The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-21
DEMAND MADE
ON STATE BOARD
LEGISLATURE ASKS FOR STATE
MENT OF UNEXPENDED FUNDS.
100000 Alleged to Be on Hand May
Be Used as an Offset Against. the
Million Dollar Appropriation Asked
for by the Board-Approp1fati
: Will Delay the - Adjournment to
April Is or Later.

Special to The Journal. .....
/ Des Moines, Iowa, March 21.-A legis-
lative sensation was sprung by a demand
being made on the state board Of control
to give the general assembly detailed
statement Of the unexpended funds which
fered by Representative Buchanan Of
Wapello, ALLEGES that $780, 900 In funds re-
main in the hands of the board unex-
pended, and it Is proposed to use this as
an offset against the million dollar appro-
priation asked for by the board of this
assembly. 60:
The resolution requiring the board to
report by March % passed unanimously.
There is no charge of misuse Of funds,
but the assembly wants to know more
about them. -
The question of appropriations is still
the most important matter under consid-
eration,t adjournment of the session de-
pending entirely upon the disposition OF
these matters Joint resolutions are be-
fore each house proposing final adjourn
ment April g. but as it has been agreed
that the final report Of the joint commit
tee on appropriations is not to be made
before that date, it will be impossible to
complete the work before April Is.
,....,. Appropriations Scaled Down.
| The state educational institutions are
UP in arms because Of the action Of the
senate appropriations committee scaling
down the amounts they asked! for in every
instance. The state university suffers the
most, the report recommending a cut
from $4sO,00o to $120. 900: Representative
Weeks will file a minority report and fight
for $271, 900. 1000.
The Ames appropriation has been GU
| from 100000 TO, 500, 900, and the state
| normal school at Cedar Falls from $S9, 80!
! to $4,000. The board Of control will
probably not get more than $500, 900 fol
the institutions under it's charge, this be-
ing the first time it's request for. funds
has not been granted in full. ;sh
| The senate committee on ways. an(
means has reported adversely to the mile
age system Of support for the state edu
cational institutions and there may be al
: innovation in this respect. It Is asserted
that the institutions get more money un
Eder this system than they would If it wa
appropriated outright. The question o
4 voting such taxes this year Is before tn
appropriations committees.
f.. Back to Old Road Law.
The bill by Representative Chassell o
lie Mars, restoring the old road law Il
passing It by vote Of So to 38.
+ "A measure Of great Importance t
northern and northwestern Iowa .-ha
passed the house. It authorizes the sal
Of dry lake beds, of which there are thou
sands of acres, by the state executiv
council. - -. H.
, A compromise bill has gone thru TIL
senate, providing for the examination {
tall county officers, under direction {
! county boards Of supervisors and provid
, ing for uniform system Of bookkeepin
for county treasurers.
The two houses Of the legislature wi
> hold a joint caucus Wednesday, to elet
the republican candidates for state prin,
err and binder and regents and trustee
named at the republican caucus las
week. ........-ss.. l-a ~