The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-05
MAY CUT DOWN
TO $2O,OOO,0OO
PAIRING of Appropriations
Can Hardly Go Below
That Sum.
PORK BARREL ACTIVE
paiders on the Treasury Are
Eyperts in Taking Advan-
tape of New Members.

s,,,.,I to The world.
NoLI.tiONIA CTTY, Feb. 4.-The
o,,tI newspaper reader has been
:, h.'icye that an economical
.,,r,p m has been advanced To the
F.sf,tg-, bv Governor Robertson,
,bs accepted news agencies Gar-
'' a.. story that the governor
I,,.a,,tpeudcd only sl7500,000 for
\. hu1-,t to care for the hicnnium
.rt.b commences July /, 1921, and
ends Iuly /, 1928,
TbGso who follow legislative work
,,,Jsrs'and that the ways are not al
avs clearly outlined ana What can
fo.nd In the big appropriation
Nv .,,r,s can not be considered all
,h,i il asked for from the taxpayers
,d ,baf was never more true than
4, thc present instance.
~ hills passed by one or both
h,rses and those now pending IN
,bo two houses of the eighth leGis-
ig,rrc the actual appropriations
ssred for. and that does not mean
mat the institution heads asked the
r,,rrnor to recommend, make a
grand total Of S2IS5O.00O.
I,pcndiiurcs Proposed.
pcrhops students OF government
can secure a moro definite idea by
!, simple classification OF the meas
n.os n,sspd and pending, as follows
Emergencies and deficiencies. VI
Ga 400 highways, s6,500,O00: rN-
,Tp,yo legislative and judicial So
%, o00. warehouse stunt, $4,000
6oo. soldiers hospital, ss25,000; IN
s,tu,ions and buildings. sll,OOO.Ooo.
Total, S27Sj0,OOO.
Tborc are a few smaller appropri-
s,i5ns for the caro- Of boards when
r-c NOT Included IN this grand array
~ figures. and this does not include
,,, or two measures carrying ap-
p-onriat.ons which have been re-
'ip!ents Of adverse reports by COM
-ife,y ono Of these amounting 10
an even Sl,0o0.00O.
There is a general avalanche OF
conversation and speeChmaklng
sbou, economy in and about the
legislative halls. but aside from the
republican senate minority ana ,sree
democratic senators, there has been
M evidence OF an actual effort TO
,hwart the appropriation spuadron'
c,nnriscd of men from both parties
and ccntcrinC around some or the
institutional districts.
In the eenatc's final effort TO re-
commit the famous warehouse pork
barre, measure, Senator Chaser
finally secured sufficient votes for
the task but Senator Holloway
changed his vote and the bill was
tossed over to the house of repre-
sentatives without further ado, not
vi,hStanding that IL carried more as
an appropriation than the advalorem
taxes bring in for six months
period.
Advocates Arc Experts.
Nor can those who are new al
legislation grasp the expertness OF
these who foster appropriation
they do not come all in lump. Dut
attached to various isolated meas
urts seemingly small, but tremcnd-
Gus in the aggregate
Even the appropriations for some
u the institutions are scattered
along over a lane OF bills. each con-
'aining its little appropriation rider,
and every board and every commis-
sion must have "A slight fund to keep
the boys moving to and from their
duties.
Although Oklahoma is but "A
wears old, the Appropriation ladder
Of ascension is reaching heaven
ward. Two years ago, when the
legislature appropriated SlS,0QO.OOO
FOR the hiennium, the people gasped,
but 1t win require n great deal or
experience and knowledge Of legis-
lat!on 10 keep the present appropri-
atoms anything like close to that
sum, and the difference will be on
the side most freezing TO the tax
payer.
Although the present session has
peen charged with being dilatory in
bsssing measures, the taxpayer need
nave no alarm about the final re-
sui, The house appropriation com
mluec alone is the barrier against
this great extravaganza and the In
Siiutons are so favorably located
that there is little probability of the
pairing process reaching deep enough
INTO the pork barrel to reduce the
list far below the S2o,000,00O
mark
In the event that the house de-
sroys the McPherren highway bill,
asking for $4,000 600. there is a
probability of transacting some other
business which may cut down the
appropriations TO approximately
Nhat was made two years ago,
o'herwis" the race Is on.
The story that the state board Of