The Monte Vista journal., 1909-05-29
LITTLE CHANCE FOR PAYMENT
OF THOSE IN THIRD AND
FOURTH CLASSES.
INCOME IS UNCERTAIN
POSSIBLE SHORTAGE IN EOUCA'
TJoNAI BILLS AND HIGHWAY
BILL Is HELPLESS.

cenver.-The Uepublican asserts
that according to the final classified
ton Of the appropriation bills OF the
Seventeenth General Assembly. that
body will go down In history as the
most expensive Legislature In the his
tory Of the state. The article goes ON
to say:
Governor Shafroth has made his H.
nal classification. But the fourth and
fifth class appropriations will not re-
ceive cent of money. and the third
class will be about $4,000 short.
Yet Governor Shafroth hopes to pay
the first three classes and raised the
estimate OF the treasurer OF the esti-
mated incomes 100000 on the inheri.
lance tax. Even were that added In
come to flow into the Golfers Of the
state, 1t would still leave the third
class appropriations shy OF $76,53l.
But 1t Is by no means certain that the
state will receive this income from the
inheritance tax. The Republican ad.
ministration received the tax from the
Strstton estate too late to do any
good. The Republican Legislature ap-
propriated 100000 less than the
Democratic Seventeenth, yet 1t fell
short Of paying its appropriations
$4,000. But only on all classes. while
the appropriations OF the Seventeenth
will not allow three Of the five classes
to be paid. The original estimate for
the Inheritance tax income was $780,.
900, to which Governor Shafroth added
$4,000. Yet II the estate Of General
Palmer is not settled In the near fu.
ture. the income can do no good in
paying appropriations. and the gov
ernor's estimate cannot be reached
with this estates tax.
According TO the figures now In the
hands Of the state officers the first
class appropriations amount to 81 400.
53l. including the campaign election
expense bill Of $65.++s.25. drawn by
the governor himself. and SIS. 900 ap-
propriated for various Investigations.
The appropriations In the second
class amount to 3Ss&.5&S. The total OF
the two amount to S2.294.O79. The to.
tai estimated revenues for current ex.
pense appropriations are $3.l96.OOO.
from which 3308. 900 must be taken. be.
cause II belongs to regular funds. such
az the internal improvement fund and
the forestry reserve fund. given by the
government. Neither OF these funds
can be touched for anything else. This
leaves sass. 900 for the current ex.
penses and other legislative appropri-
atoms. The total Of the bills Of the
first and second classes taken from
the amount just given leaves S5s3.s2l
to be applied Oh the payment Of bills
In the third class. known A. the educa.
tional bills. But the third class appro-
priations amount to S7SO.452. leaving
II deficiency In the educational bills Of
3l96.53l.
The last OF the educational bills
signed was the Boulder appropriation
for new buildings. amounting to Si76..
600. The Greeley Normal bill for .
practice school there will also fail to
receive some Of It's appropriation. pro-
vided the estimated revenues come up
fully to the estimate. The bills In the
fourth class. which will be left out a.
together. include the $4,000 highway
commission bill. the $4,000 Pueblo
State Fair appropriation. the 10000
bill for the further protection Of game
by placing bounties on savage animals.
all the fish hatchery bills. the travel.
Ing library bill. the $4,000 for district
and county fairs. and the $4,000 ap.
preparation TO protect the waters q
the Rio 0randr.
The fifth class bills include the -.
lief bill. the $4,000 Coliax viaduct
bill. the appropriation Of 5000 for the
Trans. Mississippi congress. and the
10000 Western Federation Of
Miners bill. which. Il ID said. may yet
find \ way. instead Of al barriers and
ciassifications. The fourth class ap.
preparations amount TO ezs3.300. while
the fifth class bills run up 10 eiA0.i73.
Besides the appropriation from the
general revenues the Legislature made
the following appropriations from
other funds: Military fund. $500:
capito, building fund. e31l.33s: sur
plus. 1900. and internal improvement
fund. ei71. $50.