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    The Omaha Daily Bee
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VOL. XXXVIII NO. 244.
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 27, 1909 TWENTY PAGES.
SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS.
DUTY ON LUMBER
IS DISCUSSED
Tariff Debats in House Enlivened by
Clash Between Representative!
Byrd and Fordney.
Castro Rages When
Refused Passage
to Venezuela
WILL TEST TWO
CENT RATE LAWS
Missouri Railroad Announce that
They Will Attack Low Fare
Statutes of Other States.
SUPPLY BILLS
COMEMONDAY
Not Likely to Get Consideration ' in
the Senate Before that
Date.
Former Dictator in Conference With
Paris Agent of Firearms
Manufacturer.
HUMPHREY MAKES FIRST SPEECH
SUnS TO BE BROUGHT AT ONCE
NUMBER OF INCREASES ARE MADE
Washington Man Says Shingle Mills
Need Protection.
FORDNEY'S ADDRESS NOTABLE
Michigan Lumberman Pleads for
Tariff on Rougher Grades.
HOWLAND FOR FREE LUMBER
Oblo Representative "nya Beet Lum
ber la Shipped and Americana
Have to Bur Seconds
and Calla.
WASHINGTON. March 2. The monot
ony of the tariff debate in the houae of
representative was relieved for a time
tndny by a clash between Messrs Fordney
nf Michigan and Byrd of Mississippi,
which came near ending; In blow. Mr.
Fordney had been making; an exhaustive
discussion of the lumber achedule. when
he was Interrupted by the Mlsslsslpplan,
who Insisted that the lumber manufac
turer, of which Mr. Fordney waa one,
were In it trust. Mr. Fordney per
emptorily denied the statement and said
that Mr. Byrd "didn't know a thing;
about it."
The Mississippi member made a move
toward Mr. Fordney and waa In the act
of removing; his coat, when soma of his
democratic colleagues took hold of Mm.
I.nlor It developed that the Incident crew
out of A misunderstanding; and both men
nmile mutual explanations and apologized.
Mr. Fordney made a notable speech on
the subject of lumber and pleaded for bet
terter protection on that product In the
rough. Diametrically opposed to him was
Mr. Hnwland of Ohio, who wanted the
product placed on the free list
Others who spoke were Messrs. Pou of
North Carolina and Macon of Arkansas,
both of whom arraigned the Payne bill
for not accomplishing what It was claimed
It would do".' while Mr. Humphrey of Wash
ington pleaded or a tar.lff on shingles and
lumber sufficiently hluli to enable the lum
ber and H'nlnffle manufacturers of his state
to compete with thoe of British, Co
lumla employlnq cheap oriental labor.
Humphrey for Dnljr on Shingles.
When the tiirlff lilll was laid before the
house today Mr. Humphrey of Washington
took Issue wllh some statements made by
Mr. Payne In his upon In g speech regarding
tin number ' of orientals . engaged In
the lumber inllMs of British .Co
lumbia. Mr. ray nr. he said, thought
there were .. fewer orientals working
In suolf mills there than In the state
or Washington. .That statement waa er
roneous, ho said. Ho (lectured that over 50
per cent of tit men engaged la the lumber ,
and shingle mills of British Columbia Were
ovlentuls and were paid lower wages than
American mill laborers and that therefore
the cost of production was less. Out of the
13 b'ti men inplo eil in the shingle mills of
Washington; Mr. Humphrey said, there
w re but forty-one orientals. He also said
that of the 110,000 men employed in the
lumber and shingle Industry In that state
there were but 1.600 orientals.
Mr. Humphrey, In pleading for an In
creased duty on shingles, warned the re
publicans that they could not escape their
rcbponstblllty Insofar as the problom of
oriental labor was concerned.
"Now," he said, "we have an opportu
nity to see whether or not we are going
back on what we have said about protect
ing th labor of this country from tho ruin
ous competition of foreign countries."
!rnr riant on Floor.
