Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-22
Two General Appropriation
Bills Reported to House Make
Total That Will Slightly
Exceed This Sum.
TO REPAIR THE CAPITOI4
Item Included Giving. \ ~ n
Thousand Dollars
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BAN ON MILEAEG BOOKS
TO REPAIR THE CAPIToL
BAN ON MILEAGE BOOKS

Lincoln, Feb. 2l.-(Special)-
Counting in the general salaries bill
prepared by the committees last week
and the general maintenance bill rec
commended by the committee Of the
house today, total of more than
$4,000,000 will be required to meet re-
quircments of the two measures.
The regular appropriation called
for in the maintenance bill is 1867 $40
more than the bill of the last session,
but no comparisons can be made be-
cause of special boards and commits
sions this session, which did not have
to be provided for the last session
The university, normal school and
state aid bridge fupd arc omitted
from the bill because they derive
their maintenance from special tax
levied for their respective purposes.
The university levy is supplemented
by some direct appropriations to be
provided for in some other bills.
Repairs for Capitol.
The committee proposes TO put the
matter of new state capitol directly
up to the legislature and has incor-
porated in the bill $4,000 for repairs
on the building. 1t is understood
that six of the eleven members voted
to put this in, but two more opposed
to the appropriation because it would
be waste of the states money to put
any more repairs upon the building.
OF the six who voted for the item,
two stated that they would oppose
the expenditures on the floor. They
voted that way merely in order that
the question might be presented to
the house at an early date. The full
committee, includes eleven members,
and it is believed majority of'them
are favorable to a new capitol.
1t is the general understanding
among the members of the finance
committee, Chairman Rieschick stated.
that if the capitol repairs item should
be rejected by the house the commit
tee will then report out the Richmond
bill, Rouse Roll No. |, for new
building, to be laken up in committee
OF the whole. Those who favor a
new capitol will try to have the
$4,000 for repairs stricken out.
Mileage Books Under Ban.
A radical departure from former
years is the inclusion OF one section
which forbids the use OF railroad
mileage books by any state officer
or employe. Every person travelling
on business for the state must buy
ticket and take receipt on each
trip. The receipt must show between
what points he travels. Moreover,
no money must be used at all for
travelling outside the state, except
upon a full and satisfactory showing
that it was necessary for the trans
action of public business. The bill
forbids the drawing of any warrant
for travelling expenses, other than as
specified
The cutting out OF mileage books
and the restrictions placed on travel
ing outside the state are intended to
stop abuses which have been prac
ticed to a considerable extent i'll the
past. Some departments have volun-
tarily ceased using mileage already
License Money to Treasurer.
Tie food commission. fire commits
sion and all boards of secretaries and
examiners that live on fees collected
by themselves are placed on basis
OF specific appropriations, and all
fees collected in excess of the
amounts fixed will go into the state
general fund A separate bill is
being prepared which will contain an
ironclad provision that all fees and