The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24

Favor Variable sentemee Plan.
The indeterminate sentence meas
! ure Of Senator Brown passed the state
senate Thursday. Two years ago Z
similar measure was killed In the leg.
islature, but the upper house has now
passed the bill without any opposing
votes. The measure provides that all
district court judges shall give every
man the minimum penalty Of the law
when he II sentenced. When the SEN
tence Is nearing its end the Judge who
gave the sentence and the warden Of
penitentiary shall decide whether or
not the prisoner shall remain longer.
IN accordance with his prison record.
Other bills that we're passed by the
senate Friday follow:
II. II. No. 128, by Lawrence-Pro-
viding for revising the state militia
code. in accordance with the national
regulations.
8. F. No. 326. by Raymond-Provid
ing that water canals shall be placed
under the control Of irrigation boards
and be subject to the same regulations
as smaller bitches
8. F. No. $50, ~ the Committee Of
misunderstanding for improve
ments In the state school at the home
for the friendless in this city.
The committee of the whole ap-
proved the following measures:
H. r. No. 4. by Evans-Providing
for the regulating of the accounting
and the weighing of grain by the rail.
roads.
H. r. No. 22S, by Griffin-Providing
that brush shall not be dumped in
drainage districts.
s. F. No. 367, by Gammill-Author.
izing the state to contribute 5000 re-
ward for the discovery of a cure for
corn stalk diseases.
s. F. No. 256. by RaymOnd-Provid-
ing that adjoining school districts
having a population of more than $50
persons shall be permitted to raise the
school levy from 25 to 40 mills.
s. F.. No. 2S5. by the Committee on
Notwithstanding that the resi-
dents of adjoining districts may vote
for the transfer of pupils.
8. F. No. 1913. by Buck-Providing
that the name of the state institute |
for the blind be changed to ''The Ne
braska Institute for the Blind"
The senate killed the Scheele bill, |
which aimed to prevent the pooling |
of bids by contractors for public work. |
High Death Rate Of House Bills.
The death rate in bills reported
from committees was exceedingly
high Friday morning. The spirit of
what s-the.use has entered into many
Of the legislators and after glancing
1t the huge general bills of less than
Importance are frequently
Thomas bill to create an armory
for the national guard
was derailed. Nettleton's bill apprO-
Driating $1,000 to repay old soldiers
or pensions taken from they by the
state board of public lands and build.
ngs was buried and Snyder's bill for
$4,000 for test gas and oil borings
vas put under the daisies. Hector's
ill appropriating $4,000 for coal re-
wards was also killed. No attempt
vas made to resurrect any of these
ills except the Thomas armOry bill
md this attempt was futile.
Even the Snyder appropriation for
he elevator at the Grand Island sol
liers and sailors home was indefinite
y postponed. Clark's bill for $4,000
or a new Institution for the blind was
ut out of business. Bucks bill for
he repeal of the Sheldon One-mill !
evy was also ditched. The last of
he victims was H. r. 459. which in
ended to reduce the state board of
ssessment to include only the COVER
or. secretary of state and the treas
rer.