The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-02-21
Bills Introduced in the Iowa Legis-
lature Call for Expenditure
Of Much Money.
An ESTIMATE OF AVAILABLE SURPLUS.
Measure for the Examination of
County OMcers-Payment of Civil
War Claim Looked For-Other
Bills of More or Less Importance
Under Consideration.
Especial Correspondence

Des Moines, Ia, Feb. 17.-Almost
S4,0OO,OOO have been asked of the state
in the way of extraordinary appropri-
ations, in bills introduced at this ses-
sion of the legislature. Of this sum
$35O,35O is included in permanent stat
utes which are now a part of the law
and do not require renewal by this
legislature. Of the Remainder $780,
900 is asked to be appropriated at this
time, but not for expenditure until
the next succeeding biennial period.
About $25O,00O is asked for purposes
which are Implications of other appro-
priations asked for. For instance, sew
eral distinct appropriations for nor
NAL school purposes are asked and
only one will be made, necessarily.
About $S5O,OO0 is asked by the state
board of control for the state institu-
tions under it's management, and there
is little question about these bills pass
ing without opposition. The only large
appropriation so far passed by the as
ssembly was the one for $13S,000, asked
for Cherokee. This bill went through
without any debate or opposition. The
following is a list of the appropriations
so far asked of this legislatures:
For st. Louis $3.50, 900
For Vicksburg monuments. ......... 100, 900
For Chattanooga monuments ........ So, 900
To complete capitol .................. 250,0GO
For arsenal building .................. 10000
For historical building ............... 800 0oo
For state fair. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $1,000
For State university ................. $4,000
Additional support for state univer-
slty ........................ i0UD
For State agricultural college,. 100000
tural college ~ 100 900
For State normal school......... 19S, 1859
For fish and game ................. 5000
To pay additional employees .......... 4,500
Damages Observation-Disclosures. $500
Abbie Sharpe relics and custodian
To pay express Observation-Disclosures. 5000
For eastern Iowa school for deaf. 115,0O0
mosa .......................... 10000
For reformatory for men, Anamosa. 10000
For female reformatory at Knox ooo
For state normal school at Knox low
located 100, 900
To complete Cherokee hospital. $3.50. 1873, 900
For Anamosa penitentiary. .......... 29,79O
For Ft Madison penitentiary........ $3.50
For Clarinda hospital .....;........." $500
For independence hospital .......... 1920
For Mt. Pleasant hospital .............. los $50
For I, Eldora INDUSTRIAL school aa,4S0
For Davenport orphans home me- 49,. 1870
For Marshalltown soldiers home. 1910
For Vinton college for blind.......... $500
For Council Bluffs school for deaf. 1900
For Glenwood feeble-minded insti-
lutS 1US IoU
For Knoxville home for blind........ 5000
Tor Gh0~ol,e !, ecy,i+al S,,y,y,ort---~--- ON
For codifying session laws (esti-
uidleC) b,VOU
Claims Observation-Disclosures. 5000
Contests OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $500
BENEDICT home ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
home ........................ 5000
For State Historical society.......... 1880
For standing appropriations .......... 350, $50
dubuque rescue home ................. 5000
field 100000
Cherokee support observation-disclosures. $4,000
Reformatory for girls ................. 1900
inaugural expenditures ............... 1850
Mltchellville school sewer............ 5000