Through a misunderstanding Representa
tive Hyid of Mississippi and Representative
Fordrsiy of Michigan almost came to blows
Oil the (loor of lh huuse while the latter
was making a speech on the tariff.
' Mr. byrd asked Mr. Fordney If It were
not true that a combination existed among
the iclall dealers of Michigan to which
Mr. Fordney's firm, which Is operating In
that stale, was a party. , Mr. Byrd added
that he knew whereof he spoke when he
chargtd the existence of such a combina
tion. "The gentlemen doea not know a thing
about It," shouted Mr. Fordney.
Immediately Mr. Byrd made his way to
ward. Mr. Fordney. but several democratic
members stopped him.
Mr. Fordney apologised to the house. Ha
a. I. led. however, that Mr. Byrd could not
say that his firm waa a member of the
Lumber trust.
. Mr. Byrd then explained that it was not
his .intention to make such a charge and
the incident waa closed,
'Mr. ' fordney. who la a member of the
aaya and means committee and an avowed
hi! pi utectionlst, discussed at length the
lumber sclitdule.
In ii'sptiike to various questions regard
ing the Canadian competition In lumber
air. Fordney declared high and low-grade
Canatliun lumber were met with their re
spective grades In the I'nlted States. Duty
on high grades, he said, was not needed
ss much as on the low grade, and this waa
desired In order to compete with the for
eign production. He denied that lumber
from the southern slates was going Into
Canada in any considerable quantity except
lung leaf yellow pine.
Will Not A sleet Southern L anther.
Mr. Fordney admitted In response to a
question by Bartlett ef Georgia that
whether the duty on lumber was Increased,
lowered or removed, southern lumber could
nut be carried Into tho territory north of
the Ohio river In competition with Canadian
lumber because of prohibitive freight rates.
Mr. Fordney declared there had been a
naiki-d downwsrd tendency In the price
of lumber the last two years, and that if
the duty on lumber should be taken off his
lumber manufacturing company would closo
Ms sawmill, throwing JoO employes out of
work and keeping the null Idle until better
times. .
Mr. Fordney provoked applaus when he
said hldea were put on the free liat of the
Payne bill against his earnest protest.
Mr. Fordney spoke of discriminations of
Canada- against American cltiasna and that
In connection mentioned the maximum and
minimum features of the bill, and he said
"by the heavens above ine, I contend
hate right to strike back when she
strikes US-"
Mr. Pou of North Carolina mas the next
Breaker.
peaking In favor of placing lumber on
(Cos Untied o Bacer $ Fare )
BORDEAUX. March "If I am a
criminal, why haven't my accusers the
courage to allow me to return to Venesuela
and defend myself?" exclaimed Cipriano
Castro today when an agnt of the French
Steamship officially Informed him that he
must leave the steamer Guadaloupe, on
which he sailed today, before that steamer
reaches Veneauela. The former Venezuelan
president waa furious at the action taken
by the steamship company. He entered an
automobile and was driven to the offices
of tho company. Where he Indulged In a
tirade against Juan Vicente Gomes, presi
dent of the republic. "All I ask Is the right
to a fair trial." he declared. "I am pre
pared to accept the result. The refusal of
Oomes to permit me to enter Veneauela
la overwhelming" proof that they have no
case against me, but realise that If I set
foot on Veneiuelan soil their game la up."
Castro's protestations were all In vain,
however, and he had to accept tickets to
Port of Spain. Trinidad, only. His words
here leave no doubt of his intention to try
to organise a revolution to overthrow his
enemies and re-establish himself at Cara
cas'. After Castro returned to his hotel he had
a long; conference with a Mr. Roy, agent
of a Paris company engaged In the manu
facture of arms. It Is believed the matter
of a shipment of arms was discussed.
CARACAS, Monday, March 22. Via Port
of Spain, March 28. Every effort la being
made to reestablish quickly cable communi
cation between Venezuela and the outside
world. A new contract with the new cable
company Is being drafted. The govern
ment has g-ranteed permission for a test
of the cables, and messages on the com
pany's lines have already been sent out.
