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    THE OMAHA PAILV BET3& "gATUKDAV , ITEHHUATIY 27 , 1897.
BIG BUDGET IS NOW READY ,
General Appropriation Bills Coraplotod by
Ilonsa Committee.
SAVES NEARLY TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND
Cn l'n l ; r AI-
IIU-IIIICI-N . Inile Tmi Yi-nrN
fur ItiinnliiK < > ! < State
InnllliidonM.
LINCOLN , Feb. 2B. ( Special Telegram. )
Tlio Hnnnce , ways and means committee held
another mectlnR tonight. U has completed
the general appropriations bills and will
likely Inttoduco them tomorrow. Under
provision * of the recess taken by the house
tonight the committee has until .Monday to
Kct In Its bills. The following table shows
the amounts appropriated by the present
leglsluuro compared with the sums named
Id 1895 :
Departments. 1W. ISM.
Oovernor . $17.700
Adjutant general . .UGOO
li-tiior commissioner . f > ,2."iO .
Secretary of state . . . 17.ZDO 1S.M )
Auditor . 31,400 3-I.MW
State treasurer . IS.ulW 20C. > 0
BupLflnlemlcnt public Insttuc-
llon . . 20.700 18l.O !
Jtomo for the Friendless . M.ouO CO.WW
Attorney general . S.S'M ' .S.M .
Laud commlssione ? . 29.HM " 0,3OT
lloanl of Publ'c ' l inds and
nulhllngM . 2.7iW ! 2-.fi' " '
Kdue.ttlonal Lands and Funds 40i IStO )
J'urchase and Supplies . -IW -100
Jlauklng department . R.CO )
Htnte library . I1M)0 .
Hoard of Irrigation . 12'W : ! 12.,00
Hupremo court . U ) 110 IM,210
Hoard of Transportation . IMS' ' ) 12r'S
District courts . . 2iluuO ! 221,000
Total . $ S7I , 50 $000,900
STATK INSTITUTION'S.
Penitentiary . $ ( W.101 $ lKi,6IO
State University . 232.300 ro.U3
I'M-U State Normal . 50,000 iS.-Jfi
Hospital for Insane , Lin
coln . )23POO 113S30
Ilc.st > llal for Insane , Nor
folk . 73,170 87.450
Hospital for Insane , Hast
ings . 15.3,100 135,500
Industrial School , Kear
ney . 81,000 100,000
Industrial School , Geneva. 40,0:0 : 3ii,750
Institute for Deaf and
Dumb . 53,000 7S.9CG
Institute for Feeble '
Minded . 70.000 77,3" > 0
Institute for lillml . 4P..rV3 B8.1G )
Industrial Home. .Mllford. 2100) 21,700
Soldier ? ' and Sailors'
Home. Orand Island . 7G.OW 77.0M
Fish Commissioner . 1S.2CO 1050
nistorlcal Society . 3,500 3.0CO
Total $11IOCS5 $ lMlCi7
The dccrcsso In the State departments at
the cnpltol amounts to $2G,350. The dc-
crcano from the amounts appropriated for the
Btntc Institutions in 18'J5 la $170'J92 , a total
decrease from the 1SU5 appropriation bill of
J197.342. Nothing was appropriated for thu
Soldiers' and Sallora' homoat 'Mllford. There
til a bill pending lu the house to abolish this
institution , and It is likely to become a
law.
law.Tho
The committed considered the question of
cutting the salaries of three of the stenog
raphers In the supreme court room from
$1,000 to ' $800 , but finally left the salaries
at $900 apiece. Ono hundred dollars was
added to the salary of the governor's private
secretary , It having been cut from $2,000 to
$1,500. This leaves It at $1GOO. The salaries
of the supreme Judges' slcnographors were
cut from $1,000 to $800.
SKX.VTOKS 110 LOTS OFVOUIv. .
Coliiml e < - llemrN | mill ( Idler Hoiidne
.MilHer * Ili-lnpr Out ( InllilNtlcr.s. .
LINCOLN , Feb. .20. ( Special. ) In the son
ata this morning a large amount of routine
work was transacted. The list of billa on
Keneral Illo was considerably lengthened by
the addition of numerous bills reported from
standing committees.
From the commltlea on miscellaneous cor
porations Sir. Fritz reported the following
bills : Senate llio No. 1SS , introduced by
Ifowell , authorizing certain cemetery amo-
clatloii.s to purchase lands ; senate file No.
117 , also by Howell , providing for the cre
ation of a board of examiners for railroad
telegraphers ; senate file No. 2G9 , by McGann ,
taking the power to appoint the superintend
ent and matron of the Institute for the
Feeble Minded from the Hoard of Public
Lands and Buildings and vesting It In the
hands of the governor ; ssnato file No. 149 ,
by Howell , prohibiting the employment of
railroad telegraphers who are under 18 years
of age.
Mr. Hearing , chairman of the committee
on claluw , announced that his committee ,
after due consideration , had decided to Jiiake
no recommendation as to the clalmti of the
attorneys , stenographers and notaries In the
contest proceedings which were Instituted
by Joha Jeffcoat against Senator Kvans. The
amount of the claims aggregates about $3,800.
The whole matter was at the request ot the
qommlttco referred to the committee of the
whole.
From the committee on miscellaneous eub-
Jectfl , Mr. Johnson reported hotttx ) roll No
Cfl , providing for public ncalcs and the np.
polntmont of n welghmastor , with the reconv
mrmlatlon that it be placed on general file.
From the committee on Immigration , Mr.
Muffly reported senate Hie No. 197 , Intro
duced by Unnsom , and providing for n state
board of Immigration , with a secretary nl
a salary of $2,000 per annum. At the r -
finest of thii committee the hill was sent to
the general file.
From the committee on miscellaneous cor
poration ? , Mr. Fritz made n favorable recom
mendation on senate file No. 189 , Introduced
early In the BPMIOII by Howell. and providing
for the deoccnt and alienation of cemetery
lots.
lots.From th committee on .library Mr. Can-
aday recommended the pasSage of senate file
No. 202 , bv Oraham , plovldlug for the es
tablishment of public llurnrleo In school
( lls-lrlrts ; the same committee also made a
favorable r commendaton | on senate Ille No.
201 , by Dnnilns.
Mr. Canaday , from the committee on educa.
tlou. reported two bills , one being senate file
No. 211 , by Oralmm , and the other senate
file No. 249 , by Caldwcll , both authorizing
t-o ; state publication , of oehool book ; ? . The
committee asked that the bills go to the
general file without recommendation. The
wine committee also recommended the In
definite postponement of ocnate file No , 277.
by Hansom , relating to the power of school
boards.
Mr. Schaal , chairman of the committee
on highways , reported senate fllo No. 227 , by
Felt * , providing for the opening of public
roads near a section line , when such section
line Is obstructed by trees or other Improve
ments , without recommendation. The bill
was pout to the general fllo.
SOME UUSOLUTIONS CONSIDERED.
The committee reports having been fin
ished , Mr , Canaday Introduced a concurrent
resolution for the establishment of a "bird
day , " providing that one day In each year
shall bo set apart by the public schools of the
Btato and devoted to the study of birds and
bird life.
