Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-03-03


ings banks. will be distributed TO various
towns for school purposes These two
items constitute the principle portion of the
aidisiensl revenue secured BY recent legis-
laiiae. Il will therefore be observed tha,
wi,ile sll Of this increased revenue. in the
frs. in.,sneE., is pail iato the State tress-
ury, it i. not entirely available 10 NEE, se-
propriations made by the Legislature, for
existing laws provide that large portion
of the same shall be used for ntiier specific
purposes.
The appropriations for the year 1891.
amounted 10 the sum of 81 ,651 ,936.41.
Two hundred thousand dollars, on account
of the temporary loan, was included in such
appropriations.
The first appropriation bill passed at tiis
session of the Legislature, also iucluded
two hundred thousand dollars, on aeeouat
of such temporary loan, bu, if excessive sp-
preparations are to follow, the treasurer
will be rtqpired 10 renew this entire loan,
and use the money appropriated for this
specific object, for other purposes.
Our existing temporary loan of three
hundred thousand l'liars reaches the con
/ stiturional limit. W ar preclFded By The
con stituti0a, from creaiing 'tany debt, OF
debts. liability OF liabilities. on behalf of
the State, which shall singly or in the ag-
| gregate, with previous debts and liabilities
hereafter incurred at any one time, exceed
three hundred thousand dollars. except to
suppress insurreetion, to repel invasion or
for the purposes of war
| This loan of three hundred thousand dol
lars has existed since 1890, aud il is Ger
tainly desirable that payment shall be
made on the same, and the funds appropri-
ated for such purpose should not be divert
ed to meet other liabilities, created by
special appropriations hereafter made.
And in this connection, you will also per
nit me TO refer to the report of the State
treasurer, for the year 1892: II will be oh.
served upon examination, page 40 that in
the year 1887. our expenditures exceeded
our receipts Sc 5535 u; for the year 1888,
| the excess of expenditures over our receipts
was $40, ,00f ,62; for the year 1859, S30;,-
| los 90; for the year 1890, $l07 ,7l2.2i
the report shows that for the year
| 1891, our receipts exceeded our ex-
penditures, S34 ,937 .43. While during the
| year 1891 there is an apparent excess of re-
ceipts over expenditures, yet there is in
cluded in such receipts, 1857, 7,102 10, re-
funded to the State from the United States
| government, on account of the direct tax;
and except for this item of revenue, there
would have been an excess of expenditures
over receipts for the year 1891, of S322,-
ga g. The year 1892, shows an excess of
receipts over expenditures of Sl07 ,l66.0s,
and is the first time during the past six
wears tha, our ordinary income has been
/ equal to our expenditures.
| Sound financial and business principles
abso,uteiy require that our expenditures
shall not exceed our receipts, AMI that the
| State should have surplus at all times
available in its treasury.
| 1t is a duty that is imperative upon us, in
the administration of the affairs of the State
to practice frugality, to carefully scrutinize
all appropriations, and contine them to the
narrowest limits consistent with the welfare
of the people, the State AMI its institutions,
and endeavor to reduce the rate of State
| taxation. While we are striving to secure
new and additional revenues to the State
| from various sources, it will be of little
avail ia relieving the tax pa, ers of the State,
| if it serves only to encourage appropriations
which are not absolutely necessary.
| The Legislature determines the amount
| of appropriations, after investigation
| and bearing No other department
Of the government has the right
..,a n.,,..r ,a.,. ,,h.rn ~ shou,d With the
,.hnx.n r..,r.se,t,tiyes Of tho neonle. and
NV, srrr.x,od in , formar c,muun.
/ ;c,tinr n, ,ha uo,nr,lIa Sau,,, and Uouse
| ~ por.,.son,,,;v.s tho wbn,a s,h;,c, ia
/ witI,;,, vnpr cou,ro, ,.lt CONFORMS every
! c;t;yo, nf rho State. II ;s v,ur good i.,,l,-
man, ,I,,t ,,,,,s, ,,,ern. o,J cr.,y ,,eo.pre
ys.,,tj,i he rI,nsi,I,,sJ nn,n it's avn Intrinsic
na-;x -
| And bceorc Tho session closes in tho per.
forr,,,,,,.,, of t,a c,,s,;,u,;,n,l l,,;os cn,,-
| ,r;,,.5 IN va, by tbn suffr,yas of The ncopln
a,,, ,r;J ,i.Jsr,,,j, ,dc ,,lte ,,f ioynt',n ia.
| S,,,,o ,..r,,,sav for tho con,ing two ve,rs
rn,p tho va,u.t;op of the St,ie. ami that
-, .,,.t ,Ja4.J ,,,,,, ,Lo ,,,,,i ;,,l,,.,.,t
',,,,J ,ri.,J.., nj me Je,isi,tnyr in ,,,,tj,,u
,,,,,,,.,n,i,,,;,,,,s from the .,hIi. t.c,x,,,u
| Tho Su,,eme Court of the Stare of
! N.;ne hos hold ..Tha. tho nower of taxat;on
.sn- tho afarso ,r1 henest ,t tho n,o,,I,..
| i, l;,,;tad o,I,, bv IN. Good seusc and son,d
;,5,rn,a,, as H. + ,,;sI,,rro on no,-r
49, ..is,, III, ,h,, al, IA No, f,- .bo ;,af,;,l
aa,,,r.n,pt 60 da,or,,;na ,,haro loo;,;ma,o
,,rs,,nr oras Il /. rho nror;oca of tho
| a'a;.I,,,,,
A. nat tor,, ;l,;hor,,;., .o,r.rd on, of
| ,h, ;,taros,s or ;ns,;,u,;nns of tho S,a,e
would doaI r;tb tben, ;us,Iv ave, ,ibe,,,,v
| rather thah pehuriously: Dnt we shouil' IN
| considering all of these questions, constant
| Iv rameuber that IL is re noueU of nh the
| neoDIe ,,e are oopropyjofino that oo,,,n-
/ t,riotjop, ,,f ,,nte,, d.mouJ t,xat;on. and
| +, ,.., ~ a
tha' tne niue streams OF revenue moving
| from all sections of our State into the pub
! liz treasury. from which these appronria-
/ :: A.
lohs are h'ur' are the fruits oi ihuustrJ
/ and toi! and should be guarded as vigilsntly
,s tbe soyari,,,s mn, wonld nro,.ct hi. rri-
/ -
wave HtAils.
4 | carefully refrain ut this time from cx-
| ,,ass;,,r ap,. o,,;n;o, for or ,o.ins, ,r, nc
| f'''> '' "P'"' SO "a ny y"
IHe proPo' Ell appropriations oelote Your
! honorable buf'iPs for consideration, but
/ have. dpep,ad II my, iu,v IN rresant IN ,ho
Legislature We accompanying stdt"tneHts
from the treasury department. with the
f,reroing sus,rsstinns
F., -
IN" PtoI'" nave ihposcu u great trust
uI,,in the Legislature and the executive, AMI
a.-n.s,y,, ,rra ia. r,,no., ,o,s.rya,;s,,
@o ~, ~
p"F @PsoP'i'i9hs shouh' w eoFefhfu ny