Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-15

the whole and, acted on the following
bills:
s. F. 1si-By sackett. To prohibit pooling
OF bridge contractors; amended to allow
Immunity from prosecution to persons who
s. +. is5-By Epperson. Defining the
duties Of judges at chambers; for pas
9. F.. 1s2--By judiciary committee Pro.
hibiting tipping of walters, potters, etc,
and providing penalty OF from - te-ssO;
S. +. i4sSBy sIbiey. To tax department
stores. grain companies and foreign cor
porations on the basis Of volume Of busi.
ness instead OF value OF stock on hand;
made special order for next Tuesday;
s; F. Shy Gibson. Employers liability
hazardous employments Making contribu.
tory negligence a question for the jury and
providing insurance in relief department
from company for injury; for passage
8. +. 1S6-By Epperson. Providing judges
may issue orders relating TO temporary
alin1ony at chambers; for passage.
8. F.. 1s4-By Epperson. Providing orders
respecting custody OF children may be maue
at CHANGERS ,Ss for passage ,u,u,ra ,,oses
to hear and determine motions and de-
murrers at chambers; for passage.
s. IT. 163-By Hanna. To allow the legis-
lature to designate securities for invest
ment OF the permanent school fund; for
passage.
At the beginning of the afternoon session
the following bills passed the senate;
s. f. 1lS-By randall. Providing for a
reduction of the interest on school land
contracts TO per cent.
8. F. 15S-By Root. Requiring two
,Isl majority for the passage of internal
In committee OF the whole the senate
acted on the following bills:
II. r 3l-By Hansen. Authorizing cities
of the second class and villages to issue
bonds In aid of internal improvements; for
s. +. 22S-By Epperson. Providing cities
and counties may employ a tax ferret; re-
committee ss e the JUDICIARY committee ,o
hibit the soliciting of orders for liquors
by agents or any person except those hold
ing licenses or having fixed place of bust
ness other than from licensed dealers; for
passage.
8. +. l6a-By McKesson. To provide a
penalty of from $50 to $500 for making
false tax returns and from 500 to LOCO for
falsely swearing to a return. For passage.
The senate INDUCED in a frolIc when II
took up s. F. 2s2, by Hanna and Phillips,
providing for the establishment of from
five to seven junior normal schools. The
bill directed that three of the schools
should be located at Alliance, McCook and
Valentine, and the remainder located by
the state superintendent. Sibley secured
an amendment, locating one of them al
North Platte and Gould to add Albion to
This provided for all but one OF the maxi
mum number and there was a scramble
for the plum. Glover moved it be placed
at Broken Bow and Gibson moved as a
substitute it be located at South Omaha.
Dodson wanted 1t at WILDER. Epperson at
Fairfield and Byrne at Columbus. While
these motions were pouring in on the chair
man Epperson moved to rise and report
and the motion carried without any dis
position OF the bin
The following bills were introduced in
the senate Thursday:
s. F. aEBy Luce of Harlan. Providing
the law requiring the beginning of an &C
| ton to set aside a sale by an executor
shall apply to persons outside the state
| as. we'll as within the state.
S. F. S15-By Patrick OF Sarpy. Allow.
| ing towns and villages to sell, transfer and
assign special taxes and the lien thereof
assessed against any real estate in such
| cities or villages to defray the expenses
| OF constructing or repairing sidewalks oil
making other improvements.
| s. F. S16-By Phillips of Holt. To amend
| section 47F OF chapter xii. Cobbeys statutes
| for 1905, so as to disqualify Judge or 9
| Justice from acting except by mutual con
| sent OF parties in any case where he Is
| party or where he is related to either party
| within the fourth degree, or where any
| attorney in the cause pending In the dis
| trict court is related to the judge In the
| degree Of father, son or brother.