The high federal court of Venesuela has
refused to order the extradition of Benor
Castro In the case brought ag-alnst him
by Manuel Parsdes charging that Castro
caused the murder In Fabruary, 1907, of
General Antonio Parades and a number of
his revolutionary companions. It has de
clared Parades' suit to be well founded
and the case has been transferred to the
criminal court for trial.
Demands Half
Million Damages
Wisconsin Man Petitions Legislature,
Asserting He Was Falsely Im
prisoned in Asylum.
ASHLAND. Wis., March M. -William G.
French has prepared a petition to the legis
lature In which he asks Indemnity In the
sum o! $500,000 for alleged falsa imprison
ment and as thi' victim" of conspiracy tn
the Ashland county Jail, the state prteon
at Waupun. the northern hospital tor the
Insane, the Iowa county Insane asylum and
the insane asylum at Richmond , Center,
Wis.
French has had a remarkable history. A
prosperous owner of a drug; store and real
estate business, he shot and killed his
brother-in-law, G. M. Steel, In 1891, during
a quarrel over money matters.
French was found guilty of murder and
sent to Waupun for sixteen years. His
wife then married James Duket, an Inti
mate friend of Bteel. The supremo court
reversed the French case, whereupon Dukot
waa arrested for adultery and convicted.
The supreme court reversed the Duket
case and he was freed. Then an Insanity
Inquisition was summoned. French waa
declared sane at the time of the homicide.
He waa subsequently declared Insane and
sent to Oahkosh and to other places. After
lie was freed by a Jury from the Insane
asylum, he returned to Ashland. French
was a protege of Maude Balllngton Booth
while lie was In prison and she wanted
him to take up Salvation Army work.
French's father lived at Fond Du Lac
and was a well-known Presbyterian mis-
l slonary.
BIG CANAL CONTRACT LET
St. Panl Firms Will Bnlld Six Han.
dred Miles of Dltrkea for
Canadian Pnetne.
WINNIPEG, March 8C-St. Paul con
tractors today secured another big piece
of work from the Canadian Pacific rail
way, which awarded the contract to build
600 miles of canals and' ditches In southern
Alberta's dry farming district, principally
around Calgary. The contract amounts to
several million dollars.
Omaha Practically Assured
of Getting Glidden Tour
"Omaha Is practically assured of the
Glidden tour," said II. E. Fredrlckson.
who returned Friday morning from Buf
falo, where representatives of the various
cities of the country appeared before the
contest board In charge of the race, to
present the claims for their cities to be
Included on the route of the race.
"The race will start at Detroit and go to
Chicago. From Chicago the run will be
made t- Minneapolis and from Minneapolis
to Omal.a. From Omaha the Overland trail
will be followed to Denver and the return
trip made through Kansas City and St.
IxmiIs. While this kt not officially an
nounced. I know tt Is the plan end will
be finally decided st a mealing to be held
at New York next Tuesday."
Mr.. Fredrlckson has been chosen as
pilot for the Pathfinder ear which passos
through Omaha in about ten days. He
will guldd the car from Fort Dodge to
Denver.
"While Omaha had but one representa
tive, moat of the other cities had half a
dosen or mure at the meeting- and the
westerners had a hard fig-tit agalnat the
east." said Mr. Fredrlckson. "Reports
bad reached the board that the west was
flooded and that bridges were out and that
a car which was enroute from Denver to
Chicago waa now tied up for over a week
back of a bridge, which ass out. I was
able to show them that their Information
a as wrong that the car was now tn an
Omaha garage being repaired and had been
for a week."
Mr. Fredrlckson Is appointed a com
mittee to look after hotel and other ac
Traffic Officials Return to St Louis
from Jefferson City.
WILL RESTORE THREE-CENT RATE
It Will Be Made Effective on All
Lines Apri 10.
