Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-03-19
APPORT|ONNENT
OF States FUNDS
Senate is Now Engaged in WreSt-
ling With the Tick|ish
Problem.
PASS HOLDERS AND MILEAGE.
Those Travelling ON Free Transporta.
ton VIII Not he Allowed TO Tap
The Treasury rs Heretofore.

AT last the senate has taken nm the
task OF dealing out the states money
for the next two years. OF Theron.
tine Legislative duties this is the most
important, and the senators cane TO
Their task this morning with minds
made up ON the best way 10 vote
For that reason the work Of putting
an official 20 Is" after each item
consumed but ittlc time. There were
no big fights Senator Miller had the
cause OF the Cedar CITY Branch Nor
NAL taken UP for him by Lawrence,
and $4,000 put i'm. Senator Bullen
scarcely had time TO make a motion
10 Increase the appropriation for the
Agricultural college before it,. was
jumped on with both feet by unlver-
slty adhereuts. and stamped to death.
The same fate met an attempt 10 raise
the university appropriation, made by
Williams.
The bill is not vet finished, After
tho critical positions of educational
institution appropriation had been
safely passed a recess was taken until
senators steam up ON the question OF
roads and bridges.
ROADS AND BRIDGES
Senators hate to go home To their
constituents without bringing Il little
sEgarr Offering In the shape of
IN ohey for roads and bridges. Where
the bridges are built, and where the
loads are run is entirely another mat
ter according to the view of Senator
Lawrence, who IS the most earnest
enemy the old familiar item has to
contend with He declares THAI roads
have been rum from county conmis.
sioneTs homes to their barns. and
from lime kilns down to main roads
in the good old historic days. when
the appropriation WAS thought to be
necessary concession.
This year BTinkerhoff Is leader Of
the assault Oh the state money bag.
with the intent and purpose of taking
out $4,000 for each and every county
He will probably have an opportunity
to be heard late this afternoon.
This morning the bill was read from
page 10 page is, and escaped without
serious altering. The governor was al
lowed sl9,6Oo; the secretary OF state,
SIS, 600; the auditor. Sls,6l5; the treasu
en-, $4,000; the attorney general. Ss, 200:
the state game warden, $3.50 the coal
mine inspector. $1,000 the state engi-
neer So. 800: the bank examiner, $3.50:
the food commissioners. s5,725: the state
chemis, $500; the supreme court, $780,
$50.
sls,j00 FOR MILEAGE.
The district court appropriations were
undisturbed at $4,000 for salaries Of
judges Sl4 800 for mileage, with a spe
oiai clause prohibiting The paying OF
mileage where free transportation is
used, This same clause is maintained
through all appropTia lions and is the
first time the sentiment against paying
an officer money 10 travel while he
rides ON a pass given 10 him because
OF his official position, has taken deft-
mite form.
When the item Of statistics funds was
reached. Miller moved to strike out the
appropriation for a salary 10 the COM
missioner of $4,000. John y. Smith OPP
posed The movement.
There will be time enough 10 do that
after the house passes on the bin" de-
clared Smith
why not relnseft the item Il the
house refuses TO pass the bin abolish
ing the Office" was the suggestion OF
Lawrence. on vote only two senators
stood with the statisticIan.
AT 1880 o'clock the senate sauntered,
after reading appropriations up ia and
Including the Agricultural college The
remainder OF the bill Is expected 10 be
finished this afternoon,