Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-17

Iona discussion in which some OF the sen
ators declared the Legislature was beini
| worked by a combine Of Lincoln printers
Chairman Wilson of the committee re
ported the contract had been let to JaeoI
North & Co. Of Lincoln and that tn
contract specifications had not been car
ried out by the contractor. Wexford bont
paper had been substituted for Omaha bond
though the tests showed the two paper
to be Of about the same quality. Tn
stationery had not been accepted, he said
by the Board of Public Lands and Build
ings.
Epperson of Clay moved the contracto
be required to do the job over again and
comply with the specifications.
| Root OF Cass moved to table the motion
but his motion was lost, and after NOR,
discussion Epperson's motion carried.
The following bills were recommended
BY the committee on military affairs:
| for passage by committees and placed OF
the general file:
s. F. 32-Giving the commandment at the
Milford Soldiers home tenure of office only
during the pleasure of the governor.
BY the judiciary committee:
s. f. 1i--By Patrick. Prohibiting lobby
ing and providing penalty.
of July pardons by the Governor.
s.. F. 15-By Root. Providing an open
season during which squirrels may be
killed. BY an amendment the closed sea-
son is made from January to October IN
elusive.
s. f. 16-By Thomas. Giving the state the
same number of peremptory challenges as
the defense in criminal cases when Two
or more defendants are tried at the same
time.
s. f. 17-By Thomas Providing for a
marriage ceremony fee OF 50 to be charged
by the county judge.
s. F. 20-By Thomas. Giving the state
the same number of peremptory challenges
as the defendant in all criminal cases.
S. f. 10 by Root and S. +. 10 by Thomas
we're indefinitely postponed, as they are
substantially the same as S. f. IA and s.
f. Is, which were recommended for pas
sage.
Wilsey of Frontier offered a resolution
placing the employees of the senate under
direct charge of the secretary, but by re-
quest It went over one day. The senate
adjourned at IL o'clock for the joint SEES
sion.
At the close of the joint session Presl-
dent Pro Tenn Saunders made his maiden
appearance in the chair He was APP
plauded and someone called for speech.
but he modestly refused to respond. The
senate adjourned until 2:30 O'CLOCK
At the afternoon session McKesson of
the committee on claims made a report
recommending for passage Kings bill to
allow villages and cities of the second
class to clean snow and ice from side
walks at the expense of the AUDITING prop
erty owner An adjournment was taken
until 10 O'Clock.
The following bills were introduced in
the senate today:
S. f. 1Sl-By Hanna of Cherry. Defining
the crime OF selling and bringing stolen
h., L., h. faf. Of OH
S. f. l32-By Hanna. Defining the crime
of bringing stolen cattle into the state OF
Nebraska and providing punishment there
for.
s. F. 1SS-By Hanna. a bill requiring
Ave years practice of law before an at
torney may be eligible to the office of dis
s. +. fS4-By Hanna. Allowing county
treasurers $50 additional clerk hire for col
lection of educational land funds in counties
having 100000 acres of school lands.
s. F. 1S5-By King of Polk Allowing
trust companies TO administer estates.
s. F. 1S6-By Ashton of Hall. Joint reso-
force the maximum freight rate law and
to begin proceedings in the supreme court
bidding gambling In future in bucket shops.
s. f. l3S-By Patrick of Sarpy. Per-
hitting the county attorney TO endorse
names OF witnesses on information during
s. F. 189oBy Sackett of Gage. Bill for
bidding passes, telephone or telegraph
franks. -.
s. f. 14O-By Aldrlch of Butler, Joint
resolution providing for constitutional
revision commission.
s. F. libby Slbley of Keith Bill to
postpone the enforcement of instruments
of indebtedness until the taxes are paid,
s. +. 142-By Sibleys. Allowing ma
jority of the property owners to vote water
works bonds.
ment stores on the volume of business in
stead of the stock on hand April l; APP
plies also to grain men and foreign cor
porations.
s. f. 144-By Gibson. Reducing the Fire
and Police commission OF South Omaha
to three instead of FIVE members.
S. f. 145-By Wilson >of Pawnee. e.
tending the license of insurance brokers
to cover not only fire, but all subjects in
surable.
S. r. 14G-By sackett of Gage. To pur-
chase a supply of annotated statutes of
Nebraska $50 sets, at the same price as
the annotated statutes of 1903.
S. f. 147-By Sackett of Gage. For the
purchase of the compilation of the laws
Of Nebraska from ]. e. Cobbey to the
state at SO per copy, the contractor to
furnish 5000 copies. Said statute shall be
received in all courts as prima facie evil
dence of the law, counties and county
officers, Justices of the peace and notaries
public to share in the distribution.