The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-05

asked for without robbing other
worthy institutions.
III then became question as to
where to cut the university items. 2
continued Col. Mcpermott. ..Hon.
E. u. Gram, regent OF the university,
came 70 Charleston, and we vent
over the matter with him. He put
into the bin such items as were Is.
sentia1 TO the successfnl progress Of
the university. He did the woris
with much painstaising and care, and
he finally completed the items. Ana
that wss the way the bill was pass.
ed. II was passed as he left it. the
ms iyersity gets It's central heating
plant end II gets running expenses
Other institutions.
The other institutions Of the
state," continued COL Mcpermott,
We're carefully looked after, and
their actual needs nave been SUP.
piled. That Is the way the bin win
go to tho governor. He may cut
something here and there,
Wild Estrsvasance. t.4,
Senator McDermott spoke in gen.
eraf terms Of the Legislature. He said
there WIS a strong faction bent on a
coursc OF extravaganza. The Demo.
Gratis worked hand in iand with this
faction. The purpose OF 1t was to
run the State in debt, to create a
deficit. embarrass the administration.
and make political capital for the fu.
tnre. the conservative members In
both the House and the Senate had
to watch this scheme and head 1t on
wherever possible. The cutting OF
tier from proposed bills, which
sometimes attracted 20 much atten.
ton and occasionally called forth Sc.
we're criticism, was frequently the
effort OF the conservative members
to hold down the headlong extraya-
gance of those who sought 10 run the
State in debt.
No Deficit.
Col, McDermott yesterday said Of
the appropriation bill: 81 predict
that the conference committee will
tonight cut the total amount down
about $4,000. The bill will go to
the governor in that shape. 1 pre-.
dict that he will cut out other items
reducing the total by about $780,
900. There will be no deficit. There
have been alarmist reports sent out
that tie State viii go in the hole, and
that there will be a deficit and that
the income will fall short of the out
go. ] can state positively that there
is no truth in these, reports, although
some people would like to see them
come true. The State viii meet no
deficit The revenue are known, and
after the conference committee has
finished with the appropriation bin,
the gov ernor will take 1t up and trim
1t make 1t fall within the States
income. Just how much cutting
down wei be necessary to accomplish
this cannot state positively, but in
my opinion 1t will be about $50, 900,
as said. That is. II the conference
committee first takes Off $4,000.
In other words. the appropriation
bill which went to the conference
committee was from s275,o0o to
100000 above the States revenues,
and It will be cut Gown by that
much. The conference committee
will do part OF II and the governor
will do the rest"
The State Levy.
The State levy. cannot exceed FIVE
cents, but may go below that down
to cent. Col. McDermott was askei
his opinion as to what 1t would be.
He said that it depends to some ex-
tent on the final trimming done to
the appropriation bill, but he thought
the rate would be about three cents.