Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1903-05-18
Sends Special Mes
sage for More Sys-
tenn in Expenses
7 axes Another Op-
portuniB to Slap
the Railroads
Madison. May u

Governor La Toilette wants the
legislature to be m0re economical To
that end he asks that at a certain
time in the progress Of each Iegisla
tive session a state budget be made
up which shall place before the com
mite on claims or before the legis-
Iature the aggregate amount Of
money to be appropriated and the de-
mands which are made upon the
state for money. With these things
Iu hand the appropriations can be
more judiciously trimmed and the
money distributed 10 better advan-
taEe and with greater wisdom
This was the burden OF another
special message sent by the executive
20 the legislature last night. In the
course Of the message Governor Ia
Toilette takes another opportunity 20
observe that all the property Of the
stale. with the exception Of that OF
the public service corporations. IS
paving more nearly than ever before
its Just proportion OF taxes. He takes
iu this way another occasion 70 slap
the railroads. The message Is as
follows:
The bills which carry the principal
appropriations for the biennial period
Of 1908 10 1905 have been so recently
acted upon by the committee in
charge. that have not heretofore been
-. HarFr nEr NJ
Indeed. I cannot az this time state the
same precisely, But il appears from
those passed. and those pending which
have been favOrably reported BY the
committees, that the aggregate may Re
greatly in excess Of the appropriations
for the biennial period Of 1901 70
1908.
For this reason I address your hon
CrabIe body az this time 10 urge the
closest scrutiny Of al bills carrying
appropriations with the view OF deter
mining whether the public interest
demands the appropriation al this
time, and II Il does. whether the
amount may not be reduced without
serious detriment to the purposes for
which the expenditure is proposed.
am aware that strong reasons can be
urged for appropriating money for
many worthy objects which have not
yet been acted upon finally by the les
isIature. But however worthy and
pressing each appropriation proposed
may appear. IL must be borne in mind
that, excepting the public service
corporations. the taxpayers Of WiscOn-
sin. already, are heavily. and, 10 a
certain extent. unjustly burdened and
we owe Il TO them 10 scan with The
most scrupulous care every bill which
adds 20 that burden.
at no time in a legislative session
does the importance OF a general ap-
preparation bill. carrying all apprOpr.-
atoms in q single legislative act. more
clearly appear 10 be a public necessity
than iu the closing day Of the session. (
1t rs then clearly manifest that the leg
stature should have the entire matter
Of expenditure before II at one and the I
same time. When fully advised as 20 .
the sources Of income and the amount ]
which may be fairly expended in the .
public interest, there IS then afforded
annie opportunity 70 weigh the rels- !
tive importance Of each item an
Judge iuteIIigently what should pass
for that biennial period. and what .
should be deferred or wholly rejected. !.
This cannot be zone when spprO- F,
rriat!Ons are made piecemeai. The 3
members OF either house az every ses- !
sion vote 10 pass bills carrying appro-
rrsatious. the purposes OF which are /,
GefeusibIe and proper. but which they /
should certainly vote against later in I
the session because they are then in |
a position 10 see that other and more .
urgent appropriations should be given .
preference in point Of public import I
auce. The same is true OF the execu- !
tive period. He is not advised IN az .
vance Just what appropriation bills .
are to be presented 10 him for aD- (
prevail He IS therefore obliged 20 .
consider each measure making .
charge upon the treasary.. by itself. as
II comes 20 him from the legislature 4
He may not be able TO assign rs
against a particular bin appropriattnE
money any controlling reason for with
folding approval. when such bill Is
scnsidered by itself II he could AZ
he same time know Just what other
ills carrying appropriations woull
oIIow. he could then. knowing the es-
tmared sources Of income. determine