The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-15

action. Both appropriations had been
recommended by the board of control.
The large appropriations for the Fer
gus Falls hospital for the insane, which
include $4,000 appropriation for a
nurses dormitory in 1907 and a large
increase in the current expense fund
for that institution, further angered
some members who insisted that Ell
mer Z. Adams, the Otter Tail county
member of the appropriations commit
tee, had used his position to further
local appropriations.
Failure to give the Grand Rapids
experiment substation anything be-
side its $4,000 current expense fund
aroused opposition from northern Min
nesota and when complaints began TO
multiply the leaders of the committee
decided to concede to the demand for
consideration of the bill at another
day.
Special Order This Morning
1t was made a special order for 10
o'clock this morning. 1t is probable
that the bill will be amended to in
clude appropriations for the cottages at
Anoka and Hastings asylums as il is
claimed that the omissions were due to
a misunderstanding.
The bill provides $350,000 for de-
ficiencies prior to Aug. l, 1905. Two
years ago the omnibus bill carried
$3.50, 900, but this amount did not in
clude $350,000 raised by special tax
levies for the state agricultural COL
lege and the state soldiers home. Both
these institutions are cared for by di-
rect appropriation in the bill in this
legislature.
If the bill is not too literally in
creased in its appropriations, the COM
mittees will follow it's introduction to-
day by a bill authorizing the levy of
$780, 900 for 1906 and S1,000,000 for
1907. This will mean, according to the
experts in the state auditors office, a
tax levy for next year of approximate
ly a mill and half. The old rate was
l mill, but to this was added the
special levies. The bill author
ditor, prior to July 81, 1907, if there is
deficiency, to make an agreement
with banks to care for the states
warrants issued against the state reve-
nue. fund at rate agreed upon by the
commission and the banks.
Some Big Items Missing
Among the omissions of the big bill
are appropriations of 100000 asked for
a girls industrial school, $1,000 for a
woman's building at the state univer-
sity and appropriations for cottages at
lHG anu I1dSlluSS 1ne
appropriation of $250,000 asked for a
stock pavilion at the fair grounds is
cut from $500 to $4,000. The re-
gents of the university have agreed to
care for the woman's building propo-
sition in the new main building at the
university for time.
st. Paul fares somewhat badly in the
bill. A total of 100000 is given for the
maintenance of the new state capitol
and S4,1S0 is appropriated for the st.
Paul fish hatchery, against $30,500 for
the Glenwood hatchery. Bass ponds at
Glenwood will cost $4,000.
Raised Appropriations
Appropriations for the governors
Office show $1,000 for an additional
stenographer. For the state auditor
$1,000 additional is given for clerk
hire. The care of state pine is given
$4,000 more than formerly, and for
looking after state lands the appropri-
alton is $4,000 additional. An appro-
priation of $500 is made for the care
of state mineral lands. Formerly this
item was included with the state
swamp lands.
State summer schools receive an
added $4,000, and school libraries are
increased from $1,000 to $4,000. The
railroad commission is given $4,000
with which TO enforce the laws, an in
crease of $4,000 a year. An effort will
be made today to increase this to $20,-
600. The dairy and food department
has $4,000 more for its work, and S30,-
600 is given the live stock sanitary
board for each year. An additional