The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-24
 REVENUES
 ADEQUATE.
Appropriation fer General Expenses Will Be Close
 to S13,000, 900

10 S13,000, ,000
 The Territorial budget for the coming biennium now hovers close to the $le,000000 mark, according to preliminary estimates made tnis morning by Senator John Butrovich. chairman of the Senate Finance Committee.
 This is in addition to such spec ial earnarked funds as the motor fuels tax for the construction of roads, airfields and marine facii- ties and the tobacco tax for the construction of schools.
 General fund revenues sor the biennium, according to Senator Butrovich, will amount to S2O.5p2.- J22 if the Federal Mercantile Li- cense Act is repealed: $19.655.OO0 f that Act is not repealed.
 In addition to $6,0OOO 900 in esti- mated revenues under previous tax Acts, the Finance Committee, con- sisting of Senators Butrovich, Jones. Peratroyich and Rivers, estimates the following revenues under Acts passed during the present session
 Business License Tax-$l ,l42,O OPP the Federal Mercantile Act is re- oealed; s205, ,OO0 if 1t is not. Fish Trap and Catch Tax-s3,- 500.000
 Property Tax -$2 .500.000 after making refunds to municipalities. Income Tax $4 .O0O. 900.
 Raw Fish Tax--e3 .O00. 900. Fisheffien's Lctnse Tax s45U0OO
 Special Appropriations
 Senator Butrovich said this morn ng that there have been special appropriations amounting to $4,- 522,274 during the present session. To this total will be added the general appropriation for operation ,f the Territory during the coming oiennium. This is expected to come close to Sl3,OOO,0OO.
 As approved by the House, the General Appropriations bill totals s12, ,445. .163 82 Amendments pro- 5osed by the Senate FtnaEce Con- nittee, most of which were adopted oy the Senate this morning. lift the lotal to $l2,97s. .7sl.e0.
 A few additional amendments, offered from the Senate floor, were adopted this morning and there was ! prospect of additional amend ments this afternoon. Only two or the Finance Commit ee amendments met serious opposi- ion this morning.
 The first eliminated an appropri- ition for vocational rehabilitation. Senator McCutcheon objected to she adoption of the amendment on he grounds that the vocational re- mobilization program brings Federal matching funds to the Territory and that 1t has never been ade- luately tried out.
 Senator Rivers contended that here is not clearly defined need Tor such program in the Terri tory. The amendment was adopted by 9-7 vote.
 Development Board Another Finance Committee amendment to cut the Alaska De- velopment Board appropriation from the sl50,0OO approved by the House to $80.O0o was being resisted when the Senate recessed for lunch after working nearly half an hour past the usual noon deadline.
 Senator Howard Lyng. who auth ored the bill creating the Develop ment Board in the l045 special ses- sion, delivered prepared state ment regarding the activities and accomplishments of the ADB dur ing the past three years.
 A vote on the amendment was ex- pected soon after the Senate re- convened at 2 o'clock this after noon.
 The General Appropriations bill. after the Senate agrees on all Of the various items contained in It. must go back to the House for concurrence and is expected to wind up in a Conference Committee.
 To Conference Committee this morning went the salary schedule bill after the Senate refused to accept a House amendment which would place most Territorial em- ployees except teachers and the University faculty members under the Alaska Merit System. Present salary scales of many Territorial employees would be trimmed if they were to come under the Merit Sys- tenn, according to various depart