East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-02-20
APPROPRIATIONS
TOTAL S4,S92, ,46O
GREATER THAN LAST
SESSION BY TWO MILLION
Eleventh Hour Legislation Adds
Greatly to Grand Total-An of This
May Not be Used.

Salem, Ore, Feb. 20.-To the total
of appropriations as voted by the two
branches of the legislature has been
added an appropriation of $4,000 by
the eleventh hour enactment of the
Mariner state aid bill which, with
two minor appropriation bills recon-
sidered in the senate late in the
day, making the grand total of ap-
preparations enacted by the twenty
sixth legislative assembly $4,S92,460.
43, which is an increase over the ap-
preparation of two years ago of ST.
804,972.92, an increase of more than
go per cent.
While 1t is not claimed for these
figures that they are absolutely cor
rect, the actual appropriations made
by the legislature at this session will
not vary from them in any material
degree. They include the annual ap-
propriations made by this legislature
for the next biennial period only and
do not include continuing appropri-
ations made by the legislatures of
former years. These figures include
only the actual appropriations made
by this legislature for the next bieh-
NAL period.
Other Appropriations.
The state aid bill passed by both
houses of the legislature this after
noon appropriates $4,000, still this
sum may not be used unless drafted
by the counties. 1t is all available,
however, and will have to be provided
by the taxpayers If used. The same
arrangement applies to a $4,000 ap-
preparation for the building of armor-
les. The communities are obliged to
put up sum equal to that furnished
by the state in order to profit from the
state aid road and armory appropri-
ations.
The senate this afternoon reconsid-
cred house bill 1873 introduced by
Representative Eggleston, providing
for an experiment station in southern
Oregon and also house bill 262 by
Representative Reynolds appropriat-
ing $4,000 for agricultural investiga-
tions in connection with the expert
mental work of the Oregon Agricul-
tural college.
These additional appropriations
were voted by the senate in the face
of the abnormal appropriations al
ready made and the result is the total
approaches dangerously near the s5,-
100000 mark.
Treasury Doors Open.
The session has been a successful
one of the representative and senator
who is anxious to take something
home for his constituents to view as a
mark of his achievements at Salem.
The treasury doors were swung open
and everybody had hand in the loot
ing
Among the larger appropriations Is
one of $325,000 for the eastern Ore
gon branch insane asylum. The sum
OF 100000 was voted by the people
last november the total now avail
able for building the branch asylum
and purchasing the lands is $525, 900.
1t was the general practice for each
of the houses to increase the amounts
reported by the ways and means COM
mittees though II is notable that the
ways and means committees. especi-
ally the house committee was su-
premely generous, for numerous rea-
sons.
Colleges Well Treated
To the University of Oregon went
n building to cost $4,000 and the
total appropriation for that institute
on is over S50O,o00. The Oregon
Agricultural college gets $4,000 dur
ing the next two years. not counting
the separate appropriations for the
agricultural experiment stations and
the new department created at that
institution, the bureau of mines.
The general maintenance appropri-
ations are not so much greater than
conditions warrant. but the sundry
other appropriations by which $4,000
was handed out here and $500 was
handed ou there made the total ad-
vance upward by leaps and bounds,
The state will build two more bridges
across the Snake river to cost s10,-
900 each. one was built two years
ago.
Sixty thousand dollars was voted
for fire protection to forests. $4,000
for the Astoria centennial celebration,
fair, $4,000 for eradlcating fruit
pests. $4,000 for eradicating diseases
among livestock. $4,000 for a dormi-
tory at Monmouth, $50,000 for the
medical department of the University
of oregon at Portland. s150,000 for
an annex to the capitol. and numerous
other large and important expendi-