Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-10
ATTACK ON RAILWAY BOARD
Appropriation Bill Brings Doings of
Body Before Legislature for
Discussion.
PROVIDE FOR NORMAL TRAINING

| " rom a starr COrrceUOndCnfl
! LINCOLN March 9-CspocialJ-Ne
braska may be an inmate OF its own in
! stitution for crippled children before IN,
! present biennium is DER n thvc senst,
/ does not undo the work OF the house
/ today when It cut appropriations FOL
maintenance down to several hundred
thousand dollars less than in privou,
years.
/ II did not do any good for members OF
the house this morning when the general
maintenance bill was up to plead FOR
suthcient funds to carry on the business
| OF the state. The men who are irving
TO mako record were strong enough 10
"hlrl the whip and tho bill went through
III most Instances without a kick How
ever two appropriations came in for a
fight, one was an attempt to allow the
state Railway commission an allowance
OF $500 year for its expert stenoR-
rapher and the other was an attempt TO
cripple the National Guard bv cutting Ito
appropriation from $1,000 to s37 600
Conley OF Gage made a vigoroua fight
against cutting the bill for normal train
Ing In high school and was successful by
vote Of IS to 30 in getting the appro-
priauon back TO $4,000 instead OF being
cut TO $4,000.
In discussion Of the appropriation for
the state railway commission an attenpt
was made to provide for an extra strnog
rapher, or rather for the one which here
tofore has been paid out Of the funds Of
the commission Reishick Of Richardson
made insinuations against the board and
It's employees which they we're not in a
position to answer because they were not
entitled TO the floor Of the house.
Nichols defended the appropriation. He
called attention to the members that the
people had created the commission Two
years ago they wore given an approprla-
ton OF 10000. This house had given them
an additional sum to continue their work.
Now II turns around and seeks 70 cripple
the creature OF It's creation by refusing
It's funds TO prosecute its work laid down
by the laws OF the state
Mr.. Nichols vigorously protested against
the attack on the railway commission.
whose members could not defend them
selves on the floor Even a republican. no
said, has some rights and feelings which
democrats ought to respect. Nichols did
not think 1t fair to compare the work OF
WV ihAiNuJ NOHlIIllbSlOn Win that of the
Board of Control. He charged that the
democrats had u preconceived plan ito
cripple the one republican department I'm
the capitol" and called II a DOR move on
the political chessboard.
Chairman Norton OF that committee
said that the $4,000 allowance for extra
help MS provided in the bill was more
than It had ever spent in any biennium.
He thought that this was very liberal
treatment and that II the commission
should actually need another stenographer
Il could hire one out OF this appropria-
ton.
In tho division upon this question La
Bounty and Negan, democrats, voted with
the republicans TO add the 81, 800 item. On
the other hand huffman and Reynolds
OF Red Willow, who are republican mem
bers OF tho finance committee, voted with
the democrats 20 leave the appropria
ton as 1t stooA
hre amendment was not adopted -'''