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


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asked for without robbIng other
worthy Institutions.
at then became question as TO
where to cut the uniyersity items q,
continued Col McDermott. Zion
E. n. Grant regent Of the university.
came TO Charleston, and we went
OYER the matter with MIN. He put
into the bin such items as were es.
sential to the successful progress OF
tie university. He did The work
with much painstaidng and care, and
he finally completed the items. Ana
that Ess the way The bill was pass
ed. It was passed as he left it. The
NJ iversity gets It's central heating
plant, End It gets running expenses.
Other Institutions.
The other Institutions OF the
state, : continued Col. McDermott,
were carefully looked after. and
their actual needs nave been sup.
piled. I'aat is the way the bill win
go to tho governor. He may. cut
something here AMI there,
Wild Extravaganza.
Senator McDermett spoke In gen.
eral terms of the legislature. He said
there WIS strong fac.on bent on a
conrsc of extrayagancs. The Demo
Gratis worked hand In hand with this
faction. The purpose of 1t was to
run the State In aebt, to create a
deficit, embarrass the auministration.
and make political capital for the fu-
tnre. she conseryariYe members in
both the House and the Senate had
to watch this scheme and head It off
wherever possible. The cutting OF
tier from proposed bills, which
sometimes attracted 30 much atten-
lion 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 to 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. ! 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 the State will 20 in the hole, and
that there win be- 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 taen.
come true. The State will meet no
deficit. The revenue are known, and
after the conference committee has
finished with the appropriation bill.
the GOV ernor will take it up and trim
It I make 1t fall within the States
income. Just how much cutting
down Wal be necessary to accomplish
this cannot state positively, but in
my opinion It will be about $4,000,
as said. That is. If the conference
committee first takes on $4,000.
In other words, the appropriation
bill which went to the conference
committee was from s275,ooo to
100000 above the States revenues,
and 1t will be cut Gown by that
much. The conference committee
will do part Of 1t and the governor
will do the rest" q
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 it would be.
He said that it depends to some ex-
tent on the final trimming done to
the appropriation bill, but he thought