Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1906-06-22
BIG APPROPRIATION
BILL is PASSED
The Voters Sanction Work of Log
islation and Help Normal
Schools.

The money provided for in the gen.
eral appropriation bill voted on at the
recent election and carried by good
majority, will become available on
July 1st to the various institutions
and purposes for which it is intended.
This appropriation bill was passed by
the last legislature but the expeDdi
ture was prohibited by petition that
was filed with the secretary of state
demanding vote on it by the people
of the state as provided for under the
new referendum law. This vote could
not be taken until the next general
election, which was the one held this
month. AS required by law the state
board, made up Of the governor, secre-
tary of. state and treasurer went ahead
and fixed the tax levy to raise the
money to meet these appropriations.
The result is that the greater part of
this million dollars has been collected
in and turned over to state treasurer
with other state funds, all to be loan
ed out by him and he to get the in
terest, while the state has been pay
ing interest on warrants issued to
meet the running expenses of its.pub-
lie institutions. This bungle in the
appropriations benefitting only the
state treasurer who, drawing a salary
of but $500 year is one of the best
paid state officials.
The alleged cause for holding up the
appropriation bill was that many tax
payers were opposed to supporting
four state normal schools, the little
one at Drain being especially singled
out for suppression. In order to pre-
vent putting the state heavily in debt
with heavy interest charge the ap.
preparation was passed by the people,
but there is a general understanding
the next legislature will make no sp-
preparation for the Drain normal and
that the appropriations will be made
in separate bills so referendum vote
would not hold the entire amount
and cripple the state institutions.
The following are the items en-
braced in the appropriation bill and
which calls for 81, ,004, 429. .9O
Oregon state insane asylum, mai 2
tenance s400, 1000.
Oregon state insane asylum. new
wing, betterments. etc $S7, $50.
Oregon state insane asylum trans
portation of insane $32, 500.
Oregon state penitentiary, transpor-
tation of convicts $40, 900.
Oregon state reform school, main
tenance, s53. 600.
Oregon state reform school. new
buildings, repairs, etc $500.
Oregon school for deaf mutes, main.
tenance. s73, 800.
Oregon school for deaf mutes, re-
pairs, improvements s3600
Oregon institute for the blind.
halutenauUe flO' oOU.
Oregon institute for the blind, new
buildings, repairs $500.
University of Oregon, additional
maintenance, etc S32, 500.
University of Oregon, library build
ing s25, 600.
University of Oregon, girls dormi.
tory $4,000.
State Agricultural College, dormi-
tory, drill shed, etc sG5, 0O0
State Normal school at Monmouth.
maintenance $50, 900.
State Normal School at Ashland,
maintenance, etc S3l, 600
Central Oregon State, Normal school
at Drain, maintenance s2l 900.
Eastern Oregon State Normal school
at Weston, maintenance s25, 900.
Oregon Soldiers Home wood shed,
repairs etc sl920.
Oregon Soldiers Home additional
$4,000
State biologist, expenses Of $1,000
Non resident poor, support of in
several counties $1,000.
Fugitives from justice, arrest and
return of $1,000
Rewards for arrest, payment of 5000
Electors Of president, and vice.
president, expenses of $685.. so,
Irrigation commission, expenses of
S594. 80.