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Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
PUSH THE RELIEF BILLS.

Whatever is to be done by the legis-
lature for the relief of settlers in the
drouth stricken region should be pushed
through without delay. Four bills
covering this subject have been passed
through the house and are now await
ing the action of the senate. These bills
should be given preference over all
other legislation, and their consideration
should be deliberate and circumspect.
They really should be treated as one
measure and SO amended rs to meet all
the demands of the hour literally, with
out waste.
One of these bills grants authority for
local self-help in providing seed grain
and another makes appropriation of
100000 of state funds for the purchase
of seed grain and its distribution
through the State Relief commission.
This bill was passed by the house by
only three votes more than the requisite
constitutional majority. Consequently
il passed without the emergency clause.
That means that the appropriation will
not be available until three months
after the adjournment of the legisla-
ture, or about the LIST of July. The op-
ponents of lhis bill would doubtless
have given it sufficient support to pass
1t with the emergency clause had the
friends of the bill yielded to the de-
mand for reducing the amount This
leaves the bill in bad shape. IDasmuch
as no warrants can issue before July l.
moneyed men who would be willing to
invest in the warrants will be in position
to exact heavy bonus II they advance
the money three months before the war
rants can be placed in their hands
That means heavy discount in excess
of the discount at which warrants will
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
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WHERE IS THE REPORT?

SeCtlOH ~ OI tne dcU cSUDllSnlnS t1e
University of Nebraska, as amended by
the legislature of 1877. under which the
regents of that institution are now gov
erned, provides for an annual report to
the governor in the following language:
The board of regents shall, at least ten
days prior to the meeting of each regular
session OF the legislature, transmit to the
governor to accompany his message a printed
report of all their doings since their last
report, giving in detail all receipts and ex-
penditures of money and furnishing an esti-
mate for future income and expenses; a
catalogue of professors, officers and students
for the year. with such other information and
recommendations as will apprise the legisla-
ture fully of the condition and wants of the
university.
Where is this report? A printed docu-
ment was issued on the 1st of Decem-
ber last, purporting to be the Twelfth
Biennial Report of the Board of Re-
gents of the University of Nebraska" :"
but it is not the report contemplated in
the statute. This document sets forth
the changes in the personnel of the
faculty, includes roster of university
employees, enumerates the repairs and
improvements of the past two years
without stating their cost, discusses
contemplated changes of curriculum,
furnishes few summaries of attend
ance and ends with plea for eXtraOr-
dinary appropriations and an estimate
| of the revenues and expenditures for
the coming biennium. Not Il word as to
| the receipts of the university fund DUR
! ing the preceding two years! Not Il
| word as to the uses to which these
| funds have been devoted Not line
as to salaries paid, nor as to cost of
| improvements and repairs! Instead of
the detailed statement on these sub
| jects, which under the law should en-
able the legislature to make its estimate
! for future income and expenses, the
regents present their own estimate. per-
haps with the idea that they are doing
| the legislature Il favor by relieving it
of this duty.
| To be sure, the letter of transmittal
that accompanies the document says
that detailed financial report of the
secretary and steward will follow this
at the earliest moment" This report
has not yet come to notice. 1t was not
incorporated in the governors message
for the reason that it was not in the
governors hands ten days before the
meeting of the legislature. Moreover,
the statute does not call for supple
mentary report of the secretary or
steward, but for report of the regents.
Have they Intentionally ignored the
plain letter of the law?
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
A BETTER BUSINESS TONE.

The New York Tribune has published
during the past week interviews with a
large number of the representative
business men of that city regarding
business conditions, and without excep-
ton they We're of an encouraging and
reassuring character. One of these ex-
pressed the opinion. after observing
that times are already better and that
there Is more confidence on the part
of business men. that from now on the
country is likely to have five as good
business years as it has known within
fifty years. He said the time has come
for improv ement and protracted period
of solid prosperity. All the others in
tervewed talked in similar vein, eX-
pressing confidence in gradual return
of business activity and prosperity
which could reasonably be expected to
continue for several years. Nothing in
the nature of boom is looked for by
these men of commerce, but steady
recovery along conservative lines, which
will have far more satisfactory results
for all legitimate interests than would
come from a resumption of activity more
or less speculative in it's character
There can be no doubt that Il feeling
of relief came with the ending of the last
congress. and that confidence is stronger
today than it has been at any previous
time for the past two years. There
is a sense of security throughout finan-
;oI n;,
violent change in the currency system
of the country in the near future, and
strong faith that nothing will be done
to debase the money of the country or
disturb the standard of values. An.
other fact which has decided in
fluence in Strengthening confidence is
the improving condition Of the national
treasury, both the gold reserve and the
cash balance of Which are now at q
point which places the treasury in al
there is reason to believe will continue
at least during the current year. Still
another cause of improved confidence
| is the fact that there is less distrust
full feeling abroad regarding American
| securities.
These signs and promises of resump
ton of business activity and a return
of prosperity to the country at large
are most welcome. OF course there
are sections in which the recovery
from depression will be slower thar
in more favored portions OF the country
but when the reaction shall have fully
set in it will be felt with greater OF
less effect everywhere. Once the grea
hoard of long idle capital is let loose
in investments and the creation of new
enterprises or the enlargement of those
already established, every part of th'
country will realize something of the
beneficial effects.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
THOSE POCKET YETOES.

