Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-17
House..

House. .
LINCOLN, Neb., March .-ISpecia! to
THE BEE. THE consideration of the appro-
priation bills was resumed fft-'s
Caldwell moved to take up the appropria-
tions for the soldiers and sailors home, and
moved to insert an item OF $3.50 for a hos.
pital aud S., 600 for five double cottages.
Majors opposed the item for cottages, and
denounced the present management Of the
institution. .-s.'. -.,F
Caldwell strongly criticised both the archi-
tect and management.
Hungate moved to strike out 81, 900 and in
sert $4,000.
Delaney was in favor of economy in every
sense but thought the old soldiers should be
well provided for, and was willing to allow
the appropriations asked for.
Dempster hoped the $4,000 amendment
would not pass.
Caldwell suggested that the 81 900 for cot
tages be increased to $40, 600 and the $4,000
for wings be omitted.
Scoville supported the proposition.
Oimstead thought an elevator should be
put in the main building and one or two cot
tages built every year.
Carbin criticised the management Of the
home.
Hungate's motion to fix the amount Mt
| 10000 was adopted, and Scoviile moved to
insert an item of 81 900 for an elevator which
| was accepted, and the item of $4,000 for ad-
ditiona wings was stricken out and the bill
| approved.
| The consideration of the expenses of the
| state offices was taken up. The item of
| 81 200 for sending out blanks was stricken
| out, it being considered cloak for clerk
hire.
Gushing moved to amend BY striking out
| $1,000 for school records and insert $4,000,
which carried by vote of 80 to 49,
Dempster protested against curtaling the
! expenses of the department of pubiic in
| stru ction, which he thought should not be
! hampered in its work.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
A resolution to adjourn over until Monday
| was lost also a motion to exclude lobbyists
| from the floor without special permission
! from the house.
| A resolution by Rayner limiting debate to
four minutes in committee of the whole was
| adopted.
| The appropriation bills were taken up.
The expenses Of the Office of the attorney
general were considered.
Gardner moved to strike out 5000 for
travelling expenses.
| Olmstead wanted to know what the money
was used for.
Caldwell answered that the attorney gen
| eral had to make several trips TO Washing
| ton during the year, and did not, like the
! gentleman from Adams, ride on free pass
I The amendment was lost and the bill ap-
proved
The expenses of the commissioners of
public lands and buildings were passed over
several items
The item of Sc 900 for repairs and care OF
capitol, on motion Of Gilbert, was stricken
out.
] Swartsley moved to strike out 81 200 for
fue. and lights for capitol and insert 5000,
which. by an amendment by Cady, was in
creased to $4,000 and adopted.
The item of 5000 for electric light for
capitol grounds was included in tho above
| the extra s2, 600 appropriation for this pur-
| pose was stricken out
Keiper moved to strike out the item of
S2i 600 Tor paving around the capitol square
| Lost.
| Mcbride moved to increase the salary of
employees of the capitol from Sll,740 TO
| Sl1,O4O, and gave as a reason that IL was the
| desire of the governor and necessary TO meet
the expenses of the enlarged building.
| Gilbert opposed the increase and said the
| line should be draw n somewhere.
Hampton favored making the amount only
10000, and thought this would be amply
1 sufficient.
Cady said that 81, 600 was enough for this
! purpose two years ago ana could sec NJ
reason why this item should be increased
| nearly 15O per cent.
The amendment was lost
Caldwell moved TO insert $751; 900 for erect
| ing boiler house and remove the boilers
from under the capitol building, which was
| adopted.
| The governor sent in a special message
and the bill recommended by the late meet
! ing at ST. Louis In regard 10 the beef com
bine also bill to regulate trusts, prepared
by delegates Of the western states at the re-
! cent convention. -fp.-
The expenses for the hospital for the
asylum at LincolD were reduced as follows:
| General repairs and amusements from
| $4,000 to 81 900; greenhouse from 5000 10
| &, 900. The items Of 5000 for improving
| grounds, and $500 for changing heating
| apparatus We're stricken ont.
All the appropriations for the Norfolk in