The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1913-03-20
WHAT WAS DONE
- Resume of the Leeislat,zre's Worl<
by The Tribune Correspondent.

OL1 MFlA. wash, March Is
without doubt the most extrava
CANT legislature In the history O
the state. and at the same time on,
that accomplished the least real ben
eficial and remedial legislation. cam
to close In Olympia Friday morn
ing. March IA. 1913, although sun
posed to have adjourned at mid
night. Not content with passing in
to history as being the most ex
travagant from the Standpoint o
appropriations passed, the house al
SO went further and voted extra sal
aries to members and employees t,
the amount of $1,000 in round ii
CURES. In some instances, doubtless
the extra salary is deserving. Blu
one particular case is cited to show
now reckless the Republican rims
became with the peoples money. c
VIII Shaffer. state law librarian
drawing an annual salary OF $500,
and having an assistant and stenog
rapher who really do the work O.
the office, was allowed extra sala
ry to the tune of $500 for seryic
es alleged to have been rendered
the legislators in drawing bills, etc
And all this on top of the fact tha,
The legislature had, in the begin
hing, engaged the services of two
high priced attorneys to assist the
attorney general in this particular
work. And the $4,000 annual sal
ary received from the state by Sha.
Tier Is not all he earns. 1t is fur
ther stated that he takes the
states time to write briefs and pa
pers for attorneys throughout tbs
state. and in this way adds to hii
salary not less than an additional
$4,000 u year OF course, the tax
payers do not pay this except tina,
time which they pay him for is Us
ed for other purposes than that o1
actual state business.
Official figures from the bureau
OF .accountancy give the grand to.
tai of appropriations made by the
thirteenth legislature AS $24.31S..
SO66.
At the close OF business Saturday
night appropriation measures ag
gregating .720.990 had been I'LL
ed with the secretary OF state fol
this session, approved by the gov
ernor with the exception of the
Cheney funds which passed ovel
his veto.
: Appropriation totaling $5.5s7.-
SIS, still remain in the governor
hands for approval or veto. Among
them are the $4,000,0OO belonging
To. the industrial insurance fund
and automatically provided for un-
der that act, and several rotary
funds that do not actually come from
tax levies.
The two Quincy Valley appropri.
a1iOns. totaling $4,000 for launch
ing the project. have not yet beef
ACTED upon by the governor. nor the
supplemental budget carrying more
than 100000.
Eliminating from consideration
1l,OOO,OOO for the capitol Ano
grant bonds, which are not charged
unon the states direct taxation re-
sources. this sessions total appro
priation is $16.31e.SO6 with $l4,
276.82O estimated revenue.
/. TO the latter il added $1,5OO,O0O
due the general fund from the cap
ital fund when the bonds are sold
100000 from state quarry rotary
funds: $15O,OOO from the Jut'
min rotary fund: $12S.OOO alread!
maid in from Lake Washington
shore lands sales and $4,000 re
annropriated from bridge funds
Tnesea editions bring the total reve
nue. TO be figured against the Crane
total OF appropriations up 10 $ao:
3l1,820. leaving an apparent oei..,
for this session of $3.50. VIII
several minor fractions OF ihcoin'
stlll unaccounted for. II Is esti
mated that the state Will aoo"
break even.
In dollars, as estimated from ~
sures in the governors oiiice' ap
nrooriations this session eAcee'
ihose of last by approximately ~
100000. The governor can "aA
no. marked reduction from 'nis -.
~. supplemental budget, as 1t car
rs~. only half a million, and OF IN
a. 400 900 in bills still before MIN
s.,Ss from the industrial insurance
.,Iovance. are various. appropFia
,tcn. that stand as necessary e.
r..n.es one item i $3OO.O0o appro
r.,.t.d for possible lnltia1isr'
srdum mad recall elections.
covernor Lister issued the 10,
,owinp resume of Legislative ac.io
snd his attitude on state e1pe"u'
tares: ,ado NV tn
Th,rteenth legislature, Ju. ,as
ionrned. show that ! was r'sn. ,a ~
Sn,nrdav morning when ! saio
wos 49, ever appropriated by any Zee Zee
STATURE in the history OF the .,s"n. s
is11 ,o11 the total appropria'lon1'
according to the report aon o. IN 1e1
a.'S;,or we're $11,22S,2so. ,,d;r IN
,hs appropriations, not ND ~ m
.ns 1900. 900 to be collected an
.ns ssa by the industrial nnn ins9rans non.
asmtn,ssion ase% and the s4.oeo Wv oon, :
the capitol building ianus. a
,,ns on ~. 70 Sf6,s1s.s0S. TINS oas ~ no, NJ
naarly 50 per cent. stron
Ut ..Ie 7 had not taken nonr;ation
n against large appropanaf pan ~
stand as sa.a would have been Id
grea5ssr' create ,he appropriations ma mace hin
49,. legislature l have 'e'oe1