Omaha daily bee., 1907-12-30
PLAN TO STOP LOCROLLINC
Proposal that New Method Be Adopted
for Securing Appropriations.
GOVERNOR TO HOLD THE KEY
II. G. Richmond Visits Capital City in
the Interest of the Coming Con-
veHtiOn of the Nebraska
Editors.



LINCOLN, Dec. 29.-CSpecial)-It Is not
improbable that in his message to the next
legislature. Governor Sheldon may make
certain recommendations that IL acted
upon will forever end the present system
Of securing appropriations for the main
tenance OF state institutions. The plaa
under consideration is for the governor TO
visit i'm turn each state institution and
confer with the head of It and with the
various boards which have control over
the institution. When an agreement Is
reached regarding the improvements
needed at the institution and the amount
of appropriation which should De made for
its maintenance the governor win make
the recommendation to the legislature.
The appropriation bill would then have the
backing OF the administration and doubt
less would be passed with little or no
trouble. Inasmuch as the governor would
be in thorough touch with the finances of
the state, said prominent educator. and
would be familiar with the needs of the
institutions, each would be we'll cared for
and none woud secure an appropriation
larger than actually needed.
Under the present system II has been
pointed out the members of the legislature
from those counties in which institutions
are located are seriously handicapped and
compelled in many cases in order to Sc
cure appropriation, to vote for meas
urcs to which they are at heart opposed.
There has been at least one occasion in
recent years when a member was forced
to vote against a measure distasteful to
the railroad lobby or lose the appropria-
tion for the maintenance of the Institutes
located in his county. On other occasions
he having
institutions have been able to organize and
control the legislation of the entire body.
On all occasions citizens OF the towns
where the institutions are located have
come to Lincoln to lobby for appropria-
tions and after getting to Lincoln they
have been compelled in instances to lobby
also for other measures. On one very
recent occasion a member Of state
board came to Lincoln to lobby for an APP
preparation for an institution and then
charged his expenses up to the state and
the bill was allowed
1t is argued that under the proposed plan
all of this would be stopped. The state
has passed an anti-lobby bill to keep
away those who would influence legisla-
ton, but this law does not prevent the
logroling of appropriations. Under the
proposed plan not only will the state
treasury be protected. it is argued. but
the instsmtion will be cared for as it
should and the representatives from those
directly interested counties will have an
opportunity to tal5e hand IN general
legislation.
booming Editorial Convention.
Henry C. Richmond, president of the
State Editorial association, was in Lin
coin last night stirring up some interest
I'm the meeting which is set for the latter
part of February. President Richmond
lives at Fremont and is editor Of the Ere
mont Herald. He has been mentioned on
several occasions as the democratic sacri-
flee to be offered up next fall when con-
gressmen are to be elected Last night
Richmond said he was making no fight
for a congressional nomination and had
come to Lincoln in the interest of the
editorial association and not for pointers
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