Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-20
UP APPROPRIATIONS
House starts In by Raising n Number
of Salaries In the state
House.
IFrom n STAR Corrcsnondentl

NfIoW "A Slbll correspondent
LINCOLN. March 19.-CSpecial)-The
house began operations this morning by
concurring in senate amendments to II. r.
as. by Frederick Of Cass. requiring due ad-
vertisemcnt Of school board meetings be-
fore the board can vote bonds.
These bills were passed;
II. II. 440, by Rouse OF Hall, appropriating
St.l64 from the penltentiary fund to aid in
the construction OF the addition to the state
penitentiary.
H.. Il. 1O4. by Junkin OF Gosper, providing
for a department in one OF the state in
sane hospitals for the treatment Of dipso-
maniacs, inebriates and those addicted 10
excessive use Of liquors and drugs.
II, r. 40. by Nelson of Douglas, providing
for uniform proceedings on appeals to the
district court.
H.. r. 81. by Nelson Of Douglas. providing
a uniform bond in appeals to the district
court.
II. r. 157. by Perry OF Furnas, curative,
relating to fees OF county court officers.
S. +. 147. by Sheldon OF Cass, providing
for opening. maintaining and v~acating
county roads; emergency clause.
s. f. III. for a Joint resolution memoir
ializing congress to approve the Dietrich
land leasing bill.
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and expenditures was adopted, allowing
bills, one Of which was sos for the speak
er's chair; another, $445.O7. for desks
chairs files. etc, the whole footing VI
S1,635.O6.
At this afternoons session the house
went into committee OF the whole to con.
slider appropriation bills as special order
until they are completed. Rouse of Hal
made the motion which led to this action.
Before proceeding with these bills the
committee took up two senate amendment
to the salaries appropriation bill, one L
repeal the law fixing the deputy secre'
tary Of states and the governors privat,
secretary's salaries at $500 q year, leav'
ing It to the legislature to fix these sal.
aries by appropriation.
Sweezy OF Adams and Loomis Of Dodgi
took decisive stands against this method
arguing that the legislature should fix
definite salary for each Of these officers
II was brought out that for twenty years
these officials had been receiving salaries
by legislative appropriations In excess o
the statutory limitation.
s. +. s17 proposing the repeal Of tn
old territorial law providing that the dcput,
treasurer shall receive no salary from tn
territory"
Loomis offered an amendment to tn
salaries bill fixing the deputy's salary a
81, 500. the amount previous legislature
have been appropriating. The amendmen
was carried.
A separate amendment. S. r. s1S. pro
vided for the repeal OF the law fixing tn
salary OF the governors private secretar
ut s 1890. Loomis proposed an amendmen
making this 81, 500. and Reed OF 3JShnso
sent up an amendment making It $4,000. TIL
Reed amendment carried. On motion 9
Loomis the bill as amended was recon
mended for passage.
S, +, 2l6 was amended on motion G
LOOMS, giving the deputy secretary c
state S1.70O a year.
II. r.. Si4, the salaries appropriation bill
was then taken up section by section. Scar
moved to amend It by giving the adjutar
general $1,000 instead OF $3.50. Ten Eye
OF Douglas championed the amendment
Many other members put themselves on re
cord on this side OF the question. Tn
amendment carried.
Amendments by Cropsey OF Jeferso
we're adopted raising the secretary Of IN
state banking board from $500 TO S2,0C
a year and his chief clerk from $1,000 {
$1,000.
Wilson OF Pawnee, chairman OF III
finance. ways and means committee, OF
fered an amendment appropriating an an
nual salary OF $40 for the secretary OF III
FISH commission. not now provided for. Tn
amendment carried.
The amendments offered some days as
adding an assistant librarian OF the ~
preme court at 5000 a year and 8 Gaput
at $500. a deputy clerk az $500 an
three assistant clerks az 5000 each WEI
adopted. Likewise the amendment to rats
the salary Of the steward OF tho Lincol
hospital for insane from $1,000 TO 1900
year carried.
The house at $40 adjourned until
o'clock tomorrow morning.