The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1893-02-10

this it would seem" said the Judge. that
the receipts of the last fiscal year en-
the expenditures by that sum.
but the chairman of the ways and means
reports IL deficiency apprO-
p~riation last year amounting TO 100000.
while another member computes the de-
ticiency at $4,000. The above figures
refer to the general fund. The special
funds can be omitted because they can
not be touched for general expenses
He also stated that upon the authority
Of the eX. auditor the house might as
sumo that all expenses of last year
charged TO the general fund wou d be re-
peated this year, and that in calculat-
ing the expenses of this year the house
might start with not only what was
drawn from that fund. as shown by the
report, but also an amount equal to the
deficiency appropriation, thus making
the following necessary expense for the
state for the fiscal year ending Dec. |,
1883, upon the general fund for expenses
similar to those of last year:
First-As shown by warrants drawn e. S3ai.a7'
The smallest amount given as deficiency. 1900
Then the deficiency of last year mus ,e
added, because it must be paid ......... - 900
Additional expenses for current fiscal
year, including some contemplated
new offices and Legislature ut least ... 5000
st to examiucr (reQuired by constitution
including travelling EXPRESSES ..,....., 5000
Two new judges of Supreme court ....... 600
Commissioned of labor. 5000
Mineral land commissioner. .......... 500
Total s622, 81
IF,,n ,,pApari1r thncn tr,rac uith
the estimates of the governor in his of.
fetal message. Mr.. Bach said he called
upon his eXcellcncy. and was by him au
thorized to say that the governor. owing
to the fact that he assumed office the
same day upon which his message was
dur, haG not then had time TO reach the
proper figures, and that he found that
the estimates were too low, and that he
might quote him as saying that the rs-
innate was too low by about 100000.
with the fair item at $4,000. and the
new Offices mentioned in the above ac.
count taken into consideration.
Mr.. Bach explained that the above fig,
ures not including many bills providing
for furtherand new expenses Of the state:
FOR instance, the board Of education. clcr-
ical assistance To attorney general. state
auditor and state treasurer: neither does
it include the cost of an extra session Of
| the legislature which is talked of. in or
der that the codes may be enacted. Nci-
thcr does il include the extra expenses
arising from the eight or nine new
counties, or the Cat least two new ju-
dicial districts. Il fixes the Worlds
fair fund at only $4,000, while the sen
ate has a bill for $4,000. 1t does not
include the cost of an addition to the
state prison, which is said to be neces-
sary and is recommended in the gov.
errors message, at Il cost of $4,000
Neither does it include extra expenses
under the bounty law. as proposed. n q
many other items for which bills are al
ready pending.
From the cX-state auditor Mr.. Bach
said that he had learned that the great.
est possible income under the constitu
tion that the state could have for the
fiscal year is as follows:
The statement Of tie Governor a. in his
m'''7'l'r '"i'.. =. .'"-''...' 81 ~ ~.
Deficiency Of la-t year. which must be
l"l' .,.. ....'.'.. .'''''.''".... '"'''
Toial.... s63a.3a
= 'V'lur'm ..........S o
License ..,..".... ............. l2'lo
From ~ Other source. ........... ....... 3j,ot
otu...... ..aEj.Uw
adding to mis- sum- said the Judge.
"the grcatcst constitutional Indebtedness
that the state can incur. SlOU,OUO: and
the cash on hand Dee. /. 1892. e,1,127,
YOU have IL total of $GS2. l2T. II must be
rcmcmbercd that the lowest figure foI
Deficiency appropriation is taken in the
,l..,, ,Rtt,,atn. ,f N,,.,,l1f,rn ppg ulEy
that any increased cuunt-thus: First
to pay for the deficiency of last year
second. t. pay the necessary increase OF
expenditures for the current year
Therefore. if the chairman of the ways
and means committee is correct, We must
add $4,000 to the S,;}3.OOO and already
we have exhausted all possible resources
Of the state by about 5lOO.0JO. The
same result is reached by an approprla-
ton TO pay for the AL lition of the state
prison as above noted. The same result
is reached by increasing the deficiency
To about $4,000. and assuming that the
appropriation for the worlds fair should
reach the figure contemplated by the
report Of the commissioners.
AT all even's the sum-. either SU2I.OOs
or SG23,OO0, wiIl force the state to Dor,
row money-and it may tie added that
We are but half through the session. il
Is true that at present the general fund
has Il cash balance of $2OO.orO, hut
that sum is made up Of the S,1.l2i cash
on hand Dec. |. lS92, and the remainder
thereof is a part of the rcvcnuc of the
state for the current year, both of which
are mentioned in the item above, giving
the greatest possible resources for the
general fund. So that there is nothing
new in those figures
There is mucn food for thought il
these figures when it is rcmcm t e
that the state is offered Sl1O,OVN for tho
educational concerns. and the state
senate efusrs t. consider the offer.
Ipaura with Phil Eibson