Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-02
HOUSE TACKLES HOST OF BILLS
Reinveatment Measure Passes and
Humane Poultry Bill Favored.
From a Staff correspondent

Reinveatment Measure Passes and
Humane Poultry Bill Favored.
From staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Feb. Especial THE fol-
lowing bills passed the house this morn
ing;
H. r. a. by Fuller Of Seward-Relating
to the methods by which county boards
may let contracts for the construction OF
IL r. IS, by Kent of Sheridan and Clark
OF Cherry-Providing for appropriation
OF 5000 for the opening of the Chadron
III n. n. by Koutouc Of Richardson-Ap-
pointing the state auditor for purpose Of
service as attorney for foreign insurance
companies doing business in the state, with
the emergency clause attached.
H. r. 5, by Bushee of l<imball-Author-
izing the Incorporation Of private library
III r. IS, by Dolezal Of Saunders
Joint resolution ratifying the income tax
to the federal constitution.
H. II. i45, by Koutouc Of Richardson-Ap-
propriating the usual 80 per cent of the uni
versity / mill for the use OF the university
for the coming two years
II. n. 43, by Taylor of MISUNDERSTANDING
a a misdemeanor to abandon any disabled
sick animal to die on the public high
I'll r.. A. by Taylor Of Hitchcock-Pro-
viding for a penalty for the mistreatment
of domestic animals
H. II. 10, by Grossman OF Douglas-MaN-
Ing assignments Illegal unless signed by
wives as we'll as heads of families.
H. r. 49, by Potts Of Pawnee-The rein
III r. Is, by Prince of Hall-The UNI
claimed property sale act
The afternoon session convened at 2
o'clock. The motion that the house COM
mttee to confer with a similar committee
from the senate regarding road legislation,
ba Increased to five members OF the roads
and bridges committee instead of three as
lad for In he init
adopted at Tuesdays session, carried. The
committee. as selected by Speaker Kuhl,
was as follows: Potts Norton, Fries Gus,
tafson and bort. Fries Of Howard moved
TINT ali road billsNbe reported back TO the
house from the committee on roads and
bridges for general file. Motion was lost on
a vote. following an explanation by Potts
Of Pawnee, the chairman of the committee.
Following the reports OF standing COM
mittees. and the introduction of new bills,
the special order on house roll No. 1, 70 be
taken up at that time, was deferred and is
20 be made the special order at a later
date,
standing committee reports were as fol-
lows;
.. r. IS by Evans of Adams pro-
Niding for a regular board OF pardons "a
be appointed by the governor was recon-
mended for passage.
~. x ~ by Leidigh OF Otoe. pro-
vtdinR for an increase in county attorneys
salaries was recommended for passage.
II. r. 100 by Koutouc OF Richardson
providing for board of pardons consist
ing OF the governor, the secretary OF state
and the chief justice Of the supreme court
said board to hear only applications foI
pardOns OF murderers and restricting this
board to act unless the murderer ha.
served at least thirty years of his term
Recommended for indefinite postponement
II. X. l6l by Boland OF Douglas. max
columbus October lega
holiday, was recommended for place OF
the general file,
automobile tax bill was recommended FOL
Indefinite postponement
IN committee OF the whole the. following
bills were acted upon:
IT, r. 6S. by Quaekenbush of Nemaha
appropriating $4,000 for the addition o
another story to the present library build
Ink az the Peru Normal school was rec
commended Tor passage
III r. 1914 BY Howard Of Greeley, rails
ing jurors and witnesses fees in justic
and probate courts, was recommitted 4
the standing committee
II. X. l7e, by Taylor of HitchcOck
amending the irrigation laws so that pro
vision ie made for the filing OF maps an
plass with the state engineer showing de
tails OF AL proposed irrigation systems
was recommended for passage.
III. r. 1856, by Bushee OF kimbal tn
optional IRRIGATION bill referred bac
20 the committee at the request of the au
IL II. l42. by Fuller Of Seward the in
hefitance tax hill. introduced at the re
quest OF the Seward Commercial club. wa
Recommended for passage
n. r. $. BY Fuller or Seward. the cor
rortiVe measure providing that county a.
SCISSORS shah have the same rights pre-
cinct assessors In securing property state
ments OF public service corporations, wa
recommended for passage.
TAI r. So. BY Kent OF Sheridan and Clark
OF Cherry. the bin calling appropns
fiOu OF $1,000 for the construction OF
heating plant al the Chadron Normt
school, was recommended for passage wit
the amendment adopted cutting down a
appropriation TO $1,000
III r. IS, by Sanborn OF Sarpy, the he
serum production bill, was referred to n
committee on finance. ways and means,
ID called foE-an appropriation OF $4,000.
H. r. 81. bN Candy OF Custer, prOVidiu
purposes for which township road funC
may be expended was recommended Il
passage.
"a. r. 4 by Taylor OF Hitchcock, a
humane poultry transit BILL was recon
ulcnoed Tor pass age by vote OF 81 to