Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1931-02-26
MAJOR BILLS AWAIT
ACTION AT OLYMPIA
Appropriations, Highways, Edu-
cation and Tax Revision
Yet TO Be Enacted.
Appropriations Receive Drastic Cuts
Economy Stressed Tax Bills
locm-lneome Tax scrutinlzed =
Minor Measures Passed In Senate
and House

Olympia, Wash.--When the legisla
ture convened Monday, after six week.
of watchful waiting, it faced four i'm
portalt problems = appropriations
highways, including the automobile II
cense fee issue; education, as shown
by the Showalter school bill, and ia,
revision, the same four major pieces
of Legislation that stared them in the
face at the opening of the session
January 18th. This briefly sums the
accomplishments on major issues Of
the present session.
Progress so far on the bills Of great.
est public Importance follow:
The senate has passed bill reduc.
Ing licenses to 50 and adding 2 cents
to the gasoline tax. The house is de-
termined to make licenses IS and add
cent to the tax. A deadlock was ex-
pected as soon as the house passed
its "eight and one" bill.
The senate and house appropria.
tons committees were 100000 apart
In their ideas of what the total Of the
general appropriation bill should be-.
A Joint conference was planned to
harmonic the divergent views before
the omnibus bill was introduced in
either house.
Economy Stressed.
The senate committee, headed by
Daniel Landon, King, had cut the to.
tai s2,00O,000 below even the drastic
reductions recommended by Governor
Hartley. The house committee was
inclined to closely follow the COVER.
nor's recommendations
Strict economy is necessary at this
time more than ever" Landon said,
because of reduced receipts from non.
tax sources. The general fund non
tax revenues during the four months
ended January 81, compared to the
corresponding period year ago, have
fallen off more than rs per cent.
Receipts from these sources, such
as fees from the land commissioner,
insurance commissioner, license de. |
partment and similar sources, totaled
$24S,943 for the four months just end.
ed, compared to s333,7O9 year ago."
The house and senate committees
have agreed Landon said, to make up I
the budget SO as to show separate
items for salaries and operations.
In making its slashes the senate
began with the governors
office and went right down the line,
with few exceptions.
Governor Hartley's request for $780,
goo for office operation was trimmed
to $4,000. His request for a $4,000
Investigation fund was met by a re.
duction to $4,000.
Appropriations Reduced.
Reductions in the larger offices and
Institutions were:
Secretary of state, $4,000 to $780,
ZOO; treasurer, s54,150 to $4,000;
auditor, s112,9OO to s1o6,so attor.
hey general, s126,3OO to $4,000; com.
missioner of public lands, s2OO,745 to
$4,000; insurance commissioner
'162,650 to $135,OOO; state supreme
'ourt s1s5,335 to s16s,2eo; department
" agriculture, s623,5O4 to $594,1SO. +
Department of efficiency, office
ssO,095 to ss5,S45; highway
'atrol division, s543.662 to S475,O61;
isheries division, department of fish.
ries and game, s421,975 to s366,O75.
Division OF game, s29O,155 to $217,
So; department of labor and indus.
ries, salaries and operations, $685..
90 to $4,000; department of Ii.
enses, s5ss,55O to s47s,75o; depart
lent of public works, s2SO,ss4 to 1913.
90.
State school for blind, $112,565 to ,
lO6,S95; state custodial school, $500,
80 to $446,S22; state school for deaf.
l71,6OO to s16o,S5O; eastern state !,
ospital, S716.S5O to s655,45O; state
'hool for girls, s121,4s to s1O6,175;
orthern state hospital, SCISSORS to !.
$4,000; state penitentlary, s975,S55 !,
s931.77O; state reformatory, S317, '
70 to $2S5,7SO; state training school, =
'55,42O to s23ss5O; western state
'spltal, ss0S,O5O to s772,55O. .
Tax Bills Loom.
Plans for bringing the corporate .
I'd personal income tax bills and the
iowalter bill out on the floor of the :.
nate for action before the end OF :.
is week were revealed by Senator :
cary, Whatcom, chairman of the SEN !,
0 revenue and taxation committee /.
ID Senator Sutton, chairman Of the :, :,
nate committee on education. l.
Senator Sutton announced the com. :
ttee Will meet the first Of the week :,
take final action on the Showalter :,
u, providing complete revision of =,
state educational system, and :,