Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-23

ton TO grant franchises to urban and inter
urban railways, on general file
II. r. s2-By keifer. To prevent obstruc-
S. r. 9ss-By o'Conneil Cby requesO. Max
ing pen tax g payable in money or two
The following bills we're passed:
8. f. laS-By Latta. To prevent running
OF passenger coaches In front OF express,
baggage or freight cars: Goodrich. Gould,
Hanna, O'Connell and Clarke voted no. Is
8. +. a6o-By Saunders Providing CON
firmation of sale shall not be set aside
because of gross injustice. III
on motion Of McKesson It wasfdecided
that when the senate adjourned Il be until
Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
The senate then went into committee of
the whole and recommended the passage
OF the following bills;
S. F.. 2i2-By Randall. Providing the
state shall pay a bounty of 81 each on
wolves in those counties which pay an
equal bounty under the county bounty law.
and providing penalties for taking wolves
OF their scalps from one county to another.
s. F. 2i5-By Thomas. Providing county
commissioners in Douglas and Lancaster
county shall he nominated and elected at
large, but from districts.
mencenIent Of attachment suits in any
court.
In the senate this afternoon, with Sen
ator Patrick in the chair a number of
bills were ordered engrossed for a third
reading. Senator King requested that S. +.
go, making the state treasurer ex-officio
treasurer of the State university, be taken
UP next week. He wanted 4 to give some
time to the consideration of the objections
raised by ex-State Treasurer Mortensen.
S. F. 2S1. by Senator Randall, arouse
considerable discussion and was finally
passed on the general file, to be taken up
next week. Senators King. Root and
sackett declared that the bill ~opened a
loophole and allowed county treasurers to
receive for security of deposits in banks,
warrants, county and municipal bonds.
These securities might be worthless and the
county funds be lost.
H r. 81, by Redmond, allowing library
fund for the Peru normal, was ordered en-
crossed.
II. r. Sc, by Hamer, providing for a
library fund for the Kearney normal, was
ordered engrossed for third reading.
H. r. lis, by Wilson. providing for the
closing up of the affairs of school districts,
was engrossed for a third reading.
All the bills relating to life insurance and
kindred subjects were made a special order
for Wednesday afternoon. red-hot dis
cussion is expected. Senators Aldrich and
Sackett have introduced measures for the
regulation of insurance companies.
S. F. 29O by Senator Aldrich, to allow
Sunday base ball, was passed over and
will be taken up next week.
8. F. 1858, by Root, bill to repeal the
Gould act for highway Improvement, was
read for the first time.
The senate adjourned until 10 a. M Tues
day.
The following bills were introduced in the
senate Friday:
S. F. S5s-By. Patrick of sarpy. To sup.
press the exhibition of obscene, indecent
lewd or immoral pictures and providing a
penalty.
s. f. BOBBY O'Connell of Nemaha. To
provide for the adjustment of school dis
trict boundaries of districts having three
sections or less of land.
ing county boards to make a reasonable
allowance for clerical help In the assessor
oiice for making up the books of assess
S. f. s62-By sackett of Gage. A recip.
rocal demurrage act.
s. F. 363-By Sibley of Lincoln. Increas.
ing the salary of county commissioners In
counties not under township organization
having over 1000 Inhabitants and less thar
Zc;SoO from a maximum Of $500 to $500.
>. +. S64-By Sibley of Lincoln. Estab.
fishing maximum rat'" N wheat, corn and
| other grains and the roducts in car load
lots within this state and to forbid rebat
S. f. Ss5-By Gibson of Douglas. For tbs
| organization of burial associations such
associations Ito have capital stock OF
$4,000 for the purpose of guaranteeing
burial expenses to persons holding certiii
Gates therein.
| S. F. 366-By Thomas of Douglas To es
tablish meteorological laboratory unde
the direction of the State Board OF Health
apprppriating 5000 for maintenance 70
the bfennum and 5000 for salaries ant
expenses.
s, F. 367-By Judiciary committee. Pro
viding that a railroad may increase its cap
ital stock after filing notice of the desire
increase with the secretary of state an,
publishing the same for sixty days in
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