The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-04-26
APPROP PRIATION BILL CARRIE
 OVER S2,OOO,000
Shattuck Introduces Gen eral Money Bill = Is
 Under Estimates

Representative Shattuck, Chair man of the Ways and Means Com mittee, yesterday afternoon intro duced the general appropriations measure carrying a total of 3D. 114,671, the largest in the history of the Territory. It, wever, showed net reduction in amount of $56,742 from the estimates sub mitted at the outset of the session in the biennial budget prepared by Treasurer Walstein G. Smith.
 There were a number of changes from the budgetary figures, gross reductions amounting to $174,265, and increases to $l17,523 The larg- est single decrease was in the item for the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, $97 ,465.
 Provides for Auditor
 Although no measure has ye, received approval creating the of flee of auditor the measure car ries an appropriation for salar. for it's incumbent and office ex- penscs. This increases the budget estimates covering ha depart ment, which includes both the sec retary and auditor, by $12,273.
 Among other increases are the following: $10,000 for cooperative mining investigations and fiel C work; S5,000 for the treasurer's of- flee which is to provide for ex- penses incurred in collecting the head tax for special indigent fund which is sought to be created in a measure now pending in the House; $6,800 increase in pensions; $2 900 for indigents; $40,000 fof roads and trails; and $2,500 for schools in incorporated towns.
 Among the items reduced from budget estimates are the following savings: Administrative expenses in various offices, $3 400; The Alas ka Museum, $500; The Alaska Museum building. $2,500; Pioneers Home, $1 ,O0O; Dependent Children, $5 ,000; a fund for the relief of lost persons, S2,500; bounty on eagles, $7,500; Comparative game stocking program, S2,500; Construc- ton of shelter cabins, $4,000; care of Fish Commissions property, $2,- 50O Support of Schools outside Of incorporated towns, $l5,000; Citi- zenship night schools, $2,500; trans portation of pupils, $2,500; The Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines, $97, ,465.
 School Item Largest
 The item covering the support of the Territorial school system is by far the largest in the measure, it's total being $960,0O0 This is divided as follows For support of schools in incorporated towns, and incorporated school districts, $575,- 900; for schools outside of such towns and districts, $310,000; Citi- zenship night schools, $7,500; trans portation of pupils, s17,500; for school facilities in settlements where facilities are lacking, and the num- Der of children too small for the establishment of a school district. $25 ,000; Payment of tuition, $15,000. Tn addition the Alaska College is given $135,O35.
 The item for construction, main tenance and protection of public roads and trails is fixed at $300,000. This is $40,O0O more than was asked for in the budget. The sum of $16,000 is provided for the con- struction of shelter cabins.
 The Territorys social welfar work, which embraces the Pio- neers' Home, old age allowances care of dependent children, relief of destitution and of the indigents and rescue and relief of lost per sons was allowed $389 ,OOO. Of this sum $179,009 was set up for old age allowances; $105,500 for the Pioneers Home; $5500o for de- pendent children; $42,0OO for re- lief of destitution and indigents and $7,500 for the relief of lost persons.
 The allowance covering all boun- ties is cut to $50,0O0, showing re- ductions in the doles on wolves and coyotes, eagles and hair seal.
 Consolidation of live stock in spection with the work carried or by the Territory for the assistance to fur farmers under competent veterinarian is provided for and the appropriation reduced by S5OO( over the two items carried in for mer years.
 The usual amounts for admins 1 tration of the several offices art provided in the measure. It wa: referred to the Ways and Means Committee but inasmuch as it i a familiar bill will probably be re. turned to the House almost i'm mediately and final action be made possible by Monday or Tuesday