The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-07-09
BY CLARK c. HUDSON.

worlds Capital Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY. July s.
Governor Robertson's assertion and
figures regarding the republican
house OF the last legislature. which
he Is giving out In the speeches he
is making throughout the state. arc
being challenged by leaders OF the
house majority, who are taking up
the cudgel in defense OF the repub-
lican attitude on appropriations. in
vestlgations, etc.
s. -. Bailey, who was chairman
OF the house committee on appropri-
ations, today issued a statement in
which he takes a ringing punch at
the governors assertion at Nc
Alester to the eftest that the
house forced the senate TO vote
to appropriate s22,000.000 after /
had prepared n budget recommend
ing total appropriation OF Sl7-
500. 600"
ENtravngnnt Program Vetoed.
In his statement Bailey calls at
tention to the fact that the gov
ernor's budget called only for SAL
aries and maintenance Items, and
that for these Items the house COM
PEELED the senate to abandon Its
program of extravaganza and ap-
propriate two million dollars less
than the governors budget bills
called for. The remainder of the
appropriations were accounted for
largely by deficiencies and emer.
gences created by the Robertson
administration, and by the program
for hospitals and care OF former
service men, which the governor
ala not even mention In his budget.
These two Items. says Bailey, alone
account for practically all the diff
ference between the governors fig
ure and the total appropriation
besides which the legislature was
able TO trim expenses to the point
where Il was possible TO provide
for number of much needed
buildings at various state institu'
tions, out OF the saving effected in
running expenses. Bailey asserts
that tho governor appeared before
the Joint appropriation committee
Of the house and senate and stated
II as his opinion that the minimum
appropriation needed for all pur-
poses would be between twenty
| three millions and twenty-four mil.
lions of dollars, and points out that
| the senate, which represented the
governors views, passed bills carry
| ing a total OF nearly thirty million
| dollars, This represents the amount
which would have been appropriate
| ed had the house not stood in the
| way with its program OF economy
says the appropriation committee
| chairman.
Mr. Bailey, who lives at Snyder
was admittedly one OF the stronges
men in the house, and is not a
| candidate for nomination TO the Of
| flee of lieutenant governor on tht
republican ticket. His statemen'
| follows:
RobcrtsonS Budget n Joke.
"My attention has been called tC
a statement made by Governor
Robertson In a speech at McAlestei
recently, in which he Is reported
TO have said that the republican
house in the last legislature forced
the democratic senate to pass ap
propriations amounting 10 1000,
600. while he, the governor, haC
prepared n budget calling for bu
sl7,500,0O0. This statement wa
due from the governor. for We al
knew that he made his budget fol
political purposes alone, since 9th
erwise Ii was a Joke. II made M
estimate for the more than $4,000,
600 OF deficiencies and emergencie
which his administration was re
4! !sponslble for; 1t made no estimate