The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1909-01-22
STOCXMEN To
DRAFT BILLS.
Meeting at Lincoln Appoints
Legislative Committee.
RAILROAD VALUATION BILL IN
kearney Normal School Asks Appro.
priation of 100000 to Complete
euilding-First Lobbyist to Register
is a Woman.

Bulding-First Lobbyist to Register
Is a Woman.
Lincoln, Jan. 2l.-Live stock men, in
session during the meetings of organ.
lied agriculture here, have appointed
legislative committee, which will
confer soon with members OF the sen.
ate with a view to drafting bills gov.
erning switch yards feed charges and
the system OF control of live stock ex.
changes. 1t is the plan to have bills
introduced by a number OF Democratic
members.
Senator Oils of valley introduced
bill compelling the railroad commits
sion by July /, 1909, to ascertain the
! physical value OF all railroads, tCle.
phone, express and telegraph compa.
MES in Nebraska.
Jerry Howard introduced his WON.
ans suffrage bill in the house. The
bill is the same as that submitted in
| the senate by Miller of Lancaster. 1t
! proposes an amendment to the COnsti
tuition by striking out the word male"
in the suffrage section and substitute
ing person.
e. S. Case of Frontier introduced the
bill recommended by the governor in
his message for commission to re-
wise and codify the statutes.
The Humphrey bill Tor the Oregon
primary for selecting United States
senators was recommended for pas.
sage. similar report was made on
| no at q
Lincoln statue on the state capitol
campus.
Senator King of Polk introduced bill
13l, to close all saloons from p. IN.
to a. m. and at primary elections
throughout the state. "A similar bill
was introduced in the house by john.
son of Burt.
The Legislature adjourned till morn.
ing TO permit the members to attend
the meetings of organized agriculture
at the state farm.
kearney Normal Wants 100000.
The bill appropriating 100000 for
chapel and new wing at the Kear.
ney normal school was introduced,
both Representatives Barrett and
Armstrong standing sponsor for it.
For the inspection OF the members
of the legislature there is on file at
the state house a statement of what it
will cost to complete all the buildings
at the kearney normal school III &C
cordance with the original plans.
This Appropriation asked Tor now is
diviueG, $4,000 tor new wing TO the
present building and $oS,UOO for the
chapel. Altogether it Will require
= $2oU,VO0 to finally complete the scnool
and make it one OF the finest III the
= whole west. Representatives Arm
: strong and Barrett expect little trouble
in getting the appropriation till
through the house.
King Bill to Come Up EARLY.
One OF the first measures to be con
sidered in committee OF the whole III
the senate Will be the King bill memo
rializing congress TO take action thar
VIII permit the national banks OF the
state to take advantage OF the guar
anty law. There appears to be no or
position to this among the majority
as their platform provides that a bank
guaranty law shall be passed that will
give national banks a chance to take
advantage OF it if they so desire.
The senate standing committees
have reported five or six bills to the
general file and have postponed one
Senator Hattield's game bill, which
closed the season on prairie chickens
for four years.
The debate on the game bill intro
duced by Senator King, which Is now
on general file, will be somewhat eX
tended probably, Senator King sough
to prevent shooting at game from
blinds, but Game Warden Carter ap
peared before the committee opposed
to this, and the committee took his ad
vice.
The first lobbyist to register was {
: woman, Mrs. Frances Head of Osce
/. ola, representing the allied reform
D movements of the state, placing he
= name on the book kept by the secre
D tary of state. Following Mrs. Healdi
name are those of c. C. Wright, attor
. ney for the Northwestern railroad, ant
Edison Rich, attorney for the Uniol
Pacific.
Wealthy Farmer Accused.
North Platte, Neb., Jan. 2l.-Henr.