Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-11
SENATE COMMITTEE
Is BADLY DIVIDED
ON APPROPRIATIONS
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yin Al ! IlOI HIN IONS
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the senate committee for increased
appropriations for the Georgia Tech,
the University of Georgia, the State
Normal college at Athens, the State
College of Agriculture at Athens, and
various other institutions. These ap-
peals, if granted, would add at least
s25O,OOO a year to the general appro-
priation bill. The question, there
fore, confronting the senate commit
tee and the senate is whether toI
grant these increases or to pass the
bill substantially the same as it came
from the house.
The memorandum prepared by|
Comptroller General Wright, and sub
mitted to the senate committee Tues
day morning showed the estimated
revenue of the state for next year
and the year thereafter. The total
revenue from all sources, according
to this estimate, will be $9,257,5
year, which is only about $165,0O0
In excess of the general appropria-
ton bill as it vert to the senate
from the house. Therefore, the gov
Brnor's memorandum signified to the
senate committee that he would not
be able to approve any substantial
increases in the general appropria-
ton bill.
Amusement Tax
The only prospective source OF
revenue not included in the COVER
nor's memorandum was the amuse-
ment tax, which passed the senate
and is scheduled to be acted on by
the house on Tuesday afternoon.
estimate, will produce about 1913, GOO
a year. The memorandum Included
an estimate of ad Valorem revenue
from all classes of property, includ-
ing public utility corporations; also,
an estimate of the increased revenue
to he derived from the revision of
the general tax act; also the estlmat'
ed revenue of $70O,000 a year to
be derived from the gasoline sax;
In addition to the above stated TO-
tai of $s1sSoG23 car b a 19 tie vent vent
from the house to the senate, the
house on Monday passed deficiency
appropriation bills aggregatng Sl'
33l,50O. 1t was the expressed bel!ef
of members of the senate aporoprla-
Hardwick was not willing, as indlcat-
ed by his memorandum, to approve
any substantial increases In me gen
eral bill, he certainly wo-lld not o9
willing to approve the various de-
ficiency bills passed by the house on
Monday.
These bills are as follows:
To nav pensioners who became
eligible under the act of 1913, 81
O50,OOO per year for the next Two
years.
nance Georgia Tech, $4,000.
To refund illegally corrected topdc-
For building and repairs of Fltth
and Ninth District Agricultural
school, $4,000.
TO supply deficiency in maintenance
of state Normal college at Athens
$4,000. o,.+
nance of South Georgia Normal col
lege at Valdosta, $4,000.
To supply deficiency in mamie int
nance OF State Insane asylum at MIL
ledgeville, $150,0OO.
For maintenance OF Tralnins
School for Mental Detectives at Au-
gusta, s25 900 for the next two years.
Maying a total of 1881, 500 to be
paid out this year and next year
this total added to the general appro-
S1O,524,5OO; which is 1887 900 IN
excess of Governor Hardwick's est1-
mate of the prospective revenue Oh
the state.
Senate Recesses
While the appropriations commit
tee was working on the approprld-
tions bill, the senate was in recess
to meet at the call of President Gay.
When the section of the appropr!a-
lions bill decreasing the University
of Georgia's appropriation from SSa'-
600 to $4,000 was taken up by the
Athens, moved to make the approprl-
alton $4,000 again this year. Ihere
was sharp debate on the subject
with the result that final action was
deferred until later in the day.
Senator Walker, chairman of the
committee, urged an Increase IN the
! appropriation for the Smith Hughes
fund for vocational training in rural
high schools from $4,000 to $4,000.
This. he said, would enable the state
| to get an additional $4,000 from
the federal government.
Speaking for the increase, Sena-
| tor jackson told the committee. that
seven if Tech and the University of
Georgia have to go to the wall, let
us help our high schools above ev-
erything else, for they are doing the
greatest work in the state. The
Walker amendment was tneH duopleu.
The committee voted an additional
APPROXIMATION of $4,000 to the state
department created last year to con-
duct vocational work among dis
abled persons in Georgia. This brings
! the total appropriations for the de-
partment to $4,000.
The committee voted to report fav-
orably on the judges deficiency bill,
| and voted to report adversely the
! Walker resolution authorizing the
governor to take in charge all money
! in the treasury, disburse it equitably
among the various institutions for the
( helpless and to suspend payments
I of all other appropriations until
| money to pay them is forthcoming.
A motion by Senators Walker and
WohlWender to vote appropriations
for one year only was met by strong
opposition and was finally defeated in
the committee.
Board of Health
! A committee representing the state
| board of health, headed oy DR.. J. p.
| Bowdoin, appeared before the COM
| mittee, called attention to the fact
| that malarial conditions are bad in
| various parts of the state and urged
| the full appropriation in order that
| this important work might be proper
| ly carried on. Senator Thorpe urged
! the committee to grant the state
| boards request.
| Senate Bills Passed
! Previous to taking up the mansion
| bill, the house on Tuesday morning
| passed the following senate bills
! which were unopposed:
10 To provide state aid for the con-
solidation of one or more high schools