The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1914-03-26
PROCEDURE
COMMITTEE
''''''' REPORTS
LEGISLATIVE PROCEDURE COM.
Mlrreg FINISHES ITS WORK.
ADVISE NUMEROUS REFORMS
Preliminary Draft Of Report Of Senate
and House Committee on Leols.
,stive Procedure ard
Budget.


,os been at work since the adjournment
" the last session Of the Nebraska legls-
ature The Investigation was conducted
BY correspondence for n period OF nine I
months with persons familiar with legis-
ative practice In the various states " the
union and other countries. Severn hum
ircd letters were written and answers re-
,ured.
Great interest was manifested In the In
Vestientlon by governors. legislators ana
students Of political science In other
states. In addition to the correspondence |
, member OF the committee visited In per-
aon the provinces OF Manitoba. Saskatche-
van. Alberta and British Columbia. In
western CANADA and made n frst hand
study Of the methods Of government In |
use In those provinces.
To Honorable John II. Morchead and |
Of tho Thirty fourth Session Of |
the Nebraska LEGISLATURE:
The Joint committee of the senate and |
che house. appointed under q resolution OF
the thirty-third session OF the Nebraska
legislature 10 make a careful study OF
methods OF Legislative procedure In other
states and countries including the prep
aration Of the budget and appropriation Of
money for public expenses. and to formu-
tate IL report and recommendations upon
these subjects. herewith submits It's find
tngs.
A. Bills.
I. Size. style. type, margin, etc.
Paper-Same quality as that used for
thirty-third session Nebraska legislature.
Sixe-7hxli inches. the same IN used
In Wisconsin.
Type-lo point. with nonpareil (6-point)
slugs between lines.
Size Of type pages--5xSh inches.
Display headings-not more than IN
inches at ton OF bill. using the same
words for heading as In the thirty third
session Nebraska legislature.
2. Amendatory bills.
Use the same form az that used In
Wisconsin. VIZ. New matter In italics.
Old matter to be omitted with horizontal
black line across face (canceied ietters).
s. Enrolling and engrossIng bills.
Use wisconsin plan. viz: Engrossed
bills typewNfttsn. enrolled bill printed
with different headings, with different
type and upoa different sized paper from
that used In printing for regular bill files.
suf'icient copies Of enrolled bills shall be
printed to supply members and furnish
"ccretary Of states once for use In maxi
Ing certified copies Of laws.
Z. BIN drafting.
The establishment Of a bill drafting
division Of the legislative reference
bureau on lines similar to the one now In
service In Wisconsin. Service by this
division shall b rendered to members OF
che legislature upon signed requisition
from members and without charge.
5. Bill nles.
For tho use OF the senate during the
session house bill fles shall be made uy
SO ~ to include only those bills which
have already passed the house. thereb!
avoiding the great bulk of unused bill,
upon the desks Of members. A simila
plan shall be used In the house for sen
ate bills.
g. Number Of bills.
In order to check the introduction Q
unnecessary bills, and at the Same tim
afford tho people q fair hearing in tn
Legislative halls for their demands. a rul
shall be adopted In both houses provldin
that members shall introduce such bill
only as they are willing to give their pei
sonal endorsement and defend before tn
committees and upon the floor.
q. Legislative Publications.
4. Journals
A printed daily journal Of the days PR
ceedings shall be placed upon the desk
each member upon the next followir
legislative day. The presiding officer
the proper time each day shall call {
corrections Of tho printed Journal. VIII,
all corrections are agreed to the correct
record shall at once be transmitted by Il
chief clerk or secretary to the officl
printer, who shall proceed to print fro
the corrected type forms the full numb
OF impressions required for the bound W
umes of the house and senate journa
This process shall be repeated from day
day 20 that at the close of the session I
full edition OF both Journals shall
printed and require only indexing a
binding TO be ready for public distrtt
tion.
3 Other publications.
That printed calendars Of commit
meetings subject indexes OF bills int
duced and their order Of hearing bef
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Main Causes OF Dependency.
Enumeratlng the causes Of depel
ency or homelessness. Miss Eta.
ton. state agent for dependent 81
dren. declared In paper read bef'
the second annual conference of sti
and local health officers at Line,
that drunkenness and immortality
the social evil are the main caus
She gave figures based on q hundl
cases taken In hand by the home
dependent children. In forty-nine
these cases drink was one Of
causes of trouble and In sixty.
cases the social evil played a part.