When the hour of II o'clock noon
congress stood adjourned by reason of
the expiration of it's constitutional term,
there We're almost 100 bills in the hands
OF the president which had received the
necessary assent of both houses of
congress and only waited his signature
in order to secure places on the statute
book. Some few of these bills We're
doubtless either vicious or unwise. but
among them We're numerous important
and meritorious measures, such, for -eX-
ample, as the act to protect the insignia
and name of the Red Cross society and
the act for the relief of telegraph opera
tors during the war of the rebellion.
All these bills. however. have been
killed by pocket vetoes.
President Cleveland is reported as
justifying his refusal to sign these
bills on the ground that they were not
received by him in sufficient time be-
fore II O'Clock to permit of careful eX-
animation. In this he is proceeding
upon the theory that he could not con
stitutionally sign them after that hour.
This would perhaps have been n good
excuse for previous presidents, but it
cannot relieve President Cleveland of
the responsibility for administer
| ing the death blow to these
bills 1t must be remembered
that about a year ago the United States
court of claims, through an opinion
delivered by Judge Mott, held that the
president is not prevented by the ad-
journment of congress from signing
bills at any time within the constitu-
tional limit of ten days. This decision
was hailed Mt the time as putting an
end to all further necessity both for
signing bills under pressure at the close
of each session and for the employment
of the pocket veto. If the president
We're to have ten days in which to sign
every bill. without regard to whether
congress is sitting or not, he could
take his leisure in examining measures
rushed through at the last moment and
a pocket veto could only mean that lie
would have vetoed the bill anyway.
The Bee at that time pointed out
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

be salable this summer. With the ap-
propriations hundreds of thousands of
dollars in excess of the revenue, the re-
demption of warrants will be way Off,
and warrant brokers will govern them
selves accordingly.
Manifestly the proper course for the
senate to pursue under the circum-
stances Is to reduce the appropriation
by at least $4,000 and append an emer-
gency clause to the bill. With the $50
600 already appropriated and $150000
more placed at the disposal of
the relief commission for seed
grain. the legislature certainly
will not be chargeable with want
of liberality in voting state relief. The
fact is that, under a strict construction
of the constitution, the state has no au-
thority to advance its credit for the pur-
chase OF grain or any other commodity,
but nobody will be mean enough to cou-
test the validity of the appropriations.
1t should be further borne in mind
that the railroad companies of Ne
braska must supplement these appropri-
ations as n matter of sclf-preservation
| The railroads have more vital intert ST
in this years crop than the farmers
grain spectators or merchants who de
pend on the farmers prosperity. If
there were no crops to transport out
of Nebraska the Nebraska railroads
would go to the wall. Their managers
are, therefore, as much concerned about
an abundant supply of seed grain as
the people who cultivate the soil.
Whatever is to be done by the state
should be done within a week AL
other measures and interests are sec
ondary to the question of placing the
farmers in condition to put in theil
crops in season.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
BURIAL OF THE THIRD.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
Not a tear was shed, not a funeral vote,
AS it's corse to the finish they hurried,
Not soldier discharged a farewell shot
Ger the grave where the Bumbum was
buried.
They buried it sharply at stroke of noon,
And some one remarked: by the great
horn spoon!
We Thought they would never do It."
No useless coffin enclosed its breast,
Not in sheet nor In shroud they wound 1t;
But it lay like beefsteak taking it's rest,
With the gravy all around 1t.
Few and short were the prayers they said,
And they spoke not u word of sorrow;
But they steadfastly gazed on the face Of
the dead,
And bitterly thought of the morrow.
They thought as they followed its narrow
bed,
And smoothed down it's lonely pillow.
That Tom Reed and his rules would tread
DER its head,
And they hung their harps on the willow
Lightly they'll talk of the Bumbum that's
And Ger its cold ashes upbraid 1t;
But II won't care a damn If they'll let 1t
sleep on
In the grave where the people have laid It,
Slowly and sadly they laid it down,
From the field of its shame, fresh and
CORY;
They carved not a line and they raised not
But left it alone in its glory.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

