Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-24
WANT MORE PAY FOR
DEPUTY TREASURER
Money Handlers Meeting in Omaha
Listen to All Sorts of Can
didstes Speak.
BRYAN AND POLLARD TALK

The county treasurers Of the
state would like legislation that
would give them q chance to get
some OF the excess commissions Of
the office for their deputies and help
in the office. The law at present
limits them pretty strictly on this
matter and fixes a schedule OF per
centages of the collections that are
available for the treasurer himself
and for his deputies.
Il was President Peter Mcintosh OF
the state Association Of County Treas
hrers who brought up at the convention
at the court house yesterday. the desir-
ability OF legislation that would grad
uate the available excess commissions 30
that a proper part of them could go to
the deputies when the collections are 30
large as TO make the work Of the dep
uties worth more than they are sohed-
uled to get by law.
President McAiahon suggested that the
new officers Of the association take
steps during the ensuing year 20 get an
able legislative committee that will seek
satisfactory legisiation on this point be-
fore the next legislature.
No Business of Legislature.
Treasurer william Ure OF Omaha said
IN his Judgment the legislature has no
business fixing the salaries of a deputy.
anyway.
''They should give the treasurer and
the county commissioners credit for
having sense enough to fix little details
like that" no said, without mussing up
the statute books with such stuff"
II the county treasurers want TO know
who to elect as governor OF the state
this fall. there IL no reason why they
should not know after this convention
closes. They should know something
about the candidates for several other
offices, also. for they have candidates
for various offices scheduled TO speak
20 them.
THE program looks like a printed an
nouncement Of the speakers before po-
IitIcal convention" said an observer
when he had glanced over the program
Yesterday afternoon Charles w. Bryan
and Il. NJ. Pollard, democratic and re-
publican candidates, respectively. for the
nomination for governor, were before
the treasurers, speaking on cooperation
between city and county. and agricul-
ture, respectively.
A list OF candidates 10 speak today IL
as follows: John l.. Kennedy, c. j.
Miles. Judge A. l.. sutton. Charles W.
Pool. Walter A. George.
Last night tho treasurers went 20 the
Orpheum theater In n body. banquet
Is to be given this evening at the Rome
hotel.
Roast for Mr.. Hall.
What IL tho proper way for the state
treasurer 10 make reduisition for
money from the county treasurers waa
the morning topic.
II makes little difference what they
think about II. perhaps. for the supreme
court In even now endcavoring to decide
on this matter. as County Treasurer VIII
llarn q. Ure OF Douglas county has
test case in the court now.
According to the law the state auditor
should make q check twice year OF the
condition Of the books Of the various
county treasurers. determining thereby
1vst how much from each county Is due
the state treasury. Then the state treas
urer shall send out a regular statement
10 the treasurer OF a given county show
ing what is due from his county and
asking that It be forwarded.
Don't Like His system.
The county treasurers say that State
Treasurer Hall has not been doing this
thing according TO form. ''IIe thinks he
can get money from the counties by just
sending out a blundeibuss letter about
&C." said one treasurer. "and We don't
think that's the way 20 do"