Omaha daily bee., 1907-03-01


other day. today introduced'~e resolution
covering the same subject ard ALSO asking
the regents TO make a detailed Anancial
statement to the legislature The neSolu-
ton follows:
whereas. The State University Of Nes
brasla, an institution. In which we all
| payers OF Nebraska several millions of
! dollars since It's organization, and
refused sede 70 comply With section is chapter
| lNNNvif Of the Compiled Statutes OF Ne
braska, which chapter reads as Follows
Text BOoks-Ald TO Students. The regents
shall procure all text books to be used in
| the university, and shall furnish them to
the non students e cost The regents MAY
| OF any student, and his OF her ambition
to acquire an education and inability. to
donate to such student all text books he
| or she may need, and by a two-thirds vote
may appropriate money TO pay other exr
student will render immediate equivalent In
| personal service for such appropriation, or
viii vii reiSbofse ISe regents saS1 within Ve
whereas, The students are compelled to
bitant prices for the same contrary to the
provisions made in said law and
before ~. ssisl ssin ns sEiSS Tor nIw
thousands OF dollars for maintenance
and support for the next two years to be
p L.
been openly violating the provisions OF the
/ whereas, The manner and system In
| which the money to build and maintain the
4 State university Is expended never reaches
the knowledge Of the taxpayers az to It's
i said money has been expended, and in con-
4 sequence IN the lack OF such knowledge in
4 showing the biennial appropriation for sad
4 taxpayers. and j.. i.
Y,hereas, Il is essential that we, the mem,
4 befg OF the senate, should be well informed
4 as TO how much money has been expended
4 so that we may be better able to vote for
proper and needed appropriations for said
institution and it's auxfiiaries3 therefore
| be It
Resolved, That the state university. by
may cali to their s Ss nee be called
upon to furnish this body the following
facts and data under oath:
with section IL q chapter iSSxvii, ana il
what manner and by whom books are being
furnished to the students.
| Second-The total amount OF money ex-
versiiy and auxiliary for 6giidinssl books
biennium last passed.
-Third-The total amount expended and
t usea ior ru9nins expenses, such as main
other sums of outgo whatBoever, for the
said biennium by said institution and auxili-
aries.
Fourth-The names of every person to
WHOM money mas been paid giving the
SSm n,S also what position the persons
| carried on an open payroll or not, showing
every individuals name that has drawn
| or received State university money, and
the duties. classified where possible per-
formed for same during the last biennium.
| ,Ftfth-The amount OF all income from the
sale OF any and all property and produce
from any lands, or other sources, that
has come into the hands OF the State uni
BY auxiliary is meant moneys appropri-
ated for the state dairy farm OF other
kindred plants, where the money is handled
and expended by State university authori-
ties.
Armstrong on Inquests.
| Armstrong Of Nemaha county believes
there are too many lnquests being held and
II the number could be decreased, the tax
payers in the various counties would have
their burdens just that much lessened. To
remedy what he considers this evil, Mr..
Armstrong has introduced bill providing
a fee of IS, to be paid the coroner for view
ing the body Of a person. whether he holds
an inquest or not. and the same fee now
provided for in case the inquest Is nee
essary. Mr.. Armstrong says inasmuch as a
coroner receives no fee unless he holds an
inquest, inquests. are held on the slightest
provocation. At every inquest the jury has
to be paid. witnesses have to be paid, and
the coroner has to be paid. wherefore II
the coroner receives fee for viewing the
body. in many cases he would hold no In
quest
senate File NO. Law.
S. F. 6. by Root OF Cass. providing for
stamping packages of liquor shipped into
any community has become a law without
the signature of the governor While
there were some Objectionable features in
the bin Affecting wholesale druggists, who
desired that II be vetoed, Governor Sheldon
saw In the bill also some good features, so
while he would not accede to the demands
OF the wholesalers. neither would he sign
the bill. 1t became lEw by a lapse OF
time.
Some Personal Gossip.
r. c. Munger left for Washington last
night upon receipt of information that he
had been endorsed for the position OF fed
eral judge created by the Norris judicial
bill. Judge Munger expected to return
after he has satisfied himself that the
president and senate were satisfied with
him.
United States Senator Norris Brown and
Mrs Brown are in Rearney making ar
engagements TO move back TO that place at
once. Miss June Brown. who will be
graduated from the high school this spring,
will remain In Lincoln until school IL out.
Mrs. B.. r. Thomas, wife of Senator
Thomas OF Douglas COUNTY, is the guest
OF her husband for few days. and was
a visitor at the senate chamber this morn
ing.
There Is just the least little bit OF sun
shine for the railroad lobbyists these days
Pullman Lobbyist Tom Benton has had to
get busy This is the first time the ex-
state auditor has had to come out from
behind his self-satished smile and show his
hand The bill introduced by Joe Burns to
cut down the Pullman rates in this state
merely caused a little ripple ana attracted
attention to the Pullman company. but the
same bill by Harrison of Otoe has fallen
like bomb she'll into the peaceful Pullman
camp, and there Is great CONSERVATION.
General Manager @. w. Holdrege Of this
Burlington and Assistant Solicitor Kelhs
came down from Omaha today in time t.
see the 2-cent fare bill so through.
New Reciprocal Demurrage Bill.
The house committee on railroads tonight
l,granted railroad representatives a fna
hearing on reciprocal demurrage bills. Sew
eral hearings have been granted, at which
. aleged'defects in pending bills were pointeC
out by railroad men, who have, however
contested against any legislation of tn
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