Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-04-13
TOTAL ON APPROPRIATIONS
Those Approved BY Governor Are $4,000
730 for the BieRniun.
HUNDRED THOUSAND LESS THAN REVENUE
Auditor Places the Revenue at n stiu
Higher Figure, hut the Governor
Desired to he on safe side
of the Question.
CFrom a stan Correspondent


LINCOLN, April 12.-(Special) The total |
appropriations made by the last legislature !
and approved by the governor, including
the I mill levy for the State university
Cestimatedl amounts to A,OO4 1909. In
Guiding what the l mill levy for the uni !
versity will produce the governor estimated
the receipts for the biennium TO be A,122-
go This will leave a margin for the state
OF Sl17.6D. But besides this money the tax
payers Of the state will be assessed the
extra mill to pay on the state debt, though
they will be relieved one-half mill by reason
Of the repeal Of the bill providing levy
for the schools This, however. will be on
set by the probable addition Of one-half
mill against the general fund. Governor
Sheldon estimated the receipts of fees by
the various offices as follows:
Governor, $40; auditor, $4,000; secretary
OF state, $4,000; land commissioner, $4,000:
banking department. $4,000; food commits
sioner, 5000; board of irrigation, $500; OIL
department, $4,000; national aid for the
soldiers homes, $1,000 interest on deposits,
S16,7OO; convict labor, $4,000; back taxes.
500 900; a total receipt, including the gem
eral fund levy, Of S3,476,37O.
Deputy Auditor Cook estimated the re-
ceipts for the general fund to be $4,000
Governor Sheldon. however, based his es-
innate on a total assessment this year
of SS15 and for 1903 an assessment
of $325 10000. Others estimate the grand
assessment roll much larger than this but
Governor Sheldon was anxious to be on
the safe side and for that reason urged
appropriations to be kept within the limit
Of a conservative estimate of receipts.
Only One once Moves
The oil office was the only Office to move
from no first 20 he "a 10Th,
regions, and the only reason Ed Church
was in such a hurry was because he got
George Carter's pleasant rooms on the
second floor, while Carter had to go to
| the dark hole in the wall on the next
! floor. The State Board of Irrigation has
! delayed moving TO the third floor until
! the plastering can be patched up and the
/ room made At to live in. The labor bureau
| has made no move toward getting started
! for up higher, because this department
! will have to cart up three flights of steps
! about 1000 volumes of books and all be-
| cause the state Board of Agriculture
! thought It wanted that room. Superin-
! tendent McBrien thought there would be
| blood shed over the removal order and
probably fight over some of the rooms,
| so when Mr. Church got the oil office out
MCBrien had his trusty, Mr. Sparks, get
chair and sit in the vacant oil office all
day long, on the theory that possession is
nine points of law. Sparks held the fort
like soldier, and though the constant
gibes of passing people irritated him al
most to the exploding point he didn't go
off. A strategy board is now at work try
| ing to find out what McBrien wants with
another room separated from his already
commodious quarters. It may be the
board will rescind its action on the labor
bureau and put the fair board in the oil
office.
state Fair Prospects Bright.
Prospects for a good state fair this year
are looking up and the Indications are the
exhibits of live stock and other features
which go to make a good fair will be far
in excess in number and quality OF previous
years. Just at this time Secretary Mellor
has been notified that space has been
asked for sos pens OF hogs when the ac-
commodations will take care of only 49,
A feature which will be added this year
is the contest for a prize for the best
Shorthorn mixer. The American Short
horn Breeders association notified Secre-
tary Mellor il would donate $500 II the fair
board would give a like amount for the
best Shorthorn mixer. The COWS under the
rules laid down will be MIXED three
sualsht Gays IN the presence or the judges
and the milk weighed and tested. Under
7 the rules a COW under years old which
has calved within three months must give
! milk 10 the weight OF fourteen pounds, and
If It has calved more than three months
from the fair, the milk must weight eleven
pounds. COW over years old having
calved within less than three months must
give twenty pounds of milk, and II It has
calved more than three months before the
fair the milk must weigh fifteen pounds
If this standard is not reached the animal
will not be permitted to receive prize.
One OF the attractions Of the fair this
year will be a flying machine, the same
man operating it that operated the one al
; Omaha last year. This machine will make
its flight daily, weather permitting.
Secretary Mellor is extending the sewer