Valentine Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1900-1930, 1905-03-23
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The Pawnee City military band may.
plav an engagement ut the Portland ex1s
position. For several days the promoters
of the exposition have been in commu-
nication with the band to secure its serv-
ices. 1t is very probable an agreement
will be reached, because United States
! Senator Fulton. of Oregon, former
Pawnee boy is very much interested IN
the movement. and his brother, h. Il.
Fulton. has been for many years director
of the band. Congressman Cushmdn, Oh
Washington. who IS an active worker
in the exposition affairs. is also former
/ Nebraskan. and is said to be anxious
) that the big musical organization be Sc
, cured for part of the period at least.
! The Pawnee band is composed of %
members. and is Il most unusual organic
. cation. 1t was organized in 1879, and
some of the organizers are still active
members. From 1884 TO the present time
it has maintained the position as the
largest in the west, and i'll a musical
way it has made wide reputation IN
its handling of the best standard cOmpo-
sitions. &c has often been heard in con-
cert work in Lincoln and Omaha and
other parts of the state. In another
feature the organization IS unique. it -
fraternaI society in every sense of the
term, neither member For director draw
ing pay for their services.
Representative Davis. of Buffalo
County, is in receipt of at least twenty
letters from persons in different parts Of
the state who urge larger appropriations
for the extinction OF the Hessian fly.
The house finance, ways and means COM
mittee, of which Mr.. Davis is MEM
Der, has recommended $3.50 for this
purposes for the ensuing benniUm and
the demand over the state is for at least
$4,000 or $500. Prof Bruner, of the
state university is in harmony with this
demand. The damage wrought by this
pest last fall in certain portions of Ne
braska is being estimated in the millions
and there is a determination on the part
of wheat growers and others interested
to overcome such disasters In order to
do this they insist the legislator should
place at the disposal Of the propert au-
thOrities sufficient funds to meet the
emergency. Mr. Davis says he under.
stands the fly is not north of the Platte,
but is doing great damage to wheat
Soulh anu llldI IL Is OILY question or
time when he will migrate to the north.
Altogether in the house 241 bills have
been introduced and 3S3 in the senate,
These numbers are less than two years
ago, but many of the important meas
ures are yet practically in the embryonic
stages Of legislative routine. In the
house just 50 bills were in the hands of
committees at the time of adjournment
Friday afternoon and in the senate "a.
These bills, therefore, must first run
the gauntlet of committee consideration.
which is generally tedious and pro-
longed course, and then, if passed by ths
committee, take their place on general
hle, and undergo the uncertain ordeal
In committee of the whole, the forum
0f debate where q measure may take IN -
whole day, as was the case Friday
with the big appropriation bill, or may
be disposed of i'll twinkling. During
he present session some measures have
wen dragged along more than a day in
committee of the whole.
Inc opinion is growing that the house.
viii override the will of the speaker or
hat the speaker will recede from his
tand against sitting committee when
becomes apparent that something Of
he sort will be needed to lose 2 few
cores of those belated bills. OF the 421
Ills introduced in the house lust %
ave passed both houses and been sign
q by the governor. One remains in the
overnor's hands yet to be signed. Nine,
1.-TWO others have passed the house and
cen sent to the senate. One hundred
nd eleven have been indefinitely most.
oned. In this connection it is worthy
note that an unusually large number
bills has been killed by the respective
Ommittees
The senate showed signs on one occa.
on OF not possessing any serious inten-
on or imposing on the railroads when il
ppolnted sitting committee The sen.
re, however, had the support of other
terests in this matter. The action was
nominated rs snap judgment and there
talk OF trying to annul it, but no seri.
US belief that this will be done. The
atement found expression that bu.
lrteen members of the senate wera
esent when this committee WAS an.
'lnted. Investigation. however. fails
confirm this. 1t appears Just % Of
e 81 senator's were present.
After having run the gauntlet of both
uses, been defeated once and resur.
cted, the county engineer bill has final.
been declared invalid and Gov.
lckey has refused to sign it. The bill
l not contain a repeating clause and
that reason it was vetoed by the GOV.
nor. However, he will make 4 her.
nal request Of the legislature to permi,
introduction of a similar measure.
lie bill makes the county surveyors "a
'uglas and Lancaster Counties ev.
eio engineers to these two counties
ndlcatlons are unfavorable 70 a sixty.
session of the Legislature. If If doc.
extend few days beyond the con,
. Ca salary limit greater progress,
st be made in both houses than has
lracterlzed deliberations since tho for.
ID day. A deluge Of bills is ro+ -