Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 29, 1889, Page 2

| LINDSAY'S SUBMISSION BILL. Dempster Has It Disposed of to His Own Satisfaction. THE HIGH LICENSE AMENDMENT. A Move to Organize a County From Winuebago and Omaha In dian Rescrvations—House Proceedings. killful Move. Liscory, Neb., Jan to Tie Bew.)—When the clerk was g through the routine of bills on second reading to-day Mr. Dempster was observed to be watching the proceedings with the cl attention When the Lindsay submission bill was venched he arose and moved that the bill be reicrred to the of the wl bouse. No disposition to oppose was manifested, and only a few scat oring nays were heard in opposition to the sotion. This skillful move places it m the pawer of a majority to call up_the bill for consideration at any time. Mr. Dempste in response to the reporter’s query, said “We have this bill right where we want it. We are not going to consider it to-day. We are not ready t, and wo are not going to lot the opposition know just when we will call it Dempster's Spacial committee this up. But,” said he, with a smilo, it wi when we think wo can push it through.’ Tho opponents of submission make no op They scem 10 it a roll call ce. Said an position to this programme. be ready for the fray and with the most supreme con X “anti” to-day: “Let them call the roll as quick as they please, We will bo on hand and may give the submissionists a genuine surprise.” High License Amendment. Laxcory, Neb,, Jan, 28.—[Special to Tne Brr.|—The following is the full text of the bill for the submission of a high license amendment. It is known as houso bill 131, An effort will be made to bring it up for con sideration at the saime time as the Dempster submission bill: Section 1. That at the general election to be held in November, 1590, there shall be sub- mitted to the electors of Nebraska, for their approval or rejection, an ameudment to the constitution of this state in these words “The Liquor trafc of this state shall be for- ever regulated nccording to the provisions of the statute now in force now known as the Slocumb law.” Section 2. The ballots of each elector vot- ing on the proposed amendment shall be printed or written: “Ior the amendment, "’ or *Against the amendment.” If the said amendment shall bo approved by o majority of the electors voting at the said general clection in November, 1890, said amendment will forever be kuown’ as section 27 of article 1 of the constitution of Nebraska. ha Oharter, LiNcoLy, Neb., Jun. 23.—[Special to Tnx Ber.|—The Omaha charter is sleeping quietly in the desk of the house committe on cities and towns. The changes proposed by the Douglas county delegation have also been laid before the committee. Chairman Berlin is non-committal as to probable ac- tion, and of course has no authority to spealc for the committee as a whole. The charter may not be taken up by the committee for several days, as other work is ahead of it, and its voluminousness, not to mention the Krupmm! changes, will delay its return to the ouse for a considerable time, The South Omaha charter is before the committee to-night, and_an effort is being made to finish the consideration of the nine pages which remain. ‘T'he changes made are few and unimportant. With ono exception they have been “concurred in unanimously, and there is every reason to expect the com- xl:nlluu will recommend the passage of the il Tywyo or three other bills will be entitled to consideration before the Omaha charter is taken up. The legislature is disposed to let Omaha have what she wants in the way of a charter, but the committee's action may be greatly inliuenced by its chairman, The Gontests LiNcoLy, Neb., Jan. 23.—|Special to Tie Bee.]—Spewking of the Omaha election con- test, Representative McMillan said to-day “ILam not much concerned about the re- pult. If I was not honestly elected I don't want to stay here. If sixty to seventy mem- bers of the house say they thiuk I am not en- titled to the seat, I will be ready to go home. As a matter of fact, it is money out of pocket for me to stay here. 1 lost $300 on one deal the other day by being away from home, 1 have only this particular Intercst in staying here—I 'would like to vote on_ sub- mission and the South Omaha charter.” County Clerk Roche is yet here waiting for the' committeo to call on him, but he is liable to wait in vain, He was sent for to bring the keys to the ballot boxes. On ac- count of his delay two of the boxes were broken open beforo he arrived, and the com- mittee have agreed not to count the ballots In the other throe. Mr. Roche says: “If tho committec open the boxes and count the ballots the sitting members will in; if not, they will have to go.” 'What do you méan?” was asked. ““There aro errors in the official canvass that a recount would correct, and it would give the democrats their seats.” Tho house committee on privileges and elections held a meeting to-night. They de- olined to grant Mahoney’s request to count the ballots in the{First precimct of the Fourth ward. They exammed the alleged poll books and tally sheets in the First and Second precincts of the Second ward and thekirstof he Third. They will take definite action in rogard to rejecting tha returns from these precincts &b the next meeting, ———— ‘Where Are the Liquor Men? LiNcoLy, Neb, Jan. 25.—[Special to Tre Ber.|—A remarkable feature of the contest over submission thus far has beon the entire mbsence of a lobby of liguor men to oppose the measure. A well posted representative Was asked the reason of this. I confess I do not understand it,” he said. “Peter ller, of Omaha, is regarded as tho hea d and representative of the whisky trust in Nebraska, and ho is looked to to take the lead in such matters. But Peter has his peouliarities. Oue of them 13 that obstinacy Which is a quality of the German nature. This fight has come up session after session, and the liquor interests have perhaps become tired of putting up for expenses of their campaign. Mr. ller may have become dis. gusted at the necessity for constant defense sud decided to let the other side run into the noose that is waiting for it. It would be like German obstinacy to adhere to such a pro- grammo if once begun, It is just possible, of course, that the liquor men thought s ubniis sion had no chavce of suc ———— The School Fund Bill, LixcoLy, Nob., Jun, 23.~[Special to Tue Bee.]