The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-02-27
Budget Bills
to Be Reported
to House Today
Ways and Means Committee
Refuses to Be Bound by
Recommendations of Me-
kclvic or Bryan.

Lincoln. Feb. 26.-lSpecial )-Repub.
licans, who form majority on the
house ways and means committee.
refused today TO follow party lines
urged by partisan republicans or by
partisan democrats and voted over the
solid democratic minority to report
out appropriation bills tomorrow
based upon the recommendation
neither of former Governor McKelyle
nor of Governor Bryan.
Action OF some description by the
committee tomorrof is imperative. as
it Is the 10th day and under rules ap-
preparation bills must be sent to tie
house not later than that day.
Regreat was expressed that Gov.
ernor Bryan had delayed in sending
his bills for an executive council 10
the legislature because with the bills
In carly they. together with code
modification bills. introduced eaty
in the session. could have been out
house and senate could have de
termined which form of government
they desired TO sanction
Despite the fact that the Bryan
budget made appropriations for de
partments that. as yet. have not been
created by law. the four democrats
in the committee insisted that the
Bryan budget be reported out. The
same pressure had been brought upon
republican members OF the commit.
tee TO send the Mckelviea budget out.
Send Out Own NH.
IT he fair thing to do Is 10 send out
an appropriation bill OF our own. free
OF the budgetary concentrations of
either Bryan or McKelyie and leave
that part OF it pertaining to changes
in departments open for amendment
after II Is decided which form OF gov.
ernment We shall have" said Repre-
sentatlsy Grant Meas. Chairman of
the coaiisattee.
There was considerable heat at the
meeting and Representative Pegan.
democrat, did practically all the talk
ing. lie repeated the charge that
Mears and Sen. Charles Saunders had
attempted to steal the Bryan bills.
Here Mears branded the statement
as false, aud pointing to a democratic
newspaper man declared he had lied
when he said an attempt had been
made 10 steal the bills. Then there was
talk Of 4 fist.fight for few minutes
which later ended in good.natured
blantering
Its silly to think that anyone
could steal those bills before a joint
session of the house and senate.
Mears said 1T was merely question
Of procedure. Clyde Barnard. secre-
tary OF tho senate has held that posi-
tion for years and anyone knows he
wouldn't or couldn't steal any Bills
Printing Bills Difficult.
Lincoln printers who will charge
the state 80 900 for printing the
Bryan executive council bills. mum.
bering A.. declare they never had as
hard work in their lives in reading
copy.
The governor has taken sections
OF the statutes bodily and written In
changes with pen and ink, some
times. and at other times he has
pasted on typewriter insertions.
The house has been generous in
permitting corrections which tho
printers have called to their atten-
ton although under rules such cor
rections should not bo made.
One OF the most recent errors dis
covered has TO do with statute
pertaining TO public Works. The gov.
.ernor scratched out part OF the
statute and then wrote IN n section
placing tho maternity work OF tho
state under the department presided
over by George Il. Johnson. state
engineer.