Omaha daily bee., 1897-01-15
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Bill Making an Appropriation Intro.
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Bill Making an Appropriation Intro
| drccd In the House.
| LINCOLN, Jan. 4.-(Special Hull Of
Harlan sent up bill appropriating S25, 900
for a Nebraska exhibit at the Tennessee
Centennial exposition at Nashville, MAY to
November 1897
Soderman of Phelps today introduced a
bill. house ROLL No. 117, which is in the
nature of an act to initiate the currency Of
the state. Its title is AN Act to Provide
ior the Temporary Issue of Non-nterest
be9rlng warrants Upon the State Treasury
and to Provide for the Redemption and Re-
issue Of the Same" 1t is provided in this
measure that after the adjustment of any
clalm by the auditor, and after the warrant
snail have been drawn on the state treasurer
1t shall be the duty OF the treasurer to
pay the same in cash. If there be funds
IN his hands. and II not. the treasurer shall
Issue to the claimant a noninterest- bearing
warrant, payable 10 bearer for the amount
OF his claim, such warrants to be of the
denominations $150, 50 and Sc respectively.
NO other denominations shall be issued
such warrants are made receivable for all
taxes due within tlle state and for all claims
and dues of the state against its citizens
and then shall constitute in the hands of
any banking institution a part OF its legal
cash reserve ah4 shall be so accounted by
bank examiners.
of Dawes today introduced n measure pro-
ydins Tor the initiative and referendum. Sec
tlon l provides that the qualifed voters
OF the state shall have the power to veto GER
tain bulls passed by the legislature, the
method to be employed in exercising this
veto power being that form Of popular vote
known as the referendum. Section 2 pro-
y!des that all bills shall fall within two
classes viz, urgent measures and measures
not urgent. and that no measure shall be
CLASSIFIED as urgent except that relating
to the immediate preservation OF the public
peace or the public health. Section pro-
vides that a three-fourths vote OF each
house OF the legislature shall be necessary
to place any hll for such purpose In the
classification OF urgent measures. Section 8
provides that urgent measures shall go
into effect Immediately upon their approval
| within ninety days the voters OF the
state shall have the right to file
with the secretary of state a
petition TO submit any measure not urgent
passed by the legislature, whether signed
10y the governor or not to a vote Of all the
voters Of the state for rejection or ap-
proyal. II is provided that the votes for
and against such measure shall be counted
returned and announced by the respective
officials az In the manner provided in the
case Of the election for state officials. I'm
less the measure shall on the day OF election
! receive tho Affirmative votes of a majority
OF the ballots cast for and against said meas
ure. It shall not become a law. Tho in
itlatye portion of this measure provides
that the right 10 propose laws for the state
shall. in addition to being exercised by the
senate and house rest with any per cent
OF the voters OF the state.
York County Relief Agent Resigns.
MCooL JUNCTION. Neb.. Jan. 1i-(spe.
ana have not paid the notes. T. w, Smith
~.
rollef agent by the county board OF York
county. Warrants TO the amount of $1,000
we're issued. and with the proceeds seed
Grain was purchased, and this grain was
sold to tho farmers. giving them years
| time TO pay for the same. Owing TO partial
| prOn failure N larra amount of notag laQ