The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-02-19

"e 49, -
M n state educational
i~nslitusions that bcglnnine
next Moadat hearings VIII BE- xiecn
b. the nsnate finance committee upon
requests for appropriations for the
next Two fircals years.
The reports Of The various state IN
stitutious 10 b sovcrnor generally
inciuds q statement 81 AMOUNTS
Thought - ~ necessary for operation
during the period ahead tor which
the legislature h expected TO make
provision: and also Tor improvements
ef q permnnent natarc. The In
creases in appropriations over those
u two years $50 asked Tor b. the
various institutions. educational and
otherwise. as shown By these reports
total approximately hHlf q million
dollars.
In 20 far as the requests Of the
educational institutions Cor Increased
appropriations are concerned. they
aeem % be reasonable. The Univer-
atty Of New Mexico. with The needs
81 which the Herald ia best acauaint-
Cd. certainly has not been excessive Ia
ia requests; and the neede Of this
Institution ara such that u will be
seriously embarrassed unleus some
marked Increase is made In it, APP
preparation. especially for permanent
Improvement
Senator clark. chairman OF the
senate finance COMMITTEES. undoubt-
ediy the best Informed man IN the
legislators upon state finances. has
said hat OF the half a msllon dol
lars Of increased appropriations asked
for. not less than a quarter OF a
million. IN his opinion. ~ necessary
increase. and. he believes. should be
made. senator clark's conservatism
has made him known aa the watch.
dog OF the appropriation measured:
and when ne comedies a quarter OF a
million OF increases necessary the
need N reasonably certain 10 b Inn
pcrative.
But senator clark goes consider
ably farther. He o. he does not
see where this ss5S.00O o. additional.
money for the state institutions is.
coming from.
For the matter Of that no other
man at an familiar with the states
financial statu can see where ncees-.
sary money for necessary improve
ments and maintenance expense IN
our various institutions is coming
from under the present chaotic con-
dition Of the states revenue system.
This state has assumed the respon-
sibilities % complete self govern
ment. We have undertaken to run
our own affairs and TO finance The
operation. We have got 10 face the
ncees, ~ OF roofing the bill.
our poo people and h people OF
ordinary the owner OF the
house and lot, or of the little stock
Of merchandise. ali Of ths small hold
ings which are readily accessible.
upon tho basis Of payment on one
third valuation. are being taxed as
heavily AZ the property will stand.
We cannot raise more revenue BY in
cre8sing the tax burden upon readily
accessible property and property not
IA a position 10 aodge taxes.
qaha ..h,a. ... at4a..t 80,
~ before the legislature. That body
- faced with an imperative necessity
10 supply revenue for necessary
expense; and with the equal certainty
that more venue cannot b raised
BY the present tumble Of Inequality
n injustice.
Yet u IS being proposed 10 the leg
islaiure that II slip Jack to the Old
weak and inefficient equalization
board Of the old territorial days, IN.
der which all large interests not be-
n%evolently inclined we're able "a
soap almost entirely the burden Of
just taxation. The legislature has an
opportunity 20 give the state a strong
~upstanding. effective revenue sys'
tenn one wbick will give the stats
all the revenue Il needs for it's ad'
ministrative purposes n for IN,
proper upbuilding Of is institutions
Tho responsibility for the outcom'
rests entirely with the two-third'
Republican majority which Is in ab.
solute controi.
The Republican majority cannot
claim Ignorance OF the conditions
Before n h the clear necessity Of In
creased eyenue. Before IL. also. Il
the clear remedy, the means TO raiss
the neo..Aary revenue and at the
same time 10 end minntice. n hai