. The
committee rose before any action had been
/ taken.
. The Gibson bill, relating to the owner
ship of saloons by brewers and other
manufacturers of intoxicating liquors, was
reported back to the judiciary committee,
to which 1t had been recommitted for
little change in form and with the provis-
ion limiting the number of saloons &C
cording to population stricken out The
limitations formerly had in the Gibson
bill have been introduced into bill faith
cred by Patrick of Sarpy.
At the afternoon session the senate went
into committee Of the whole and acted on
the following bills:
l g r. 9EBy Thomas. Creating a state
board of osteopathy For passage:
s. F. Shy Root. Relating to the State
| Board OF Charities and Corrections, and
abolishing the paid secretary. Indefinitely
, postponed
when the committee reported Root sought
to have the action OF the COMMITTEES kill
ing the bill reversed, but his motion was
voted down by vote of II to D.
The following bills were reported from
standing committees at the afternoon ses-
sion:
D g. F. 3s-By Byrnes Providing for the
4 election Of township deputy assessors Fol
, general file.
" definitely postponed
y s. F. ioO-By Epperson; Placing telephone
4 | companies under the jurisdiction of the
q State Railway commission. Recommitted
n eral file
g The senate adjourned until p. m. Mon
d day.
The following bills were introduced in th'
i senate Friday:
a 8. +. 42O-By Patrick of sarpy. Amend
ing the game law TO provide for huntinl
and fishing license for all persons over 1
n any except land Of which they are owner
!, or tenants; reducing the resident licens,
L fee from 81 to so cents and allowing county
Is clerks issuing licenses 10 collect fee o
Ia 10 cents for mis- services.
r. 8; F E4-By Dodson Of Saline For tn
3 tition OF two-afths of all Of the votes cas-
le at the last general election and for tn
IS fifths vote regardless Of the humber 0
IN years the county seat has been located. -
l. reouire Grain comnsnies TO- make daily re
to Commissioner and providing for the pub
- chase OF grain at such intervals as he ma
Or deem necessary. Providing fine OF iron
\ IS. r. l2s1By Wilsex of Frontier. Denn
ing the form of county treasurers deed
a. and the manner Of redemption: -
H. 8. r. 424-By Epperson. Requiring tina
N associations to care for dependent neg
- lected or delinquent children may not b
n. Incorporation have been approved by tn
n State Board OF Charities and Corrections
~ 8. F. 426IBy Epperson Of Clay. To re
Or the care and custody Of any child 70 an
az person or association to obtain hcens
n rections, such associations to be governe
ne by the rules and regulations OF the Stat
Board Of CHARITIES snn SnS o SaSSss
Mt act to amend senate file g. already signe
by the governor, by striking out that par
m OF the act requiring a label on the exterio
~ OF packages containing Intoxicating liquor
o. and In lieu thereof requiring the fling Q
n mon csrriers showing the amount ana kin
y Of intoxicants and the name OF the cor
On signor and OF the consignse. ,.l.-
10 the Establishment OF other Departments Z
the State university in addition to thos
s. r. 4&-By Burns OF Lancaster. Bstat
NJ fishing maximum telegraph rates With
Is the state at not more than 70 per cent {
an the rate In force January ], 1907. and prC
ylding fine Of FROM SIS 70 500 for vic
he s. +. 42s+By Gould OF Greeley. Trans
n ferring from the conscience fund OF III
]. state treasury 20 the credit of the gener'
At 81. +. 4OO-By Burns Of Lancaster, Pr
of Viding that water may be appropriated an
| diverted for domestic use In the same maj
at ner a. for agricultural purposes.
of s. +. SHY Latta Of Burt; To proyio
"a | that in counties under township organize
ton each township shall constitute a sing
TO road district and that but one road Owe
rs seer shall be elected in each township;
IN s. r. B2-By Sackett OF Gage, ProVidin
"a | that In towns or villages having no res
ca dent registered pharmacist any wholesa
m | or retail dealer In any business may 81
n | certain specified common drugs. -.
g. II. 433-By Sackett OF Gage. validate
- agreements for the sale OF land when son
= 49, ~ uaenora ndufn thereof in writing hi