Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-08
HOxie Matter Heads list, with Others
Equally Venerable.
UNIVERSITY REGENTS DRAW MORE FIRE
Bill 70 Require TniOrOsmsnt Of Text Beck
Law Being Prepared
ONE LIQUOR BILL IS SENT TO REST
Patrick's Measure 90 Make signers %
Petition ResponsibIe a. Bonasuaea
for saloon Keepers f. killed
I'm the senate.
tFr0m a s.ar Correspondeni.l

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LINCOLN. Feb. 7.--Cspecial 1.-THE claims
committee Of the house has It's hands full
and among the number lled are several old
moss-covered bills which legislatures for
years have turned down cold but which
bob UP serenely and confidently every two
years. Among the old residenters Is that
| familiar claim OF Mrs. c. W. Hoxie. who
wants pay for being Enatron Of the In
dustrial School for Boys AZ Kearney for the
period from March /. 1887. TO February. 1900
during which time C. w Hoxie was super
] intendent Of the institution. In the num-
erous afidavits which are familiar 20 many
past legislatures Is the statement that Mrn
Hoxie did her work well and should have
the money. and that she was appointed 10
such position by the State Board OF Public
Lands and Buildings. and when the law
was changed so the governor had the APP
pointing power she served with the knowi-
edge Of Governor Holcomb. In her claim
the sister Of IAncoln's postmaster says
the .matron who served before her received
$50 for the bienniuun.
Along In the collection of statistics filed
with the claim Ii the following statement
by former Secretary OF State Gaiusha:
At the election OF the Beard Of Public
Lands and Buildings held February Il 1887,
the position OF matron was not hlled for the
At the regular meeting Of the Board Of
Public Lands and Buildings held March s.
1897 the following resolution carried;
| kearney was declared vacant"
Corneu's CIafnn for Fees.
Another claim which the claims commit-
tee win probably scan with microscopic
eyes was filed by J. r. Cornell. and II
known as claim No ISL Il reads as fol-
lows: Money expended by him while aud
itor. account Of investigation into his ON
cial acts by legislature. 1889 u.75o."
A claim which Governor Mickey slapped
his veto on two years ago harlxs back to
the Boyd county land cases where Attorney
! General Prout and Attorney Captain Mur-
I'm had 30 much trouble. II Is only for
n.5n O. d. Folimer. former land couunts-
1 sioner. fled Il. but the mDpey is 70 80 -
Captain Mur1n. whorn Mr. Foslmer euns
| ployed over the protests o. the goTernor
and who was thrown cut Of the case by the
district court Of Boyd county.
John N. Gustus. sheriff Of Phelps county.
wants a little for looking after a prisoner
by the name Of John r. Lucas. His bill
amounts TO s4S7-5o and is itemiBed as fol-
| lows: Laundry at 81 month. for nine
months, g; jailor fees for same from March
1 Q. 1906. to December 1s. 1905. s41Sso.
T. L. williams has come in with a claim
for S,I15 for repairs on the Industrial
School for Girls at Geneva The repairs,
the claimant says were made necessary
by reason OF a fire there.
Herman Kaup has notified the COMMITTEES
he wants to dig into the treasury for n.5ao.
His claim is for appraising the value Of
lands and improvements belonging TO the
estate Of Herman Goedde. deceased. which
escheated to the state
So rar the claims committee has done nt-
tie with any Of the claims. but individual
members Of the committee say they do not
intend to recommend payment in any case
unless the claimant shows good ana suf-
hcient reason for such action.
Bill for Cheaper Text Boolrz-
The attitude OF the members of the
Board OF Regents of the State university
OF Nebraska has aroused many members
Of the legislature and Senator Randall OF
Madison county is preparing a bill 20 be
\ introduced shortly. This bill. when COM
pleted, will make 1T a misdemeanor for
the Board of Regents 10 fail to enforce
the section of the statute which requires
It to sell text books TO the students OF
the university AT cost Though this has
been the law Of the state for years. the
regents have refused absolutely 70 even
attempt in recent years 10 break ~ the
school book monopoly In Lincoln Even
though the State Normal board furnishes
4 tludeuls
books at cost and the report OF the presi-
dent OF the board shows the student now
pays n-5O to s. for his books where he
formerly paid the book dealers from S12 70
SIS for the same books the university re-
gents refused 20 do the same thing. even
though they are required to do under
the law.
An ex-president OF the Board Of Regents
said the reason the regents refused to do
this was because there is no specific ap-
preparation for this purpose. Lawyers
who have looked at the statutes say this
is no excuse. for the temporary university
fund can be used the regents see fit
The present Law. which requires the re-
gents 10 buy text books ana sell them
TO students at cost, does not carry with Il
q penalty, and Senator Randall wants 10
compel the regents 10 enforce the law OF
10 stand convicted as law breakers ana
suffer the penalty. which ne figures is the
best way TO get people to conform TO the
Law.
Another bin provides the regents must
hold open meetings. though there Is q
proviso that they may hold executive ses-
sions whenever they think Il 20 the best
interest OF the university Several mem
bers believe the more publicity the regents
/ set the better on the university will be ana
that executive sessions should be cut out
Capital Punishnent Holds.
Rapers bill 70 repeal the present statute
providing for capital punishment, which
| went to the general 1ie yesterday without
: protest. was killed In the committee OF the
whole this afternoon. after a most vieOrous
debate. IN which Best Of Douglas county
showed on TO good advantage as a debatet
He was for the defeat Of the bnl Those
who spoke for the bill were Rsper of
PaEnee. Cone OF Saunders ouacksnbush
OF FSsIIlzfiz. dcduiien Of Gase. Henry Of
Holt. = p. Brown Of Lancaster. Leeder Of
Douglas. Dodge OF DOugias and Hamer Of
BufrAlO. Those opposing the BIZ we're
Best. walsh and Barnes o. Douglas. Van