The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-02-25
APPROPRIATIONS
j. Of FIVE MILLIONS
ASKED Of HOUSE
Committee Reports Bill for
State Expenditures Next
Two Years
S27O,0OO A YEAR
FOR MONTANA"U.'
Action to BE Taken Monday
MOrning-Estimates FIX
ceed Last Years.

Helena. Feb. Especial. )--Mon.
tana uuring the next two years will
need approximately $5,0oo,o0O for the
maintenance of the state government
and it's various institutions, according
to figures compiled by the house ap-
propriations committee as contained in
the two major appropriation bills in
troducCd In the house today. Both bills
were recommended for passage and will
be acted upon by the lower assembly
Monday morning.
For tho executive and judicial de-
partmcnts a total Of 81, ,602 ,4i9.77 is ap-
rropriatcd for tho coming two years.
For tho maintenance and improve
mcnt of the various state institutions
the biennial appropriation Is $3,23G.C0o.
Tho total appropriation for state in
stttutions and for the executive and
judicial departments Is $is3s, 1877.
The appropriation for executive and
judicial purposes Is approximately
$225, 900 In excess of the appropriation
made for these two departments two
years ago. The increase, however. is
due to the natural growth OF the state.
1t was explained. Increased salaries in
various departments and increased cx-
penscs in many other respects have
combined to make the added appropri-
alton necessary. There is no large in
crease In any department.
The various appropriations for the
different state institutions make ample
provisions for improvements consistent
with the amount Of money the state
will receive In taxes and in other ways
during the ensuing two years.
or local interest to Helena is an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for an educa-
tional and women's building at the
Montana state fair
Appropriations for maintenance and
improvements of the various state in
stitutions for each of tho two ensuing
years arc made IN the state institution
appropriation bill as follows.
Insane asylum. s2s5.0o0; asylum for
incbriatcs, $4,000; state prison. $685.
600; tuberculosis hospital, $4,000: re-
form school, $3.50; state university.
$270.oo0; agricultural college. $4,000;
school of mines, S5s. 500: normal school.
slol,25o; orphans home. ss6,5oo; school
for deaf, dumb. bind and feeble mind
ed, $l02,5Oo; soldiers home. $22,250
state college experiment stutions, $S5,-
ESQ: farmers institutes, 10000: farm
ers' extension work in connection with
federal government, $36,000s state fair
maintenance, $4,000; state fair i'm
provcmcnts. $780, maintenance and
improvements OF governors mansion.
$1,000; northern Montana agricultural
and manual training school. $4,000.
The appropriations for 1918 and 1919
arc alike for each Institution with the
exception of Il special appropriation OF
$4,000 for u women's building at the
be available during the present year.
IN order that both appropriations
bills may be considered by both
branches as soon as possible, the two
bills were referred to the appropria-
tions committee during the day and
both reported for passage the first
thing Monday morning for considcra-
tion by the house committee of the
whole 1t was said that they would be
transmitted to the senate by Monday
afternoon.
Concerning Rev. Joseph Pope.
Following the presentation of two
reports by the special committee ap-
pointed several days ago by the speak
ers to investigate the charges of "leg-
islativc trading contained In a bulletin
issued by Rev. Joseph Pope of the anti
saloon league. quite II heated argument
took place during tho closing hour of
the days session.
a. minority report signed by KemInis
was to the effect that the charges
were founded on rumor only and rec
commended that the matter be given no
further cognizance. The majority re-
port, signed by Ashby and Duffy.
showed that Rev. Pope had no evi-
dence of vote trading other than ru-
mors which he had heard about the
hotels and lobbies. The report took
occasion bitterly to censure the author
OF the bulletin and while not recon-
mending that he be denied the priv
i'ege OF the floor recommended that
the expression of censure and condcm.
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