The Caldwell watchman. (Columbia, La.) 1885-1946, 1914-07-17
state REVENUE
INSUFFICIENT
TOTAL AMOUNT CARRIED IN
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
$4,42O,390o0.
$1.250.894 WAS Topped OFF
It Is Predicted That This Will Force
Extra Session of Legislature to
Revise Revenue Laws.
S1.250.894 WAS Topped OFF
Western Newspaper Union News Service.


eating $l,25O,9S4, including all of tt
appropriations out of the revenues {
l9l6, Governor Hall returned tn
omnibus appropriation bill to tn
house. The action of the governor
while a surprise to many, was in som
. degree forecasted by a statement fror
the governors Office to the effect tina
the big money bill exceeded the ant
clpated revenues of the state by abou
100000 for the two years.
The action of the governor makes 4;
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 80. 1915, to June 30, 1916, so as tc
make them come within the revenues
OF the state, or of finding some means
OF obtaining additional revenue.
Anent his action in vetoing large
items of the bill, the governor gave the
following statement:
The appropriations for the two years
ending June 30, 1916, far exceed the
estimated probable revenues for the
ume covered by the appropriations.
The difficulty could not we'll have
been remedied without reducing items
winch cannot be done under the Con.
st'tuuon. 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
Dill 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 nj tho
appropriations could be conveniently
made"
The total of the OMNIBUS appronria.
non bill was s4,42O,3SO9O. 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, s1,114,156,9O:
special appropriations, s24O,S16.54. To.
tai Sl,3S4,973.44, plus first six months.
appropriated in 1912, $S46, 900: total,
$2,2SO,973.44. For year 1915, general
bill, $2,252,5O4; special appropriations
s5S,5OO; for six months, 1916. s2.3o5,.
OO4; general bill, s1,053,72O; special
bills, $3.50; total, s1.O61 $40.
The estimated revenues of the gen.
sral fund are s1,95O,oOO per year. The
excess OF the aggregate appropriations
rom the general fund, therefore. total
approximately 100000.
All of the appropriations from the
'evenues Of 1914 were saved by the
act that the state had a surplus m
land amounting to $4,000. This was
aved from the revenues of 1919
through the action Of the legislature
1912, supplemented by pressure
rom the executive by means of which
he appropriations for 1912 were held
own.
In his veto the governor did not
ouch the appropriations for the state
apartments. These age overhead ex.
enses OF the government in most
asses fixed by the Constitution and
Tvs and therefore nothing could be
alned by vetoing them as they would
ave to be re-enacted at the sam.
cure.
Inc fiscal year OF the state runs
ON June 30 to June 30. The veto wa.
sercised, therefore, G1 the appropria.
ons for state institutions during the
eriod June 30, 1915, to June 30 1915
ne institutions affected suffer AZ fol,
VS.:
institute for Blind Maintenance
5000. repairs and other items $1,000
School for Deaf-Maintenance $780,
y, repairs and other items $1,000.
State Observation-Disclosures $l0o..
0, Agricultural Department, s29 0s4
State Observation-Disclosures 5000
ater supply, ETC., $4,000.
Ruston Observation-Disclosures ss5-
0.
Reform school-Maintenance. s1a.
D.
Asylum Maintenance
$4,000; buildings and repairs STE.
jackson MISUNDERSTANDING s95o-
}; buildings $4,000.
compensation for Assessors-ssh.
view orleans Charity Hospital
$23s,0OO; nurses training
1000. "''''ns
Charity Hospital-Matn.
ance 100000; tuberculosis sanjt,-
m $4,000.
sanitarium-s1o, 900.
-epers' Observation-Disclosures coz
!; buildings $4,000; other jtems
600. i'eins
tuberculosis standardization.
SOLDIERS Home-Majntenapoo "a.
600. e'e-'
lemorlal Observation-Disclosures a..