Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-26
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
! Practically Entire Day Put In in Com
mittee of the whole.
(From a Stan Correspondent }

CFrom a STAFF Correspondent
LINCOLN. March 25.-(special. 1.-The
senate spent the greater part OF the after
noon in committee of the whole consider
ing twenty bills in all, as follows:
S. f. S25-By Root Legaliziug acknowl-
edgments taken before notarles IN the
state OF New Jersey. To pass.
II. r. 65-By Lee. Providing for the con-
solldation Of Omaha and South Omaha
after vote by the people Of the two cities.
10 pass.
s. r. 249-By Glover Relating to tho ap-
pointment OF commissioner in the opening
or public roads. To pass.
s. F. S10-By Saunders. Making the days
now. generally observed as holidays legal
H K ply prizes. Providing a levy for
| road Improvement funds. To pass
II. r. 8.-By culdice. Limiting the liza
] biltty OF villages for damages and costs
arising from defective streets. alleys. etc.
To pass.
II. r, 25-By Armstrong. Providing weeds
and brush along roadways must he cut
| by adjoining property owner before August
Flo or work Will be done at expense of ad-
H. MUBy TTh lessen PPoEPi SdIS mutua,
Insurance companies may assess cities and
towns and regulating the amounts OF poll
eles they may issue according to the num-
II. r. l96-By Byram. Providing penalty
for stealing or buying or receiving stolen
II. r.. 296-By Adams Appropriating 5000
| to pay the railroad fare OF supreme court
and district court judges. TO pass.
| II. r. 22S-By Hill. Resolution approving
| the Seattle exposition and asking the ma
tonal government to take part in IT, To
pass.
Il. r. 559-By shubert. Providing for the
distribution Of the United States govern
ment forest reserve fund. To pass,
II. r. Sn-By Walsh. Making il felony
| 70 steal s. worth or more Of poultry. TO
Il. r. 7s-By Cone Acquiring the tele-
the moving of trains at night shall be at
least n years Of age. To pass.
II. r. lS-By Jeni7on. Anti-iobby bilL
H. r. 22s-By MeMunen. Prohibiting
minors from using cigarettes or chewing
tobacco or splitting tobacco, juice in public
II. r. i7s-By McMunen. Requiring uni
yersity. regents 10 hold open meetings ex-
oept where good OF the university may re-
qulre secret meetings. To pass.
II. r. Shy Glen. Providing for the
purchase purchase by the state OF 400 copies Of
The following bills were passed at the
afternoon session;
s. F. S75-By King. To do away with
separate ballot boxes for constitutional
s, u. Ably Gould. To assess live stool,
IN possession OF earetaker wherever Il Is
Ii. r. i46-By Baker. Providing for the
II. r. sos-By Clarke. Validating acts OF
assessments
II. r. 30By Jones Providing for the
drainage OF lowlands
At the session held tonight the senate
showed disposition 10 kin all senate bills
/ which have not yet been advanced 20 the
general file. Twelve bills were reported by
standing committees and eight Of these
were killed. the four which were placed on
| general file were all house bills.
s. f. 40, one of Thomas bills amending
the Omaha charter was recommitted 10
the committee OF the whole tonight on the
/ discovery OF some OF the senators OF a
| "jOker" IN the shape OF a section which
/ would allow them annexation OF South