Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-02-24
Important Measure introduced
to Provide for the Biennial
Needs IF Departments and
Institutions.
PASS PARTY PLEDGE
First Call of House Put Into Eff
feet Following Reconsidera-
tion of Vote Defeating Water
Power Resolution.

tives today, carrying a grand total OF
$2.143,000, to take care of the biennial
needs of state departments, education
al and charitable Institutions. The Re-
publican majority redeemed itself by
reconsidering the vote by which the
party pledge on waterpower was de-
feated. and following a call of the
house, passed the measure, which pro-
poses an amendment to the state con-
stitution. Representative Greenwood
of Minidoka county was the only
house member found absent under the
call. He went to his home Saturday
The house also passed the Dwyer
drainage assessment bill, but defeat
ed the public health committee meas
ure seeking to prohibit expectorating
in cars and common carriers.
The appropriation committee intro
duced bill by unanimous consent
providing for the state board of educa-
ton, the superintendent of public in
struction department, the University
of Idaho. the Lewiston and Albion
State normal, the Idaho Technical in
stitute, the Idaho Industrial Training
school and the School for the Deaf and
Blind.
TOTALS CARRIED.
The measure carries the following
totals:
State board of education and regents
OF the University of Idaho and super
intendent Of public instruction-Hon-
orarium for boards, $1,000; salary OF
state superintendent, $4,000; salary OF
assistant, $4,000; salary of commission
er of education, $4,000; salaries OF
office forces, $22,2S4; miscellaneous
$4,000. Total, $5S,120.
University of Idaho-Colleges of let
tiers. agriculture. engineering, forestry
law. mines, summer school, $489, sos;
administration, operation and repairs
s175.290; agricultural experimental
lions, home station, $4,000; Standpoint
farm, $13,150; Caldwell farm, $4,000;
Aberdeen farm, $3.50; Highland sta
ltion at Felt, s11,00; insect pest and
lsoil survey. $6500: for control of al
falfa weevil, $4,000. Total. $97,70o.
Cooperative extension work, $685.
943.
Capitol additions-C Completion Of
south wing of administration building
i$44,361; fire protection system, $40, 900;
good roads laboratory, $4,000; new
WdlhS anu llBHtinS SYSTEM, FfVVV, tiit
floor in dairy building, $500; poultry
house, $500.
Grand University of Idaho total
$1,123,992.
Lewiston normal-Salaries, $147690
operation, s54,310, campus improve
provement, $500, installation of venti'
lation system, $4,000, rural drainage
cistern, $4,000. Total 100000.
Idaho Technical Institute-Salarles
100000, operation expenses, $4,000
completion of physical education build
ing, $4,000, improving Of heating plant
$4,000, campus extension, $4,000, farm
land, $4,000. Total 100000.
Albion normal-Salaries, SIP, 700
maintenance, ST., 800. Total $4,000.
Idaho Industrial Training school
Maintenance, $4,000. operation anC
expense. $127.7O0, building for girls
10000, boiler $4,000. distributing sys
tenn, $4,000, lockers. $1,000, granery
$1,000, automobile and wagon shed
$500. Total $4,000.
School for the deaf and blind-Sal
aries. $57.5OO. operating and expense
$39.324, laundry, printing and piano
$4,000, silo and walks, $3.50. schoo
building and shop. 100000. Total $16o,
074.
SUBMITS STATEMENT.
Representative Greenwood submit
ted communication to the house re
garding his state power control reso
luton In which he urged its passag
in preference to the one that cam
from the majority side. AS the reso
luton cast some reflections of tn
manner in which the house record
are kept the communication was re
ferred to the state affairs COMMITTEES
Representative Greenwood quoted tn
geological survey report as containin
the data regarding the power re
sources of the state. He told tn
house Saturday there was no need {
appropriating $4,000 to the publ
utilities commission to gather the dat
and declared he could furnish it in
hours without cost. His communica
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