Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-11

ties who DO not reside permanently al the
location OF the schools. from voting any
where save at their permanent home, was
recommended for passage. The bill was
drawn by Judge Corcoran. Senator Diers
said the measure filled a long felt want in
a number Of places in the state where the
student vote was. a serious matter. often
permitting control of local questions In
which the students had no right under an
exact construction Of the law. In some
municipal elections in Hastings Senator
Tibbets said commercial students had con-
troIled the election Of alderman in one Of
the wards.
Senator Majors, whose home IL at Peru,
spoke against the bill and said the voter
had a right to vote and where, as was often
the case. he actually made his home at the
college city, no law should be passed to
abridge the right.
There was little opposition to the measure
and It was advanced to third reading.
The standing committed on privileges and
elections reported a number of bills for gen.
eral file, among them being the measures
OF Oils and Donohoe for changes in the
primary law and the house bill for the Ore
gon primary law with respect to the selec-
ton OF United States senators.
Che senate recomn ended for passage the
physical valuation bill OF Senator Oils of
Valley after a brief debate on the question
raised by King of Polk county as to why
the DEMOCRATS had amended the bill to
relieve the South Omaha stock yards from
the operation Of the law.
Oils explained It has been decided there
was no need to include the yards In the
measure as the principle Of physical valua-
ton was to apply to railroad property
which is used for al, purposes of railroad
operation.
Senator Howell of Douglas. prompted
by Senator Ransom, who did not talk,
answ cred a few questions some senators
asked and the bill was recommended to
pass, On the motion to adopt the standing
committee amendment releasing the stock
yards from the operation of the bill, Sem
ators Laverty- and Majors voted with the
democrats, who made the vote a party
affair. .,
Senator Miller's Joint resolutions for a
school of politics was brought up and put
over until a later day. Mr.. Miller frankly
admitted the resolution CAME from Mr..
Bryan, but he said the form Of the reso-
luton, he understood, was satisfactory to
the regents of the university, who are to
establish a school of Citizenship IL the
legislature requests by this bill. Objection
to the form Of the resolution In that II
was not specific was raised and Mr.. Miller
consented to postponing action.
In committee of the whole the senate
recommended for passage the following
bills:
s. F. II, by King of P~olk-Legalizing the
carrying of concealed weapons under GER.
tain conditions.
s.. F. I6, by Tanner Of D~ouglas-Givins
Justices of the peace jurisdiction in cases
for the prosecution for for malicious de-
struction Of property worth less than 500.
s. f. 101-South Omaha charter.
g. f. 1853, by Buck of Otoe-Lowering pc
cent Of apple solids in cider vinegar from
per cent to Is per cent; un,
city or village government in villages hay
ing population enough to become cities by
giving the choice OF becoming cities on vote
s. F. 1885, by Oils of valley-Physica
valuation bill.
8. F. 1853, by Brown of Lancaster-Permit
ting the investment of the school fund II
municipal and school district bonds.
s.. f. liz, by Ransom of Douglas-Permit
ting cities TO equip Fairgrounds and main
s. F. 1H, by Buck of otoe-Accepting thu
Carnegie foundation for the benefit Of ageC
teachers by the state university.
First Reading Bills.
No. 272, by Committee on Highways
Bridges and Ferries-In relation to public
highways, to provide for the location
establishment, alteration. vacation .aut
uniform Improvement, maintenance, gov
eminent and control of public highways
and to provide for the collection and dis
bursement Of poll tax and road tag.
No. 273, by Buck of Otoe-Material meI
may sue contractors doing public work OF
bond furnished.
No. "a, by +. T. Ransom (by request o.
d. G. Chase)-Requiring that all persons
who shall sell, assign, transfer or dispos'
Of any credit or credits, taxable under tbs
revenue laws Of the state of Nebraska
shall keep a record Of the same, undeI
oath, subject to the inspection of the as
failure so to do.