The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-18
BILL WOULD
 APPROPRIATE $S MILLIONS
House Ways and Means Committee Cuts B MiI-
 lions from Budget

lne House COHlIlllulee on ways and Means has returned it's own version of a general appropria tions bill for the coming biennium Committee Substitute for House Bill No. l3. Appropriating S7978,- 62940, the bill lops nearly three million dollars from the approv- ed estimate submitted by the Board of Budget and approximate ly $2,500.000 from the general ap- propriations hill submitted by Reps. McCutcheon and Huntley, which it replaces.
 The appropriations are for the biennium beginning April l, l947, and ending March 3l, l949, except for schools The school biennium covers the period commencing July 1, l947 and ending June 30, l949. l Appropriations for Territorial offices and departments are cov- cred in Section l of the bill. Section provides that all ap- propriations made prior to Janu- ary 1, 1947. except those for Terri torial Schools ard for the Univer- sity of Alaska, shall revert to the General Fund upon passage and approval of the Act.
 Breakdown of the appropria- tions by departments is as follows in Substitute for H. B. 113. All individual appropriations are, of ! tx J nt.t the floor of the House or Genate.
 Governors Office
 Total appropriation, sl4,074.40; cut from S29,94l in the budget es- innate. Main cut is in the elim- ination to salaries for two steno- graphers, for which an estimate of $12.58560 was submitted, and cutting off $2,000 of the entertain ment fund and $1,026 for special services.
 Attorney General
 Total appropriation, $35450. The budget estimate was $59200. The present bill cuts off an estimated item of S20,000 for paying special counsel in rate hearings and S3,000 for additional compensation for the Attorney General as Legislative Counsel.
 Auditor Total appropriation, S64,320. Re- quested in budget, $80,600. Cut from tk9 budget estimate were $3,000 for salary as Commission CT, $l,000 for contingent office ex- pense, $3,000 in the payments for recording fees, and half of the s6,0o0 requested for carrying into effect the provisions of the in surance laws.
 Treasurer
 Total appropriation, S45,330 Re- quested in budget. S67,400. The bill cuts the appropriation back to l945 in all salary brackets ex- cept extra clerical assistance, which is eliminated entirely, at saving of $7200. Also pruned is the item for printing, postage and office supplies, etc, from re- queSted SlZ,UU0 to So,OO0.
 Schools
 Total appropriations for support of schools. S3.206,500, up $80.o0o from the budget estimate For schools inside incorporated school districts the bill would appropriate S2 l04 900 as against budget es- innate of $1,784000 For schools outside incorporated school dis tricts the bill appropriates S8l0,- 0C0, as against budget estimate of S650.000. Increases in these two items are due largely to increased salaries for teachers Budget items of SGT, 800 for tuition, S25,000 for teachers retirement and $150,000 for transportation of pupils are not touched, but $500 900 is lopred from the item for the construction and repair of rural schools, leav- ing an appropriation of S50,000 for this purpose.
 Education
 The appropriation for the Office of the Commissioner of Education is cut back $l0,000 from the hud- get request, to $73,l80. Salary ap- propriationS remain at the l945 level while some cuts are made in requests for clerk hire, travel and printing funds.
 Vocational Rehabilitation will re- ceive a S5.000 appropriation under the bill The requested amount was S54 900.
 University The University of Alaska will have $562 800. as against a request of Sl,32l ,530. The budget on the