Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-24

given power TO let the contract. II was un-
derstood ~ tho resolution was adopted the
contract would go to A. L. stonecypher OF
Omaha. who had. bid 81 a page, the lowest
bid by 80 cents a page which had been re-
ceived. Sackett offered a resolution provid-
ing the committee on printing advertise for
bids for the work. but this was lost and
Thomas resolution carried
The senate then went into committee of
the whole with Wilson of Pawnee in the
chair The committee voted to report for
passage the following bills:
g. F. &-By Saunders Making Il an
offense for an employee to accept money or
valuable consideration to Influence his ac-
lions in relation 70 his employers business
OF the width OF the paved roadbed in per-
mahent roads Constructed under the inherit
lance tax law to sixteen feet and providing
the county judge may determine on a rea-
sonable fee for appraisers. .t O.
8. F. H-By Burns of Lancaster. Pro-
hibiting county, district or supreme judges
from becoming. candidates during their.
terms for other than judicial offices
Action on the last two bills came after
lively discussions. Sackett tried in COM
nittee Of the whole to amend Gibson's bill
relating to the inheritance tax law. to al
low witnesses called by appraisers and Of
fcers serving papers the usual fees The
amendment was killed in the committee,
came up, the amendment was adopted by a
roll-call vote Of IS TO IA.
The Burns bill to prevent judicial off,
GERS from becoming candidates for other
than judicial offices was opposed by King
of Polk and Wilsey of Frontier. who con-
| tended the people ought to have the right
| TO elect anyone they chose . office.
Burns defended the bill, citing the situa-
| ton Of Lancaster county. where. he said
one or more Of the district judges was al
ways a candidate for congress. He said
being q candidate could not help influencing
the Judge no matter how much he tried to
avoid II. wiltse of Cedar supported the
bill citing an instance in his district where
two Of the district judges were candidates
for congress He said It interfered with
their work on the bench and the judiciary
should be independent of all outside infiu-
ences. King moved to indefinitely post
pone the BILL but the motion was lost and
a motion to recommend 1t for passage car
| ried.
Immediately after the converting of the
senate in the afternoon 1t went into the
committee of the whole. with wilsey of
FRONTIER in the chair, and recommended
| for passage the following bills:
H. r. 6e-Providing for $4,000 appropria-
ton for the expenses OF the legislature.
stamps to members was stricken out by
| the senate.
the Board of Public Lands and Buildings
power to hear complaints against superin-
| tendents of public institutions.
s. F. H-By Root. Providing civil cases
shall not be reversed by the supreme court
on error where substantial justice has been
done.
S, It. 29-By Root. Authorizing county
judges to receive fees costs and legacies
requiring them to pay the same to proper
persons and TO make report of the same
The committee of the whole voted to
recommend that Senator Patricks anti
lobby bill be indefinitely postponed.
On reconvening after the committee meet
ing the report of the committee of the
whole was adopted and the senate ad-
journed until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
The following bills were introduced in the
senate:,
s. F. 1SS-By Patrick of Sarpy A bill
to provide a penalty of from IS to 500 or
Jail sentence not exceeding ninety days
for Illegally selling OF soliciting orders for
liquor In dry towns
s. r. iS9-By Aldrich of Butler. Pro-
viding for the election of county attorneys
by county boards, the first election to take
place IN January 1909 Salaries are to be
81, eco per annum.
S. F. 19O-By Aldrich OF Butler Providing
in each judicial district Of the state be- be-
ginning with the general election in 1908.
The salary is fixed at $1,000 while the law
stipulates that the prosecuting attorney
must be at least 30 years of age.
S. F. 191--By Sackett OF Gage. A bill TO
| prohibit the pooling of bridge contractors
and to compel them to- submit books and
documents In evidence.
s. F. 192-By Bpperson OF Clay A bill
| to regulate the bond issues in towns and
villages.
s. F. 1sS-By Thomas OF Douglas. Pro-
| vidlng for the division OF Omaha into six
| teen wards. companion bill to the
Omaha South Omaha consolidation bill.
s. f. l94-By Thomas A bill TO allow the
| Incorporation of Omaha and South Omaha
| as one city. The bill is general. allowing
the consolidation of a metropolitan, city
| and a city of the first class when the
| boundaries adjoin for a mile.
| g. +. 195-By Thomas OF Douglas. Allow
| ing the use OF patent paving in cities
8, F. 196-By Epperson OF Clay Permit
| ting hail insurance companies to file per-
sonal bonds with state auditor.