Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 24, 1895, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BE X AENUHY A THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1895, ernor Holeomb of opportunity to appoint & populist as chief ol inspector and that they were opposed to any such scheme, The work of the Standard OIl company fs also plainly seen in the senate. As soon as the house bill was printed a representative of the Standard Ol company procured a copy and last week an ofl inspection bill was introduced in the senate by Watson of Otoe, The senate and house bills are identical with two exceptions. The senate bill places “The Inspection under the control of the Board of Public Lands and Bulldings and reduces the flash test to 110 degrees. > HILTON MAY HOLD HIS JOB. 1t either of these bills becomes a law it is entirely safe to presume that the choice will Aall upon the measure {ntroduced in the senate, The Standard Ofl company's repre sentatives here make no concealment of their oppesition to any bill which provides that the inspection shall be performed under the direction of a man who is so great a sticklor for the exact observance of the letter and pIrit of the laws on the statute books as the present auditor of state has proven himselt to be. The Standard Oil people equally ob- | ject to any interference with their plans by Governor Holecomb. hey much prefer tak Ing thelr ehances with the Roard of Public | Lands and Buildings. If the senate bill should become a law it fs already tacitly | understood that Frank Hilton will be con .tinued as chief oil Inspector, a position which was accorded him by common consent before the result of the last gubernatorial election made so radical a change In the carefully laid plans of a great many people, L] ATE GETS SEVERAL REPORTS. Standing and Special Committees Make Ro- B turns on Many Matters. LINCOLN, Jan. 23.—(Special.)—The senate «gave up the forenoon te purely rowtine busi- nees, the only enlivening feature being the very briet struggle over the adopticn of the report of the committee appointed last Fri- day to investigate the number of senate em- ployes. In his prayer Chaplain MacAyeal alluded to the recent disgrace upon the falr name of the state by the Iynching of Barrett Scott. A large numoer of the reports from standing committees were then received, as follows: From the judiclary committee, by Chairman Pope, senate flle No. 57, Introduced by Bress- ler of Wayne, to provide for a landlord’s lien. The committee presented a favorable report and the measure was placed on general file. It provides that a landlord shall have a lien for his rent upon all crops grown upon tha demised premlses and upon any other per- sonal property of ‘the tenant which has been used upcn the premises during the term and not exempt from exccution for the pericd of one yeaf after a year's rent or the rent of a shorter period claimed falls due, Also, senate file No. 41, by Watson of Otce, enabling counties having more than 25,000 inhabitants to build new jalls under certain_conditions. It affects only Nebrasks City. The bill went to the general file, From the same committes senate file No. 2, by Graham, permitting the redemption of real estate sold under foreclosure proceedings. The judiciary committee recommended that the bill be indefinitely postponed. Dale of Harlan objected. Graham, the author of the bill, stated that he had introduced the bill by request and therefore raised no objections to the recommendation of the judieiary com- mittee. The senate, upon Dale’s motion, sent the bill to the general file, Also from the judiciary committee placing senate file No. 37 on the general file, This is the bill prepared by the regents of the State university, creating a speclal half mill levy on all taxable property in the ‘state for the benefit of that institution. Senate file No. 28, by Graham, fixing the salaries of county attorneys, recommended for passage d placed on general file. It fixes the sal- fes of county attorneys in counties having a population of not more than 2,500 inhabi- tants at $500 per annum; from 5,000 to 10,000 inhabitants, $650; from 10,000 to 20,000 in- habitants, $800; from 20,000 to 50,008 inhabi- “tants, $1,000; over 59,000 inhabitants, $2,500: The committee on State university and normal schools 'presented favorable reports on house rolis 32, 43 and 34. These bills arc profotma measures " appropriating - the Mor- it fand,‘matriculation fees and tuition fees the State univeFsity. ap McKgsson, from the committee Tailroads, prégented a favorable -report Wan? illf senate fils No. 14, re- iring - rai oad Jcompanies to_equip ‘their Ight gars 'with-automatic couplers. Senator Sloan, from the committee on con- stitutional amendments, presented favorable reports on senato files’ Nos. 11, 68 and 70. The first bill submits a proposition for- a constitutional ' convention; the gecond sub- mits an amendment fixing the salaries of Judges of the supreme court at $4,000 per annum; the third submits an amendment providing for a new method of submitting constitutional amendments, BILLS ON FIRST READING. New bills were introduced and read for the first time as follows: By Crane, to amend sections 3), 33 and 70 Of chapter Ixxvil of the Compiled Statutes, Purporting to be published under_authority of the legislature by Guy A. Brown and d H. Wheeler. " The bill provides fog the assessment of banks and bank property® and bridge, express, ferry, gas, manufac turing, savings banks, stre 't railroad trans- portation and other corporations, Senate file No, 156, by Crawford, amend- ing the law relating to default of rentals by lessees of educational lands belonging to the state. Benate file No. 157, by Watson, amending the elcction laws. Atso senate file No. 15 ame e law relating to tl select| of dudges and clearks of leetion, “CIecton Senate flles Nos. 169 and 160, by Hollbrook, empowering cities of the second class