Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-02-04
Argument Against Request fer s75I 900 tm
Additional buildings.
ktARNN NoRMM Also ASKS BIG sun
Some Members Cbjsrf to Spending Sloo-
600 frr Esw Uonrtruotion New.
FINANCE COMMITTEE URGED TO HUSTLE
LeEtsiasOrs want Bin Reportea In
Time for Ample oessideraSaon sf
Every Itsn on F1oor Of
Each Houee.


From a STAR CorressundsntD
LINCOLN. Feb. ESPECIAL )-Menbers cf
the legislative COMMITTEES which Inspected
the Soldiers home IT Grand Island last
Friday have returned to Lincoln ana there
is decided difference of opinion regarding
/ the appropriation which this institution
should have The oonmRndsus has recon-
rnsnded thai. FR.GO be appropriated for
permanent improvements and some Iiesn-
berr of the committee believe such a large
1 Sum Ia unnecessary. inAsmpoh as the maxi
mum of the number OF old soldiers who
VIII become members Of the home is
reached Jones Of Richardson county. who
is a member Of the eomusttee. and who 10
slso an old soldier. ssid:
J am In favor OF an appropriation for
some necessary repairs and TO pay for
starting ND an elevator IN the home. but
] am opposed 10 HDTropristing E760Oo fer
permanent improvements The number of
old soldiers "a the home now is larger
than It win ever be again By the natural
course OF events the number is bound 10
decrease each year from now. While At
this time there are q great many members
Of the home. many Of them merely came
in TO spend the winter. When spring comes
again they win leave and some Of them
win never return. Appropr1ating money
for new buildings III the homes for ola
soloiers I think, is absolutely unnecessary
and VIII not do any good The quarters
nre ample now. ! think. and ali that 10
necessary is 70 kesp the present buildings
in repair
The same committee which visited flhe
Kearney Industrial School for Boys also
visited the normal school at that plaoa.
and here again the committee il not q
unit over the appropriation for the school
The Normal board has recommended an
apprOpr on OF s100.p0e for an addition 10
the buif AZ Some Of the membssn of
The oommltsee fFink 3sss at tbs tina thas
addition could be dispensed with. ~ 49,
VIII Pash Appropriation Bfn.
Incidentally some members of the legis-
lature win ASK the finance committee 70
hustle I'D the appropriation bill. 30 Il can
be discussed fnteliigently and not be rushed
through AT the last minute when an in
excitement thus allowing boards and Eu-
perintendentE and others 10 drag money cut
of the state treasury with impunity. The
indications are every request win be an-
vestiEated thoroughly and II the money 10
actually needed ii probably WIN be appro-
priRted. but II not the legislators douhtnEnR
viii use the pruning knife.
Several members have said they intend
to ask for details before voting for anv
appropriation. That is each person making
the recommendation VIII have 70 show suus
what the money IL 10 be spent for how
many employees ars to be paid cut Of the
salary bin and what improvements are TO
be made The slips furnished by the state
auditor showing me estimate OF the fn-
come and the estimate OF expenditures mads
10y the heads Of institutions DO not show
the details and consequently whoever cham
pions the appropriation bin on the foor q
the house VIII have 70 ten about these de-
tails Or get his bil turned down cold
stock Tards BIZ by FasionIsa..
Some time during the week. probably. a
stock yards bnl win be introduced 20 ~
wise the present methods employed Al the
South Omaha stock Yards A number q
fusiouasrs are behind this proposed meas
ure and u win be in line with the populist
bin introduced number q years sgo. Sew
erAl Of the stock rs1sers fro1n the western
section Of the state have expressed them
selves for such a bill ana II IL now IN
course Of construction
Drafting Primary nm.
The joint COMMITTEES appointed 70 drHft o
direct primary bIl win meet tomurrow
night and ooEns 70 a showdown on WHISTLER
the entire COMMITTEES OF just few members
are in favor of carrying ouf the party
pledge On this question. At the szxns tina
the railroad committee q the house Win
meet - listen TO railroad Representatives
discuss demurrage bills which are nov
pending.
All Pledges VIII Bs Kept
Whle the house has ben n ssuzoa
, ]
one dHya only one OF the pledges nacs by
tfss party has been kept. the e3ectioa q
Norris Brown 10 the senate. There u NJ
W0rTy but what all pledges VIII Be ksDt
There Is. AZ everyone kn0sgE a diferencs
Of opinion over the primary and ths rail-
roads are doing ali they can 10 keep the
members from passing a statewide primary
, bin, but there is reason 70 think the
! members are going % violate their pledges
in this matter. In the house thu wOrk is
! moving along smoothly and Speaker Net
tlston and chief Clerk Barnard are A. dose
ss ole croniss. and when the house takes q
notion 70 take a squirt on the business BE-
fore il these two are in shape % push mat
tsrE along In Craig q Gage county Bar-
nErd has an able assistant and the chief
clerk expects 70 hold Up his reputation for
never having bin knocked on during his
administration because q bad record IN
its passage
Burns Nay Accept ChaneAEe.
Joe Burns stiu sits on his senatorial dir-
nifty and not once has he picked uD ma
pea and ina and started reply u ths
challenge made 10 him by Springer from
seotts Bun county for a debate on Chr1s-
tian ScisBcs. 1-EEi night Senator Burns
Z remarked that he might ACCEPT the chai-
: lenge laying ASIDE senatorial dignity. but
I II he did, he would expect the chaplain
3 O. the senate 70 BE- master of osnemonisa.
and A. Mr. Springer objects 70 chEpla1na
IN all matters a. vel as IN this matter
he believed the house member would not
p meet him. Late tonight Burns issued a
+ buIlstin thai be would reply 10 the cllRt-
4 lsnEe Tuesday morning II he got sr0unc
4 20 H.
. 0u Humphrey q Brol'un BOw uAzaa 4