Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-02

switch tracks Cor grain elevators and afford
equal facilities, cars ana transfer accom-
modations for the marketing OF any grain
from these elevators, prohibiting any dis
elimination in this respect. Nothing is
said as TO q site for building the elevator,
which must cost not less than s $4,000. The
original bill made this $1,000.
Prairie Dog TO &c.
: Governor Mickey today signed the Cur
rie-Brown prairie dog bill, about which so
much has been said. This bill aims at the
total exterminatioh{ Of the prairie dogs,
which do SO much damage in the western
counties Of this state 1t provides that all
ranchers or ranch owners failing to CO.
operate In an, effort. to get rid Of these
pests shall pay the costs Of such work,
which shall be lone by road overseers, such
cost TO amount to SO a day.
Representative Ourffei and Senator Brown
have had numerous demands made on them
from their constituents for the passage Of
this bill, for which they worked ceaselessly.
Considerable amusement was had over the
bill in the senate yetsit is said to be one
of the most important measures passed
this session so far as the interests Of west
ern ranchers are concerned. 1t will, Mr..
Currie says, effect about thirty counties.
He believes that e will become necessary
for the road overseer to take matters In
hand verysfew times. His opinion is that
the ranehers will join heartily and readily
In an effort TO exterminate the pests.
Some question has been raised as to the
constitutionality OF the bill, inasmuch as It
provides that an oficer, OF the law shall go
on another mans land and charge him for
doing what the owner refuses to do. Yet
the bill ran the gauntlet of the attorney
generals Office and the governor.
vetoea LOOMS Bill.
The Hathorn bill, relieving Russell L.
Loomis Of Red Willow county to the extent
of $4,000 for a quarter section Of land
homesteaded in 1872. was vetoed by the
governor on the ground that It was pro-
hibitive legislation and therefore unconsti-
tutional. The bill was fought through the
house against formidable opposition and
its success was a remarkable triumph for
DR.. Hathorn, who has been trying for sew
oral years to secure the passage OF the bill.
Another expedient for transacting some
Of the tremendous amount of business on
land has been adopted in the house. II
was a resolution by Junkin OF Gosper, re-
stricting all speeches hereafter to five
minutes. There still remains a vast amount
OF work and this and other such expedients
will be found necessary,
The house concurred in the senate
amendment to Cropsey's bill ~appropriating
800. 900 for the establishment Of a college
Of agriculture in Lincoln as an adjunct OF
the State university. Tho amendment was
that suggested by the governor, to take this
amount out of the university rather thar
the general fund. This was done to COM
pensate in part for the increase In revenue
that is contemplated under the 1-mill levy
for university building purposes, which q
large number Of senators and representa-
tives urged should be reduced or so mod
ihed as to keep the revenue a~ccruing under
the levy to $500, 600
The house found time to pass another
appropriation measuFa The 'sadler Dill. set
ting aside $40, 900 for the purchase of $40
acres Of and for the beneht OF the Asylum
for Chronia. Insane at Hastings. The pur'
pose is tosbny this land Tor a farm to bt
cultivated for the support Of this. institu-
tIon. n exact half section to be bought
has not been selected.