Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-30

the recommendations Of Secretary Of State
0alusha in his biennial report, which will
be received from the printers probably
Monday. Mr.. Galusha recommends the
abolishing Of the cash funds at the various
state institutions, the establishment Of a
state warehouse so the Board of Purchase
and Supplies can buy for the vatious state
institutions at the same time at wholesale
prices. the apportionment Of $500 for the
purchase Of legislative supplies instead OF
1900 as now appropriated. He calls atten-
ton to some Instances OF carelessness on
the part Of the State Board Of Public
Lands and Buildings in the matter Of let
ting contracts for buildings. The report
goes on to say:
II would call the attention Of the leglsla-
ture 10 the enactment or a law compelling
the superintendents OF the several institu-
lions to deposit all funds of every doscrip-
tion that come into their hands during
their term OF office with the state treas
urer, In excess of 800, on the first of
~Jery month; said funds to be known as
a ,ecial fund for the institution oreat ting
the ne this fund TO be paid out by
warranS drawn by the auditor on the state
treasurer after the vouchers have .been
allowed ar properly signed by the Board
OF Public Lands and Buildings At -
present time there is no law allowing
such funds to be created and no au-
thority ever given by the state board
While these funds may have been honestly
expended for the best interests of the
state, the system is wrong for the reason
that the money is expended without the
approval of the board and the only knOwl-
edge that the Board of Public Lands and
Buildings has of the transaction is the
report made to them by the superintend-
ents after the money has been paid out
IT also leads TO the purchase of merchan-
disc and improvements in many cases
without competition, and there is no sood
business reason when the farm produce is
sold the receipts therefor should not be
turned over to the state treasurer and
credited to this special fund for the use
of that institution only The reason
advocate giving to the several institu-
lions an amount not to exceed 500, to DO a
cash fund, is to meet the emergencies
that arise that would inconvenience The
several supertntendents to have to file
vouchers before these emergencies could
be adjusted.
"As a member OF the Board OF Public
Lands and Buildings I see where the
board has failed in many cases in letting
2 contracts for public buildings, in not being
more careful in the specifications, to see
that everything pertaining to the compile
ton OF building is in the contract. FOR
instance, the Board OF Public Lands and
Buildings prior to this administration let
e contract for cottages at Norfolk, The
contract did not call for wire guards on
the windows. These had to be furnished
before the building was completed, and
undoubtedly, we paid more than we would
had they been In the original contract. An
other building did not call for complete
finishing OF the walls, and to leave them
in irst-class condition, will cost about 800
that should have been in the original con-
tract"
Douglas Against Taylor.
Buck Taylor went to Omaha tonight and
whom he returns ne will find n hostile
Douglas delegation ready TO thwart him in
his ambition to become sergeant-at-arms
of the house. With Saunders asking for
the presidency of the senate and Dodge
for the speakership, some of the outside
counties thought II was going too strong
for the big county to also ask for sergeant
alarms, consequently several of the dele
cations made 1t public tonight that Buck
must be informed that II he gets any sup
port at all from the Douglas delegation II
will be mighty little.
During the day ]. w. Armstrong, candi-
date for speaker from Nemaha, opened UT
his headquarters and began an active can.
vass for the place.
Senator Saunders and Senator Gibson
came in from Douglas county and began to
work on the formers boom for president
OF the senate. 'a-
Union Pacific Lobbyist Bob Clancy