Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-10
A MESSAGE
From Governor Hogg Cutting
Appropriations.
STRICT ECONOMY THE RULE
He Says He Will Apply and Begins at His
Own Office.
The Total Reduction Amounts 10 ss5o,o0o or
0ssr--Ihe People, the Governor Says,
Do Not Object 10 Pay Taxes Tor
Necessities Wants Present
Rate Retained,

legislature was On the eve OF adjourn.
ing; the hands Of the clock had been
stopped that Father Time might not
sound the hour aud lind the Texas law.
makers unprepared.
Then came message from the gov.
ernor, and hardly had the first page been
read when II dawned on the listenng
legislators that he had landed right In
the middle OF their general appropriation
bill, pruning-knitc In hand, aud vetoed
items covering nearly
HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
In his message he said: Gentlemen
| Of the senate aud house OF representa-.
tiyes-The appropriations for the sup
poTr of the state government for the next
two years, ending Feb. IN, 1895. made
by your honorable bodies In substitute
house bill 1ld just received In the ex-
ocuuve Office, exceed the estimated reyc-
nues for that period BY several hundred
thousand dollars, which nj the present
rate Of taxation. must lead TO dcl-
cheney detrimental TO public interests,
To avert this undesirable result | must,
In the exercise of the constitutional pre-
negative invested In the governor, point
out the items to which object aud ap-
prove of those only which may, by the
strictest economy, appear to BE- abso-
lutely necessary for the efficient ad-
mlnistrat0n of public affairs You have
generously allowed the executive oticer
at my request $500 each year M sal.
AIRY OF file and corresponding clerk,
while the accumulated and fast lncreny
ing business OF the office make such as
sistance proper and desirable il Is not
\ absolutely necessary. If exlgrncica de
mnnd. | can and will add 0nc hour Of
service day 20 the other euployea Of
the department and do some extra work
myself to the end that public Interests
shall not suffer by striking out this Item
| can not safely apply this rule all along
the line for lack OF detailed lnforinh'
ton, and must therefore let many items
for the employment VI clerical assist
ance In the other state departments re-
main undlsturbed. From tho act, how.
ever, | sec that the treasury department
has seventeen employees, that the COMP
! tfoller's Office has forty-rix and that
the land office has ffty-eght empoyhs
In II. From my knowledge OF the on
GERS In charge of these several depart,
ments | feel confident that they viii
cheerf,hly refrain from using any. more
of the large appropriation at their dis
posal than may be actually necessary
In the efficient, economical performance
Of their respective duties,
Adhcring to the strict rule OF economy
and necessity, | feel quite certain that
the following items in the appropriation
bill ARE not absolutely necessary aud oh
lcct TO them, MS follows;
Three hundred aud si1ty dollars ench
year for ''hire Of guard at Camp Mabry
when not occupied by troops 80.
Three hundred each year for additional
clerk hire IN the department of ngricul'
ture. etc. and $4,000 for the year eud
ing Feb % 1876. for continuing geo
logical survey and Ignite investigation.
TEN THOUSAND
for publishing back volumes OF supreme
court reports and 5000 for publishing
general and special laws of Coabuila
uud Texas, ,.
Twelve hundred for cisterns and 5000
for winter closets in the capitol. SlJoU q
year for stenographers court OF criminal
appeals, $500 II year for law books for
assistant Encouragement. Sl2OO var
for stenographer, cOnrt of civil appeals,
aud $500 frsi year and 500 second yenr
for sheriff's attendance, $500 each year
for stcnographer, court of civil appeals,
second supreme judicial district, and Silp
first year aud $500 second year for
stenographers, courts Of civil appeals
San Antonio and Dallas, 5000 for i'm.
proyement Of quarantine station 5000
for additions TO Austin insane nsyluinr
1000 for building aud furnishing In
firinary and S2O,uOO for recreation hail,
etc, for North Texas insane asylum;
5000 for new buildings for the South
western insane asylum Sls'O0O ior build,
lngs and improvements for stire blind
Institute. and $500 for building annex,
and $3.50 and 1910 TO purchase nddi-
tionai ground for blind institute; $1,000
for new brick building for col0rcd deuf
and dumb aud blud nsylur, $4,000
for additional building for orphans nry-
lum; StilOO each year for summer nor
mails, $4,000 for boys dorinitory NJ
prairie View normal school 5000 for
mess hall Agricultural aud Mechanical
college $4,000 out Of the Item Of SlOO,-
900 for expenses and material % carry
on prigon iudustrinls. 5000 for 100 maps
| q .I.t N.A "a La
enumerated. with running fire Of com
ment on the needlcssnesa Of enph. the
governor called the attention Of the legis.
latnre to the fact that the items climl'
mated aggregate over S30O,OOO and said
while / regret 80 disHppOint a Just
public pride Ia the desire to support
these institutions Mp 10 q standard far
above the comforts Of the wcll-to.do cit.
| izen. yct I am conscious Of the general
financial condition " the United STATES,
and of the general complaint throughout
Tho south and West OF the scarcity Of
money, pointing to the proprieiy II not
necessity Of governmental reform every
where We're these proposed cxpendi-
lures IN all respects necesHnry or indis'
pcnsiblp, should advocate the increase
Of tnxes 10 meet them Or fnce adehelcncy
without a murmur, but such IL not the
condition.
The Institutions aud schools nre wen
supplied with everything necessary 70
their proper management and support.
The inmates are comfortably honsed, well
fed. deoently clad and the government
servants w charge Of them nre paid well
Tor their services No doubt all the i'm
movements demanded and thrice more
could be- used Public buildings. when
maintained nj public expense always are.
The state j. fast growing, rapidly increas-
lug Ia population and tannble wealth.
Aparc with their quick strides on these
iiues. expenses 20 support al the depart
meuts Of government and the ednen-
tional aud charitable Institutions must *
expected 10 incfease. Il j. the part Of
FOOD government 10 stand thus up 10,
but not nbOye the economical deinnndS
Of the public. The schools now cost Tie
| state more than all her other expenses.
This money rs expended among the
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