The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-12-31
He Will Propose That All the
Appropriations for State
Not Be Included in One Bill
As Heretofore. se
lit WOULD eliminate
THE USUAL DISPUTES
Marshall Says That Next Visi.
tation Committees Must
Prepare Their Reports
Without Any Delays.
palladium Specially

Indianapolis. Dec. 3l.-When tho
next legislature meets IL will find
Governor Marshall on hand with q
plan by which he hopes to make \
change in the system Of making ap-
propriations for running the business
Of the state. Just what the legisla-
ture will think of 1t will not be known
until then. and it will probably depend
largely on the political complexion OF
the body Al the time.
The governor says In an interview
today that he will try to have the
legislature split up the appropriations
into pieces instead OF having them all
included in one general appropriation
bill. He believes that one bill should
be known as the general apprOpria-
tions bill and that this bill should In.
clude only the general appropriations
for the various departments and state
for which the appropria.
tons are fixed by Law.
Should Be No Delay.
any quibbling or delay over the pas
sage OF general appropriations bill
which will carry nothing bat tho
money with the statutes say shall be-
appropriated for the maintenance Of
state departments and institutions.
When II comes to specific appropria-
tions. the governor holds that they
should be made In separate bills SO
that each one may be fought out on
its own merits and not be made trad
ing stock to delay or to manipulate
the general appropriations in order to
get a specific appropriation made
1t will be recalled that at the last
session Of the legislature there was
so much quibble and fighting over
the appropriations bill that the clock
had to be turned hack several times
on the last night OF the session in or
der that the bill might get through
before the time for adjournment OF
the session. In fact. the bill was not
passed until a. m. which WAS two
hours after the actual time for the
session to come to a close. but tho
clocks IN the senate and In the house
had been set back SO AZ to show that
the hill was passed before midnight
Places Much Blame.
Governor Marshall lays much OF tho
blame for this delay on the shoulders
OF the legislative visitation commit
tee. which went around over the state
and visited all os the institutions be-
fore the session began and made up
a list Of the appropriations needed TO
carry on the business. This commit
tee was composed of Senator Horace
Hanna. Of Hendricks county: Repre-
sentative Gus Greiger. of Laporte
county. and Representative Henry p.
Sticks. Of Boone county. Hanna and
Grefger are republicans and Sicks ID
democrat. The committee was ap-
pointed by Governor Hanly. II will
be remembered also that the commit
tee did not make its report to tho
speaker OF the house until within q
few days of the close OF the session.
This gave the ways and means COM
mittee of the house and the finance
committee Of the senate only q few
days to consider the matter and 70
frame a bill that would carry some
thing like $4,000. 900 Of appropriations.
Governor Marshall was furious over
the delay on the part Of the vista
ton committee was unnecessary. He
said it did not give the legislature
sufficient time to go into the appro-
priaiions as carefully as II should
have done. and that 1t handicapped
the governor in his constitutional
right to veto or approve q bill a. he
saw fit.
Views oS Governor.
Governor Marshall says that when
he appoints visitation committee
after the election next fall be will
make IL plain to the members that
they must have their report ready for
filing on the first day Of the Iegfsla-
tive session. He will exact . prom
Use from them that this will be done.
Then he says he will recommend in
his message to the legislature, which
win be short one. that the general
appropriations bill be prepared at
once and passed without delay. In
this way he hopes to have the main
tenance Of the state offices. depart
ments and institutions provided for
early in the session. 80 that other
business may be taken mp and dis
posed Of He Will also recommend
in his message that the specific ap-
propriations for the state institutions,
such ~ for repairs. improveDeots
and similar purposes. be made I'm
separate bills. There 10 always q lot
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