Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-27
Clarke and Burns Battle vAliartly, but
Lose RAilroadf Game
APPROPRIATION BILLS ARE COMING IN NOW
Salary Bill is Presented and ourrsnt
Expense viii Be Soon
TERMINAL TAXATION PLANK EXPLAINED
Promise made 10 the People by the
RePubIicsn Party and a. Must
BE Redeemed by JeEfs-
lature.


CFrom a stan CorreEpondentD
/ LINCOLN, Feb. ~ Special After
an unsuccessful fight by Clarke Of Adams
and Burns OF Lancaster 10 strike cut ths
emergency clause. H r. 9s7. the gOiut
committee 2-cent fare bill. was recon-
mensed for passage In committee Of tha
whole Of the senate this afternoon one
amendment was made to il. but the change
is merely an alteration Of the wording
Of q phrase which some Of the frisnos
7 Of the bin feared might endanger its con-
Etitutionality. The principal hght was
to strike out the emergency clause and TO
Z delay action until after the house had
! taken up the sackett bill passed hy tia
4 house last week.
I The hEh against the emergency clause
/ was futile and an amendment by Clarke
I 10 strike out the clause was dsfestsd by
large majority Clarke offered The
amendment after he had protested against
taking up the bin at the present time
I He said he thought the senate should
wait a reasonable time TO see what action
Z the house would take on the senate hui
4 He then offered his motion to strike cut
the emergency clause and Burns seconded
1 the motion.
Clarke Pleads for Delay.
TO pass the bin with the emergency
clause would be unfair" said Senator
4 Clarke, In defense Of his motion TT does
! not matter much to the state Of Nebraska
whether this clause Is on OF not. and II
( does matter a great deal TO the railroGds
If it goes through with the emergency
clause. the railroads viii not have time
to consider the matter and they win prob
I ably 60 into court 10 sn3oin Il. II We Co
not pui il in force right away they may
have time 10 consider il and may decide
not 10 fight IL"
This remark caused Aldrieh TO inquire II
he had any inside information from the
| railroads. a remark which Clarke resentec
and denied wlltse Of Cedar declares
/ Clarke was getting cold feet. a. he nsd
voted for the same bill few days ago
and now wanted TO butcher At He favored
the emergency clause and iuzmediate ae-
tion declaring II would make he rail-
roads go into court al once
While they are en3ointng this bin be
said, I'VE can be doing something else"
Eackett who was the author Of the sen
ate bul came out strongly in favor Of
passing the house bill at once He said
the senate should pass the bin regardless
I Of who is 10 get the credit as II was
: the legislation that was the important
/ thing.
( Gould saw visions Of railroads refusing
to sell tickets 10 passengers At all Il the
br passed with the emergency clause. He
said they would not have time 10 adjust
themselves to the new rate
Minimum Rate Knocked Ont.
After the motion had been buried the
senate took I'D question raised by Ashton
OF Han. King and others The bin as IL
came from the house contained this
& pruviso. Provided that no ticket shall be
sold for less than s cents"
II was asserted by several Of the friends
4 of the bin that this might render II un-
constitutional, az il seemed 70 tx mtut-
/ mum a. wen as a maximum rate. whereas
I the tile designated only 3 maximum rata
After considerable discussion an amend
I ment by AldT1ch striking out the entire
phrase and inserting the words. Provided
no railroad shall be required to sell any
ticket for less than cents" WAS adopted
The bin Was then recommended for passage
/ without further opposition
The bin VIII probably come up for final
passage before the senate tomorrow and
VIII then 80 back 70 the house for com
currenee In the senate amendment
APProprtntion BIZ Ia Coming.
The finance committee introduced the nAk-
eTlHE Dali TINS 4l0IAA4Es EhII.AlH al hIlIID-
uria1ion Of Sssl lse and Il has about ready
for introduction the general appropriation
biu providing money for the current ex-
penses Of the state for the hiennium This
bin carries an appropriation Of a,7ss.slA
compared TO an appropriation Of E.saz.saa
I but the decrease IL due 10 the removal
from the general hin The appropriation for
the State university. which is provided for
In separate Measures As a general prop
Osatiun nearly every one got a boost. ths
most notable being IN the once q the
state superintendent, which received an In
crease from s1AOO0 10 tl5.000. Two years
Ago MT. McBrien EoI an enormous ApprO-
pTlarion in order 10 put into operation the
new cer1ihca1ion law. which work IL nov
practicauy finished. but he has managed
70 deInouslrsts 70 the COMMITTEES he needs
1900 more 10 run on for the next two
years The experimental station at North
Platte VIII receive sZsy00o and The farmers
institute SZsBa Two years ago the latter
received slk GO The Orth0pedic hospital Is
boosted from 7b.680 70 Ss4.D0b. The secre-
tsry Of state receives double the appropsrIA-
tion be received two years ago in order 70
install fne-pnoof vault IN his ONCE The
appropria1iUn for the once of the gov
sruor is cut down from g 100 10 S228o This
decrease is due 70 ths removal from the
bLl Of the appropriation for the main
tsnanoe q the executive msnEion. which
wEs included In the nil two years aga
Considerable OF the Increase Ia due 20 =
provision for railroad fare fer the state
on8cerE While apparently the spproprIa-
tion for the attorney general is Increased
from 1900 10 G7.BN. thiE il not true. be-
cause the yunkin act two years Agp gave
the legal department. n8y0o 70 carry out
is provisions. Nhich makes this HppropriA-
ton this year only 1l.0O5 In excess Of that
two years ago Ths general ApproprtGri0n
bl shows $4,000 was appropriated last
year fer the historical s0ciety bu1 zE a
matter Of fact there was a separate bin
Carrying an sppr0pT1stion q S2-5J0. which IN
reality MADE the spEropFisti0n for this so
rsetr fIs.sgo and the ineraase Asked for thin