The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
payments. Passed Senate and killed.
in House without q roll-call.

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penitentiary OF any female convicted
vt felony aud confined In woman'S re-
fornatory who appears 10 be incorrig-
bile. Passed and signed by the Gov
/ ernor.
:. II. ,. Authorizes commitment to
penitentiary Of any male inmate of
reformatory, convicted Of felony, who
appears to hc incorrlgiblc. Passed and
signed by The Governor.
s. +. q. Amendment of law govern
ing the deposit Of the funds OF md
class cities and Villages in State banks.
Relieves state bank of requirement 10
give bond covering such deposits.
Passed and signed by the Governor.
). +. Z. Valuation Of legal notices
published in newspapers which failed
TO comply with April and October NJ
idavit law OF 1921 session. Passed
and signed by Governor.
:. +. s. Authorizes State banks 10
receive and loan funds Of Federal War
Finance board without limitation as TO
bank capital and surplus rs provided
in Chap. 100. session laws 1919. Pas
sed and signed by Governor.
Carry Emergency Clause.
All the laws above noted as having
been passed and signed carried the
"cmcrgcncy'' clauses except II. Il. s..
and became law in full force ana Cf-
feet on approval by the Governor.
Of the legislation considered By The
Annnfn1 GnaBfa., II - H. ...E-s.L, 80
state appropriations downward. ami
III. II. Z, the gasoline tax bill. easily
held The center of the stage. Tor the
public and the membership as we'll the
gasoline tax was the outstanding item
Of both interest ana contest. taking
more of the time, attention aud debate
OF The session than any Other Issue, tho
1t did not pass beyond the House where
it originated and diu not reach the
senate for formal consideration.
An outline for n. II. l was prepared
by the Department of Finance under
direction Of the Governor prior 10 the
opening of The session and was pre-.
scented in the message Of the Governor
To the joint session ON January 2ith.
THIS proposed reductions from TIE ap.
preparations passed BY the 1921 session
OF 3 ,T3o,jO5Sj, included in which was
Il cut in the Fcdcrul-aid road tax of
SIIo,OOO presumed 10 he replaced by
The gasoline tax Of one cent per gallon.
The House Finance Committee drew
The formal bill further reducing the
suggestions OF the Governors mes
sage by $53.25D. Senate amendments.
including the restoration OF S1JgODD
o funds, nccessilatcO by The failure
of the gasoline tax bill in the House,
increased the House appropriation
S19,1oO outside In" addition of lie
road-fund above noted. This was
largely due to amounts restored for
militia (and $4,000 additional for strike
service COSTS at Nebraska City,. Rail-
way Commission and University.
The House refused TO concur in the
senate amendments and conference
committees were named to adjust diff
ferenccs. Agreement was reached by
the senate rccedine on |ynrlous items,
$4,000 being taken from the road an.
preparation; $1,000 from the Railway
Commission ana other smaller rcvislons
made, leaving tie bill presenting a
total reduction Grom the amour, an
proprlat"d by 1921 session of S2.01l,-
T1J.Sj, in Which form il received final
approval, the House vote recording 81
for the amended i'll to / opposed.
ii. Il. :, the GASOLINE tax bill. was
debated at length through several Sos.
siOnS of The House and was once the
special order" for a full afternoons
discussion. On final consideration i'm
COMMITTEES Of the Whole n motion to
indefinitely postpone and thereby dis.
pose Of the .ssue for this session was
adopted by Il record vote of 81 to 81.
Resolutions Numerous.
The session was prolific of resolu-
tionS presumed by members who adopt
ed them TO reflect the public opinion If
the day in Nebra- ka.
Criticism Of the relative cost of road
work performed by The state doparl-
ment Of Public Works ana the county
boards led 10 the Introduction in both
houses for Investigations by legislative
committees. \ ruling that such action
was outside the call for tHc session
brought from the Governor 20 message
suggesting that an Investigating com
mittce composed Of tho Governor. At.
torncy- general. Auditor ana two mem.
berS OF each house D. appointed: tie
cost OF investigation TO be paid from
the funds of these officers. Re,olu-
lions In conformity were adopted, the
House naming Eppcrson aud Hnfr-
mcistcr and the senate Bushcc ana
Richard as members.
Both House ana Senate by rcsolL-
ton condemned the system &C Fcdyrul.
aid appropriations which The states
are called upon to match with state
money, Anderson offering the senate
resolution ana ANtcll in the House.
Both were adopted,
Resolutions directed to Congress an
prove n constitutional amendment per.
hitting taxation Of national, state and
municipal securities hCrctof, re tax free