The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1919-03-13

Souaty Offieert-I ntee oectlons OF
Veterans Aid Bill vetoed-oivoress
Made More Difficult.
Olympia. The legislature started
out on the final week OF the session
with the legislative wheels badly clog.
ged With unfinished brsiress Many
important measures remained TO re
oeiye final disposition. Although both
houses adopted rules designed so limit
debate and shut out some Of the con.
gesiioa at the end OF the session, with
members making strenuous efforts 20
save favorite bills nothing but ti1s
usual confusion could be expected dnr-
ing the closing days
Il seems to be 1 habit with lsgisla.
tors TO waste much yaluatle time dur
Ing the early days of the session in
useless debate over unimportani meas.
ures, while many important bills are
held back for committee tinkering
aud then rushed through during ;he
last days Of the session
Total Appropriations Estimates.
The appropriations Of this legisla.
ture can now he pretty well estimated.
They viii total something under $685.,
100000. The pruning knife has been
welded effectively tile past week.
About s700O.oOo Of the total appro-
priations are in revolving funds, which
will be returned ana are IN fact no
burden on the taxpayers. Those re.
volving fundHSare the industrial insur-
ance and medical aid funds, sb,oeO,
OG0; the federal road aid fund of ST.
100000. and such funds as the state
reclamation board viii handle-smali.
or funds with total of nearly $1,000.
900. This taxpayers will be called on
TO pay for the appropriations Of this
legislature about s29OOc,0oo and this
vii, include the supplemental budget
Of about sl.25O,OOO. In cutting down
the appropriations for the industrial
home and clinic for women. which
started out carrying 100000 and later
was cut to s315.0OO now carries but
$4,000, and with this sum 1t il ex-
pected that this legislature win pass
The bill and start one more state In
stitutIon on its course.
House bill 200 was unanimously
passed by the house. This bill in
augurates definite policy for the
reclamation OF arid lands, Logged.cff
lands and swamp lands Tie appro-
priation is 100000 for the state rec
lamation board to use as working
capital Ia addition there is a one
halt mill tax levy from which the re
voiying fund viii be developed to aid
in floating the bonds of reclamation
districts.
Unit School Bill Killed
The house killed house bill 1873, by
Representative Brown of Nhatcom.
relating to the common schools, pro-
viding for county units for the admin.
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