The Red Cloud chief., 1901-03-29
STATE LEGISLATURE
Hurrying Through Business Fr,or -
Adjournment.

Adjournment
The action Of the senate March 20 In |
adopting the joint committee report,
which recommended final adjournment
Of the legislature on Thursday, caused
a stir in both houses which ended In
some wild hustling TO get the appro-
priation bills in condition to be passed
before adjournment. Five republican
members of the senate, three Of them
supporters of Thompson for United
States senator, and two Of them anti
Thompson men, voted with the fusion
lists to adopt this report. The house
agreed to the recommendation last
week. An effor. was made in the SEN
ate to put the report over, but ma
iority were determined TO fix the date
and then shape legislation to tt the
time.
One senator declared the question
was purely a political question, but
this did not deter five republicans from
| joining the fusionists in voting TO
adopt the report for an early adjourn
ment Others argued that the senate
rial question should not enter into the
matter, but that matters of legislation
were of sufficient Importance to hold
the members here. Warning was
| given that IL the report was adopted
the old custom OF stopping the clock
for day or two while the business OF
the legislature went on would not bs
followed. On the contrary the legisla-
ture would adjourn this time at mid
night of the day set regardless OF tho
condition of legislation.
IL this action Of the senate is not re-
considered the day of adjournment
will stand. 1t is believed that the ap-
preparation bills can be passed before
the final adjournment, but some hard
work will have to be done to bring
about this result II they do not pass,
an extra session will be nece ssary.
Immediately after taking this step
the republicans of the senate took
recess and considered the apportion
ment bill. The congressional legisla-
tive and judicial apportionment bills,
as amended by the standing commit
tee were later pushed through in COM
mittee of the whole. However, after
the house disposes of the appropria-
ton bills and sends them to the SEN
ate it's members will have a day or two
in which 10 grind out few important
bills.
The senate discussed and then ap'
proved the house bill for travelling IL
braries, a measure which the women's
clubs of the state have been advocat
ing
The house hurried through the ap
! preparation bills yesterday passing tho
: general expenses bill on third reading
and transmitting it to the senate ant
E considering the claims bill and thu
deficiency bill in committee OF th'
, whole. The general expenses bill a
> amended in the house carries an ap
prOprietion in round numbers
:. 8, 400, 900. The salary appropriation
bill already in the senate carries $3.50
600. The deficiency bill carries $3.50
n 900 and the claims bill carries S37 ,OO'
: In addition to these bills the hous
j. has passed the following bills carryin
appropriations: For new building q
l. Hastings, S75, 900; for purchase OF sit
= for the state fair, $4,000, which wa
It passed yesterday; for the purchase G
ground at the Beatrice institute 10
:, feeble minded youth, $4,000; two Dill
- for incidental expenses of Legislature
:, S4s, 900; salaries for member and on
- GERS of legislatures, Ss5, 200; grand t.
tai, 81, ,795, 900. In addition to this tn
house has one or two small bills cal
e rying appropriations of a persons
n character. The appropriation bill fo
n penitentiary repairs has not yet bee
r considered in the house.