Lower coast gazette., 1914-07-18
ALL OVER LOUISIANA
HEAVY CUT IN
BIG MONEY BILL
TOTAL AMOUNT CARRIED IN
GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS
$4,420,390.90.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union Jews Service.
Baton Rouge.-Vetoing items aggre-
eating $1,250,9S4, including all of the
appropriations out OF the revenues of
1916, Governor Hall returned the
omnibus appropriation bill to the
house. The action of the governor,
while a surprise to many, was in some
degree forecasted by a statement from
the governors Office to the effect that
the big money bill exceeded the anti
cipated revenues of the. state by about
100000 for the two years.
The 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 80, 1915. to June 30, 1916, so as to
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 80, 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
fore In order to bring about the neces-
tons.
sary reformation Of the a%ppr0pria-
This seemed to be the only course
T open by which a 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 a%ppr0pria.
ton bill was $4,420, $1,000. In addition
there were special appropriations a.
mounting to something yer 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, $1~,114,156,90;
special appropriations, $240,816.54. To-
tai $1,3S4,97S.44 I, plus first six months,
appropriated in 1912, $S46 900; total,
81, 23G, 1894. For year 1915, general
bill, $2,252,504; special appropriations,
$50, 500; for six months, 1916, $685.
0O4; general bill, $1,053,7 20; special
bills, $3.50; total, $1,061.970.
The estimated revenues OF the gen
eral fund are $1,9sO,0O0 per year. The
excess Of the aggregate appropriations
from the general. fund, therefore, total
approximately 500 5000.
All Of the appropriations from the
revenues Of 1914 were saved by the
fact that the state had a surplus or
hand amounting to $2s2. 900. This waf
saved from the revenues OF 1915
through the action Of the legislature
in 1912, supplemented by pressure
from the executive by means of which
the appropriations for 1912 were helt
down.
IN his veto the governor did no
touch the appropriations for the stat
Ldepartments. These are overhead ex
penses OF the government in mos
cases fixed by the Constitution ant
laws and therefore nothing could b.
gained by vetoing them as they woul'
have TO be re-enacted at the sam
figure.
The fiscal year Of the state run
rom June 30 to June 80. The veto wa
exercised. therefore, on the appropria
tons for state institutions during tn
period june 80, 1915. to June 80, 1915
The institutions affected suffer as TO
lows:
institute for Blind MAINTENANCE
I $4,000, repairs and other items $1,000
school for Observation-Disclosures $50
600, repairs and other items $1,000.
state University-Maintenance$ 1OO
900, Agricultural Department. $1,000.
J state Observation-Disclosures $4,000
water supply. etc, $4,000.
j, Ruston NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $50
]. 900.
Reform observation-disclosures, $12
! 500.
Pineville Asylum Maintenanc
$4,000. buildings and repairs so
900.
: Jackson ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS $3.50
! 900; buildings $4,000.
Compensation for Assessors-$5t
900.
New orleans Charity Hospital
. Maintenance ;2ss. 900; nurses trainir
$4,000.
Shreveport Charity Hospital-Mai
tenance 100000: tuberculosis saint
rum $4,000.
tuberculosis Sanitarium-$10,00 900.
Lepers Home-Maintenance 81
900; buildings $4,000; other item
Il $4,000.