The record-union., 1893-03-15
THE CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE, ::

tried to cut him off without word. After
study OF the bill he had come to the con-
cluslon that it was bad measure. The
! Dill provides for allowing Boards OF Trus-
tees OF Reclamation Districts almost abso-
Lutte control, and should such Trustees be
anyways selfish they would be empow-
cred to work great hardships on the
| small land-holders.
The bill was refused passage by vote
of 33 ayes to y noes.
THE TAX LEVY.
The Committee ON Ways and Means
submitted to the Assembly last evening
its final financial report, which is 3
statement deducted from the regular tax
levy bill. The said bill proposes to raise
81, ,46O,93 10 for the forty-ftth fiscal year.
and SOIL, ,634 for the forty-sixth fiscal
year, or total of Sl1,9z2, ,573 10. The
assessable property of the State in 1892
was Sl,275, SIS, DDS. After deducting per
cent for delinquencies there remains a
balance of Sl,2l2, ,025,417. A tax levy of
nifty cents per year will produce q total
Tor the two fiscal years of 81, ,l2O,254.
When the committee last reported to the
Assembly bills were pending which in
Volved appropriations aggregating about
$4,000, 600.
The report says: 1.-THE Governor and
the committee have been in perfect ac-
cord in desire to keep the appropriations
TO the lowest possible limit consistent
with good government, and a provision
Tor the actual necessities of the State insti-
tutions.
FIXED APPROPRIATIONS.
There are fixed appropriations, pro-
vided by statute, aggregating nearly So
$4,000. The general appropriation bill ex-
ceeds the Controllers estimates by about
Sl3o,0O0, which is due to the fact that new
Offices have been created, and salaries in
creased, and in some instances the
amounts of the appropriations necessary
were not carried out in the Controllers
estimates, and hence not included in his
footings. In other instances, the COM
mlttee has found it necessary to slightly
increase the appropriations above the
estimates made by the Controller.
LEGACY FROM THE LAST LEGISLATURE.
THE committee was confronted by
extraordinary demands. Provision had
to be made for 4 deficiency of $500, 900 IN
the general fund. The last Legislature
left legacy of S269,699 in deficiency bills.
which amount was deliberately cut out of
the appropriations of 1891 in order to
bring the tax levy within the limit. This
Legislature has also been compelled to
provide for appropriations of an extra
ordinary character. Included in the tax
levy Is $4,000 public debt, Sos, 600 to pay
interest, 100000 to pay bounties on
coyotes, and more than $500, 900 for new
buildings for the State and improvements
to State property. The extraordinary
appropriations aggregate nearly Sl.80O.
000."
The report further says: 'The showing
Is not as good as it would have been if
the recommendations of the committee
had been followed in every instance. but
1t is nevertheless of a character that un
mistakably indicates that the work of the
thirtieth session has been a great i'm
provement on its predecessors"
From the report of the committee if is
probable the tax levy for the ensuing
year will be about 80 cents and for the
ensuing year something less than so cents
on the SIyO worth of property.