The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-23


Institutions - Last Legislature
Less Expensive.
State Auditor Dunn yesterday complet-
ed a statement Of the appropriations
made by the recent legislature, and of
the cost of the last session. It cost the
people of the state just $147,s79.50 for the
luxury Of legislative session, to say
nothing Of the appropriation made to meet
the growing demands Of the state de-
partments, and the eleven state insti-
tutions. Appropriations were made as
follows:
Available for fiscal year 1900. 81, ,O69 $50 90
Available for fiscal year 1901. -. /, ,068 $50 90
Available for fiscal year 1899. 66e, TAT Il
Total .......................s2 81, ,sO2, AL IL
There figures show a favorable compar-
ison over the 1897 legislature, which ap-
propriated over 100000 more than the last
session.
The following are some of the larger
appropriations made, showing how much
1t costs to run the several branches Of
the state government. The figures given
below include the standing appropria-
tions, and the contingent and special ap-
preparations made by the last legisla-
ture:
Supreme court, $31 $780,
District court judges $i15, ,500
Governors department, $l2,920.
AUDITOR and land commissioner, 81, 500.
AdJutant general 81, $50.
Attorney general, $500.
Insurance commissioner Sc 300
Librarian, e. 200
Public examiner and fees (about 2,0OO),
$11, 100
Secretary of state, s11. .O0O
Superintendent public instruction, $500.
Treasurer, $S, $50
Mantainence of capitol, $14, 430.
Game fish commission, $25000.
Railroad and warehouse commission,
$19, GOO
Dairy food commission, $4,000.
Labor bureau, $4,000
Board of health, $15,500.
Board of correction and charities Sc, 300
Historical society, $1,000
Agricultural society, $4,000.
County Agricultural society, $14,OO
Farmers Institute, $13, 800.
Destruction of insects $4,000.
Tree planting, $40, 900.
Long line fibre bounty, $4,000
Horticultural society, 81, 800
Teachers institute, $1,000.
High schools, 1899, $3s, 600
High schools, 1900 $S5, 900.
High school normal instruction. $4,000.
Public school libaries. $4,000.
Rural school encouragement $20, 600.
National Guard, $5O,500.
insurance state 1DSt1tutlOn, $10, ,UUU.
In addition to the items enumerated
above the legislature made large num-
Der of smaller appropriations, covering
a wide diversity of subjects aggregating
several hundred thousand dollars It
costs the state, In round figure. about
$500, 600 per year for current expenses and
maintenance Of the state institutions, not
including state university, which Is taken
care of by a special tax levy. Exclusive
OF this the legislature makes large ap-
propriations for extraordinary repairs and
new buildings, which adds several hun
dred thousand more to the public institu-.
ton account.
Under the provisions of Mr.. Umlands'
bill there will be no deficit in any of
the appropriations made, as it prohibits
any public official from spending more
money than is designated by the legis-
lature making such an act criminal
offense. The tax levy has been set by
the legislature at 1.5 mills, based upon
the appropriations made by the legisla-
ture.
The following table shows the cost of
running the state institutions, including
the appropriations made for repairs, new
buildings and incidentals. The table In
cludes the standing appropriations:
School for the blind, $50 600.
State public school, $S0,0O0
State training school, $4,000
Rochester insane asylum, $212, 600
Fergus Falls insane asylum, $4,000.
st. Peter insane asylum, $103, ,0O0
School for the deaf, $50, 50O
Reformatory, $152, ,000
St. Cloud normal school, $64, ,000
Winona normal school, S51. .500
Mankato normal school, $47, 900.
Moorhead normal school, $26 600
State prison, $4,000.