Clearwater Republican., 1921-04-01
MILLION CUT FROM STATE TAX
BUDGET BY VETO OF GOVERNOR
Leaves General Fund Appro-
priations $1O,637, 7,289.88;
Vetoes Building Items
100 BILLS MADE LAWS
Veto Cuts Out the Industrial
Home; Livestock Show "
and School Buildings

In an effort to keep taxation for
state expenditures At the lowest
possible level, Governor Louis =.
Hart has vetoed more than $1,ooo,-
600 In appropriations authorize by
the last session Of the legislature.
In signing house bill 31s, the gen.
eral appropriations bill, Governor
Hart used the axe freely, cutting out
what he termed a. unnecessary ex.
penditures. The veto Of sections In
this one bill totaIed &se4, $50.
The items vetoed included a ppro-
priations OF $250,000 for completion
Of dairy buildings at the state col.
lege; $90,250 for repairs at the state
university; $4,000 for the North
west Tourist association; $4,000 for
charitable Institutions; $121.000 for
the women's industrial home at
Medical Lake. and $205, 400 for nor
NAL school at Centralia; $4,000 for
completion Of q dormitory at the
Cheney normal school: $4,000 for
the Western Royal Livestock show.
and SIS, 900 for certain work in the
office of the attomey-general at
Olympia.
The vetoes Of Governor Hart
leaves the general fund appropria-
tions Of the legislature at $1p,e37,-
2e9.ee, according to figures from
Olympia.
Reports compiled at Olympia,
following signature Of the last bills
by Governor Hart, show that 100
bills became laws. Scarcely half
the bills introduced passed both
houses, while a smaller number re-
ceived the governors approval. A
total OF 102 senate pleasures passed
the house, while 1O9 house bills be-
came laws. Governor Hart vetoed
IL senate bills, vetoed parts of three
senate bills. permitted three to be-
come laws without his signature B, and
approved "a senate bills. He vetoed
nine house bills and parts OF five
others. He permitted eight to be.
come laws without his signature
and signed 81 house bills.
Following is complete list of
house bills which passed the senate
and received Governor Hart's ap-
proval. These, with the list pub
lished last week, form a complete
record of all laws enacted by the
legislature. OF the senate bills pub
lished last week, Governor Hart ye-
toed Nos. Is. %, 66, rs, so. III, l72
and 1S9.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
i-Fixing criminal Jurisdiction On ve-
hicles of transportation.
Permitting third and fourth class
towns 10 ievy up to 10 mills for current
expenses without authority from the voters,
l1-Ciyil administrative code Changing
plan Of administrator, of the state govern.
ls-Relocatins Pacific Highway west of
Renton.
1s--Amending divorce law by defining
grounds, and providing for six months in
terl0cut0ry decree
22-providing for appointment Of proba.
tion officers in counties with population
of $4,000 or more.
edness and validating indebtedness hereto
fore incurred in drainage districts.
27-Appropriating $1,000. 900 for opera.
~ s0n nr;, %i state institutions and departments
ss-Requiring that the United States
flag be displayed at election polling places.
42nproviding three-year terms for drain
4S-Making 1t unlawful to suppress or
eliminate competitive bidding on public
works.
HIGHWAY MONEY.
so--Appropriating. $4,000 from motor
vehicle fund, half for East Side and half
for West Side for use of state highway
Sl.Providing county assessors shall pre-
pare jury lists.
5s-IExtsnding Itsnding soldiers relief act to in
clude World War veterans.
5s-Exempting bequests to private schools
sl-proyiding II cen. of ents an
used for clerical purposes.
62-AuthoriSing designation of places for
camping grounds where fires may be
63-Proposing constitutional am endment |
TO prohibit payment of funds out Of state |
treasury unless within one calendar month |
after % end Of next ensuing bienniumt
in excess Of l25,ooo shall pay Superior
Court bailiffs $125 a month.
70-Making motor vehicle license year
conform with calendar year.
73-Proyiding cash on hand in taxing
districts for current year shall be consid.
cred asset only against Indebtedness in.
'urIeu III Sucn year.
74-Proyiding treasurers of fourth. class
owns shall pay out money upon presentation
II bonds and coupons issued by such towns,
75-Authorzing use of land near Stella
COON for fish hatchery and game farm
1-Excluding cities below rank OF first
lass from restrictions on local Improvement
work.
7S-Appropriating s24,0429S for depart.
nent of fisheries for remainder of biennun
nding March 81.
79-Prohibiting aliens from owning and
easing land
S3--Vaidating warrants and other IN.
'eptedness of towns OF other than the first
lass
SS-Permitting the writing of nohcauoel-
'bie health and accident insurance policies
anne provisions TO apply to life policies
when they cover indemnity and accident
benefits.
GIVE SUSPENDED SENTENCES.
90-Permittng udges TO give suspended
ehtehces 10 frst Offenders except those Con |
'icted OF murder. arson, burglary and rob
)ery.
sS-Permitting counties to expend moneys
IN highways that cross the boundaries Ct
'uch counties and then reenter
101-Relating TO appointment powers
md dieties of police Justices in fourth class
titles or towns.
l07-Spokane, changing the boundary
ines of senatorial and representative dis
ricts SpOkaue cnunfv