Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-12
WORK ON BILLS FINISHED
Governor Cuts Quarter Of Million Out Of
'hs appropriations
BUILDING MEASURES SUFFER FROM yEToEs
Railway Commission Meets and
Adopts Rules and VIII BE Ready
for work as soon as once
Rooms Are Provided.
lFrom a stan correspondentl


passed by the Legislature and out Of the
various appropriation bills he cut a total
Of S24s, Al. This leaves the total appro-
priations OF the Legislature $50 ,7sO.sO. The
cuts made by the governor were as fol-
lows: Wolf bounty, $4,000; deficiency wolf
bounty, S22 al, and "a deficiency on the de-
ficiency, 5000; for wing TO be built at
the Kearney Normal school, $500; for
new building at the Beatrice Institute for
Feeble Minded $1,000; for Yukon Alaskan
exposition, $4,000; for a gymnasium for
the Institute for Deaf and Dumb at Omaha
$4,000 for an engine and boiler at the
Peru Normal school. 5000; for a building
at the Grand Island Soldiers home, S25,OOo.
All the other appropriation bills that
passed were signed,
The Legislature passed a total of 22l bills,
Of which ninety-six were senate files and
i25 were house rolls. Governor Sheldon
signed 2O4 bills and vetoed fifteen. Two bills
became laws without his action. OF the
bills vetoed eleven were house rolls and
four senate files.
Normal Board Surprised!
An incident of the waiting and worrying
over the governors action on the appro-
priation Of the Kearney Normal school was
the meeting of the State Normal board at
. biit bllltb VI the state SUPERINTENDENT 1 Ht
board convened yesterday at noon to dis
Cuss cutting down their plans for a $4,000
/ building to an $4,000 building, as that was
/ the way the bill read when it passed the
| legislature. Suddenly the board remem-
! bered that the governor had taken no ac-
ton, so proceedings were stopped. When
news was givenrout this afternoon that the
/ governor had finally vetoed the appropria-
! ton the board quit business.
! We will do the best we can with our
means" said Member Gregg, and we will
make the Kearney Normal the best school
| in the United States"
we will be back in two years for $4,000
! to complete the building" said Superin-
tendent Thomas.
! Following are the reasons assigned for the
vetoes by the governor:
II. r. n2-Appropriating $500 to erect
In vetoing this bill the governor says:
The appropriations for the coming BIZ
ennium must be kept safely within the
state income. In my judgement, the ne
cessltles OF this institution and the present
condition Of our finances do not warrant
this expenditure"
For the same reason the governor has
| vetoed II. K. 1870, 3S1 AIS and 1871.
In vetoing H. r. 1855, amending the bank
ing law, the governor says: THE section
| OF the statutes which section 3 Of this
act would amend has already been sir-Harly
n. IL. I
banks do not fulfill the requirements OF
section Of this act 1t does not exempt
banks now doing business under theh pres
ent charters. In my Judgment an act like
this which would probably disturb these
banks greatly should not be passed by the
II. r. 5s4, the deficiency claims bill
was approved, with the exception OF the
following items: Bounty on wild animals
unpaid claims Nos. 90, 6S8 to $780, inclusive
and Nos. 555 10 S,6i4, inclusive, as recorded
in the auditors record, $22, 4ll5O and esti
mated DEFICIENCIES for the payment OF ami
In vetoing, S, r. 955s by Burns of Ian,
caster, a Eli for the. appointment OF G
board of examiners Of plumbers for the
city of Lincoln, the governor says: This
passed. in 1891 Session laws 1901, chapter
xxi, page S2l-325) under the title thereof
the enactment was restricted to cities hav
ing a population Of more than $1,000. II
section I 50 as to mako this act apply Il
cities having population OF more thar
O0oc. but the title of the amendatory &C
referred alone to section ! of the origina
and did not enlarge the space Of the orig
inal title so as to apply to cities having les
! than 5000 inhabitants. The amendmen
OF 1903, making the act applicable to citie
having more than 1000 inhabitants, wa
not within the title Of the original act
! which referred alone to cities having NOR
than 5000 inhabitants. The amendment o
, 1903, therefore was not within the it'll
! This void provision is a part of the &C
as IT. appears In chapter xiya, article
compiled statutes Of 1903. This S. T. &c
Is an attempt to amend the invalid act o
, 1903. This cannot lawfully be done. S F
256 conflicts with the constitution and can
not be approved. Besides, the repeating
clause in S. F. 26j Is a general one, pur
porting to repeal all conflicting provision
In existing statutes. This form Of repealini
clause in an amendatory act does no
meet the requirements Of that part OF tn
constitution which declares that the section
or sections so amended must in expires
terms be repealed.
Railway Commission Busy.
In a little space Of four feet square be
tween two desks in the ONCE Of the secre
! tary of the State Board of Irrigation. tn
! State Railway commission this afternoo
. adopted rules OF procedure by which tn
board will get busy and listen to com
plants The meeting days the board de
creed will be Tuesday and every day there
after, and then some, IL the business a
hand is not completed. Today the member
. | OF the board said they had no complaint
y on hand TO make public. Just as soon a
e the irrigation board and the agriculture
2 | board moves out the commission will hav
breathing room, and by the latter part 4
the coming week will be in a position I
transact business. So far a few schedule
Of rates have arrived and that is about al
4 Following are the rules adopted by III
commission:
o
| mission will be held at its office In III
| state capitol on Tuesday Of each weel
commencing at 10 a. IN, for hearing an
e deciding contested cases and taking u
other business as the members may cleo
p The sessions will be continued from da
- TO day. The commission will sit Wednei
day II Tuesday happens 10 be a holiday
: Special sittnEs viii be held on cases M
under contest Two members shall cOnst
tute a quorum to do business and two vote
= shall govern all actions taken Specii
meetings may be held al any other eft
l. besides Lincoln.
Formal complaints must be made
printed or written form, stating the pa
ocular facts, verified by the petition or n
, | official representatives or some organizatlC
J, that is a party in interest. Names ar
I addresses must accompany all petition
n Notice OF complaints filed with the cOmmi
e I sion will be given to the railroads or 9TH
=. I common carriers against whom the con
~ plants are filed. Summons will also issl
s, to the company against which the cor
- plant IS made TO appear and answer q
7 grievance or remedy Il.
IS Ten TO fifteen days win be allowed Z
l. hling answers TO complaints except
. emergency cases, when a shorter time ma
~ be fixed Answers must be filed with HI
] secretary OF the commission. Where ri
IS / commission makes satisfaction OF "A eric
ance, before the time set for hearing, n
complainant must make a written acknoV
edgment, which will be filed IN lieu OF ,
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