Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1915-09-18
Phillip EXPENDITURES LOWEST.
Speaker Whittet Denies Assertion of
Gov. McGOvern That Appropria-
tions Lead Over 1918.

issued at Milwaukee deuled the as
sertion of former Gov. +. f Nc
Govern that appropriations of the
1915 legislature, despite the econo-
my claims of Gov. Philips ad
ministration, lead over 1918.
Mr. Whittet places the total ap-
preparations of the last legislature
at $40, ,7S3, ,245.72, compared to
$50, ,743, 1882.
Mr.. MCGovern pointed out that
though the total obligation for the
biennial period beginning in 1918,
would have been S32, ,662 ,682.37,
by exercising his power as execu-
tive, he cut off 81, ASS ,00O in build
ing appropriations. Mr. McGovern
also pointed out that the total Phil
ipp obligation is $50, ,465, ,199 90,
which is approximately $3.50, 900
greater than the funds handled in
the last McGovern biennial period
Mr. Whittet cites the following
figures:
Appropriations by the
1913 Legislature $50, ,743, 1892
Appropriations by the
legislature of 1915 20, 1888, ,245.72
Difference in favor of
Philipp admins S 1900, ,252. 40
The McGovern administration
of 1913 inherited in the shape of
overhanging appropriations ST.
919, ,184. IS, making a total obliga-
ton on the part of the state for the
bienium of 1913-15 of $50, ,662, :
682.37," says Mr.. Whittet.
The Philip administration in
herited from Mr.. McGovern So, =
681, ,952. "a, or the total obligation
of the Philip administration for
the bienium of 1857 is $50, 465, =
1906. The outstanding obliga-
tions of the state under the Philip
administration, Notwithstanding
the So, 500, 900 inherited from Mr.,
McGovern, is over 81, 900, 900 less.
The statement of Mr.. McGov-
ern that by the so-called gentle
mems agreement, wherein he en-
tered into an understanding with
various departments that he saved
81, 500, 900 is ridiculous. By this
agreement he succeeded in elimin-
ating this sum from the tax roll
when he was in the public eye. but
he passed it on as an inheritance
to the present administration and
it is accounted for in the above to-
tai which shows the outstanding
obligations of the state for the
years 1857. He did not save a
single dollar for the taxpayers by
this arrangement. He merely de-
ferred the day of collection. The
present cash balance in the treas
ury is but evidence of the fact that
departments have entered into the
spirit of the program which Mr..
Philip instituted something over
year ago when he opened his
campaign. Mr.. McGovern justly
says that appropriations are not eX-
penditures and the Philip admin
istration intends to keep a check
on all expenditures to the end that
appropriations will be far in excess
of necessity.
AS tar as the emergency appro-
priation bill is concerned, this stat
ute should be one of the last to be
criticised by Mr.. McGovern for the
reason that it simply re-enacts into
a law a statute which Mr.. McGov-
ern himself signed and which was
used several times by his admins
tration to take care of deficits.
1t is an emergency measure
pure and simple and is but a safety
valve to guard against unforeseen
contingencies and no one knows OF
/ this necessity more than Mr. Nc
Govern, who had occasion during
his administration to use it. "
Chas. Bonino, Chas Galdabini, Dr
W. L. Maccani, W. T. Lennon anC