Senator Hallcr of Washington Introduced
the following Joint resolution , which was road
the flrt't time under the rules :
'Wherci.s , Only about one-tenth of the
suvar consumed In the United States Is
purchased In this country and the state of
Nebraska possesses the conditions of soil
ami climate- for the profitable production
of sugar beets and the protltablo manufac
ture of the highest grades of sugar there
from , therefore , be It
Itesolved , by the state senate of Ne
braska , the house of representatives con
curring therein. That It Is to the material
Interests of Nebraska that a tariff of not
less than I'/i cents per pound be Imposed
on fore-.sn sugar imported Into this coun
try for the purpose of encouraging the
sugar Industry In the west , and that n
tariff In addition on Imported sugar to an
amount equal to any export bounty paid by
any foreign sugar-producing country on
Hugar exported from that country Is abso
lutely necessary to the encouragement of the
production and manufacture of sugar In thin
country , ami that we bellevo It necessary to
the encouragement of such beet sugar In
dustry that all machinery Imported to this
country for the manufacture of beet augar
to be used In the tlrst fifty factories In
this country should bo admitted free of
duty and that for the purpose of encourag
ing the- production and manufacture of
chicory In the west a suitable tariff
should be laid on Imported chicory , and to
the end that the supar beet and chicory
Industries of Nebraska be encouraged wo
respectfully ask that our senatorg and rep
resentatives at AVasblngton use their In
fluence and vote for the enactment of such
provisions to bo Incorporated in the new
tariff net now before the congress of the
United States.
Mr , Cnnaway called up the resolution he
Introduced yesterday , provldln'g for a limi
tation on debates In the senate for the bal
ance ot the session. The president of the
renntc ruled that It would require a two-
thirds majority to adopt the resolution , as
It practically contemplated a change In the
rules. There was no manifest disposition on
the part of the senate to'shorten the speeches
and consequently the resolution was referred
to the committee on rules , of which Mr.
Dearlng of Casa is chairman.
Mr. Caldwell offered the following resolu
tion :
Whereas , We are reliably Informed by dis
patches through the public press from Cuba
that the flag of this country Is dally being
dishonored In the streets of Havana , thai
Americans are not only belntr hissed at on
the thoroughfares of that city , 'but ' are be
ing robbed and Imprisoned anil murdered
by the Spaniards , and in-liftnltles are being
heaped upon American women there , and
c-very atrocity conceivable for a Spaniard
to visit on Americans Is being thrust upon
them , therefore , bo it
Hosolved , by the HIunto : of the state of
Nebraska , That we regard such treatment
barbarous In the extreme and Inimical to
the spirit that should be shown by ono civ
ilized nation to another , and that longer
silence or Inaction on behalf of the United
States would bo u dishonor to the dignity
nnil loyalty of the nation , and that we rc-
jent and disapprove ; thr present attitude and
policy of the present administration In Its
unpatriotic treatment of these outrages
ilally committed bv Spain against our na
tional honor , and that we commend the ac
tion of Consul General Lee in resigning Ills
consulship rather than oby the Instruc'ioiis
3f the State department In Its unpatriotic
mil un-American policy In Cuba ,
Tito resolution was placed b'efore the sen-
ite for limcedlate action and was adopted
> jr a viva voce vote , with but ono voice
H-ard In the negative.
This being the last day of the session upon
vhlch bills cculd he Introduced , there was
i rush of proposed laws to get in under
wer. When the clerk had finished reading
icvcntcen new bills had been added to the
lies. Even after the order of bills on drat
1 Hood's ' Sarsaparilla Triumphant in a Severe Test
: < * A Distressing Sore Completely Cured
; The testimonials in behalf of Hood's Sarsaparilla are
\Yorth reading because they tell things worth telling. Just
y spare a few moments to read this statement below :
No nmn Is more favorably known sere was diminishing in alzo nnd was be
In and about I'vpphiK , N. II. , tliiin Mr. coming less troubleaomo. This encour
Josepb Stokes , tlm husband of tlio aged her to continue the uso'of Hood's
liuly referred to. JliB word is us good BnrBaparllla. She took 11 bottles , and now
us n U. 8. bond , and every statement
Her Face Is Well.
from him or his family may bo most
Jj implicitly relied upon. Head this : The Bore has entirely disappeared , leaving
not a acar , hut only a Blight mark which
,
t"C. . I. Hood A Co. , Lowell , Mass , :
t " wo think may in tlmo totally disappear.
Gentlemen : For ( ully twenty
years It Is such a comfort to her und such a joy
mother 1ms been
luy seriously troubled
to the rest of the family that wo feel indebted
by a sere on her nose. For uomo tlmo wo
debted more than wo can express , to
thought it of a cancerous nature , and it '
Hood's Baraaparllla , that she has bean
\va removed three times. A physician in
. cured odor twenty yearn of Biif/orJug. "
P'.Uoaton Bald the uoro was not a cancer but
,
Miss E. A. STOKES , JCppIng , N. H.
' "A Cntnrrhnl Soro. "
From Mr. Stokes.
It discharged and ot
was , course , very an
noying na well os painful. Sometimes it "I am glad to say that the euro of my
wasna largo aa n half dollar , nnd it was wife is exactly an stated In my daughter's
_ necessary to keep it bandaged and pro- letter above. Josui'H HTOUKH ,
tectcd most of the tlmo. About two years
"ngo the sere peemed to bo spreading over Col. Bennett ,
her face , and was larger than when the
AVho writes the following , is n loading
' Boston physleliui removed It. There is
' contractor and builder , 1m * been on
j'no question but that Us origin was in
tbo Governor's stuff , and held other of
ln _ The Scrofulous Humor ficial positions of confidence and trust :
With which my mother has always been "I know the parties referred to in the
troubled. Two yearn ago aho decided to letters above , and endorse them an thor
, , _ j ivo Hood's Barsapnrllla a faithful trial , oughly reliable. I bavo known about
v also using , na an outward application , this case for uomo time , and am glad this
' Hoort'ti Ollvo Ointment , It was soon no- testimonial lisa Been Bent to C. I. Hood
i-'ttccd , to tbo Joy ot thu family , that the & Co. " J. W. BHNNETT , Lowell , Mass.
Sarsa
Sold by all druggists. Price $1 sbc for $6. Prepared only by
0. J. Hood & Co. , Lowell , Mtu > a. Thu Best Spring Mcdieino.
reading hnj heon pissert senators kept o
gentling bills to the secretary's desk , Thl
proceilurn continued nearly all day.
KKIYTZ SCHOOlj DI3TI11CT UItU
Senate file No , 199 , Intrbdticeil by Mi
I'VHz , was road the third tlmo nnd patsed
The bill provides a law by which the prop
erty of dismembered school districts may b
disposed of and the affairs of the dlstrlc
closed up. Under the provisions of the bll
several new features may bo added to th
school laws of the state If the house con
curs In Us p.ifaaRp. The now features pro
posed arc enumerated thus :
1. In case the number of lecnl voters li
any district become less than three tlv
county ( superintendent shitll net ns the thin
ollleer of the district.
2. When for u continuous period of otv
year it district shnll luive loss than twi
legal voters residing therein , the count !
t.uperlntcnilpnt tnny , In bis discretion , anne :
the -mid district to one or more niljolnlni
districts , upon petltloitH slKiicil by n ma
Jorlty of the IPRII ! voters of such ndjolnlni
district or district ? .
3. When for n continuous period of oni
year n district sliall luive less thitn tv.-i
Icsal volcrs residing therein It Hhnll b
lawful for -my court of competent jurlsdlc
tlon of mild county to authorize the count ;
superintendent to close up the affairs of tin
district , lie Is empowered to sell the prop
erty boloimhiK to the district nnd apply tin
proceeds toward the payment of the In
ilebtodness. If there Is still n dellclency. t
tax shnll be levied ui > on the- property wltltli
the district 'to ' pay the li.ilnncc.
