Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-19
GRIST OF CLAIMS
AWAITING ACTION
OF THE LAWMAKERS
Chairman Fries of the House Com
nittee Receives One Hundred
Ninety Applications for
States Cash.
DISTRICT JUDGES ON THE LIST
Ask that They Be Allowed Hotel
Bills While on Cir
cults.
NEWSPAPER CLAIMS ARE FILED
(From a Staff correspondent }

(From a Staff Correspondent
LINCOLN, Jan. S-(Special. about 19o
items involving claims against the state
have been turned over by the auditors
office to Chairman Fries of the house
committee on claims and deficiencies for
action by the legislature. These will be
tabulated, after which the committee
will go over them and decide which have
enough apparent merit to be Incorporated
in the general bill for claims and def-
ciencies.
Practically one-half of all the claims on
file are by newspapers for printing the
constitutional amendments voted on last
November. The total of these claims will
be in the neighborhood of $1,000.
Occupation Tax Refunds.
A dozen corporations are asking refunds
of the occupation tax paid to the state
for 1918 or 1914, or both years. on the
ground that they paid more than was due.
They paid tax on the fun amount Of capt.
tai. while the law requires payment on
only such portion as is used in conducting
the business in Nebraska.
r. d. McFadden, who was hotel com
, missioner under the Aldrich administra-
tion, wants this legislature to allow him
s625 salary which the 1918 legislature re
fused. McFadden had the use of a $500
appropriation, but overran it and piled up
n large deficiency. The legislature two
years ago thought that he had been too
extravagant and turned down his salary
claim, though It did allow his expenses
over and above the regular appropriation
]. n. Gilchrist is asking for the allow
ance of twelve items, beginning at $5,and
running up to SIS, for examining trust
companies for the auditors office. The
total claim is S475
Claim from Cherry.
Woodruff Ball of Valentine wants
81 1926 on account of his litigation with
the state over 100 acres of Cherry county
land. OF this amount $1OSLSS is for at
torney fees and other expenses, which,
he says, he incurred mot itemizcd) $Sl7.9O
as balance of costs. and $333S interest.
Former Attorney General Martin refused
TO pay the cost of taking new testimony
at the second trial, as the supreme court
ruled that this should be paid by Ball,
no matter how the suit should be decided.
This is what he is now asking the legis-
lature to allow.
District Judges Demands.
A number Of DISTRICT judges have filed
claims for hotel bills and railroad fare
incurred at different times The legisls
ture two years ago appropriated 5000 for
railroad fare and livery expense, but cut
out hotel bills. Notwithstanding this. some
of the judges think the state ought to
pay their board and lodging when they
are away from home.
Judge W. G. Sears of Tekamah who
holds court most of the time at Omaha.
has q bill for $3.50 for room, lodging and
board for a period of fourteen months in
1909 and 1910 He was 9 green hand on the
bench at that time and didn't follow the
practice of other district judges in collect
ing their travelling expenses from the
state. Since 1910 he has taken care to
tile claims therefor.
The other claims of district judges
pending are: 3. o. Hostetler, Kearney,
s1S776 l.. NJ. Pemberton. Beatrice, s93.3S;
II. ID. Travis (deceased). Plattsmouth.
se+29; w. Fl. Westover Rushvil,e, s4e4;
J. r. Hanna, Greeley, s4.Q6,