Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28
HARD LINES FOR UNIVERSITY
Ieoulisr Wording Of Appropriation Bill
Nay Tie % It's Funds,
HOWARD COUNTY MEN DOING QUITE WELL
OF Illegal voting at the Recent
Primary Election Held
IN Lincoln.
From a stan Correspondent)


the first OF next on the few thousands Of
dollars which in the meantime come in from
the levies Of 1906 and 1862" This IL the
question confronting the university authori-
ties, the state auditor and the attorney
general.
In looking over the bill appropriatinE the
university 1-mill levy Auditor searle dis
covered a peculiar wording. entirely diff
ferent from any bill Of similar character
previously passed. The exact wording OF
the essential paragraph is:
The proceeds OF the university tax for
the years 1907 and 1908 and so much Of the
proceeds Of the 1-mill levy tax for the
years 1905 and 1906 as was not appropriated
at the last session Of the legislature are
hereby appropriated for the biennium end
ing March 81, 1863. to the use of the State
university for current expenses, buildings
ana permanent improvements. as directed
In section 10. chapter lxxxvii compiled
statutes Of Nebraska for the year 1906.
Auditor seare is impressed with the idea
that there could be no proceeds OLA tax
until at least some portion Of that tax
was collected. In the past these bills have
appropriated specific sums, but this one
approprlates the proceeds OF the tax and
those proceeds will not have been received
until late in the year. The matter was
laid before Attorney General Thompson.
who said the deal was an entirely new
one, without precedent upon which to act.
The auditor states that the sum which
will be available from the university taxes
of 1906 and 1905 will be insignificant and II
nothing can be used from the 1907 levy
until It Is collected. It will work a great
hardship to the university.
The university has, however, the Morrill,
fund the cash fund collected for various
purposes and some other funds on which
20 draw.
The Burlington railroad and the Omaha
Street Railway company, by their failure
TO file tariff schedules with the State
Railway commission today are in default
OF the law and may, II the commission so
elects, be subjected to fine of $4,000 in
accordance to the provisions of the statute
The law enacted by the last legislature
fixes April Il of each year as the last day
of grace for the filing Of all rate schedules
by public service corporations The sched-
ues have been coming in during the week
at a lively rate, most OF the big corpora
lions delaying until the last minute. When
the office OF the commission was closed
tonight It was announced that the Bur-
lington and the Omaha Street Railway
were in default The commissioners stated
tonight, however that officials Of the
Burlington had sent word that their sched-
ules are on the way and drastic steps by
the commission are not considered likely
in case the delinquent road has its
schedules on file early next week
The Omaha Street Railway, however was
given due advice of the requirements OF
the law, but 1t has not deemed the mat
ter OF sufficient Importance to even reply
to the commissions notice. and unless
satisfactory explanation is forthcoming
the penalty may be enacted.
is. Howard County Doing Well.
IL was reported at the state house this
afternoon that at the solicitation of Sem
ator e. d. Gould, Auditor 5earle and
Treasurer Brian, members of the State
Banking board, have promised to appoint,
George e. Lean of ST. Paul as bank ex-
Gminer When Mr.. Lean gets on the
state payroll. Howard county will be do
ing tolerably well. The salaries then
drawn from the treasury by people from
that county will be follows;
Superintendent Hayward, of the In
Secretary rs Perkins, Of the Railway '-''VO
Deputy Auditor Cook ............. 1900
praftsnan Harvey land commits
Bank Examiner Lane. ............ 1900
Total ..........................BS,7OO
Some counties having no representa-
tives on the state payroll are beginning
TO inquire how Howard county succeeds
well in getting up to the public crib.
The republicans up there are in an in
terminable quarrel They sent a democrat
20 the Legislature last winter. and at the
last state election the members of the
banking board who have authority 10
appoint the bank examiners, received the
following votes: Auditor Searle got sSs,
as against 1851 for his fusion opponent;
Treasurer Brian received S4S. as against
Attorney General Thompson received SOS
votes. as against I,O24 for Abbott. his ad-
versary
North Platte Files Complaint.
Citizens of North Platte. through State
Senator c. A. sibley, have called the atten-
ton, Of the State Railway commission 70
alleged discrimination by the Union Pacific
in favor OF Omaha, as to coal rates from
the companys mines at Rock Springs, Wyo
In his letter Senator sibley asserts that
the rate on coal from Rock Springs %
North Platte is $3.50 per ton. while to
Omaha, l9S miles farther east the rate is
only f2.5O per ton. IL is alleged that fire
quent attempts have been made in the past
TO remedy this state OF affairs and that
the matter has been brought to the atten,
ton of the Interstate commerce com,
mission by the people Of Kearney, Grand
Lsland and other places but that no relief
has ever resulted.
Junior Normal Locations.
The eight junior normal schools TO be helt
during the summer have been CONDITIONAL,
located at Alma, Alliance, Broken Bow
Geneva, MeCook. North Platte. ONein an,
Valentine. The conditions are that the!
viii meet all legal requirements and in ad
diion guarantee those who attend SUITABLY
board and lodging at $3.50 to 81 per week
The terms have been reduced from ten 4
eight weeks and no one will be admitte,
without certificate showing that he o
she has finished the eighth grade June /
has been hxed as the date for all norma
sessions
Distributing Child Labor Bill.
Five thousand copies Of the new chill,
labor law have been received at the ono
OF the state bureau q labor and are bein,
sent out over the state. The Union Pacih
will. AZ It's request be supplied with g.
copies. 70 be sent 70 agents at every sta
ton In Nebraska, 70 forestall the employ
msnt q young boys as messengers or. 10
other services for the company. All DER