Valentine Democrat., 1907-01-24
Nebraska
Legislature
No Investigation for Brown


By a vote Of 80 to IS, the house
Monday afternoon tabled the corpora
tion-Van Housen resolution TO fnvssti-
gate rumors and reports concerning
the officials aes Of Norris Brown when
attorney general. Voting with the Re
publfcans to table the resolution were
five fusionistS-BrovH - Sherman,
Carlin Of Rock, Tnes Of Howard:
Macksy Of Custer, and NoYthing Of
Dawson. Van Housen, Of Colfax
called up his resolution when that or
der CT business was reached and
Thiessen of Jefferson moved to table
it,
Committees on New Laws.
Privileges and Elections-Fariey Of
Hamilton, Dodge Of Douglas, McMul-
len Of Gage, E. P. Brown OF LAncas-
ter, Anderson Of Madison, Mackey of
Custer, Marlatt Of Kearney.
Committee on Railroads-Harrison
Of Otoe. Marsh Of Seward, Walsh Of
Douglas. Keifer Of Nuckolls, Knowles
Of Dodge, Duncan Of Otoe, Adams Of
Dawea
Committee on Revenue and Taxa
tion-"oDodge of Douglas, Doran Of Gar
field, Neff of Franklin, Davis Of Cass,
Baker Of York, Kuhl Of Cedar, Carlin
of Rock
Regular Committees in Senate.
The senate committee to select
standing committees decided 10 recon-
mend to the senate that tho regular
committees on railroads, revenue and
privileges and elections constitute the
sonata half Of the joint committees to
formulate legislation on the railway
commission, pass, direct primary and
terminal taxation subjects. O'Connell
Of Johnson and Byrnes Of Platte, a
fusioEist, were dropped from the rail-
road committee to reduce the number
to seven, as provided for in the resolu
tions of the two houses.
The committees are as follows:
Railroads-Wilsey Of Frontier.
Gould Of Greeley. Aldrioh Of Butler,
Wiltse of Cedar Epperson Of Clay,
Hanna Of Cherry, and Gibson Of Doug
las.
RaveDue-Thomas Of Douglas, Nc
Kesson Of Lancaster, Phillips Of Gar
field. Sackett Of Gage, Luce Of Har-
Ian, Sibley of Keith and Buck Of Otoe.
Privileges and Elections-Phillips Of
Garfield, Thomas Of Dodge, Aldrich of
Butler, Wilson of Pawnee, Holbrook
of Dodge. Luce of Harlan and Patrick
Of sarpy.
Senate Bills Thursday.
Ag Thomas-IncreasinG clerk hire
in register Of deeds ONCE In counties
of over 125, 900 population.
By Dodson-Providing for a fee Of
$50 to be paid by applicants to prac-
tics medicine under reciprocal rules
rel&:ing to reciprocal relations with
other states.
By Sackett Of Gase-Concurrent
resolution memorializing congress to
enact a law to prevent railroad COM
tertering by injunction in the federal
court with the collection Of state,
county, school, district and municipal
taxes.
By King of Polk-To establish and
deterasine the heirship who die intes-
tate
By King of Polk-Granting cities Of
for period not exceeding twenty years
to water works. gas electric light and
power, heating, telephone. telegraph
and street car companies.
Bills Introduced Friday.
sy Rodge Of Douglas-Providing fo-
the organization Of charity associa-
tiot. to be managed by three trustees
ing $4,000 for the payment of mem
bern, officers and employees Of the leg
islature.
BY Lee of Douslas-For the consol-
idation and merger Of Omaha and
South Omaha.
By Lee of Douslas-Providing
members of police boards cannot be
By Henry-Makins it unlawful to
hunt upon land Of another person
without first procuring the written
consent Of the owner or occupant.
Penalty, s25 to 800 fine.
By Mccullough Of Gsge-Making
the trimming Of hedges over five feet
high compulsory.
funds Of state university to be paid out
on order of regents without appropria-
ton.
New bills introduced in the senate
Monday:
By Thomas of Douglas-Establish-
ing a fee of from SO to $50 for the
post-mortem examination Of bodies in
the county Of Douglas.
BY Thomas Of DouSlas-To regulate
the employment and use of child la
Dor.
BY Thomas of Douglas-Amending
the compulsory education law; in
creasing age limit to 16 years and fix
ing compulsory period to the full
school year.
misdemeanor for any person to solicit
money Or any other valuable consid-
Grafton for his vote.
By Thomas of Douslas-A bill cre-
ating a state board OF osteopathy. The
board shall consist Of the governor, at
torney general and secretary OF state.
Five examiners shall be appointed
from list of ten submitted by the Ne
braska Osteopathic association. Com
pensation shall not exceed So a day
for each examiner when actually in
session.
By Thomas Of Douglas-Increasing
the limits of pay for fire captains in
Omaha to between 4125 and $3.50, the
present limit being from $50 to $110.
By Thomas Of Douglas-A bill to
create the office of coroner's physician
in Douglas county, to be appointed by
the coroner and to receive 5000 per
annum.
By Root of Cass-Regulating the
procedure Of reprieves or pardons or
communications of sentences of those
convicted Of misdemeanors or crimes
By Saunders Of Douglas-Allowing
hospitals and asylums to hold real
estate.
By Epperson of Clay-Declaring tel
ephone companies common carriers
and placing them under the jurisdic-
ton of the state railway commission.
By Patrick Of Sarpy-AEmpowering
any board granting liquor licenses to
revoke the same for violation by the
holder Of any law or ordinance regu-
lating the sale or conduct of the busi-
ness on the part of the license.
By Patrick Of Sarpy-Giving free
holders in townships outside Of incor-