Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-10
Governor Mickey Appears in Person and
Addresses Both Houses,
OF THE APPROPRIATIONS
Senator Anderson Places Them at $780,
600 aud Revenue in Excess Of That
DIVERGENT VIEWS ON TAX VALUATION
Governor and Auditor Two Hundred
million Dollars Apart ON Their
Estimates of the Probable
Total Valuation.
fFrom a staff Correspondent.l


LINCOLN. April 9.-(special.)-The
twenty~elghth session OF the Nebraska
Legislature adjourned sine die at 1880
D. m today Having convened Tuesday,
January g. the house exceeded the sixty
day limit by six and the senate by eight
days. Nominally the hour Of anal ad-
iournment was / o'clock, and the day
wednesday yesterday, that time having
been decided on by joint resolution
Therefore the old clocks In each chamber.
which had lent themselves TO so many
similar tricks in previous legislatures. In
deceitful silence recorded the formal hour.
Not since 1 O'Clock yesterday morning has
! either house or senate taken an adjourn
ment; the lnterims all have been ave
minute recesses."
| The closing scenes in both houses were
uneventful. The end came in cold formal
| ity and with but a small fragment OF the
! membership Of either body present. The
J greater number OF senators and representa-
! tives had left for their homes on the pre-
! vous night or this morning. since the ses-
/ sion was practically ended last night. when,
! at 10 o'clock, in the house the last measure
was passed. The galleries, lobbes and
/ those parts Of the floors usually occupied
by visitors were deserted Quietly and
without ostentation the affairs in each
/ branch of this law making body we're ter
minated when Speaker Mockett in the
house and a few minutes later President
Pro Tenn Harrison in the senate, dropped
! their gavels upon their desks and formally
/ declared the respective houses adjourned
| sine die.
The senate completed its work last night
and remained in session only to wait until
the house could wind up its affairs all Of
which was done last night save the signing
| Of fou bv he whl
law requires done in the presence Of the
house This delay was due to an una
\ Soidable rush In the enrolling rooms. The
/ houses convened at 9:30 this morning. Az
fast as the bills could be brought from the
enrolling rooms they were signed by the
speaker and cent TO the governor. All
were senate nles The freauent exchange,
4 on VISITS OF the clerks frotu the two hous2E
and the occasional appearance Of tho gov
ernor's private secretary Nere about all
that transpired to sustain the life Of the
dying session. Members we're occupying
the time in a general handshaking festival
and many Of them left for their homes be-
fore the end came,
hartley Committee Discharged.
The house awoke from its dying dream
long enough to adopt a resolution intro
duced by Knox OF Buffalo, requesting that
so-called BARLEY cigar box, Of which COM
mittee Mr.. Knox was chairman. be dis
charged from further duty.
It was 1915 when he speaker affixed
his signature to the last bill and Deles
Dernier OF Cass offered a motion that the
speaker appoint a committee OF three to
proceed to the senate and inform that
body that the house had finished its work
and was ready to adjourn. Deles Dernier
chairman, Jahnel Of Warrington and Ken
nedy of Douglas we're appointed. Immedi-
ately Douglas of Rock moved that a COM
mittee be appointed to wait upon the gov
ernor, in company with like committee
from the senate, inform his excellency that
the legislature had reached the end OF its
labors and ask him II he had any further
messages to transmit. Douglas Bartoo Of
Valley and Fries OF Howard were named
on this committee. The respective COM
mittees in the senate were composed OF
these members: Brown OF Reya Paha,
Cox of Hamilton, Hall or Burt. o'Nein Of
] ancaster and Jennings OF Thayer. Each
committee attended to its formal work and
the joint committee to wait upon the chief
executive returned with him in person,
going first to the house. where Governor
! Mickey made this brief address:
Governor Tnaniss LegisIatoFs.
Mr.. Speaker and Gentlemen Of this House:
! wish to inform you that have no fur
ther message TO transmit to your honorable
, body for It's Official considerat tion. But I
, the pleasure OF Transmitting, ana In order
that / may derive the greatest pleasure
from It ] come ip person to convey that
cere thanks 20 this body for its geherous
and thoughtful consideration Of the gov
ernor during our deliberations this winter
and to express the appreciation and srati-
tude for the cordial relations that have ex-
press to you personally my sincere regard
for you as gentlemen. And let me say, IN
The sincerity 2i ms ssq na Shst N al my
in Nebraska have never known a superior
body OF men assembled as the house OF
I representatives in this state, l have com
r mended your work. and I commend Il now
> Almost IN it's entirety have /, as the chiei
r Of this honorable body While we have
o differed in some instances, l feel, and
I ohicial relations, are whole; that each has
done his duty the very best that he knew
: how. / extend TO you all the heartiest wish
q for lifes test favors.
: The governor was heartily chesred and
: Speaker Mockett Immediately said:
take 1t on myself to express to you
v Governor Mickey, the cordial feeling which
, this house has for your sincerity Of pur.
a pose and the high admiration and respect
!. II has for your administration as governor
and 20 add that we have In you. as a gen.
n teman and chief executive of this gfeat
commonwealth the utmost confidence.
\ The governor Vas escorted to the senat,
y chamber where he spoke in almost iden.
tical terms. assuring the members OF tn,
n upper branch OF the Legislature that thsll
y labors had entitled them and received from
him the highest appreciation he could be.
i stow.
n Declares Session Ended.
|
OF the minority, made tho motion TO ad
n journ sine die in the house at 1920. Mr.
" LoOmis motion was eouched In charac
teristic language being eloquent enough 1,
appeal to the sentiments and emotions o
m everyone in the hall. The motion wa
carried. and Speaker Mockett. letting hi
Il gaYel fall hrmly on his high desk pro