Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-30
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
Members Go on Record ms Opposed to
ship Subsidy.
tan Corresnondent)

From a Staff CorresDondent)
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 29.-(Special) y
The senate today went on record as OPP
posing the ship subsidy bill now before
congress. A resolution by Burns OF Ian
caster asking the Nebraska delegation In
congress to work against the subsidy passed
without opposition.
The following bills were placed on gen.
eral file on recommendation of the stand
ing committees
BY the committe on claims
s. f. 11S-Making the fine for Illegal fish
ing between S25 and $50.
8. F. 117-Making maximum fine for sell
ing fish or game without license or in
s, F. iiS-Relating to changes in the open
season Of game and fish.
s. F. 1l9-Maklng the maximum fine for
the Illegal sale of game or FISH 800
s. F. 120-F'xing the maximum fine for
pursuing fish or game out OF season
By the judiciary committees:
s. F. 11EBy Thomas The bulk sales
law.
BY the privileges and elections commit
tee:
s. F. 12S-By Wilcox. The county option
S. F. ss-By Thomas. Making it mis-
demeanor to offer to vote or secure votes
for candidate for office.
BY the committee on insurance;
s. F. 166-By Thomson. Making 1t a fell
ony TO have burglars tools In custody or
S r 1As-By McKesson Providing the
! license of foreign insurance companies
may be annulled II they appeal cases to
| the federal courts.
| cense OF insurance brokers to cover all
subjects insurable.
On the recommendation OF the judiciary
committee Senator Aldrchs bill. S. F. 40,
providing for a commission to propose con-
| stitution amendments, was indefinitely
postponed.
Gibson Of Douglas presented petition
signed by sixty-fve commission and other
business firms in South Omaha asking for
the passage OF his bfll to reduce the num-
Der of fire and police commissioners in
South Omaha to three.
On third reading the following bills were
passed;
! 8 F. H-By Thomas Providing the
roadway of roads built under the inner
s z9een ' feet Wde and allowing the county
Judge to fix the appraisers fee.
s. F. 8-By Saunders Prohibiting the
employers business.
s. F. 151-By Epperson; Providing teach
ers Institutes shall be held In the month
OF June, July or August.
! The standing committee on military af-
fairs reported Senator Roots bill giving
the governor power to remove at his
pleasure the eommandant OF the Soldiers
home at Milford for indefinite postpone
ment and recommended for passage q
similar bill by Aldrich. S. F. ISL, providing
the eommandant shall be a veteran of th'
civil war and shall receive a salary Of
81 900 a year.
ST g. by King of Polk, requiring com
mon carrier to keep a list of the names
! Of all persons receiving packages contain
ing intoxicating liquors, was placed OF
general file.
The senate then went into committee o
the whole, with Root in the chair. Owe
, an hour was spent in discussing the bill
. by NIltse OF Cedar relating TO the regu
lation OF traction engines on public high
ways. Considerable opposition developed
and It was reoommitted to the committee
for further amendment.
Senator McKesson called up his bill 4
/ repeal the wolf bounty law and made
, speech in favor OF IT, He presented
! statement showing that approximately
! So. 600 had been spent under the law an
1 that the amount was unevenly distributed
> Senatorial district No. 2 received nothing
from IT, while senatorial district No.
received over $4,000. At the request o
Wilsey further consideration OF the bi
> went over until sibley. who represents tn
. fhirtieth district, could be present.
At the forenoon session the only bushes
: transacted was the reconsideration OF tn
. vote on the proposal Of the printing com
| mlttee TO let the contract for printing tn
: daily journal 10 A L StOneeypher G
r Omaha. The motion to reconsider carrie
by a vote of 70 TO and the motion I
: adopt the report OF the committee carrie