Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1907-02-07

designates the governor dairy COM
missioner with power to appoint a.
deputy who shall be practical dairy.
man and who shall receive q salary of
81 800 year. He shall be recon-
mended by the president and directors
OF the Nebraska Dairymen's associa-
| ton. One stenographer at salary
or $40 a month and one chemist al
$1,000 year are provided for In the
bill 1t also provides for four dairy
inspectors to be appointed by the dep
uty, with the approval OF the COVER
nor and on recommendation OF the
president and directors Of the Ne
braska Dairymen's association and
the professor of dairy husbandry of
the state university, each inspector to
receive So a day and travelling ex-
penses.
II the bill introduced by Senator
Sackett of Gage becomes an enact
ment the responsibility of enforcing
all laws will devolve directly upon
the governor. The act makes it the
duty Of the attorney general of the
state, when directed by the governor,
to GUST from office any officer, includ
ing mayors, who wilfully neglects to
enforce law and 1t makes such neg
lect punishable by custer from office.
The bill Is intended to remove local
officers who refuse to enforce a law,
and 1t Is made stronger by making
1t the duty Of the attorney general
to proceed against such officers, when
directed by the governor.
The senate refused to concur with
the house in an appropriation for post
age stamps to be furnished daily to
members Of the house. The bill ap.
propriatlng money for the expenses of
the session was amended by striking
out the word postage" The vote
was Is to 10 in favor of the motion
by McKesson to concur in a report of
the appropriation committee that the
word postage" be stricken from the
bill. The house early in the session,
after three attempts, voted that mem.
bers of the body be allowed five 2
|
ton will prevent carrying out the
resolution and house members will
have to buy their own stamps.
This resolution directed against in
PRODUCTION and passage Of appropria-
ton bills that do not specify the
amounts asked passed the house after
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priations for the support and main
tenance of any charitable, correction
able, educational institution or for the
erection or equipment of any new
buildings for any purpose by the state
Of Nebraska, be made in definite and
specific sums of dollars and cents and
so expressed in the bill, making the
on the assessed valuation of the prop
erty, listed for taxation by the state
of Nebraska"
Railroad operators are working for
enactment Of measure that will con-
troll hoboes. II has been recommend
ed for passage. 1t is designed to give
all railroad employees the power to ar
rest persons found stealing rides on
trains or climbing upon the cars when
they have no right so to do. Some
opposition was manifested by the min
GRITTY on the ground that the bill gave
too much authority to the railroad
men, that 1t was the principle of the
dollar against the man and was I'M
4 ~
Senator Sackett has introduced
bill to prohibit the pooling of bridge
contractors or the division Of terri
tory by them. 1t makes them liable
for damages due to pooling and fixes
a penalty in the way Of fine Of
$1,000 or imprisonment not more
than six months. Provision is also
made for inspection of contractors
books in court. 1t looks like good
move in the direction of removing
some Of the abuses suffered by coun-
ties in building their bridges.
The resolution by Weems to have
the speaker appoint committee to
| HHu Out why farmers 90 not get as
much for their grain in Nebraska as
in other state was laid on the table.
The resolution had been referred to
the railroad committee. which reported
1t back to the house with no recon,
mendation.
In the case of the State of Nebraska
against the Nebraska Lumber Dealers
association. an alleged trust, Referee
Post ruled in favor of the states attor-
neys by deciding that the courts have
jurisdiction and can proceed against
the lumber dealers for violation of the
states antitrust laws.
Governor Sheldon has appointed Ed4
Z ward c. Manpi Of In nlr ohiaf ala.l.