Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-02-10
CornrnitteeTo
Start Pruning
FundRequests
Ways and Means Doc
tors to Commence On
Slashing Operations
Tonight

With the last of the preliminar-
les disposed of at its session We'd
nesday night the joint ways and
means committee will tonight en-
ter upon the final round of its BIZ
ennial wrestling card in competi-
tion with general finances. And it
promises to be some bout too, con-
tinuing over Friday night and well
into next week. the last of the ses-
sion.
Trimming down the estlmated
needs Of the numerous state de-
partments, institutions and com
missions to the size of the states
available resources is going to be
a task that will command the re-
spect of the most astute financier.
Estimated needs as set forth in
the original budget as compiled by
secretary of State Kozer prior to
the opening of the session exceed |
ed visible state funds by $819,- |
376.22. Hearings before the ways |
and means committee during the |
past three weeks have revealed the
fact that an item Of $1,000 was
by a department here, an
other item of $4,000 was over
looked by an institution there while
still another state activity has dis
covered an urgent need for an
other 100000 in addition to that
set out in its original estimate un-
Ill the excess demands have been
5welled to well above the million
iollar mark. Offsetting this in
crease to a certain extent, of
course, there is the $225.000 in
GUIDED in the deficiency appropri-
ltions listed for attention by the
legislature which will be taken
,are of out of the regular soldiers
educational aid millage fund re-
lucing the difference between the
supply and demand by just that
much, but even at that the Job of
pruning which will confront the (
Ways and means committee to-
light is still mans size. A lot of
must be done some place /
nd with every demand of the ut {
most importance in the eyes of I
hose most directly interested it Is 1
p to the committeeman to sit in I
Judgment and weed out the actual
eeds from the fancied need so 8
ar as is humanity possible. =
Thursday nights session was
evoted to the hearing of numer-
us small claims for attention in
uding $4,000 for soil surveys,
$4,000 for the study and eradica-
on Of crop pests and a slight ad-
ition to former appropriations
n the study and prevention of dis
uses of cattle which are said to
2 seriously menacing the dairy
dustry of the state.
A bill to be reported out as
measure which will re-
aal the act of 1919 creating the
ldiers and sailors commission
nd returning to the general fund
the state the uneXpended bal
ice of that commission approx
ating $4,000 was decided upon
st night. Another bill agreed up
l by the committee will provide
at the expenses of the state land
'ard be paid out of the earnings
the state school fund rather
an out of the general fund of
g state, This will prune off an
her 100000 from the general
ldget,
Needs for fire fighting equip
ent and safeguards from fire for
e wards of the state in the insti-
tions about Salem, were present.
to the committee in a report
the state fire marshal's office.
ide from other improvements |
commended in the report at |
st aggregating many thousands !
dollars the immediate needs for !
e protection are estimated at !
st of S7540 Conditions at the /
iustrial school for girls, the
me for the feeble minded and
? state training school for boys ~,
re pointed out in the report as