Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-04-08
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TRENTON. April 8.-The appropria-
ton bills, about which so many con-
lectures have been made, were intro
duced in the Assembly today. The
Ioint committee had kept its secret
we'll and the contents of the two bills
were unknown TO the legislators until
their appearance in the House. With
she anxiety of the Legislators to reckon
with. many having special interest In
some of the appropriations, the wis
dom of holding back all information
until the last possible moment was
apparent.
Senator Charles O'Connor Hennesry,
chairman of the joint committee,
handed out the following statement
with regard to the appropriations this
year:
Henneesy's Statement.
"The preparation of the appropria-
ton bills has been a task of extended
tabor and difficulty. ] desire to offer
r-v thanks to the members of the
I .nmittee from both Houses who
have participated in this arduous
work, for without exception these
gentlemen have been obliged to sacri-
Ace time, comfort ano personal con-
venience to complete the work. I
9rr1ii1ih rr1fiifiI1sikh can say for all my associates
hat they feel regret at being obliged
IN q few instances to cut from the
appropriations bill the sum asked for,
but they have labored to do justice to
all interests as well as conserving the
interests of the State at large.
I'VE have been conscious of defects
n the methods of disburslng the state
-eyenues as well as of DEFICIENCIES in
.aising the revenues. Much improve
snent in methods will be accomplished,
ne believe, by the passage of the bill
a,hicb / had the honor to introduce
Tor the committee, and known as Sen
ate bill No. 1886, which reforms the
methods of requisitions upon the State
Comptroller, and will have the effect
# preventing future overdrafts upon
appropriations, which constituted one
of the annoyances with which the
committee had to deal; and the Joint
resolution which / offered on behalf
If the committee. to continue the
committee in service until the next
session Of the Legislature, with the
result I believe, of enabling them to
submit TO the next Legislature many
practical suggestions for the improve
nent of methods of raising az well as
spending public moneys.
1.-THE problem of meeting the con-
stantly growing needs of the State for
,iew buildings in connection with the
institutions maintained for the care
Df the criminal and dependent classes
is a serious question. Many OF us are
oR the opinion that this should be
solved by q resort to a Statewide
referendum on the question of issuing
bonds the proceeds of which might
be applied solely to the extension of
the State plant for caring for State
wards. The committee regrets being
unable to handle the pressing question
of the need for more Normal schools,
one of which / believe should be
erected somewhere in South Jersey
and one in North Jersey. hope that
before the next session we will be
able to recommend a practical plan
for obtaining these buildings for the
state"
Increase Smallest in Yesrs.
The increase In the amount appro-
priated in the annual and supple
mental bills is the smallest shown in
many years, the total increase being
aa57.6o A substantial decrease is
shown in the supplemental appro-
uriatious made for the period inter-
vening between the adjournment of
the Legislature and the date when
the annual bill takes effect on Octo-
Der 81, 1914 the total OF same being
smaller than in any year since 1909.
The committee was asked to make
appropriations in the supplemental
bilI amounting TO SI,754,s22, the total
allowance made, however, reached
onIv the sum Of ss37,254, as compared
with s1.1s9514 in the supplemental
dill of last year. The committee
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