Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-15
BATTLE OF FRENzIED FINANCE.
Conference Committees of House aud
Senate Struggle With the ApprO.
priation Bill,
GREW LIKE A ROLLING SNOWFALL
Every Roll Over Made 1t Larger-Al-
ways Easier fer the Other Fellow
To Accept Reduction.

II win be Just one week tomorrow
since the Utah State senate ana house
of representatives turned back the
clocks IN their respective branches and
legally time has been at standstill
since then, And since then. also the
members have been serving without
pay Tonight at midnight they hope to
adjourn but viii they be able 10 do 500
That Is a question no one can answer
safely today. This morning early the
struggle was renewed on the appro-
prlation bill Like the snowfall II grew
larger every time Il was turned over
and members were In despair as to the
result.
How sad it is 20 say farewell was
omnipresently evident in the senate
chamber this morning, While a dray
waited outside 60 hanul off everything
movable consigned to the home adj
dresses Of different senators. the last
members sauntered In a lonely fashion
about the hau. In another room the
sion to consider matters pertaining to
next session, and to affairs In which
the future and the incoming legislators
Will decide.
While In open session n short grind
OF routine was disposed Of, and the APP
preparation bill was assigned to con-
ference committee consisting Of VIII
Hams and Bennion Of the committee on
| appropriations and claims, ana Ho-
lingsworth Of the committee on public
| institution for further cutting.
l. This acliQn-Wl.s taken -platlen of
! Rasband, who was opposed 10
| concurring In the house amend-
ments IL now appears that no
adjournment can occur before late
tonight The fight for state money Is
not solving itself through compromise,
as a summary rejectment by the house
Of the senate's bill Of yesterday repeal
Ing the bounty laws, leaves the sum to
come out larger than ever as Il now
totals over Sl,S00000 or fully 100000
over what the governor Will allow. II Is
expected that another attack Will be
made on the University, and on roads
and bridges, when the matter comes
up In open session.
PRAISE FOR PRESS.
As witnessing Its mood OF sadness
In farewell, the senate passed
number Of resolutions, one
thanking the press representatives
for the truthfulness Of their
reports, and the uniform courtesy ex-
tended TO the senators, and officers. an
other thanking the telephone companies
for the free use OF their machines, and
third thanking the railroad companies
for junket courtesies.
Lawrence objected to having the
thanks to the corporations go In the
minutes, alleging II to be n bad preee-
dent.
on a roll cali upon which he insisted,
the vote was as follows;
Ayes Bamberger, Barber Bennion,
Callister, Clegg, llolllngsworth, Lar
sen, Mckay, Park, Husband, Walton
and Williams,
Nays-Gardner, Lawrence. Loose,
Love.
The texts OF the resolutions follow;
S. r. g. by Barber Resolved that
thanks OF the members and employees
OF the senate are hereby extended to
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, and 10 the Utah Independent
Telephone company for the free use OF
their lines and the splendid service dur
ing the session,
S. II. O. by Barber--rhat the thanks
Of the members and employees OF the
senate are hereby extended TO the ore.
gon Short Line Railroad company. the
Rio Grande Western Railway company,
the San Pedro. Los Angeles a. Salt Lake
Railway company and TO the Console
dated Railway q Power company for
courtesies extended to the members and
employees during the session and to the
salt Lake & Ogden Railway company
for courteslos yet 10 be extended.
S. II. Z, by Bennon.-Be II resolved
that the thanks OF the members OF this
body are due and are hereby extended
TO the Representatives OF the press FOR
the uniformly fair and courteous treat
ment given us during the session and
for the truthful and accurate reports
OF the senate proceedings.
FINAL ROLL CALL.
At 1880 o'clock today the senate made
a final roll call on the appropriation
bill, and sent It back to the house. In
the hope that II will be passed BY $3.50
an order was made TO reconvene TO re-
Ceive Il at that time. IL Will then 80 20
the engrossing committee II there are
no further changes, and II Ia expected,
viii be ready for the governor by
o'clock tonight.
The final condition Of the hill Is not
healthful. as Il Is still fully Sl50,000 over
Nflhuls lNt URilAtH HlANAb ~ lilpNnr
slbe TO agree on cuts have decided 10
pass the matter up 20 the pruning knife
OF the governor. The chief executive
has authority 10 eliminate items at viii,
but not 90 raise or lower amounts,
The special conference committee
recommended concurrence with house
changes until the lump sum OF $4,000
was reached ne contingent expenses for
the state board OF equalization. The
sum was promptly raised TO $4,000, at
which the senate placed It originally,
The National guard got back the $500
cut by the house from It's appropria-
ton FOR celebrations and funerals
when the item OF $1,000 was reached
as n lump sum appropriation 10 the
state statlstician, Lawrence objected.
He said It was poor public policy to
Increase big lump sums IN some places
and cut out nickels IN others. Ho
moved that the 5000 be reduced TO
$4,000, and that It be segregated and
specified az $4,000 for clerk hire, and
$4,000 for contingent expenses, The
Office was one, he asserted, which ives
becoming much more expensive than