Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-16
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
senate Puts in Fall Day on Routine
Grind.
(From a Staff Correspondent

Grind.
(From a STAFF Correspondent.)
LINCOLN. Feb 15.-sSpecial. 1.-THE senate
spent most of the morning in committee OF
the whole and listening to committee re-
ports. On recommendation of standing
, committees, the following bills were placed
IN general file:
H. r. 11S-By Cone. Memorializing con-
gress to pass the McCumDer bilI TO fix a
Uniform. standard of grading and inspecting
grain.
g.: F. 2si-By Ashton. To regulate the
public service of stations.
S. #. 1H-By Epperson. Providing there
shall be no less than one or more than
two road districts in a voting precinct.
s. F. 12-By Epperson. Allowing villages
to make assessments for road purposes
S. F; 12S-By Epperson. Making poll tax
S. f. i24-By Epperson. Giving county
boards power to fix compensation Of road
S; F. $50 >By Thomas. Defining dependent
and delinquent childrep
s. f. 2O6-By Aldrich 7(by request). Re-
lating TO provisions of life Insurance poll
cies and requiring full contract to be set
s. F. AO-By Aldrich Cby requesO. Re
lating to salaries of officers and agents OF
II. r. 9-By Clarke. Prohibiting child
labor under certain conditions.
s. F. 27s-By Patrick, Providing a new
trial shall not be granted in a criminal case
! for error, unless it appears there has been
a miscarriage of justice
II. X. n6-By Quackenbush. Allowing
court reporters 10 cents per 100 words foI
making bills OF exception.
The following bills were indefinitely post
poned:
s. F. 254-By Thorne (by requesD. Reduc-
ing exemptions OF heads of families from
s. +. Z7S-By Patrick. Relating to cases
where Judgment is reversed by tho supreme
On third reading the following bills passed
the senate:
H. X. 31-By Hansen. Relating to voting
of bonds by cities, villages and precincts
and prohibiting the voting Of bonds In aid
! OF railroads.
s, 4. o~by Gibson. The employers liza
s. F. 25-By Thomas Allowing street
railway companies to purchase, lease and
operate inteTurban railroads
The senate then went into committee OF
the whole and considered the following
bills:
s. F. 232-By Hanna and Phillips, To es-
tablish not more than eight anG not less
than six junior normal schools, and cut
ting the maximum terms down from ter
weeks TO eight weeks; for passage.
s. +. 50-by Thomas. A compulsory edu-
cation law, amended to require the at
tendance at school during AZ least two
thirds of the school year of children be
tween e., and sSiu 10 years except In Omaha
the ages Z TO l6; for passage.
5. f. I9-By Byrnes- Providing penalty
for the embezZlement of the landlord
share In a crop by the tenant; for pas
sage.
s. f. lSO-By sackett.,~ Providing county
and city officials may be removed on QUO
warranto brought In supreme court by tn,
attorney general. when directed by the GOV
ernor Tor failure to enforce any law fol-
Oassage
At the afternoon session the following
bills were passed;
s. F. 162-By the judiciary committee
/ Providing penalty for soliciting, or giving
a tip or for allowing an empioye 10 accep
4 tips.
8. +. l6s-By Hanna. A joint resolutioy
! TO allow the investment OF school funds II
school warrants and other securities.
s. r. lS-By Epperson Relating TO &C
tions against heirs.
7 g. r. lAEBy EppersOn. Relating TO or
ders for maintenance in divorce suits
5. f. lS6-By Epperson. Relating 70 or