The copper era and Morenci leader., 1922-04-14

PHOENIX, April 1.-The senate completed the reading of the general appropriation bill yesterday afternoon but it has not yet quite put it into a shape to be returned to the house. Some changes were made in it in for passage by the committee of the whole, and one change was then made, the restoration of part of the appropriation for the tax commission for legal counsel. That item had been denied the commission by the committee.
 An effort will be made also, it is understood, by the Democratic mem bers to strike out the appropriation of S7,2O0 for the office of immigra- tion commissioner which had been inserted in the afternoon after it had been left out of the printed bill agreed upon by the joint appropria- tion committee, and had been leit out by the house.
 Another outstanding act of the senate committee of the whole was the restoration of the. subdivision for the military department which had been stricken out by the house. That was restored with an appropria- tion totaling $75,210, slightly in ex- cess of the amount carried in the printed bill.
 The senate. increased the appro- priation for the state fair from about 1off I,xy fhn n ly $65,000 and put ill a new sub-divt sion carrying $5,0O0 for the Northern Arizona fair.
 For Next Session
 A matter under consideration is the making of an appropriation for the current and contingent expenses Of the next regular session of the legis- Iature. That is something that has peper-kefere- -beea- ,dene- in a-general appropriation bill. It was the con- tention of Dr. Sims, though, that un- der the financial code the legislature is required to make appropriation for all the known expenses of govern ment within the ensuing fiscal year. That matter is now under investiga- lion.
 An appropriation of $75,000 for that purpose was at first proposed and later a suggestion was made for an increase of it to $80, 900 on account of the larger membership of the house under the next apportionment-
 The senate on the first day of it's consideration of the bill generally reduced appropriations made by the house But yesterday it's revision was for the most part upward. so that the net result will be a total higher than the bill bore when it was received. It was found neces sary to add $24O0 in a lump to the appropriation for the board of di rectors of state institutions. The printed, bill provided a salary for each, the secretary and the purchas ing agent. of $3,600. The house let that stand. But it was discovered that the fixed salaries of those off cials were $4,S00 each.
 It turned out that there had been good deal of horseplay in the item of the subdivision for the governors office relating to the salary of Rob ert Bacchus, the budget secretary That had been fixed by the appro priation committees of the two houses at S3.60O. The house ridiculously cut it to S2,700. In that shape the bill came to the senate. which for a time accepted it, but without an intention to make the cut permanent. It later restored the salary to $3,60O.
 More Cuts
 In the state engineers department the amount allowed by the house fol the payment of freight and other charges on government equipment was reduced from $100,00O to s50.00o
 The consideration of the subdivi sion relating to the office of the at , torney general brought renewal oI the contest of the night before ovei the appropriation of 5000 for tho legal expenses of the tax commis sion. There was a spirited contest between President Wilkinson and Dr Sims over this item, which was later cut out but after the bill had beer reported to the house yesterday evening, $2,500 of the amount was restored
 Without serious disagreement tht figures for both the normal schools were increased. Fort the Tempe Nor maj the printed bill carried S91, 400 An effort in the house to increase that to the amount provided in tho regular appropriation bill of the reg ular session. S106,S00. failed. The bil also carried $16,300 for repairs The friends of the bill succeeded in ha' ing s630O of that amount transferred to the salary account. bringing it tt S97,700.
 When that subdivision was reached yesterday, President Wilkinson called attention to the fact that the appro priation in the bill of the regulal session was a reduced one because 0 the need of money. and suggested that it should be restored. Enougi was therefore added to the salaries account as it came from the hnus' to bring it to that figure. MT. Will kinson then sought to have the orig