The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-03-04
Declares the Governor in His.
Message to Extra Session
of the Leqis AZURE.
AS THEz- LATTER IS UNEQU AL

sbul ne Gays he is GOTlmltLeQs
to No Special. Method of
Raising Revenue.
tsrreI.L TO -n1 TELE aaA4, ~ FS
CHARLESTON, Mar Declaring
that he is committed to no special
method of raising revenue for the
maintenance Of the state govern
nent and to make up the deficit, but
that he prefers the taxation OF priv
ilege, excise, income or production to
the direct tax, because OF the apparent
inequality OF the latter method Gov
ernor Hatfield has sent message Ito;
the West Virginia legislature, which
he conyoked in extraordinary session
last Saturday FOL blowing the adjourn
ment OF the regular session Friday;
night s
In his message Governor Hatfield
calls attention to the fact that at its
regular session the legislature not
only failed to provide revenue to make
up the deficit Of 1924 200, which will
exist at the endHof the present fiscal
year, based upon the strictest econ
omy, but made appr lions in ex-
cess OF the revenues for the next BIZ
enina1 period amounting to more than
Two aHu tOlg&uOllt4As3sSj
Il, Several other matters, in addition
to revenue! measures, were included
In the proclamation OF the special
session, and these, the governor points
out, can be taken up without interfer-
ing with a proper consideration OF
revenue measures.
Has No Hobby.
The need of revenue and proposed
ways Of raising the same, have here
tofore been called to the attention OF
the law makers by Governor Hatfield.
IN his first biennial message he set
out financial statement in detail, the
loss Of revenue because of statewide
prohibition and the enormous cost OF
industrial disturbances in the Kan
awha coal fields. IVA gain IN a. special:
message on Ia xatidn and finance sent
to- the legislature February these
matters we're thoroughly discussed
and suggestions mad for raising rev
#cnue. s. 8
The governor lakes il. plain hat he
has no hobby n OF, speciai method for.
raising the needed revenue, but fay-
iors any fair and ca uitable method.
Il Discussing the appropriations by
the regular session and his veto of
nearly one million dollars thereof,
appropriations carry a liability Of
.s2,671 900 over the available revenue
OF this amount he vetoed items fag-
gregatlng $s5S, .O9, but this leaves
"a large deficit which would amount
Ito $618, 900, even if an extra five cents
We're added to the aIready available
ten cent direct levy.
Explains RiDping Action.
Il u cl1rtailing the appropriat:Oua
bill, says the governor, tried to-
eliminate items that could be sacri-
feed with the smallest amount OF
harm to- the welfare or our state. 4
Attention IS called TO the fact that
in former messages the governor$cite
that on jill IL al 81 g. there was a def
cit in the state fund OF $3.50, 900, and,
that by July 81 y this had been re-
duceds to s346, 900. BY July 1915,
1852, 600, an icrease OF only $27S, 600,
notwithstanding the. fact that this is
the first year the state loses its reye-
nue. from II liquor i licenses, amounting
to approximately $500, 600 annually.
| The deficit July II J, 91'5,, would be
81 .474 900 all the y APPROPRIATIONS
mad by the legislature OF 1913 were
Ecxpended, $3.50, GOO being appropriateo
lprincipallv for building and grounds
at state instituti ions which has not
been expended
ut is estimated, 4, says the governor,
that ten per cent OF this $3.50, 100 Will
revert back to the state treasury un-
expend ed. This would leave, to- begin
with. AZ liability OF $ $50, o00. plus
$4,000 appropr1ated5f for the remainder
L OF the present year, or a total liability
Of 81, 46O 900 to beEc cared for In the first
part OF the biennial period OF 1915.
without taxing into consideration
money appropriated for the 1916 per
iot, passed by your body at the reg
ular session that has Just ended
GiTes Some Figures.
The 4assessed valua ton OF the state.
is 81. loo, 900. IA direct levy OF ten.
cents, counting or the fees for col1ec-
[tion, discount, delinqnent and erton-
|#eous taxes, will realize from this
source at least 81 ,15O 600. The esti-=
mated income for incorp char:
available resources has, In the pasr.
averaged $1,l75o 600. There is no rea-
son why there should be any8deprec-
liation OF this amount OF revennesre
tce1ved from these sources for the
lcoRdne biennial period. This would
make total OF $2,,325 900 = for the am
Ennal period IN the way OF revenue
from which to meet our states nabil-
lities.
Your honorable body appropT rated
for the period sof 1918 50, $50 900. Add
to- this 400. 00o. which the record dis
closes II the average deficit In the:
general school fund and It will give
Ia& total amount In the way OF sIiabfli-
tiles OF So $3.50. 900 for the first year of.
the ensuing biennial period Add to-
this Sd $4,000 OF deficit and nnex-I
Epended appropfiatio brouE ut for
ward from the last biennial period,
VIII give asl lab lity ON .l74 It'll