The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-02-24
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Indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 24.-Governor
Marshall vetoed in advance, yesterday,
bill which the senate is likely to
pass. He did IL with message which
deale with the very matter that is con-
tained in the bill.
Ever since the governor called the
attention of the legislature TO the fact
that the state treasury is just about
broke and that the legislature had
better 20 slow in spending money it
has been taken as a matter Of course
that he will veto anything and every
thing that looks like an appropriation
for an unnecessary purpose or the in
crease of a tax levy unless absolutely
imperative. His fight has not been
with the republicans any more than
with the democrats Of the general as
sembly. He has not made his appeal
along party lines He simply found
the condition and has directed the at
tention of the legislators to 1t. regard
less of party or politics. In fact. he
has had more trouble In inducing the
members of his own party to refrain
from extravaganza than he has had
with the republicans. for the house is
democratic and 1t is the house that has
TO start all tax raising bills and APP
preparation bills. And it is the house
that has been doing the extravagant
money spending.
Democrats Support Republican Measure
So the republicans need not feel sore
at anything Governor Marshall has
brought before them of this kind.
on Monday the house passed bill
introduced by Representative King
the republican floor leader, which pro-
posed to increase from 2& cents to 4
cents on each hundred dollars of tax
able property the tax levy for the sup
port of Indiana university, Purdue uni
versity and the State Normal school
The taxes produced by the measure
were to be divided between the three
institutions.
Although introduced by a republican
the bill was passed by democratic
votes. The passage stung Governor
Marshall. for 1t followed closely upor
the heels of the special message he
sent to the legislature informing thai
body that the state is broke and likely
to become bankrupt In spite of hi:
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cratic house raising the tax levy fol
a special purpose. Evidently it rilleC
him up, for yesterday he sent a mes
sage to the house and the senate tina
had fire in It. He told the members
that the revenues of the state hav,
been anticipated to such an extent tina
there is now large deficit in thu
treasury and that unless the most rigi'
economy is practiced this deficit vii
grow to enormous size. He said if NJ
specific appropriations of any kim
were made during the next two year
the state would barely have enough
money coming in to meeting running
expenses. but he said there are som
additional expenses coming on tina
must be met. How to do It, he said
is the question. 1t cannot be done
the legislature insists on spending al
the money it can get its hands on an
more. The message was a cry 70
economy. The governor went so ia
as to say that if the legislature goe
ahead and spends money right and LEI
he does not propose to neglect to lie
the people know that he warned tn
general assembly of tn changer.
TELLS startling Truths.
The message attacked the very thin
that the King bill was trying to do.
called attention to the fact that thes
state schools are asking for a highe
tax levy and that there seems a dispC
sition to give il to them. The govern
or pointed out that if the institution
were run on economical lines thel
would be no need for additional none
In this particular the message was
STARTER. The governor gave figures
show that while the state is supportin
these schools for the education of Il
people OF Indiana there are in II
three institutions 9S4 students WI
live in other states None of them pa
the state of Indiana d cent for the
tuition except those at Purdue, WI
pay only s25 a year each. Nearly
per cent of the students. he said, a.
non-residents of Indiana This fe
like a thunderclap on the house al
senate. He said he wished to be iii
eral but that charity begins at hon
and that the first care should be f
the people of this state. and he W;
opposed to educating the people
other states and making large apr
priations for new buildings in which
house them.
soon after the message was res