The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-01-25
FOR LOWER FARES.
Several Bills Now Before the legisla
ture on Rates.

tuTe on hdteS.
Lincoln, Neb, Jan 23.-Special to
The News: The first proposed consti-
tutional amendment has been intro
duced by Senator Hanna of Cherry.
1t provides that the permanent school
fund may be invested not only in Unit
ed States and state securities and
county bonds, but also in registered
school district bonds also that the
funds shall be invested in any securi-
ties that the legislature may by statute
designate.
A bill reducing the present three
cents mile for passenger railroad
fare to two and one-fourth cents has
been introduced by Senator Phillips
of Holt. Three bills providing two
cent fare are now before committees.
A bill intended to give publicity to
the names and addresses of persons
who receive free transportation for
persons or property has also been in
troduced by Senator Phillips. The
measure provides that railroads must
be required to file an annual state
ment with the county clerk containing
the names of all persons within the
county who have received free passes
for persons or property and the rea-
sons such passes were given.
Two anti-liquor bills by Senator Root
of Cass were recommended by the
senate judiciary committee yesterday
and amendments were added by the
committee making the bills more strin-
bot Y,1a
of manual delivery and collection for
intoxicating liquors shall be deemed
the place of sale. This was amended
to provide that any agent or salesman
taking orders in city, town or county
where no saloon licenses have been
issued shall be deemed making a sale.
The other bill provides that packages
of liquor shipped shall be branded in
large plain letters Intoxicating Ii
quors." Four other bills amending or
adding to the liquor laws were intro
duced by Senator Root yesterday.
The judiciary committee of the SEN
ate and the railroad committee of the
house were occupied yesterday with
the consideration of S. F. No. 25 by
Thomas Of Douglas and H. r. No. l
by Lee of Douglas, to permit street
railway companies to own stock in and
to connect with interurban railroad
companies. G. Wattles of Omaha ap
peared before both committees to ad
yocate the measure. The senate com
mittee recommended the bill for pass
age after amending it to make sure
that only street railway companies in
corporated under hte laws of Nebras
ka should have advantage of its pro
visions. The house committee listened
to an exhaustive discussion of the
measure but made no decision in re
gard to it.
A new drainage bill designed partic
ularly for the relief of people living
along the Platte valley, though it will
apply to the whole state, will soon b'
introduced by Representative Knowles
OF Dodge. 1t provides for power t.
drain too wet land and land subject t.
overflow and any land which will b,
improved by drainage; to build dyke
and levees; to construct, straighten
widen, deepen or alter any ditch, drain
stream or watercourse; to riprap o
otherwise protect the bank of an
stream or ditch; to construct. enlarge
extend, improve or maintain any sys
tenn of control or surface water or ruI
ming water; and the rights, obligation
and powers of such corporations, IL
eluding the power of eminent domain
the creation of debts, issuing of negC
table bonds and the levying Of sp'
eial assessments on such real estat