Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-19

cred good, taking into account the IN
creased appropriations of the last legis-
latUre.
Check on State Contracts.
To more carefully protect the interests
OF the state when contracts are let or new
buildings or for repairs to state .nstitu-
tons, Governor Mickey will recommend
to the next Legislature that all contracts
let by the State Board of Public Lands
and Buildings for new buildings or re-
| pairs be referred to the governor for his
endorsement or rejection before IL becoms
legal Governor Mickey believes such a
law would have the effect of making the
| members of the state boards more careful
| In letting contracts, and should the board
make mistake the matter could be
/ caught by the governor The recommen-
dalton is inspired by the frequent mis-
takes made by the present board and the
fact that scandal Of some proportions
has grown out Of 80 many of the con-
| tracts. Governor Mickey and the Board
of Public Lands and Buildings have not
got along well together, and though he
| governor appoints the superintendents he
has little or nothing to say about the i'm
provements to be made in the institutions.
1
Governor and Mrs. Mickey will entertain
their children and grandchildren at big
hristmas dinner at the executive man
on on Christmas day, following a big
Christmas tree the night before. In all
/ there will be twenty guests present, in
Guiding the governors immediate family
at home and Mr. and Mrs H. o. Smith and
two children of Denver, H. A. Mickey, wife
and two children; o. Z. Mickey, wife and
! son Of Osceola, and Mr.. and Mrs E. s.
Mickey Of Lincoln.
Levy for state Fair.
The State Fair board last night decided
to introduce a bill in the legislature ask
ing for a levy of 1s of a mill for the
benefit of the state fair. No other appro-
priation will be asked for. Secretary Mel
lor was authorized to send out a circular
letter over the state calling attention to
the needs of permanent buildings on the
fair grounds and to the work of other
states along this line. Missouri has spent
1855, 900 in the last six years, the letter will
say, in permanent improvements and
Illinois over S25l,OOO for the fair ground
improvements.
At this time the State Fair board has
some $4,000 on hand and with this sum a
sewer system will be put in or extended at
the fair grounds, and other needed i'm.
provements made and all expenses paid
until the proposed levy becomes available
Mr.. Mellor will set out in his letter some
statistics regarding the state debt, showing
the state is paying out very little interest
except TO the temporary school fund.
Pay for Third Regiment.
Governor Mickey has on hand $22.52s21 to
be distributed among the members of the
Third regiment who served during the
Spanish war. The department appropriated
1854 more than this sum, but the lawyer
who worked the claim through got that
amount for his trouble. The money Is "a
pay the private soldiers. from the time OF
their enlistment until the mastering in al
the regiment, dating from May q to July
IS, 1898 This sum does not include ths
5000 due the commissioned officers. The
governor will begin to pay of the claims
tomorrow.
Car Tracks Can Remain.
The supreme court today vacated the
order issued by District Judge Frost sew.
eral days ago. TO compel the Lincoln Trac
ton company to tear up tracks II laid ou
at Twentieth and streets The court
gave Judge Frost until January Is to show
cause why the order should not be an
nulled. This holds the matter in abeyane,
until that time.
Examination for Rhodes SchOIarsbID
The next Nebraska examination of can
didates for the Rhodes scholarships will
be held on January II and IS 1907, in room
No. 3S, Administration building, the Uni
versity OF Nebraska, Lincoln. These ex
aminatiOns will be in charge Of Prof
Guernsey Jones OF the University OF Ne
hraska and Prof. Grace e. Young OF
Cotner university. Examinations beRir
promptly at a m. on Thursday, Januar,
II, no candidate being admitted later thar
one-half hour after the designated time.