The Columbus journal., 1909-03-24
CAPITAL CITY news
ITEMS OF INTEREST AROUND THE
STATE HOUSE.
THE Work. THE LAW MAKERS
Legislative Facts and cessip-Nsws
q the State Capital.

Approprfating $575 for the resurvey q
the 9Th principal meridian. Ayes 81
nays Is.
H. r. 139. by Pilger-Appropriatin
$4,000 for the purchase Of the Wayp
normal school Ayes IS. nays IS.
H. r. 46s, by Broderick-Approbr
ating $4,000 for the deaf institute q
Omaha. Ayes s., nays II. ,
H. r. 200. by Lawrence of Dodge
Nesting homestead rights in mino
children. Ayes Il. nays 8.
H. r. 209, by Bates of Otoe-Limit
ing powers Of Justice to fine or impria
0nment. Ayes 81, nays 1.
H. r. 136, by Bowman of Nuckolls-
Providing for burning carcasscs of ami
mails dying from contagious disease
Ayes GA, nays Is.
H. r. 169, by Bushee of Kimball-
For constructive service in probate
matters by publication. Ayes 72
nay l.
Bill to Require Some Heavy Bonds
The heads of state institutions in
the future must give .;eavy bonds fol-
the faithful discharge of their duties
If Senator Ransom's bill receives the
same consideration in the lower house
that it did in the senate Thursday
The measure provides that all of the
superintendent of the state institu
tons except the state colleges shall
CIV: tOnGs to lie amount If S. O)0
while their assistants are to be asked
to give bond from $1,000 up, according
to the positions held. There was no
opposition to the measure when it
came before the sefate for final pas.
sage. Other measures passed by the
senate Thursday follow:
s. F. No. 3O4, by Brown-Providing
that villages of less than 1900 people
shall have the same privileges as
cities Of the same size in regard to
including adjoining property in the
city school district.
S. F. No. 314, by Howell-Providing
for the repeal of the county comptroll-
er law as applied in Douglas county.
s. F. No. $50, by Miller-Providing
that city traction companies may pur-
chase interurban lines that do not
extend more than ten miles out of
cities.
S. F. No. 273, by Buck-Providing
that public contractors must furnish
bonds that they will pay for material
that is used.
S. F. No. 355, by Lave-ty-Compel-
ling counties to pay their share of
bridges that are butt by adjoining
counties if the cost of the bridges are
not more than $500.
S. F. No. 225, by Notwithstanding
that all fire, accident and fidelity COM
panies operating in the state shall
transact their business through local
agents.
H. r. No. 135 was killed on account
of interfering with the Oils bill which
likewise provides for a rotary name
system on the primary ballots.
Not Later Than March 80.
The committee from the house to
fix the time of adjournment of the
session met that appointed by the
senate Thursday and an informal dis
cussion of the end of the session was
INDUCED in. 1t was decided to name
the date of final adjournment within
q day or so. The sense of the joint
committee was that the session should
adjourn finally not later than March
30. The joint committee adjourned till
Senator Majors of Nemaha is one
Of the farmers of the joint committee
who has had sniff Of growing grass
and who longs with an intense longing
to get between the pillow handles. All
the committeeman talked enthusiast |
tically of what they term an early
not one that will leave |
work undone, but one that can be |
taken not later than the last day of |
March. Some who are not members |
of the committee laugh loud and hi |
|ariously when they hear Of this talk |
of an early adjournment" or "busi- |
ness like session" Some of the men,
bers say that adjournment before the
1rst week in April IL impossible.
convicts Not to Work en- Roads.
The house put itself on record
Thursday morning against the en-
)loyment of convicts on roads. B0elt's
ill providing that the convicts be
lent out to work the roads whenever
county commissioners should request
hem was reported for indefinite post
,onement.
Daniel Webster Bolets Immediately
,egan to Websterize. He wanted the
louse to turn down the committee re-
'ort and place the bill, H. r. 278, on
he general file.
Signed by the Governor.
Governor Shallenberger Wednesday
igned the following bills:
s. F. No. Is. by Tibbetts-Regu-
ating and legalizing acknowledgements
( deeds before commissioners Of
eeds outside of Nebraska I
H. r. No. IL, by Taylor of York
the records to be kept by
ounty judges. !,
H. R. No. 357-Appropriating $10,-
90 for the construction of q barn {
nd the purchase of horses and har- {
ess for the Kearney industrial school :
Dr. boys. IL
To Consider Charter.
The Lincoln charter was scheduled
u third reading at about 4:15 Fri /,
ay afternoon. The third reading of /.
number of bills delayed the measure
nd prevented the speed so much de- {
red by the men who were against |