The Red Cloud chief., 1922-02-09
ELEVEN LAWS ENACTED AMI
FIVE KILLED.
REDUCES APPROP RlATlONs
Cost Of Session Totals $t7,043.74. Gas
Tax Measure Defeated by
2 to I Vote.
(5y Frank e. Helvey)

anu uuJOuTHpu Sine Ult IIuTSud!, T'p
2nd at 4 p. m, having been in session
nine days, considered 10 bills, enacted
II, killed ) and passed numerous rcso'
lutiOns presumed to reflect public
opinion on n variety Of subjects.
The main work of the session, the
reduction Of state appropriations for
the current year, shows, in the bill II:
enacted, a grand total reduction of the
appropriations made by the last regu
lar session OF S2,0jl, 75J.SJ. n com
putation by the state Department of
Finance Indicates that this rctrench.
ment permits the reduction Of the taS
levy for state General Fund Of 81 1-3T
for the current year.
The cost of the session for members
and officers salaries, mileage, employees
and incidentuls foOts up; for the
House, 12,46O.35; the Senate, $i,5sS.39
n total Of Sl7,0lS.7I, leaving unex.
pended $l,902.00 carried in the cur
rent appropriations passed 10 pay ihC
cost Of the special session.
Call Contained Ten Items.
The official call issued by Coy. Nc.
Kclvle contained ten items of PROPOSED
legislation Revision Of the biennial
appropriations II tax OF ! cent per gal.
lOn on gasoline; o study and report foi
the use Of thc next legislative session
for Amendments of fhr revenue law.
amendment Of thc banking laws; re
appropriation OF thr Capitol building
fund amendment Of the law relating
to publication Of legal notices amend
meut of Omaha city charter commit
ment of females TO state r~cfOrmatory
for women and transfer to pcuitcntiary'
commitment Of prisoners IN rcforma
tory To the pcnitentiary and an approp
Ration for tie cost and expenses OF
the special session.
All of the. items in the Governors
call were represented by bills intro.
duced during the session except FOR tho
amendment Of the banking law. This
was omitted rs a result of The generally
expressed sentiment, voiced also by
representatives OF the State Bankers
Association, that the time and cOndl
lions were not opportune for changes
in the lanking laws. However, under
this clause In the call. Il bill, S.. +. s
was Introduced and passed giving &c
state banks the right Ia receive and
loan the funds of the Federal Wal
Finance board without reference 70 the
limitations Of bank capital and sur.
plus rs defined in the law Of 1921.
Bills, in the House.
In the sl9Ssp xssht hills wor" intro
duced during, 'tlt SeS,iOn
II. i. 'l:crision OF general approp
rlatlous made by the regular session OF
1927. Passed ana signed by the Coy.
ernur.
II. K. =, .Npproprlating $1,000 for
mileage of members, employees salaries
and incidental expenses of the special
session. Passed and signed by the
Governor.
II. i. 3. Appropriating S14,0i0.0G
for salaries of members and officers OF
the special session. Passed ana signed
by the Governor.
II. r.. 4. Re-appropriation of the
Capitol building funds (now amounting
TO 81 ,G59,000.) not specifically appropri'
atcd by the 1921 session tho accumu,
lated in the Treasury. Passed and
signed by the Governor.
II. II. 3. Validating the publication
of legal notices made in conformity
with the statutes prior to the 1921
session laws 1921. Killed by the
l., House. This bill was duplicated In S
Il. Z. which passed and was signed by
the Governor.
III. r. 6, Amendment Of proof OF
publication statute, providing form
OF affidavit and penalty for false state.
ment. Killed by House.
III. Il. Z. Icvying one cent per gal.
Ion tax on gasoline and other liquid
fuel and providing for refund of the
tax when articles taxed are used for
any other purpose than propulsion OF
motor vehicle ON n public highway
Killed by House through indefinite
postponcment by vote Of 81 to 81.
II. II. s. Adds the required qualif
cations Of n legal newspaper to statute
providing for proof OF publication"
Eight Dills In Senate.
In the ScG.gte eight bills were intro
duced:
$. u. /. Repeal of legal newspaper
qualification law enacted 1921. (Chap
1850 and requiring qualifications o
legal newspaper TO appear in proc.
OF publication affidavit provided FOL
In Soc 7oR7 II = 1oI3 Killed In Son