The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-07-18
STATE REVENUE
INSUFFICIENT
TOTAL AMOUNT CARRIED IN
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
s4,42o,3sOeo.
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Baton Rouge.-Vetoing items aggre.
eating S1,250,9S4, including all of the
appropriations out OF the revenues OF
l9Io' Governor Hall returned the
omnibus appropriation bill to the
mouse. The action of the governor.
whlie surprise to many. was in some
degree forecasted by statement from
the governors Office to the effect that
the big money bin exceeded the anti
clpated revenues of the state by about
100000 for the two years.
Inc action of the governor makes a
special session of the legislature neces-
sary. That special session will face
the issue of either reforming the ap-
preparations for the fiscal year from
June 30, 1915, to June 80, 1916, so as to
make them come within the revenues
OF the state. or of finding some means
or obtaining additional revenue.
Anent his action in vetoing large
items of the bill, the governor gave the
following statement:
The appropriations for the two wears
ending June 30, 1916, far exceed the
estimated probable revenues for the
time covered by the appropriations.
The difficulty could not well have
been remedied without reducing items
which cannot be done under the Con.
stitution. Items were vetoed there
lore IN order to bring about the neces-
tions.
sary reformation of the appropria-
This seemed to be the only course
open by which veto OF the entire
bill could be avoided. A veto of the
entire bill would have precipitated an
extra session at once, since no money
would have been available for the ordi-
nary expenses of the state government
and OF the maintenance of the state
institutions until a reformation of the
appropriations could be conveniently
made"
The total OF the omnibus appropria-
ton bill was $4,42O,3SO.gO. In addition
there were special appropriations a.
mounting to something over 100000.
A view of the situation may be gain
ed from the following tabulation:
For the last six months of 1914. gen.
eral appropriation bill, s1,114,156, 80;
special appropriations, S240,S16.54. To-
tai $1,3S4,973.44, plus first six months,
appropriated in 1912. $S46,OOO; total,
$2,230,973.44. For year 1915, general
bill, s2,252,504; special appropriations,
s53,500; for six months, 1916, $2,3O5,-
004; general bill, $1,O53.72O: special
bills, $3.50; total, S1,O61.97
The estimated revenues of the gen.
eral fund are $1,95O,OOO per year. The
excess of the aggregate appropriations
from the general fund. therefore, total
100000.
All Of the appropriations from the
revenues of 1914 were saved by the
fact that the state had a surplus on
hand amounting to S292.e00. This was
saved from the revenues of 1913
through the action of the legislature
in 1912, supplemented by pressure
from the executive by means of which
the appropriations f0r 1912 were held
down.
In his veto the governor did not
touch the appropriations for the state
departments. These are overhead eg-
)enses of the government in most
cases fixed by the Constitution and (;
avs and therefore pothing could be
gained by vetoing them as they would
lave to be re-enacted at the same \,
igure.
The fiscal year of the state runs
rom June 30 to June 30. The veto was I
therefore, on the appropria-
ions for state institutions during the
'eriod June 30, 1915, to June 30, 1916.
The institutions affected suffer as fol. 6
ows:
Institute for Blind Maintenance
Is 900, repairs and other items $1,000.
School for Deaf-Maintenance $780, !
90, repairs and other items $1,000.
State Observation-Disclosures $780,.
90, Agricultural Department, 1904.
State Normal-Maintenanc SIS 900,
'ater supply, ETC., $4,000
Ruston nstitute-Maintenanc $685.
90. e
Reform School-Maintenan s12,- o
90. a
Pineville Asylu Maintenance p
l55, 200; buildings and repairs $751; o
%. s
Jackson Asylum-Maintenanc $780, =
DO; buildings $4,000. 8
Compensation for Assessors-$55,- a
10. v
New Orleans Charity Hospital
$23S, 900; nurses training
10000.
Shreveport Charity Hospital-Main- n
nance $4,000; tuberculosis santa. II
um $4,000. Z,
tuberculosis Sanitarium-$10,0 900. q
Lepers' Home-Maintenanc s27,. "
10; buildings $4,000; other items In
1000. T
tuberculosis Sanitarium-10,O00. Il
Soldiers Home-Maintenance ETC., T
1000. tc
Memorial Hall-Maintenance, ETC., N
800. ~lw