The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-14
TOTAL IS ONLY SL8e6,e59.
ALL ESTIMATES OF NEEDS OFF THE
STATE INSTITUTIONS WE'RE
CLOSELY CROPPED.
THERE Is NO FOURTH HOSPITAL,
Committee Neglected to Include Any
Appropriate ON for Such an Insti-
tuition Wherever Located.

NO~ O0AAg
legislative committee on appropriations
has prepared an omnibus appropria-
ton bill somewhat smaller In it's ag-
gregate than the bill of two years ago,
which in turn pared down the limit Of
1898 slightly
Senator Wyman presented the bill in
that branch yesterday afternoon and
1t was made a special order for tomor
row afternoon.
In comparison with the omnibus bill
Of 1895, which conveyed $500, 465, and
that of $685. which conveyed $1,927,320,
it will be noticed that the present bill
shows a decrease, but If the legisla-
ture continues in it's line of economy,
the total appropriations Of this session
will be considerably less than for the
two preceding sessions. The total ap-
preparations for the legislature of 1898,
including the general appropriations,
amounted to $2,413, 23875, while the
appropriations for the session of 1895,
including the general appropriation bill,
amounted to $2,2S4, 1929, but, as $780,
600 of that amount was to pay state
bonds, it should be deducted, which
would leave the total appropriation for
the conduct of the affairs of the state
for the session of 1896 81, 534 1929, or
about $125,000 more than the session
Of 1893.
Comparing these two sessions with
1897 the present bill carries an appro-
pr1ation of 81, 1895, 959, to which must be
added the appropriations made by the
Legislature up to the present date $780,
GOO, of which $40 900 was for legisla-
tive expenses. Smaller appropriations
aggregated $10,0 900 more, making a sum
total of appropriations up to date, in
Guiding the general appropriation bill,
of $2,04S, 959. This leaves it still behind
q 10, ion, oh
$500, GOO, as there are but few bills now
before either house conveying an APP
preparation. In all probability, there
fore, the sum total referred to will not
be very much increased.
The committee has given particular
attention to Incorporating in the gen
eral appropriation bill all the pending
bills in both houses conveying appro-
priations so as to reduce the outside
appropriations to the minimum. The
! hardest cut on appropriations asked
this year was that for new buildings,
as new enterprises received but small
consideration from the committee.
While the bill of 1895 conveyed $685.
600 on new buildings, the bill Of this
session conveys but $317 900 for new
buildings, $211 900 of which goes to the
insane hospitals. This leaves but $685.
600 for all other new buildings.
The items for two new buildings
Minneapolis being for $4,000 each were
stricken out as we'll as for the two
new buildings asked by the regents for
| the agricultural college. But the COM
! mittee has pleased the farmers by al
! lowing the new dormitory for girls.
at the agricultural college $4,000 and
has provided for the establishment Of
the cOeducational feature of that
school, which has been demanded by
the grangers and the various farmers
associations of the state for many
years. The building asked for at Fart
| bault for the detectives to cost $50 001
was also stricken out by the commit
tee, as were all the buildings asked for
by normal schools with the exception
of an appropriation for the completion
of the new wing at ST Cloud now in
process Of erection.
The committee allowed $4,000 for the
beginning of a foundation at Duluth
for it's normal school, provided for by
the act of 1895, and it is made availa-
BILE in 1899. This is the only act of the
committee which is being opposed or
criticised. The representatives from
Duluth think that the amount should
have been larger.
The largest item in the bill is for the
care of the insane, as 1T conveys $472,
900 for the running expenses of the hos
pitals which is in addition to 1911, 600
of standing appropriations granted an
nually. This added to the $211, 900 for
new buildings, makes nearly One-half
of the bill. On account of a disagree
ment arising between Anoka and Hast
ings they are both left out in the cold.
Observation-Disclosures in salaries of su-
preme and circuit judges, $50 1926 Is; contin
| gent expenses supreme court, $3.50; deputy
! insurance commissioner salary, 1922 printing
and advertising legislature and several de-
/ partments. $45 900; stationery of above IS 900;
wolf bounties. S. 900; burial soldiers and sail
ors. 81, 900; sherffs conveying prisoners to
| state prison. 5000: governors contingent ex-
| penses, 81 coo; state census 1895, $1277; cur
! rent expense university, 1898. $40 600; current
! expense university 1899, $4,000: Winona
! Normal school 81 400. Mankato Normal school
! IS 0C0: ST. Cloud Normal, s. 500: publication of
! proposed constitutional amendments $500;
! legislative expenses, $1,000
| Miscellaneous Appropriations-Curin title
! to lands held by state. $3.50; Minnesota colored
! people, Nashville exposition, $500; attorney
! generals contingent fund, $500; publishing
/ laws of 1897 in newspapers $40 600.
The extraordinary allowances for the state
| university include the following:
To cover deficiency In current expenses,
/ 0000 for each two years: repairs on the
! campus 81, 900; improvements in the electric
| engineering department went 100000 medi-
i cal college equipment. $4,000; for the pur-
! chase of books IS. 600 for each of two years;
heating and lighting plant for the agricult-
ural college SIS. 600; dormitOry for girls at the
! agricultural college, s25 600.
For extraordinary improvements and re-
pairs the appropriations for each year are:
/ ST. Peter hospital, s., 500; Rochester hos
| pital s. 800; Fergus Falls hospital $500;
soldiers home. $500; school fer blind, $500;
school for feeble minded, 8, 500; state public
/ schoo' 81, 600; school for deaf 81 900; state
training school, $500; state reformatory,
i 81 GOO; state prison, ST.
! This makes a total of $40 100 per year for
| repairs, or 200 for the two years.
! Miscellaneous General Appropriations for
| Year 1S9S-Examining and appraising state
/ lands scaling pine timber inspecting out
/ put of iron ore, ETC., $4,000; examining and
| selecting swamp lands for state institutions,
| $4,000; fees, registers. and receivers, federal
| land offices, for making abstracts Of final
! entries of public lands for taxation, $500; fees
1 of referees of district courts, $500, costs OF
! suits instituted by attorney general. s., 600;
/ acquisitions and rewards for detecting Grim
! inals 81 COO sheriff's conveying prisoners to
4 state prison and reformatory, Sc, SEQ; addition
/ al allowance contingent expenses supreme
/ court $3.50; railroad and warehouse comm's
/ sion, for the prosecution of violators OF the
| law 81 500; mileage and per diem state board
| of equalization. s25 additional allowance con-
I tingent expenses. state auditor and land COM
! miss.oner's department. $500; extra land clerk
| in state auditors Office, 81 700; extra auditors
/ clerk in state auditors Office, S1.G00; salary,
/ state librarian assistant, 5000; extra janitors,
/ state house, N,6O0; additional salary, engineer
! state house, 5000: repairs state capitol $4,000;
| fuel, light, water etc, state capitol, $4,5OO;
| rent, telephone instruments. $3.50; payment
/ wolf bounties. $1,000; forest preservation,
! $5,000 state park, Dalles. 81. Croix, $1,000;
! soldiers monument, Hillsdale cemetery Min
| neapolis, $500; improvement, camp grounds,
Lake City, $500; purchase, Minnesota report,
| SO 400; printing and binding for state de-
| partments, $40 600; stationery for state de-
partments and paper for public printing,
$1,000; printing 10, 900 copies educational laws,
| 500; revising and codifying school laws, 500;
printing proceedings, state educational asso-
citation, $4OO; payment eXpressage and ex
| change remitfances county treaSurerS to state