Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-16
HOUSE REFUSES TO ADJOURN
y embers Turn Down Resolution of Senate
to Take Five Days Rest
DESIRE TO FINISH UP AND ADJoUR
bill Passes House Fixing Minimum
Rate for FraternaI Insurance Com
panies at Figures of Amer
lean FrnternaI Congress.
CFrom a Stan correspondent)

DIES MONIES. Feb. 16-(Special. 1.-THE
house this afternoon tabled the resolution
passed by the senate to adjourn from
February % to March to give the mem
bers a chance to be at their homes to look
after matters Of business arising March /.
Doran of Boone got unanimous consent to
take UP the resolution just as the house
was adjourning the afternoon session. The
refusal of the house to take a recess of
five days was the most eventful thing in
an otherwise very dull days session.
Meredith of Cass spoke against the ad-
journment. He said he was here with his
family and had closed his office in order
to come here and the five days recess
would be of no service to him. Ne wanted
to attend 20 business and reach final ad-
journment. II struck a responsive chord
with the members and after amending tho
resolution so as to make 1t read that when
the house adjourn February 2s it be 10 the
next morning at 10 o'clock. the house tabled
the whole thing. Senators will have to
remain and work as, according to the law,
one body cannot adjourn for more than
three days without the consent of the other
house. The senate probably will hold no
session March l, adjourning February %
to March ?, or else the members will go
home without adjourning and leave but a
small number who will be in the city any
way TO meet and adjourn till the next day
House Bills Passed.
The house today passed the bil-hxing
a minimum rate TO be charged by f.'aternal
insurance companies one Of the measures
recommended by the insurance commits
sion. The rates fixed are the American
fraternal congress rates
The bill by Frudden TO make the law
as TO the appointment and compensation OF
police matrons applicable TO special char
ter cities was passed. The bin by Meal
lister 10 provide for the assessment Of
rural and farm telephone lines was de-
feated.
Two bills by Lister, giving greater powers
TO the Board of Educational examiners;
bill providing for the state regulation Of
employment offices; a bill by Bascom re-
lating to publication OF notices OF ques-
lions to be submitted TO the voters were
passed.
Pass Brandes Bill
The bill by Brandes OF Pottawattamie
providing for increasing the age limit OF
children admitted to the School for the
Deaf at Council BLUFFS from p TO 80 years
was passed.
senate PROCEEDINGS.
In the senate today the Newberry bill
providing a penalty for misbranding paints
and oils passed and the senate also passed
a bill making the position OF document
librarian statutory and fxing the salary
at $500. A bill by Senator BRUCE author
izjng towns TO issue bonds in anticipation
OF Indebtedness was passed.
Senate Blls-By Saunders, making wide
tires compulsory; by Kimmel, providing for
convict labor 20 be used In making binder
twine; by Wilson OF Fayette. providing for
recording votes; by Saunders, increasing
the pay 81 county auditors.
House Bills BY Hanson providine for
publication OF notice thirty days prior 10
circulating petitions Of consent for brew
cries and saloons; by Swan. 70 encouraging
the owning OF homes by making the taxes
lighter than on other property and fer the
regulation OF tenement houses: by Lister
relating 10 sales OF liquor: by Hamilton,
making life insurance policies exempt from
tsKationi by Clary. providing for a board
OF examiners OF Optometry.
Ia WarmeEt February.
According 70 the records in the local
weather Office this is the warmest Feb