—~Tne Cornoll school fund bill, whigh 'was recalled from the house after passing tho senate, is liable to be strangied in the bouse of its friends. Senator Nesbitt thinks he has found a fatal obstacle in the constitu- tlon. The bill is for an amendwent allowing the prover stato oflicers to iovest the per- manent school fund in registored school dis- trict bonds. In order to protect its invest- ment the state is authorized, under this bill, to deduct its interest from the per capita tax from the temporary school fund which may be due any school district that is slow in paying the interest in its bonds. This is a strong feature of the bill, as it tends to make the school district bonds a safe investment, Senator Nesbitt holds that the constitution prescribes the object for which the per capita tax may be expended, which is for the sup- port of teachers, and he maintains that it cannot be diverted as a pledgo for the pay- wmeut of bonds or the interest thercon, e — ‘Want County Organization. LixcoLy, Neb., Jan, 25.—[Special to Tur Bze.] ~Among the little lobbies here is one 1n the interest of organizing & county from the Wipuebago and Omaha Indian reserva- tions. It consists of Mr. Peebles, who is in- terested In a town site, Lawyer Abbott and young member of the Omahas named Fouta melle. A glance at the map will show tlhat a sonsiderable part of the reservations is un- The € Tt has had a peculiar history, as Blackbird county as far but the opinion was general t was illegal because in orcaniz of Nebraska the national rotained jurisdiction over the reservations. The county organization was dropped, apparently, by common consent, and Blackbird county was blotted out of ex istence Since then parts of the unorganized terri tory have been annexed to Wayne, Dakota, organized was organized back as 185! that this g ing the territory government Burt aud Cuming counties. 1t is alleged that these annexations have been made willy nilly, Two years ago a bill was passed ro organizing the old ocounty, but under the name of Thurston. The bill was ve. toed by the governor on the ground of lack of jurisdiction as ‘explained above. He was sustained by the supreme court, and it is one of the'strange things that thirty odd yoars should have passed before that tribu nal was called on for an opinion in the case. Tho act enabling Nebraska to organize as a state did not reserve fedoral jurisdiction over the Indian lands in question, and it is on that line that the renewed effort to erect Thurston county will be pushed, The bill will be introduced this week. It will in ciude that part of the Indian reservations not already organized, together with a strip of Wayne county about five or six miles wide and fifteen long. “The latter, it is as serted, was pilfered from the unorganized territory and rightfully belongs to the latter. 1t is neaded in ordor Lo give the 400 square miles necessary for the erection of a new county In this connection it may be of interest to know that such of the Winnebagoos and Omahas as live in the organized counties are allowed to vote. The former are mostly democratic and the latter ropublican, but they are susceptible to a dollar's influence. About two hunared nod fifty voted at the clection last fall, and an equal number of Indians in Knox county cast their ballots like white men for the oficers of the state of Nebraska Two or three acts have been passed by con- gress preseribing conditions under which these red men might vote, It is said only afew of them have complied with the con- ditious, but the diMeulty of separating the cloct from the unredeemed has been too great for the local authorities to cope witl As an easy solution they have allowed all of the noble red men to exercise the great American privilege, and the politiciaus find the purchasable votd both a nuisunce and @ convenience. ———— Berlin For the Postoflice. Lixcory, Neb, Jan. 28.—[Special to Tie Bee. | —~Representativo Berlin has boen re- ceiving letters urging him to be a candidate for the Omaha postmastership. His friends have gone so far as to offer to work up a boom for him, and_have actually sent him u copy of the petition they proposed circulat g, Richard has declined the ofices of his woll meaning friends. He is not hankering after any more of the flesh pots of practical politics—not just now —and when he gets home he is going to attend strictly to busi- ness. Senate, Little but routine business was transacted at the afternoon session of the senato. Howe introduced a bill providing that a county of of over 70,000 shall have one asses- sor, lic to_ appoint assistants with the ap- proval of the county commissioners, Conner introduced a bill making all rail- road tickets transferrable by delivery, ‘I'he senate killed three of Ransom's bills, taxing tax certificates. taxing mortgages and relinquishing penalties and costs on delin- quent taxes levied prior to 1830, The latter is supposed to be a railroad scheme. There was quite a debate on Norval's hill for special October clections for voting on constitutional amendments. No action waa taken before adjourning. The governor's message on the Washing- ton centennial inauguration was read and referred to a select committes of five to be announced to-morrow. The governor’s nomination of Dan Hop- kins, of Merrick county, was received. The senate then went into executive ses- sion. There was some debate on the pro- priety of acting in_the absence of Senator 3allogly of Merrick, who had opposed Hop- kins. It was announced that Gallogly's ob- jections had been withdrawn, Hopkins' nomination was confirmed-—T1wenty-seven ayes; one senator excused from voting, i House. LaNcoLy, Neb,, Jan. 25.—[Specfal to Tue Beg.]—The house met at 2 p. m. with quite a number of members absent. Rhodes offered a resolution directing the secrotary of state to turnish the memoers of he house with a copy of the horticultural re port. Caldwell asked if it would entail any ex- tra expense upon the state, and was in- formed that it would not. The resolution was adopted. % A few new bills were introduced to-day. The most important one was by Snyder, pro- viding that cities of 70,000 inhabitants and over may elect one assessor for the whole city, and providing for the appointment of deputies. Bills on second reading were read and re- ferred to the proper committee: When the Lindsay submission bill was reached Dempster moved that it be referred to the committeo of the whole, which was adopted. ‘The house then went into committee of the whole for the consideration of house roll N 20, & bill providing penalties for selling mortgaged property: also that no chattel mortgage except that given for pur- chase money of property mortgaged shall be good unless signed by both husband and wife, This latter clause provoked much dis- cussion. The committes on judiciary rec- ommended that the clause be stricken out., Hili of Butler, Cliristy of Clay and Demp- ster opposed the recommendation of the committec. . The second section of the bill was stricken out, and the bill recommended for passage. Mr. Dillon offered the following resolu- tion, which, on moiion of Caldwell, went over until to-morrow : Whereas, It has been currently reported that abuses of a grave and serious nature exist in the management of the agricultural farm; that there is but little attention given to the education of the young and future farmers of this great staie; that the fund derived from the disposition of lands donated by the state for the use of the institution has been diverted from its proper channel, and has been used for other purposes than that for which it was intended; therefore be it Resolved, That a committee of seven be appointed 10 investigate these alleged ivreu- larities, with full power to sead for persons and papers and to administer oaths, Resolved, Thut this committee report as carly us practicable, Legislative Notes. LixcoLy, Neb, Jan, 23, —(Special to Tur Ber.)