Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-29


anyone against that measure. He arked
20 be corrected Il the figures he quoted
were wrong and ~ his conclusions we're
wrong for the house to vote the bill
through. The house by a large majority
defeated the Clarke motion and then passed
the bill following which II passed the
stock yards bill cutting down the price OF
feed which shippers % I've stock must
pay the stock yards.
Paving Contractors win.
The senate committee to which was re-
ferred the Lee bill providing amendments
10 the Omaha charter has thrown a loop
over Omaha and once again put that city
In the grasp Of the paving contractors,
providing, Of course. the bill gets through
IN that shape. An amendment has been
adopted by the committee which undoes
the work done by the delegation two years
ago and by a lot Of other people who as
sisted the delegation. This amendment pro-
vidts that when q petition Is filed for paw
ing the kind OF paving is specified. The
present law provides the advertisements
for paving are received and then the kind
is specified. Should the senate accept the
amendments II will mean that Omaha paw
ing is once more in the hands Of the paw
ing contractors.
BiR Cuts I'm Appropriations.
The senate today started out on It's first
general onslaught on the wholesale appro-
priations OF the house and as a result Of
the days work a reduction of S22l,O0O was
made This. added to the $4,000 cut in the
Lincoln insane asylum appropriation made
two or three days ago. makes the total
reductions made by the senate t2u,OOO so
far, with the likelihood Of stu further
cuts.
The largest reduction was made in the
state university and state farm appropria-
lions. The bill carrying a general fund
appropriation Of $4,000 for buildings at
the state farm was indefinitely postponed
on recommendation of the senate finance
committee. and the bill appropriating the
university / mill levy was amended to cut
out the 10000 for an engineers building
on the campus and to provide for the eX-
penditure OF the money on buildings at the
state farm. This in effect cuts out 100000
from the university and $4,000 from the
state farm. Ali OF the money expended
for buildings will have to be taken from
the funds raised by the 1 niill levy.
The senate also applied the pruning knife
TO the KeaIney Industrial school apprcpria-
ton by cutting out the $4,000 expenditure
for the purchase Of additional land. The
fund for building and furnishings at the
Norfolk asylum was cut 5000, 5000 was
Topped of the bill providing for an appro-
priation Of $500 for the investigation Of
animal diseases and the bill carrying 5000
for a fish sub-hatchery in Cherry county
was killed.
These reductions were made in the senate
with only one fight and that was waged
under the leadership Of Senator McKes-
son to prevent the $4,000 reduction on the
State university bill. When the committee
reported the bill for indefinite postponement
Ashton OF Hall moved that instead the bill
DO placed on general file. The motion
created considerable discussion, in which
Byrnes OF Platte Joined with Ashton and
McKesson. In the discussion II came out
that an attempt viii be made TO increase
the limit on the amount which may be
levied for the general fund from TO G
mills and II also developed there will be
considerable opposition to that move. Ep-
person OF Clay declared he would fight to
the limit to prevent II. The motion to place
the bill on general file was lost by a vote
OF s to Is. Ashton, Burns Qancaster),
Byrnes (Platte), Goodrich, McKesson and
o'Connell voting for it.
Allotment of Funds.
At the afternoon session when Senator
Root offered O motion to consider appro-
priation bills without waiting for the
amendments to be printed McKesson moved
that all the appropriation bills go on their
passage without being considered at all.
He declared an attempt was being made
to railroad" the bills either through the
senate or over the transOm. The motion
was lost by a vote of to %, Burns of Ian
caster voting with McKesson.
The amended bill provides for the dis
tribution Of the 10000 allotted to state
farm buildings as follows:
For the completion OF the women's build
ing. $4,000 heat and power plant, $4,000;
veterinary clinic and stock and grain
judging pavilion. $4,000; cattle feeding
plant, barn for implements. machinery and
houses for tenants, $4,000. The buildings
cut out were a horticultural building to
cost $4,000 and a poultry building to cost
5000.
Because OF the failure OF the house Ia
take up senate files there is, likelihood
that the senate will adjourn Friday evening
until Monday afternoon, leaving the house
to jog along alone. Many Of the senators
who have bills OF more or less importance
that are being held up in the house are ir
favor OF holding up the important appro
priation bills and IN this way force the
house TO get busy on senate files. Senator
Patrick this afternoon made a motion tina
when the senate adjourn tomorrow after
noon It be until Monday at o'clock
Senators King and Latta protested thai
the senate should stay IN session until tn,
nnlsh but several Of the senators favored
the motion. Patrick finally withdrew tn,
motion with the understanding he would
present II again tomorrow afternoon.
The senate this afternoon concurred II
the house amendments to the King anti