The penitentiary Investigating com
mittee will take the statements of the
original complainants at what they are
worth. But they should also allow Il
OF the keepers and assistants whom the
charges of cruelty directly affect 1t
will be impossible to secure witnesses
who are not interested on one side or
the other, so that the evidence will all
of II require verification and corrobora-
ton. If the committee goes about its
work in an intelligent and businesslike
way 1t will soon learn whether there
exist grave abuses in the conduct OF
the institution or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

1t may appear on the surface that the
failure of the seed grain bond law will
rebound chiefly to the benefit of the
state treasurer and of those bankers
with whom he has the uninvested
money of the state school fund on de-
posit. Under the law the state board
would be compelled to invest the school
money in these bonds and thus reduce
the sum at the disposal of the state
treasurer. But the present idleness of
the school fund should be nothing more
than temporary. There is bill pend
ing in the legislature providing that 1t
be invested in government bonds until
more favorable openings present them
selves. This bill should not fail to
pass. 1t was recommended by Gov
ernor Crounse in his message and is
the only practicable way of relieving
the treasury of these accumulations.
If the legislature does Its duty the ad-
vantage derived by the bankers from
the failure of the seed bond law will
be shortlived.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Adyices from Chicago are to the eff
feet that twenty-three carloads of seed
wheat will be shipped to twenty-three
Nebraska counties during the present
week mt the instance of the Chicago
Board of Trade. That quantity of seed
wheat will not go very far in some
counties to satisfy the demand. but
after all wheat is comparatively sec
Ondary staple in Nebraska. What the
farmers of this state most need in the
way of seed grain is corn and it will
take good many carloads for the very
smallest and least populous county.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

DIR. Parkhurst is coming out to St,
Louis to assist in the redemption of its
Inhabitants. When DIR. Parkhurst Wis
tied Chicago few months ago he ex-
pressed his opinion of the Worlds fair
city in terms that raised up no small
amount of indignant protest. Now, II
he will only tell what he thinks of st.
Louis, and think less of her than he
does of Chicago, he will be able to re-
gain the affections of the people of the
latter place, and all his former offenses
will be cheerfully forgiven. If Chicago
morals are only better than those of
st. Louis she may be resigned to the
reputation Of being worse than New
York.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

The most remarkable stretch of leg
islative power is the attempt to convert
the bill providing for the execution of
criminals in the penitentiary enclosure
INTO a bill to abolish capital punish
ment. This would almost obliterate the
difference between horse chestnut
and chestnut horse.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

If the oleomargarine people had been
endowed with as much foresight as
hindsight they might have choked off
the prohibitory bill by introducing a
substitute creating half a dozen in
spectors of oleo ut 500 a month.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Every assessor in Omaha is working
against the proposed single assessor
plan. This in itself is enough to COM
mend the new system to the favorable
consideration of the legislature.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
Gilded Naughtiness.


The Vanderbilts have been divorced. for
which the saints be praised The public
has a taste for scandals Tin high life" but
its appetite has been glutted, and IL will
be relieved when the last of these nasty
AFFAIRS has been removed from the courts.
content If It's rich folks for a while degrade
themselves to careers of the commonplace,
unpicturesque morality which the poor and
lowly practice because they know no better,
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
Fruits Of Arbitration.


Mr.. Wilson's bill to authorize the exter-
mination of the seals Of the Prlbyloff
benefit of the United States In case England
and Russia would not agree upon some eff
fective means to protect them from poach-
ers. passed the house, but failed In the
senate. The bulk of the seals will now
probably go to the Canadian seal pirates.
So much for arbitration which gives Uncle
Sam the worst of II.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Delaware may have until next De
cember If necessary to come to a choice
on the selection of United States sen
ator. There Is no immediate danger of
an extra session of congress, and the
services of senator can be spared
without Inconvenience during the nine
months recess.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

How comes it that senate that pro-
fesses so great anxiety to assist in the
conviction of the Barrett Scott murder
ers is at the same time under the senti-
punishment
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

The story of eX-convicts always has
to be taken with Il grain of allowance,
but it looks mighty suspicious when
they make counter affitlavits and de-
camp to keep out of the reach of in
vestigating committees. The natural in
ference is that somebody has paid them
for recanting.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Women registering for municipal cleo
tions in Kansas will have the privilege
of Withholding information as to their
exact ages, but will have to take oath
that they are "over 81" This solves
only half of the delicate problem. 1t
promises to play havoc with those wo-
men whose birthday anniversaries move
back Wnrd
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
Governed TOO Much.
Minneapolis Times.

The most popular political party just
now would be one that declared outright for
fewer public ofiices. Half as many con
gressmen as we now have would be enough
Cut the legislature down SO per cent, The
party that will make this change cardinal
plank in it's platform will have a great
future. 1t is perfectly safe to say that the
American people pay al least two prices for
their governmental benefits.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
I,robab b G, Very.
Boston Globe.