—It seems impossiblo for the legisla- ture to do any work on Saturday. It costs the mewmbers nothing to go home, and 3o many of them get excused that the hous does not care to press important measures in their absence. The report of the regents of the state uni- versity, giving an itemized aceount of their expenditur us called for by the of Mr. Rayner, was placed on the desks of the members this morning. 1t is quite a large volume and contains also a catalogue of the university aud other items of interest. Dempster's submission biil came near being last ou tho record a shurt time ago, A member asked for the list of il the bills on the gencral file, and Clerk Slaughter read over large number and the eager listencrs 1o cateh the exact place on the calendar oc- cupied by *No, 1" were greatly disappointed wlon the clerk stopped reading without naming the submission bill. Dempster was on bis feet in a moment demanding an cx- planation, Slaughter explained that he had not called them all yet; that there were others ‘‘passed over,” and ‘“‘waiting for amendments to be printed.” The bil was finally discovered and the minds of submis- sionists were greatly relieved. The proposition to submit a high license amendment takes the wind completely out of the sails of the submissiouists. The radi cals oppose such a movewent to s man evi- dently fearing it would receive the endorse ment of & majority of the people. The doubtful membors of the house wil! agree to submit the question in a dual form, but this will be violently opposed by the great body of the prohibitionists. The joint committess of the two houses on banking and currency will meet at the Wind- sor hotel on Tuesday evening to consider the numerous bills that have been introduced “for the regulation of banks and banking." They will auite likely adopt the good festures of each and report the measure as a “com- wittee bill." Two impertant matters will be settled this woek —the Douglas county contost eases and the submission quostion, ~ The former will likely come up on Wednesday, and “‘sub- mission’ will meet its fate on Thursday or Friday, Mr. Truesdell, of Thayer, was in his seat this morning for the first’ time in a week He has been absent attending the iliness and death of his mother Representative Wilcox was called to his home at MeCook by a telegram announcing the sorious illness of a member of his family Mr. Collins, of Cuming, has been absent, owing to sickness, the greater part of the session Mr, Gilehrist, of Box to be bound by the party caucus on the sub. mission question, says: ©I received 3,383 votes in my district, and so far only two of my supporters have written me on the sub mission question ; I wish theother 8,951 would write me so L may know how to vote, If I do not hear from them pretty soon I shall vote to suit myself,” There was a startling rumor flying around capitol a few days ago that Morrissoy was going to vote for “submission.’’ On be ing questionod the memper from Douglas ad mitted that he was, but explained that it 13 for the high license and not the prohibition amendment, The result of the Douglas county contest ses is for the time boing of more nterest pecially to the contesting parties, than even the question of submission. The committee is rapialy approaching the end of theirlabors. sport will be fild not later than Wednes- dao. In all probability there will be both a majority and minority report Attorney J. C. Barnard, of Omaha, is in the city. There is loud and long complaint _azainst the new manual because some of it has not been corrected. For instance, it gives the old apportionment. In the senate 137 bills have been intro- duced, and about 100 have been printed, The'senators generally foel relief at hav ing disposed of submission. Senator Church Howe came near going on record as a dodgor. Not being in the confi- denco of the manipulators of the submission bill, he did not know that it was to be pushed to a conclusion at once. He was visiting a staff officer when the final vote was moved, and it was only through the notice of a Butte, who rofused friend that he ot back in time to save his record. Ho breathes easier. T. J. Mahoney has returned to watch the Omaha election contest in the interest of the sitting members, "The senato did not convenoe until 4 o'clock to-day, but it counts cach member $ just the same. The Nesbitt committeo made a tour of the state oftices this afternoon, beginning with the governor's, and took data as to the num- ber of employes, their necessity and cost. It was found that some officcs were over- worked and others over supplied. Attorney Goneral Leese was treated the same as other ofticers. A report is expected this weels. THE TALK AT LINCOLN. May be Specht, Condon and O'Brie: Seated. Lrxcory, Neb., Jan. 28.—|Special Tele- gram to Tirk Bee.)—The house committec on elections will meot this afternoon, and expects to finish the hearing of the Omaha contest. Rumor has it that Specht, Condon and O Brien will got the soats of Morrissey, MeMillan and Fenno. This fs an assump: tion, however, that the returns of the two precinets already investigatod will be thrown out, Three precincts are yet to be can- vassed. The committee will probably omit counting the votes, The submissionists claim sixty-three votes in the house. The opponents allege a defec- tion of two submissionists. There is a move under way to call up submission this after- noon, substitute Lindsay’s senate bill for the house bill, and make it a special order. But few their s members of the house were in ts this forenoon. Chairman Cady, mmittee on privileges and elections, was busy this forenoon tabulating the re- turns of the vote in Douglas county for members of the legislature. e IOWA'S LAW SUSTAINED, An fmportant Decision of the United States ‘Supreme Court. ‘WAsHINGTON, Jan. 23.