The Harrison times., 1915-02-27

Budget Committee, submits the TO
lowing estimates for the biennial pc
riod beginning April l:
Estimated revenue Of the next bien
NAL period based on the revenues for
the last fiscal year as follows;
Direct tax ....,.,.,,..,.,,$2,O2 10000
Liquor tax for 1915 .,...., 5O,OOOOO
Insurance tax and fees ,.., 29l, $4,000
Franchise tax .,,,,,,,.,,, 33O,5ibOO
Secretary Of state fees .,,, 7S,456OO |
Inheritance tax ..,.,,,,', l6O,OOOOO
Iolal ''',','.'','''''''' 'Sz,5db'0O1VV |
The following appropriations are
asked by the trustees and officers OF
the various state institutions for the |
next two years.
Educational institutions 100000 |
Confederate Home .,,r,,, lO4OOOOO |
| tuberculosis sanatol!um 9IOOO,OO |
Hospital for Nervous Dis
eases, including $4,000
for increased facilities.,' 96O,OOO,OO |
State guard .....,,,.... 25,OOO,OO |
Exposition .,,,.,,,,,,,,, 4O,OOO'OO |
Expenses Of executive and
judicial Departments OF
state government ,,..... 84l,OOO'OO |
Total Recommendation 10000 |
Deficiencies to be met by
appropriations Of the
present legislature
Miscellaneous ,,,,,,,,,,,,S b,OOO,OO |
Penltentiary (old board . 100000 !
Nervous Hospital .,,.n,., 60,O000O !
Newspapers ,,,,,,,,,,'''' 43,OOOOO |
College Of Agriculture ,. 2l,000O0 !
Deficit I'm state government
to April '',',,.'','''' iOO,OOOOO
Iolhl ,,'',,'''' ''''''N oEituuuVu
Grand total ,.,,,,,,,.,$i,3lO 10000
Total deficit ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Sl,6 ,67l,536OO
Besides Arkansas there are only
eight states In the Union which main
tain entirely at state expense second
airy schools Of agriculture, BY sec
ondary school is meant school below
the grade Of college or university.
Any school that does not require grad
uation from high school as condi'
ton Of admission Is secondary
school.
Tho following states maintain Sec
ondary schools Of agriculture, which
are supported entirely at the expense
OF the state;
Latest Annual
State and No, Schools, Appropriation.
Alabama, 0 appropriation for
all nine togethe) ,,,,.,S 40,500I00
Georgia, II (for all lD,u,,, l2O,OO0,OO
Nebraska, l ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, SO,OOV'OV
vermont l ,,,,'','r',,,,,,, lO,OOOOV
Colorado, / ,t,,,t,,tptrr,ttp 83,bOu,uU
New York. (for all throo), iSb,O0000
Oklahoma, G (for all MN)r,, 100000
Minnesota, 2 (ror both),,,,, 7390OOO
Tho total number OF such schools
IN all the states outside OF Arkansas
IL 3i The total annual appropriation
for oil such schools outside OF Arkan.
sas Is S5l4,9OO The average annual
appropriation for each such school out.
side of Arkansas is Sl5,l44. The lar.
gost appropriation received by any
such school outside Of Arkansas Is
$4,000 year For all states except
Arkansas and New York, the average
for each school is Sll,5l2 year
Arkansas gave to her four agricul'
tural school for the present biennial
period for maintenance $500 900; $780,
600 for new buildings and equipment,
and SlSiOOO for deficiencies "a total OF
S6iA,OO0,
The following figures show approx
mNtoly tho number of inmates ana pu
pills, employees, biennial approprlatios
asked and cost Of maintenance OF tho
institutions named;
Reform School-lnmates O., en-
ployes 9, appropriation $4,000, cost
per inmate SiO0
Confederate Home Inmates 1856,
employees 80, appropriation 100000,
cost $40,
tuberculosis sOnatorium = Inmates
l0S, employees 40 tsome Of whom are
inmates), appropriation 100000, cost
SS25
Hospital for Nervous Diseases In.
matos 1000, employees ll6, approprlN
tion SS9O,OOO, cost S5ls
University Average attendance 7l5,
employees outside OF College OF Agrt
culture, experiments and inyeshgas
tIons 5Oi appropriation, SgSS,OJ0 cost
EiOO,
Normal school=Attcndanc $50, en-
ployee 20, appropriation $4,000, cost
S3O0
Deaf Mute Institute Attendance
ESQ., employees n, appropriation SiGO,.
0OO cost 800
Schoo for Blind Attendance il0,
emply es AZ, appropriation 100000,
eet 5000,
A bin has passed both houses for
tho erection OF bridge over the lit.
tla Red River near ludaonln
Representative Delote, DowdN l1l
lis, Broekman, Gray, Collier Wag'
goner, stafford and Love, opposing the
Panama Exposition appropriation, ap.
poalod to the attorney general for an
opinion NB TO the passage of the bill
eontendne that II requires two'thirds
Of the members Of both houses 10 pass
ah appropriation bill OF this character
| II nntHrd tho Hennto by A vote of 70