Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-19
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
Stationery Provided for Members
Ordered Reprinted.
(From a Stan Correspond


CTrom STAFF Correspondent)
LINCOLN, Jan. 1S-(Special.)- 1.-THE senate
today settled the controversy over the
printing Of stationery by adopting a recon-
mendation of the printing committee that
the contractor who furnished the stationery
be allowed 70 cents per change for replacing
the letter heads with a supply printed under
the direction of the committee and on a
better grade Of paper than that furnished.
Plans for the so-called "junketing" trips
of the senate committees were adopted
from the recommendation OF the committee
on public lands and buildings which IA
vored a committee of Ave members to visit
each public institution, three of the five
to be from the committee on public lands
and buildings and two from the standing
committee on the institution visited. The
committee reported 1t had selected the fol-
lowing OF its own members to constitute
it's part of the various committees:
Deaf and dumb and blind asylums: Dod-
son, Burns and Saunders.
Reform school, Asylum for Feeble Minded
and Home for the Friendless: Randall.
Burns and Holbrook.
Soldiers home: Ashton, Thorne and Phil
University and normal schools: Randall.
Ashton and Thorne.
It was also recommended that one MEM
Der from the ways and means committee
visit each institution with the committee
and that each senator visit the institutions
in and about Lincoln.
The first trip to be made will be to the
Norfolk asylum. The two members from
the standing committees will be selected
later.
The committee on municipal affairs rec
commended for passage the following bills:
II IAxyG Dali inc % fha fAaa
of election officials In counties OF more
than $4,000 population.
s. F. 6-By Wilson. To enable cities OF
the second class owning and operating pub
lie utility plants to sell the products
s. F. a-By Epperson. Including in the
poses nuisances boats wagons and tents.
s. F. 33-By Root. Taking away from the
Board of Public Lands and Buildings power
to hear complaints against the superin-
tendent Of the insane asylums
s. F. 67-By McKesson Providing for the
s. F. 27-By Root Providing cases shall
not be reversed by the supreme court on
technicalities where 1t is shown substan-
| S. f. @-By Root. Authorizing county
judges to receive fees, costs and unclaimed
| legacies and making provision for paying
the same and reporting them 10 his sue
| cessor.
| BY the public charities committee:
| s. +. 52-By Aldrich. To allow the ply.
| stefan at the Milford Home for the Friend
| less TO be either a male or a female.
| 8. f. Sc, by Patrick, was also placed or
the general file. though the judiciary com
mittee recommended II be indefinitely post
pOned. 1t provides a judgment shall be-
come void II no execution is issued on II for
FIVE years. Patrick and Burns of Ian.
easter made a night for the bill and secured
It chance to be heard in committee OF tn,
whole.
s. f. 40. relating to an amendment to the
forcible entry and detainer law, by Ran
dali, was indefinitely postponed together
with several measures covering the SAM
subjects as those recommended.
After hearing the reports of the commit
tees the senate was at ease for a few min
utes to enable the senators to sample sew
ersl baskets OF luclous Nebraska apple
sent TO the state house by the Horticul
tural society. After the members ha,
munched the fruit a few minutes the sen
ate went into committee OF the whole, will
McKesson of Lancaster in the chair.
Action in committee of the whole wa
taken as follows:
S. F. O-By Thomas. Giving the stat
the same number OF peremptoTY challenge
a. the defense in criminal cases. Recon
msnded for passage.
clean snow on sidewalks at the expens
Of the property owner. Indefinitely post
poned.
s. F. l2-By Root Defining adultery an
| providing a penalty OF not more than on
year In Jail. Recommended for passage.
s. F. 2S-By Root Making the superin
tendent OF the insane hospital remOvabl
a. the will OF the governor. Recommends
for passage.
Senator Saunders bill 10 prevent EN-
ployes receiving money or gifts 70 IN
detriment OF their employers business wa
recommended for passage but at the re
quest OF Senator Saunders this action wa
reconsidered and he will amend Il 20 re
duce the penalty.
At the close Of the committee meetin