The bill uas passed by a vote of .12 to 1.
IN COMMITTEI3 OP THK WHOLE.
The senate then resolved Itself Into com1
mltteo of the whole , with Karrcll of Mer
rick In the chair , for trie consideration 01
bills on general flic. The first bill taker
up was senate file No. 18 , Introduced by Tal.
hot and provldlns for appeals to the sir
promo court against fdrecloauro In ccctalt
casca. Pending dual action the committee
rose for recess.
After the noon recess the consideration ol
senate file No. 18 was resumed. The bll !
met with the most tlctct mined opposition on
the populist side ot the chamber and the
debate occupied nearly the entire afternoon ,
Under the present statutes when juOKiueiil
In foreclosure Li rendered In district courl
the mortgagor may appeal from that Juilgmenl
to the supreme court upon filing a nominal
bond to secure the mortgagee against losj
by waste. The now bill provides that In ad
dition to the bond to secure a gal ii.it waste
It must also secure value for the use of the
property pending the decision on the appeal ,
The kcrnal of the proposed now law Is con
tained lu the following paragraph :
When the Judgment , decree or order ill
reels the sale or delivery of Hie possessor
of real catnte the bond shnll lie in sucl :
num. ns the court or Judge thereof In va
cation Hlnill prifcrlbe , conditioned that the
appellant or appellants will prosecute atli-l :
appeal without delay and will not , du.-liif
tlio pendency of suchi appeal , commit 01
suffer to bo committed any waste upon f-ucl
real c.stnt > ' , and If the Judgment be af
firmed bo will pay the value of the uae : im !
occupation of the property from the ilutc
of the undet talcing until the delivery of Hit
possession pursuant to the judgment anil
all costn.
The passage of the bill was advocated by
Messrs. Murphy , GondrliiK and Talbat. It
was vigorously opposed by Mutz , McGann ,
Graham , Heal and Lee. The de
bate continued until nearly 5 o'clock.
At that - time Mr. lleal moved
that the committee rise and report
the bill back to the senate with the recom
mendation that It be Indefinitely postponed.
Hansom pleaded that If this bill was kept
alive It might afford a way to get around
the Injunctions that restrain the county
clerks of Douglas and Lancaster counties
from sending In the ballots. It would offer
a chance to amend existing laws and thus
prevent the men who h ve brought the In
junction suits from filing supersedeas bonds
and delaying the recount for two years. Han
som carried his point and the committee rose ,
reported progress and asked leave to sit
again.
LAST FLOOD OF DILLS.
General consent was then given for the
Introduction of bills and there was another
Hood. UIHs came up to the secretary's desk
by handsfull. When all were In and read
Mr. Canaday of Kearney Introduced the last
bill for the session. The bill was one pre
pared 'by ' one of Canaday's constituents , whq
desires to repeal all existing rpad
laws and enact new 'ones. The bill
covers several hundred pages of large manu
script. ' '
The Judiciary committee reported senate
fllo No. 232 with a double recommendation ,
ono referring It to the general fllo and the
other asklttg for Its Indefinite postponement.
It Is a bill repealing the law under whlcli
all applicants for admission to practice law
at the bar are compelled to pass an exami
nation by a committee appointed by the su ;
preino court. The bill was placed on general -
oral fllo.
Mr. Howell offered a resolution protestIng -
Ing against the recent action of the president
of the United States In setting apart largo
tracts of land as forestry reserves. The rcso
lutlou was adopted and the secretary In
structed to telegraph It In full to Senator
Allen at Washington.
CONTEST EXPENSES.
Mr. Deal called up the claims for the ex
penses la the Jeffcoat-Evuns contea' . Howell
explained tbo largo amount ot Itbar : per
formed by the attorneys In the contest.
Dundas moved to cut the attorneys' fees
Jown from $1,500 to $300. Ifov.-ell moved
that the amount bo fixed at ST.OOO for the
attorneys on each side. Fin illy general con-
icnt was given ono attorney on each sldo of
Iho contest to appear and make a statement
.0 the committee. Messrs. Nul.tn and Mclklo
presented the attorneys' sldo of the case.
U the close of the talk , Howcll's motion to
xllow each sldo $1,000 was defeated by a
oto of 12 to 15. In order to prevent action
> n the Dundas amendment , the committee
ese , leaving the whole matter undecided.
The Kentito then , at G:30 : , adjourned till to
norrow morning.
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IIOIIMK 1'lllN 111 Illl IClKTHl'dO DllJ' 111 :
Ilontliii * MmNIIrex.
LINCOLN , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) When the
louao journal was read this morning the
lamu of Foukc of Gage , who had voted In
aver of Sodcrman's scrip hill , house rol
Co , 117 , wan found to bo recorded against tbo
illl. The original vote , with Fouko's tiamo
ccordcd as voting aye , stood CO to 30. When
lie journal was read this morning it was
Iticovorcd that Fouke had gone privately to
lie chief clerk and had his vote changed
) nay. Sodeimaii of Phelps , Introducer of
ao bill , called up the point that Fouke hade
o right to do this. Fouko said he did not
arc particularly how his vote was recorded
ml , on motion of Scdcrmu'n , tbo journal was
orrocted to show that Fouke had votdd In
tvor of the scrip hill.
Mrs. Seth P. Mohley of Grand Island , who
ad been granted permission to address the
ou8o for fifteen minutes , described certain
: enes and Incidents In her life In the Hos-
Ital for the Insane at Lincoln.
Hills on third reading' were next In order.
House roll No , 102 , by Felker , provides
> r the Incorporation of the Order of the
astern Star , the right to acquire , hold and
Ispoae of property , and sue and bo sued In
iy court of Justice , IJy a vote of 08 to 1
10 bill parsed.
The provisions of house roll No , 70 , by
lurk of Lancaster , are embraced In ono see-
on , aa folluwsr "Tho husband can In noise
iso bo a witness against the wife , nor the
Ifo aguliiKt the hiiHband , except In an ae
on between themselves us parties , or In
Imlndl procecdlngH for a crime committed
f the one against the other , but they may
all criminal prosecutions be witnesses for
ich other. " It amends section 5905 of the
.implied Statutes. The bill passed by 07
lv < .
HOUBO roll No. 87 , by Snyder of Sherman ,
imulu section 95Sa of the Code of Civil
rocfdure , repeals the section and provides
at In criminal and civil proceeding * before
stlcct , of the peacs any defend int may
euro a change of voniio by filing an alll-
ivlt that ho believes ho cannot obtain an
ipartlal hearing and paying accrued costs ,
r n vote nf 74 to 11 the bill passed ,
The house then took a reeesa until 2 p. in.
At the opening of the afternoon session
IU on third reading were resumed.
House roll No. U'l , by Sheldon , U to amend
, ip-er Uxx , ComplliHl Statutes of 1895 , rclat ,
to uchool laml and funds , to prevent
r > further sale or school lands. It provides
at thu Hoard of l-Mucatlonal Lands and
units shall causa all university , school , uor-
al school and agricultural college lands
regliterod ami leased , and the funds
UliiR from th sale thereof to bo Invested
the manner prescribed by the act , but
mo nf such lands are to bo void after the
luctmt'iU of this bill Into law. The bill
iE.sed by a vote of 79 to U ,
House roll No. 61 IB by Curtis , and pro-
dcs for the organization of new counties
u vote of a majority of the legal elec
tors. The bltl.paeaed by a vote of SO to
This completeditho order ot bills on thtr
reading , /1
The KoyelonuJFllo company of Chlcag
communicated to the house the fact tha
the Nebraska elate legislature had only ot
dcred .100 bllll Qlon , whereas this sUto ha
ordered In the past 450 flies for each sea
slon. The cAmpshy solicited an order fo
the rest of Ihtliiy As the comtmtnlcatlo ;
was addressed to the chief clerk and note
to the houaer'Mo * action was taken on th
letter. n- > ,
The clerk ro dl.-m appeal for direct legts
Intlnn , addressed to the legislature by th
Omaha IlrccQ < J > 3alslatlon league.
