Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-07
FAVOR RAID ON TREASURY
Populists Vote for Increase of Salaries Of
Their Political Bedfellows,
TURN DEAF EAR TO PLEAS OF ECONOMY
House Puts In Good share of the ATT
crnouD Discussing the salary Ap-
preparation RiII aud FuNionists
Talk for Extravaganza.

LINCOLN. March (speciaL)-In the
house this afternoon the salary bill came up
for discussion in committee Of the whole
and as the various items were reached the
fusicu members voted solidly for increase
in salaries of fusion officials. Every rec
ommendation by the committee on finance
to make reductions or cut out surplus clerks
was opposed by the minority members. TIE
debate on the bill lasted nearly all the after
noon. and mingling with the people in the
lobbies gallery and on the floor of the house
were tweuty eight OF the state house depu-
ties and officials who were interested In
keeping their salaries up to a high figure
aud who were much Interested in the argu-
ments that there was work in the Depart
ments to keep all the deputies busy all the
time.
on the 9th of January Beverly of Doug
las introduced by request of an outside party
bill which was numbered II. II. 379 and
which provided as follows:
THAT hereafter all life insurance COM
panes doing business in the state of Ne
braska shall deposit with the state auditor
OF public accounts security to the amount
of 40 per cent of tue amount of their poll
cieg issued
A strong protest came in from the fra
ternal companies and Mr.. Beverly examined
the bill and found that it did not meet his
own approval and on his request the bill
has been killed by the standing committee.
surety bonds Required.
Senator Van Dusens bill, s. f. 231,
amending the laws governing South Omaha
and cities of that class, has been recon-
mended to pass. Two important amend
ments are made. Surety bonds for officers
arc required and more power is vested in
certain sanitary regulations.
Under the present law the mayor Of the
cities of this class is not required to furnish
a bond. Under the bill the following pro-
vision is made:
Before entering upon the duties of his
Office he shall give u bond to the city in
the sum of 81, 900 to be furnished by one or
more surety companies of recognized and
established responsibility, which bond shall
be conditioned for the faithful discharge OF
the duties of the Office of mayor, and shall
be further conditioned that If said mayor
shall approve any expenditure or appropria-
ton of money in excess of the amount al
lowed by law, or if he shall approve any
contract or resolution for the expenditure
or appropriation of money in excess OF the
amount allowed by law, that such mayor
and the surety company or companies sign
ing said bond shall be jointly and severally
liable to the city for any damages result
ing therefrom. Said bond shall be filed in
the Office of the city clerk and shall be
approved by the outgoing mayor.
The city treasurers are also required to
give surety bonds, as we'll as all other cleo
tive officers, that part of the bin being as
follows:
To require all officers or servants, elective
or appointive, whose bond is not herein
otherwise provided for, to give bonds to the
city for the faithful performance of the
duties of their respective offices and each
of said bonds so given shall be signed by
one or more security companies OF recog-
nized responsibility, shall be approved by
the mayor and filed with the city clerk.
No officer shall become security upon any
bond given to the city nor upon any under
taking required or permitted to be given In
any yrcase pending in the police court.
Stronger powers are given to regulate san
itary affairs, that part of the bill being;
To prevent any person from bringing, de-
posting, having or leaving upon or near MS
premises, or elsewhere within the city, any
dead carcass, putrid beef, pork, ilsh, hides or
skins of any kind, or any other unWhole-
some substance, and to compel the removal
of the same. And in case any premises
within the city are in an unwholesome con-
diticn from garbage refuse or any other un-
wholesome matter, to provide by ordinance
for the removal OF the same and to assess
the reasonable costs thereof against the
property from which the same Is removed
And said tax shall be assessed and enforced
as other special taxes, and shall be lien
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