White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1925-11-20
HARTLEY BUDGET EXCEEDS
LAST OMNIBUS MEASURE

OL1 I'VE lA.--CdTIylHS approximate
ly $350,000 more than the omnibus
appropriations measure of the regular
session last winter the governors
budget, prepared under the new state
budget act and drafted in bill form,
reached Senator Dan Landon of King
County, chairman of the appropria-
lions committee of the senate, last
week.
The University Of Washington,
which at the last session received
$1,395, 130.75 for the fiscal year ending
March 81, 1926, is given $1,420, 064.34
in the governors budget as submit
ted, with an additional $4,000 for an
electrical generator. In addition, the
University is given its student fees
fund, amounting to $256,000. This
is money paid by the students into
the building fund. The item of $685.
900 is the only amount taken from
the general fund Of the state.
The Washington State College Is
given in the budget this year $685.
87787, as compared with $847,764.32
granted last winter. In addition, the
State College is given $139,8OO from
the general fund for three new build
ings and $S6,616 from the general
fund to take advantage of special
federal appropriations.
Increase for Normal Schools
1.-THE three normal schools would be
given slight increases over the ap.
preparations of last year. Bellingham
Is the only one granted funds for
building purposes, the governor rec
ommending in his budget the sum of
| 100000 for library there
Cheney Normal received $197,965
last year and is allotted 5000, 1881
this year; Ellensburg Normal received
$l48,133 last year and is given $751;
4S9.3O this year, while Bellingham re-
ceived $247294 last year and is
awarded 1852, 4S2.16 in this budget.
The office Of the governor Is ask
ing for $60,750, the same amount as
given in the budget last winter. OF
this sum $11,250 is asked for the
maintenance and furnishing of the
Executive Mansion, the same amount
granted for similar purpose last
year, while an additional $4,000 was
granted to the Department OF Bust
ness Control last winter for repairs
to the Governors Mansion.
The governors bill also carries ap-
preparations from the reclamation re-
volving fund which he recommended
,, in his special message be repealed.
Auditors Estimate Cut
Various elective state officials, ex-
cept the auditor, are given slight in
creases in appropriations by the bud
Aget director who prepared the budget
bill submitted as the governors meas
ure. The allowance for the secretary
of state is raised from $4,000 to $685.
900, but that for the state auditor is
reduced from $SS,SOO to $4,000.
The item for the state treasurer's
office is raised from $4,000 to $50, 300
for operation, with an increase in the
allowance for the motor vehicle fund
from $4,000 to $4,000.
The encouragement is given the
same sum as last year plus 500 900 to
prosecute the railroad tax suits now
pending.
The fund allotted to the state SUI
perintendent Of public instruction is
cut from $4,000 to $4,000, and that
for the commissioner Of public lands
is cut from $94,335 to $4,000, while
the insurance commissioners Is raised
from $4,000 to $75 400
The Military Department OF the
state is given large increase for Its
operations In the governors budget,
being raised from $4,000 for the
current year to $4,000 for the next
fiscal year. Last winter the depart
ment received $1SS,0OO for operations
and $4,000 for the aviation section.
This year the adjutantgeneral is biv-
en- $4,000 for operations and $4,000
for capital OUTLAWS.
There are both increases and de-
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