The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-28
Work ON the Measure Completed by
the Ways and Means Committee
.s.As after weary weeks ss.s~Aa-4--,
SUM TOTAL ABOUT $s,ooo,ooo
THE BILL WILL AT ONCE BE CON.
SIDERED ITEM BY ITEM.
On Tuesday 1t Will he Sent to the
Senate-COmplete List OF the
Appropriations.

The general appropriation bill was fin
ished by the House committee on ways
and means at meeting last night While
the exact total of the appropriations that
will be made by the Legislature of 1908
is not known at this time, 1t is estimated
that it will be in the neighborhood of
100000.
The appropriation bill will be introduced
in the House to-day, read for the first
time and ordered printed. On Monday the
House. as a committee of the whole, will
consider the bill item by item on second
reading, and amendments. If any are made,
must come at that time. On Tuesday the
bill will be passed by the House and 1t will
be sent to the Senate the same day. The
bill should be passed by the Senate and in
the hands of the Governor not later than
Friday.
THE APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriations carried by the bill are
as follows:
Governor-SaIary, 5000; office expenses
1000; rent of residence, $1,sOO; emergency
fund, $4,000: salary secretary, 81, 400; salary
first and second clerks, 1000 each.
Adjutant General-Salary, $3.50; clerk
$500: stenographer, $500.
Quartermaster General-Salary, $1,000.
Lieutenant Governor-Salary, $1,000.
Secretary. of State--Salary. $500; for dis
tribution of reports Supreme and Appellate
courts, 500; stenographer and messenger,
$500; office expenses, $3.50; for distribution
of public documents for the year ending
Oct. 81, 1905, $500; for enforcement foreign
corporation laws, $1,000; additional stenog-
rapher, $500; salary clerk bureau of print
ing. $3.50; private stairway to basement
and filing cases, 900; salary deputy, $780,;
Auditor of State-Salary. $500; Office ex-
penses. $1,000; deputy, $3.50; clerk of in
surance department, $780, actuary and as
of land department, s1,s00; settlement clerk,
81 200; stenographer. $7D.
Treasurer of State-Salary, $500; office
expenses. $3O8; deputy, $1,000; clerk, $72O.
Attorney General-Salary, $3.50; Office ex-
penses, $3.50; assistant attorney general,
81. 400; deputy and travelling expenses, s. 600:
for protecting interests of State, $1,000:
special for salary of extra travelling deputy
from April l to Oct. 81, 1903, and travelling
expenses, $,S00; assistant deputy attorney
general. $3.50; salary second assistant at
torney general from April to Oct 81, 1903,
sl,O5o; deficiency in Office expenses, S345:
stenOgraphers, N620.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
office expenses, 1000; deputy, $500: clerk
$1,000; stenographer. s720.
STATE LIBRARIAN
State Librarian-Salary, $l,SO0; Office ex-
penses. sl,2o0; books and binding, $1,000;
unskiiled help $500; assistant cataloguer,
$500; assistant librarian, 500: second assist
ant. $500; public library commission, $500:
messenger, $40. Specified: For rebinding
of books and newspapers, $1,000; reprinting
early laws and journals, $1,000
Reporter Supreme Court-Salary, 5000;
Office expenses. $780, assistant. 81 800: Sec
ond assistant. $1,000; stenographer, $720.
Chief of Bureau of Statistics-Salary,
81, coo: clerk hire, 81 500; salary and expense
OF agents. $500; expenses stationery and
postage $500; deputy, 81 500.
State Geologist-Salary, $500; expenses.
50. 500: custodian. $500: clerk. $40; two cases
for museum, $3.50
Inspector of Mines-Salary, $500: ex-
penses. $3.50; stenographer, 5000: assistant
81, 900.
Labor Commission-s5,0 900.
Supervisor of Natural Gas-Salary, 81, 800:
expenses. $1,000; assistants. $1,000.
State Board of Health-Salary of secre-
tary, $1.400; other expenses, including sal
aries of members. $4,000: clerk and stem
ographsr. $1,000
Custodian Of Public Buildings Salary,