The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-03-16
OMNIBUS BILL
PASSES SENATE
Big Appropriation Measure &C.
GupieS Attention of Upper
House All Day.
TWO VOTES IN OPPOSITION
EXPENDITURES DAUNT GARD
NER AND BENNER K. SMITH.

The senate yesterday with two dissent
ing votes passed the omnibus appropria-
ton bill. The two votes against the bill
were those of Senator Benner y. Smith
and President Gardner. With character
istic brevity President Gardner SAID as he
cast an emphatic negative vote:
Too high; two hundred thousand too
high.
The bill as it passed the senate yester-
Gay carries a total appropriation OF ~
So, Oils. which is Ssl,O 80 more than was
approved by the committee on apprOprla-
tons and claims in the senate. Ihis Is In
addition TO special appropriations IN spe-
cifiC bills pending before the legislature,
amounting to 81, 500.
The main additions to the bill yesterday
were appropriations for the improvement
Of roads in the different counties of the
road appropriations and got them. As the
bill finally passed the senate it contained
appropriations for roads in twenty-five Of
the twenty-seven counties of the state.
Some merriment was begun with at
tempts to get appropriations for the roads
in Salt Lake county. Senator Stookey
asked 5000 for roads in Salt Lake county.
Senator BenneT Y. Smith raised it to $25,-
100 Senator Bullen suggested that the
amount be made $4,000 and Senator Smith
agreed.
Dividing the Pie.
IF the pie is going to be cut up" said
Senator Smith, Il want my piece. And
l want to call the attention OF you coun-
try members to the fact that you have
some bridges coming up that you want
our votes for"
Finally Salt Lake was given $500. and
then every senator rushed in for more
pie" Senator Burton got s2,00o for Da-
Wis county; Senator Hulaniski $500 for
Weber; Senator John Y Smith 5000 for
Utah: Senator BuIlen 5000 for Cache;
Senator Horsley 5000 for Box Elder.
Senator BrinkerhOff increased Carbon
Countys appropriation from $1,000 to g.
OG0: Senator Hyde. Juab county. from ST.
900 TO s. 100; Senator Sevy. SEWER county,
from 1880 TO $1,000; Garfield county from
s. 600 to 81 500 and Wayne county from
81 200 to $1,000; and Senator Seely, Sanpete
county, from Sl.j0o to S3o0o.
The senate increased the item for Sala-
ries Of deputy state auditors from s4,SO0
to s., 900: the deputy auditor in charge of
the department OF statistics from Sl,A0 to
81 500. and appropriated 500 for the pun
chase Of a new filing case Senator Kuch-
Ter failed in an attempt to secure an in
crease in the salary of the clerk for the
state treasurer from $500 to $500 per year
The contingent expenses for the state en-
EineeT for the next biennial period were
reduced from $4,000 to S2l.000 The con-
singent expenses of the state board Of
health allowed BY the bill were increased
from 5000 to $1,000
For Adult Blind.
Senator Kuchler secured an amendment
TO the appropriation for the school for the
deaf and blind. making an appropriation
of SS,00 for travelling instructors for the
sdult blind of the state. The penite ntiary
was allowed SiOGO for the purchase of
cows. The state mental hospital was Civ
en- an additional $500 for the purchase
Of farm lands The appropriation of S3.J1
for the maintenance of the meteorological
and pathological labora tory was cut to
& 800 and the 81 600 added 10 the appr0
priation made for the state board OF
health Senator HOrsley failed in an at
TnmDt 10 reduce the appropriation for the
branch normal. Tie state fair association
secured an additional $3.50 for the i'm
provement of the sanitary conditions at
the fair grounds.
Some argument was OccssjOned by the
request of Senator John Y. Smith for the
central experiment station a Lehi. There
had been some discussion relative to the
abandonment of this farm and a commit
tee of members of both houses investigat-
cd the matter. They recommended an ap-
preparation Of $500. which was finally
granted by the senate. Through the ef-
forts of Senator KuChler. the state indus
trial school was allowed $1,000 for state
printing.
The debate on the different items Occu-
uied the attention of the senate all day
long and IL was finally passed by a vote
Of 10 10 lust before "sauHtering time.
The bill goes TO the house today and wilt
probably occupy the attention of that
body the greater part of the day There
is no doubt but that it will be amended
in detail by the house and that in some
of the amendments the senate will decline
TO concur. This viii necessitate a con-
ference committee and after the commit
tee has decided on compromises the bill
will be finally passed by both houses
probably on Wednesday.