Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-06-09

tuen, Dut all the conferences Wn1Cn
were held to draw the lines closer on
appropriations did not result In keep
ing the total below SIC. 000. 900. The tax
levy adopted after mature elaboration
and much figuring carries So. 800. 900 for
the two years, Of which 81. coo. 900 il for
1897, $500 900 for 1898 for general rev.
enue purposes and 81. 000. 900 q year for
school purposes.
Following is a synopsis Of all the bills
which passed:
APPRoPR1Asiox BIL1A
Purposes for which . Largo Amount Of
Money Il Given.
The total appropriations. as nearly n
they have been figured out. aggregate
81. 226 900 for the two years, but the ON
cial statement has not yet been obtain
able, owing to the fact that some con-
fusion resulted from the conferences and
changes made in twenty or more bills
en- the closing day. Following are the
important items Of this part of legisla-
tion Of the session, several unimportant
variations being probable when the ON
oial statement is given out:
Appropriating $4,000 for parade
Chicago troops.
Appropriating $4,000 for ordinary ex-
penses Of soldiers widows home at VIII
nington.
Appropriating 81 .000. 900 for payment
Of officers. members and employees Of the
next general assembly and officers Of
the state government.
Appropriating $40, 1000 for ordinary ex-
s,ev - sv1, exrsa
at Chicago.
Appropriating 5000 to Illinois farmers
institute and $500 to each county insti-
tute.
Appropriating $31. 900 to repair gov
errors mansion.
Apprporpiating to the Illinois farmerS
institute $500 per annum and to each
county institute per annum $50.
Appropriating to the southern Illinois
rcrmal university $23.s26.A per annum
Appropriating $1,000 for expenses Of
special committees of the general as
sembly. ~
Appropriating for the ordinary and
contingent expenses Of the state govern
ment $3.Od,5s4 for two years.
For the twelve state charitable insti-
buttons the following ordinary and spe-
cial appropriations for two years are
made. the first figures representing or
binary and the second improvements:
Northern hospital for the insane, Elgin,
1924, 900 and $4,000. Eastern hospital for
the insane. Kankakee. $616. 900 and $45.-
$50. Central hospital for the insane,
jacksonville. 100000 and $4,000. South
ern hospital for the insane. Anna, $780,
900 and 1850. Institution for the deaf
and dumb. Jacksonville. $4,000 and S.
600. Institution for the blind, Jackson
Vile. 100000 and $3.50. Asylum for
feeble-minded children. Lincoln, $175,0O
and $23.600. Soldiers and sailors home,
Quincy, 100000 and $1s.sOO. Soldiers
orphans home. Normal, Sis. 900 and $16.-
200. Charitable eye and ear infirmary,
Chicago. $1,000 and 21,O0O. Home for
Juvenile female offenders. Geneva, $4O,-
600 and $500. Appropriating for the or
binary expenses of the state board Of
agriculture $63.440 and for improvements
at the state fair grounds 81 500.
Appropriating $4,000 for Illinois par
ticipation in the Trans Mississippi expo
sition at Omaha.
Appropriating for the University Of
Illinois at Champaign SIS. 900 in payment
of interest on endowment fund in &C.
ccrdance with a new obligation assumed
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oIa' W. II Is unoerstood tnat the
so'ei"o' VIII cut THESE appropriations 10
Vie ofo'hary expenses.
Bills Signed by the Governor.
The following appropriation bills have
been signed by the governor:
Appropriating $50, 900 to pay employees
Of Fortieth general assembly.
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