DISCUSSING THE DISTRICTS.
When reports from standing committee
was announced a hot debate sprung up 01
holiso roll No. 268 , by Sheldon of Diwca
This Is an act lo rcdlstrlct the state of Nebraska
braska Into senatorial and representative
districts and for the apportionment of sena
tors nnd representatives : to fix the numbc
of the same and to repeal sections 1. 2 and 3
chapter v. Compiled Statutes of Nebraska
IS ? : . .
Thla bill was recommended by the com
mlttce to go on the general llli * but Whcelci
moved an amendment that the bill ho In
definitely postponed. Pollard supported tlih
amendment and nald ho believed the hill wai
uneonstlttltloral. Sheldon Insisted that tin
bill should go to the general file for debate
He sal-I , however , that If the house deslrei
to open the question liow ho was ready foi
It. He sent upstairs and had brought dowi
a largo cloth map , which ho spread before
the clerk's dcek to the entire extlngulshmcnl
of speaker nnd clerks. Sheldon then pro
ccedc-1 lo explain that a great Injustice wat
beliiK done the representative ; district thai
ho had the honor to represent , and drew nt :
Invidious comparison between his dlstrlcl
and the one represented by Mr. Clark ol
Hlchardsoti. Clark said that they were entitled >
titled to all that the law granted them
Sheldon admitted this , but said he wanted
to change the law , and It was his belief II
rould be done constitutionally. ' 'Sheldon
made an eloquent plea for consideration ol
his bill and earnestly urged the members ol
the house to permit the measure to go on
the fllo for debate.
Clark of Lancaster replied to Sheldon
Ho said that under the conrtltu
tlon the IcgUlattuo had no powci
lo make a new apportionment at this
time. As he read the constitution It sah' '
that following the taking of the national
census and at no other time , on apportion
ment could bo made. U had been the dutj
of the legislature In make a reappartloiimenl
In 1S91. The legislature hod failed to do so
Sheldon contended that the legislature
could make an apportionment at any tlim
following the taking of a national censiw
provided but one apportionment was made
between the taking of each national census ,
McCrackcn moved the previous question
which prevailed. The question recurred or
Wheeler's motion that the bill be Indefinitely
postponed. Roll cill was demanded. This
was followed by n : call of the house , and
Cole , Curtis Roberts. Snyder of Sherman
and Hillings were rounded up In front of the
speaker by the syrgeant-at-arms , and on
motion of Sheldon . ' .were excused , The mo
tion to Indefinitely postpone the bill was
carried by a vote of 47 to 44.
HECOMMENDUD FOR PASSAGE.
On reports from standing committees the
following bills were recommended to pass :
House roll No. 428 , by Zimmerman , relat
ing to common carriers.
House roll ( No. SB. by Yelser , to prohibit
railways frorniDtrontlng passes.
House toll No 4C2 , a concurrent resolu
tion by Sheldon , memorializing congress In
enact leitlslnUon ngninst corporations and
trustH , dictating the economic utterances
of colleso and university professors.
House roll No. 'i33 , by Illch , nuthorlzlnp
colleges , universities and seminaries to hold
In trust property ipequenthcd to them.
House roll Ko. . . 233 , . by Zimmerman , lo
consolidate ufn ft single separate fund
moneys collected for various purposes from
students of th < ; University of Nebraska and
to appropriate ' th'6 money to specific pur
poses. ' ) -
House roll Nj > . jfTi < , .relating to 'the carry-
Incc of bicycles , ou railways.
House roll'JNb.333 ; by Hurkett. to set
forth the coiHlltlan ainderwhich > teachers'
statu certlflcatesoshall be Issued.
Houro rolI. , > No.Jr. | : ! . by Rich , appropriat
ing $207.49.for iliprollc of Geowe'L. Frn.-
hhm-.la.tii prltlMr I of the Slati- Normal
school at Pertl >
Houstroll No.,4M.'Ty''WaIte. ' 'to prevent
aelulMratlon Hifntoindy ; - * ' >
jHouse , roll No. 44S. . by.Taylor , , to protect
land from the overflow of rivers.
House roll No. 431 , by I'helps , providing
for the payment of taxes. . . '
The' following were ' ordered to the general
'
file : .
House roll' No. 383 , by Zimmerman , pro
viding for the fencingby railways of. their
rlffht of way. -1
House roll No. 209. by Wlmberley. relating
to the payment of the "Morrlll fund. "
House roll No. 2SO , by Sheldon for the es
tablishment of public libraries in school
illstrlcts.
House roll No. 438 , by Curtis , providing
for subcontractors and laborers' lieu upon
lands and foreclosure of the same ; house
roll No. 390 , by Llddcll , to provide that
state work on state lands shall be done by
ilays' labor and to provide for the manner
af purchasing material for the construction
xnd repair of public works ; house roll No.
J81 , by Homer , relating to endorsement of
: ertlflcates by county clerks , and No. 287 , by
Ldddell , concerning the spread of contagious
llseases , were recommended to pass.
House roll No. 435 , by ICapp. authorizing
the commissioner of public lands and build
ings to accept certain 'lands ' for the Fort
llandall military rpservotlon. was ordered
engrossed for a third reading.
GAIN ANOTHER CALENDAR DAY.
Sheldon moved that when the house hai
jompleted Its work today It take a reces :
mill 10 a. m. tomorrow.
Robertson wanted to know why th
diould 'bo ' done. Sheldon explained that b >
aklng a recess another day would bo gaine
or the Introduction of bills , as the tlim
vould expire for their Introduction tomorrow
February 27. Sheldon's motion prevailed.
Walto moved a resolution aimed at tin
ate executive order of President Cleveland
acatlng 21,000,000 acres of land In Wyoming
louth Dakota and Nobraska. The resolution
sked the Nebraska delegation In congresn
o work against the executive order. Rich
f Douglas said that the territory mentioned
n the order was Inhabited by 25,000 peo-
lo , who drew their supplies directly from
imntia and Lincoln wholesalers. The resolu-
lon passed unanimously.
Then the clerk read ft resolution in favor
f paying Yelser , Roberts , Baldwin and Tay-
> r , the four Douglas county representatives
ho were given 'tho scats of the four ropub-
cans ousted , full pay for the tlmo slnco
lie opening of the session , Jenkins moved
n amendment that the ousted members , Cox ,
row , Butler and Uurnian , be also paid for
10 entire sessldn , Woewtcr moved that
jrther action on the matter ho deferred
ntll tomorrow morning , and 'It ' prevailed ,
mltli of Douglas iiiovoJ a resolution that
enators Thurston and Allen bo urged to
apport the bankruptcy bill now pending In
ingress and ntat a copy of the resolution
' '
D sent ( o tlieinr'Tlio'motion prevailed.
The house then took a recess until 10 a ,
i. tomorrow ,
, „ v
II'\I > I\S 'I'llfj IllSrOI'.Vr Illl.I , .
