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Newspaper
Sidney Telegraph
Location
Sidney, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1897
Page
6
Local government reports show many bills recommended for passage in both houses but few definite acts. The General Appropriation Bill stands out, with optimism for swift action, while other measures await committee hearings and floor votes.
The Nebraska Senate moved forward the Trans Mississippi exposition bill, advancing it to head of the general file with a tight vote margin. Debates centered on financing, with amendments limiting per diem allowances and tying appropriations to stockholder payments. The chamber also passed several local measures and reviewed the Lincoln charter, while committees prepared for further action on pending bills.
The Nebraska House reviews big general expense appropriation bills for state officers boards and institutions. Bills cover prison labor savings and fish commission funding, with debates on the timing, amendments, and potential adjournment as legislators compare progress to two years ago.
Robert G. Blaine, brother of the late James G. Blaine, died last night at his residence in this city. He was 65, survived by a widow and six children, and had resided here for years. He had for some time been employed in an executive capacity.
Senator Tuamy rejected a press censorship bill drawn at Bufinto and refused to name the sender. The measure would establish general press censorship and Tuamy expressed disapproval by returning it. The other item notes Springfield reports Chicago drainage board probe over $31,000,000 spent on the great drainage copal.
The Lincoln Journal reports Nebraska faces slow national appointments as the president delays nominations for days before the extra session. Nebraskans expect few consular posts and likely no high offices. U. S. Marshal post courts contention among Thurston allies. Judge Greene and others settle in as officials delay fill for weeks.
The Nebraska state board of transportation agreed to review local corn rates after Lancaster county farmer L. L. Hile filed a complaint alleging all roads charged unreasonable local rates. The board notified railroads to answer within ten days, aiming to investigate and possibly curb local rates to support production. The action follows efforts to lower through rates as farmers burn corn due to shipping costs.
Washington dispatch reports retiring Secretary of Agriculture J Sterling Morton was honored at a two hour farewell reception at the Ebbitt House with nearly all department officials and their wives in attendance. New Secretary Wilson of Iowa, Deputy Secretary Dabney, and Mr. Bingham of Ohio attended amid about 500 callers and a cold collation served in the dining room.
The Nebraska case against J W Arga bright ended with a first degree murder verdict after four hours deliberation and a sentence of life imprisonment. Judge Letton oversaw a thorough trial with both sides well argued and the prior trial two years ago yielding manslaughter and ten years. E C Usher of Fremont, who had lived there thirty nine years, died last week.
Willie's Nebraskan notes that C. N. Moardman of South Dakota is considered for the collector post but predicts the elección will go to a Nebraskan. The Nebraska district covers Nebraska and the two Dakotas and contributes a large share of revenue, with receipts typically around 1,000,000 annually, up from 627,000 last year.
A committee of the whole panel weighs radical cuts to salaries. The comparison pits the 18095 appropriation against the 1897 plan, signaling significant reductions under consideration.
In the general appropriation debate the house spent most of a day, with only one cut in the finance committee’s recommendations. Items to fund water works plants at the Geneva industrial school and at the Nebraska institute for the blind were added, as city water charges were deemed excessive. An $800 medical attendance item for the Nebraska City Institute for the Blind was cut after Roddy argued the amount far exceeds necessity. A 1895 comparison of current expenses and committee-passed figures follows.
Washington special reports Representatives Strode and Mercer, the only Republican Nebraska delegates in the House, will demand consultation with Senator Thurston on federal office appointments in their districts. Thurston has reportedly prepared a slate for marshal, district attorney, and collector of internal revenue and aims to push his picks without delegation agreement. A strong protest to the president by Nebraska’s congressmen is deemed necessary to block this plan.
Nelson dispatch reports Congressman Sutherland left for Washington with about 200 locals from Washington town guiding him to Rock Island depot. Led by the silver corner band, he spoke from a chair thanking residents for friendly support and urged voters to set aside party lines in the tariff debate. Community wishes him wisdom.
The secretary of state lists incorporators James E. Moore L F Wakefield I A Seaman Donald Mclean and M E F Harrington for Sioux City and Western railway company with capital stock $5,000,000. Road to run from O Neill Frost county east to Sioux county west passing through Jolt Rock Brown Cherry Sheridan Box Butte Dawes and Sioux counties.
Miss Abbie Keating of Columbus, daughter of Thomas Keating, has been selected as one of the teachers at the Beatrice Institute for the Feeble Minded, reflecting a notable local recognition of her qualifications and service.
Washington correspondents report Major McKinley will require state Republican delegations to agree on candidates before presenting names to him for approval. Nebraska’s House delegation will hold few offices, while Senator Thurston and his network will name the remaining nine-tenths of posts.
Obscurely preserved Lincoln car, built in 1864 for Abraham Lincoln, sits neglected in Oman yard. The article details its design, luxurious interior, bullet proof construction, and its use during the Civil War era, including its role as Lincoln's office and funeral train car. It notes ownership by Union Pacific, purchase by T. C. Durant, and plans to feature the relic at fairs and expositions.
The Columbian bell from Chicago's parliament of religions may be moved to Jerusalem to ring on Christmas Eve 1890. The proposal links the Holy Land by cable to Christendom so the 1900th anniversary of Christ's birth is celebrated simultaneously worldwide.
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