—The supreme court of the United States rendered an opinion in the case of P. C. Kimmish, plaintiff in error, vs. John J. Ball and Heary Tienkin, The case involves the constitutionality of the Iowa law making a person having in his pos- session in the state any Texas cattle which have been wintered north of the southern boundary of Kansas and Missouri liable for any damages that may accrue from allowing them to run at large, and thereby spread Texas fever. Two judges in the circuit court of the United States for the southern district were divided in opinion, and the case was sent here for final decision, with a record showing that the case had beon decided against the plaintiff on the ground that the Towa statute was an interference with inter- state commerce, and also in violation of the constitutional provision giving citizens of the several states all tho privileges and immu- nities of citizens of any state, The supreme court holds that the Iowa statute 1s not in conflict with the paramouut authority of congress to regulate inter-state commerce, It is unable to sec that the statute has any- thing to do with such commerce. The case, says, is not ono of restriction of commerce, but simple equity: that whoever permits dis- eascd cattle to run at large shall be liable for any damages occasioned thereby, and the entertains not the slightest doubt of the right of any state to enact such a statute. It further holds that as the citizens of Iowa are fiable under the statute the same as citizens of other states, there is no force in the ob- Jection that the law is contrary to the clause of the constitution granting ejual rights in the several states to all citizens of the United States. The opinion was by Judge Fietd. —— THE PONY BUCKED. An Obstinate Broncno Which Refused to Be Stolen. Erwoon, Neb., Jan. 23,—[Special to Tae Bee.|—This village has been stirfed into considerable excitement over the arrest of two horse thieves. Mr. Bailey, of Wallace, and a chap known as his hired man, came here Saturday, each bringing a saddle. They hung arouna the livery barns of Mr. Berry and 2. Hunter nearly all day, trying to got possession of a pony owned by the former. It happened that Mr. Biglow and C. A. Gel- letta, two insurance men, drove into town last July one day, left théir team and buggy at Berry's stable and never called for them afterwards, The outfit was finally advertised by Berry, put up at sheriff’s salo and bought in, subsequently one of the ponies was disposed of and on Suturday this man Baily, under pretense of wanting to hire the unimal, visited and loitered about the barn. Berry refused to let him have 1t, and started finally for a warrant to have him arreste The fellow then took advantage of Berry's absence, got the pony out and started off. He had not gone very far, how- ever, until the pony bucked and could not be induced to move, While thus stalled a con- stable put in an appearance and arrested Baily. He was tried and fined #4.50. Baily claimed that Biglow and Gillette bought the ponies of him, paid part cash and gave a mortgage for the balance, Will Join the Militia, The Omaba guards meet to-night and will probably decide as to whother or not they will go to New York to attend the one hun- dredth anniversary of Washington's in- augural, They have sbandoned the idea of a trip to Washington, because the pro- ccods of the late fair would not pay the expenses of the trip and the cost of tho uniforms, These are to consist of dark blue coats trimmed with black, pantaloons of a lighter shade with u heavy bear skin chakos and white cross belts and ammuni: tion pouches. They claim i the legislatura appropriate any- thing for them they will be able to make the trip to Now York, and hold that they are probably as much entitled 1o such assistance as any militia company in the state. The reason they ussign for not having enrolied as militia is that there was no appropristion for them when they organized, uud they further say that when there' is an appropriation available they will enroll as the Nebraska National guurds. Thoy now comprise be tween Sixty or soventy men. e A T The Weather Indications. Nebraska and Dakota: Fair, nearly sta- tionary temperature in eastern portious, colder in western portions, variable winds, Towa: Generally falr, nearly stationary tewperature, variable winds, THE OMAHA DAILY BEK: TUESDAY SOME MATTERS OF HISTORY. The Great Univoersity of Nebraska and Its Status. IT HAS BEEN HELPED. t It Ever Asks For More and Be- comes a Heavier Burden—Not What Tis Founders Intended. HOwW The State University. Since the adoption of the present constitu tion tho legislature has announced that the university funds wore a part of the funds of the state which cannot be drawn out, except as specifically appropriated by itself. After 1875 it was customery for the legislature at ench session on a necossarily superficial ex amination to appropriate so much of the balance on hand, and of the brobable incomo of these funds for the support of the univer sity as it deemed expedient, and permit the surplus to accumulate in the state treasury. Assuming the power to make specific appro priations implying the power of management and contrdl, the legislature has from timo to time by conditions attached to appropriation bills fixed salaries and established o distruc tive course of instruction, The regents be- lieved that the temporary funds of the univorsity were not sabject to specific ap- propriations by the legislature, They took the case before the supreme court of the state, but that body did not grant their demand. As a consequence from $30,000 to $100,000 has re- mained in the treasury unappropriated at each session of the legislature. Doubtloss the present legislature will be urged to allow the entire fund to pass to the control of the regents. incroasing the amount available for W0 years to come to about 8300,000. This is asum which the peopie of the stato ought to be made very certain is not misapplied to objects not cootemplated by law, or foreign to the purposes of a popular institution of learning. At the time when the university ganized, the state of Nebraska, then just ad- mitted to the union, was thinly settled and poor. The sum which was then raised by taxation, which had accumulated until it amounted to $53,000, was a large sum to divert from the pockets of the people for the purpose of founding & higher institution of learninz. But the policy of higher educ: tion found support among the leading cit zens of the state, aud men like Mr. Poppl ton, Mr. Morton, General Manderson and Governor Furnas supported it. And so the university was founded. Kightoen years have now passed. The fund received from taxation—first from a 1§ mill tax and now from a % mili tax—has grown from a few thousand dollars per year, in 1870, to about §50,000 a year at the present time. ' The uni- versity, which then must have money from taxation or forego its organization for ten or fifteen years, 18 now well established. From 1871 to the present time it has received in round numbers over §00,000, which large sum has come directly from the people of the state. It is not the profit on the rise of land during that time; 1t is a sum taken from the hard carnings of the people who work from day to day for their bread. It represents earnings, From some 20,000 which the university in 1871 had as an accumulated fund from sources other than taxation, its own uni- versity fund has jucreased year by year, until now it has reached (sec report for 1835-6) the following magnificent proportions : Interest on university lands sold...