Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-07
SALARY RAISES
ARE NOT POPULAR
House of Representatives
Gives Slap to Measures
With This in View.
BOXING BILL UP SOON
From Staff CORRESPONDENT

tFrom STAFF Correspondent
Lincoln, Feb. 6.-(SpecialO- Turn
ing COW pastures into pleasure
grounds for city folks did not appeal
to some OF the members OF the house
today when the forestation bill backed
by Thomas and Waite came up for
discussion. 1t was sought to provide
that the city man could condemn land
for picnic grounds and turn it into a
park, This provision was killed. The
bill squeezed through.
The bill aimed at itincrant physi-
clans who guarantee cures and take
the notes of their patients before the
treatment is given finally got through
committee of the whole.
Postpone Salary Bill.
County assessors who joined in an
attempt to get their salaries raised
now know how it feels to go up
against the legislative buzzsaw The
committee on fees and salaries report
ed their bill, house roll No. 1919, by
Scudder, for indefinite postponement.
This bill would have raised the Ian
caster county assessor from 81 800 to
$2,l0O and other counties 500 or 5000
each.
The bill boosting the salaries OF the
registers of deeds in Lancaster and
Douglas counties from $500 to $1,000
and their deputies from 81 500 to ST.
500 was amended to cut out those in
creases. but the committee reported in
favor of raising the copyists and other
assistants in the office from $50
500 a month.
County judges were bumped by the
committee in recommending for pass
age the Fults bill reducing their sched-
ule of fees for handling estates. The
bill as amended also cuts down the fee
for adoption papers from So to 81.
An increase from 81 900 to 81 500 in
the salaries OF supreme court judges
stenographcrs was approved by the
fees and salaries committee. the bill
on that subject being recommended
to pass.
Bates Boxing Bill.
One of the bills soon TO be taken
up in committee OF the whole is house
roll No, p, the Bates measure to
legalize boxing exhibitions and put
them under the control of state ath-
letic commission. governed by strict
regulations. The bill is backed by
Gene Melady OF Omaha. Petitions re-
questing its passage have been re-
ceived by many OF the house members
from their respective districts.
The bill to amend the Lancaster
county paving law was reported Tues
day morning for the general file
Others which came out we're;
To prohibit cigarette smoking in a speci-
fled list Of public places. Quits BILL
To remove the meteorological laboratory
of the state health department to Omaha
and place 1t under the university regents,
Constitutional amendment empowering the
legislat ure to create inferior courts.
Bills Advanced.
Following are other bills advanced
to third reading:
To prohibit officers who draw a specified
annual salary, out of fees collected. from
drawing in any one month more than one
twelfth of the yearly salary.
To mako penalty for fee splitting apply
only to the doctor who pays commission
and not to the person receiving it.
To relieve teachers from paying second
County clerks to keep record of vital sta
tistics
Requiring approval OF railway commission
for construction of high power transmission
lines. Penalty 5000 to $1,000 fine.
Authorizing electric power and light COM
ma MES to erect towers on public HIGHWAYS