Ml , 11 -
iiinto Will ' ? i/iiT imi KITorl ( o 1'nteli
IJt'CIUnNiir .
LINCOLN , Fob : 3(1. ( ( Special Telegram. )
lie senate .lias taken a new tack an the
oposltlon to rjfclpflit the ballots on the con-
Itutlonal umen/JHie/nt , Just before adjourn-
ent was takertitoiiight Senator Feltz Intro-
iced a bill p > bp < > ilng radical amendments
the recount1 ) ! ! ! . ' passed two weeks ago.
nder the anjqndnicnbi proposed the re-
onslblllty ( or e'chllng whether the amend-
outs have carrty ) , after the ballots have
'on ' recounted , jij , fuken front the hands of
o governor andvested In the commission.
-aln , It for any , reason -the ballots from
iy county or precinct ore missing , the
iaril Is authorized to de-tfrinlne the vote
' the olllclal returns made by the county
? rk last November. H any county clerk
gleets or refuseu to forward the ballots
the secretary of state , the speaker of the
nise U authorized to direct the sergeant-
-arms to p'rpccejl to 'the ' county and get
o ballots and arrest any person who Inter
red.
\ bill was also Introduced to repeal the
psent law'permitting the- filing of u super-
leas bond' In Injunction cases when it Is
sired to appeal' the same to the supreme
urt.
Will llamiiict ( Minted ItepiililleiiiiM.
LINCOLN , Veb. 20. ( Special. ) The repub.
: an members of tlm senate and house will'
Thursday evening , March i , tender a ban-
ot at the Hotel Llnilcll to ox-Sunatur J.
Evans and cx-Iteprcuentatlvfa Cox , Crow ,
irman and Duller , alt of Douglas county ,
loy were the republican senator and rcpre- ,
sentative * elected from Douglas county am
deposed by the fusion majsrlty.
SUIT A 1.\1.\ST MOOIIIVS IIOXUSMHM
Attorney delimit TiiUrn Slrii | t" Ho
rover tin * . | | NNIIK | 'MHI. |
LINCOLN , Feb. 26. ( Special. ) Attorne ;
General Smyth this afternoon filed n pell
tlon In the district court of Lancaster count ;
In n civil suit against ex-Auditor KuRcm
Moore and his bondsmen , John K. Hilt , W. C
Miller , John Taylor , John II. Wright am
William L. Dayton. The amount of Mooro'i
bond Is for $50,000 and the amount sued foi
Is J23.20S.05 , with Interest on $10,179.20 fron
the 3d of January , 1895 , and on $12,728.81
from the 1st of January , 1S90 , with costs o !
suit.
suit.Tho petition replies that Moore took the
oath of olllce as auditor January 3 , 1S95 , am'
that ho then duly executed the bond slice
upon. Hy the said bond 'It was among othei
thinks duly provided that Moore as principal
anil each and all of the other defendants a ;
sureties were held lu the sum of $50,000 ,
It was by law the duty of said Eugene Moore
as auditor of public accounts among othei
things to receive and k ep all moneys pay
able for services performed by him as au
ditor and to pay such money , ) Into the state
treasury. There ate seven breaches of trust
assigned In the petition. The first rerltos
that Moore did not well and truly perform
his dutlca as auditor , and that during the
period commencing January 3 , 1895 , ami
ending December 31. 1895 , received the sum
of $10,728.85 , and that no part of this amount
was ever paid Into the state treasury , and
that the nnld sum Is now In the haiuU ol
Mooro.
The fourth breach of trust assigns that
Moore received the sum of $15I79.10 ! between
the 1st of January , ISM , and the 7th ot Jan
uary , 1897 , and that Moore still retains this
sum , less $4,000 slnco paid by him Into the
treasury of the state.
The petition concludes as follows : "IJy
reason of the premises aforesaid said defendants -
fondants became and atlll are Indebted to
the plaintiff , the Stateof Nebraska , and the
plaintiff has sustained damages In the sum
of $23,208.05. , " For this sum judgment Is
asked of the defendants. A copy of Moore'a
official bond Is attached to the petition.
<
UnrrlfH a Clillil of PlfliMMi.
LEXINGTON , Neb. , Feb. 28. ( Special. )
This town Is much stirred up over the mar-
rlago of the 15-yoar-old daughter of Mr.
Copper ot Grant precinct to a young man
named Sam Holllday , despite thu strenuous
opposition of the girl's parents. The wedding
took place last week before County Judge
Roberts , but was not announced Immedi
ately , When Ilolllday appeared at the Cop
per residence to claim his youthful bride
and her belongings the Irate father held a
shotgun to his head and threatened to shoot
It ho did not retlro at once. The case Is now
In the hands of the lawyers.
AVIiv Vn n ll ml el SUCH IvnNtkil.
LINCOLN , Feb. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
William C. Vanamlol has petitioned the dis
trict court for $5,000 damages against Drug
gist Hruno O. Kobtka for giving him an
ounce of belladonna when he ordered In
stead an ounce ot buchu. Vaiiamlel states
that ho "Innocently partook of tlie poison
ous drug , and Immediately was thrown Into
the throes of death , where he lingered lor
a space of four hours. "
llullil u \i-\v Cliiireh Home.
FARNAM. Neb. , Feb. 2fi. ( Special. ) Tlio
Baptist Church society of Farnam has com-
monccd the erection of a house of worship
of liberal dimensions , viewed from the stand
point of a comparatively new society , boastIng -
Ing but ta few members. Nearly all the
mechanics In the vicinity have volunteered
a certain portion of labor and the cost of
erection will be comparatively small.
Ill-Inns S < | | | for a Moiixdiclie.
nLOOMINGTON. Neb. , Feb. 2fi. ( Special. )
A. U. Collins has brought suit against R.
3. Davis and Leo Gooddale for damages and
Imprisonment.- Collins was at a dance at
Oooddalo's house and refused , to take a cer
tain girl home , and Davis and Gonddale
look It upon themselves to chastise Iflm by
tprclbly removing his moustache.
Vol < - ] | OIIIH for Flrr . \iiuruiiH.
DODGE , Neb. , Feb. 2G. ( Special Tele
gram , ) A special election was held In Dodge
today to vote bonds to purchase fire ap-
laratus and provide water therefor. The re
sult was fitty-nlno for the proposition and
Lwenty-ouo against , the votes polled being
iboilt the average cast at village elections.
The. bonds are for $1,000.
Slen llclow lit DoilKi * .
DODGE , Neb. , Feb. 2(1. ( ( Special Tele-
; ram. ) There has been good sleighing hero
ill the week. More snow fell yesterday.
This morning It was 16 below xcro at 7
j'clock , the coldest since January 3.
l.Vl'S WATCII1XC ! Til Kilt XHW SHIPS.
llaiilil 1'roKTi'CHN I Id ii i ? Maile ut the
Cramp Shipynril.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 20. Lieutenants
: Cyoaokl and Takakura , constructing en-
jlneers of the Japanese royal navy , have
irrlved In this city , Joining Captain Lakural ,
vho Is supervising the construction of the
wo cruisers being built at Cramp's shlp-
'ards. Lieutenant Takakura will go to San
' "ranclsco on similar duty at the Union Iron
vorks , Captain Lakural will divide his time
letween the two cities. In company with
Captain Lakural the two lieutenants spent
overal hours at the Cramp yards yesterday ,
'liny found that the flat keel had already
IDC n laid and that a small army ot men were
t work riveting the vertical keel. The ribs
ml deck frames are being turned out from
ho foundry and many largo plates have
Iready been completed. Lieutenant Kyoaokl
rill remain here until the vessel is launched.
