Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-26

Land at state university. .,...,,.,,... lO0,OO
The askings for the three state educa-
tional Institutions IL divided between them
as follows;
STATE university. ....... 1856, so
State college 46e, bC
state Normal college .............,.... Si,OV
This ia I'm addition to the village taxes
for building purposes for the three educa-
tlonal Institutions, which millage taxes will
bring to them about $4,000 In the period.
This is, Of course. all appropriated.
Requests Near Limit.
The requests for board OF control Institu-
lions would indicate that the end is near
for very heavy demands for these lnstitu-
tons, and that hereafter the main items
OF the biennial budget would be for repairs
and for small buildings to complete the
plants already owned. No very large build
teen institutions.
The askings for the colleges would indi-
cate that the building up process is but
fairly commenced. for in the items are sew
eral for extensive expenditures in new
buildings and equipment aside from the
mlllage taxes.
II the legislature should appropriate all
that is asked for and needed at the eight
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lcges. hospitals. reformatories and homes
It would Just take the money which the
state auditor has estimated will be avail
able for extraordinary appropriations.
Pattern After Iowa.
The state law library. through its legis-
lative reference department, is doing a
great deal to aid the member Of the leg
islature In finding out the trend OF legisla-
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ccivins regularly copies OF the bills intro
duced In the legislatures OF several other
states.
Among the bills Just received from Cali
fornia is "a bill TO give that state a direct
primary law for making nominations, and
1t is patterned very closely after the lows
law, Some time ago a representative Sc
cured, on application TO Governor Garst,
a copy Of the Iowa law for this express
purpose, though indicating he had little
hope NJ getting such a reform through so
Ions as the Southern Pacific owns tho
state. Another bill provides for placing
names OF judicial candidates on the ballot
without party designation. Another is for
compulsory vaccination. and another is a
very strict bill against gambling,
A Maine bill just received shows that
Maine Is also catching up with the process
sion, the bin being to provide booths for
the voters while they mark their ballots,
There is also a Maine bill for many i'm
provements in the ballot system. A bill
provides for a state police force con-
sistinE OF a chief and three deputies. In
the Maine legislature they have joint COM
mittees, which consider all bills. so that
members OF each house get together on
legislation.
A South Dakota bin would punish for
Decorating the United States flag or the
state flag OF South pakotS, which is a re-
minder that there is no state flag in Iowa.
Another bin provides uniform textbooks,
another forbids sales Of merchandise stocks
in bulk except upon notice, and another
makes material improvements in the new
primary law OF the state,
A Wisconsin bill provides for the first
time for a state mine inspector.
The state library is securing all possible
documents and books that will be Of all
TO the member In the matter OF the prep
aration OF bills and securing new legisla-
tion. II is a new feature and some OF the
members are already taking advantage
81 II,
Destruction of Weeds.
4 determined effort is to he made by the
agricultural interests Of the state TO pro
vide for the better destruction Of weeds in
the state, and at the instance ot the state
department OF agriculture senator Allen
has prepared a hill which provides for n
state botanlst to define what weeds arc
noNious and for appointment OF supervisors
In the townships, The township authori-
ties are empowered To cut weeds In the
highways and charge the cost up 10 the
shutting property. They also have power
10 compel n land owner to cause the nox-
ious weeds to he cut on the farm. The hgl
Is not as drastic as that which VAS first
drafted by Tho department. hut 81; will meet
tho case fairly we'll,
Another Mine Inspector.
The miners ~ the state arc preparing to
move Tor an Increase In the number W mine
inspectors from three 10 four, Al present
each mine inspector has 10 inspect nearly
So mines during each year and Il is oh
viously Impossible for them to do So. The
number ~ mines Il continually Increasing
though the output ~ the mines Is not much
lsrEcr h u has been Tor years,
Oppose the County Init System.
II has been disclosed that the first at
tack upon the proposed codiuoaton "
school laws ~ the state will he to prevent
tho adoption ~ the county uni, system for
handling tho schools, The opposition Co this
comes from the counties ~ small popula-
ton In the state. and their chief objection
Is that II apparently would he expensive.
IL this feature Il eliminated then the who'll
system ~ notification falls through. Pctl-
tiona are in circulation that will disclose
tho temper % the people on tho subject.
r1SIic UuIitIes BnI,
The members % the pes Mcines munici.
PAL commission have started a movement
10 kill of the plan for the creation ~ a
public utilities commission - proposed IN
tho inaugural address to the people 81 the
state by Governor Carroll The claim Is
made that the scheme Is strictly one de-
sired by the corporations to prevent local
control and the reduc,Ioa rcs The
plan 81 enlarging the poNess road
commission 10 give that bod. rvcr
all public servios corpora;ious a-
AZ they are OF statewide into,ss m ,.s
the approval % the people generally.
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