§11. Rental of university land: Interest on industrial college sold. . Rentalof industrial co! Interest on bouds in permanent fund Innds 2'0; Total biennial income of the uni- versity, other than taxation $63,040.94 The sum is now probably ineréasod to 10, 000 and it is growiug larger year by year. Here, then, is $35,00) a year from the funds of the university Iands, which is as certain of collection as the population and industries of the state are permanent and prosperous, Isit not about time to recall the words ut- tered by three prominent citizens of the state above named, who in the early days of the university gave addresses before the stud- ents, faculty and regents? Said Mr. J. Ster- ling Morton about the year 1872, in an ad- dress before the university: *“T'o maintain and energize it, we have endowed it with a landed estate equal to a kingdom.” That landed estate consists of 136,000 acres of land—90,000 acres 1in trust from con- gress for schools, relating to agriculture and the mechanic arts, and 46,000 acres of other lands for the endowment of the uni- versity, Like the common school lands of the state, this 136,000 acres was selected be- fore private settlers or railroad companies made their selections. They are the best landsjthroughout the state. ‘They are worth to-day from $7 and over up to perhaps 15 Assuming their value to be $10 per acre, they are worth to-day $1,860,000. Every acre ot this vast endowment will within five years from to-day be returning an income of at least 7_per cent, amounting to $100,600 per year, With such an 1ncome as this, placed beyond all possibility of failure, there is no possible need of further taxation of the peo- ple to support_the university. Every dollar heretofore taken from the pockets of the people for this purpose, will be a misappro- priation. Said General Manderson 1n his address in 1874: “The annual tax for school purposes in the United States is $95,000,000, The tax- payers who furnish this vast amount have rights which we must respect. They pay for universal education, * * * and the goverment that takes this money is bound to use the proper means to produce the desired end.” In addr the folow- ing year, 1 Mr. A. J. Poppleton said: “The right of taxation for the support of any institution of learning cannot be main- tained pt upon the chain of cause and effect —that the character of the citizen rests upon the schools in which he 1s taught. To take from the pockets of the people hard- earned money for the inculeation of theories gn to our governmental system, and autagonistic to the principles on which our political fubric is built, is simply robbery. Taxation for any purpose can only be de- fended so far as it is a tribute to the common safoty and welfare of socicty and the state.” Very different from these wise words from three eminent citizens of the state, belonging to the two great political parties of that day and of this, are the words of Chancellor Benton, who in his inaugural address Sep- tember 6, 1571, said: ‘“I'he most pressing want of our university is waut of money. The oldest universities are just as clamorous to-day for an increase of funds as those re contly founded. The state will find occasion from time to time to increase the revenues of the university by appropriations,” These are the words not of a practical man intent on a practical endl by practical means, but of the mere professional educator and theorist. They urva that appropriations from the taxpaycrsof the state for highor education are a continuous and everlasting necessity. On the contrary, it was in the mind of no practical vitizen that taxation for the support of the ‘udiversity was to con- tinue after the institution had fairly begun to realize from the sale of its owh lands. The time was then seen to be not distant, and iv has now come, when the university can be asked, without' danger of impairing its eMciency, t forego diving on the peoplo of tue state. The %ime has come when it should be asked to rely on its own very lib- eral endowment, which® yields it over £0,000 per year, There are now, as gvén in the cataloz for 185755, twenty-five! ehools in waich a specialty is made of the' preparation of stu- dents to enter the regular undergraduate clusses in the university. ‘The following ten towns have schools in which students are prepared to enter the freshman class: Alma, Beatrice, KEdgar, Fremont, Grand Island, Kearney, Lincoln, Nebraska City, Platts- mouth, and Tekamah, Fifteen towns schools in which students are preparc the second year of the Latin scliool, v Ashland, Columbus. Fairmont, ¥ricad, Gib. bon, Harvard, Hebron, McCook, North Loup, Ord, Red Cloud, Sutton, Tecumseh, Ulysse: and Wilber, Yet we hear nothing of au recommendation to give up the income from taxation —$04,000 —which the university con- tinues to draw every two years from the pockets of the people to support a school. more than one-half of whose students now come frow Lincoln to pursue art, wusic and other miscellaneous subjects which 1t is not at all proper for the state to provide at the expense of the people from taxation have Io bis report for 1874, Chancellor Beaton said: “Iv suould be the policy of the 1839, 20, s to realizo as 80on as possiblo come from the saleor lease of lands of university, and thas lighlen the burden of taxation.”” Now that the income from the land of the university amounts to more than $30,000 a yoar, what is to hinder the inaugu ration of this policy! What possible sense is thore for any further delay! It is safo to say that the university itself—embracing the undergraduate course, the chemical labor: tory, and the mdustrial a*hooi, could alon with £50,000 a year--833,000 from its own resources, and the remaining &7,000 from taxation, and that in three or four years from now taxation for the sup port of the institution