'o.\i. ' sri'i'i.v AiiorT i-.vn.\rsTii : ) .
liillriinilH IlloeUnclcil mill the Tlu-r-
iiMnioterVny Hi-low 7.i-ro.
ST. PAUL , Feb. 20. A Miller , S. IX , spe-
lal says : The thermometer registered 24
clew zero this morning. There are only
few tons of coal In town , with the roads
locked. Unless the trains move today ,
hlcli seems Impossible , It is feared cousld-
rablo suffering will result from a coal
imlne.
IlrntliK of ii Iny.
NEW YORK , Fob. 26 , J. A. Horsey , a dl-
sctor nf the Louisville and Nashville rail-
ay , and for many years representing Im-
irtant foreign Interests In foreign roads ,
dsid at Chclseford , England , as the re
lit of an accident whllo In London several
lys 330 , Mr. Horsey was for twelve years
director of the LoulHVltlu & Nashville and
o directors yesterday took appropriate ac-
DII on his death. He was once prominent
the Cleveland , Akron & Columbus rail-
ail , being vice president at the time Henry
Ives stole a march on the management
id got control through a receivership. Mr.
orsey represented the Dutch interests.
WAHOO , Neb. , Feb. 20 , ( Special. ) This
ornltig at 1130 ; o'clock at his residence
this city occurred the death of Tracy K.
awford of appendicitis. Ho had been III
out ten days. Mr. Crawford was 23 years
ago and had lived In thla vicinity the
cater part of his life. He had been In
o barber business for a number of years.
10 deceased leaves a wife , together with
ther , mother and other relatives In this
mmunlty. The funeral service will take
ace on Sunday and will he conducted by
> v. J. W. Swan , pastor of the Methodist
ilscopal church. The Wahoo fire depart-
eiit , of which the deceased was a member.
Ill taku part in the ceremonies.
WEST POINT , Neb , . Feb. 20. ( Special. )
r. John Urahowsky died this morning ate
o residence of Ma son , Michael , In this
: y , at a very advanced ago. The deceased
is 0110 of the pioneers of Cuinlng county ,
vlng homesteaded land hero at a very
rly day. His family and descendants rack
ry highly among the Polish settlers.
I'lilillillhrnr > - Hoard .Mi-i-tlim.
\t the meeting of tlm 1'ubllu Library
aril last cvenlnt ; only routlm. IIUHIIICKH
LJ irai'Bfct-'d , Th ° rencro present Direct
i * U'ajlare , Halter , Kosewator. Knox and
'uvltt. ' The HUKKe.stlnn of a memorial table -
; lo the lute llyrou lUcd wan rcfptreil lo
u DXfcutlvu rommlttre , IIH wait ulxo a roost
est of the librarian for an aililltlon.il at
ulant. The Hiilnry of Die engineer , H. M.
irpfiitcr , wuu fixed at $70 per mouth , lle-
IPH hearing thf reading of the llbrarlan'w
Uilar monthly report the board passed enL
L < pay roll for February uml thu bills for
rrvnt expenses.
REPORT OF COHPTROLIE1
Exhibits in Oonciso form All the Finnnoin
Transactions of the Oity for tbo Yean
MOST COMPLETE DOCUMENT EVER ISSUEI
11 .Shown III Dclnll ( lie IniltrorrtiiiMil
Wlileli llnvc llc.Htiltril front the
Xew .S.vnlcin of llooUUoep-
liiK I" ( lull ( IMice.
City Comptroller John N. Weathers > es
terdiiy delivered to Mayor Ilroatch his an
nual report for 1S96. The report Is by fai
the most complete ami satisfactory < locu
inuiit ot the kind that has over Issued fron
the comptroller's olllce. H exhibits In dp
tail all the financial transactions of llio cltj
during the year and affords a great quantlt ]
of information that has not. been previous ! }
available.
lly way of beginning , the comptroller comments -
monts at some length on the change * thai
linvo been InaiiBiiratctl In the system ot book'
keeping and checkingHo shows In detail tin
Improvements that have resulted from tin
now system and which make It Impossible
for any defalcation or Irregularity to occiu
In the financial transactions of the city with
out the comptroller's knowledge and con
sent. Ho states that the vast amount of ad
ditional work required has been performed
without n.lil It Ion lo the clerical force of the
ofllco and at a cost for salaries of about two-
thirds what was previously paid.
KXPKNSK OF VARIOUS DKPAUTMUNTS
The report then lakes up each depart
ment , shows In di-tall the receipts -anil - ills-
burs-'meiilH for tlui your and conclude * with
ree-apltuluted Mtiitetiicntn of the- various bal
ances on hand. It Hhows that thu entire
receipts , Int-UulliiK iMlam-es on hiiml ami
collections from all sources during the. year ,
following Is iv condensed statement of the
expenditures on account ot the various de
partments :
Drmrtim-nts. Salaries. Supplies.
Miiyor $ 3.1W.OO I 1W.41
City council I5.MH.07 < o.ll
City ek-ilt G0ia.7t Mfi.SO
CoinplllliK t.'ix Hats 2.3M.M IM.S'J
City eoniitrollpr | " . ' .WUfl Wil.IM
e'lty treasurer 17,327.SI 1.4i.i.ri !
I'lty engineer .1,777.31 482.37
l i'Kiil department 8.220.00 M.S3.42
IS.Mnl of l > ul > llc Works 10,7ti.02 713.81
Street commlsi-lnner 9,3115.70 1r'iC.4l
Slilmvnlk ilcpartmcnl ATM. .a ) : , Cf,4.50
lliilldliiB Inspector 2,720.00 SS.C7
1'lumliltiK Inspector 1.212.50 411.0ri
linn Inspector 1.500.00 13.12
Holler Inspector I.IMO.OO 1G4.S5
License Inspector 1,200.00 2il.l5
City eleetrlclim 1,5,00.00 , 16.22
liiKiipi-tor wclglitB niul meaa-
urns 1.000.00 CT.M
I'nllce court 3r.0fl.0i > 1.2S9.CI
Klcctlon expense. 3,831.31 l.COO.C'J
MiilntnlnliiK city linll 7,420.74 0,141.01
Oilier miscellaneous depart
ments 1.B52.43 11.500.51
I'Mro department ! H.2l3.liS 1IW2.ST (
I'ollce iloitartmcnt 67.434.71 1,213.0.
I'ollco patrol 3.022.15 1,003.49
I-'I re and I'ollco coininlsslon S.PSS.Sl 302.73
Pollen nnil lire alarm , city
Jail , etc C.G33.2I n.94S. ! > 3
Total disbursements from
Keneral. flio anil police
funds $ 2S3.H3l.n7 J33.001.30
l-'toni sewer maintaining fund :
I-'uml. Salaries. Supplies ,
fewer commissioner < 7.6SS.W . $1,501.70
Kroni library fund :
: 'ul > llc library 7.733.7r. C.203.C )
From curb , gutter anil cleaning fund :
'leanlllK Htreets a,50S.3 330.01
From park fund :
, 'arka. Improvements , etc C.CGO.O 7,730.92
l-'rom henltli fund :
loard of Health 7,030.2 3,011.01
I'rom road fund :
'tri-i-t commissioner , street
vlt-nnlni ; , Krnillni , ' , etc 14.0SI.33 3,921.83
l-'rom llslitlnir fund :
Llc'.itx and repairs 40,100.02
Kroni Judgment fund :
luilKincnt . fees , etc. . . . 2i7.2S
From water rent fund :
lydrant rental C8.31C.I3
CITY'S ASSETS FOR LAST YEAU.
