Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-05
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF SENATE
Senate Passes Bill to Reimburse the
school Fund.


(From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Neb.. Feb 4-(SpeciaL) THE
senate this afternoon passed four bills,
among them one by Epperson OF Clay.
providing for a state levy to make up the
deficiency in the school trust funds caused
by the endorsement of Ex-State Treas
urer BARLEY. At the opening of the ses-
sion the secretary's desk was flooded with
letters and petitions directed against s. r.
No. 70, providing that patent medicines
shall not be sold except by a registered
pharmacist.
The following bills were passed:
s. +. s-By. Root Of Cass. Providing 2
case on account Of the smailness of dam
ages awarded where the verdict equals
the actual PsSun srya loss Ss crsrrv Making
Il a crime to bring stolen horses into the
state or to sell them, and providing a pen
atty Of from one to ten years In the peni-
9. F. iss-By Hanna Making IL crime
20 bring stolen cattle into the state or dis
pose OF them, and providing penalty OF
s. F. 1SO-By Epperson of Clay. Pro-
yiding for levy OF Y mill to reimburse
by the BARLEY defalcation.
There was no opposition to any Of these
bills.
The judiciary committee reported on the
following bills:
q. F.-b-By Gibson. The employers la
bility law. Amended to include only those
employed in the more hazardous employ
ments on railroads. Placed on general Ale
8. F 10-By Clarke Of Adams. Provid.
ing district and county Judges may paiT o.,
8. F. 1O6-By Clarke Of Adams, Providing
for the abolition of capital punishment
S. F. 25-By Thomas Of Douglas. Giving
| street railway companies power to own
and operate interurban companies. Placed
| on general file gv 34it
The Judiciary committee recommended
Clarke's bills for indefinite postponement,
and he made alright to have both Of them
placed on general file, so they might be
further discussed. He failed IN the attempt
to save the bill providing for the paroling
Of convIcts by judges. but succeeded in
! getting his capital punishment bill on gem
eral file. Members of the judiciary COM
| mittee said they were willing. after having
made an adverse report, that It go on the
general file, to permit Of o more extended
discussion. Clarke's, motion TO place 1t on
the file. carried. with number of adverse
votes
! On motion Of Saunders Of Douglas the
| senate decided to send a delegate to the
Interstate oil conference, to be held at
l
ernor Hoch to Governor Sheldon with ref
erence to the conference was read. The
meeting Is to be attended by representa-
| tives of the middle west states to determine
on legislation against the oil monopoly.
I Lieutenant Governor Hopeweil appointed
senator Root OF Cass to represent the SEN
ate. The lieutenant governor will go as q
Ipresonal representative OF the governor
| The following bills were introduced into
the senate: .f'r 4-rs
h 8. F. 24s-By Gibson of Douglas, Amend
ing the South Omaha charter. Proyidine
the city may expend the $250000 raised by
bond issue for sewers; raising the rate OF
i interest on intersection bonds from TO
per cent; permitting the city engineer tc
change grades of streets at the request OF
the city council and property owners, pro-
vlding that no one shall be eligible TO vote
at q municipal election except taxpayers
and that no one shall be eligible. TO any
elective or appointive ONCE who Is indebted
to the state, county, city or school dis
trict. 49,
Providing for the minimum charge OF
cents for passengers on railroads owned
and operated as interurban railroads.
s. r. 24S-By Randall Of Madison. Pre-
scribing terms of CONTRACTS under Wnict
public school districts shall employ teach
ers, and providing the means Of enforcing
q F. Ms-By Glover OF Custer. pesignat
ing the county surveyor, instead OF th'
county clerk. as the ofncer to- plat count,
s. r. BODY King Of Polk Creating ,th'
once Of treasurer OF the state university
to make the state treasury ca 5orftcio treas
. Juror. of the State university. and dehntnt
the duties OF such treasurer %