Omaha daily bee., 1915-08-31
Nebraska
DENIS BARRED OUT
FROM TREASURY
State Strong Box Keeper Refuses to
Bulge Position on Food Com.
missioner Pay.
HoFFMEIsTER HOLDS A sEAECE

From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN. Aug. 3O.-(Special.l Estate
Treasurer George Hall stlli stands nat on
HIS determination not 20 pay warrants
OF the pure food commission coming &c
him after being audited by the auditor
and approved by the secretary OF ftatc,
Notwithstanding the attorney general has
decided that after the vouchs.s have becn
audited BY the state auditor aud the war
rants drawn and signed by The secretary
OF state. there II no alternative OF TIE
treasurer but to pay them.
Representative HOffmeister of Chase
county held a seance with the st7ts treas
ureT this morning. The Ch Use county
statesman has q son In the euDioy OF
the food commission, and when the sun
rises on IN first day OF September the
young man will be out Of a joo unless
State Treasurer Hall reIents and pays
warrants Of the pur food department.
Unabic 20 Move Hall.
The Chase county man was unable N
make any impression on the state treas
uror and the edict which has go1o forth
from the finance department OF the state
that Tom ana George are bigg1r ueh
than Attorney General Reed. will ha g
to stand. Just how relief VIII come Is
UP TO the attorney general and the gov
ernor.
There are two ways provided - get
around the problem. One Is for the at
torney general 20 bring a suit in the
supreme court 20 compel the treasurer
to pay the warrants and the other a
special session OF the legislature IN Tn,
first case Il puts the matter up 70 the
court. and II mag decide either way,
according 10 the way IL looks at the mat
ter. Representative HoffmeIster says that
when the finance committee Of the last
Legislature took the matter of appropria-
ton OF fees up to the attorney genera,
At the time the matter was before the
legislature they were informed by Mr..
Reed that 1t was not necessary 10 apprJ-
pirate the fees OF the department cor the
use of the department and that the h. SAD
OF the department had the right to the
use OF the fees.
How the Law Reads.
Chapter n. section n. covering fees Of
tho pure food department, reads; said
fees shall In each case be paid into the
treasury OF the state and DO credited to
the general fund as provided by law in
advance OF tho issuance OF any permit. /"
Chapter ~. section Of the food. drug
and dairy act reads a. follows, can OF
the moneys paid Into the state treasury
IN the administration OF this law are
hereby appropriated. 20 far as may be
necessary, for the payment OF the ex-
pelises u enforcing the rcvisions hereof. -
From political standpoint the demo-
Gratis do not like the idea Of putting II
up to republican supreme court TO UNI
rayel the tangies made BY either demo
cratic legislature or q democratic official.
Democrats in had Muddle.
They appear to be Of the opinion that
~ wouad furnish unfavorAole comment 70
have democratic administration COM
PEELED 10 call upon republicans to help
them save the state from democratic
ineffsciency. and 40 IN order 20 get around
that point about the only thing to do "a
70 call q special session and let the fell
lows who are responsible for the mud
holes In the democratic roadway fill them
up so the old machine can set over thu
road without having 10 call on the ~
publican elephant TO pull them out.
Governor Morehead 10 very quiet a. faI
as saying things for publication. IL Il
leiieved, however. that the things he Il
Eas Ink under his breath and IN the pri
yacy fhis private office would look lik.
q menu at Chinese restaurant. Other
state officers are not 90 roticent anc
Some o. them are speaking right cut n
meeting.