El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-07
TEXAS HAS DEFICIT
OF HALF A MILLION
Costs More Than SS.OOO,OOO to Run
state Government Six Months;
CoIquittEVetOes Capital.

Austin, Texas, April when it is
! considered that SS,5t-sUlo was -
sumed in operating ana man n "a a. 81
I the state government for the Ilrst sLa
months of the present fiscal year from
! September !, 1892, TO April l. IL; ~
/ wonder is expressed at the 1act ina
| the state is now on a deficit Whlch No
/ reached over half a mllllon 90
lars Not including special appropI.l "a
J tons the total amount appropriate
for the fiscal year was S+-+o4'oS-' 90 ~
seOuentIv il is seen that practlcalIy
three-foJrthS of the entire apprOprld-
ton has already been spent. me ies t -
/ lature cost approximately %I9U,VvO - -
the regular session Whlch was CaIE ~
out of the S3,372, 026 indicated herein
there was also taken out OF thaI sum sum
500. 900 appropriated by the leglsIat uI e
early in the session 1or the support u
the penitentiary system o9z
The $4,000 appropriated by the 300
legislature for contingent expenses
was exhausted and It became nec5SSaL
TO make an additional appropriation OF
$4,000 The bill carrying THIS addl-
tiOnaI appropriation was not appTO"eu
department and the funds Will nol De
available for 20 days AFTER auJouLn--
ment. Claims aggregaung over SSVOV
have already been Illeu IN lhe S Olt7
trOler's department against TINS SI9ruOV
The governor vetoed the house bill
making an appropriation OF St9UU Tor
the purpose of repairing the rooL anu
The governor has approved the whey
senate hin amending the fish and Oys-
ter law and a bill amending the law
requiring assignments OF error IN ctEH
cases. Both bills were filed IN the
state department
bills signed BY COIquitt.
Governor Colquitt has signed the blll
charging the scope Of the state library
and historical commissions and placing
the control of the state railroad IN the
hands of the governor and the railroad
sar.r1 7rrrfz .ef u COMMUNICATING
for repairs
Two bills were vetoed Saturday, pro-
viding for the organization OF rural
banking associations, for the purpose
Of extending loans at reaSOna bic rates
to their members, etc; requiring the
state health department to disseminate
information with regard to communi-
cable diseases and approprlatlnG va
GEO.
The first bill was vetoed because a
similar measure was approved several
of the appropriation features which the
governor does not think necessary at
this time
Felony Case Charges.
The governor signed and filed Satur-
day the senate bill providing that
charges in felony cases shall be read
before the jury before the argument
begins This measure is a platform
approval Of the governor.
Approves Pension Tax Bill.
me governor today approved a batch
OF bills passed by the legislature among
them, being the house bill putting into
effect the constitutional amendment
leVylng . cent tax for Confederate
pensions, McAslzill house bill providing
for an increase in the salaries OF depu-
y county officials. the bill establishing
a state training school for delinquent
girls; Sterrett'S fish and oyster bill;
bill making il a misdemeanOr for a
tram dispatcher to fail to report time
Of arrival and departure of trains, and
a bill authorizing railroads to pur-
chase and lease demonstration farms.
Enabling Act Signed.
Inc governor also signed the en-
aiding act which is to carry the home
Iule constitutional amendment into eff
feet. The bill is not effective for 90
days.
Three VetOes Monday.
The governor today vetoed three
more bills The bills are the Beaumont
court Dill, which proposed to establish
the ninth court Of civil appeals at
Beaumont The governor finds that
this additional court is not necessary
IN view OF court reform measures that
have passed In fact, the governor says
he viii probably recommend the abol-
iishment of two of the eight courts now
in existence.
The second bill vetoed by the gov
ernor is the act which provided for
the appointment of special agents by
the controller to investigate the &C
counts and records Of county officials
The governor says this is a needless
multiplication OF offices and expenses
The governor also disapprOved a SEN
ate bill permitting railroads to own
and operate demonstration farms, he
having approved another identical bill
on the same subject.