Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-05

COmmissiOn TO Investigate Car
shortage.
p'rom Stan Correspondent

From Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, March 4--CSpecial with
barely a quorum present the senate con-
vened this afternoon at 1 o'clock Before
the session had gone far the other senators
drfted in until there were thirty in their
seats wilsey OF Frontier started the busi-
ness by introducing a resolution request
ing the state railway commission to in
vestigate the cause of a car shortage and
empowering 1t to take evidence.
on reports of standing committees the
following bills were placed on general file:
H. r. i79-By McMullen. Requiring uni
versity regents to hold open meetings ex-
cept where the interests OF the university
require a closed meeting.
s. r. 2SS-By Randall. Making mandatory
the statute requiring the university regents
to furnish text books TO students at cost,
and to supply funds to poor students under
s. F. sfi~By King. Prescribing terms for
comforting degrees by colleges, universities
and normal schools.
II. r. 313-The anu-pass billie was read
for the first time.
The following bills were passed:
8. r. 47-By McKesson. Providing for
the publication of an abstract OF the state
ment filed by insurance companies with the
auditors department. Gibson, Latta and
s. +. l0i-By Patrick Requiring rail-
roads to hold valid all tickets when pre-
sented by bona fide holders. Thomas voted
s. F. ns-By fish and game committee.
Amending statute relating to Illegal fishing
ae1 soapBy Aldrieh To pG prohibit Il dis lis
elimination and rebates by Insurance COM
rpanies.
of life insurance funds for political pur-
poses by companies.
S. F. 9O7-By Aldrioh Prohibiting mis-
representation as to terms Of policies or
under them. ThOmd s
voted no.
S. F. 2Os-By Aidrich Making life in
surance solicitors agents OF the companies
and not OF the insured. Thomas and Nc
Kesson voted no.
S. F. 2O-By Aldrch Regulating the
salaries of insurance officials and prohibit
ing the payment of salaries of more than
$4,000 a year
The big fight was expected to take place
on S. f. A2. which requires annual APP
portionment and accounting of the d.
visable surplus. but when 1t came up
Ashton of Hall said he wanted more time
to examine 1t and on his motion the order
Of third reading was passed.
The senate then went into committee of
the whole and spent the remainder of the
afternoon session considering S. F. 1889, by
Aldrich, the principal effect of which is to
increase the salaries for county attorneys.
Some of the senators from the small coun-
ties objected to the increase allowed in
their counties and a hot fight, in which
personalities passed in several instances
followed.
Finally the section OF the bill relating
to salaries was taken up in detail and
amended, the amendment providing for an
increase in most cases over present sal
aries but substantially reducing the sal
aries proposed in the bill. The schedule
as finally agreed on is as follows: In
counties under 1900, $500; from 1900 to 1000
$500; from 4,OoO to 5000, $780, from 5000 to
12,oO0 $1,000: from 1900 to $1,000, $l.10O; from
5000 to 10000 $1,000; from 2O.OoO to 10000
$1,4OO; from 10000 TO 10000 $500; from
1000 to 100000. $500; over 100000. $500
The fight on the bill by the senator's in
whose counties salaries were raised over
their objection carried the fight to the floor
Of the senate and sought TO prevent the
approval of the report of the committee
but they failed.