The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1917-03-29
GOVERNOR GRAHAM'S
SPECIAL. MESSAGE
Recommends Raising and Putting Into
Field Full Regiment. Asks For
S1,000,0O Appropriation.

: S1,000,000 Appropriation.
Montpelier, March 27--ln a specia
! message delivered before the join
assembly this afternoon Governor
Graham recommends that the legisla
ture continue its sittings until after
the opening Of the special session Of
congress called by President Wilson
and that it appropriate $l,00O,000 fol
. national defense. This is the amour,
recommended in the resolution adopt.
ed last evening at the meeting OF the
executive committee of the Vermont
committee of public safety. The mes
sage follows:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen Of the
Joint Assembly:
As we shall soon reach the time for
final adjournment, it has seemed best
to me to call your attention to few
matters that ought to receive your
consideration.
Final Adjournment: While you
probably could complete the business
of the session and adjourn this week,
the fact that the President has seen
fit to call a special session Of Congress
for April 2, notwithstanding he had
determined to call it together April
| 16, would make it seem proper that
you remain in session until April End,
as the President may bring to the at
tention of the country at that time
matters that require furher legislative
action upon your part. No doubt
final adjournment can be taken by the
fifth or sixth of the coming month.
H. C. Copeland Gift.-I first desire
to call your attention to an offer
which has been made by Mr.. H. c.
Copeland of the City of New York.
This gentleman has advised me that
he desires to give to the State certain
lands and buildings in the town of
Middletown Springs, to be used as a
home for destitute children. | sug-
gest that you look into this carefully
and take proper action thereon.
Budget.--The Legislature Of 1915
enacted what is known as the Budget
Law. This act requires all appropria-
tions to be made for the biennial
period and to be brought in to you in,
one bill The committee known as the
budget committee, consisting Of the
governor, state treasurer, auditor Of
accounts, chairman of the finance
Of the Senate and chairmen
Of the ways and means committee and
on appropriations of the
House, have given the subject of what
The appropriations ought to be very
careful and painstaking consideration.
The committee have drafted and will {
'eport a bill which will be submitted
% you at once. The estimate of the
lifferent departments of government
md the special appropriations asked 7
or as originally filed with the com
nittee called for some 100000 dol T
ars for the coming biennial period.
Aftor several days and nights spent in 7,
xamining these estimates, the com +
nittee have been able, without injury
0 the public service as they believe, n
0 scale these figures down to substan-
ally 4,700,000 dollars and allow in n
MS amount contingent and deficiency
preparations of 100000 dollars per n
ear, should the estimates prove mad
1uate. Our assured revenue, above .
le revenue pledged to certain purpos-
), such as automobile license fees and T
le income Of the permanent school "
ind, is in round numbers s4,000,000
his leaves to be provided for by di- D,
.ct taxation some 100000 dollars, ex-
usive Of the two contingent appro- T.,
'iations above referred to. This will
quire an annual direct tax for the n;
,ars 1918 and 1919 Of ten per cent
ch year. The committee feel that r..
th this tax the expenses of the State
n be met and that by rigid economy
the several departments Of govern
ent during the coming biennial peri
no deficit will be incurred. These ;,
'ures do not include any extraordin- ~
Y expense the State may be put TO :,
cause Of The approaching war with ~
, central powers Of Europe. ] ask az ,t.
lr full consideration of this condi- ~
n.
pai
suggest to you the !,
ictmcnt Of law giving police Of 81
RS full authority whenever a state 49,
war exists TO arrest, without war r.,
It, and take before a court Of com ~
ent jurisdiction all persons sus 81
ted Of being engaged in any way ,ga,
giving aid and comfort to our tbo
mics. l,;,
he military department has taken Go,
arcful inventory Cf our equipment mer
hand. / have been informed BY be
national government that II prob Ten