Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-08

IN tue amounts nOleu as current eS-
penses are included the sums appropriated
for buildings. 1t is only fair to state also
that the last two estimates include the
university revenues from the Morrill, and
Hatch funds contributed by the United
States government, aggregating $4,000 for
each biennium whereas up to and including
1897 these moneys did not pass through
the state treasury except for endorsement
of the checks but also had not reached
the maximum now attained. If the uni
versity item OF $3.50 900 in this years ap-
propriation bill were the proceeds of an
investment at 4 per cent 1t would repre-
sent an endowment of over Sl4,OOO,OOO
The stupendous dimensions of this draft on
the state treasury can be further appre-
ciated when II is recalled that the uni
versity regents In making up their budget
actually voted to ask for $40 900 additional
out Of the general fund, but were persuaded
to rescind the action by sheer apprehension
over the effect such alarming requisitions
might produce.
Ii Chancellor Andrews Underpaid:
In this connection II Is worth recalling
that tho principal part OF this suppressed
$4,000 contemplated an expenditure OF s2O-
600 to erect u residence to be furnished
free OF rent to the chancellor, and II may
be taken for granted that II the present
appropriation bill goes through, a material
Increase will be made in the salary of the
chancellor. already the highest salared Of
fccr In the state. In fact, il Is known
that DR.. Andrews does not regard the
5000 year paid him as adequate COM
pensation, and II is almost an open secret
that part OF the consideration that brought
him from Chicago to Nebraska was prom
Use OF larger salary as soon as the legis-
lature should be gotten out of the way.
LIT ..aIIA l,..1
asked for or taken repeated leaves OF alb
sence to undertake lecture tours giving his
reason bluntly that he wanted to earn
money as lecturer to supplement his
salary here, which is regarded chiefly as IA
retainer. 1t is remarkable that the records
of the board OF regents contains this ex-
traordinary resolution offered by one OF the
republican members at the meeting in June
last and passed apparently by oversight
without protests by DR.. Andrews fusion
friends. calling a halt on the diversion of
bis time from the duties OF his position.
Resolved, That the chancellor be asked to
free himself from his editorial and educa-
tional work i'm the east and to confne his
attention to the needs of the university.
II Is reported that when the budget was
under consideration by the regents and the
suggestion yentured that II the estimates
were too high the university would have
20 tie up with the penitentiary, the insane
lsylums and the normal school to get its
money Chancellor Andrews retorted that he
didn't mind tying up with these Institutions
n necessary to win out. AS the law reads
now II rests entirely with the Board OF
Regents to fix the salaries of chancellor and
faculty, although it has been the practice
OF the legislature in years gone by 10 add
a proviso to the appropriation limiting the
maximum to be paid on the salary list. Ger
tain It is that II the university appropria-
tions continue to increase at present rate
the state treasury will be swamped by them
In another decade.
Following are the resolutions adopted by
each house on the death OF Representative
Brown:
whereas, 1t has pleased Him who is in