The Columbus journal., 1907-04-10

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Tho committee ~ 1t work over the
measure . good portion Of . whole day
and tho reports were submitted In
each house just before adjournment
being accepted without discussion
Many q the provisions objected to b
the druggists were placed in effect, but
the provision which the jobbers object
"a to with regard 70 labels q canned
goods we're changed to meet their re-
Quiremeots in Z business WY. In brief,
tho conference committee cut out the
provision for meat inspection and left
this 70 state inspecbrs. The provision
that packages must bear the net
weight and measure Of their contents
was put hack In the bill, Al was also
the provision that packages must bear
the ingredients stamped On the outside
under certain conditions. The dairy
provisions Of the bill were little
changed @ they ere altered BY the
house. with the exception that instead
Of leaving the dairy commissioner to
decide upon the proper test, the Bah
The Gibson bill to prohibit brew
cries from engaging In the saloon bus
mess passed the house. Its passage
was foreshadowed by the Endorsement
It received. introduced by its author
for the alleged purpose Of revenge and.
according to common report In the
legislature. jis0wned and disapproved
By him the bin was taken up by others
and pushed with . vigor such AZ that
given terminal taxation and some Of
the other big bills of the session. One
feature Of the bill which was approved
Of by many who voted against II is
that which forbids breweries or their
agents to own or aid in securing IL
quOr licenses. The other feature
which was denounced by q number
who voted for 1t is the provision pro
hibiting breweries or their agents from
renting property for saloon purposes.
The Hamer bill amending . bin
which passed both houses early in the
session and became . law. ~ passed
by the senate after an ineffective fight
to kill 1t by Epperson Of Clay. The
legislature passed H. n. 81 early In
the session. taking away from cities.
villages and precincts the power to
vote bonds in aid Of railroads. Until
after it became q Law very few per-
sons knew the importance OF 1t. At
tho request Of members from the
northwestern part Of the state. an
other bill correcting the Joker" vas
introduced. the new bill allowing
bonds to be voted for steam railroads
only. Senator Epperson, who backed
the first bill. fought the second one.
but was unable to kill II.
Redmond Of Nemaha got through q
resolution in the house to clear the
title to eight acres of land belonging
to T. ]. Majors, by allowing the COZ
onel to cue the state. When the state
bought sixty acres Of land for the State
Normal school At Peru It ~ in two
tracts. BY a mistake the eight-acre
tract wa not properly described and
instead Of getting what the state
bought the deed reads eight acres be-
longing to Colonel Majors. However.
the state has been using what it
bought for forty years and the .
luton 10 only for the purpose of al
lowing Colonel Majors to get his title
cleared M.
Senators Ashton and Aldrich fought
q two hours oratorical battle in re
gard to the Milford and Grand Island
homes for old soldiers. Ashton won
his fight. He pulled house roll No.
491 through. this measure apropriat-
ing SIS 900 in state funds for q build.
ing at Grand Island. Milford was al
lowed 5000 and then Grand Island
came in for 5 5000 for repairs.
Through the provisions Of q bill
which was passed In the house, and
which had already passed in the SEN
ate. the sheriff Of Douglas county will
receive a salary Of $4,000 . year after
January 1. 1905. Until that time he
will draw his present salary and will
receive 50 cents day for feeding
prisoners. After that date the feeding
Of county prisoners will be done by
contract.
House roll No. 32S, to allow bonds
to be voted for railroads. slipped
through the senate by a vote of Is to
Z. Hamer introduced the bill in the
house. Senators Hanna and Phillips
worked for the bill, claiming the
North Platte country neeied railroads,
The legislature has repealed q similar
law al the present session. The bill
restores the statute as far as steam
railroads. are concerned.
Senator Randall made . fight to in
crease the $3.50 appropriation for a
monument to General Thayer to S.
600. He declared the larger amount
would be necessary to erect . shaft
suitable to commemorate the memory
Of q Of Nebraska's leading citizens.
His amendment was voted down.
The governor signed 8. F. No. Is. by
Seantor Gibson. q bill to eliminate
brewers from active or indirect partic-
ipation IN the retail liquor business.
Delegation after delegation Of brew
ers called On Governor Sheldon. but, !
despite their protests, he signed the
bill.
Both senate ami the house adopted
the report Of the conference commit. |
tee On amendments to the pure food