The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-03-09

well known, as a bill providing for
just such a cut was defeated over
wl1elningly in the Democratic house.
But the highway budget cut made
possible some pointing with pride"
after the senate had restored
budget reductions made by the
house. in various department items.
a total Of $345, 35297. Senate re-
auctions We're but 81 1875.
Total budget for senate passage to-
day was $63,529, 44S.97.
The $12,500, 600 is supposed to rep
resent the amount that viii be
derived from the sale Of automobile
licenses. The bill defeated In the
house. had called. for diverting all
the license fee money from the
highway department to the general
fund.
s17,0O0OOO for Highways
With this money taken away, the
state highway department still
would have $17,oo0,oOo from gasoline
taxes, it was said. Both automobile
fees and gas tax collections must be
based entirely on estimates.
Aside from the G. O.. P. highway
cut gesture, high point of the com
r1littee of the whole consideration
Of the budget bill Saturday was
the spectacle Of Senator James j.
Nejdl (Rep., Lake, fighting for in
creases Of the mansion maintenance
fund and emergency contingent
fund for Governor Harry @. Leslie
Only twenty-four hours pre-
viously Governor Leslie had taken
the unprecedented action of mount
ing the senate rostrum and reading
long message vetoing the old-age
pension bill. Nejdi had striven for
passage Of this measure for the last
nine years.
Turns Other Cheek
Yet, when the Governors funds
were up for consideration, Nejdl
turned the other cheek.
As a result the mansion mainte-
nance was restored from $1,000, ap-
proved by the house, to $4,000.
as recommended by the state bud
get committee.
The emergency contingent fund
was boosted from 500, 900 to $50, 900.
The budget committee, bipartisan.
but appointed by the Governor, had
recommended 100000, which was
the amount Of the fund the last two
years
Drought was the ma or emer-
gency faced by the Leslie admin
istration, but not one cent was spent
from the 100000 fund in aiding the
drought stricken. The Governor
gave but $1,000 from the fund for
the Linton mine disaster, but he
managed to spend most Of the total
during the fiscal year.
The single department cut made
by the senators was 81 1895 taken
from the appellate court, majority
Of whose members are now Demo
Gratis The court increase had been
voted by the house.
Boost Goes Over
Senator Walter S. Chambers
(Deln., Hancock, Henry and Mad
ison) sought to cut the Governors
emergency fund from 100000 to
10000. But the Nejdl boost was car
ried instead
Other increases made by the sen
ate we're as follows:
Supreme court, $1,000, auto list
printing, s39. 600; tax board investi-
gators, $4,000; Industrial board en-
ployment commission, $17oo'; IN
diana corporation survey continu-
ance, $500: insurance department.
$4,000; bureau Of public printing,
$1,000; board Of state charities, S4,-
600: attendance officer. $1,000: Span
ish war veterans encampmept, ST.
600; deep waterways commission,
$4,000; farm colony for feeble
minded at ButlerVille, S35 900; Chi
cago worlds fair commission, $780,
900. and deficiency appropriations.
S22,95297.