hay- ing more ‘than 5,000 inhabitants and less than 25,000 to purchase land for parks and to ereate boards of park commissioners for such cities. Also senate file No. 161, pro- Yiding for district ownership of school Lext o ferceor di [ cKeeby, amendin, v to ho Praciiog of meediae 14w relating Benate file No. 163, by Graham, prescrib- ing the terms of admission of inmates to the state institution for the feeble minded, Wright, requiring registers of deeds and county clerks who are ex-officio regis: ters of deeds to keep a mortgage indebted- ness record and prescribing the form of the same. Senator Graham, from the special Investi- gating committee on the matter of scnate employes, reported the recommendation of that committee that all employes be re- tained, but that no officer nor employe be permitted to draw more than one day’s pay for each twenty-four hours, McKisson moved the adoption of the re- port, but Sprecher offered a substitute send ing the report back to the committee with instruction to cut the number of employes down to the statutory limit. The substi- tute was voted down. “Sprecher then offered an amendment providing for the discharge of the assistant doorkeeper. The amend- mont was voted down. Pope moved the previous question, and the committee repor! was adopted. The scnato then adjourned. BARRETT SCOTT IN THE HOUSE. Allen Asks that Robertson's Vighhaute Roc- ora fe Inquired Into. LINCOLN, Jan. 2).—(Speclal)—Barrett Scott’s ghost agaln walked In the house to- day. It appeared In the form of the fol- lowlng resolution, introduced by Allan of Douglas, the last thing before the evening adjournment : Whereas, It Is cu press and ‘otherwise t ertson, a her of this house, Is a mem. ber of the vigilant commit hich i3 re sponsible for ‘the deplorable erime of (he murder of one of our citizens, the late Bat. rett Scott, therefore be it Resoly K here bo five apy to_investi and, if found to be tru porfed to this body for lefinite nction, Forty-five new bills were Introduced today in the house. There are now 231 In all in the house bopper, aud seven of them bave been passed. The one which recelved the most extended consideration and debate Brady's seed grain note bill, house roll M 89 Notwithstanding the fact that similar Jaws are In force in lowa and the Dakotas, there was found to be a vigorous opposition to_this measure in the bouse., Munger worked like a ‘Trojan to reduce the frand larceny amount, §35, as new prescribed ¥ Hhe statutes, to $20, aud he was largely Supported. But lis efforts were defeated on 8 cluse vote, Under the title “an act defining the mode and amending, changing, altering or extend- g the charters of cities within the state of Nebracka,” Pinmo of Douglas bas a bill that takes the amending or extonding of eity churters from the hands of the leglsla- ture and places it in the power of a board of commissioncrs. Such commissloners are o be orgavized under the presidency of the mayor, and the proposition f¢ to he then submitted to the voters of the city at an lon, and be ratited by @ two-thirds Wote. There Is sume auestion concerning the tly reported by the At Hon, J. Ar Rob. A commit tto this 1 the same further and more constitutionality of this ! ould 1t b come a faw, and upon this question there is considerable difference of legal opinion, In the line of additional holidays Benedfet has a bill printed, house roll No. 228, which provides the first Monday in September | which shall hereafter be known as Labor day, and the first Tuesday succeeding the first Monday In November, known as “elec- tion day,” shall be deemed public holidays. One of the anti-pass bills of the session Is hevse roll No. 202, by Smith, Its provisins are drastic and ‘sweeping, embracing the | members of both houses of the legislature, and all the state officers. It is made un- lawful for these parties to evade paying full fare on any raflroad in the state, and the penalty for violation of the law is a fine of $5,000. The rallway officials are also in- cluded. They are estopped from giving passes to members or state officlals, and the fine for violation of the law Is the same One of the unique bills of the session is mith's “‘commission handicap,” in the shape of house roll No. 203, which provides that any man doing a commission business in Nebraska shall file a bond in the sum of in all cities except of the first s, and $10,000 in e bond must be approved by the county tk, county treasurer and probate judge. alty for faliure to comply with these ns 1s a fine of $10. A singular omis- prov | sion In the bill is the faflure to state what the bond is to protect, or what shall be con sidered by the courts a forfelture of the bond. The bill is printed and in the hands of the committee on miscellaneous corpora- tio By house roll No. 218 Ely secks to place the Home for the Friendless under super- vision of the Board of Public Lands and Buildings. Section 4, in Cobbey's statutes, which is repealed, provides that the home shall be under the supervision of the Soclety of the Home for the Friendless. A bl introduced by Davies today, house roll No. 209, fs one of peculiar interest to liquor dealers in the state. Its provisions were recommended by the state convention of mayors and chiefs of police held in the federal court building, Lincoln, a few weeks since. It provides that any dealer who may have taken out a license for the sale of spirituous Tiquors on a certain lot and in a certain bullding, as is now the law of the statute, may, upon proper action and refer- ence to the mayor, accompanied by a new petition, transfer such license to ancther location, ROUTINE OF THE SESSION, The speaker announced this morning the serfous illn of Representative Soderman, whb has been removed from his hotel to Tabitha hospital, suffering from an attack of typhoid fever. The following committees wero announced: Resolutions—Burch, Cramb, Robinson, Crow, MeNitt. Investigation of relief