Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1913-03-20
LEGISLATURES WORK
WORK OF WASHiNGTON'S LAW
MAKERS REVIEWED FOR
OUR READERS.
ENORMOUS SUN OF MONEY Spent
Nearly $25,co0,ooo for Appropriations
Many Important Measures Killed
Political WrangIe Retarded
Effective Work.

Effective Work.
Olympia.-Official figures from the
bureau of accountancy give the grand
total of appropriations made by The
thirteenth legislature as $24,31S,S06.
Saturday night the appropriation
measures aggregating SIS 2O, $3.50 had
been filed with the secretary of state
for this session, approved by the gov
ernor with the exception Of the Cheney
funds which PASSED over his veto.
Appropriations, totaling $5,591,S16,
still remain in the governors hands
for approval or veto. Among them are
the $4,O 600, 900 belonging to the indus
trial insurance fund, and automatically
provided for under that act, and sew.
tral rotary funds that do not actually
come from tax legies,
The two Quincy Valley appropria.
lions, totaling $4,000 for launching
the project, have not as yet been acted
upon by the governor, nor the sup
Elemental budget carrying more than
$500. 900.
Elimination Of $8,o 900.
Eliminating from consideration 81,
OOO, 900 for industrial insurance and
81, 900, 900 for the capitol land grant
bonds, which are not charged upon the
states direct taxation resources, this
sessions total appropriation is $16,-
31S,S0s, with $14, 276,S20 estimated rev.
enue.
To the latter is added $500, 900 due
the general fund from the capitol fund
when the bonds are sold; 100000
from state quarry rotary funds; $780,
900 from the jute mill rotary fund;
SIPS, 900 already paid in from Lake
Washington shore lands sales and
S$57, 900 r~eappropriated from bridge
funds. These additions bring the total
revenue to be figured against the
grand total of appropriations up to
$16,311,S20, leaving an apparent deficit
for this session of $685., with several
minor fractions of income still unac-
counted for. 1t is estimated that the
state will about break even.
In dollars, as estimated from figures
in the governors office, appropriations
this session exceed those of last by
approximately 81, 100000. The governor
can make no marked reduction from
this IN the supplemental budget, as it
carries only half a million, and of the
81, 500 900 in bills still before him,
aside from the industrial insurance al
lowance, are various appropriations
that cfa nd &c nonnrcory avnnnSnc Ono
item is 100000 appropriated for pos
sible initiative, referendum and recall
elections.
State Tax Levy 1872 Mills.
From available figures and estf
mates, and without allowing for what
reductions the governor may make by
veto on remaining bills, the total tax
levy for state purposes will have to
be fixed at 1872 mills, an increase of
1.52 mills, or &c per cent. Three
fourths of this increase is in road
taxes.
BY failing to pass the automobile
and motor vehicle horsepower tax and
the fish code, this legislature has
created the increases Of expenses
noted above without making a single
provision for increasing state event
from other than taxation sources.
Governor Lister Saturday signed the
permanent highway appropriation of
$3,250, 900. He did not sign the levy of
one and a half mills for this fund, but
said that he would as soon as it came
before him.
What the leoislature Did,.
The principal accomplishments of
the present legislature have been
passage of the %logged.off lands act;
the minimum wage law for women
the red light abatement law; the moth
'er's pension law II teachers retire
ment fund, the last named ten with
a proviso that 1t must be referred to
the people for final adoption; mapping
OF a complete system OF state high
ways; comprehensive laws carrying
into effect the initiative, referendum
II recall provisions of the constitu-
ton; The Troy agricultural commission
consolidation bill; and the abolish
ment of capital punishment as the
penalty for murder.
What the Legislature Failed TO Do:
The important measures killed or
falling to receive consideration, in
Guide the presidential preference pri-
mary bill; recall of judges; amend
ment of the constitution by initiative;
first aid amendments to the wprkmen's
compensation act; the Oregon plan of
electing United States senator's; non
partizan election laws; the water