The Savannah morning news., 1900-12-18
APPROPRIATIONS TOO HIGH.
GOV. GAMBLER MAY SCALE on VETO
SOME or THEN.

BuI n Passed by the Legislature
would Create DcGcit Of About
s3o0. OOO-The Governor WIN Avoid
This 10 Possible, and WiII Cut
Down or Cut out some OF the APP
proPrIations-No Extra session IL
Expected.
Atlanta. Dec i7.-Gov. Gambler Is not al,
oil satisfied with the appropriation bill
PASSED on Saturday niehi by the General
Assembly
Il j. said the Governor thinks the ap-
proprialions are entirely too large. aud
that they amount 10 more than the reve-
nuo Of the state will be for the neat two
years.
d, Is tho general belief that Gov. Cand-
Ter viii scale some 81 the appropriations.
The Governor favors az low tax rate
as possible. ana during his campaign fYr
Governor IN 1875 he advocated low tax
During his administration the ratio was
lowered exactly one cent and ne had
hoped 10 continue the reduction
To show that the Governor D. not salts
ned. and that be wants 90 know the eN-
act condition the treasury viii be in be-
fore ne approves The appropriation hiii.
the following hitter was sent nv him this
morning 70 Controller General wright
Hon w A. Wughf-Dcar Sir. ] beg 20
request that you al your earliest practi-
cable convenience. Furnish this depart
Tnent ~ closs an estimate o. possible Of
the total net receipts from oil sources OF
tho treasury during the next year. said es-
o.. a.. q Ha.a "a
tex act Just passed b. the General As
scmbly (sigued A. u. Gambler
Governor"
Directly on receipt of the letter Con-
trolier General Wright went to work. and
al u o'clock be sent the following commI-
nioation 10 the Governor which contains
the revenue which will be derived by tax
alton and other sources in the next year.
states Estimated Income.
Atlanta. Dec. l7.-Hon. Allen y. Can
dicr. Governor. Atlanta. Ga. My Dear sir
4 am ~ receipt OF your favor Of even
date requesting that / furnish YOU an es-
Innate OF the total net receipts from an
sources at the treasury during the next
year. said estimate based on che rate OF
taxation fixed To the tax act just passed
by the General ASSEMBLY aud the re-
ce.pts which may be reasonably expected
from al sources during said year
NtN 10 submit NfANN the ANAA0fNluAANA
asked for hcm.znE the receipts Tor gem
ersl purposes. school purposes aud under
the sinking fund acI. said assessments
based upon the present assessment OF
property len this state. amounting 20 Sass.
90 o. IN round numbers
The net amount for general purposes a.
The levy OF 81 mills is Si.-a.ll5 The net
amount school purposes % che levy Of 81
mills. Is $50 s5s The nct amount raised
Al Ia fte II rh rn
Making r total from the taxes upon prop
ery Of s12m 7as I'rom taxes on profess
SONS. estimated. $4,000. from other SQUIRE
- estimated. 81 .263O57. making total
from oil sources OF S3.511 40. To this may
be added che tax az the above rate on
the probable increase an the value Of prop
erty for 1871 xss.l62 Added 20 the above
total this makes Sa.59io2o " Very TRULY
yours.
WIN. A. Wright Controller General"
a will he seen from the figures given
the revenue 10 be expected viii amount
90 t.5s409o.
The appropr iations fer the next yesr
are estimated In round numbers al s..
$4,000 which would leave q deficit OF
nearly 500 00o. ard would probably ncces-
state borrowing by the state.
No Extra session Likely.
President OF che Senate Howell ami
sultation with the Governor for about
thirty minutes this afternoon. The appro
priatl0n bin was discussed. and q - said
that an extra session o. the General As
sembly was talked Of but when asked
about the extra session the gentlemen
aaid there was 10 probability of one Un-
der the constitution Of che state the Gov
ernor has the power to veto any section
Of the appropriation blll. and ~ o. now
believed that he will turn down several
% them. The Governor will make known
his inteugionE when me- receives the I'LL.
Friends of Tech Anxious.
President Lyman Hall OF the Techno-
logical school called on the Governor this
afternoon and asked him N he would
approve the appropriation o. 5000 10 the
Tcchnologlcal School He was informed
hy the Governor that he could take no
official action until he received she bin.
The Governor refused 10 say what he
would do A. result Mr.. Hall and the
friends OF the Tech are uneasy about
their money from the state. as the large
donations which viii be given are on tho
condition that the $4,000 be appropriated
by the state.