SOME CONCESSIONS ON MILEAGE
TwoThooeand-Mlle Books Good oa
All Railroads at 2 Cents, Five
Ilnndred-MHe Booka Good for
Bearer at it 1-3 Cents.
ST. LOUIS, March JR. The S-cent local
ticket rate and the 2,000-mile Interchange
able book will be put in effect April 10,
according to an official statement Issued
by the eighteen railroads In Missouri to
night The statement waa issued after the
retvrn of the railroad representatives from
Jefferson City, where conferences on the
passenger rate question were held with
Governor Hadley, Attorney General Major
and members of the railroad committee of
the legislature. 1
The statement also announces that
actions to test the validity of the 2-cent
laws in adjoining states will be broug-ht
at once. Ater stating that the most cor
dial good feeling existed during the con
ference at Jefferson City, the statement
reads;
"Aa the matter now stands as between
the railroad proposition and that of the ex
ecutive and legislative departments there
Is a difference which might be classified
as detail.
"In other words, the establishment of the
S-cer basis for through and Interstate
rates will not be objected to, and a 2,000
mlle Interchangeable mileage book upon a
basis of 2 cents net is acceptable to both
sides. The state favors a MO-mlle book,
good upon an individual railroad and for
bearer. a2'4 cents per mile.
"The railroads offer In lieu of this a 600
mlle book, good over all of the railroads
In the state and for bearer, at 244 cents
per mile; and upon an individual railroad
a 600-mlle book, good for owner only, for
24 cents per mile, all mileage books In
both cases to be food pr one year.
Talk Aboat Scalpers.
"The objection by the railroads to the
2V-oent Individual railroad bearer mileage
book Is the fact that where more than
4-cent difference Is made between the
ordinary local ticket rate and the bearer
mileage rate It wiU be used' by scalpers
arM "also to red i Vie Interstate rates.
The mileage b'ok, which the railroads
offer, would be flat SVs cents; the differ
ence would not represent a profit to both
scalper and purchaser, therefore, this ticket
would not , be scalped."
In referenco to the traveler of small
means and for short distances the state
ment reads:
"The opinion of every passenger traffic
official la that the practical effect of the
2Vi-cent statewide mileage book would be
to extend the benefit of that rate to every
traveler. They would be perfectly nego
tiable and It would be the simplest matter
for Individuals to secure the use of a por
tion of a book held by another.
"At the present time no further confer
ence Is contemplated.
"In the meantime tho J-cent local ticket
rate and the 2,000-mlIe Interchangeable book
will be put in effect April 10.
( "With a return to the S-cent maximum
bails It Is believed that the railroads will
feet Justified In considering; questions of
excursion rates.
"Actions to test the validity of the 2-cent
laws In adjoining- states will be brought at
anon."
Jefferson Cltr Conference F.nda.
JKFERSON CITY. Mo.. March 26.-That
there has been a practical failure of all
rate negotiations between state and rail
road officials here during- the last two
days was apparent today after another
fruitless conference at the executive man
sion and a decision by the state senate not
to Interfere. It Is considered probable that
the roads will put the old J-cent fares Into
effect early next month and that the legis
lature will retaliate by passing- bills re
quiring the sale of mileage books at the
rate of 2 cents a mile and giving the state
(Continued on Second Page.)
commodations In Omaha and he is today
Retting- schedules of fates from the leading
hotels, wllh the promise that rates will
not be raised.
"Last year the racers on the tour were
hard hit at aeveral places and they want
to avoid a repetition of the hold-up," he
added. "At one $2 a day house In Canada
they were charged 11.60 for meals and $2
for a bed.
"Over 100 machines will take part In the
endurance race and over 600 persons will
be with the tour. They will remain In
Omaha a full day and a night, and they
want a atreet aet aside for the storage of
their cars, and I am trying- to arrange for
that. This la an endurance race to teat
the cars, and for this reason it Is against
the rules to have thejn placed In a garage
enroute."