In addition to the Information usually In-
luileil In reports from thu comptroller'H de-
Kirtmont. Com ; trailer WestberK has com-
illeil and Included In his report for this
t-ar some additional tables containing
nuc.Ii Interesting Information for the pub
ic , timong them ono -which exhibits the
otal amount of warrants drawn during the
ear , from which Is deducted the transfers
mil claims carried over from 15S3 and paid
luring the year , leaving the net warrants
Irawn for account of ISM expense , to which
s -added claims carried over at the clone of
his fiscal year to bo cared for during 1S97 ,
bowing the total net actual expense for the
ear IbM. Including bonds , coupons and
ommlsslona ami the expenditures of the
chool fund to have been $1,101 113.03 ; up
ended to this table is one showing the
oiircon of the total net assets for IbM , as
ollows :
'nexpcndeil balance carried forward
fmm 1893 ( 53.630.CO
Mnety per cent of the levy of ISOC. . . . M7.7C0.21
leci-lptH other than tax collections. . 294,7'J5.3"
lansfera from other funds 61.3S2.42
Total nsHCts for 1SOC JI.077.COO.CO
The report also contains a very complete ,
omprehenslvo and detailed statement of
lie assessed valuation , both real and per-
onal , together with the rates of l vy an-1
mount produced for each fund from the
ear 1SGO to 1S)7 ! ) , Inclusive.
ITV TREASURER'S TRANSACTIONS.
Under the now system of accounts Kept
\ the comptroller'H olllce in lieopl.ng with
10 regulations relating to the treasurer's
Illce , the comptroller Is able ' .o m.ike a
ompleto statement of the receipts .mil dls-
iir.scments of all funds r > y the clly trcas-
rer during the year , without reference to
in records In the c-lly treasurer's o/Ilee. / A
stalled account of these Is appended to the
nnptrollcr'H report anil shows as follows :
C'lty treasurer , debit
) casli ret'Plved January 7. 1SOG , from
J. If. Duinont , city treasurer /.J 181,213.SO
> balance , account of school dlMilct
DII ilpposlt with KountziIlros. . , Ni-\v
Voik 14,093.40
collection of regular tax and In
terest , January 7 , ISW , to December
II , IS'Ji ! 628,030.23
> collection of t-ppcial tax and In-
[ prest. January 7 , 1&9G , to December
II , 1W)0 ) 502,138.77
> mlKcellaneous iccelptx from other
lonrcrs. UctiiHfH. Interest on depo.-llg ,
Me. , account schmd fund 88,189.61
iiior llcenfcs for 1S97 , account xchool
und 101,000.00
liool fund warrants for ledcmptlon
i ! coupons 29,313.90
[ Hcellaneous receipts other than lax
'or account of general fund 20,349.53
bccllaneous n-celpu other than taxes ,
'or account of police fund C01.29
HcellaneouK recelptu other than taxes
'or account of lire fund 10,807.90
scellaneous receipts oilier than taxes
or account of park fund 1,302.00
Hcellaneons receipts iithcr than tuxes
or account of health fund IMO.00
newal Innds , unullnk' bonds sold ,
rcmluin. accrued Inlerext and Inter-
t n-bated 331,318.14
celved from DoiiKlus county for ao
ounI of road fund II,203.GO
yalty on 1K)3Kas ) sales from
Hinilm ( inn Manufacturlni ; company.
nr aecnunt of ll litlim- fund 7,171.91
celpts for iluK tais for account of
nit fund 2,103.00
11 ilPHlem' licences received and re-
unded 1,180.00
various miscellaneous Items of re-
elpta from all other sources 13,311.23
Cirand total of caidi recelveti from
Junuury 7 , 1690 , to December 31 ,
1K * 11,818,423.08
'lly ' treasurer , m-dll
reKUlar fund warrants rpileempd..J Ml.820.M
Bi-hool fund warrants rrdPt-meil. , t38,3IJ.I9 !
special fund warrants redeemed. . 69,990.47
bonds redeemed 312,130.00
coupons redeemed I'C'J.TS'.OH '
100 ! t-onpons rPdeemed 29,306.09
time checks , fees , Interest on loans ,
inmnUfclons , eichungo and all other
ems 20,321.63
flrand lota ) of credits January 7 ,
Ik9 . to December 31 , UH ! > 11,522,332.89
.1 lance on hand December 31 , 1WC
ill In drawer J 1.309.01
cks In lianda of city treasurer. . . . 4J.OCO.M
itilas counly warrants 417.CO
nrnerclal National bank , on depotlt. 10.189.C5
Kt National bunk , on deposit O.rJI.10
ii'liunls National bank , on depoxlt. . 10.KIJ.10
tlonal Hank of Commerce , on de
mit 10.4(4.35 (
liiauku National bank , on ile | mlt. . 10.130.80
iaha National bank , on deposit. . . . 1V.230.09
Ion National bunk , on ilepuslU 17,61'.M '
lte < l Htates National bank , on tie-
null 10,093.87
iimn HdVlnKi bunk , recelter'n cer-
llcatus 111.CO
nnlze I Iron. , New York City , on de >
nil 21,679.43
iool funds on deposit : C'ommeiclul
utlonul bank , Union National bank
ml Kountxe Ilros 17.U7S.30
lr Heller association funrtx on lie-
jilt ut Uermun Hiivln l > ank , Alner-
an SavliiK bank uuil Merchants
atlonal bank 4 , J7.fS
' lul ilrposltH lUfjp | | license fumli :
rrclmnt * N'atlunul Imnk 41,000.00
nlon National bank 72.ooo.Ul
( Irand total faotlntr of ( ill credits..1(18,4:3.08 | (
NDITION OK DM-'KKHENT I.MVIICH.
no of the 1110.1. compr ioslv state n u a
which has been Included with the report
of the comptroller for this year Is taken
from the tnx ledgers , embracing come 1&OQ
accounts. In which Is kept nil accurate nc-
oount with ciich of the various leUps of
taxes , showing the amount with which the v
tieasurcr has been charged at the begin- \ _
nlnir oC the year , thf amount collected nnd V _
the. Imlancp remaining tincolleeted nnil
charged to the treasurer at the close of the
fiscal year In pnch of the various levle-H ,
both regular nnd special. This system of
accounts Is ono whleh I * contemplated and
renulrcd by ! eetlon 110 of the city char-
trr , but which has only been brought down
to date during Mr. We tborg's term. The
compiled abstract accompanying the romu-
( rollers report shows that on January 7 ,
IWi , the city treasurer \ ns charged with
uheollectcd regular taxes aiiuniiitliiR1 to
J7.VWI.O ! ) ; on February 7 he was charged |
with the * restilar levy for 1SW , J741Pfi2.15 ; ho I
WHM also c-lmrRrd on January 7 , IS'.W , with . -I
uncolleeted special taxes amounting to $1- "
MltJ.lSfi.ni ; ho has been dunged during the
year with Interest added and collected , $101-
4X1:1 : , and ndvirtlHlng. JltiS.CO , making a
Krand total charge of all taxes lu his hundi
for collection of J.1,4.nS70.21. During the
unmo period the comptroller bus Riven him
credit for $ 07OI0.71 on net-mint of the col
lection of regular tuxes , nnd $222.ilUG : ! on
account Of the collection of spoelal taxes.
$101,458.13 for Intr lest nnd 10S.CO for advert Is.
