Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-25
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~deavoring to assist and help them, and
cheap as ii can be made. Bus and baggage
fare viii be free, as will also the school
court room, light and ice. To do this, to
show our desire to entertain this summer
school pleasantly here, and our ability. the
our committee $3.50, to be spent by them in
such a way as will minister to the COMFORT
OF the teachers and help make the school
a success. we feel that the large number
Of beautiful and pleasant homes in McCook,
the green grass the public park, the water,
team as we'll as a superior school equip
ment, ate features Of a high educational
value which, while they may not be esti-
advantage. yet should be taken into ac-
count by the county superintendents in
reaching their conclusion.
Senate Journal Completed.
Secretary Of the Senate Keim has COM
pleted his work Of compiling the senate
journal and has gone home; Chief Clerk
Wall OF the house is almost through and
the clerks in the ONCE OF Secretary of state
Marsh have about completed their inyen-
tory of the goods and chattels left by the
last legislature. A good many OF the things
were left here and a good many OF them
left with the members. OF all the nu-
merous waste baskets and letter baskets. of
which there were one to each member, only
about a dozen are left-that is are left here.
All OF the ink wells are gone except one
and that one was broken in the spout. Only
two sets OF files were found after the raid.
About a half dozen session laws and. a half
dozen journals are sim on hand. All sta
tionery, pencils and pens that were nut In
the members desks at the beginning Of the
session and that later were secured through
acquisitions have been carted away. In
act, supplies of all kinds went home with
the economical members. Five or six dozen
pairs OF large shears and about a dozen
punches that were purchased for the use
OF the members will continue to be used
by them at places other thar the Iegisla-
tive halls.
OF course these small items cost the state
very little, but they cost something. OF
course 1t is all right for members of the
legislature to want to keep their bills, but
at the same time the bill files cost 81. rs
each and there were 400 Of them purchased.
Consequently this little item will again
have to be included in the appropriation
for supplies made by the next legislature.
In the supply room the clerks discovered
enough pencils and legal cap paper to al
most supply the next legislature. All the
desks and goods that wer> let here have
been stored In a committee room on tho
third moor and will be closely guarded in
order TO keep them there. This action OF
the secretary Of state has created considers
able CONSERVATION among the other state
officers, who, since time began have been
using the desks and once fixtures between
sessions Of the legislature. When the ses-
sion convened these were taken from the
various ofnees and consequently left many
OF them badly crippled for ONCE fixtures.
The new store room contains about fifty
desks besides the members desks and has
the appearance OF an up-to-date furniture
store. The various state oficers hereafter
will be compelled to secure their once SUP
plies and fixtures out OF the appropriations
made for that purpose.