Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-15
ROUTINE PROCEEDINGS OF HOUSE
to Confer with 1.-THE
States on DemurraEe Bill.
CFrom a Staff CorrespondentD

LINCOLN, Jan. Acknowledgment
Pool appointed the following committee 20
/ confer with the legislatures of neighboring
states regarding a uniform demurrage law
and freight rates: Bowman, chairman;
Gates, Second district; Lawrence, Third
district: Richie. Fourth district; Leldish.
First district; Brown OF Sherman, Sixth
district.
The house decided to have typewriter
two copies of the journal daily to be placed
on the speakers desk in lieu Of printed
journals.
The appropriations providing money for
the incidental expenses OF the legislature
and for the pay Of the members and their
employees was passed over the committee
to be engrossed for passage tomorrow.
The house adjourned Until 10 o'clock to-
morrow, after an effort had been made to
adjourn until Monday.
The following bills were introduced in
the house:
II. r. 81, by Begole, of Gage-Appropriat-
Ing 100000 for new buildings at the Insti-
tute for the Feeble Minded at Beatrice.
III. r. IS, by Taylor Of York-Providing
for taxation Of real estate mortgages.
II. r. So, by Griffin Of Burt-Giving
county boards authority to create road dts
tricts.
i. R. 60, by Gates of s~arpy-Repeals the
statute which r d9Tbid Is a asa saloon within TWO
H. r. 81. by Pickens of Jefferson-Giving
county boards authority to create road dis
tricts.
II. r. g., by Baker of York-Repeals the
law which gives county board authority to
change school district boundaries.
loans by salary and chattel loan agents
void and uncollectible.
H. r. g., by England of Boope-Repealing
II. r. 6, by Holmes of Douglas-Pro
hibiting the unauthorized occupation of
streets or highways by tunnelling or other
H. r. 6s, by Wilson of Polk-Provtdins
for an. annual grand jury, except when
II r. 81, by Raper of Pawnee-Reqniring
n%otaries public to keep records Of their
II. r. IS, by Holmes Of Douglas-Requir-
ing, a 1900 annual license from pawn
II. r. 50 by Taylor of CusterAProvidins
that school districts shall not be liable fol-
the tuition of any pupil in free high schools
whose parents are worth 5000 or more.
II. R 20 by Case of Notwithstanding
for the licensing of professional nurses by
a board of secretaries. appointed by the
State Board Of Health:
II. X. II by Young of Madison-To pre-
vent the sale or drinking of liquor or
railway trains; giving conductors authority
to eject drunken persons from trains.
n. n ~ by brown OF Lancaster-Pro
gate fires; the chief deputy to receive q
salary Of 5000, assistants 1880 a year; tht
chlet TO nave authority 10 employ clerks
and assistants as he chooses.
H. r. 70 by Taylor of Custer-Empower
ing the moderator of a school board t
administer oaths to his associate members
II. R. "A by Kraus of Douglas-LimitinG
the time in which proceedings may bt
started against the collection of specia
taxes to one year from the time of the
levy.
II. r. 70 by Young of M~adison-Permit
ting state depositaries to give persona
bonds or deposit securities with the stat'
auditor to secure state deposits.
IL. r. 76 by Kotouc of Richardson-Glv
ing authority to the regents to establish
departments as they see fit In the uni
Versity!
II. r. n by Sink of Hall-Limiting tn
length of freight trains to fifty cars an,
! + providing an extra member Of the GREY
> and providing that mo !. bFakerpan shai
work on top of. the train unless the al
brakes are out OF fix. 49,
3 H.. r. Is by Skeen of Nemaha-Provid
r ing for the election of precinct assessor
who shall hold office for one year an
shall not be eligible to serve more thal
two terms In succession.
> H. X. 70 by Skeen of acknowledgements
3 iztng congress to put a clock on the fed
3 eral building at Lincoln which will strik
avery half hour