Omaha daily bee., 1906-10-19
OPPOSITION TO LIBRARY
Sentiment Out in Stats Against Any New
Public Buildings at Present
STATE DEBT SHOULD Be PAID orr FIRST
Secretary Of state GaIusha Recom-
mends change In Handling Cash
Fund of the various state
Installations.
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n (From a Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, oct 1s-(special)-It IS the
general impression OF those visiting Lin
colin that the next legislature will refuse
20 make an Appropriation for new library
building to house the state library. the su-
preme court and the legal department Of
state as badly as such building is
needed. Most of the visitors say Il is
foolish to think Of new building here as
long az that s25O0oOO debt Is hanging over
the taxpayers, while others say Nebraska
win need a new capitol building by the time
the state debt is paid. II is by no means
certain, some Of the visitors say. that the
new capitol building will be erected in
Lincoln. Other towns nearer the center Of
the state have long wanted the capital
location changed and II is said these towns
Will refuse to countenance any more build
ings around the present state house
Change In Methods Recommended.
In his biennial report to be issued the
hrst OF the year Secretary Of State Galusha
will recommend to the legislature that the
cash fund at the various state institutions
be abolished. or that the present methods
of sefttng money out Of that fund be
changed. Under the present system the
cash fund is made up of the receipts from
sales made by the superintendent of stock
raised at the institution or any money that
Is received from such sources. The super
| intendent practically has free rein in spend
: Ing this money. The cash fund In some of
the Institutions at times amounts to 5000
10 1900 IL Is not turned into the state
treasury at ALL but is kept by the superin-
tendent and checked out on his personal
check
Should a superintendent be so disnosed
he could use the money for specuiating or
he could buy state warrants with II and
collect. the interest and no one would he
the wiser. Mr.. Galusha will. recommend
this money be turned over to the state
treasurer and be paid out on warrants lust
as the other money appropriated Tor the
maintenance OF state institutions is paid
out. taf u
Tbs members of the Board of Public
Lands and Buildings will so to Milford to-
morrow 70 look over the two state institu-
tlons there.
interest ON Unpaid Taxes
The interest on delinquent taxes paid
into the state treasury. every wear ha =
become an important item in the state ;
finances. The average amount Of penalties
paid In for the negligence of people in
not paying their taxes when due is 500 =
O4s. This IL the amount of interest col
lected in 1903 and is said to be about thu.
average for the last few years
Method of Assessing Grain Men.
In deciding the case Of the Central
Granaries Company against Lancaster
Coupty. the supreme court decides that
the method of assessing grain brokers in
Nebraska shall be on the basis of their
aNaraRe canftaI ipvast.d Co. a.. ..-.z..a...-
year and not on the amount of grain on
hand April, !. The Central. Graneries com
pany was assessed in Lancaster county
for $4,000 worth of grain found in it's
possession. 4 The company has branch
houses at forty different towns in Me-
braska- Its three principal elevators at
1 I.ipcoln. Rule snds Hofdrege are used Cor
cleaning the grain gathered at other
points. The consignment OF grain valued
at $4,000 assessed in Lancaster county
was claimed to be grain in transit The
frm alleged that 81 had already been as
sessed for this grain In a total valuation
of ssss,7Sb, representing the average
value of its capital employed in the
whole state.
q Boy Gets Che nee at Estate.
The court says 1T is clear that the or
ders of the county court of Thayer county
in the case of the estate of Henry VIII
liam weeke. deceased, providing for q
distribution of the estate, based upon
an agreement. were procured by fraud
practiced by the defendant and entitled
Frederick II. Weeke to relief. The judg-
ment of the district court is reversed ant
the cause remanded for further proceed
ings. 's
In the case of Marvin II. Mead agains
Ida NJ. Brewer. which was appealed from
Sherman county, the court holds that wheT
the holder of tax sale certificate pur
enaees the title OF the owner his tax lieI
becomes merged in the legal title so cen
veyed to him and he cannot assert II II
hostility to the claim of third party hold
sns another tax lien against the premises
The Judgment of 500 against Herman
steinkuhIer on the charge of illegally sell
ing liquor in otoe county was affirme,
by the court steinkuhler contended tina
he had been placed In jeopardy twice be
cause Of improper drawing of the informa
ton against him at Arst. The court say
that the information fled against him hrs
was insufficient to charge the defendan
with the commission of any offense agains
the laws OF the state and that prosecution
under such information will not act as 4
bar 90 subsequent prosecution under
valid information.
RaIinE ON Feeble-Minded Persons.
The supreme court has sustained the de
Icision OF the district court of Nemsh
county. which reversed the county cou;
In the matter Of the appointment Of