Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-02-12
TIE FINANCES.
Condition Of tho Territorial Treasury
as SloRn BY tho Figures.
CALL ron RrrRESouMESE


The uprinting muddle,' as II VIII
hs known 10 history prevented tho
..,,,is Il the auditor aud treasurer
,,,m being printed aud thereby male
.ccs,slblc 70 memOers OF the Legisla-
,urs. Tue Consequence has been inat
the Assembly has gone on legislaung
sed approprisuns public money 10
igpomuce " tue condition VI TerFi.
,o,sl finances. This afternoon, how
aver the House committee on ways
and means rendered report, one oilec.
III which WILL doubtless DO % impress
tbs solous wln tue necessity for 70.
,otfeuchmont. Tue Tspor, IL as FOL
l5wE
Hou-r or REPRESENTATIVE
February H. 1891.
AFR. speakor-Your committee on ways
.rI means respectfully ropruaoui8 that %
similar condition financially cpuirunn
tbe prosont Legislature % tuAi which has
..f.ndei the last four sessions.
Iu January, it,s, thO appropriation bill
rr8yIIaI Tor an expenditure TOR the two
wears ensuing INA uXcgss OF rovonuo 60
'l' 'in''" " ua.iis %
40 January. i.1l i1r..................... i.i y
I'D January, lsl4, tur.'.'a.' ..'.'' .''' $500 %
Making total oi...-........"s'il.ol3 %
To moot these doaciis, bond, wor5
issued In
iH.. rsft HfroH for...,...............fa l.oll 90
I.H. tu'uuh arrios ipfsssssssssss'sss .t.'t.
l!, Third acrica, tor..'.'..'.-.'a.'..a tV,vYl W
Total amount OF bonds issued. .S'J1.gll 90
This entire amount has boon absorbed
u meeting tho blouuiM lenHits hCroin
enumerated, lowing balance for tho
present Losislaiuro % ptoyiio Tor OF
sWWput NourCommittoeh ayo caroiuhy
considered every item Of expenditure
ugcus.ary TO DO made, bnsod upon ropon.s
received, Tor the ensuing two years ond-
iuf bee. aist, 1905. "a detailed statement
U. WILTON Is hgrgio attached. These itctns
represent th0 amounts necessary Tor no
mtu.Oun1co ol ihn Territorial public
Institutions, tho payment " salaries OF
officers, Jurors, Witnesses, Interest ON
IHuds. contingent OSpouBCs, worlds
IaIf commission exhibits, utc., aud 60
meet claims now being considered 10y ihn
committee on claims and public accounts
boo thIH statement your committee
UHNH NHNNlNA 10 NNHNlNANNN AN''HHttAN
Iu provide that certain salaries
should bc reduced, and appropriations
l1 counties bO limited 10 Hb0u. gli,ull,
about half tho amount appropriated q"
counties iu leI2. la tho estimate sub.
miuUd your OummltiCo hay0 not provided
,lrtho appropriation " any sums Tor tho
erection or repair OF public buildingi
University supplies, houuucs, militia
&C., and in anticipating that tho rcvonun
tom al sources VIII BIO tho same us last
year there will then be- dDuClt Ut about
l-8.0lo. Your committee do not think
b. would Boz good policy or correct
buino,s finaucooring TO follow tho
example, OF our predecessors, 10 meet
ih.s deficit by the Issuance Of
bonds. Who're such q policy would lead
Co., n continued, IL apparent TO all. Your
CHmmitiOn therefore recommend that tho
general tax boo increased from two iu
three and ono.fouuh mills on the dollar
ON all Tho taxable property of tho Terri
tory. Your cpmmitiOo having under
confederation tho now bill providing Tor
revenue Will suggest this Amendments In
reporting said revenue bill 90 the House,
whom tho proprioiy OF adopting said
amendment can ,bo debated aud passed
uIon.