The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-03-26


tumn Tor a dash to the pole, having
succeeded, after an arduous sledgt
journey of Los miles, which occupied
l26 days, in reaching within III miles
of the South pole, or 354 miles nearer
than the point attained by the Dis
covery expedition" of which he was
an officer.
Lincoln, March Ex-senator Dono.
hue of Holt county secured the pas.
sage through the upper house OF the
public service corporation BILL follow.
ing a struggle, and it will now go to
the house. The measure provides that
the railway commission shall have
power for the regulation of all street
roads, telephone companies, lighting
companies and gas and water service
corporations. The commission is also
given power to regulate rates made
by such corporations
Senator Ransom of Douglas county
was the principal objeCtor and made
strong attempt to defeat the bill,
He said the constitutional amendment
creating the railway commission con.
templated that it should have juris.
diction only over common carriers.
He also thought it was wrong to tax
the people of the entire state tor the
regulation Of isolated corporations.
Senator Donohue, in a briet speech
full OF satire, declared the corporations
had never asked him to secure the
passage of such a measure and init.
mated that it was possible they were
even opposing it. A motion by Ran,
som to postpone was defeated by a
vote of IL to II.
The Omaha charter bill was recon-
mended for passage in the house, de,
spite the efforts of some representa-
tives to prevent action upon it. The
Lincoln charter bill was recOmmitted
with a view to securing an amend
ment providing for the emergency
clause.
Final Day is Not Fixed.
Although the joint committee on ad
journment reported to both houses on
March 80, the senate left the matter
pending. The house, however, agreed
to the report. The senate still has
most of the big appropriation bills tc
consider.
Senator Miller of the finance com
mittee told the upper house his com
mittee could not report the bills in
less than three days, and that the sen
ate would require week in which
to consider them. He thus secured de
lay in final action on the report OF
the adjournment committee.
The senate has recommended fol-
passage the bill providing that dipso
maniacs shall be treated in hospital
aside from the insane asylum wher
sent by counties to be cared for by
the state. The bill, however, does not
carry an appropriation.
Woman suffrage again sprung III
in the house when the joint resolution
of Representative Shoemaker, requir
ing foreign born residents to live in
the country five years before they may
vote, was up for action. Senator
Brown, in committee of the whole, at
tempted to secure the adoption of al
amendment striking out the wore
male" and the result was the shelly
ing of the bill.
The first bill to be introduced in the
Nebraska legislature at the instance
of Governor Shallenberger has jus
been presented to the house. 1t pro
vides that all corporations for public
service must submit their application
to the railway commission for exam
nation. The object of the bill, it is
said, is to prevent the watering O
stocks.
The house passed the Howell bill
for pension plan for the school teach
ers of Omaha. The senate passed
Representative Connelly's bill pension
ing firemen of Omaha.