Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-07
BIG CUT IN EXPENSE BILLS
senate Lops on over One
T~housShds DOLLARS in APP
p~ropriations.
(From a stan Correspondents

$500 1ANAAa "a
cut out. The senate committee added
$s67.60 for bills that came in after the
house had acted on the claims and re-
duced the deficiency appropriation for the
Boys Industrial, school at Kearney from
$4y5OO to $1,000. Otherwise the bill was
not changed. : .. f.'
Grimm Of Dawson: moved that employees
be allowed mileage to and from the house.
Harrison objected to the motion at this
time and Gifin withdrew It.
The committee on finance, ways and
means reported the general appropriation
bill. The senate committee made a net
reduction in appropriations OF $tO7. O63.65
from the bill as It passed the house. The
total increase was SIS, s99.15 of general
fund: university fpud increase, 500, 900 and
t35, 900 conditional. The total decrease,
1926, 1929 general fund. The appropriation
for connecting the deaf and dumb insti-
tute at Omaha with the city water main
was not allowed. Thu condition under
which the university fund is Increased $685.
900 is hat IL the 1-mill levy for the uni
versity fund should amount to $3.50. 900, then
the $35 ,OnS may be taken from the fund
and Used for the purchase of real estate
near the university; s $1,000 is given the uni
versity Internationally to purchase real
estate and $12, 900 is given for a armers'
institute.
The changes were as follows:
Board OF Public Lands and Buildings
Superintendent, care Of capitol building and
grounds, from $1,000 to $4,000; employees
wages, SIS, GAO to $1S, GAO; i~ncidentals, 1000
to $500.
Board of Educational Lands and Funds
Amount appropriated for biennium, from
$4,000 to $4,000. t>>
State Library ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for biennium, from $4,000 to $4,000.
Lincoln Hospital-Board, clothing, ETC.,
from SIS, 900 to $40, 900.
Hastings Asylum-Board, clothing, etc.,
from $26S, 275 to $259, IT'S; bedding, farm,
ETC., increased $1,000.
Girls Industrial Home, Geneva-Em-
ployes' wages, from $t,24O to $3.50; water
supply, from 81, 200 to $1,000; repairs, i'm
provements, from 1900 to $4,000; for fur
niture, etc, from $3.50 to $1,000,
Institute for the Blind, Nebraska City
Musical instruments, from $500 to 2 $500.
Institute at Beatrice-Cold storage, $4,000,
struck out.
Deaf and Dumb Institute, Omaha-Water
supply, from $500 to $500.
State Penitentiary-Two hundred and
forty steel cells, reduced to 100, at $67, 200
from $50, 900; repairing west wing, from
$1,000 to $4,000: painting walls. from 1000
to $1,000. An amendment was recon-
mended that a special labor fund be tcFe7'
ated out Of money made by. .conyicts for.
maintenance.
State Board of Charities and Corrections
Increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
State Fish Commission-Painting and re-
pairing cars and buildings, from $1,000 to
$3.50; necessary labor, from $4,000 to 81, 500.
Food Commission-EKpenses. from $4,000
to $500.
Norfolk Hospital-wages for employees.
from $40. 900 to $500 board, clothing,
fuel, ETC., from $26, 900 to $751; 900.
The printing of revenue books, blank
books and abstracts was reduced from
$4,000 to $500.
The Soldiers and Sailors home, at Grand
Island appropriation for a hospital build
ing was reduced from $40, 900 to $4,000.
The committee amended this in another
portion of the bill by adding a sufficient
amount to reduce the reduction to about
$4,000. 49, a.
Publishing. reports Of geological survey
Of Nebraska, from 81, 200 to 2,0O0.
For reappraisement Of lands, SIS, 900 to
1890; travelling expenses of fish COM
missioner, from $4,000. to $4,000: for pro-
curing and transporting fish, 1900 to $1,000.
In the committee of the whole these amend
| hCul6 WtI0 IAhuC. NCb1A AhuA AoA
was allowed 81 1000 for travelling expenses
for biennium. To the appropriation of the
auditors office $500 was added for extra
clerk hire; 81, 900 item for refrigerator,
water and light at Institute for Blind at
Nebraska City was cut out.
The item Of 81, 900 for, penitentia7y furni-
ture was reduced to $4,000; for building
kitchen and furnishing same, reduced from
1000 to $1,000. The item of $4,000 for
penttentiary lighting plant was stricken
out; for procuring and transporting fish was
changed from 81, 500 to $4,000.
In the miscellaneous items the commit
tee reported to reduce the appropriation
for printing OF law journals, supreme court
reports, ETC., of $4,000 to $25, 900.
The salary Of secretary OF Printing board
was increased 5000 a year and he is to be
employed six days in the week.
The appropriation for the State Poultry
association was increased from $4,000 to
$1,000.
For publishing constitutional amendments
for 1902, $500 was added.
For refunding state taxes illegally as
sessed 81, 900 was recommended.
,E The Appropriation Of $500 for a lighting
|, plant at the penitentiary was recon-
: mended; $1,000 was recommended for ex-
+ penses OF State Board of Equalization for
! | aIAIlOueFyt &C.. ln6 llem u sGfOOV lOIN q
cold storage plant at Beatrice was recon-
! lmended.
! With these changes the bill was recon-
mended for passage:
. H. n. 1914, appropriating $4,000 for the
payment OF the bond Of ex-State Treasurer
stuefer was ordered advanced for a third
reading; as was H. r. $50, to reimburse
Lieutenant Governor McGiIton for surety
bond.
Governor Mickey vetoed S. F. 81, provtd-
ing for the publishing Of the statutes
and their distribution.
H. r. S03. to legaliEe all proceedings
! connected with the ordering or making Of
any local improvements hereafter made,
was recommended for passage.
A resolution was adopted to allow War
wick Saunders to sue the state for s274.16
! Saunders had been offered $3.50 In settle.
ment and refused II.
A resolution by Hastings was adopted ex'
pressing the pleasure OF the senate at the
E coming visit Of President Roosevelt. assur-
= ing him a hearty welcome and hoping FOL
e him u safe trip
At the night session these bills wer'
: passed:
4 II. r. 2s1, appropristing sS5, 900 for tn,