Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-05
ROUTINE. PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
Large Number of senate Bills Are
Ground Through.

lowing bills we're put on third reading and
passed in the house today:
8. F. sg-By sackett Of Gage Providing
a system OF fees and salaries for county
s. +. s54-By sibley Of Lincoln. Providing
for the sale OF educational lands
s. f. 9T-By Ashton OF Hail. To require
! railroads to furnish track scales at d.
vision points and furnish shippers with GER
81 +. 25e-By Randall Of Madison. Pro-
| viding two years high school course as
qualification for admission to norman
s. +. 2ls-By Glover of Custer. Regulates
the establishment. vacation and alteration
s. F. 5o-By Thomas Of Douglas. Ex-
| tends compulsory education law 70 chiloreh
s. +. @-By King Of Polk. University
! graduates are allowed teachers certincates
s. F. 17s@By Byrnes Of Platte Unlawful
for tenants to convert TO their own use the
landlords share Of the crops. 90,
8. +. HO-By Clarke of Adams. Provides
for an equitable division Of the taxes In
Joint school districts.
s. +. 8i-By Randall OF Madison Pro-
vldes that banks may give guaranty bonds
/ equal TO their county deposits or may de-
post securities S5 IN lieu theF poE Abo,sbes
ST. S. F. s4SWBy Gould of Greeley. state and
county treasurers to register warrants IN
81 r. n-By Ashton of Hall Extending
the Inheritance tax law to small estates;
loving private citizens to lay water mains.
S. T. S5-By Patrick Of .sarpy ProhibitSS
ing the sale Of liquor within two and half
miles of a military station with the ex-
ceptlon Of one used entirely as signal
81. +. sso-By Clarke OF Adams. Provid-
ing for state accountant
8. f. 4s-By McKesson OF Lancaster;
| Providing the manner OF report to be filed
by insurance companies.
s. F. S2I-By Goodrich of Filmore-Pro-
vides duties Of State Board Of Education.
S. F. 47-By McKesson Of Lancaster.
Provides a system Of fees to be paid the
state by life insurance companies.
that the secretary of state shall record all
brands filed before 1906.
8. f. 309-By Clarke. Permitting child
rem to attend nearest school, though It be
located in another district.
On motion of Cone of Saunders the house
passed resolution Of appreciation to the
governor for the kindness extended mem
bers OF the legislature in the weekly recep-
ton given by the chief executive.
The flag over the house end Of the
capitol was donated to the colored repub-
lican club OF Lincoln. The two flags draped
above the speakers chair were given the
Milford and Grand Island Soldiers homes.
/ Raper moved to rescind the action fixing
y the hour Of adjournment at noon Thurs
n day. The motion was lost.
= Five thousand copies of the pure food
Il bill were ordered printed for distribution
Cone moved to Tescind the action OF the
a house on s. F. 49, by McKesson, requiring
!. publicity Of prices paid for grain and to
: call for the bill and put It on third reading
= Lee moved to add S. F. 40, by Thomas
= amending the Omaha charter to allow the
: city council to order the repaving of any
y street within 1900 feet OF the court house
On motion of Hagemeister the motion af-
" fecting both bills was tabled so to 10
p Cone moved to rescind action on 8. F. 392
e Epperson's warehouse bill, and put the
u same on third reading. On motion of e
/ w. Brown, Cones motion was tabled 81
" to ID
Speaker Nettleton asked the house to
d order, for third reading, s. F. 1853, by
q Hanna, permitting the investment of per
n, manent school funds in registered bonds
IS Of Nebraska school districts The motion
y prevailed. the senate being requested to
It return the BILL
Re on motion OF f. P. Brown all house rolls
It on general file were indefinitely postponed
n The committee accounts and expendi-
D. lures was authorized to audit and allow
II accounts coming in after adjournment.
N The house appointed conference commit
IL tees tonight on the appropriation salary
A. and claims bills; passed S. f. 1853, providing
for the investment Of the permanent school,
A.. funds in state warrants, and called bach
n government to buy land at North Platte
,s upon which to erect weather observar
A. tory. This bill was killed in the slaughter
Il the other day. The senate amendments L
A. the appropriation for the state fair, which
~ cut down the amount TO $4,000, wal
I'M adopted. Conference committees were ap
pointed on the road bills. The house
,e called back from the senate the bill pro
1e viding for one ballot box for the regular
10 ticket and constitutional amendments. A.
I'd IL o'clock the members took a recess and
te will convene in the morning. The con
OF ference committee viii report at tina
re time
IN The senate worked tonight until II o'clock
AZ when an informal recess was taken until
O. o'clock tomorrow morning Practically al
" OF the work of the evening session con
r sisted in passing bills. appointing confer
,e enoe committee where the two houses failec
to agree and acting on conference commit
tee reports.
Attempts were made to revive the bill
increasing the salary of the warden at tn,
penltentiary and Weems' bill to authoriz,
associations and partnerships to transfe
real estate. sackett OF Gage tried to secur,
a reconsideration OF the Quackenblsh re
eiprooal demurrage bill, but failed
At 1850 an Informal recess was taken I,
E await the coming Of more bills. The mem
bers gathered in the aisles and sang songs
D. led by Senator Wltse, and listened to
recitation by Senator Hanna Of Cherr!
he county. Later the members went 20 tn
In governors mansion. where Mrs. sheldoi
= served coffee.
n The body was called to order again 10
few minutes at midnight for the appoint
Inent Of conference committees.
The senate tonight passed the following
bills.
II. r. 157-By Lee. Amending the Omah
city charter with reference to the power
o fthe city engineer.
II. r.. A9-By Brown Amending tn
juvenile court law by raising the age limi
OF children under its jurisdiction to is.
III. r. 3i5-By Metzger Appropriatin
1900 for iish hatchery In Cherry county
H r. 16S-By "a w. Brown. Relating I
guaranty fund of mutual insurance com