Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-28
Nebraska
HOUSE FOR BILL TO
REORGANIZE GUARD
Measure Making System Con
form to National Defense
Act Passed.
ENCLOSE CAR PLATFORMS


Lincoln, March 27.--(Special. j.
Debate on the dry bill in the senate
detracted considerably from the work
in the house and several times today
call of the house was resorted to in
order to get members back TO their
seats so that bills could be passed.
Three times Anderson of Boyd tried
to get motion through for a recess
so members might see the fun in the
other end of the building, but failed
each tins.
1t was disclosed that somebody had
been voting in place of Lindberg,
when after several roll calls that
gentlemen had been recorded as vot-
ing when he had been absent. No at
tempt was made to capture the Of
lender.
After adjournment today the SEN
ators and representatives were invited
TO the university state farm personally
TO observe the Improvements made
under the university extension levy
fund since the last session.
State to Own Elevators.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment permitting the state of Ne
braska to own and operate terminal
grain elevators was passed by the
house with one vote to spare over the
three-fifths majority required 1t is
the McAllister-Fries bill, H. r. 6l5.
1t received 81 votes, while p were
cast against it.
Guard Reorganization.
The bill recognizing the Nebraska
National Guard on footing to con-
form with the national defense act
went through unanimously.
Boost for County Attorneys. \
There was considerable opposition
to the Fleetwood bill increasing
salaries of county attorneys in two or
three dozen counties, but it passed
by 81 to 81.
Street Car Bill Through.
Enclosed rear platforms for street
cars were favored by the house in the
passage of the<Shannon bill, H. R. l28 |
Other measures which successfully |
ran the gauntlet after third reading |
were these:
Open and closed seasons on migratory |
birds made to conform with the federal law. !
Penalzing false financial statements.
Lincoln paving bill, requiring only a ma
jority frontage of lots to sign petition, but
ux.ip Of tY1ta 70 na,yin lie
trct. H. R. sos
Sewer district improvements for cities Of
I 600 TO 5000 population. II. r. S5s
Repeal of old South Omaha school law,
IL r. sos.
Course in training rural teachers at state
normal schools H r. $50.
Raising county board salaries In Cherry
county from $3.50 to $500 H. R. 204
Penalties for unlawful registration in Lin
coin and Omaha. H. R. S61.
Requiring burial of carcasses Of dead AMI
mails. II. r. 547.
Making burglary and robbery offenders pa
roabe after conviction. H. r. Si3.
Fraternal societies authorized to act as
guardians. executors and administrators. H.
r. 3t2.
Giving Omaha municipal court judges a
forr-yuar term. S. F. "a
Forhiddng fortune tellers, beggars, or
prostitution solicitors from camping on
pubic highways. II. R. ISL.
Penalty of $40 to $50 fine, per day for
II egally operating pool and billiard halls
or bowling alleys outside incorporated cities
Or villages. H. r. 100.
Amendment to law governing mortgages
on personal property. H. r. S42. II
State auditor relieved from accepting serv
Ice in suits against foreign insurance com
panes. H. r. Els.
Fee bill for county Judges, clerks and
reasurers. S. r. 7.
Tsn-cent mileage for county superintend-
ents. II. r. 591.