commission— Brady, Spencer, Brockman, Lamborn, Harri- son. Fellowing bills on first and second reading the houso considered bills on third reading, as reported by the standing committees, House roll No, 10, by Davies, was read and put upon its passage, as reported by the committes on engrossed and enrolled bills. The bill amends an act authorizing the appointment of supreme court commis- sioners * and defining their duties. The amendment provides that the commissioners shall hold office for the period of three years, during which time they shall not en- gage in the practice of tho law. Their sal- ary is made equal to that of the supreme court Judges. There was an unimportant amendment to this bill, and Barry asked if it had been printed. The speaker found that it had not been, and on Barry's point of order the bill was laid over until tomorrow as not being properly before the house. The house then went into committee of the whole on bills on general file, with Wait in the ehair. The judiclary committee's substitute for house Tolls Nos. 64 and 98 was the first measure under consideration. In substance it provides that the sum of $20 stolen, or the value thercof taken by any thief or em- bezzler, the offense shall be punished by imprisonment in the penitentlary mot more than seven nor less than one year. A lively discussion ensued over a- clausé in the bilk which provides that the word ‘“money’ shall include bank bills and notes, United Btates treasury notes, or cther Bills, bonds or nofes ‘fssied by lawful authorlby” and cir- culated as money. Ricketts asked if it was intended to ‘discriminate against gold and siiver, Munger of the judiclary committee explained that gold and" silver were legally recognized as money, but that the provisions concerning motes, etc., were inserted in order to include them. In speaking to the moticn to pass the bill Munger said that there were organized bands in Lincoln who tole small sums for the purposa of getting free board In the county jail and escaping the penitentiary. Speaker Richards, from the flocr, sald that he did not believe the amount of grand larceny should be lowered. The secretary of the scnate appeared and announced that the senate had passed, house roll No. 71, to provide for the payment of omployes and members of the two houses. The announcement was recelved with cheers. Thomas moved that the committee rise and recommend indefinite postponement of the blll, and a division was called for, The motion was carried. When the report of the committee was made Burns of Lancaster moved an amendment that the report of the commlttee be not concurred fn, and the ayes and nays were called for amid a babel of confusion. Burns' amendment was lost by a vote of 53 tg 41, The house then o'clock p. m. The house in the afternoon took up the question of accepting the report of the com- mittee of the whole where it had left it at the time of the noon recess. Burns of Lan- caster moved an amendment that the bill bo recommended to the fudiciary committee for amendment, and it prevailed. The house then went Into .committee of the whole to consider bills on general file, with Robinson in the chair. SIGNED THE PAY ROLL BILL. Previous to this the speaker had an- nounced that he was about to sign house roll No. 71, providing for payment, and asked If there were any objections. There being none visible, he signed the first bill passed by both houses, and it went to the governor to be completed into a law au- thorizing the payment of members and em- ployes. House roll No. 53, by Scott, relating to the manner of appraising and seiling lands upon execution and at judicial sales, was reported. It provides that” when lands are sold on execution they shall be sold in separate lots, or enough to pay the mortgage, and when all must be sold, the pareel on which the owner's house stands shall be sold last Speaker Richards vigorously opposed this measure. Barry defended it, and clatmed that no hardship would be worked the creditor class. Scott moved that when tho committee rose it repert the bill back with recommendation that it pass to third read. Ing. Howard directed the attention of the chairman of the judiclary, Munger, that lowa had a law similar to (his, and that It had worked successfully up to date, Scott's motion prevailed. House roll No. 87, considered yesterday in committee of the whole, was again brought up. It provides for the punishment of cattle thieves by imprisanment for not more than ten nor less than one year, and was intro- duced by Dempsey of the Fifty-third district, There was a dispesition shown to treat the measure flippantly, and a large varlety of burlesque amendments were fired in to n- clude hogs, sheep, corn, chickens and water melons. Barry trusted that the house would consent to consider the matter, divested of its humorcus features, and Haller supported him On this bill the house threshed considerablo | old etraw, as a Jist of amendments were adopted in committee of the whole before, and on motion of Harrison the bill was reported favorably, as amended, and recommended for third reading, Brady's seed grain note bill, house roll No 39, was next in line. Phe bill' makes the note given for grain a first len on the growing crop. Rhodes said e believed the measure to be a viclous oue, as it tied up the grain ralsed so that the grower could not sell a bushel of it until the note was paid. He sald that a similar law In Arkansas had re- sulted in sending & man to the penitentiary for five years because he sold some of his cot- ton and bought medicine for his sick wife. he judge whe sentenced him, and the gov- ucr who pardoned bim both adylsed the re- peal of the law. As amended, the bill pro- vides that the borrower of seed gialn can give a mortgage on only a portion of the crop, and consequently the conditions In this state would not bo parallel with those of the Ar- kansas illustration. When nearly youo on the floor hud been heard on wn average