The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-03-09
18th LEGISLATURE
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APPROPRIATIONS HANGING FRI
NAY ELIMINATE THE COMMITS.
SIONER OF EDUCATION.
BOise-In outlining the educationa
appropriation bill, which was passed
by the senate Thursday, Senator M
4. Lewis, chairman of the finance
committee, stated that except for 8
cut in the salary of the state com
missioner and a reduction of $4,000
In pure seed work at the University
of Idaho, the administration budget
recommendations were carried out.
In the general educational institu-
tions appropriation bill, the amount
allowed for the salary of the COM
missioner Of education is only $4,000,
which is taken to mean the elimina-
ton of Commissioner E. A. Bryan, as
1t would only pay his salary, at the
present rate Of $4,000 per year, up
to July l.
Notwith standing the fact that
Thursday was the last per diem day
OF the 18th Idaho legislature, ad-
journment did not take place. The
senate, however, passed over $2,000,-
900 in appropriations and sent them
to the house. Nine financial mea-
sures were included, the largest of
which was the educational appropria-
tiOns bill. The other appropriation
measures approved by the house were
-as follows:
Senate bill 343, by the finance
committee, appropriating $143,540 for
the state penitentiary
Senate bill 341, by the finance COM
mittee, making an appropriation of
$110,S25 for the secretary of states
office and the department of law en-
forcement
Senate bill 342, by the finance COM
nittee, providing $56,160 for the
state auditors office, budget bureau
and bureau OF public accounts.
Senate bill 344, by the finance COM
mittee, appropriating $169,990 for
tho state land department.
Senate bill 346, by the finance COM
mittee, appropriaIng $60,O2O for the
department of public welfare.
Senate bill 347, by the finance COM
mittee, appropriating $30,210 for the
department of public investments.
Senate bill 348, by the finance COM
mittee, appropriating $39,573.60 for |
the state treasurer's office and the
free travelling library.
Senate bill 323, by the finance COM
mittee, appropriating $12,94S.55 for |
the relief of Fred Herrick on a state
contract in Hepburn park, which the |
eighth judicial district court held |
Illegal.
Under suspension of the rules, the
senate passed house bill 119, by
Clark, Thomas, Whitehead, and Kee-
ton, which sets graded scale of
license fees to be paid by clubs to
the state athletic commission and ex
empts certain organizations from pay
ment of these fees, providing the bouts
held are no-decision affairs The vote
was 223 to 16.
The house of representatives re-
versed its action Wednesday on two
bills. Senate bill 148, prohibiting any
public official from attending con-
ventons at public expense unless au-
by the governor, was re- r
called and killed. House bill 2O9, per-
mitting taxing units to issue notes
and bonds in anticipation of taxes, ,
was recalled and passed. These ac-
tons and the passing of an apprOpria- I
lion bill for Smith-Hughes vocational
work took all the afternoon and morn +
ng sessions. :
Senate bill 147, carrying $147,75S.- :
40 dS du dppIO pIldLlOu u ucGt JdHu-
ary and February salaries of state
officials and employees was the first I
)ill on the house calendar for Thurs
lay. 1t was not reached until after
he reconsideration of the two bills
mentioned, and when it was reached
he house refused to suspend the
ules to bring it to passage. The vote
N suspension was 38 to %.
Consolidation of the work of two e
tate finance bureaus and reduction i,
# salaries of three cabinet officials
eatured the session of the house.
This was done by the passage of II
hree senate bills. No. 800 makes the tt
overnor chief budget officer directly; s.
i'll 331 places the bureau of public
ccounts now in the department of .
nance in the state auditors office,
ut makes the governor chief of the b
ureau, and 22S reduces from SO 900 O.
D $4,000 the salaries of agriculture :.
ublic welfare and public investments
The three together q
1rm part of a program, members 81
Tere told by the appropriations COM
littee, for administration economy en- .,
orsed by the chief executive. -
The house passed none of the big I
ppropriation bills during the after Il
oon but it is believed it can clear it's tie
alendar shortly after noon Friday sc
hen the legislature adiourns sine -
e. 90