Arizona republican., 1922-04-14

LIKELY WILL
En- SESSION.
7 OMORROW
Reading OF Appropriation
Bill Completed By Senate
Some Changes Made
House To Take Hand
In Measure

House To Take Hand
In Measure
The senate completed the reading
of the general appropriation bill yes
terday afternoon, but 1t has not yet
| quite put 1t into a shape to be re-
turned to the house. Some changes
were made in 1t In the open session.
after 1t was reported for passage by
the committee of the whole, and one
change was then made. the restors
ton OF part OF the appropriation
| for the tax commission for legal
counsel That item had been denied
the commission by the committee.
An effort viii be made also, 1T Is
understood. by the Democratic mem
bers to strike out the appropriation
of $1,000 for the office OF immigra-
tion commissioner which had been
inserted in the afternoon after it had
been left out Of the printed bin
agreed upon by the joint appropria-
tion committee, and had been left
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 appropriaz
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 faif from about
| $4,000. as left by the house. to nearly
500 600 and put in a new subdivision
carrying $4,000 for the Northern ART
zona fair.
Ear Hl~~a G>.m:.
A matter under consideration is the
making of an appropriation for the
current and contingent expenses OF
the next regular session of the legis-
lature. That Is something that has
never before been done in a general
appropriation bill. 1t was the COM
tention of DIR. Sims, though, that un-
der the financial code the legislature
Is required to make appropriation for
all the known expenses OF governs
ment within the ensuing fiscal year.
That matter is now under investiga-
| tion.
An appropriation OF $4,000 for
that purpose was at first proposed
and later suggestion was made for
an increase of 1t to $4,000 on ac-
count Of the larger membership of
the house under the next apportion-
ment
The senate on the first day OF it's
consideration of the bill generally
reduced appropriations made by the
house. But yesterday its revision
was for the most part upward, so
that the net result will be a total
higher than the bill bore when II
was received. 1t was found neces-
sary to add $4,000 In q 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 $4,000 The house let
that stand. But 1t was discovered
that the fixed salaries Of those Off
Gals were $4,000 each
1t turned out that there had been
a 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 apprp-
priation committees of the two
houses at s3.600.. The house ridicu-
ldusly cut 1t to $2,700. In that shape
the bill came to the senate, which
for a time accepted It. but without an
intention TO make the cut perma-
nent. 1t later restored the salary to
IS. 500.
More Cuts
In the state engineers department
the amount allowed by the house for.
the payment OF freight and other
charges on government equipment
was reduced from 100000 to $500
The consideration of the subdi-
vision relating to the office of the
attorney general brought a renewal
of the contest of the night before
over the appropriation of $1,000 for
tho legal expenses of the tax commits
sion. There was a spirited contest
between President Wilkinson and Dr.
Sims over this item, which was lateEs
cut out. but after the bill had been
evening. $1,000 of the amount wash
restored
without serious disagreement tlles
figures for both the normal schools
were increased. For the Tempe Nor-s
NAL the printed bill carried $91, ,400g
An effort in the house to increase
that to the amount provided In the
regular appropriation bill of the reg
ular session, $106,S0O, failed The bill
also carried $4,000 for repairs. The
friends OF the bill succeeded in have
ing $4,000 of that amount transferred
to the salary account, bringing it to
$97,70O.
When that subdivision was reached
yesterday, President Wilkinson called
attention To the TACT that the appro-
priation in the bill OF the regular
session was a reduced one because OF
the need of money. and suggested
that 1t should be restored. Enough
was therefore added to the salaries
account as ii came from the house
to bring 1t to that figure. Mr.. wiz
kinson then sought to have the orig
inal appropriation for repairs, $16,-
800, restored. but that failed
Aid Flagstaff Normal, Too
Having done so much for the Tempe
Normal. the senate easily ieG to &C
something for the Northern Normal,
and the salaries appropriation foE
that institution was raised from $91,~
600 to $4,000: $4,000 was added TO
the capital investment appropriation
for the Northern Normal, bringing It
to $3.50.
None of the other subdivisions we're
seriously disturbed. There was some
shifting about of the appropriations
for the office of game warden. The
salaries of the warden and his office
deputy were made to be taken out OF
the game protection fund. These
amount to $1,000, to which Is added
81, 600 for other expenses. Direct ap-
propriations are made for two field
deputies at a salary OF $1,000 each,
extra deputies. part time. $3.240s
travel, $1.40G. and operation, $3.50.
Another item of capital investment.
$1,000, was added for the purpose II