The Red Cloud chief., 1901-01-11

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.iect by their lcgis ~laturcs.
STATE OFFICERS AND INsTITu-
TIONS.
The state officers and The heads OF
the various public institutions have
presented full and exhaustive reports
OF the business management of the
state and the needs of the departments
for the text biennium. These reports
show the great care and business abil-
lty with which tho affairs Of the state
have been managed. and their recon-
mendatlons should receive a careful
consideration from YOU.
For your guidance in making ppro-
priations for the next hiennium for
the several institutions of the state, |
have had prepared and herewith sub
NIT a table showing the exact cost of
maintenance Of each institution in
the state for the past nine years. A
careful scrutiny Of this table would
be a most correct guide in making flu
ture appropriations. I commend this
table to your careful scrutiny:
THE LABOR BUREAU.
The work done by the labor bureau
for the past biennium as shown by
the report Of that department. is Of
great value to the labor interests OF
the state. The compilation of labor
and industrial statistics. the unique
way of showing by a map of the coun-
ties the surplus product shipment and
the incomes to- the state therefrom.
certainly affords one of the very best
means of placing Nebraska and her
before home seekers. The
money expended In the work Of the
labor bureau has certainly been q
very profitable investment for the
state.
RELIEF FOR THE SUPREME
COURT.
There are now pending in the STU
preme court of our state seventeen
hundred and nine cases. and notwith-
standing the best efforts of the court.
the number constantly increases rath-
or than decreases. If no new cases
should be filed and the court should
make the same progress in adjudica-
ton they have been able to make In
the past. II would require mor than
three years to clear the court docket.
AS n matter of fact. under these con-
ditions. the supreme cour IL regard
ed as the tomb in which lies buried
the hopes of l%itigants awaiting a very
indefinite resurrection. An increase
in the number Of judges at once sug-
gests itself as the most rational way
with which to meet this difficulty. No
one can dispute that an early deter
minGtion of honest litigation IL de-
sirable. II the number OF judges were
increased the work Of the court could
be brought forward and litigants could
have their suits disposed Of promptly.
The condition which now exists is not
! new. As far back as 1893 there were
1.2S5 cases pending.
The legislature Of 1899 created a 81"
! prcme court commission. permitting
the supreme judges to select three
| commissioners taking effect March,
1893. This was intended as n tempo
rary relief to the court. and was TO
continue for the term of three years.
The legislature of 1896 extended the
term an additional three years, So
| that IL would cease by limitation
March, 1899. At that time 1t ceased
to exist, and after its six years work
there were pending before the court
l,434 cases, or IN increase of 40 cases,
showing that with the assistance OF
the commission the court had kept
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ing nearly as many cases as were
Iiled.
The constitution of the state deter
mines the number of supreme judges
so that that number must remain as
at present until the constitution shall
be amended increasing the number
TO my mind 1t seems desirable that q
constitutional amendment should be
submitted To the electors increasing
the ndmber of supreme judges to al
least five. Pending the time. however
when such amendment shall have beer
adopted and be effective, ! would sug'
eest that your honorable body EN-
power the supreme court to call to its
aid any number OF district Judges In
the state, not less than ten. With this
assistance the court would be enabled
TO clear the docket in a reasonable
time, ard having II once clear. ant
with an increase the number of judges
It would be enabled to keep II so. A
present many of the district judges
in the state are not occupied to ex
coed one-half of their time. Theil
entire time belongs to the state.
can see nothing unreasonable In ask
ing that their unoccupied time b'
used by the state in relief or the su
preme court.
NEBRASKA NATIONAL GUARD.
The Nebraska national guard wal
wholly disorganized by the Spanish
American war. When | came int
office the Second Nebraska volunteeI
regiment. which was largely made III
of the Second Nebraska nationa
guard, had recently been mustered
out OF the service of the United State
and was being recognized. The re
organization was continued under IN!
administration as rapidly as possible
When the First Nebraska volunteers
most of the members Of which hal
formerly belonged to the Nationa
guard. returned from the Philippines
and we're mustered out OF the seryic
of the United States. Immediately tn
work of reorganization OF the Firs
regiment, n. n. g., was taken up. II
the reorganization of this regimen
preference was given. first, to mem
bcrs of the First Nebraska volunteers
second, to members OF Second an
Third Nebraska volunteers, and the
TO former members of he Nebrask
national guard. In this way quite
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