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Show LAWMAKERS HEAR PLEAS TOR FUNDS Mem hers of the committees on appropriations ap-propriations from the senate and th' lmn-e nvt Wednesday night in the governor's office and heard requests 'fir appropriations, but took no defl-i defl-i Ite action on any of the bills. Several ludinu war cterana were also before tHe ommuiee to urge ta-irorable ta-irorable action on the Booth bill pro-vlalug pro-vlalug pensions for Indian war veter ans The bill calls for an appropria lion of more than $300,000, and the members of the committee arc agreed thai this amount cannot be appropriated appropri-ated at this time However, they promised to recognize the claims .if the veterans and will probably appropriate appro-priate 525.000 to be distributed among the survivors of the war (ir-orgH N Child, president of the State Teachers' association, and Prof FJ S Hinckley appeared before the committees to ask an appropriation of $10,000 for the entertainment of the National Education association In Salt Lake next Bummer Members of the committee were agreed that the object was a worthy one and prom-Ised prom-Ised to give whatever they felt was i-onsistent with the heavy demands j on the state treasury. Vvarden Arthur Pratt of the Btate prison was before the comraittoe to tell of the needs of the penitentiary, and members of the state land board were present to aBk for Increased appropriations ap-propriations for the board. oo |