The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-03-17
SENATE PASSES
STATE BUDGET 7
Total Appropriations Finally
Agreed Upon for State Pur-
poses, $2,4l1 ,090.97.
EXCESS OVER REVENUES
AMOUNTS TO 1888, ,701.12
Governor Is Expected to Use
His Pruning Knife on
Some Items.

The senate Thursday passed the gen
eral appropriation bill 70 provide for
the expenses Of the state for the en-
suing two years. The bin passed prac-
tically as was agreed upon by tho joint
conference committee composed Of mem
hers Of the appropriations committees of
both houses. The senate eliminated
practically all of the road and bridge
appropriations except those carried by
special bills and shaved down some of
the other items n trifle.
As the bin passed the senate it pro.
vided for total appropriations amount.
ing to $2,44l .0a0.97. The estimated
the state auditor, excluding the Har,
rlman tax. for the ensuing two years,
amount 10 S2,00s,S43. From tho Uar-
riman Inheritance tax Of S79S $40. 50
there is available for general state pur-
poses $Js ,5i6S5. The addition Of this
sum makes the estimated revenue for
the ensuing bicnuium amount 10 -, ,057 :
3s9.S5. Tho appropriation bill as ii
passed the senate carries excess appro.
prlatlons over revenues amounting to
1888, ,70l.12
Make Bills Agree.
Members of the Legislature declare
that this excess is not fatal because the
governor has the power TO veto any of
the items in the bill and further be
cause appropriations to the amount OF
approximately 100000, made for the
erection and improvement of buildings
arc made conditional upon the revenue
Of the state. if the revenue exceeds
the auditor : estimate the appropria-
tions will be made, IL not they Will not
be made.
The conference committee which
agreed on the amended bill was com
posed of Senators Williams, Wilson and
Burton and Representatives. Wootton
Henrie and Nebeker. The committee
combined the senate and house bills
and made the appropriations conform
sought by the members of the two
houses. The principal Increases which
were made were $4,000 for the cree.
tion of new power plant in Logan
canvon and about S35 900 for roads and
bridges in several counties of the state.
When the appropriations to the va.
rious counties for roads and bridges
were being read President Gardner said
that he would entertain n motion to
strike out the section appropriating
these funds 70 the counties. 1t was
pointed out that under the bonding bill
for roads and bridges each county IN
cured 10000. Senator Wilson said that
the items should not be in the bill but
that the house insisted on them and
that the committee felt certain that
the governor would veto the items,
Helps Few Counties.
Senator Kuchler secured an amend.
ment providing that Davis and Weber
counties should benefit from the road
and bridge appropriations. Senator
HYDE moved that all the section ap-
propriating money to the various coun.
ties be stricken out. Senator Burton
moved as a substitute that only those
counties which derived no benefit from
tax on public service corporations be
included IN the appropriations given
the various counties. The substitute
motion prevailed and only half dozen
of the counties in the list will get the
appropriations.
The bill was sent to the house late
Thursday afternoon aud Will be taken
up by the house this morning 1t is
expected that the bill will quickly pass
the house with only slight amendment
Then it will go to the governor who is
expected TO trim it down to fit the
estimated revenues of the state.