Bisbee daily review., 1915-08-17
IN RIGHTEOUS WRATH
STAPLEY REVIEWS
The REVENUE BILL
Chairman of Senate Appropra-
ton Committee Tells History
of the Measure Which Cover
nor Hunt NulIified BY VetoeS.
CBy o. s. stapley)

appropriation bin for the state and
in the uncertain way it has left things
i'm, with the governors veto and later
to see that the tax commission has
made a levy of So cents on the 500
makes me feel that I cannot remain
silent longer and as citizen and the
peoples representative I wish you
would permit me to elucidate may feel
ings In regard to this appropriation
bill.
In April the governor made a call
for the legislature to meet to make
appropriations for the state institu-
tions and also levy bill. Both houses
worked hard to perfect a bill that
would properly take care of all the
departments including interest and
funding debts ald most all heads of
departments were called into consul
tation and after we got the desired
information then the appropriation
was decided upon for the different de
partments and ! am sure that every
department was taken care of amply
for two years. Also the school fund
of 100000 per year was never in CON
ference at any time but both houses
felt that it should be cut to that
amount and that the counties could
just as well make the county school
tax that much higher for school purp-
Oses instead of having the state collect
part of it and then refund same TO
the different counties. apportioned ac-
c0rding TO the school attendance,
which of course makes some counties
! pay more for this purpose than they
receive and others receive more than
they paid in; and it was to equalize
this that the cut was made, leaving
ample funds to pay for AN free text
books and the state supe1intendent's
| oGcc and expenses if any balance was
lefl It would revert back the same
as i'm the past; and it was understood
when this law was made, at the first
session, that they provide amply to in
augurate the free text books system
in the state, as tacy did not know
5m. ami that future icgislation could
reduce fl "a too much vas appropriated
and ] was told by those who helped
TO make The lsv ra this was the
ase and Il WIS not TO make II burden.
,nle on some counties for the ease
Of others
Now has ,hc legislature any power
DO law mahar, CT is it just a farce to
spcnd the reoples money? When The
Legislature makes am appropriation
for the state for all purposes and is
passed bv more than two-thirds ma
iority can if be vetoed and the
| amounts raised9 II SO what GOOD is
vour legislature? We understand that
! !, veto was tn destroy NOT IN make
n, snnrooristion and if seems that
the tax commission has fallen i'm line
g.itb tbe GOVERNORS views There were
yotoad bv fine Governor twelve sec.
fons and narts of sections carving
snuronriations and tweutv-eipbt ne.
nesIino clauees which should have
dirinisbed tbo annronriations some
MAI ono of tbosa renealino clauses
was Sactiop 10 which made ont auditor
tho auditor of tba state in every deed
,ut nv the GOVERNORS veto out auditor
10 inc, I'M name orIv No matter now
,r,,at iteD,s are I'm a him presented m
Inc auditor from any donartrpeut he
cannot question me- validity of the
Lain, hrt AZ tho footipos are correct
and tba snnronriatior is tbare he
-,,st nav he rim Nov inst think
lofir. an auditor without any mower to
I sct hpt tnst IN do wbat me aclaioue'
rsrts
,rbon tbera was o. state low hin
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-sr,, o,,o,rts for M dieerort denart
-,o,ts M tbo stot. and was hssod n,
s4oo ooo ooo Fol,atio, ,rbo onnro
,riotion hiu ana lo,-y Nm carried N,
Io1z.1e a FAX 792 Ok which Womb
- Emo .av iey. On S4oo oOG OOO 4.
corts an tbo e1oo brt ae the assess
: ,,a,,, ~ 80 et9o ooo ooo the low eboulf
ant,. "a 40 cants -, M s1oo TIN
low KIM vos eled nv the governor
,-i.h t,,a soorotary NJ stste and he
. 80 a. Low.
; t,,o,to,g looislotors have made q
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