of took a recess until 2 es of the first class, |V s it had been reported to the house that Representative Robertson was a member of a vigllance committee Which Is_responsible for the murder of Barrett Seotf, a committee was asked to Investigate the same. The res- olution was referred to the committee on res- olutions, and the house adjourned. until 10 a. m. tomorrow. BILLS ON FIRST READING. House roll No. 287, by Judd, to provide for purchasing of seed grain on time and to reate a lien on the crops grown from the same, and for the discharge of such lien, | and also for the punishment of the viol tion of this act and for punishment for re- fusal to discharge such lien. House roll No. 238, by Zink of Johngon, to pay bounty to persons destroying wild ani- mals within the boundaries of the state of Nebraska, and to provide funds for pa mel . and_to repeal sectio section e roll y chapter Ixxix, utes of Nebraska, and to re- original section. roll No. 200, by Ashby, to amend B, 65 and 66 of chapiér x of the d” Statutes of the state of Ne- 201, peal the House sections Annota by Hairgrove, to pre- of ‘Eoods of win “'sterling silver or €00ds or and providing » roll No, withou being s a penalty the House roll dogs personal House roll No. section 11 and s of chapter Ixxix of the state of Nebrasl v Ashby, declaring amborn, to amend of subdivision 11 d_Statutes 'Schools,’ Bal section. i) Al lawful nterfeit r imitate any bel, trademark, term, design, devic or form' of advertisement, ‘and making it un- lawful for any person to procure the filing of any label, trademark, term, design, de. vice or form of advertisen false or fraudulent repres clarations and providing therefor. House roll No. 205, by Becher, to amend sections 207 and 225 of the Code of Clyil Procedure, the same being sections 4717 and 4,795 of Cobbey’s Consolidated Statutes, and to repeal said sections. House roll No, 206, by Howard, to amend an act entitled “An act to require the at- tendance of all persons between the ages of & and 11 years at some public or private school, or schools, in the state of Ne- House roll No. 2 a punishment House_roll No. 207, by Lamborn, to amend section 77 of artic 1 and section 3 of arti. cle VI of chapter Ixxvil of the Compiled Statutes of the state of Nebraska, entitled “Revenue,” and to repeal said original sec- tions, House roll No. 208, by Lamborn, to amend section 11 and section 13 of subdivision 11 of chapter lxxix of the Compiled Statutes of the state of Neb Kka, entitled “Schools,” and to repeal said original sec- tions. House roll No. 299, by Davies, to amend section of chapter 1 of the Compiled Statutes of Nebraska, entitled “Liquors,' and to repeal said original section. House roill No. 300, by Davies, to amend section 46 of chapter lxxviil of the Cor plled Statutes of Nel ka entitled “Roads, and to repeal said original section, House roll 0L, by Davies, to amend sections 0, and 39 of chapter Ixxvill of the Complled Statutes of Ne- braska, 183, entitled “Roads,” and to re- peal said original ions and_to repeal 47, 48, 49, 00, 61 and of said ction 16 of ch mpiled raska _entit “Cities of the Sccond Class and Villages,' and to repeal said original section, House 303, by to_refund I2mpson, te a Board of Pa s of the second cf dy exist or may i to provide for park commission- D hereafter be e thy suse roll No. 305, by Burns of Lancaster, to empower citles of the second class of more than 5,000 and than 25,000 in- habitants to purchase, e by donation or devise, own and improve land for parks and public grounds, and to borrow money on the bonds of such cities for the purchase and improvement of such parks and public grounds, and to call elections and submit propositions to the electors of such cities for the issuance of such bonds. House roll No. 306, by Burns of Lancaster, to amend sections 48 and 460 of .chapter ix of the Consolidated Statutes of Ne- braska of 193, House roll No. 307, by Bernard, to amend section 1,961 of the Consplidated Statutes of the state of Nebraska of 18 and to repéal said original scction. House roll No. 308, by Schickedantz to amend sections 5 and 16 of subdivisions Iv of chapter xliv of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska of 188, and to repeal sald original sections as they now exist. Hous roll No. 309, by Thomas, to_amend section 2,198 of ih¢ Consolidated Statutes of the state of Nebraska of 181, under chaj ter xxx of sald statutes, entitled “Liquors, and to repeal said section, House roll No. 1), by Hull, to form a system of f{rrigation by artificial rainfal and to appropriate money to pay expens of a thorough test and provide a fund for the expenses of the system when put in operation, and provide a committee to carry into effect the proyisions of this act. House roll No. 311, by Hull, to amend section 6 of an act'entitled, “Ani Act to Authorize the Registration, Coliection and Redemption of County Bonds,” approved February 23, 187, and to repeal sald sec- tion 6, House roll No. 312, by Crow, to amend sectlon 40 of chapter Ixxill of the Compiled Statutes of 188 relating to the execution of_deeds. House roll No. 313, by Jenness, to amend section 3,505, Consolidated Statutes of Ne- braska, ‘Cobbey, 183, in relation to terms of office of county Superintendents, House roll No. 134, by Jenness, to amend section 87 of chapter Ixxviil of the Com- plled Statutes of 1891 cf the State of Ne- raska, of an act entitled “Roads,” and to epeal the section so amended, House roil No, 315, by Hobertson, to pro- for the protection”of employes. House roll " No. 16, by Roberston, to amend section 3831 of ‘the Consolidnted Statutes of Nebraska, 1803, Cobbey edition, and to repeal sald original sectlion, House roll No. 317, by Hairgrove, to pro- vide for the redistricting of counties un- der township organization and supplemen- tal to the statutes of Nebraska, now in force, governing counties under 'township organization; providing for the elections