Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-11
NEW HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED
First Measures PrSsented 70 LeEisla-
ture By Bfepber~
CFrom 9 staff CoTfespondentl


tFrsn,a STAN Goffespondentl
LINCoIsN, Jan; ioszy( New house
bills intrSdueed 4gssp we're AZ tblIaws:
H. R;SNo ~ - Of IeIrsse ster.-
An inith{lvs At bum tstft tesolu-
buon, slsppfoy bg .ttA Diteefs -Isegisla-
uG ~ R No y ian, 81 fYanklin-
ApproprlSfinR oi0O bo' & 20 die, purchase and
the southwester1f para OF the state west
OF the e9th meriditn, west and south OF
the fourth principal parallel north ,Il,r,.,,nS
81 800 to finish the southwest basement
room of the state capitol. and to equip and
furnish II for the use and occupancy Of the
State Normal Educational Board.
r. r. No. 4, by Bushee- Holding railroad
companies liable for the negligent setting
out Of fires. and providing that the dam.
ages secured shall insure to the benefit
Of the owner and mortgage and shall not
be subrogated to an insurance company
r. r. No 8. by Bushee Of Kimball-Pro-
viding that library associations may in
II. r. No. 6, by Merchandising the sal
| lagos Under Il the overseer OF streets
| snail receive 50 a day instead Of 81 as now,
and the limitation OF $500 a year is taken
employed The salary Of councilmen Is
raised from $50 year to 500 a year
for clerks OF district courts In addition to
/ the fees they now receive. In counties
OF from 500 to 10000 population the salary
| snail be A4VU a year. from GV,VuU TO HutVuu
the salary shall be $500 a year, and in all
counties above 1900 the salary shall be
$1,000 year.
| viding that one-fourth of the road tax OF
| the county snail go INTO the county road
fund instead of one-haif as required by
II. r. NO. y, by Fries of Howard--Giv.
ins an option TO school boards to set aside
10 cents per pupil for library purposes
| The law now makes this appropriation by
school boards obligatory.
II. r. No. 10, by Fries of Howard-In
creasing the pay of grand and petit jur
ors from 81 per day to IS per day
H. X. No IL, by John OF Furnas-Pro
violng for the establishment OF state eX
pertinent station within three miles O
the city OF Cambridge, at cost not t
exceed SIS 900.
Calling for the repeal of the open pri
mary law and gong back to the CLOSED
system in use before the law OF tbs OF
Il. X. NO. 10, by Grossman Of Douglas
Providing for a jury commissioner TO b.
appointed by all the judges OF Douglas
whose duty 1t shall be to draw jurors in
stead OF the county commissioners as a
present.
"A. X No. IA. by Grossman Of DouElas-
| Providing that police magistrates all owe
, the state shall De elected in the year, a
per a decision OF the supreme court tina
they are constitutional officers.
ExemDtins Measure.
IL. II. No. 10, by Grossman OF Douglas
All heads OF Families snail have the full
exemptions of sou personal property, ant
repeating the law which allows 10 pc
cent judgment on salaries.
Ii. X. NO. 10, by GTossman OF Douglas
Makes Illegal assignments of salaries b.
heads OF Families unless the WIFE sign
! the assignment.
/ ii. Il. NO. II, by Moriarty OF Douglas
> Increases the number OF deputy count
attorneys in Douglas county TO four, /
I be appointed by the county attorney. Sal
\ cries to be fixed by the district Judges
i anywhere from 5000 to $500 per year.
! h. X. No. IL, by Price, at the request o
the state surVeyor-Amending the law re
lating TO county surveyors. IL Is in effec
a new law and is intended to bring tn
practice of county surveyors in line witt
that Of the surveyor generals office
defines the powers duties and fees o
coCnty surveyors, provides for the car
and custody OF records and provides
method OF establishing lost or obliterate
= corners, provides for assessment OF cos
OF surveys and collection from land bene
fitted. 1t provides among other things
that the boundaries OF public lands ee
e tablished and returned by the government
% survey and approved by the surveyor gen
eral, shall be Interchangeable and that thu
Z shall be deemed the true survey
o ii. II. No. 10, by Grueber of Thayer-AL
n propriating $4,000 for the establishment {
a Irvine factory at the penitentiEfy