The sun., 1916-01-06


budget system was urged to-day by
Uov. Whitman In his annual message
to the Legislature.
Among other economical moves he
proposed the abolition Of the offices of
iteelth Officer Of the Port Of New
Yetk. port wardens arid fiscal super
viapr. .H&, opposed the construction Of
tk} Mshansic State Hospital and the
training school for boys In the Croton
wxtershed He would abolish the New
Ynfk State Nautical School.
sths message was confined exclu-
sively to discussion Of IL State bud
get . rearrangement of the State
sinking funds and the substitution oi
serial for unissued sinking fund bonds
and the elimination OF unnecessary
jobs In the State service.
In recommending IA State budget
Gov. Whitman does not adopt the fea-
lures OF the constitutional executive
budget plan which made the Governor
the real figure in advancing State
appropriations. giving the Legislature
a secondary part. Gov. whitman's =
plan leaves the legislative power over
appropriations as It Is at present. ana
the only additional power favored by
the Governor is the suggestion for "A
constitutional amendment permitting
the Governor to reduce appropriations
Power to Reduce Items.
Now he only has the power to approve
or eliminate al Appropriation for a spe-
ciEc item ,;ov. Whitman thinks he
should have power to reduce such ap-
propfiations.
1t was learned. however. that the lead
ing Republican Senators are not in favor
Of this change and II will not pass the
Senate. Furthermore. IL there Ia to be
State budget IL was declared that II
would be prepared by a Joint legislative
budget committee and not by men chosen
by the Governor.
Next TO favoring a state budget the
most important recommendation made by
Gov. Whitman would place the auditing
Of all expenditures by every State de-
partment except the Education Depart
ment in the hands OF the State Comp
tfoller.
Although Gov. whitman indorses the
work OF the Horton Senate civl Service
Committee, which is standardiz!nc posi-
fions In the State service, well as
State salaries. the plan of this committee
Is not to be accepted as a whole by the
LEGISLATURE; |; parts of It may he worked
into tte state budget.
The Governor recommends abolishinE
the Office Of the State Fiscal supervisor
Of state Charitable Institutions, now held
ny William NJ. Mallory of Hillsdalc. Co
lumbia county, AT salary of $4,000 a
.fal
Oficer OF the Port OF New York and Of
the ten port wardens of the port of New
York He also urges the abolition Of
the New York State Nautical School
The health officers salary Is $i2,5o0 and
each port warden receives $500 and
fesoI
Text Of the Message.
Gov. whitman's message follows:
ITO the Legislature:
'"rhe most important recommendations
] desire to lay before you at this time
are for legislative action that will ac-
complish the following results
PROVIDE the inclusion OF every
necessary expenditure for the conduct
Of the State government; durin, each
fiscal year In single Appropriation
act. SO framed that II will prescribe
clearly and specifically how and for
what purposes all State moneys so
appropriated shall be used To assist
you In your deliberations. | have
caused to be prepared draft OF bill
which seems to me TO embody The prn-
opal features which such an appro-
priation act should contain.
PLACE the full control over all au-
thor,zed expenditures OF state moneys
where II properly belongs. in the office
OF the State Comptroller.
l,, g h.
% AZ TO make II begin on the firs, dav
Of July in each calendar year instead
Of on October as at present
Amendment 10 COnstitutiOn.
"T respectfully recommend to you also
tho preparation Of two proposed amend
nents to the Constitution.
zone OF these should be designed TO
provide that the future borrowings OF
the State be placed upon a modern and
sound financial basis. either through the
issue OF serial bonds or through the ap-
plcation OF actuarial methods to the
regulation OF sinking fund contributions
with regard 10 app opriatlon, the
present constitutional provisions seri-
ously interfere with the preparation by
the Legislature OF a state budget in
proper form for subsequent ronsidera tion
BY he Executive, preclud!ng among
other 'hings the right of the Executive
70 reduce items and Granting only the
right to veto I therefore also reCum-
mend the preparation OF a constitution II
amendment TO correct these conditions,
because of this latter constitutional
limitation the budget form of appropr!a-
ton act which | now suggest depends
for It's success on The complete coopera-
ton of the Legisla, ure and the EXecu-
tive dur''g its preparation. 80 that those
feature which require segregation shall