The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1913-04-30
GOVERNOR CUTS
APPROPRIATIONS
slashes $22S, 900 From General Bills
Passed by Legislature and Would
Like to Pare More.
CAN CUT BUT. NOT REDUCE
Items Must Be Vetoed Entirely or
Stand as Sent to Him From
Both Houses
MANY PUT OVER TWO YEARS
More State Buildings, Drainage Com
mission and Purchase of Lands
Are Put Off.
MANY PUT OVER TWO YEARS

St. Paul, April 30-Governor Eber-
hart has slashed the appropriations
bill passed by the recent legislature
to the extent of $228,OOO.
The governor took this action after
careful consideration of the bill. He
was confronted with a difficult prob
lem. The appropriations made in
crease the tax levy materially but it
was difficult for the governor to touch
the sore spot in the bill without mat
erially hindering state development.
In a statement issued he called at
tention to the fact that had he been
able to pare the appropriations in
stead of cutting, he would have saved
the people of the state many thous-
ands of dollars. The governors
statement itemizes the %appropria-
tons cut out and is as follows:
"After careful consideration l have
disapproved and cut out from the gen.
eral appropriation bills the follow
ing items:
'"3:-f One cell wing for the reform
hospital at st. Peter, appropriation
available 19l5+$455, 900 ..-
"2. One cottage for the inebriate
hospital at Willmar. Appropriation
available 1914, $4,000.
"This institution has recently been
constructed and while another COT
tage will be needed very soon, it
seems to me the next regular session
in 1915 a take up this matter with
out injury to the institution.
needed in 1915, but the present bill
atory at St. Cloud-appropriation
available 1915, 100000.
"This wing will undoubtedly be
needed n 1915, but the present bill
provides for the construction of one
additional wing in 1914 which will
largely serve the present needs.
81. Purchase of additional lands
for state institutions. Available for
year ending July 81, 1915, $4,000.
"The appropriations made by the
present legislature provide for the
purchase of a large amount of addi-
tional lands for various institutions
and the reduction of $4,000 in the
appropriation for miscellaneous pur-
poses seems justified under the cir
cumstances.
IS. The special contingent of the
state treasurer for interest or tenn
porary loans-available July 81, 1915
$4,000.
"The increased income from the
five per cent gross earnings tax and
other sources should produce sufi-
cient revenue so as to make it un-
necessary for the state to make such
large loans.
&c. For expense of the drainage
commission in earring on t%opograph-
ical Autographed surveys of the
water sheds of the state for the year
ending July 81, 1915 only $4,000.
"This will authorize the a%ppropria-
ton for 1914, which in addition to
the appropriation allowed the state
university for this pupose, should be
sufficient If further appropriations
are necessary, they can be provided
for by the next regular session.
81. For the purpose of buying
standing timber and lands in 1tasca
state park for the year ending July
81, 1915, total $4,000.
"The legislature has authorized a
specific appropriation of $250,OO0 for
the purpose of buying land and tim
Der in Itasca state park and the state
forester informs me that that sum
will be sufficient
"While I realize fully that a reduc-
ton of $22S,000 is small as COM
pared with the unusually large ap-
preparations made, ] can not without
injury to the state and it's institu-
lions, make any further reductions.
The governor should be authorized to
reduce appropriations as well as to
cut them out entirely. If this were
permitted under the constitution, |
could without injury to any institu-
ton in the state reduce the appropria-
tions at least 100000 more have
always advocated state aid for the.
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