Omaha daily bee., 1897-02-06
TnANsM,ssissirpI EXPOSITION.
q mittcc on Finance, ways and
McnnS CnnsiIcrs The MI.

Co mittcc ON Finance, ways ana
Means Considers the Uiii.
LINCOLN. Feb. 5.-(Special Te,egram)-
The house committee on finance. ways and
means will report on house roll No. 80, the
transmlssissipri bill, for the general file,
accompanied by several important amend
meats. One of them cuts the amount down
from S35O,O00 to $3.50, 900. The bill was
before the committee at a session held this
morning. G. NJ. Hitchcock appeared before
the committee then and spoke In
was taken and the committee stood
5 to S for a report to the general file
for the full amount asked. This was not
considered a desirable report. Chairman
Clark of the committee declared the motion
lost and the bill was then made a special
order for this evening.
The meeting tonight was held at the Lin
dell hotel. MIR. Hitchcock again addressed
the committee in behalf of the measure and
suggested a number of changes which he
thought would be desirable. Charles Woos-
ter of Merrick, also spoke on the bill and
his argument was not in the line Of distinct
autagonism, as had been expected. He in
sisted that whatever money was donated
should be given for the express purpose of a
Nebraska exhibit at the exposition and for
no other purpose. His position tonight,
since the committee meeting, is that after
lllt buSlIltSS Vi the mousse is wei out OF the
way and all other appropriations are taken
care Of, he would be willing to appropriate
a certain amount for a purely Nebraska ex"
hibit. The original bill provided for twelve
directors to be appointed by the governor
who should receive a salary Of SIS per month.
AS the bill will be reported these directors
are cut down to six with no salary, save
transportation, who are to be appointed by
the governor, one from each congressional
district. Another amendment provides that
no reuuisition for money on the state treas
ury shall be valid unless approved by the
governor, and it is also provided that he
shall have the free use of the veto power in
the matter Of the disbursement of the appro-
p~riation.
Another provision in the bill to be re-
ported tomorrow Is that in addition to the
board Of fifty named in the bill there shall
be six more added to be named from the
different labor organizations in the state.
They are also to serve, without pay, except
transportation. Chairman Clark wanted a
guarantee of $3.50, 900 paid in from the stock
subscriptions before any money could be
drawn from the appropriation. Mr.. Hitch
cock showed that the payment of these stock
subscriptions were to be made as follows:
Ten per cent in 1896, 60 per cent in 1897; and
the balance in 1898. 1t was agreed by the
members of the committee that such pay.
ments would be satisfactory and Clark did
not insist on his motion.
Dudley smith, lntrOduCer OF the Dill, SAID
that the b. G NJ. Railway company had
subscribed 100000 and that there were five
other roads yet who would subscribe to the
stock.
At the morning session of the committee
DR.. Damerill of the Hastings Asylum for
the Incurable Insane appeared and argued
for the appropriation for the two new
wings to the asylum recommended in his
report. DR.. jenkins of the Norfolk asylum
was also before the committee in behalf of
the needs of the institution of which he is
superintendent. No definite conclusion was
reached by the committee before it's adjourn
ment this morning.
The house on revenue and
taxation, Grell chairman, held a short meet
ing tonight at the Lindell hotel, The only
measure under discussion was Pollard's
house roll No. PAT. This bill provides for a
radical change in the revenue laws of the
state, more especially those relating to as
of real estate. The committee
did not decide to report the bill yet, but
will hold 1t in allegiance for a while. Mean
while the opinions of the best legal talent
will be secured in regard to its many pro-
visions, and their opinions will be presented
to the committee at a subsequent meeting.
The house committee on railroads., Zim-
chairman, held a meeting today at
the capitol building, Speaker Gaffin's house
roll No. 1888, providing for the unloading
and switching of cars, was under consid-
AS there are several measures
to this pending, it was decided %
this one for indefinite postpone
ment. No other bills were acted upon.