The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-29
ECONOMY THE WATCHWORD
House Committee ON AppPOpRia-
lions VIII Keep Expenditures
to the Ainfmaas

Special Dispatch 70 the Post-Inselligencsr,
OLYMPIA, Jan. zs.-Wednesdsy night
ne appropriations COMMITTEES OF the .toass.
Engiehart 0. Yakima. chairman, will meet
TO consider number OF bilis containing
appropriations for several OF the Depart
usenu OF the public service which are Jus:
new IN need Of funds. The committee has
before II bills egnanating from both
branches OF the legislature aggregasing in
the sums Appropriated approximately $780,
0o OF course the committee does not ax-
pect 10 give immediate consideration I. all
Of these measures, but as soon the work
OF the house will permit. II Is believed that
the most pressing and important OF the
measures viii De taken I'D By the commit
Tee and reported on 10 the house.
Mr.. Englehart. whose influence In mat
ters OF appropriation IL streng with tho
committee. is believer In economy. The
committee has already demonstrated its
purpose OF shaving down the appropria-
lions 10 the very hardpan OF necessity.
lei as ne session has progressed there
preparations IN the daily food OF new meas
ures introduced 10 the legislature. These
have accumulated until the committee now
faces stack OF bills aggregas.ng $500 COO
There Is no chance whatever that any
unworthy appropriations will get through
this legislature. Some members who have
PEI measures to foster. carrying appropr:-
atoms, and persons believing that they
have Just claims against The state will OF
necessity be disappointed. Members Of the
committee say that the appropriations that
VIII be only those necessary for the proper
operation and conduct OF the state tssa-
tui.oas, and such other bills a. are found
ed ON justice and fair dealing All unner-
essary commissions and boards wifi be
opped OF and wherever IL is possible the
committee VIII reduce the appropriations
askad for or eliminate Them altogether
rom the general appropriations bill.
you can safely say that the house ap-
preparations committee will rigfais exam
Inc and investigate every appropriation
va4 = . l..fr a,
house with It's approval" said a n.ernbe.
OF the committee today IT believe tn.
people Of this state will sustain the leg.s-
out The puhlic funds. There should he ''n ns
favored sections or institufion-. Approurt-
ationa VIII be made snly whar. there is
necessity for them II ether words, before
Il rGgst re demonstrates before the appro-
priatious committee and 20 It's complete
satisfaction that there IL an absolute ne
cessity for she fnouey~that IL ought. in or
Ger To carry on the public work, be APP
pronriatea.
The committee Will, in my opinion.
know where 20 draw the line between a
husiness-iike conduct Of the state .nstltu-
tlons ard penny wise nd pound foolish
policy. The last legislature crippled some
some q the state Offices by being niggarliiv
in the appropriations. In ether cases
money was spent fo0llshiy and without
heed TIE secretary OF state was icpriv-
ana there were deficiencies In the land 9a-
rartmert and other ~ nc sfate offices II
some matters. however. the last legislature
was prodigsl. " xii be the purpose Of
the committee 10 conserve the interests ~
The state by giving 10 the various dsnar.-
ments az the Public service enefsh funds
IN allow them 90 carry on the work -eonsr.
~ % them, but without making II paS-
sabte far me heads % DEPARTMENTS 20 en-
ploy large force OF unnecessary clerks
AS 20 the state Institutions tAa sas,s
SusinHss-'ike policy should sn nv opsn{sF
he pursued Concerning new aDproprIs-
tons. feel that the legislature should r.
slow Much - the state needs COED reads
the PEOPLE VIII no. sustain q wholesale sx-
renisture Z funds IN this manner. Tn the
ca5arstsn 81 1915 re ron,s'tsts charged us
With ewf~avagance: isss fail they said ths.
the ret1ra nr the Republicans 20 roSer
would mean renewed sx'ravaganee In the
expenditure - public money There 81 no
chsnce ~ th@ proDhec!es ~ 'he fssnpfx3x
beng fglaiied, TVS ieRiaFs tura ~ not H..
4 mood f0r large aHnropr' atoms. and whsr
the session : enie3 = VIII ~ fou~J ina,
ne appropriations have been conHre4 ~
channels WHARF they we're needed IA eos.
tEnae thN pubic institutions 81 re sta.s
ard 20 allow re various Aera rtraes,.s "a a.,
the work required ~ them"