Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-03-11
Asked for Proof, He Admits He Has
None to Back Assertion.
GOVERNOR AND CLARK BOSSES
Decide What Appropriations Should
Be and House Says Aye.
ON STOCK YARDS BILL
senate Appoints sitting Committee
as Agreed Upon In Caucus--MRny
Bills Getting Into
TanRle,
tFrcm . SOD corrcspondentl

OtFOm a Slhil Correspondent
LINCOLN, March l0.-(Special )-Tne
house finished it's discussion of the current
expense appropriation bill this morning and
recommended IT for passage after debate
which at times bordered ON the sensational
The larger appropriations, however. were
left intact. save I'm the item providing 1850
for an ice and cold storage plant at the
Norfolk asylum. An item of $4,000 for nor
NAL training in high schools was added to
the bill on motion OF Henry OF Holt, who
was ably seconded by Nettleton OF Clay and
others The finance committee had left
the item entirely out of the bill. but II had
an amendment providing for $4,000 for this
purpose. The committee of the whole
| RAISED this to S75,O00
| Case of Frontier, who is the introducer OF
| the political bills, or some of them. de-
manded by the machine leaders OF the ma
! jority party. made the statement which
started the trouble during the discussion
of the item relating to the appropriation
| for the payment of the premium on the
bond of the state treasurer. This had been
cut yesterday from 5000 to $1,000, and Clark
of Richardson moved to reconsider this
action.
Case opposed the motion and during his
remarks said: '"rhe state officers had com
bined with the bond companies TO increase
the premiums on bonds to be given by the
officers"
The statement, coming from Case, was
overlooked for some time, until Nettloton
of Clay got the floor.
IL desire to ask the gentleman from
Frontier II he has the proof for that state
ment?" he inquired.
Case put his hand up TO his face, and
apparently much embarrassed. replied:
81 have not, but believe II Is true"
mo statement such as that made by the
gentleman should be offered to this house
without proof. The gentleman has charged
the state officers with offense which
would subject them TO impeachment. He
should be able to prove his statement or
retract it,
At the conclusion OF the Nettleton speech.
several members applauded and some con-
graduated him.
When it had been explained TO the house
that the premium on the bond Of the state
treasurer had not been increased the orig
inal figures restored.
Boilers I'm Demand.
The fact that practically every state in
stitution has in a request for a new boiler
occasioned a lot of talk and Holmes moved
, to appropriate enough money for boiler
} factory, which received no second.
Scheels OF Seward opposed a 5000 appro-
: priation for repairs at the industrial home
t at Milford in his home district.
This is not needed" said Scheele, "even
+. IL it is in my district. Some Of these super
! intendents have an idea we have sandhll
D full of gold and are ready and anxious to
1 scoop it out with a shovel"
J. Clark explained that the governor had
d recommended that amount after he had
sent out personal representative to see
what was needed.
This led Holmes to remark that Clark
and the governor seemed to have passed
on the appropriations without tho com
mittee having anything to do with it. Pool
of Johnson raised the same objection to the
item, which was left in the bill.
a Bates asked for $4,000 appropriation for
q a at the Soldiers home at Grand
n Island instead of $1,000 called for in the
q bill. 1t was charged by Clark and others
q that this was scheme on the part of
:. Grand Island to get a sewer system at the
: expense Of the state and so Bates lost
: out.
J. The $4,000 item TO pay wolf bounty claims
= was left up in the air Taylor of Custer,
Nettleton of Clay and others wanted the
amount allowed. Wilson Of Polk and
Clark Of Richardson opposed the item. FL
nally motion was adopted that It be the
|
debts and that is where the matter rests
Taylor of Custer tried to get a reconsd-
Grafton of favorable action OF the house on
$4,000 appropriation for a dormitory at
the Home for the Friendless, but failed.
. This item is Ia separate bill and II went
- through the committee Of the whole without
ot being discussed. Taylor explained the ap-
he preparation was even larger than that
"a asked for by the superintendent OF the
te home
n Hearing ON stock Yards HHI.
The committee on miscellaneous subject :
;" will give hearing on the stock yards bill
D II. r. 145 tomorrow. This is the measure
le that was referred to another committee
ne than the one expected by the interests, who
are looking after the measure There has
I'd been no indication as 10 the temper of the
ls l5 committee, but the fact that an early hear
Ell ing has been accorded would indicate thai
IL the bill will come up soon one of the i'm.
90 portant contests for the senate to decide.
r. Senate sitting COMMITTEES.
n The senate today elected its sitting com.
ss mittee on motion OF Senator Henry of Col
nj fax The committee is composed OF Dier,
ed of York, Oils OF Valley. Buck OF Otos
UT Miller of Lancaster. volpp OF Dodge. lib
a. bets OF Adams and Tanner OF Douglas. Tn,
OF democratic senators decided upon the per
III sonneI Of the committee In secret caucui
nS mS by secret ballot, each member voting To-
e the members he desired upon the committe,
n and the ballotiDg continuing until the sever
es members provided in the rules wsr,
al designated.
The prosition OF placing republican
upon the committee was considered an,
We some Of the democrats suggested namin,
)r- Senator'S Iavertv ana Sa,na.r. - 49,.
OF . -, ~" "iSef
ID OF Noeh ior the place Ihere was oh
lection to naming any republican oa tn
me committee and when the matter was dis