Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-14
VETOES FOR THREE BILLS
Governor Mickey Refuses to sign the Pro-
posed Exemption Law.
JUVENILE COURT MEETS DIsAPPRovAL
Insurance Deputy in Auditors once
Presents same Figures on In
Business Done In
the state.
Trom a slan Correspondent

Mickey To-Day dlsapprONed OF thIee Dllls anu
signed two. Those vetoed we're the ex-
emption bill, the act for a Juvenile court
and the bill for a Nebraska Missouri boun-
Diary commission. He signed II. r. 124,
authorizing the insurance Of live stock, and
H. r.. 294, to permit mutual insurance COM
panies to do business outside of the state.
The governor also corrected a mistake
made in the salary bill by the clerks in the
room Of the house. The enrolled
bill did not contain the appropriation for
the three stenographers for the supreme
court judges. The omission was discov-
cred by George Antilles Of the state audi
tors ONCE. Mr.. A lthes called the atten-
tion OF the ONCE Of the attorney general
to the fact. The attorney general in the
Nebraska report found precedent for an
amendment to the act by the state execu-
tive. Governor Mickey attached to the bill
a statement showing that the engrossed
bill contained the appropriation and that
the records Of both houses showed that It
had passed regularly. He then added that
he approved also Of an appropriation Of
81, 900 a year each for three stenographers
for the supreme court judges, making IS 5000
for the biennium.
victory for Unions.
Inc NelOluR OI Iue exemption VI 10 al
endorsement of union labor and is a victory
for the Omaha labor unions. During the
session the laboring men of Omaha sent
delegates here frequently to work against
the passage of the bill, but the retail mer-
went to the governor.
In support OF his action Governor Mickey
filed this statement with the secretary Of
state:.
In my opinion there is no occasion for a
drastic revision of the exemption laws and
the placing of this act upon the statutes
might result I'm much annoyance and un-
necessary expense to those against whom IT
Is Intended to operate. 1t Is argued mat no
statutory provisions for the collection of
debt can harm the honest debtor, but are
only effective against those who seek to
evade their just obligations. This Is true
in the main, and yet 1t would be possible
under the workiI gs of the proposed act to
occasion legal proceedings and unnecessary
costs against those who made a practice of
paying their debts, but who might not be
ready to meet the immediate demands of
an importunate creditor. 1t is optional
with every business man whether or not n
certain degree of risk, and, beyond the gen.
eral provisions OF law, he cannot expect
legislation which in a measure would pro-
tect him from his own faulty estimate of
the integrity of his patrons: All credits
heretofore extended have beer, granted
under the law which exempted the entire
wage of the laborer. The proposed law
would give the creditor the right to take
20 per cent of the wage which he knew he
had no lien upon at the time the credit was
extended.
In my Judgment there is no occasion for a
modification of the old law.
Courts to Settle BOundnry.
For disappearing H. R. 4sO the bill for
the appointment of a commission to settle
the Missouri Nebraska boundary, Governor
Mickey said:
There is now pending in the supreme
brought by the state of Missouri against
the state OF Nebraska to determine the
boundary line between those states. Ac-
cordingly II would b. unwise at this time.
to provide for a commission which would
seem to take the case out of the hands of
dehnitely settled for all time. and place 1t
in the hands of parties whose decision at
best would be but a recommendation to
congress. 4.
Juvenile Court Unconstitutional.
The governor held that the juvenile court
bill, s. F. Ss, is unconstitutional He said:
Senate File No. 9s is IAN act to define
conditions of child dependency, neglect,
cruelty, ill-treatment. and to prescribe
methods for the protection, disposition and
supervision of dependent, delinquent, neg,
- provide punishment for violation of this
act"
rying out the beneicent purposes expressed
in the title of the act, II certainly merits
executive approval; but l am of the opin-
ion that the enactment itself, II approved,
would be unconstitutional and void. One
important reason which impeis me to this
conclusion is here given.
Section 10, article vi, of the constitution
provides: IAN laws relating to courts
shall be general and of uniform operation,
and the organization, jurisdiction, powers,
proceedings and practice of all courts of
the same class or grade. so far as regu-
lated by law and the force and effect Of
the proceedings, and DEGREES OF
Senate File No. SS violates the constitu-
tional provision quoted. The bill provides
that. for the purpose of the act, children
| in counties having a population of more
than 10000 shall be ami and sub
! jected to the orders of the district court,
while children in counties having a popu.
lation OF less than 10000 must submit to the
jurisdiction of the county court. Under
county courts must be uniform CHOU
the state. This is also true of the district
court. The legislature therefore is power
less to confer jurisdiction OF a class OF
cases in one county on the district court
and deprive the district court of another
county Of that Jurisdiction. The provisions
courts, and since the provisions relating
to the jurisdiction of the courts are un-
constitutional, the whole act is void. Ac-
cordingly my approval is withheld from
this measure.
Figures on Insurance.
JONI L.. tloICet uepuly III tue INSURANCE
department Of the state auditor, has re-
ceived from the printers his publication OF
a summary Of the insurance business lone
in the state for the year ending December
81, 1902. The report is dated March 20.
II shows that the FIRE insurance companies
Of the state have written S15s, 4S4, 4Ss risks
losses incurred $73s.ss6; premiums received
ST. 8 .6s2.2 Three mutual companies
have written 5000 ,7O2 risks; have paiC
81, 67O.sS losses; premiums received,
$24O. 032. 90.
Mt. Pierce turned over 81, 400 to the stat.
treasurer this morning, This amount rep
resents the first payments by insurance
companies Of the reciprocal taxes collected
OF companies having headquarters in states
where like taxes are imposed on Nebraska
companies. The amount TO be paid in thi,
year will amount to from $4,000 to $40. OOt
more than was paid in last year
The increase for this year 1,
due largely to a new law enacted by tn,
New York assembly. imposing a l per cen
tax on all foreign companies. This tar
Was mi imnosad last wear nv M p.hooot-