Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-27
Threatens Members with Impeachment If
They Do Not Act Soon.
BILL TO PAY THE BEET SUGAR BoUNTlEs
House COMMITTEES on Claims Makes
Favorable Report on It
SALARY BILL PyTs IN AN APPEARANcE
Slight Increase In Total L. Made a.
Compared with Appropriations
of session of Two Years
Ago.
CFrom 8 sta& Correspondent.)

LINCOLN, Feb. 26.-(Special Telegram.)
The house committee on medical socle-
ties and sundry laws today submitted q
resolution declaring war against the state
Board OF Pharmacy, unless the latter turns
In all fees arising from its work to the
state treasurer. The resolution states that
the committee finds the board has failed
for several years to make annual reports
and render accounts to the state auditor as
required by law and declares that unless
the board files its report and renders sc-
counts within five days after the adoption
OF these resolutions proceedings will be In
stituted against its members for impeach-
ment on the ground of malfeasance and
neglect OF duty.
S. f. IL, providing that three supreme
court commissioners shall be appointed for
two years, which was ordered engrossed
yesterday, has been recommitted. The ac-
tion was taken this morning, when the bill
came up for third reading. Anderson of
Saline led the fight on the bill under a call
Of the house and after lengthy cauoussing
the vote to recommit was unanimous.
Union Pacific strike.
The Union Pacific strike was taken up in
the Nebraska legislature this morning by
way of a resolution by Koetter OF Douglas.
in which the United States mails are being
handled by the Union Pacific railroad. The
resolution was introduced by request, pre-
sumably the desire OF the strikers, It
states that the United Pacific railroad ow-
ing to deficiencies in the care of motive
power and rolling stock, is not delivering
the United States mails on time and is con-
sequently iniuring not only the state OF Ne
braska, but other portions OF the United
States which have use for transcontlnentaI
mail service. The resolution. II adopted.
will ask the second assistant postmaster
general to investigate the matter with a
view to remedying all delays. The resolu-
tion was referred to the committee on rail-
roads II brought up by that committee
tomorrow. as is the declared Intention BY
one member, the resolution may pass.
Beet sugar BOunties.
After having run the gauntlet OF three
legislatures besides the present one. the
Nebraska sugar bounty claims, amounting
to $4,000 and little over. are to be rec
commended for payment by the house claims
committee, which will submit its report
within few days The report and recon-
mendation will be made in the form Of a
bill, separating this claim from the long
list Of others pending before this COM
mittee. The committee has decided that
the claim Is just one and that the state
should not delay payment OF 1t any longer
than is actually necessary. The commit
teemen who have expressed opinions feel
certain OF the bill.
The sugar bounty law was enacted by
the Legislature of 1896 and repealed by the
legislature Of 1897, before any appropria-
tion had been made to meet the claims
,.rhfn oh fV, Hn NuFA Int
The proposition was to pay v OF a cent to
the manufacturers OF beet sugar In Ne
braska for every pound OF their product.
providing the factory men would pay to the
farmers who raised the beets the fiat price
OF S. a ton for their product. The factory
men claim to have complied with the law
and paid IS for every ton of beets bought
during these two years.
The sugar factory men say that 81 was
| the regular price per ton for beets and
that by complying with the bounty law in
paying an additional dollar for every ton
/ bought they paid out in the aggregate S4s,-
! 600. This claim was presented for the
arst time to the legislature in 1897 and has
been presented to each succeeding legisla-
ture and been turned down.
There is but one Arm interested in the
claims, operating the Grand Island and
| Norfolk sugar factories, the only ones in
| the state az that time. The argument is
not for continued bounties, but simply for
| the payment by the state OF the oblIga-
/ tion which the factory men assert was
| fairly incurred. Representative Ferrar OF
Hall county is manager of the Grand Island
factory. Mr.. Ferrar, however. will not
project himself into the contest on this
bill. should there be one, when It reaches
! the floor of the house for debate. He is
! a member OF the committee on claims but
| the other members say he has been rather
modest in promoting this claim. Repre-
/ sentative Sears, who is chairman OF the
| committee, says he regards the claim as
/ a legitimate one and thinks the state ought
TO pay II.
! It has been rumored that there were
more claims Of this character to ccme, but
! this is denied by those who are informed
on the question.
salary Dill Increased.
II. r. 374, introduced today by Wilson
OF the finance, ways and means committee
is the general salaries appropriation bill
paying the salaries Of state officers and
those OF state institutions for the coming
blennium. The total amount appropriated
is approximately S9s6.OOO, an increase OF
$4,000 over the appropriations for the last
! session.
In the governors ONCE the salary OF
the recording clerk is raised from 5000 per
annum to $1,000; the salary OF the deputy
secretary OF state is raised from 81 500 Ia
81 700; deputy superintendent Of public In
struction, from 81 500 to 81 200; deputy land
I commissioner. from $500 TO S1.70O ste
! nOgrapher in land commissioners ONCE
from $40 to 5000; secretary of State Board
OF Irrigation, raised from 1880 to $1,000;
salary Of assistant secretary Of State Board
OF Irrigation. raised from $1,000 to 81 200;
the salary OF $500 for deputy clerk Of the
supreme court is stricken from the bill
as are the salaries Of three ASSISTANTS Il
the reporter at $500 per annum. salarie.
for the Home for the FTiendless at Lin.
coin are raised TO $3.50; salaries for the
normal school at Peru are increased from
SAT. 500 10 $4,000; Hospital for the Insane
at Lincoln, the salary Of the matron oi
al 200 for the bienniVm Is stEtaken oul