The Liberal democrat. [volume] (Liberal, Kan.) 1911-1924, 1915-05-07
OKLAHOMA
CAPITAL NEWS
STATEMENT REVEALS APPRo.
PRIATloNs OF FIFTH LEG
ISLATURE.
OKLAHOMA CITY NEWS EVENTS
What the State Officials and Depart.
ments Are Doine.-ltems Of In
terest About the State
Governmest.
Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City
Appropriations made for all pur-
poses by the Fifth legislature aggre-
gate $S,909,32053 as against $S,475,-
S6l.42 appropriated by the Fourth leg
islature two years ago, according to
statement that has been compiled
by Secretary of State ]. L. Lyon. Ac-
cording to this statement the appro-
priatlons by the Fifth legislature were
$433,959.11 greater than those made by
the Fourth legislature.
The Fifth legislature appropriated
S5,5lS,5O2.S5, for the first year of the
biennial, as against $5,7S4, 4OO.27 for
the first year of the biennial appro-
priated by the Fourth legislature. The
Fifth legislature had to provide for a
general deficiency feature Of $780,
O6S.29, while the fourth session met
one of $295,2364O.
The Fifth legislature appropriated in
the general appropriation bill the sum
of $l,567733.47 for the present year,
and $1,466,333.47 for the next. The
Fourth Legislature provided S1,O5S,.
5O7.4O for the first year and 1855, 227.4O
for the last Of that biennial.
For the years of 1867 the Fifth
legislature had to make appropriations
for new emergencies-S45, 900 for three
departments $4,000 annually for the
state bar commission; $4,000 annually
for the state fire marshal; and $4,000
for the propagation Of fish and game.
There was also deficiency of $2,751
In the game department to care for
This was added to by appropriations Of
$4,000 annually for the state game de-
prtment.
Actual Excess.
The actual excess in appropriations
Of the Fifth over the Fourth legis-
lature was S433, 959.11. This was due
largely to the additional expenditures
for new buildings and new boards as
follows:
Prosecution 2-cent fare cases $4,000
Purchase Norman Insane Hos. 100000
Sale state school lands .... 100000
Apprehension of criminals 80. $4,000
State supreme court (extra)6 41,00O
State board of equalization -. $500
(This sum to be expended
for the board in making in
vestigations, having hitherto
been forced to accept fig
ures of the corporations.)
New highway department. 80. 10000
New industrial commission E. $4,000
Additional state rent ........ $1,000
Deficiency for Fourth Legis... $4,000
Fish and game propagation. $4,000
Science hall state university. 100000
Total acknowledgements. $544,5OO
With the new provisions eliminated,
the Fifth legislature appropriated
$ll0,540.S9 less than the appropria-
lions of the legislature preceding.
Legislative Expenses.
The legislative expenses for the
Fifth totaled $155,OOO of which $25, 900
was a deficiency for the Fourth; the
expenses of the Fourth session we're
$234,SSO.7O.
The appropriations for the state in
situations for the present year amount
to $1,93S,574.6S and for the next year
$1,S79, 444.81. In the Fourth legislature
the total for the first year was S3,090,-
1884; second, $1,731, 1876. The mis-
cellaneous appropriations of the Fifth
session amounted to $l,493, 352.S1, the
Fourth session having appropriated
$1,11O,5OO43.
Provisions for the new highway de-
partment; the state industrial com.
mission, which carries into effect the
workmen's compensation act; the pur-
chase of the Norman insane asylum
and the smaller acts which brought
about increased expenditures will not
be the cause of additional taxation, as
the legislature in the session closed
passed revenue bills estimated to
bring in indirect revenue that will not
fall below S1.5OO,000 annually. Nine
teen state departments received in
creases in allowance, largely caused by
new duties; 49,.