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10 The Stat mem. Solm. Pit- Wedn day, January 15. 1947 Budget Director Declares Plan Of Biennium Finance Assures State Efficiency in Operating State Budget Director George Aiken told members of the joint ways and means committee Tuesday he was "confident" the state budget for the rext biennium, if approved, would provide sufficient funds for high operating efficiency. Sen. Dean Walker, Independence, is chairman of the senate ways and means committee. Rep. F. H. Dammasch, Portland, is chairman of the house commit- ; I Senate Action House Action I tee. In explaining marked increases in many budget items, Aiken re ferred particularly to salary and wage advances for tate worker, addition of a large number of employes, reduction of working hours at state institutions, uncer tain costs of commodities, expan sion of the higher educational in stitutions and increasing demands upon the state public wetlare commission. There are now nearly 11.000 persons employed by the state. Pay Comparatively Low Decreasing working hours at the state institutions from 54 and 60 hours a week to 48 hours also will tend to ipcrease materi ally the overall costs of the state, Aiken averred. Although now considerably above the previous wage schedule, Aiken said Ore gon state workers are receiving far lower compensation than cor responding employes in many oth er western states. Aiken declared that an inci in the budget of the state board of higher education was necessary because of the rapidly increas ing enrollment at the colleges and university. He said the enroll ment at these institutions wouid aggregate 19,000 during the next biennium. Liquor Revenue Estimated C. C. Chapman, publisher of the Oregon Voter, explained many financial items in the budget and particularly referred to the esti mated liquor receipts and other revenues ued by the public wel fare corrtmission. He said that liq uor profits, plus some other items, provided the budget estimates were correct, would provide $26, 500.000 during the 1947-49 bien nial period. Sen. Walker urged sub-committees to start work at once so they may file their reports as soon as possible. ADOPTED SR 1 Authorizing committer. SR 2 Providing for election of of ficers. SR 3 Providing for senate supplies. SR 4 Authorizing clerical help. SR 5 Providing for secretary to chief clerk. SR Authorizing hiring of bill clerk. SR 7 Providing for addiUonal senate employes SB ""Providing for additional bills. SR Authorizing survey of bills as to form. SR 10 Giving law books to roads committee. SR II Giving law books to engross ing committee. SR 12 Giving law books to judiciary and revision of laws committee. SR 13 Providing typewriters for en grossing committee. SR 14 P roviding for senatorial lounge room. SCR 1 Approving assembly to hear governor. SCR 2 Providing for standard forma for bills. HJM 1 Asking president to place Joseph Carson on maritime commis sion. PASSED HB 3 Giving leave to Judge James T. Brand. INTRODUCED SJR 1 To lower voting age to It. READ SECOND TIME HB 1 Providing for legislative ex penses. HJR 1 Providing for purchase of typewriter. KEFEatalED TO COMMITTEES SB I Eliminating local inspection fees for places under jurisdiction of state board of health. SB 2 Placing county employes, in counting of over 200.000 population, on five-day eek. INTRODUCED SB 3 Providing for a community property law for income tax purposes similar to the Oklahoma community property law where husband and wife may hold in common all property, in cluding earnings, except those held be fore marriage. SB 4 Amending state school election law for school districts ith more than 20.000 school children, by providing election board instead of county clerk shall require voters to state under oath, before voting, whether they are tax pavers within meaning of pertinent law RESl'MING WEDNESDAY: ! A. M. PASSED HB t Allotting pay and expenses for session. HB 2 Giving leave to Judge James T. Brand. ADOPTED HR 1 Authorizing supplies for ses sion. HR 2 Authorizing supplies for com mittee. HJR 1 Authorizing purchase of type writers. HJM 1 Aking president to place Joseph Carson on maritime commis sion. SCR 1 Providing for inauguration of governor. HM 1 Expressing regret at the re cent traffic death of Warren Erwtn. Jr son of former Portland representative. HR 3 Providing lounge room for representatives. HR 4 Authorizing law books for houe work. SCR I Providing for standard forms for bill REFERRED TO COMMITTEES HCR 1 Providing for session to start at 30 dailv. HJM 2 Memorializing congress not to boost Bonneville power raie. RESUMING WEDNESDAY: 11 A. M. State Liquor Board Profit Shows Boost Net profits of all divisions of the state liquor control commis sion for the current fiscal year were $10,393,775, an increase of $1,861,310 or 21.6 per cent over profits of $8,542,265 for the pre vious fiscal year, according to the biennial report of the commis sion filed with the legislature Tuesday. "Although the profit for the fiscal year ended June 30. 1946, exceeded considerably the budget estimate for public welfare com mitment, it would be imprudent to forecast the probability of pro fit and the shift in the range of sales in which a profit may be made for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1947," the report read. The report showed that the courts levied a total of $17,280. 000 in fines in cases brought by law enforcement operatives of the commission the last biennium. Malt beverage supplies have been far below the demand dur ing the current biennium but more supplies are now being made available. Thirty-eight stores and 109 li quor agencies are now operated by the commission, with three new stores opened since the last report. Retention Sought for War-time Log Rules Recommendation that tempor ary wartime legislation governing j use of the state's highways for log hauling be added to the perman- ! ent code is contained in the re- '. port of a special committee ap- ; pointed to study the effects of log hauling on highways, which Gov. ! Earl Snell said Monday had been ' submitted. Cl'SPIDORS STAY j Splashed several times when 1 fellow senators kicked over his cuspidor, Sen. Lew Wallace of , Portland moved in the senate to- ! day to have all cuspidors re moved. So action was taken. I Interim Appointments Given Confirmation The senate Tuesday confirmed interim appointments of three members of the state board of , higher education and one mem ber of the state board of geology and mineral industries. The edu cation board members include Ed- : gar W. Smith and Mrs. E. B. Mac Naughton. both of Portland, and Jlerman Oliver of John Day. E. B. MacNaughton. Portland, was confirmed as a member of the peology and mineral industries board. Additional Legislative : News on Page 4 Bill to Oust Women Bartenders Planned A bill which would prohibit the employment of women bartenders or '"bar maids" in beer dispensar ies is expected to be introduced in the legislature probably later this week. The measure was draft ed in Portland. Names of the sponsors were not divulged. STAG PARTY THURSDAY An interlude for senators and representatives will be provided by the Marion county legislative delegation at the Marion hotel to morrow night. 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