The Red Cloud chief., 1921-02-03
BUDGET SUBMITTED
GOVERNOR PRESENTS TO LEGIs-
LATuRE ESTIMATE OF STATES
NEEDS FOR NEXT TWO YEARS
DELIVERS SPECIAL MESSAGE
Almost Twenty-seven Million Dollars
Asked for D%efraying State Gov
eminent Expenses During
Coming Biennium

a SDtCldl HItbSd6c W
the Nebraska legislature, delivered in
person at a joint convention. Cover
nor Mckelvie said he wanted appro-
priations sheared down to the limits
of revenue; that necessary purposes
shall be taken care of without i'm
posing unbearable tax burdens, and
that the creation Of new activities
should be avoided.
The amount to be raised by taxa
ton, as he gave it, is SIG, 81 900 for
general purposes and $2,295, 900 for
construction Of the new state capitol.
based on a valuation of $765, 000, 900.
This will be supplemented by federal
funds, cash fund receipts, and ven
from other sources.
Mr.. McKelvie takes strong ground
against the practice Of mourning de-
ficiencies. He would make It a felony
for any spending agency of the state
to spend more than the legislature
appropriates for its use.
He urges economy and efficiency,
and suggests that tax burdens have
grown to such proportions that wide
discomfort exists among the people
because Of them. At the same time,
he declares real economy to consist in
the money appropriated, rather than
getting the maximum of benefits from
in merely holding down appropria.
tons.
Budget Calls for Increase
Conceding that the budget calls for
an increase OF $4,364,S4O in the appro-
p%riations this year., Governor Nickel
vie says this amounts to only II cent?
or each 500 of assessed valuation.
AS new sources of state revenue,
Mr.. McKelvie proposes taxing Inherit
ances, registration of mortgages and
a higher occupation tax on corpora
tons doing business in the state. Lii
cense fees and other special charges
could also be increased, he says, in
preference to raising property taxes.
The budget was prepared by
Finance Secretary Bross. and it is the
first complete budget ever submitted
to a Nebraska legislature.
Mr.. McKelvie advises that one ap-
preparation bill be drawn and passed
to include everything except the sal.
aries of constitutional and statutory
officers so that the legislature may
know the total amount OF a%ppropria-
ions while 1t is considering this bill.
Calls for ~s2e,s4s,2o7
Appropriations in the gross sum OF
500, S45, POT. representing an increase OF
49, 09, 48i over actual expenditures for
the biennium ending March 81 next,
are suggested by Governor McKelvie
in the budget.
Besides the $2l, 1868, 900 to be ZEAL
ICED for state purposes from taxes and
fees for the general fund. the budget
shows there will be available in two
years to come s5,476,7S of other in
come from so-called cash funds" in
institutions and departments and from
federal aid to highways, education and
agriculture.
Classified Departmental Needs
The appropriation estimates for all
purposes for the next two years is
as follows:
Legislative-Total amount, 1882.
500; decrease OF 96,49S, because OF
unusual expense the past biennium for
constitutional convention and two
extra sessions of the legislature.
Judiciary--Total amount, $7S6, 700;
increase. $374.3O7.
Executive ofices-Total amount,
$7O6, $50; increase, $222.633.
Code departments-Total amount.
$5,147,1S3; increase. $672,627.
Military department-Total amount,
S163, $50; increase, $105,351.
Capitol commission and other
boards and commissions - Total
amount, So, 1853, $50; increase, $2,4G3,-
169. (The actual increase Is only
about $500, 900, as the accumulated
capitol building fund remains on hand
from the old biennium and was not
included in it's expenditures.)
Educational-Total amount, $780,
079; increase, S900,649.
Charitable and penal Institutions
Total amount, 1886, 40; increase.
$646,4
Sundry activities-Total amount,
$71,497; increase, 1851, 257.
Classified as to character Of outlay.
the expenses for two years are as fol
lows: Salaries, $S,2 66, 900; supplies.
$3,S1S,000; lands and buildings, $4,397.-
900; miscellaneous expense s ,170.-
900; fixed charges, SLIPS, 900; repairs
for upkeep, 1904, 900; public invest
ments, $5,424.000: equipment, $605.-
900; revolving funds, $422,O 600. Total,
$26, S45, 900.
For the new board OF pardons. a
total appropriation of $26, $50 is asked.
and for the tax commissioners office,
$45, 900.
The legislature will also have TO
appropriate $343. 20S for deficiencies.
excess over appropriations. The one
big item is the board Of control. $685.
600, and the next largest, vocational
education, $45. 900.
New expenditures include: Child
welfare requests, $685. 6o; printing
statutes, 5000; oil and gas develop
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