of supervisors, defining their duties and desig- nating township boards and overseers of township poor. House roll No. 318, by Brockman, to pre- geribe the duty of' persons In charge of steam engines, propelled on the highways of this state, ‘wholly or in part by steam power, and to provide a penalty for the violation of the same. House roll No. 819, by Griffith, to amend section 4,270 of the Consolidated Statutes of Nehraska of 1895 and to repeal sald original section. House roll No. 320, by Griffiith, to amend section 4,025 of the Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska of 1893, and to repeal sald original section. House roll No. 321, by Griffith, to appro- priate money for the purpose of bullding and furnishing additional buildings for the use of the asylum for the incurable insane at Hastings House roll No. 222, by McNitt, to amend section 143, of chapter xxvi, Compiled Stat- utes of Nebraska, entitled “Blections,” and to repeal said original section 143, and sec- tion 144, of said chapter xxvi Housé roll No. 1#, by MeNitt, to amend an act entitled as follows: “An act to provide clerks and assistants for the county Judge in countles having over 25,000 inhabi. tants, and to provide for payment of the same,” approved March 31, 1887, and to re- peal sections 1 and 2 of said act, as now existing. House roll No. 824, by McNitt, to amend sections § and 43, of chapter Ixxvi, of the Complled Statutes of the state of Nobraska, entitled “Registration of Votors,” and to repeal said original sections. roll No. 835, by Wart, to provide rellef of the destituté in' Boyd by McFadden, to_ amend subdivision 14, of section 2,892, Consoli- dated Statutes of 1893 (by Cobbey), and to repeal said original subdivision Touse roil No. g2, by Burke. declaring estates settled und, th k\ruvhlnns of an act passed and approved March 2 D. 1889, and that all deeds and titles secured ¢ persons by purchase, sale or settlement ates under said act, to be absolute , and to declare the same legal and = 28, by Jenkins, to regu- late stock yards and provide punishment for vielating the vrovisions thereof. House roll No. 329, by. Moehrmar, to pro- vide for the punishment of persons guilty of steallng or carrying away from the lands of others any church edifice, school house, dwelling house, barn, windmill or other building. House roll No. 330, by Miles, sections 3,588, 3,501, 2593, 3, 8,721, 3,792 and 3,747 of tatutes ' of Nebraska, 1893, reiating to schools, and to repeal the said section above named, as now existing. House roll 'No. 831, by Crow, to amend section 1 of article 7'of the Constitution of the state of Nebraska. to amend 022 702 3 he Consolidated CAKING FOR INSANE PATIENTS, Keports of Superiutendents Whoe Want Thelr Institutions Frovided For, two times cach, the house fell into a parlia mentary snarl, and there were a dozen mo- tlons and amendments. The upshot was that the committee rose and reported, recommend- ing the bill, as amended, to & third reading. A resolution, Allan. to the effect that LINCOLN, Jan. 23.—(Special.)—The reports of the superintendents of the insane hospitals at Lincoln and Nortolk bear a striking simi- larity in one respect. In both reports the Superintendents argue long and earnestly o favor of a change In the law so that there shall be no distinction between the Insane patients and ‘Qp ronio Insane. The unan- imity of opiniop'la cutlous and has its ex- planation in et that both institutions are somewhat alarmed over the growing im- portance of the asylum for the chronic insane at Hastings. p‘? uperintendent at the Lin- coln hospital cahdfdly admits that if the pres- ent system of transferring the chronic insane to the Hastings institution there will be no to the Ilamrfih" “stitution is to continue there WL no necessity for the erection of ' 'mew wings to the Lincoln buildigg,,, He admits that the new accommodations should be eventually pro- vided at the Hastings institution. But, with characteristic modesty, he asks that the law be changed so ‘that the state may appropriate a $60,000 lampfor: Lincoln. The Norfolk superintendent is much more ingenious in his arguments, but he the same destination. He wants the ck insane in his part of the state cared for at his own institution and incidentally remarks that in order to do so it will only be nocessary to add one additional wing for the present Superintendent Little, in_his annual report of the workings of the Norfolk institution, makes one recommendation that at first blush seemrs to be of the most. practical value, He urges the legislature to amend the law o that Insane patients may be de- livered to the several institutions by regular attendants instead of by the sheriffs of the several countles, as the law at present pro- vides. He urges the change from a human- itarian standpoint, as well as an economical. He says it fs not an unuhual thing for pa- tients to be brought to the institution in frons and strapped to aeats with hands and feet bound so that movement is impossible, all because the sheriff, inexperienced with this class of people, has a natural fear of a crazy person. Furthermore, he states that under the present arrangement a relative of a female patient may accompany the pa- tient to the hospital at the state’s expense, Tt quite frequently occurs that the relative bringing in the patlenit Is a male. If the superintendent only knew the true facts he would add that in a great many cases the “relative” fs simply a friend of the sherift, who makes the trip simply as an excursion at the state’s expense. Under the present system he finds that during the past two years it has cost Cherry county $70.35 for each insane person brought (o the asylum. If the patient could have been brought by an attendant the cxpense would have been as folows: Railroad fare, round trip, ant . . Railroad fare fc Meals on road for Meals and lodging Total o % This shows a saving of $18.72 on every patient that