Ing collected ; nlso for cancellations amountIng -
Ing to $1.011.7(1 ( , making a total credit of
IKU.IMI.SG. leaving an tineulleeted balance , of
all taxes lu the > hands of the city treasurer
for collection December .11 , ISM , of J2.527-
mS3. of whleh < 5tt.Kn. is IH regular and $1.-
rAl.iO.i.40 Is Hpivlul taxes.
The report also Includes nn Inventory of
tral ami personal property in the rliy. The
valuations of the re.tl property being based
on the report of the appraisers of Srptcm-
her 2il , l.s'A , , ami amounts to J1iru.SI2. The
liersoual property of the various depart
ments of the oily Is estimated nt $27flWW.
ODLICUTIONH OF THE CITV.
The re-purl concludes with
a very com
plete mid detailed statement of all out-
Binmtlng obllpntloiis of the city , including
bonds , coupons , registered v.-arrauls , unpaid
rlalnu" . etc. . which may ho summarized i\a
follows :
lloiuls nnd coupons , nrrrupd. hut not
yet piTsented for redemption $ II,392,54
I'npnltl wnrrnntH , reKlMeie.1 . , niul In-
cludliiK thnup unriillcit for .In tlio
liamlH of the rnmplrullcr RSI,70S.M
Claims on Ille for which no warrants
luive been ilinwn 17.1.703.7J
I.onir time bond * 3 oil IW.OO
Hpvvlnl iissojsini-nt lioiuls 1.673.SOO.W
Totnl llnbllltles of city OUorM
In adddltlou to the above the bonded In
debtedness of the school district of Omaha
IH J.ISri.OOO.
As against tlm above HtihlllttcM of tbo city
the report shows that the assets are ? na
follows :
llenl p.tlnle JUr ; 842,00
l\moiiiil property r.0W.M (
( ash In the tieiimiry 2MOH.I9 !
I'lu-ollecle.t lesiilar tax ! s33.fi.1,1.15
Uncollcctoil HHH-III ! nxacssmenta lrajo'i.(0
Total npuota $ r 2Ti5.27l.04
N'et asselH over liabilities % . $ S03rC1.H
In this cellmate of assets nnd liabilities
comptroller has 'taken Die face of tlm
tnx lists as the amount of uncolli-eted taxes ;
this might seem to Ineludo a spopttlatlvii
sum amounting to from : t to 7 per rent of
tlu < face of the llsls , whose value Is an un
known imantlty , but It. Is the opinion of the
comptroller , which seems to bo supported
by the record of eolloellons In the past , that
the accumulations of dollnmient Interest
will more than offset not only the loss on
account of that tax whleh wl'll not be eol- '
tented , but nlso the Interest which will ac
crue on the registered warrants cf the clly
YEARLY MATURITIES.
Ono of the entirely new and Interesting
features of thu comptroller's report Is u
recapitulated statement of the yearly ma
turities of < ill outbuilding bonded Indebt
edness of the city , Irom u eonulete de
tailed statement In the report taken cx-
hlbltlnp- the amount of funds necessary lo
bo raised to redeem the bonds and eoupou.i
outstanding as they mature each year from
ISD7 to 191.1 , and Is as follows.
time. Special Assessment.
Hands. ItomlB. Coupons.
1897 132.002.00 S12.030.0fl Sfi.416.50
IS9S 152.002.00 2.L' VMM 69.532.no
1S)9 152.002.00 mooo.oo M.Mt.GO
1001) ) CO,100.00 l.,2.002.00 , 130.800.00 43,208.00
1901 100.000.00 147.373.OT IM , 1100.00 3iKS.OO !
1002 141.375.00 133.900.00 20.978.00
1003 200.000.00 1.15,873.00 SS.liW.CO ! 2.1.183.00
1901 170.000.00 130,373.00 7II.GOO.OO 18,738.00
1003 130.000.00 119.375.in 1,1500.00 1I.7C3.00
I90l ! 20(1,000.00 ( 114.373.00 320.400.00 7.311.00
1907 173.0K ( > . ( ! 0 10t.S73.00
I90Sm 223,000.00 110.500.00 1,673,500.00 387,293.DO
\m \ 373.00) ) . ( VI 78,000.00
1910 273.000.00 GC.I25.00.
nit 100,004.00 SI 230.00
012 773,000.00 29.375.00
iOI3 200,000.00 10,003.00
I'otal .3,011,100.00 ] .820,8S3.00
3rand total of nil bonds nnil coupons to
accurc at date of maturity } 0,800.078.50
Tl-olililex In tinIliiNlmNN World.
ATLANTA , On. , Feb. 26. The nniilc of
jlthonla , a branch of the Union Loan and
rust company of Atlanta , made an nsalgn-
nent toilaji to J. C. Johnson , a' merchant of
.lithonin. The liabilities are said to bo
roni $1.000 to $3,000 , bcsldca the deposits.
I'hlch are $7,000 or $8,000. The alleged
auso of the assignment Is the fact that this
ank had $3,000 on deposit in the State
avlngs bank.
TONAWANDA. N. Y. , Feb. 20. A Joint
ctlon has been brought by fifty creditors of
lie Tonawnnda Cycle company , whoao claims
ggroRato $25,000 , agnlnat the Oorman-Amer-
: an bank and others to set aside a transfer
t certain property to the bank on the
round that the transfer is fraudulent.
DI3S .MOIN13S. Feb. 20. ( Special Telegram. )
-Tho Central Loan and Trust company mnrto
n assignment today. The company had
175,000 capital and for three years has been
Indlng up Us affairs. It had carried on a
inn and trust business , dealing especially
i debentures , based on Nebraska farm lands
ml Omaha city property. Crop failures and
urd times made It impossible to realize
ml business was suspended and liquidation
egun three years ago. Today O. II , I'erklim ,
alder of a largo amount of the debentures ,
r-gan null and garnishment In Omaha , and
10 assignment was precipitated by thin ,
; lng made late tonight. It Is said the
mipany will pay all Jebenture , but that
10 stock will bo lost.
I.ecdire IleeelptM AI Inelieil.
NRW IIAVI3N , Conn. , Fob. 2Tho re-
'Ijils of the lecture of lion.V. . J. lirynn
st night amounted to $300 , which wcro
.tachcd In behalf of J. W , Norcross of
iw Vork. a former advance agent of Alnti-
; er Comstock. were released today , In
ew of thu fact that the suit was urron-
msly brought. The suit In no way Iti-
ilvetl 51 r. itryati.
The Same.
. . .
Old Sarsaparilla.
That's Ayer'o. The came old
sars.iparilla us it was made and
sold by Dr. J. C. Ayer GO years
ago. In the laboratory it is
different. There modern appli
ances lend speed to skill and
experience. But the Barsapa-
rilla is the same old Sarsaparilla
that made the record SO ycnra
of citrc.H , Why don't ' we better
it ? Well , we're much in the
condition of the Bishop and the
raspberry : " Doubtless , " he
said , "God might have made a |
better berry. But doubtless , j
also , He never did. " Why
don't we better the sarsaparilla ?
We can't. We are using the
attain olil jilunt that cured the
Indians and the Spaniards. It
has not been bettered. And
since too make sarsaparilla com
pound out of sarsaparilla plant , 7
we see no way of improvement.
Of course , if we were making
some secret chemical compound
we might. . . . But we're not.
We're making the same old enr-
saparilla to cure the same old
diseases. You can tell it's the
eittno old aurauixiHlla be
cause it works the aanio ot < t
citrc/i. It's the sovereign blood
purifier , and It's Aver * ,