Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-16
Saunders Man Would Give Douglas
and Lancaster More Members.
BARTOs SALARY RAISE FAILS
Senate Employees Will Not. seOur,
Increase Hoped For.
TRADING STAMP BILL rAvORED
senator BRrtiinE's Measure Ag"inst
GIFT Enterprises Recommended 90
Pass by ssnate--Recipror-
ity AEsiu FaVorea.
lFrom q SD correspondenl


LINCOLN. Nep. Feb i5.-- Especial Tele.
gram)-The stock yards bill OF Senator
oils win be recommended for passage with
slight amendments. The live stock and
grazing committee OF the senate finished
its hearing with a short session this morn
ing and in spite Of the arguments presented
by Frank Ransom and other representa-
tives Of the stock Yards the Commttee
supported the chairman and decided to do
everything possible to pass the bin.
The amendments SUGGESTED by Mr.. oils
include change In the penalty making Il
misdemeanor rather than a felony TO dis
obey the law and fiNing the penalty at a
fine OF 500 to $50 for the first offense, and
500 to $1,000 for the second. The provision
requiring that all stock must be delivered
to the commission company within an hour
and half from the time of the arrival
at the yards was amonded and forfeit
fixed for those not complying with Il.
The stock owner Is TO receive IS a car for
every half hours delay in snrdlng over the
hour and half and no yardage charge is
allowed when there is a delay.
Tanner of Douglas and Buhrman OF Hall
were against the bill in committee. Cox Of
Hamilton, Cox OF kearney and oils. the
chairman, voted for Il.
senate is for Reciprocity.
| The resolution Of Jansen OF Gage Ia
favor OF the Canadian reciprocity treaty
was passed by the senate this morning
with viva voce vote. The resolution is
as follows:
Whereas There is nov pending for rati-
ficaton by our national congress a trade
agreement between Canada and the United
States establishing reciprocity between
these countries. and,
Whereas We firmly believe that such
reciprocity win result IN great benefits 10
both OF these countries, whose interests
and people are so closely allied; therefore.
be It
Resolved. That the state senate OF Ne
braska. In regular secession assembled most
emphaticaiy indorses the ratification Of
| said hrade agreeulent and that we ask
4 our enators and representatives IN The ma
! ilonal congress to work and vote for ihis
/ tfeaty. and be Il furCiei -sst
Resolved. That copies OF this resolution
| be forwarded 70 our senators and repre-
sentatives at Washington
New RcappoFtIOnmcnt DiII.
! A new reapportionment bHl appeared ir
the senate this afternoon from Placek of
Saunders. II divides the state into twenty
eight senatorial districts and seventy-fiye
representative districts. Lancaster Is left
with two senators and now and sets one
more representative. making six. All the
other districts get one senator each and all
one representative excepting Saunders.
Dodge, Gage, Hail. Adams and Custer
which have two each
Most OF the afternoon session of the SEN
ate was spent in committee OF the whole
II. r. 20. Bushels bill to regulate the oper-
alton in Nebraska OF foreign Insurance.
companies, making an attorney for the
company authoritative representative and
shutting out all companies with less than
100000 capital was recommended for pas
sage.
Cordeals bill 20 make all notaries keep g
complete record of ali transactions with his
seal was slated for Indefinite postpone
ment.
No Raiae for Employees.
Senator BartoB was defeated IN his effort
to raise the salaries OF senate employees and
his bill for the purpose wRs defeated and
shelved. Senator Browns bill prohibiting
marriages between persons incapable OF 9
legal contract was slated for passage and
Senator Resgan's protective measure for
workmen in the building trades was recon-
mitted for further changes
Senator Bartlings bill against gift enter.
prises and trading stamps similar TO the
one passed in the house was recommended
for passage with slight changes. The
amendments permit the giving away OF
presents in original packages and the gfv-
ing OF checks to represent percentage slips
for credit on future purchases.