might be brought from Cherry county. Applied to every county that sends patients to the hospitals at Lincoln and Norfolli, and the saving would amount to thousands of dollars every vear. Superin- tendent Little prints a letter from the super- intendent of the South Dakota asylum, where the proposed system is at work, and it has been found that Inst year the state saved $6,490 on 132 patienis transported. Ne- braska transports more patients than South Dakota, and the saving would be as great in_proportion. The superintendent of the asylum in Virginia, where the proposed sys- tem Is also in vogue, reports that in two comparative periods of five years cach the state paid to sheriffs for transporting pa- tients in the first pericd $16,877. In the last period i' of five years, with exactly ~ the ' sime number of pa- tients transported, the cost to the state by substituting regylaj attendants for the sher- Iffs was but $2504) p net saving on 377 pa- tients of $14,283, This simply Shows that some states do things better than dpes Nebraska. will attend- tient, atient or attenc CARING FOR THE SCHOUL MON Plan Providing for Investment of the Per- manent Edacational Fund. LINCOLN, Jd'.’}. 3. —(Special)—In adopt- ing a favorablé’ report on Representative Davies’ bill, house,roll No. 196, submitting to the voters of the;state for their approval or rejection an amehdment to the constitution providing for thb fnvestment of the perma- nent educational Funds of the state, the house accepted the wett known views of ex-Gover- nor Crounse, expressed so plainly in his re- tiring message to the legislature. Repre- sentative Davies of Cass county, the author of the bill, is one of the best posted members of the house and he availed himself of the opportunity of a free discussion of all the points of his measure with the individual members of the supreme court. He Is con- fident that his bill meets all the objections ralsed by the supréme court to the law of 1889, which has been the subject of so much comment in the state during the past two years, The bill, which received the tacit approval of the house today, seeks to clear away all barrlers to the prompt and and legitimate investment of the permanent educational funds. ~ The constitutional amendment which it is proposed to submit to the people pro- vides for the investment of these funds in United States or state securities or registered county bonds or registered school district bonds of this state. It provides that the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may sell from time to time any of the securitles belonging to the permanent school funds and reinvest the proceeds in any of the securities above enumerated, bearing a higher rate of interest whenever an opportunity for better investment is presented. It is further provided that when any war- rant upon the state treasurer, regularly is- sued in pursuance of an appropriation by the legislature and secured by the levy of a tax for its payment, shall be presented to the state treasurer, and if there shall net be any money in the proper fund to pay such warrant, the Board of Educational Lands and Funds may direct the state treas- urer to pay the amount due from the per- manent school fund, and hold the warrant as an investment for that fund. The adoption of the proposed amendment would clear away many of the legal and hnical difficulties that now confront the Board of Educational Lands and Funds, Under its operation the board could Invest in United States bonds any surplus money belonging to the permanent funds lying idle in the hands of the treasurer, and whenever a more favorable opportunity for invest- ment presented itself, sell the United States securities and reinvest in state or county securities, naturally bearing a higher rate of interest. By this means the whole amount of idle funds might be kept contin- ually invested. That part of the amendment referring to the investment of these funds in state war- rants simply authorizes the Board of Bduca- tional Lands and Funds to transfer money from time to time from the educational funds to the general fund, thus defeating and nullitying the technical objections of the warrant brokers, who refuse to sell their warrants to the school fund, and insist upon their being registered, and who are now protected in their position by the recent decisions of the supreme court, No Approach to a Cholce. OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 23.—Both houses of the legislature met, in joint session today to vote for United States senator. The first ballot stood: Ankeny,‘rep., 28; Wilson, rep., 27; Allen, rep., 17; McMillan, rep., 9; Wal- lace, dem., 7; Rogers, pop., 23; Manning, rep., 1. Senator Harr eoted. NASHVILLE, Jin. 123.—The senate and house met In joint ségslon foday and voted for United States senator. The vote stood: dsham G. Harris,Jdemocrat, 79; E. G. San- ford, republican, 39 A. L. Mills, populist,9; Mr. Harris being te-glécted. WHAT POKS IT MEAN. Fact or Fictlon About Two Great Falr Awards, A newspaper paragraph denounces as “false” the clalm of a baking powder com- pany to an award at the World's fair, Whom can it mean? Certainly not Dr. Price! cause, as the records show, Dr. Price's ex- hibited, competed and received the highest award, both at Chicago and the California Midwjnter fair, The award in California included Gold Medal. The official examiners pronounced it the strongest, the purest, the most wholesome and efficient of all the bak- ing powders. Its title to confidence is un- questioned. Can it be the manufacturers of a New York powder, fictitiously labelled “absolutely pure,” who ' are making “false’ claims? That would be strange indeed, inasmuch as they were not even considered in the awards. Was it ammonia in the New York powder that prevented its makers from competing? If nat what? Why? Be- DENOUNCED THE REILLY BILL Oalifornia Legislature Demands the Fore- closure of the Government Mortgage, HAD