The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-21
Reasons for Contemplated
Veto Transpire on An
alyzing Budget.
SHOWS BIG INCREASE
Barring Institutions, Expenses of
Running State Will Exceed
0utlays by 100000.
Especial to Lake County TIme.).

Especial TO Lake County Times).
Indianapolis, March 21.-A compari-
son of the appropriation bill of 1905
with the appropriation bin passed by
the last general assembly shows item by
item, why it was that the governor
bill, and required an extra session of the
legislature. Outside the specific appro-
priations for the different state insti-
tutions, penal. benevolent, correctional
and charitable, the regular two years
appropriations for the maintenance of
the state offices and state bureaus, the
superior and circuit judges of the state,
exceeds the appropriation bill of two
years ago by over half a million dol
lars. Scattered throughout the items
in the bill are the small increases that
mount up to the the enormous total.
Increase Amounts to 100000
In all the increases for the next
two years amount to about $500. 900.
OF this sum. about s35O,OOO is repre-
sented by the increases in the salaries
of the circuit and the superior court
the bills increasing judicial salaries
over the state. And the other $500
increase comes from the state offices
and state departments. This is outside
of the $4,000 Jamestown exposition ap-
preparation, which was called off sue
cessfuIly by the governor.
The increase in the state auditors
office is the most astounding, and gives
the basis of reason to the slowness of
the governor In approving the meas
ure. This appropriation Is more than
twice what was provided for in the ap-
preparation bill of 1906.
In the 1905 bill, regular annual ap-
preparation of S21.440 was provided
that much for each of the two years,
making total of S42,SS0. In addition
small $420 specific appropriation was
included, making the total about S43,-
500.
This year the regular appropriation
for the next two fiscal years will be
$S0,72O and the specific appropriation
Will be $13. 3.230 or a total of $4,000 for
running this office, about $4,000 more
than it ever cost before at its highest
previous cost. This was the largest
single item in the bill that the govern
or is thought TO have hesitated over.
All Have Finger In Pie.
But the discOuraging thing from his
standpoint was that everyone else in
the state house with a few notable ex-
ceptions got into the pie, also, for ad-
ditional money. The office of Fred
Sims, secretary of state, stands con-
spicuous because of the fact that the
appropriation for this office, in total
for the next two years is something
like 1000 less than the 1905 appropria-
tion for the two succeeding fiscal years.
Fassatt A. Cotton, state superintendent
of public instruction, was modest this
year, too. asking for no more than was
given him two years ago Several of
the minor boards and bureaus were
equally economical including the oil
inspector. the factory inspector the
fish and game commission, the labor
commission and the public library com
mission, but the rule was the other
way.
The soldiers and sailors monument
starts the ball to rolling by obtaining
an additional $4,000 for the next two
years Governor Hanly himself gets
Sc, 600 increase in his office, which is
largely accounted for by an executive
provision with two years salary of
S. 900 The state treasurer will get
sc. 600 more: the attorney general, So
SEQ more; the supreme court $1,000
more; appellate court, $4,000 more:
clerk of the courts, $500 more; reporter
of the courts, $4,000 more; state library
$4,000 more adjutant general $4,000
more; bureau of public printing. $780,
600 more: bureau of statistics. $4,000
more; mine inspectors Office $1,000
more; even the gas supervisor will get
$4,000 more and the state veterinarian
$4,000 more. Practically all of the
custodial and engineering force at the
state house get raises. with resulting
Increase Of over $4,000. The board Of
forestry gets $1,000 increase in regular
appropriation. but cuts off $4,000 from
the specific appropriations; the board
of health gets $4,000 more and the
board of charities gets $4,000 more:
even the railroad commission digs in TO
the extent OF nearly $4,000
All OF this is outside of the increased
maintenance expenses and specific an
propriations of the institutions. and
includes just the state house offices. And
the increases are taken to show good
reason why the governor had some
justification for his hesitency about
signing the bill.