The Delta independent., 1911-06-23
En- IRA SESSION OF LEGIS-
l.ATURE MAY BE CALLED
Recent Administration Over APP
propriated 81 100000

| ton finds itself facing several very
serious difficulties. one of which
may force the calling of an extra
session to straighten out the finan-
cial situation of the state.
The recent legislature in its at
temp to give everybody a position
who might want it over appropriate
ed little more than a million and
L half dollars. However, all of its
acts in the over appropriation mat
ter were not those of careless
body, but were the result of a stud
led attempt to provide places for
Democratic employees even though
| the provision be made at the ex-
pense of the state institutions. For
instance, in the general salary ap-
preparation bill which is always paid
and which is listed in the first
class, were placed members of the
boards, their stenographers, clerks,
etc. 1t has always been the custom
20 pay the salaries and the expenses
of the members of the board of i'm
migration, the highway commission,
the geological survey workers and
Kindred boards and commissions out
of the general amount allowed these
departments. This year, instead of
making a general appropriation that
would cover the salaries and the ex-
| pense of these boards, the legiSla-
lure made general appropriation
| to cover the expense that they might
have and placed their salaries in
the general salary bill. This puts
their salaries in the first class and
the expense of the boards in the
fourth class. The result will be
that they can draw salary but will
have no money with which to carry
on the departments. Perhaps they
can spend their time working for
the success of the party that gives
them their salaries, instead of the
state.
Ghe income for the first six
months of the year will be a hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars
below the income for the first six
months of the last biennial period.
If this decrease continues it means
net loss for the period of $780,
900. The increase in the first and
second class appropriations alone
is over 100000. Considering the
loss of revenue, coupled with the
increase in the first and second
classes, brings to mind the fact
that the third class appropriations
will never all be paid and will have
TO be pro-rated, while the fourth
and fifth class appropriations will
not even be reached. If the de-
crease in revenue continues State
Treasurer Kenehan is of the opinion
2 hat ~;
rate much more than 500 which
would mean that the state institu-
will only receive so %. of what was
given them. This means the issuance
of deficiency warrants which Kene-
han says he will never sign, or the
calling of an extra session to read
just the diminishing revenue.
AS an illustration of the increase
in the first and second classes. Two
years ago the assembly appropriated
salaries to the amount of s1.286,-
ABB. This year the salaries alone
total S1,572, 645.10, an increase of
nearly 5000, 900, in salaries alone
The appropriation bills have not all
been certified to State Treasurer
lhenehan by Secretary of State
Pearce. but SO far he has received
from the Secretary of State bills
that must go in the first class which
carry an appropriation of 81 ,67O,-
900, and there yet remains prob
able list of first class bills that
VIII increase the amount to $4,000
900. Two years ago the total
amount for the first class was ST.
400, 900.
TWO years ago the second class
appropriations amounted to sS84,-
900. So far this year the Secretary
or State has sent Mr.. Kenehan bills
which total 1000 that must be
placed in the second class and there
are yet enough to be certified to
increase the amount to 100000.
TWO years ago the third class ap-
preparations totaled s79O,432. This
year they total $l,O34,17O. Two
years ago the fourth class appropri-
alton reached $4,000 while this
year they total $247,s5O, and the
nth class was increased from
$2l1,774 to s303,565 which shows
a total excess appropriation over
| two years ago of something over
one and half million dollars and
total excess appropriation over esti-
mated revenue of nearly two million
dollars. With a two million dollar
shortage 1t can readily be seen
that nothing will be paid in the
fourth and fifth classes and that
the third class will only be pro-rated.
Thus, the administration is fac
ing the proposition of an extra SEES
sion to straighten out the tangle
or OF maintaining all of the poll
ticians on the excess pay roll and