Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-28
APPROPRIATIONS TO BE ASKED
~ INSTITUTIONS LARGEST
ON RECORD.
WOULD INCREASE STATE
TAX LEVY TWO MILLS
Legislature Must Do Some Pairing or
Add TO Tax 6urdsns-state Board Of
Education Makes Greatest Demand,
or Thrss-Fourths Of Increase -
speaksrskip Contest Warming Up.
to Times Republican.

SpeClal 10 Times tepuDllean
Des Moines. Dec. 2s.--The appro-
priations to be asked for the state
board of education, state board of
control and state officials at the hands
Of the next general assembly will. if
granted, increase state taxes more
than two mills. The state tax is now
433 mills. If the increases asked for
and shown in the report of all the state
departments, just filed with the gov
ernor, are approved the state taxes
will jump to around 6.5 mills.
The law passed by the last general
assembly requires all of the state de-
partments to file with the governor be-
fore the meeting of a legislature
statement showing the amount Of
money appropriated for their depart
ment for the biennial period, the
amount unexpended and the amount
needed for the coming two years. The
governor includes these in his mes
sage to the general assembly. The
idea the legislature had in making this
bill was to provide the. incoming as
sembly with working basis for max
ing up the appropriations for the COM
ing two years.
The increases asked for would
amount to s2.000,0OO over and above
what the state now eXpends each year,
or a $4,000,000 increase for the biennial
period. This does not include the in
crease in salaries WHICH the district
judges are asking for or other avenues
of state expenditure outside of the
state departments and state boards.
Fully IS per cent of this increase
comes from the appropriations asked
for by the state board Of education for
the three state colleges and those Of
the state board of control. The board
of control will require additional funds
for the completion Of the state cpl
leptic colony at Woodward, the build
ing of. the women's reformatory at
Rockwell City, and additions and i'm
provements to its institutions.
The state veterinarians department
is asking for additional funds to fight
cattle diseases. especially tuberculosis.
1t is probable that the legislature
will prune down these requests con-
siderably. But there will be other re-
quests for state funds from other
sources not included in this budget as
made up by the various state depart
ments which will give the appropria-
tons committee plenty Of work. These
budgets as set out by the various de-
partments will be printed in pamphlet
form for the convenience of the mem
bers Of the legislature.
Pitt Active Candidate.
NJ. B. Pitt, Logan Harrison county,
one of the floor leaders for the john
ison road law crowdAsin the house two
years tago, is working hard to,nwin
the speakership ofttheaq house in the
coming general assembly. He has
been decidedly active since his re-
election in lining up his forces.
Fremont r. Shortess of Tama
county, and Lee Elwood. of Elma, are
recognized as Pitts strongest OPP
ponents. Both men are credited with
having strong organizations. There
are other aspirants but it is probable
that it will narrow down to two men
before the final choice is made with
the anti hard roads crowd united for
Pitt.
Governor Elect Harding said yes
terday he would have nothing to an
nounce to his office force until he was
inaugurated. AS to legislation during
the coming session he again said yes
terday, as he has stated heretofore,