The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-03-08
Raised the Time Limit for Re-
ceiving the Appropriations
Bill Solely to Prevent an Ex-
ira Session.
WOULD ACCEPT BILL
BUT WITH RELUCTANCE
Executive Realized That His
Economical Policy Could Not
Be Carried Out So He Makes
Compromise.
Palladium Bureau,
lndjauapoIis. March

Palladium Bureau,
indianapolis, March Q.
Governor Marshall backed uD from
his position on the appropriations bill
on Saturday, because he found that
Il would be impossible to avoid an ex-
Ira session OF the legislature unless
he made a concession. At first he de-
handed that the appropriations be
kept within the income Of the state
Tor the next two years. and In order
10 do this 1t would have been neces-
sary to cut off nearly all Of the speci-
Tic appropriations for the various
state institutions, and give them mere
" the sums necessary to pay actual
cunning expenses The governor took
this position because he found that
the finances of the state were In a
deplorable condition and that the
state would not have enough money
during the two years to meet the pre-
sent deficit and pay the heavy appro-
priations that the legislature was pro-
posing.
I40ofeo the 1ovSTnOT.
But the legislature paid little atsen-
tion to what the governor said and
went right ahead making the appro-
priations. It looked like certainty
that the governor would veto the APP
preparations bill and call a special ses-
sion. In fact he let this be known.
But even this did not stop the legisla-
xure and when 1t was seen. Saturday
night that the bill would carry more
money than the state will receive the
governor sent word to the senate and
the house that he would sign the APP
preparations bill II II was reasonable
and II It had the sanction and approx
al OF John Reed. the deputy auditor
Of state. Reed is a republican. but
this makes no difference to Marshall.
He said that IL Reed would tell him
that the appropriations made by the
bill could be paid by the state he
would sign the bill So the senate and
the house appointed a conference COM
mittee to get together on the bill with
Reed and frame it up. in proper shape
% 1t could be passed today. This
committee consisted OF Representa-
tive Babcocl1, OF Lagrange and S.eu-
ben and Strickland of Hancock and
Senator'S Bland, Of Greene and Nc
Cullough of Madison. This committee
spent all day yesterday with Reed in
room at the Claypool hotel and had
q bin ready to report back to the two
houses today.
Sent Message.
Governor Marshall also sent to the
senate and the house Saturday night a
special message requesting the legis-
lature to re-enact the sinking fund tax
levy for the next two years. This
levy is now three cents on each 800
of taxable property in the state and
II has produced sinking fund
amounting to nearly 100000, the
purpose of which is to pay the state
debt. The governor urged that this
money now on hand be used for the
payment Of the appropriations in or
der to avoid either deficit or high
er tax levy. This would cover the
excess appropriations and leave some
thing like $500, 900 on hand out OF the
money now in the sinking fund. He
recommended that the sinking fund
tax levy for the next two years be
made one and one half cents on the
800 instead Of three cents, as at pre-
sent, thus reducing the total tax levy
one and one half cents.
The governors suggestion took hold
OF the house and in few minutes a
bill was introduced to carry out the
suggestion. The house suspended the
rules and passed the bill and sent 1t
70 the senate. where 1t was to be act
ed upon today. This. 1t appeared, had
settled the controversy and the diff
Guilty over the appropriations bin and
had avoided the possibility of an extra
session of the Legislature.
An Hours Deadlock.
When the appropriations bill was
ready for passage by the senate. late
Saturday afternoon, the republicans,
who supported it. found they could not
pass It by their own votes and there
was a deadlock for about an hour
There are twenty-seven republican
senators, but two OF that number. Nc
Callum and Forkner. were absent on
account OF Illness. This left twenty.
five republicans who voted for the
passage Of the bill and this lacked one
OF being enough to pass It. All Of the
democratic senators. twenty-threes In
number, voted against the bill on the
ground that the appropriations were
too high. It was plain that unless
some one changed vote the bill
would die. 20 the democrats held I
conference and decided to give the re
publicans vote to pass the bin In or
der to get It into . conference com.
mittee. Then Senator Shafer. Of
Grant county. voted aye and the bill
was passed.
Governor Marshall signed fIfty-si1
bills and vetoed ono. On saturday
When he went home that night at II
O'Clock only five hills were still on his
desk, and these we're Ill under sus