PRACTIC'LLY A UNANIMOUS VOTE Both Rranches of the Legislature Then Meet and Rauty the Election of Perkine to the United States Sennate, SACRAMENTO, Cal.,, Jan sembly today the committes on federal rela- tions recommended a resolution demanding the absolute defeat of the Rellly funding bill and the foreclosure of the government mort- gage against the Pacific roads, but providing for the settlement of the railroad indebted- ness on such terms as should be deemed best for the interests of the people generally and those directly interested in particular. In lieu of the resolution a substitute, demand- ing the unequivocal defeat of any refunding scheme and demanding that congress require the foreclosure of the government mortgages against the Pacific railroads, was adopted by a vote of 67 to 9. Then both branches of the legislature met in joint session to complete the election of a United States senator for the unexpired term of the late Leland Stanford. The speaker of the house and the president of the sen- ate reported that George C. Perkins had re- ceived a majority of votes in their respective heuses. Perking was then formally declared elected. GOVERNOR NELSON ELECTED, Becomes Nenator from Minnesota on Kirst Eallot in Jolnt Session. ST. PAUL, Jan, 23.—The legislature in Joint session at noon today, Speaker Van Zant presiding, voted for United States sena- tor to succeed Senator Washburn. The first vote resulted in the election of Governor Nelson as follows: Nelson, 98; Washburn, 356; Comstock, 12; McCleary, 3; Donnelly, 13; John Lind, 1; Mitchell, 4. The developments of the night showed that Mr. Washburn's re-election was impossible, and his forces tried to throw their strength to ex-Congressman John Lind. Mr. Lind, af- ter looking over the situation, refused to enter the field, and Washburn's supporters concluded to vote for the senator to the last, although hopeless of electing him, hoping to prolong the fight, and thereby defeat Gov- ernor Nelson. When the two houses had as- sembled and were organized the roll call was called, and Governor Knute Nelson shown to have been elected. Berore the announce- ment of the votes there were several changes made by members, and the announced re- sult w Nelson, 102; Washburn, 36; Com- stock, 9; McCleary, 2; Ignatius Donnelly, populist, 13; John ‘Lind, 1; Mitchell, demo- crat, 4. Speaker Van Zant thereupon declared that Knute Nelson, having received a majority of the votes of the legislature, was elected sena- tor for the six years after March 4, next. The governor was brought before the legis- lature, and returned his thanks for the honor in a brief speech, and the joint session ad- Journed. Knute Nelson was born mear Bergen, Nor- way, February 2, 1842, and came to America in 1849. He served through the war as a private and as a noncommissioned officer in the Fourth Wisconsin infantry. He has been three times elected congressman and twice governor, CHICAGO, Jan. 23.—There was much re- Joicing on the Boayd of Trade today when it was announced that Senator Washburn of Minnesota, the anti-iptionist, had been de- feated for re-election. PETTIGREW FORMALLY KE-ELECTED. One Hundred and Two Republican Votes Cast for the South Dakota Senator. PIERRE, - 8. D, Jan, 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—-The -joint convention of the houses met at noon today and balloted for United States senator and re-elected Senator Petti- grew by a vote of 102 to 24 for I. C. Craw- ford, populist. Littla interest attached to the voting, as the end has been a foregone con- clusion for two weeks. Senator Pettigrew is in Washington, having returned to that city immediately after the republican cau- cus held on January 7. Warner and Clark Kead Their Titles Clear. CHEYENNE, Jan. 23.—The Wyoming leg- islature has formally ratified in joint session the vote in the separate houses yesterday, electing Warren and Clark to the senate. The senators-elect were presented to the Joint session and both in their speeches of acceptanca declared themselves in accord with the republican state platform, which favors the free coinage of gold and silver at a ratio of 16 to 1. Senator Clark, who Is elected to fill the vacancy, will take his seat in the senate at once. Roosiers Coudemn the President. INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 23.—A resolution passed the lower house of the Indiana legis- lature condemning President Cleveland's for- eign policy. The resolution was adopted by a strict party vote. The resolution con- demned every phase of the foreign policy of the president in relation to Hawaii and de- manded that the United States keep a man- of-war at the islands and also favored the annexation of the islands at the earliest pos- sible moment, Bl for Resubmission in Maine. AUGUSTA, Me., Jan. 23.—-A sensation will be sprung in the house today by Mr. Patton of Bath, who will present a bill embodying the resubmission proposition so long discussed and by the prohibitionists so strenuously ob- Jected to. The bill will be very short, simply providing for the submission of the prohibi- tion question to the people at the next elec- tion, to be voted on by a yea and nay ballot. Now Jersey Sends General Sewell” TRENTON, N. J., Jan, 23.—The joint ses- slon of the legislature for the: formal de- claring of the result of yesterday's balloting for United States senator was held at noon today in the assembly chamber. President Stokes, who was made a chairman, declared that General Sewell, having recelved a ma- jority of the votes cast, was duly elected United States senator, Democrats Cry Fraud in the South, WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.