The log cabin Democrat., 1911-06-02
APPROPRIATIONS
PRUNfD S635,000
NORMAL REDUCED 1000
GOVERNOR DONAGHEY KNIFES
BILLS TO SAVE CREDIT
OF STATE.

in the appropriation for the mainten-
s ance of the Arkansas State Normal
by Governor Geo. w. Donaghey, who
last night vetoed items amounting to
a total of approximately $635,000 III
the various appropriation bills passed
by the present legislature.
! That the cut, while seriously Grip
t ping the growth of the Normal will
t not materially impairs its efficiency, is
the opinion of officers of the institu-
} ton who discussed the matter today.
President Doyne said he regretted es-
pecially the loss of such items as $500
for the maintenance of the library and
news, $4,000 for supplies, 5000 for in
cidentals expenses, and 81 200 for the
secretary and librarian. ''There aie
other items left intact that we could
have better spared" said he, "nota
bly, head janitor and porter, which
: will be needless, because the entire
dormltory appropriation was vetoed
President Doyne, Superintendent Geo.
B. Cook and Secretary B. w. Torrey~
son, however, all agreed that in the
absence of a revenue bill it was neces-
sary to sacrifice the completion OF
the dormitory "But we shall make it
through, all right" said Prof. Torrey-
son. Il can't blame the governor for
not wanting to put the state on a scrip
basis"
The Normal appropriation bill, and
the items to which the governors
pruning knife was applied, are as fol-
lows:
Salaries, $4,000 appropriated, S.
800 vetoed. Vetoed items: secretary,
$1,000; critic teacher, $4,000; manual
training, $2,400; matfon, $1,000;
) housekeeper, $1,000; two assistants,
$1,000.
Fuel, lights, water, etc-$3, 400.
Left intact.
Office supplies, stationery, postage,
express, etc.-$1, 900. Left intact.
Incidentals, $500 Vetoed.
Supplies and equipment for science
agriculture, manual training and do
nestle science, $4,000. Vetoed.
Library supplies and books, $500
Vetoed
Improvement and repair of build
ings and grounds, $1,000. Vetoed.
Student labor, 81 900. Vetoed.
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Publishing and distributing cata-
logue, 81 900. Left intact.
Travelling expenses of board and
president, 81 200. Left intact.
Practice school building, $4,000. We.
toed.
Completing girls dormitory, $6,50G.
Vetoed.
Equipping dormtory, $4,000. We
toed.
vEToEs TOTAL $685., 900.
Approximately $635,000 was vetoed
from the various appropriations bills
in a message delivered to the legisla-
ture by the governor today. The items
cut out are as follows: Geological
surcey, $500; national guard, $72G;
reform school, $12,150; University of
Arkansas, $82,450; university agri-
cultural department, $4,000; State
Normal, $4,000; branch normal, 49,
700; tuberculosis sanatorum, $23,
: 600; board of education, $4,000; agri-
! cultural schools-First district, $34, :
! 966; second district, $4,000; third
! district, $34 900; fourth district, $34, :
! 700; insane hospital addition, $780,
600; deaf mute institute, $4,000;
! blind school, $500; insane hospital,
|. $2,140; various departments of state,
!. $6G, 900; penitentiary, $4,000.
!: Governor Donaghey also vetoed the
!. bill amending the antitrust law, The
!; bill creating state highway from
I. Little Rock to Pine Bluff, the joint
i. resolution ratifying the income taA
|. amendment, and a bill relating to as
sessments in improvement districts.
/. The action of the governor today in
/ his message to the legislature on the
!. appropriation bills passed by the reg
|. ular session may have some bearing on
/ the situation. There had been consid-
! cradle conjecture as to his course.
|. Some had expected that he would veto
/. all the appropriations in toto, but in
|. stead of doing this he vetoed only a
!. few of the minor appropriations, and
/. cut deep into the other bills. Con-
|. fronted with a total of $4,000 900, in
+ round numbers, and resources of less
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