Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-04-10
SENATORS PROVIDE
FOR THE UNIVERSITY
Upper House Adds Money to the Pro-
vision for the State
School.
APPROPRIATION FOR VALENTINE
frrnn q so Correspondent.l

fFrOn q starr Correspondent
LINCOLN, April e.--tspecial)-Again
the senate elects TO differ with the house
in the matter Of appropriations. The
University OF Nebraska appropriation
bsn as recommended for passage today
ty the upper house committee OF the
I whole Is a substitute measure. containing
many changes from the ore sent over
the house.
Adds s4ssOOo More.
In the first place. the senate cuts out
that mart OF the house biz limiting the
appropriation OF the collectihlc part OF
the 1-mill levy to si.1sOoo0. The senate
Nm merely appropriates % per cent. or
the cnliectible part Of the levy, setting
no limit. AN told this VIII increase the
funds available for the university by at
least $4,000.
Cuts Out Division.
The senate. going stiil farther. elimi-
mates the attempted division Of the APP
preparation by the house into two separate
funds, one for salaries and one for
maintenance with specified amount for
each. The senate bill leaves this wholly
up to the regents.
The house direction that the regents
return separate statements for various
parts Of the university. apecifyins the
medical college at Omaha. the agrioul-
tural college az Curtis and special state
activities. is retained In the sanate bill.
Gensrnl Appropriations.
In addition ssgo.Ooo Is appropriated out
of The Esnsral fund Of the state for these
departments with this specified ne 20 the
L N
s10.eoe;, conservation and soil survey.
$1,000; substitution Al Valentine. $4,000;
substation at s3cott's Blnff $4,000; I'M
provements at curtis school, saosoo.
pump irrigation.
An amendment offered BY Bysland OF
Boone increased the legislative references
bureau appropriation 20 en,yM An
amendment by MalIery ana Bushee made
a spectre appropriation Of $4,000 FOR the
regents 70 use In experimental pump
irrigation IN the western part OF the state.
The senate bill also cures an alleged
error ia the house bill m the specific
appropriation OF the oAsh fund Of the
university.
More for rail Consultation.
The general nsintenancs nill was recon-
mended for third reading By the senate
committee Of the whole this morning.
after an amendment had been added rails
ing thu appropriation for the state RnIl-
way commission' from sSl.b0o. the house
figure. 10 sso.ooo.
This amendment, which was proposed By
Bushcs OF Kimball and adopted without
q dissenting vote. puts the total OF the
senate increase over tho house apDro-
priaaion ny 20 sibs.1sp It's effect il "a
pun the commission back On th eeaEns ap-
preparation Il had two years ago.
In 1919 the commission was given tes.ooe
but this year $4,000 was transferred b
the senate TO the commissions aalar,
appropriation. contained n another bill
Outside Of the railway. commission th'
upper house dld pot change the bin a,
reported out yesterday BY rs finance
committee.
In the COMMITTEES Of the whole whsr
the various standing committee nfnnnd'
ments came up. Kohl Of Wayne. chair,
man OF the finance committee. explained
them. The big raises given the Board Of
Irrigation and the Liyn stock Sanitary
board, ~ said, we're upon the recon-
nendatlon OF the governor. These werr
about tbs only increases over two year.
ago. saving the National Guard increase
Of $1,000 IN the iastar appropriation ths
committee Of the whole accepted the ~
port Of the finance committee without Z
word Of comment.
The bill now Eoos on tiara rsahinE ant
win possibly set over 70 the house 10
morrow, ~