on its present basis could cease altogether, All that is needed to accomplish this result is that the suy JANUARY rogr the fluous departments-—the lutin sch the specini course, and the art nd musical schools should bo closed up, and students in those branches be compeiled to go whero they ought to be RoIng 10w, to the union schools of the state, and to private teachers for instruction in music and the fine arts, The example of Michigan might be followed with propriety and profit. In the early days of the uni any ovided termed versity of Michigan, before there we union schools thought of, the state i three or four schools which were Sbranches of the university,” But those were discontinued more than ars ago. Since that tine students have obtained their preparation, first at do nominational and private schools, and later at the union schools, which hive courses proparatory to the freshinen classes of the university. The university itself has nover apened 1ts doors to preparatory students in any case—much less to studénts in the ne. comphishments of socisty. Its funds been devoted solely to the higuer studies in the collegiate course, to the maiatenance of law and medical schools, and to advanced study in chemistry aud the mechanic avts, The present governor of Michigan in his re cent message recommends strongly a very ma- reduction in the sum raised by taxation for the maintenance of the university. The legislature of Nebraska should not loso one day in cutting off supplies for the university *'high school,” and the school of music and the fine arts. By this policy the university would have a most ample sum for the main. tenance and expansion of the university, the industrial college, and the chemical courses. With the 200 students now engazed in the studies of the Latin school and of music and the arts, forced to scok iustruction else- where, there would be ample room in the present buildings, and muuificent means at command for the work which it is the pecu- liar, and ouly proper province of the uni- versity to do. “The large sum now raised by taxation could ve refunded to them, and re lieve them further from bearing what is be- licved to be an_unconstitutiot burden. There were in 1571, 130 students, of whou eight were regulars and 110 were in the Latin school. Of the whole, eighty-four were from Liucoln and thirty from other points in Nebraska. The buildimg then but just completed was declared by the regents “de fective, the roof leaky, the foundations inse cure and the heating arrangements bad. 1°rom that time till now, the regents have never made a report in which the same com plaint has not been mude, althoug some $20,000 has been spent dur ing the last sixteen years in @ vain endeavor to patch it up'and render it habit- able for the time being. The total income of the university was: University fund ... teeen 820,431 Received from taxation.. . ... ... 3,000 In I5i2the total veccipts were $5,330.50, nd the disbursements 37,073 Ther were in that year 123 stud twenty-six were in the regular seven 1n the Latin school. Of th ight were from Lincoln, fifty-five from rest of the state, and seven from other the states. The total of 'salarics paid was 15, 002,79, Tor regents expenses $1,810 was paid and 220 for travelling expensos of the chan cellor and professors. he roof was still leaky, and $5,500 was paid for repairs on the foundation of the building. In 1873 there were ninety-eicht students— twenty-cight collegiate, and severfty in the Latin school. Of these there were forty-thre from Lincoln, forty-seven from other parts of the state and cight from abroad. The total receips were 856, 134,44 the expenditures The agricultural farm of 320 acres, s to become the source of constant and anxiety. was bougnt at a cost of £30 per acre, $17,600: $3,300 was paid for im- plements to'make a beginning. The repairs on the foundation of the coliege building cost $5,072.23. In 1573, $16,552.50 was paid in sal- aries. In 1874 there were 144 students, of whom forty-ne were from Lincoln, fifty-six from other parts of the state, and eleven from other states. There were twelve in the reg- ular course, sixty-nine in the Latin scuool, forty-eight in the irregular (university course, so called) and fifteen in the agricul- tural school. The salaries paid awounted to $10,46¢ In 1875 the whole attendance was 20027 in the regular course, 136 in the Latin school, 21 irregular students and 16 in the agricultural school. Of the total num- ber 117 were from Lincoln and 83 from the state at large. Nearly one-half of the cata- logue is devoted to the agricultural depart- ment, and the professor deseribes the live stock as consisting of 4 bulls and 4 heif with 24 swine and some poultry. The penditures on the colleg $7 ox- farm were §7,200. Of the sums paid out there were for 2 teamns, $600; S head of thoroughbred cattle, $550; 1 horse $150; 1 bugypy, $130: stock scales, $150, and soon. The total disbursements for the university were $20.746.19. There were re- ceived from county treasurers (stal $38,730.12, The expense of educating pupil was §74, about $0,000 being devoted the education of Lincoln youth in the unive sity high school known as the Latin course. In place of the X mill tax, a % mill tax was recommended, yielding 27,750 instead of $18,500. In 1876 the total disbursements were £20,- 899.75; the disbursements were $23,650.10 for 1877 and $25,064.43 for 1875, Citizens of Lin- coln contributed £6,000 towards repairing the foundations of the building, and the regents expended $2,946 in repairs on the roof. t'or two years very little had been done on the farm not looking to immediate profit. The cost to the state for maintaining the farm amount had been 23,000, be large originally paid forit. A differcut manage- ment, the regonts say, is reqauired, but they were at sea concerning what it shouid be. *Ietter discharge the superintendent,sell the stock and farming utensils, aud the farm itself,” they declare, unless the farm can be used for purposes of cducation instead of able raising of crons to be sold, Thece were in 1579-80 disburse monts on account of the model farm of §13,034, including $3,000 appropriated by the state. ‘The tetal sales of produce and stock for the farm was still run for profit—was $3,020.21. The oxpenses of the unigersity for 1879 were §24,105.50 and for 1530 $25, 141,20, In the year 1851-52 we first begin to have a clear statement of the sources and amount of the income of the university. From this time on our tablo and expenditur mouey as follows : State tax.....,... Tntorest on university land. Lease of university land. .. Matriculation fees merely for the prof hows the items of income received The regents v BTO,018.11 Totaliooeossnes e The expenditures wero for 153051 §25,- and for 1881-83 &2),137.63, a totul of )12, There were asked for repairs, of wiiich the building is_deelared to be *'sorely in need,” the sum of $5,000. Awong other things, the roof should bo replaced with o new ofie, ‘The regents now first complain of the policy of the legislature in controlliug expenditires, The legislature “limite uot only in wmount, but as o the miunc disbursiug the appropriations.” 