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Lincoln Legislature Faces Contests and Reforms
Special correspondence from Lincoln reports the Nebraska legislature’s early work including Butler vs Holmes contest in the senate with a final hearing set, confirmations of Wm. K. Knapp as superintendent and Ruben W. Hyers as warden, and a failed bid to repeal the railroad commission bill. The piece notes debates on prison contracts, factory labor in farm implements, apportionment issues for western representation, and local Potter saloon opposition with resolutions and petitions.
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