There are a great many prophets just now
who are predicting the disruption of the two
great political parties, and the political
alignment of the people upon new and dis
tinct issues. There may be new issues, for
lens but it is probable that the two old
political parties VIII continue to exist as
usual 80"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

In the language of the theatrical an
nouncement the show at the state house
In Lincoln has now arrived at its ''last
week but one"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

The number of gubernatorial booms
In Iowa in the nursing stage is still in
advance of the number of presidential
lightning rods thus far set up.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Philadelphia Record: A wheelwrght does
not necessarily make good spokesman.
Detroit Free Press: What are you giving
me?" said the inqulsltive patient. as the
physician poured out the medicine.
Washington Star: Senator Sorghum had
his good points" remarked the charitable
Yes" replied the man who speculatcsl
"and his good pointers"
Life; We'll some, people have a, gall"
said ssd,i,, Pre- Bono Bono Publico What is The
writing to the papers over my signature
Boston Courier: The total depravity man,
who drops In occasionally, says he knows
good many people, but not many good
people
Chicago Record: The Physcian-Yout
fever always seems to leave you when
The Patient drritably)--Can you blame 1t.
Detroit Tribune, Bank Presdent-You'd
better investigate the third assistant paying
teller. Cashier-Have you any reason to
suspect him? Bank President-It may, be
only imagination, but when spoke TO him
this morning he seemed short In his replies.
indianapolis Journal: Regular Visitor
Where is that contortionist feller with the
yeller janders?
Museum Manager-You mean the human
hundred week posin' fer these new school
art fellers.
Philadelphia Enquirer: Traveler-I was
shipwrecked once in the middle of the
ocean and didn't have drop of water for
two days. Hans Swiller-Dots noding. /
vas trainwrecked in one of dose prohibition
states once .und got not drop of beer
for week Dink of dot!
Atlanta Constitution: You made slight
| mistake in my poem this morning said
the poet
Sorry" replied the editor. "what was
well. I wrote: The clouds hang murky
DER the west and you make me say: The
crowds hang turkey DER my desk! +"
Texas Siftings: She-T wonder why Eve
was not created before Adam? He-The
reason for that Is plain enough. The Lord
! knew if He made woman first, and then
| tried to get a man to suit her, He might as
| well quit and go fishing.
| Chicago Record: "That boy of yours
| madame" remarked the conductor. as he
| punched the half fare ticket, "looks re-
| markably well developed for child under
H."
''Thank you," replied the lady. very
| calmly. ITS so gratifying for me to have
| one notice Tommy's remarkable precocity"
DOUBTFUL.
| Truth.
| "Man wants but little here below"
Now, I'm inclined to doubt It;
| He gets but little: wants a pile,
| And has to do without 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

It's poor day when Iowa can't supply
the world with some kind of n sensa-
tional shooting scrape
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

STATEMENT OF CALCULATIONS
George u. Tzschuck secretary Of The Bee Pub.
fishing company, being duly sworn says that
the actual number OF full and complete coInes
OF tho Daily Morning Evening and Sunday Bee
printed during the month of February, 1870 was
ma fo1i
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Life: "Well, some people have a gall"
said Pro Bono Publico. What is the
trouble?' asked Neritas. Here is somebody
writing to the papers over my signature"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Boston Courier: The total depravity man,
who drops In occasionally, says he knows
good many people, but not many good
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Chicago Record The Physcan-Yout
fever always seems to leave you when l
come in.
The Patient drritably)-Can you blame 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Detroit Free Press: What are you giving
me?" said the inqusitive patient. as the
physician poured out the medicine.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
SPRING BRERzES.

Philadelphia Record: A wheelwright does
not necessarily make a good spokesman.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Detroit Tribune: Bank President-You'd
better investigate the third assistant paying
teller. Casher-Have you any reason to
suspect him? Bank Prcsdent-It may be
only Imagination, but when l spoke to him
this morning he seemed short In his replies.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Washington Star: Senator Sorghum had
his good points" remarked the charitable
man.
Yes" replied the man who speculatesi
'and his good pointers"
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11
DOUBTFUL

DOUBTFUL.
Truth.
"Man wants but little here below"
Now I'm inclined to doubt 1t:
He gets but little: wants pile,
And has to do without 1t.
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Indianapolis Journal: Regular Visitor
Where is that contortionist feller with the
yeller janders?
Museum Manager-Sou mean the human
snake? oh. he's maxim some four or five
hundred week posn fer these new school
art fellers
Omaha daily bee., 1895-03-11

Philadelphia Enquirer: Traveler-I was
shpwrecked once in the middle of the
ocean and didn't have a drop of water for
two days Hans Swiller-DotS noding. /
vas trainwrecked in one of dose prohibition
states once, .und got not u drop of beer
for a week. Dink of dot!