7The Latin school, 100, now began to be asource of anxicty to the regents. They, however, de- claro that *until oetter facilitics afforded in public schools of the st or preparatory iustitutions arve established, the regents sco uo way of dispensing withi 351 that school. The preparatory students rep rosent directly tiie taxpayers who contiibute to the maintenance of the institution.” They do not seo fit to state that ihe preparatory school—the Latin school, so-callod—is filled almost exclusively by studeats from Linvols In the Latin school, for instance, there wer the following for the ycars named IN THE LATIN SCILC From The State Other Lincoln. at [ . Blate 1888-4 93 i 5 1834 5 5 15367, ~ 18578 o ceeaDl 1 ALY AND NUSIC 18567, e A 19 - 1557 8 . 0 3 - There were in thoss five years 251 students in the Latin school from Lincoln, 219 from otuer parts of the state and 25 from ot states. There were from 1550 10 1535 145 stu- dents in art and music from lincols, and 42 from the state ut large. Notwithstanding the siralghtened ndi- yme in- | tion of the finances, the rogonts sk that & | college of law and & college of medicine o established, and without any appropriation from tho state they procecded to establish a “collogo of medi a couple of years later, with results which wo shail see, In the catalogue of 188384 wo find the names of seventeen “medical professors,” embracing | departments of medicine of three dif- erent schools, and fifty-two students are resented to be in attendance, and 55 in year following, Tho traveling expenses of the medical professors were allowed, amounting to about 2,000 a yoear. The stu dents of the university in 1578 numbered 80, distributed as follows (there were r only 312): Literary 47. Latin schoc general students 85, industrial collogo 23, medical 59, music 25. The income for the two yoars was 107,834 bout two-thirds of which came from the pockets of the peo ple in the shape of the three-elghths mill tax Lincoln had 171 students in _the university in special _studies and the rest of the state had 27, and in the conseavatory of music there were 44, while only 6 came from other parts of the state. S, K. Thompson and Harry Culbertson resigned their chairs at the request of the regents, and P Suvage was appointed superintendent of the | farm. Undor the dircction of the regents he | disposod of the superfiuous siock on hand at | | | iction, An_inveatory of tne personal property on the farm shows the following ams, $2,145; cattle, $8.518; swine, {13 bees, &5: poultry, $10; implements, %0 produce, $85%; boarding department, 350 meterological §0-u total of $12,60 T 1834 thore was o total of 872 70 in the literary department, Latin scnool, 27 specials, 93 in tho scliool fine arts, ane 55 1n the “eolle of medicine. The fsllowing shows the income for 188384 apparatus, students 156 in the of Balance on hand Novembe Received state taxes. ..., Interest on eudowment lands 8o Rental for endowment land Intereston permanent inv PURAVTIET Matriculation fe stinent 425,00 i disbursements.... Tot Balance on hand Novembe In 1885 there wore twelve medical profes sors, Of the 337 students in attendauce, 171 were from Lincoln, 118 from other parts of the state, and 48 from other states —more than onc-half of the entire number being from Lincoln. Of the 56art and musicai stedents 40 were from Lancoln and 16 from other parts of the state. Of the 401 students in 1886, thero were in the literary department 120, in the Latin school 143, in art and music 96, in spesial studies 23, and in medicine 19, Of the total numl 1lor more than one-half were from Lincoln. Tne last catalogue, juse is sued for 135758, shows an aggrosate of 406 students —130 of whom are pursuing litera ture; science and the arts, 14 in the indus trinl college, 140 in the Latin school, and 119 in the school of the fine arts, Of this cnt number, 200 or more than onc-half are residents of Lincoln, 179 are from other parts of Nebraska and 49 are from other states, The regents engaged in the erec tion of three buildings—the chemical laboratory an pense of 80,000, the in dustrial college costing £50,000 and the ar- mory and gymnasium, which has cost thus far "$30,000, and nedds a large sum to com plete and furnish it In the years 153556 tie foliowing shows the condition of the Balance in treasury...............$ Received from state taxes., 8 Intevest on university lunds Sold Rental of university lauds, Interest on industrial college sold. . Total .. Sriga disbursements.. Balance due Nove The % mill tax w The % mill tax was for 1387 From ninth biennial report of the bo: hich just been issucd THE CLASH IN THE CABINET, Rumor That Either Bayard or Whit- noy Will Resign. A PRETTY STATE OF AFFAIRS, The at Loggerheads Samoan Complica- Interview With enther, Departments Over the tons—An Congressman G State and Navy at Outs, NEw York, Jan. 25, —[Special Telogram to Tis Beg.|—The World's Washington special says: The announcements made Saturday have awakenod the oficial conters of Wash mgton to asense of the strained relations betweon the state and navy departments arising out of the differonce of views as to the proper course to bo pursucd by the gov ornment in the Samosn affair. The publica tion to-day of tho correspondence botwoen Secretary Whitney and Representative Her bert, which has beon made the velicle of in formation tnat the policy of unlimited pa tienco pursued by the state dopartment was not concurred in by the nuvy department can be interproted only m one way, 1t was not in Secrotary Whitney's naturo to sit in active and silent and have the departiment charged with & share of the biamo for a policy which he, in the councils of the governuient, strenously opposed. A rumo is curront here that either Whitney or 1ay ard will resign in the next fow days, the report even going so far as to say thav the resignation has already beon offered the president, While it is not known that these rumors have any founda tion in fact, the present strained condition of affairs in the cabinet is undoubtedly tho cause of thoir circulation, and the develop. ments of the next fow days will be watehed with unusual interest A member of the scnate foreign rolations committee said to your correspondent “Whitney had good reason to chafe