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Show UPPWIAMIS ' II? TO GOVERHOR After more than four hoars' discus-eiog discus-eiog oa tha floor of tba housa, there is a troae; poaslbility that house bill No. 242. tho appropriation bill, will pass that body this afternoon and bo sent to the senate. Tha bill was discuaaad for over two hour and a half Hatur-taf Hatur-taf night, and for nn hour and n half thia morning, and is stiU open to amend men t a. During the eonsidarntion of that aertioa of the bill providing for tba payment of rlaima of yarioua newsiav per for pahhshing tka advertisements of tha constitutional amendment, last summer, which claims in a maiority of rases bad been cut down be tho atate board of examiners, Wootton moved that where tha claims bad been cut down an increase of 15 per rent ovet that allowed by tka atato board be allowed al-lowed in tka appropriation bill. After some diaritssina tba matter was referred re-ferred baric lo tk commute, for fur-tker fur-tker consideration. Despite tha fast that tha bill carries appropriation, amounting to nearly leuu.oiio over Ike estimated revenues of the state for tka next two yeara, it will likely pas, tha house and bo aent to thg senate. Tba bill, however, eon tains saving clauaa by which the matter of spending money over the revenue, of the state is placed ia the hands of tha governor. The clause is aa follows, "All appropriation, made nnder this net for tha areetion of new buildings aad Improvements of old buildings and equipments, purckaee of land and water, construction o( sewerage eye-tetns, eye-tetns, purchase of fruit trees, and for tho building of roads and bridges, or to purchase machinery may be temporarily tem-porarily witkheld bv tha (rorernor, after his approval of thia act if. in ki opinion, tha condition of tha treasury will not warrant tho axpenditura of any urk sum or sums, nnd such sum or sums shall not become available until suck time as tha governor shsll notify tka (tato auditor In writing." |