—Senator Butler of South Carolina has presented a memorlal trom Hon, Sampson Pope, late democratic candidate for governor of South Carolina, asking the appointment of a senate com- $300 for an Ide Hayden Bros. will glve a choico of several first class pianos worth $300.00 each for the head line adopted and in addition will give orders on their music department for $50.00 worth of music for the next five best ideas, according to merit, To secure an absolutely impartial declslon applicants are requested to sign in_number only and to mail corresponding number with name and address to The Bee office, where it will remain until after the award is made. The right is reserved to use any head line once. The following are the facts to be adver- tised: Hayden Bros. of Omaha are the only firm in the world showing a complete line of the instruments manufactured by the five most renowned plano makers on earth, Hay den Bros. are not tied up with red tape restric- tions like regular selling agents, but are free to make the lowest prices ever heard of. Hayden Bros. put special streess on the Stelnway and Vose pianos because they have a larger line in stock and can buy them cheaper than any other makes of equal repu- tation. Do not be misled by any one claim- g the sole agency. Hayden Bros. have them direct from the factory as well as from tlie Max Meyer & Bro. Co. stock. Music trade papers are saying planos cannot be sold in a department store, but sensible people who do not care to be hoodwinked by silly trills are not g0 motional and the best proof of this s that Hayden Bros. sold more planos, organs and musical instruments in one week than any five music stores west of Chicago have sold in six months. The music trade papers say this innovation will be watched with unusual interest and Hayden Bros, propose o keep them gucssiog. 23.—In the as- | mittes to Investigate the November eloction in that state. After stating the fact cf his candidaey, Mr. Pope says he was defrauded in the election. PROUIBITIONISTS DEFEATED, Schomo to Postpone Consideration of the South Dakota Resnbmission 1 Falls. PIERRE, 8. D., Jan. 23.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The prohibitionists, who were beaten on the second reading of the resubmission bill yesterday, fallled during the night and lald a plan to postpone the third reading which was due today, until January 81. This would probably have tangled up the measure with others, and killed it. They sucoeeded in log relling half a dozen resub- mission votes and wera confident of winning but the resubmissionists wers active and secured four of their opponents for an im- mediate hearlng. After a sharp dsbate the proposition to postpone was defeated by a vote of 22 to 21, and the bill passed by a vote of 24 to 19, The prohibition paring to be leaders are already pre- n a campaign ameng the peo- ple which shall, two years from now, suc- ceed in re-enacting the present law. But there is little question that they will fail. ROASTED GE! RAL GRANT, His Treatment of McClornand and Th Severely Condemned, SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Jan. 23.—In the state senate today a joint resolution from the house asking linols members in congress to support: the bill pensioniug General McClernand was unanimously concurred in. Senator Hamer, speaking in favor of the resolution, took occasion to say some very caustic things about General Grant and his treatment of his subordinate generals, Thomas and McClernand, during the war, General Grant, Senator Hamer eaid, was cruel and unjust. His retirement of General McCler- nand was most unwarranted and a disgrace to the state of Illinofs. This speech created a profound sensation in the senats and In a short time was the subject of much gossip in both houses. Senator C lom Formally Re-Elected. SPRINGFIELD, 1il, Jan. 23.—Shelby M. Cullom, republican, was today formally de- clared re-elected as United States senator in the joint assembly. Senator Cullom deliy- ered ‘a short address thanking the legisla- tors and touching briefly upon the revenue and currency situation, mns North Carollaa Elects Two Senators. RALEIGH, N. By a joint ballot in the legislature Marion Butler, popu- list, was elected to succeed M. W. Ransom in the United States senate. J. C. Pritch- ard, republican, was elected by the same vote to fill out the unexpired term of the late Senator Vance. Lucien Baker Elected. TOPEKA, Jan. 23.—In joint session of the legislature today to elect a successor to United States Senator John Martin, Lucien Baker, the republican nominee, was elected by a good majority. The vote was: Baker, 104; L. P. King, 63; Martin, 3; G. W. Glick, 1; J. D. Bodkin, 1 Higgins Leads In tho Senato. DOVER, Delt Jan. 23.—The tenth ballot in the United States senatorial fight, which was taken today, resulted as follows: Hig- gins, 10; Wolcott, 7; Addicks, 6; Macey, 1; Tunnel, 1. Senators Watson, Fenimore and Records, all Wolcott followers, were absent. Chilton Wil Succeea Coke. AUSTIN, Tex., Jan. 23.—Horace Chilton has been elected United States senator to succeed Senator Coke. His total vote was 128. Nugent, the populist candidate, re- ceived 23. Dolph Two Votes Short. SALEM, Ore, Jan. 23.—Senator Dolph failed of election in the joint session of the legislature this afternoon, recelving. only forty-four votes, two short of a majority, Sweet Lost Two Votes to Shoup. BOISE, Idaho, Jan, 23.—There was one ballot for senator today.. Sweet lost two and Shoup gained. Result: Sweet, 19; Shoup, 18. Necessary to a choice, 28, TO PUT ON needed flesh, no mat: ter how you've lost it, take Dr, Pierce’s Golden Medical Dis- covery. It works wonders, By restor- ing the normal ac- tion of the deranged rgans and functions, it builds the flesh up to a safe-and healthy standard—promptly, pleasantly and nat- urally. The weak, emaciated, thin, palé and puny are made strong, plump, round and rosy. Noth. ing so effective as a strength restorer REASON FOR A SHIVER. It 18 Very Prosinc, and Upsets an Old and Pretty Superstition, There Is an old notion that when a person shivers, someonc I8 stepping across his grave, The superstition is pretty, but it Is nonsense. 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