Mr. Fredrlckson Is slso corresponding
with the Commercial clubs of the various
towns of Nebraska through whtcn tha
tour will pass to arrange for accommoda
tions and also to make arrangements that
the racers msy have theprivilege of ex
ceeding the speed limits at towns where
no stop Is made.
Detroit has raised $6.0u0 for the entertain
ment of the racers while In that city, and
while the entire plan of entertainment has
not been completed, it ia determined to
make one of the features of the entertain
ment a steamboat ride and a lunch on the
river. A decorated automobile parade,
headed by the United Slates Military band
from Fort Wayne, la one rf the eventa
planned la connection with the start.
f i i Wi articles M
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From the New York World.'
CHANCE FOR WEST POINT
Senator Gamble Has a Cadetship at
His Disposal.
JOHN R. WEBSTER PROMOTED
Former Maeoln Man Made Assistant
Attorney for the Interior Depart
sent aa a Reward for Merl
torlons Service.
. OTrnrn Staff Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. March 2. (Special Tele
gram.) The secretary of war today' noti
fied Senator Gamble that he will have the
appointment of a eadet to the West Point
Military academy March 1, 1910. In addi
tion to the nomination of a principal It ia
customary to name two alternates. The
applicant must not be under 10 nor over
21 years of age and In perfect physical con
dition. Tho examination will be held at
Fort Logan, Colo., January 10, next.
Senator and Mrs. Gamble will tonight
celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of
their marrtaire. During the ' day Mrs.
Gamble was in receipt of numerous pres
ents of silver, the most notable being- an
exqulHite sliver tea service from the sena
tor. Ralph Gamble, who is at Princeton,
sent a handsome piece of silverware.
Martin Reintroduces Bills.
Representative Martin today reintroduced
a couple of bills which he had prepared
and fathered In the Fifty-ninth congress.
These bills bear the following titles: "To
regulate corporations, Joint stock companies
and other associations engaging tn inter
state and foreign commerce," and "To
regulate corporations. Joint stock companies
and other associations engaging in Inter
state and foreign commerce In food and
fuel aupplles."
Promotion for Webster. -
John R'. WebHter of Lincoln, former at
torney general of Nebraska, . who came to
Washington during- ex-Senator Munder-
son's regime and entered the Department
of the Interior as one of the department's
(Continued on Becond Paie.)
Common .sense
leads us to buy from
advertisers. None
of us like to deal
with a dead one."
It is the live busi
ness man, the fellow
thatis upon his toes
and after your trade
that uses the great
modern, powerful
business getting
force advertising.
Over on the Want Ad pace you
will find that a, great many firms
big- and small adTertlse tbeir best
bargains.
The little fellow In business uses
want ads because be can tell bis
business story, forcefully, cheaply
ad can talk Just as loud as any
other advertiser.
The big- stores use them because
they are read by everybody and
tbey are too shrewd to overlook so
' good a chance to increase their
business.
Have you read the want ads,
jtt, today I
HOW ABOUT IT, UNCLE JOET
Missouri Senate
in Secret Session
On 2-Cent Fare
Refuse to Consider Railroads' Pro
posal for Compromise and Will
Insist on 21-2 Cents.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo., March 36.-The
senate Is In executive session today consid
ering; the 2-cent passenger rate situation.
This step followed yesterday's conference
between state and railroad officials, who
are again s bating the problom. Several of
the railroad men were .unable to remain for
today's meeting, but enough of them are
still here to give all roads representation.
Just what attitude the senate will adopt
Is problematical. It Is believed, however,
that a majority of the members of the
upper house Judging from their expressions
previous to the secret session will Insist
upon a straight 2H-cent rate, with a dis
count of 10 per cent on round-trip tickets.
The railroad committee of the lower
house voted today to sustain Attorney Gen
eral Majors' demand that the roads keep
the 2-cent rate In force pending the appeal
of the state to the supreme court of the
United States. The counter motion to en
dorse the railroads' proposal for a compro
mise was voted down unanimously.
