The Glenwood post., 1917-03-10
PHIL STEWART ON STATE FINANCE

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oRMER Speaker Phil B. Stewart, letter the
properly and severely attacks the fiscal system vogue
in Colorado and adoption of the budget Mr. Stewart
head the committee state whose admirable of
official activities and Institutions of the have been made
the and general assembly In the of able letter
Ito the Post Mr. Stewart says:
"The legislature session most full month passing the
short appropriation BILL which makes funds available the
of the state from December to May l. This
purely wasted effort with all of it's consequent expense
To with the legislature assumed function
entay executive and administrative Aside from this the ga
woeuy unqualified the items of the appropriation
eighty yeigh of members of the represent
aves of the Twentieth General assembly had had previous
Legislative experience OF the committees of the with
tai of % members which had in charge the principal appropriation
only of their members had previous legislative expert
there business that could long bankrupt
entrusted its financial ignorant of
of its affairs?
"The legislature The finance appropriations
mttees of the senate and house appointed These committees
Immediately make frend search for data which support
their recommendations for the long and short appropriation bills
and to nigenty the so 60 other bills carrying
priations which referred them
Heads of departments institutions for
appropriation bills the auditors public examiners and reports
the different institutions departments and visiting committees
hastily scanned The members however, find that into
the details of request for funds entirely of the question
Unnvesigaed hearsay
their recommendations The appropriation for the bennum which
will reach 100000 becomes grab bag That depart
ment institution having pull appropriation
portion to its needs and relative Importance
Heads of educational institutions drop their
ing the youth and managing their schools hurry feveshy
capitol and the undigned humiang lobbyists
Havng knowledge of the detailed operation needs the
different departments and institutions the committee makes its
preparations broad general terms opening the door wastef
exravagant expenditures entirely beyond power auditor
to check About so Of the expenditures authorized
Legislatures appropriated for this general spshod fashion
The writer has interviewed who have served on
these committees He has talked with defended
system 1t is wasteful, ARCHAIC. disgracefu'
the house has killed the
~ by which proposed continue
land Avondale Warden will
steps submit the the 1918 general
ton Pueblo and nearby sections have made hard fight the bill
and don't know that blame them opposition
few communities would such farm right their DOORS and
yet generally admitted that Warden Tnans both
and economical Much of the discussion in connection with
the question indicates that the placed this farm
atogether too much freedom and that the lack of restrictions
laly operates the community. But well
face the fact that there convict farm located somewhere
the state and it safe community
location But of these state wards have lived close Glen
wood for the past two and instead Of eonng for their
mova people recently Mr. lyman
the men here but to send They good road build
ers and they good farmers and they have place
utilize energy
M UGH few of favor the form
AVA of government which be coming
vogue this will avail but little nothing unless let light
shine and thus acquant others with the workings the
understood system We have knowledge that the system
and decided Improvement the system divided