Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1909-02-18

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hosts of other places. In al such cases
the governor is to appoint.
The bill by Frown. Of Sherman, pro
viding that thu s'ate lard commission
or may give permission to parties to
work school land for its pumice or
cleansing properties may have hard
shedding when the Legislature wakes
I'D to what this does. The Cudahy
Packing company has a pumice mine
in the southwest part Of the state n
should this bill become a law this firm,
or some other corporation engaged in
the manufacturing or selling ~cleansers,
would be able to get hold Of all of this
property in the state. One man who
owns a 40-acre tract which is UNDER
laid with pumice said he valued his
property at $4,000.
James CraddOck, Of Omaha, former
ly of Lincoln, is booked for a job under
Gov. ShalIenbeTger, provided that the
bill introduced by Holmes, of Douglas,
becomes a law. This bill gives the
governor authority to appoint a state
architect and pay him what he thinks
is right and proper.
Nels Johnson, the representative
from Burt county, is anxious to get ia
VOrable action on his bill to require
the stamp of the assessor upon notes
and mortgages to show they have been
assessed and taxed. {
Thomas. of Douglas, introduced a
bill in the house Saturday increasing
the salary Of county attorney of Doug
las county to $4,000 from 81, 500. But
introduced a bill permitting screens in
saloons in cities Of metropolitan class.
Nettleton of Clay. introduced a bill
apprOpriating $4,000 to pay back to
members Of soldiers homes any none
the state may nave taken out of their
pensions.
In the senate Wednesday the woman
suffrage bill was ordered e~ngrossed
for a third reading by a vote of 16 to
Is. The entire morning was spent in
red hot debate in the committee of
the whole. In order to pass the bill
IN the senate seventeen votes are re-
CURED. The supporters of the bill
claim they have another vote pledged.
In the house Taylor and Clarke be-
came involved in Il controversy over
the Sink bill limiting the length of
freight trains.
The Sink bill. limiting the length
Of freight trains OF sixty-fivc cars, was
recommended for passage late We'd
nesday afternoon.
The senate Wednesday afternoon
approved the plan to allow the profess
sors Of the state university to parti-
cipate in the Carnegie pension fund
A--er an extended debate in the com
mittCc Of the whole the bill was APP
proved by d decisive majority.
The on 5 physical valuation bill was
recommended for passage. The bill
provides for the physical valuation Of
railroads.
In the house Tuesday the resolu-
ton 10 submit the woman's suffrage
question 30 a vote of the people was
placed On general file to be discussed
IN the near future. Opponents of the
measure made a desperate effort to
Kill it. bu+ we're unsuccessful.
The house passed the Taylor bill to
compel mortgage owners to pay q tax
on the amount of their mortgages.
Hafferpan Of Dakota county, intro
duocd q bill in the house to make it
unlawful to give toll bridge passes.
lie explained that the bill was de-
S.2Ett % COZ TtcL evils 10
exist in his home county.
Speaker Pool is the author of a bill
10 provide fOr the maintenance Of in
1jgcnt constructive patients in state
or county hospitals.
Datrymcn Of the state have outlined
two bi.ie. and they have been intro
duccd in the senate and in the house.
ore provides for an increase in the
number Of dairy inspectors. The
other prohibits the use of milk or
cream cans for other than dairy pur-
poses.
E~e-roseHt&tiye Jerry Howard, Of
Douglas county introduced in the
house Of representatives a bill to seq
regato tic JaDancse and Chinese Ia
horers from the american wOrkmen.
The r.c.aurc provides that japanese
and C'ltnerc must not work in COM
rany N;th white men and must not
be employed in the same building.
Howard says the bill was evolved to
eradicate conditions existing in South
Omaha. where Japanese laborers are
cn.olcye. in t." packing houses.
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: bill wa Introduced in the house
Thursliy - eErcl Eraternities from the
sch5o'8 ana colleges Of Nebraska.
To senate killed the wonan's suf-
Cra-e bill. Tho Iii permitting the
stale university to accept the Carne-
i" pension funds was passed.
wha hous, killed . bill aDpropriating
5000 Il mari. me Oregon trail in
Ncor,a'-2. : n"mb,r Of women, mem
"crs CT re Daughters f the Ameri-