CUTS DOWN CENSUS EXPENSE
BECAUSE OF LACK OF FUNDS
Redaces Estimate at Coat ' From
a i4,ooo,ooo to aio,ooo,oott rot
Preliminary Work.
WASHINGTON, March 28. In view of
the deficit In the treasury. Director North
of the census bureau . has withdrawn his
request for an appropriation of 111117,000 for
the next oenstts and has submitted a. re
quest for $10,000,000. The original estimate
covered not only the year 110, when the
enumeration must take place, but the
three succeeding years, during which the
reports will be tabulated and published.
The revised estimate covers the expenses
only for the new year, In which all the pre
paratory and field work will take place.
This Is the amount appropriated at the be
ginning of the last census. It Is estimated
16.600,000 will be necessary to pay super
visors and numerators.
George Alexander Elected
Mayor
LOS ANGLU.B8. March 2tf.-George Alex
ander, municipal league and reform candi
date for mayor waa elected at the recall
election today. He defeated Wheeler, the
socialist candidate two to 1. About two
thirds of the normal vote is recorded.
The recall election was the result of
charges mado against former Mayor A. C.
Harper of protection given to various form
of vice In this city during- the course of his
administration. Other city officials whom
he had appointed were implicated, and last
night a special grand Jury Indicted one of
his former police commlssioneis for an al
leged attempt to bribe the city prosecuting
attorney to Induce him to discontinue his
prosecution of inmates of houses of ill fame.
The recall section of the charter has been
a law of the city for nearly four years,
snd once before It was Invoked to bring
about the elimination of a city councilman.
Harper resigned aa mayor soon after the
election for his recall was called and with
drew aa a candidate to succeed himself,
and opponents of the recall measure imme
diately brought suit to enjoin the city oftl-i-laJs
from holdlnc the election on the
ground the resignation of the man sought
to bo recalled nullified the election and
made It unnecessary. Judge Bordwell, In
the superior court, denied the Injunction too
late for an appeal from his decision to be
perfected. '
The opponents of the recall rallied
to the support of Wheeler, but a light vote
waa cast. It Is conceded that many
a bo aould have voted for a candidate of
DINNER GUESTS AT FUNERAL
Associates at Townsend Reception at
Services for Mrs. Lorillard.
WROTE NOTES BEFORE SUICIDE
One Sealed . Envelope to Be Bnrled
with Her, C'ontenta of the
Second. Have Not Been
. Dtvulffed. .
WASHINGTON. March Nothing- sa
sensational as the suicide here yesterday
by asphyxiation of Mrs. Pierre Lorillard,
Jr., the wife of the tobacco magmate, has
occurred In the national capital tor years,
The prominence of the family and the
mystery surrounding- the affair lend pecy
liar Interest to the case.
Coroner Nevltt said today that ho had
the sealed envelope, which Mrs. torillard
left pinned to her clothing and which read
"To be burled with me, unopened," as
well aa another envelope which waa left
In tha room, containing- a note, but he
says he will not make public the contents
of either because he had been requested
not to do so.
All through the day flowers poured In
at the Lorillard residence. Baron Monc.heur,
the Belgian minister, and others of the
diplomatic corps, snd members of Wash
ington society sent magnificent wreaths.
The Moncheura were Intimate friends of
the Lorillards. Many called to leave their
cards. Mr. Lorillard, grlef-atricken refused
himself to callers and was so exhausted
that he was forced to rest throughout most
of the morning;. Pierre Lorillard. the third
who ia Just out of college, hurried hero
from New York, and pending; his arrival
this afternoon, final arrangements for tho
funeral were deferred. The body probably
will be taken to New York later in the
day and burled tomorrow at Irving-ton, the
old home of the Lorlllards, on the banks
of the Hudson. j
At 12:30 o'clock a number of the most
Intimate friends of the Lorillard family
gathered at the Hillyer street residence
for a brief funeral ceremony. The service
was performed by Rev. Dr. Roland Cotton
Smith of St. John's Episcopal church. The
guests of the Townsend dinner, which Mrs.
