Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-03-05
to be quite general, for the latest
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dope on the situation was that there
was nothing doing"
! The Omnibus Appropriation Bill.
The omnibus budget for the coming
biennium made it's appearance last
Saturday and passed both houses
Tuesday without great difficulty. 1t
is now in the hands of Governor
Lister. 1t totals $9,5O0,4O3.05,
$1.524,283.18 less than the same ap-
preparation two years ago. These
figures largely realize the economy
propaganda urged by Governor Lister
in his message and echoed at the
opening Of the session by both house
and senate. Several items left out Of
the original bill have been taken care
of in supplemental measures, though
the organization leaders first an
nounced there would be no supple
mental appropriations at thi session
as there were in 1918.
Barring the board of control, the
eastern hospital for the insane and
the school for defective youth, all in
stitutions and departments under
Governor Lister are pruned below es-
Inmates notwithstanding the fact that
these estimates were we'll below those
Of two years ago. On the other hand
Republican state officers received in
creases in their forces and the state
treasurer, attorney general and the
land commissioner were given larger
appropriations than their estimates
called for.
Items That Were Reduced.
The following figures represent re-
ductions made from estimates sub
mitted by state department heads, the
amounts given showing what was sub
tracted by the appropriations COM
mittee:
Secretary of state, $500; immi-
grafton com m 9 o er. $35, 200;
weights and measures, $4,000;
western hospital for the insane, ST.
900; home for the feeble-minded.
$4,000; state school for the deaf,
$37,500; school for the blind, $751;
900; penitentiary, $50, ,000; training
school. $18,750; state school for girls.
$4,000; soldiers home, $500;
highway commissioner, $4,000; wei,
fare commission. $4,000; grain de-
$500; state college. $109.-
102; state university, $353.7s4;
Bellingham normal. $141.3S0; de-
partment of agriculture. $4,000;
state board OF health, 5000: bank
examiner. 5000; initiative and refer
endum election estimate, $150,00O;
state school superintendent. $4,000;
insurance commissioner. $1,000;
state reforiiatory. $4,000; tax COM
mission, $4,000.
Darwin's. Unusual Record.
In view Of the delay that occurred
before the senate confirmed. 1t is in
teresting to learn that reports on the
work of Fish Commissioner Leslie
Darwin show q record of achievement
out-distancing that of any predeces-
sor since the fish department was in
augurated. In the first % months he
was in office Darwin collected $40,-
900 more than had ever been col
lected by the department previously
in any "a months. The first year In
office he reduced the cost Of produc-
ton at the state hatcheries from SSk
cents per thousand fry liberated to
54 cents-a clean cut Of 50 per cent
over the cost of production of the
previous year. In the % months In
Office he has made more arrests, Sc
cured more convictions for fishing
law violations and turned more
money from this source into the
state treasury than was done in all
the remainder of the time since the
department came into existence.
Darwin is the first fish commits
sioner that ever Systematically went
after illegal trap fishing. In one
memorable raid he seized traps fish
ing in illegal depths Of water that
contained nearly $4,000 worth OF
fish, which money was turned into
the state Golfers. While heretofore
taxpayers have paid approximately
40 per cent of the upkeep of the state
fish commissioners department. since
Darwin took hold the fishery depart
ment has not only paid all of its ex-
penses but has turned small reve-
nue. into the treasury.
With it all Darwin's political ene-
mics have been making fight on
him that would keep lots of men busy
l6 hours a day Some fisherman,
some politician, eh?
The city council this week took