The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-02-05
NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE.
That Bed Sheet Bill Created War
From Omaha Hotel Men,

From Omaha Hotel Men.
Lincoln, FEB l.--AlthOuEh Repre-
sentative Taylor OF Custer county re-
fused to vote ON it, the Sink bed sheet
bill passed the house, 81 to 80.
The proceeding was accompanied by
an Intellectual attempt to compel w.
j. Taylor to record his vote on the bill.
He was the only man on the floor
who held out in refusal to vote and
the rule was called to his attention
which Compels every member to vote
on the passage OF u bill unless ex-
cused
Brown of Lancaster moved that the
rule be enforced against Taylor and
the latter came back with retort.
wanting to know what this house
would do if he still persisted in his re-
fusal.
Kelley of Furnas came to his aid by
moving that he be excused from vot-
ing, which was carried-43 to 40.
Many petitions have been received
by members of the house to kill the
| BILL the Douglas county members be-
| ing especially importuned to that eff
| feet, but little attention was given to
| the wishes of hotel men in the mat
ter. The Douglas delegation voted
for the bill in body.
The senate had q busy day with
numerous bills Among these was the
King nti-discrimination bill AL
! though it was believed the measure
had been killed yesterday. it went
through the senate in easy fashion.
| Penalty for Nonsupport.
A bill to.compel the support of the
wife and children by persons charge
able by law with their maintenance
and making failure to do SO INSIDE
meanor was introduced in the senate
by Senator Ransom at the request of
General Henderson Of Omaha. The
bill is new act providing that any
person who wiIlfully fails to provide
food and clothing or shelter or in
case Of sickness to care for his wife
or minor child while being able to
work or who willfully conducts him
self so as to be discharged from work
for the purpose of avoiding the pro-
visions Of the act and avoiding the
support of his family shall be deemed
|
to Imprisonment in the county jail for
not exceeding three months.
Declaring that the supreme court IS
bringing disgrace on the state of Ne
braska by frequently committing the
death sentence of men convicted OF
murder, Senator Ransom secured the
! favorable recommendation in the SEN
ate committee of the whole for his
bill providing for the repeal Of ths
law which permits suspension and the
possible Communication OF sentence of
death by the supreme court when an
application for writ of error is made.
To Abolish Examining Board.
Boyd of Hamilton county is after
the state examining board which now
has authority to issue teachers certif-
icates. Mr.. Boyd introduced a bill in
the house providing for the abolition
of the state board and the recreation
of the county boards of examiners.
Under this bill teachers shall be ex-
amined by the county superintendent
and two others whom he shall appoint
and they shall have the power to issue
first, second and third grade certif.
icates. Should a teacher teach sue
cessfully du.ng the life of a second
grade certificate, he or she may Sc
cure a certificate to teach in any coun-
ty in the state.
The senate committee on education
reported for general file the Buck bill
granting the regents of the university
the right to take advantage of the Car
negie foundation and also the Miller
joint resolution asking the regents to
establish a school of citizenship, &C.
cording to Mr.. Bryan's request. The
senate finance committee reported an
increase in the appropriation for a
Lincoln statue on the capitol ground
from $4,000 to $4,000.
Ice in Platte Begins to Rot.
Fremont, Neb., Feb. 4,-The warm
weather of the past two days has
caused a somewhat threatening c0ndi-
ton in the Platte river, where the ice
has begun to rot. With the breaking
up of the LOup, which is probable in
the event of warm weather continuing,
extreme anxiety will be felt here. Last
months warm weather sent much
water over the ice in the Platte and
the dam across the north channel is