The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-05-18
Governor Urges Prompt Action
on Measures to Provide Adj
ditional State Revenue.
APPEALS in PEOPLES NAME
Sets Forth States Financial
Embarrassment and Some
of It's Pressing Needs.
0HARILESTON.

houses OF the West Virginia legSsla-
rure convened at I2:03 today in,
second extraordinary session It was,
1875 when Private Secretary Wafer
s. Ha1Iahan presented Co@ernor Hat
fields message All members OF the
Senate were present but few on the,
House members had not arrived at
noon.
That he has no desire to dfctatei
to the legislature as TO what revenue
measures should be adopted TO wipe;
out the states deficit and prov1dei
revenues for maintaining the state:
government. but wants the members
of the legislature to decide upon the
methods themselves. was the sene1-;
ment expressed by Governor Henry
D. Hatfield in his message
II want no man TO say that haveI
tried TO dictate TO the legislature M
this respect said the governor IN
his message The situation Is cru
cal and something should be done ar
once. and you Will probably not nave
time to enact legislation when you
Will expect to bf of permanent ma
ture or part of system OF taxa
ton.
Expresses Regret
In communicating TO the 1egisla-l
ture his reasons for calling the extra
ordinary session, Governor Hatfield
regretted TO find that the financial
condition of the state made such &C
ton necessary
AS an example he said. there
is no money available to appreneno
rugitives from justice and hence the
laws of the state cannot be enforceo.
which is a most depIorable condition.
Persons adjudsed insane are lying in
isiis because there is no money aya1f-1
able TO pay their transportation 10
the hospitals for the insane.
He pointed out that delinquent
hors Who have been committed to the
Industrial school have been turned
out Of jails because of lack OF 1unos
to conduct; them TO the 1nst1tctlon-
He cited that all departments OF ne
state government are suffering pc
Cause of lack OF funds. and that the
hospitals and other state institutions
are being furnished supplies only be-.
cause of the good pleasure OF deai-
ers.,, who can be given no assurance
as to when their claims VIII be pa1o.
In this way large sums are ioSr N
failure to get low prices and as
counts.
MANY state employees. the message
says. are in need OF their monthly
par-check. and IN general the con
dition is intoleraole
Not /. Casual Deficit
AS to his power to borrow money
to relieve the situation, Governor
Hatfield states that ne mas sucn
rower in case of a casual dehcit.
proyided the money can be paid back
witfin eighteen months The pres
Gaf deficit he terms not casual and
ears that there Is no revenue IN Slene
viii, which to repar any sucn loan
IN this view he is supported oS opihe
ions of Judge John w Mason OF
Fafrmont, Judge John H. .e cot ~
Enn+inpton. and State Tax Commls-
sfoner Fred o. Blue. who rank
amonr the eminent lawyers OF tnel
state. ~.
ernor5 that the people OF West VIZ
s1nia want their institutions cioseo:
nor do they want needed repairs OF
Improvements TO be nesiecteu ano
necessary supplies to become
bansted only later to be called upon
- ~ for repairs and Improvements
- snnnlies. all at one time, that
ehonId haze been distributed over
period of several years
IT do not believe, he began again,
1.-The people of Wes. N1rs1nld )" sne !
the efficiency OF her depa n=I1 sa 80
creased so that the state Will go oacS
S-srd and not be able TO properly ed
,-ca+e our youth and care for our IN
cor+unates and improve genera cor
f1;fsons that benefit all believe the
,aonIe want this state to continue
a.. s[JIancamen1 as it has in the past
- tT,af outsiders will be attracted
.be-efo and refer to 1t as one OF me
best Sc not the best conducted state
IN the Onion
Gives Dorer's Figures
Governor Hatfield gave in his mes
100 fIpnres from an audit made oy
CbSaf state Accountant e A-1Doyer'
sboyrinr the excess or appropr1at1ons
ayer revenues. with the CONCLUSION
+J,at the deficit must continue 10 grow
Iii additional revenues are provo
- m, TO May I. the governor clteo:
tI1ere has been paid from so-caAieo
bIsnt appropriations the sum OF
60 400 on account OF genera
chsrres on the state fund. and holos
thaf such payments are illegal, slnee
the blank appropriations are 1oI
s1ecific purpose and are Likely 10 pc
needed at any time
He nointed out that. based on the
xeaarranfs of the state a6di.or- tneIei
vas an oyerdraft in general Teyenue
of-4he state fund May 1. OF lSS'ooo
~biIe appropriations not d1souTseo
M authorized by the leEslatureso OF
1a1a and 1915 amount to $1l14.7.
11a.4O. Those unexpended appFo-l
nIiations were considered IN makangl
observation-disclosures at the last session
ana VIII be needed. 70 tnesei
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