Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-20
SCHOOLS FIGHT
FOR STATE MONEY
Appropriation Bill May Bring An
other Clash Between the
House and Senate.
TOTAL EXCEEDS REVENUE.
But Measures Have Been Passed ny
Which II Is Though the Taxes
Will be- Raised.

AT 6 o'clock last night the senate NM
ishcd work upon the big apProp'
tion bill. To-day will probably see '"'
result in a relaxation of interest OH
the part OF the laborers IN the upper
legislative valley and tonlsrN '"eAN
win probably be a general der'ec'l"''
towards the depots, whether the session
formally dis bands or not ,.,o
The senatorial action on apptopl l'.-
tions was accomplished without slsgs
difficulty No appropriations were aua
ed to, and none were taken away iiVli'
in any serious manner. eScet IA lhe , SsasS
of the Cedar Branch Normal, winch
had t1o 000 added to it, instead OF re-
ceiyinr trimming at legislative
hands The appropriation hill calls for
su evncnditure OF SI.S90, T29 &c. This
Is an Increase over the original era !
OF 81. 1000 and an increase Oh VIZ ,iSo 80
over the estimated revenues for tle
next two years. However IL Is INC
r,,in that about $4,000 In funds altow-
i"r tha expenditure of $50 much as lnaly
no necessary." fails TO get spent dur
ine the biennial period. and reverts to
the general treasury. Moreover snere
have been Sonic laws passed calculated
10 raise the revenue, SO IL is not Thought
that the appropriation viii seriously
run behind the Income.
THE SCHOOLS AGAIN.
The lighting is not yet over Oh ap-
propriations as there Is the house yet
TO be considered and the educational
items ON that committees report ate
different from the senatorial items
That will line the friends OF these TWO
institutions up again in battle SINH
lar TO all other pitched battles between
them since statehood AS every blll
calculated to solve the present hght
between the schools met DEATH he lesls-
lature passes The problem ON i'm ideilti'
cally it's ancient form, to become an
issue OF the next campaign as 1t Was
of 1he-last. The last hours OF the SEES
sion win probably be spent in llnal
struggle for money between the schools
just as were the final hours of the last
session. The failure of the legislature
to get together on the enusaelolia,
problem is it's most conspicuous
achievement to date, and II came about
because the senate dea blocked With
the house. The one body killed bills
meant TO give continued separate main
tenance on a tax basis, and the other
killed bills meant to give consolidation
the control; thus defaulring the PROD
lem and leaving II exactly where lhs
session took it UP.
day afternoon, after IL seemed 10 have
been safely passed In the morning.
John Y. Smith wanted $4,000 for the
experiment farm in Utah county, and
he failed to receive 1t. "A motion was
made to trim the Agricultural college
aupro priation 10 allow 1T 10 use this
sum out OF its general fund. and this
amendment passed, but was later killed
on reconsideration
Bounty warrants also caused trouble
Lawrence didn't want them paid. AT
least he didn't want an appropriation
made to pay more than half of them at
this time. and the amendment finally
carried.
Walton caused some amusement by
asking for ST, 900 to build bridge over
the Green river. When asked where the
bridge was to go he declared 1t was
over the Green river between lines IS
And le OF he appropriation bill His
request was not granted.
LAND BOARD MEMBERS.
The governor yesterday afternoon
yent back to the legislature the names
pf William Lynch and w. ID. Cand-
and for the state land board. but "a
substitute WAS offered for the name
" S. T. Whitaker OF Ogden. for APP
p9intulent on the stale are institu
BOARD. The list OF appointments SEM
IN lis as follows.
The Honorable S. FL. Love. President
" the Senate-Dear Sir: have the