Lorillard attended only a few hours be
fore she took her life formed a large per'
centage of those at the funeral. ' -
(Continued on Second Pag-e.)
of Los Angeles
either the republican or democratic party
are not going to the polls. Party lines are
cast aside.
The man elected today will serve as
mayor until January 1, 1910, when a regular
city election will be held.
IOWA ASSEMBLY
KILLS GUARANTY
Measure Voted Down Provided for
Absolute Unnrantr by the
Mate.
DES MOINKS, la.. March M.-The Iowa
legislature today voted down in the house
the Darrah stste guarantee of bank de
posits bill by a vote of SO to 44. It pro
vided for an absjlute guaranty by the
state.
TAFT FAVORS SHIP SUBSIDY
Prealdent Will Dlsrnaa Qaeallon la
Message to Hecolar Neaalon
of onareas.
WASHINGTON. March .-President
Taft l as given authority to have his name
used aa favoring the ship subsidy. The
president will discuss the ship subsidy In
his message to the next regular session
of congress. He has not prepared any
special plans, but after eight months con
sideration, he said, he would have definite
ideas to present
House Was Liberal with Cash, bnt
the Senate More So.
ADJOURNMENT FIRST OF APRIL
Probably Necessary to Turn Back the
Clock at That.
NO MORE PAY FOR LEGISLATORS
Yesterday I.aat of the Sixty for
the Senators and llooae Paused
that Stage Several
Day a Ago.
(Prom a Staff Correspondent.)
LINCOLN, March Ifi. (Special.) Appro.
priatlons probably will not occupy '.he t
tentton of the senate before Monday. The
salary bill will be ready first, carrying an
increase of about $40,000 above tho figures
agreed upon by the house, and the general
maintenance bill will follow, with an In
crease of $321,291 over the total as it passed
the lower body. The bills will be reported
back from the finance committee tomor- .
row.
"The committee Intends to take care of
the state institutions of Nebraska." aaid
Chairman Miller of Lancaster, In explain
ing the Increase, "The state is not too poor
to do so."
The senate made Increases as follows
In the house bill among a number affect
ing the general expenses of state Institu
tions and departments: For attorney gen
eral In enforcing Junkln anti-trust act.
$2,000 more than house allowed, or $12,000;
commissioner of labor. $rt.0K), the house,
having allowed $4,000; State Banking board
for expenses of additional examiners, $14,400,
the house having allowed $9,000; State His
torical society to permit publication of his
torical reports of the state, $2,(00 above
what the house allowed; an Increase of
$u,C00 for the State Board of Health, the
house having allowed $4,400, to provide for
the collection of vital statistics; an Increase
of $4,300 In the fund for armory rent of
the National guard, the house haying al
lowed $16,800.
University Appropriation.
In the provision for the Htate university
the fund of $100,000 for the purchase of a
new athletic field and additional grounds
for the campus Is not changed. Two bills
have passed appropriating $--0,000 for ex
perimental farms In western Nebraska and
the question was raised whether this money
should not come out of the general fund.
The committee made a recommendation for
a provisional appropriation of $20,0)0 from
the general fund to Insure the bills 'would
be effective.
Several Increases were recommended in
connection with tho asylums and state In
stitutions, the maintenance fund at tho
asylum in" Lincoln being raised from $105,
000 to $115,000, at Hastings from $260,000 lo
$275,000. and at Norfolk from $76,000 to $80,
000. The su mof $S0,000 was allowed for a
new wing at the Hastings asylum.
In response to a request mode by W. 11.
Thompson of Grand Island, the committee
Incorporated In the bill an appropriation
for sewerage at the Grand Island home,
the house having allowed $1,000. It has been
said that this appropriation is in reality a
big lift to the sewerage system of Grand
Island. Mr. Thompson 'was In Lincoln to
day looking after the matter.
