St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-04-19
ECONOMY FAILED.
Appropriation Bill Climbed
Over the Heads Of the
Refopmers.
SENATOR STEVENS SAID
1t Is $500,C00 Higher Than
Promised in Party Plat
forms.
SENATOR STEVENS SAID
THE MEAT INSPECTION BILL
Recommended for Indefinite
Postponement by Senate
Judiciary Committee. =.

eral appropriation bill and has SUD-
! stituted the senate measure for that
of the house, except the part down
| to the enacting clause. This will
place the house bill upon its third
reading, when it comes up in the
senate, as amended by this body.
The third reading of the measure
Will send it to the house for con-
currence in amendments. It is prob
| able that the measure will be gotten
| cut of the way today, unless there
should be a hitch over amendments.
| The bill makes a considerable in
crease over the appropriations Of
two years ago, after that measure
had been pruned by the governor by
vetoes. In addition to this there are
number of appropriation bills still
i pending, some of which have passed
the house and already recon-
| mended by senate committees to
! pass, that will make a mach larger
aggregate. The bills will make con-
! siderable more than 100000 greater
aggregate than the appropriations
Of two years ago. This does not
take in consideration the fat that
| appropriations were made two years
ago that became fixed charges and
were not included IN the appropria-
| ton bill this year, because they have
been provided for. When all the
facts are considered the appvopria-
tons this year are way beyond the
appropriations of the previous legis-
lature. In other words the expenses
OF the state will be much larger for
| the coming two years than for the
past two years.
The senate made amendments that
increase the bill as Introduced S61 =
600 and make deductions of $17,1O0
or a net gain of S43, 800 The items
of increase include $35 00G tor an in
ebriate department f1r 'che Roches-
ter hospital. The item0 deducted are
$1,000 20 pay VIM. A Zones for legal
| services in suit against Uri Lamp
rey by the state and two items for
publishing the geological and nat
uraI history reports, one of $9,100
and the other $1,000 The bill makes
a liberal additional allowance for
the running expenses OF various
state institutions n addition to the
standing appropria tons and also
liberal allowance for improvements
Senator Sheehan occupied the chair
ait the morning shifting, the senate
being in committee of the whole.
| The appropriation bill was read with
a view of ascerEaining the views of
senators upon the various provisions
| of the bill, and a large number Of
| amendments were suggested Sen
7ator Wyman discussed the fea lures
of the bill and answered many
| questions AS Senator Stevens said
| he seemed Ito be the best-poSted
man in the state upon the needs
and workings of the various de-
| paIitments. He stated that the gen.
eral appropriation bill of two years
ago provided for s2,014,OOO. This
one provides for 81 1928, 1874. There
are already either appropriation bills
amounting to $722,014 with other
! pending bills. The standing appro-
| priationS amount ito about 81 JOG, 900
| a year, OF double THAT for two years.
| The expenses of the state amount
to about s2,545, 900 annually. He
| Thought it possible that the state
may get along with a tax of one
mill and five-tenlhhs, but Gflat would
leave the treasury depleted. 1t
would be safer to make the levy
| n 70, Of Ut VI, !,
rate named. He gave as reason
| for this that the valuation in city
property would fall short of the
past year by about % per cent.
The items for public printing
brought down amathemas from a
number of senators who wanted a
TIGHT REIN
| held upon the public printer, who
lit was said had a way of going
| along with the publication of a re-
port of the geological survey and
such things and then bringing in
large bills for work done. There
was sentiment in favor of calling
q halt in such methods. Senator
Wyman said the committee was an
CRY when it saw bills for publishing
volumes Of the geological and ma.
tural history survey, which was ap-
parently authorized by an old law
butt had mott been ordered. The
committee had prepared a bill, and
which had passed, prohibiting any
further publication of such reports
Senator Stevens moved TO cut out
the appropriation of $1,000 and 81 ,00t
for such reports, and said the fac
that such work had been done with.
out authority of flaw should be made
an example and tine matter left
Ito stand as a monument Of rebuke
to such methods.
Senator Wynan said the com.
mfttee would be tickled Ito death i
the senate could find way to strike
the items out.
Senator Stevens suggested sthaS
the printer knew the law and came
in with a bill for something tina
was not authorized. The two items
were stricken out at the evening
session.
Senator Ozmun moved to cut thu
| appropriation for the state auditor.
to $4,000 and arked a number o.
questions on the Items for that Office
when Senator Hodge was defending
the original appropriation. One O.
the items for this sffjce was for pine
land cruisers.
Senator Lloyd suggested that az
1T was the evident policy of the state
to sell no pine for the rext two years
there would be no need for an extra
appropria zion for pine land cruisers
Senator Ozmun Withdrew his
amendment.
Senator Howard offered an amend.
ment cutting down the appropriation
for publishing the laws in newspa-
pers $4,000. but the idea was not car
ried into effect.
Senator Heneman suggested that