Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21
VACATIONS FOR EMPlOYES
Estimate il Will Cost the State Six
Thousand Dollars.
FREE TUITION IN COLLEGES
Nebraska OmcisIs Seek ExtrsditIon of
Three Men wanted ON Charge
of RObbing the Bank at
HadaP.
tFrom a staff correspondent


DIES MONIES, Feb. ~9.-(Special. 1.-THE
senate spent a large part of the day on
a bill by Senator seeley to grant to en-
ployes Of state institutions annual vaca-
lions with pay The bill orgiginslly pro-
vided that the employees "shall be en-
titled" to these vacations, but it was
amended so that the vacations will be
dependent upon the discretion of the
Board of Control. The employees who have
been engaged steadily for two years are to
have ten-day vacations and those who
have been three years are TO have two
weeks vacations. An estimate was read
from the Board OF Control showing that
the cost to the state would be about
$4,000 a year. TIT senators from coun-,
ties where the institutions are located
nearly all opposed permitting the Board
Of Control to have any discretion in the
matter.
The house passed the Brandes resoiu-
ton or a probe into the affairs of the
four state hospitals upon the complaints
of insane inmates The senat has yet
to favor the plan before any action can
be taken.
want Governor Briggs' Remains.
The house passed a bill 10 appropriate
5 1000 for the removal of the remains of
Governor Ansel Briggs from a cemetery
in Omaha to the family cemetery in An
drew. Jackson county, Iowa, and to erect
a monument there. The bill had been re-
ported adversely, but upon a minority re-
port In its favor was finally passed.
The senate passed a house bill per-
hitting the counties to erect and MAIN
tain hospitals by tax voted, The bill was
slightly amended
The house passed the rattlesnake bounty
bill. also a bill to permit the attorney
general to compromise suits in which the
state is interested. 81
Free Tuition is Contemplated.
Senate Van Law introduced a bill which
would have material effect upon the three
state educational institutions in that It
would grant free tuition In collegiate. de-
partments TO all residents Of the state be-
tween the ages of 16 and 30 having qualifi-
cations otherwise, At present tuition is
charged at all such institutions.
A bill by Senator Savage offered today
would appropriate $4,000 for a tax COM
mission Of five persons to be named by the
governor and to report to the next legfs=
lature a revision OF the assessment laws
of the state.
New state Once Building.
A bill by Senator Mates looks to the
erection of an office building for the state,
by creating a commission to purchase land
near the state capitol and then to adopt
plans for a $500, 900 building and to begin
the work of erection.
Senator Saunders of Council Bluffs intro
duced the appropriation bill for the Deaf
school. calling for a total of s2S, 300.
Representative Penn introduced a bill to
protect bridges and drainage bitches and
require property owners to keep bitches
clear.
Men Wanted I'm Nebraska.
Officers from Pierce county, Nebraska,
applied to Governor Carroll today for pa
pers to take from Sioux City back to
Nebraska three men. Fred Morrison, James
Riley and Harry Joyce. all wanted for
robbing q bank at Hadar in tina county.
They are under arrest at Sioux City, and
attorneys there who make a speciality of
such matters asked for a hearing in the
case, which will be given tomorrow morn
ing.
Rate Hearing Continues.
A large number of persons are in the
city attending the rate hearing before the
Railroad commission and all the railroads
are represented. The hearing has broad
ened out until IT includes practically all
matters relating to the Iowa rates.
Organise Novel Association.
A society that viii revolutionize the
present methods OF dealing with crime
has been organised by Canon Bell, pastor
of st. Paurs Episcopal church. Promi-
nent members of his congregation are
members Of the new society.
The organization will be known as the
Society for the Prevention of Crime. 1t
will be national in it's scope, and Canon
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society will be established all over the
United States. He is going to take the
matter Of. organizing up with business
men In Minneapolis and Omaha at once.
The intent is to have all the laws gov
erning criminals over the country revised.
One of the first will be tina crimes
against women will be punished by life
long Imprisonment or death.