under the inaction of the state departm letter was just such as a man of his tempy ment would have written under the circum stances, As he says, ho did not want his department_kicked, ‘80 ho wrote to Bayard and asked him w indicate the policy to be pursued under the circumstances, Bayard could nov answer this question, and Whituey was referred to congress, when what pur ported to be the entire carresnondence was sent to the senate. Why didn’t Bayard sond Whitney's letter! Because it reflected on the stite department, presumably, There was cortainly no excuse for not sub mitting it, for Whitney's lotter trans mit Kimberly's mstructions was sent along with the other papers. Nobody can blame Whitney for doing it, but I huve no doubt s reference to this letter in his com munication to Chairman Herbert,of the house forcign afairs committee, was simply in tended to draw the inquiry that resulted in the publication of the lctter. The wholo affair puts Whitney in an excellent light be forc the people, even though it may not re flect much credit on Bayard." “The question has been asked wha titude of our German-American —citizens would be in ease war broke out between the United States and Germany, The real sen timent of this portion of American citizen ship on the subject of our present relations th the German government touching the Samoan islunds is a matter of considerable interest and speculation. The German min the at ister in Wushington is taking great pains to find out, through the German-American press, other available neans, thoe German-American sentiment in | the premi Tho crmans in this country arc generally admitted, in ordinary matters not involving absolute hostility to the fatherland, to be > s American as the Americans themselves, but how they would feel and how they would fight if their adopted country and the land of are comy lowing tables, which will show t condition of the university from December 1, 1955, to November 30, 1850 ¢ Balance in treasury Dec. 1, 1886, . $173,438.04 Received stato t Interest on bonds....... 10.170.74 2,070.00 Int. on university lands sold .. i s o RN Int. on university lands 16830 ... ... ... 12,260.60 Int. on industrial lands sold 14.231.91 Rental of industrial faads 23 10.02 e §169,155.65 Total. o0 Transferred (o burse genoral f Warrants redecn reim nd.. Balance on hand. ., $ 50,120, The following shows the estimated rev. nues for the two years from No 1555, to December 1, 15%0 1 on hand Nov. 30, 1358 ate tax for 1888, State tax for 1850....... 137,250.00 Rentals and interest on uni- ands sold, $20,000 Rentals and interest on in dustrial lands sold....... 10,000 —— 60,0000 Delinquent iut. and rental 000,00 Intercst on bonds in - permanent fund #3,000.00 1,335.00 200.00 Fees on hand Nov. 30.......0 Facs collected in two years. Total .... Probable loss on colle Pay . £10,000.00 4TS $04.475.70 svenue 155,56 available The régents ask that tho over this entire sum 10 th cording to their own best judgement, as well a8 the interest on the permancnt fund of the ud the proceeds of lands paars rrom the present report that ow ten schools in the state in aration is complete for the uni- nd fifteon in which students can 1o enter the second y of the lal ation. OF STUDENTS, versity, propar school without propa THE LOCATIC -ci o B 5 2| & K z ! gl g 2 : e 2| £ | 5 21 a g | il | B 51 100 1530 1415 1831 | 125 A 1882.... 112 1 1553 K 17 5 1881 110 1885,... 118/ 31 1880..00enee 1541 1857 A 175 T b | 179 Potal" 108 el 1510 4785 KECEIPTS AND 1§ RSEMENTS 18778 187950 1851 1508 4 18354 15575 19559 Crockery Doale . Cuicaco, Jan %, -George W. Bohner & Co., dealers in glasswave and crockery, made a voluntary assignment to-day. Liabilities, $42,000; assets tho same, their birth should be placed face to face in battle array, is yet an unsolved problem, It would be an_entirely new situation and an experiment Which Bas neve been tried Many Germans left their native land to escapa the iron rule of Bismarck and came 10 the United States for the benefit of a freor, asier life and government. The conseript laws of Germany to them made life almost unendurable there. When it was only -to protect them from the claims und grasp of the iron chancellor that the United Statcs government would interfere in their bohalf, 1t was easy for them to choose butween ono government and one country and another, but it would be an entirely different case if they were asked to go on board of a United States man-of-war, to shoulder a musket, go into the field in front of u German army and blaze ut their brothers and ecousius whom they left behind in the old.country. Congressman ¢ of Wisconsin, is the most prominent representative Germin Anierican in congress. He has no hesitation in declaring for the United States against Germany, all along the line, in war as well s in peace. ““There is going o be no wur between Germany and the United States, aid Guenther o your correspondent to-day The countries are too far apart to make i fight possible. A battle botween tho intib itants of Mars and Jupiter would be as feas ible and pretty nearly as possible. No hos tile shot will ever bo exchanged in Samoan waters or elsewhere between tho mon-of-w sent there by Bismarck and Uncle Sar American citizens of Gorman birth and G man descent know as well as any other cluss of American citizens where their duties bo- loni. We will work for our country in time of peace and fight for it in time of war.” A Call For Documents, WasiniNGTON, Jan. 25.—In the house to day, Representative Ford of Michigan of fered for ¢ to the committee on for- eign affairs the following preamble and reso lution Whereas, R Consul Blackl retary of state, and sy Vice cont dispatehes from % of Apia, Samoa, to U seounts in the public press, have conveyed intelligence of great in- dignities offered by the representatives of Gormany o Amorican citizens and American interests in Sum and Whereas, In the corvespondence trans- mitted by the president to 2, 1588 touching our rights in pears a letter from the secr 1o the British and rman ministers asking the permission of their governments to make public the joint protocots of the Samoa con- ference, held betwcen said secretary und saul ministers in the summer of 1887, which permission was refused; wnd Whercas, 1t is alleged that the publication of tho protocols would show that Germany had violated the treaty rights and obligi tions solomnly entered into with the United St % therefore be it olved, By the house of repres tives, That the sccretary of state be r quested 1o transmit to the house of ull such protocols, and memoranda pro: 2 not incomputi- ceedings of ble with publ A Talk by Mrs. Colby. 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