The Republican journal., 1921-03-17
he legislature.

y 'ab .be impression that it is dila-
|f's Efficient body. Up to the
HDl hut few very important en-
'lI psye been made. There should
rse w criticism because of this.
b'~ no desires to fairly estimate
'S' of the work already done
~. below the surface and take
.rbat has been going on in the
!. rooms where long and tedio,
w. ave been held, testimony taken
nsuts n made for and against all
measures which have been
p9 "a he legislature. These COM
.rops are all held in the even
|-nl the day at hours when
vs. house nor the senate are In
n..ing the present session the
... nave been industrious and
~ mast week many reports have
~ Nearly if not quite half
.o-,s ,, have been fought not to
"" T-s not only disposes of the bill
.... .b.t 1t shows that the present
aot disposed to tinker the
y. All trcumstances considered,
,a,ure has done well thus far.
' ,atable event of this legisla-
" N fact, of many prior legisla-
-sl asst week when Governor
'M.yeIed an address to the mem
'@rt sonventlon assembled. This
.,,sred them that the executive
stl rIem in favor of sensible, old
,oo,my and, in the main, has
5ssrty approval from an over
an, majority of the people of this
ann, Baxter spoke as business
Saga speak, plainly and without
a. Among other things which
,qsp should know, he said:
members of the Senate and House
n mower to raise money as we'll as
p.r t5 spend it. Fundamentally
,ra structure of our State is of
,.n-. and you can build it either
as NJ upon sand. The Executive,
exercise of the veto power can
- he passage of a law, but he
.ns .ower to initiate law, and his
n assent can be exercised only
-a have taken positive action.
"a. Gentlemen of the Legislature
,5sp1uslbllity for the funds that
to 3ud that are taken out of the
treasury,
mI, and resolves already present.
he legislature call for greater
ur- Of public money than was
ss 0r IN the history of the State,
Is s.Imated that if all these be-
an o4r appropriation bills would
llu0. 90 The State spent ST.
- u 1905, and Sl3,3 936.25 in
70. bee property, from which the
gss Iaken in the form of taxes,
, creased IN equal proportion.
axes nave risen during that period
iulis to rs mills, and if our peo-
@ We given relief from this ever
r- burden, that relief must come
bis .-gislature. Today | ask you
be- srct economy and to sacrifice
/. .ue measures in which each and
6- are Interested.
Slate tax of 6 mills produced a
IS, ,l30, 486.07 in 1917, while in
{ Ia mills produced a revenue of
H75
! 1LlIcs show an increase from
T8luon in that period of 1,057,-
i4a increase of the cash expen-
gt5- State from 1917 to 1920 was
III T0poTtion to the increased in
r-ed by the State from Direct
30 r.ng the same period, as the
E11itures in 1917 were 81, 1885,
vi. in 1920 they were Sl3, 344, =
ISL her words the States income
rs., 'lAation in 1920 was 33 ITO
ug-e than in 1917, while the
l17aI.tuTes of the State in 1920
gs cent more than those of 1917.
0. been for the marked increase
.a.e, revenue of S4, 498, 1913 49
direct taxation during this period,
546I I582, is increased expenditure
i -sye been met by the State.
o convinced that this Legislature
r5-glrate the policy of tax re-
ana that appropriations be so
's' The IA mill rate of 1920
nale 4 IL mills for the 18 months
sl5,y, 1921, to July, 1922, and
04s rom July, 1922, to July, 1923
a aI 10 mills for the 2 1-2 year
7Il9d or an average of 4 mills per
d agalnst the yearly average of
la.a Tor 1919 and 1920. In this ten
lie included 2 mills for the States
oa1S bond obligations. The State
eonphsh this by reducing its ex-
4sl as an individual or a corpora
9lld do under the same circum-
From such figures as are avail
FleFe the State can safely count
Y .agome of S19, ,621, 4185l for the
Ffod Of 30 months from January,
June 30, 1923, and on this basis
Pendl,ures must be based"
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