Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-26
BUSY WITH APPROPRIATIONS
House in Committee Of h Whole
DispOses of Many Sections
of Bill.
(From a Stan correspondent.)

From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, March y 25.-(special.)-The
house, by a vote of 90 to IS, defeated H.
R. 1888, by Weborg. The bill provided for the
extension of boundaries OF all cities, vii
lagos, school districts and other municipal
corporations bordering upon navigable
streams which constitute state boundaries,
for judicial, police and revenue purposes.
The object of the bill was to provide for
taxing territory on railroad bridges, such
as at Omaha, for school, purposes, on which
such tax Is not now collected. The meas
ure was Characterized an ''anti-railroad"
bill. Weborg, who hiade a hard fight for
II, conceded this. OF the nine Douglas
county members Kennedy and Nelson sup
ported the bill. a'|1
s. F. 304 was passed. 1t is a bill by
Warner of Dakota, introduced at the re-
quest of the governor. providing for the
payment of fees to the commissioner OF
public lands and buildings correcting the
defect in the former bill of this nature
that was vetoed because Of unconstitution-
atty.
Consideration Of the current expense
bill then was resumed in committee OF
the whole. After a prolonged debate a
committee amendment was adopted APP
p%ropriating $50, 200 for a hospital at the
Milford Soldiers home.
Heron Of Antelope moved to reconsider
the vote by which an amendment was
adopted yesterday, adding $780, 900 to the
Grand Island Soldiers hons budget for
a hospital and the motion carried, and this
amendment was stricken out. AS was
brought out in the debate there are three
hospitals at Grand Island and none at the
Milford home.
A. Nha aFaaHnnAn zaaa4on nu,H - na1@a
the fusion leader, delivered to the house
a message from William J. Bryan, thank
ing the majority for yielding to motion to
dispense with last nights session that the
minority members might avail themselves
OF an invitation to spend the evening with
Mr.. Bryan. Mr.. Loomis also expressed the
appreciation of himself and minority col
leagues.
Loomis then offered a resolution of con-
dolence to Jones Of Otoe on the death of
a sister. The resolution was adopted by
a rising vote. H.
Consideration Of the current expense bill
was then resumed. IN amendment by
sweexy was adopted, cutting the appropria-
tion for maintenance for the biennium"
for tho penitentiary from $751; 600 to $50, 900.
An amendment by Wilson was adopted to
strike out the clause requiring the warden
to deposit all moneys earned by %eonylcts
with the state treasurer.
on motion OF Ten Eyck the National
Guard appropriation was raised from So, 800
TO $50, $50. The provisions Of H. R. AS
we're Incorporated into this bill. 1t carried
an appropriation Of 81 5000 for lighting and
water supply at the blind asylum. The app
preparation for repairs on the fish commits
sion car was raised from 5000 to $500. The
labor fund in the same department was
raised from 81. 1000 to $4,000. The State His
torical society's appropriation was cut from
&c., 900 to 81 5000. The State boards expense
fund was Increased from 5000 to $500 aud
the emergency fund was decreased from
$4,000 to 81, 1000. The total amount of the
Appropriation for the Norfolk Insane
asylum. S47, 900, was added. to the bill. The
appropriation for law journals, under mis-
cellaneods items, was raised from $4,000 to
$50, 900. An amendment adopted by Doug
las increasing the fund for compiled
statutes from $1,000 TO $500. The sum OF
SIC, 900 was tackled on by Warner for
farmer institutes, to be expended under the
State Board Of Regents. The re-apportion-
ment Of school lands gets $4,000 instead OF
$500.
At $3.50 the house took a recess until 1880.
Good OF Nemaha secured the adoption of
an amendment restoring the State Histor-
ical society's fund to $40 600. The action
OF the committee OF the whole in reducing
the penitentiary maintenance fund to $780,
600 was reversed and the amount restored
to Ss7,500. Five thousand dollars was ap-
propTiated for a power house and water
plant at the Milford Soldiers home. The
IRE protection fund for this home was cut
10 $2.5OO. The $1,000 for walks on the cap
itoI grounds was stricken cut. One thou
sand dollars was Included for an ammuni-
ton warehouse for the state. The bill then
was recommended for passage, as was also
H. r. 2s2. appropriating $4,000 for state
fair ground Improvements,
The house at $50 adjourpsa