The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1921-01-18
idaho BUDGET BILL
UP FOR DISCUSSION
IDAHO LEGISLATURE is CON-
FRONTED WITH APPROPRIA-
TIONS FOR VAST SUMS.

BOISE, Idaho-The legislature set
tied down to real business today,
facing general appropriations bill
calling for $3,536,067 for biennial
maintenance of state offices, COM
missions, departments and penal and
charitable institutions. Appropri-
tion measures for educational insti-
tutions will be presented later To-
days bill was Immediately referred
to the house appropriations commit
| tee.
Davis Urges Reduction
Governor Davis sent a special mes
sage to the house urging that the
pruning knife be used and recon-
mended $767 1856 be cut out of the
| bill
| The senate passed the Porter bill
increasing the amount county COM
missioners can spend on courthouse
from 81 900 to $4,000, and the Smith
bill requiring probate judges to in
struct probation officers to investi-
gate all matters pertaining to juve-
nile delinquency.
In the house six public health bills
were introduced. No bills were pass
ed. One of the house bills would re-
quire all workers who handle human
food and drink to carry health certi-
ficates. Another bill will require any
person who sells SKINNED milk, but
termilk or other milk products to
pasturize them. A third will require
the labelling of storage eggs with the
date they were placed in storage.
Three Mining Bills
The committee on mines and mining
introduced three measures which will
add to the duties of the mine inspec-
tor by giving him, instead of the
department of commerce and indus
try, charge of annual reports of min
ing corporations.
The state affairs committee sub
mitted only two bills, both of which
have to do with simplifying the handl-
ing of bounties on predatory animals.
In the general appropriations bill
o provision is made for the state con-
stabulary or the state fair. It is
that the constabulary is
to be abolished, but a state fair ap-
bill will be introduced
separately. The charitable and penal
Institution appropriations called for
are virtually the same as those al
lowed two years ago. The office Of
state sheriff is provided for in the
,ill, an appropriation of $4,000 being
asked. A total of $4,000 is taken
off the appropriation for the public
Utilities commission.
Governors Recommendation
Following are the recommendations
f Governor Davis for appropriations
or 1922.
Appropriations called for:
Idaho soldiers home, $98,200; peni-
entiary, $191 700; North Idaho sani-
arium, S148,180 Idaho insane asyl-
IN, Blackfoot, S141, no; state sani-
arium, Nampa, $94,605; Lava Hot
prings, $4,000; governor, S27, $50;
ecretary of state, SAL, ,150; state
uditor, S31, ,750; treasurer, $27, $40;
ttorney general, $42,025; mine in
pector, $11 ,500 supreme court,
S5 5,030; district courts, $220,000; law
brary (included in supreme court),'
20,088; agriculture, S271 ITO; COM
lerce and industry, $56,850; insur-
nee manager, $74,030; law enforce
lent, S115,910; immigration, labor
nd statistics, S15,445; public invest
tents, S43,365; public welfare, $751;
%; public works administration,
lpitol maintenance, $125,403; recla-
alton, $4,000; stream measure
ent, 100000; land department, S91,-
90; public utilities commission, $71,-
20; travelling library, $11 1,520; ad-
tant general, $4,000; G. A. R.,
400; state nominating conventions,
500; presidential election expense,
900; timber protection, 100000;
lreau of mines, 100000; children's
,me finding society, S17, 500; his
rical society, $1,000.