The committee recommended an addition
of $o,000 to the sum of $15,000 appropriated
by the house for office expenses of the
Railway commission and Inserted $Y),O0O for
the expense of making the physics! valua
tion of railroads. The house refused to
make an appropriation for the state fair
at the request of the Board of Agriculture,
but the committee, thought the Instttuion
noeded $100,000 for a live stock coliseum or
live stock pavilion, which Is recommended.
The item of normal training In high
schools, aa it left the house, was $75,000;
the senate recommended a cut to $30,000.
The provision for the state veterinarian,
In vie wof the demands of tho stock Inter
ests of Nebraska, was raised from $5,000 to
$15,000, and the sum for printing supreme
court reports was raised from $8,000 to
$15,000.
Following is a tabulation' of the changes
by departments and Institutions:
Senate
House Corn
Bill, mlttee.
Governor $ 7,900 $ 7,900
Board of Public Lands and
Buildings 54 920 3C.8O0
Board Kducatlonal Lards
and Funds t.OO (,000
Board I'urchase and Sup
plies 100 10U
Commissioner tt Public
I-aniis and Buildings...., 3,300 !,24
Btate Library commission. 8. Cxi 10,i)
Secretary of state ,4I0 10,nQ
Btate auditor 7.700 7,"ui. .
Insurance department 3,600 4.0OU
Attorney general 13.010 ln,v
Treasurer 6,W0 7.UV
lloaid of Irrigation 4,3"0 4.s,i
Commissioner of labor.... 4,000 ,0011
Huperliitenricnt public in
struction 13,000 12.0X
Banking board Vl.CnO IM.400
Supreme court 4.0HO b.WU
Htale library 10.760 10,7f4l
Board Ch.'irlties V 0
Game and Fish commis
sion IS, 26ft 1S.2&4
Slate Historical society... U,0uu 17,jo0
Food, Drug and Dairy
commission 17.S00 17.SO0
State board of Health .4o 10.'Ml
National Guard Bl.&OO fcO.trti
Peru normal :.) 42. I'm
riilveiH'ty of Nebraska... 146,00ft 16f,,u
Keurney normal 24.7(0 II. 7u)
Ftato Normal board 2.00 i,")
Iiihtitute for Hie Blind,
Nebraska City ,3n0 n.yxt
Ivaf and I mm I), Omaha.. 4'.'.;n 49, "78
Keurriey Industrial M-hool So 5(0 fc0..'
Geneva IniliiHtrlHl school.. Jo.UiO 40.0ii0
Fictile Minded Institute,
Beatrlcu 0 5,6ii0
Lire In asylum 171.0K) IM.ooi
llaftincs axylum XtO.fruO 421, (m
Norfolk asylum I.2.fcn0 139.0UO
Home of the Friendless,
Lincoln $'' 31 4"0
Mllford Industrial home.... d.oft) 23,000
Btate penitenlary i:w.;ii 11.3.0
Gr. Island Holders' home.. 12:1 1S4.20
Milford riol'llem' home 40, Mil ' 41.10)
Orthopedic hoMpltal 21. .Soft 21.6m)
Hallway connii!ston ...... ll,i) 70 no
l oiiliry atsiM-iution 2,000 2 mi
Mtale fair, etc IOO.ihO
Hoard of Horticulture S.MI 5,()ii
hoard of Agi Iciile.ire 4 0") 4.'0
Dairymen's mshh iulloii ... 2 Or) 2 ')
Hi.-iIk enloino oalst 4 ) 4 0-0
State botaiiUt 3,0m gimo
Junior normals 2n.0i) 2M0o
Ideological survey reports. 2.Ti jf.Suo
State Board Ki initiation.. l.ino l.uu
Fugitives from Justice and
officers' fees for convey
ing prisoners SnAiS Wone
Revenue booka and blanks gone Sou
Abstracts of lands L,vuS L.-oj