Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1922-01-25
Governor Makes
Plea for Thrift
to State Solons
sisasaee 70 Special Session Of
legislature Calls for Speedy
Actioa by Law
Makers.

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81 (Cssatsss1 Vsse rsss Oas)
proorhtiu,s and ended the fiscal
.sar. 1921 Win unexpended BALANCES
on hanA whseh with cuts In their
1927 znDropristions. made The pro.
\ posed "a ,ser cent reduction on real
In i.stifvine calling OF A special
ssssion The governor asserted that
while benefit from these savings
u,irht he cleaned. HI 1923 without A
special ses zion. actual relief IN taxa
ton In 1872 Il imperative
a...a., 49,. CUE Tax.s
NO mu eeM'e oe,ehi w9hie ae.
onis saas..s H. -, 80, iI' .ess ian
,.d,r;r. an,rssc,i.,io,s no The s,a,e
lc.rJ ~ s.u,N.s ,;,,n 4 ,eou;,ed IN
~ N. .,.,. law ,non lie fuIl
nu,omn, ~ .rorn>ria,ions Ina, yerr
made nv ,he iesislature and ,ha,
would mean . ,,mill instead OF !
1.8.mill levy lhis wear II il were NOT
for the spec;sl session" the governor
4 said.
- rhere.hs the still, further fact tina,
snd State 10 take this action now
nSXb announcement 10 other
bns OF government 10 follow
course, and this should re.
othcr rcirenchments OF mil
dollars among the various
!.
bringing about these reduc-
should be recognized they are
y to be made only on accoun,
leral business conditions, and
reflect needs OF expanding
hes IN normal times.
speaking oil the demand IRON
IN quarters that road buildira
discontinued, the governor saia:
Road Building to Go On.
This will be done In part whether
le gasoline tax goes into effect or
let. but for this suggestion to come
IRON communities that have been
fortunate enough to have their part
OF the road program completed APP
Fears TO be very unreasonable.
THE gasoline tax would enable the
carrying on OF modest road build
ing program and the state could con.
tinue to receive at least a portion OF
its share OF federal aid"
Continuing in arguments for the
gasoline tax, the governor declared
the state has the machinery necessary
for its collection without adding a
single employe to the payroll A dual
! argumen! ior continuation OF COCA
ioad ouiioihg ana i'nposit'on OF .ne
sAsolue laA ADVANCED ny tue govern
VI io"o"s'
Taxes tor Tourists.
1T 10 estimated that the cost OF
running the average automobile IS
SiVO per l,VOO miles: therefore. the
amount OF the gasoline tax IS saved
many times over TO the automoDlie
user III reduced sost OF operating us
car on gooo roaoS. .,
Inc thousands OF collars possible
coi,ect from tourists was men
.,ohed III tne message sd, III support %
'he gasoline TAX. ne governor esu-
mates SlO'ooO WIN DC co''ecteu an
hual'y,i1om tourists ne also poin'-
eu ONT that 10 states' ihciu9ihs Demo-
Sratic anu lorl'ief Nohpdtusdn
league domains nave such q tax anu
recommend u;
uoverho' MeNelvie po,h.ed ~ a.
'ioh takeh oy representative oalkels
al the Omaha nlee'ins ~ uce',i''l's
10 recommend enahge IN inc oahk
guaranty law
No Change in Bank Laws.
"On account of such action, and
inasmuch as it is the state bankers
who are obliged to pay the draft up
on the guaranty fund, ! am not dis
posed to recommend the considera-
ton OF any amendments, he said.
The governor said, relative to pro
yiding a means of redrafting Ne
traska's revenue laws at the next
regular session:
"The constitutional convention
opened the way for making extern
sive amendments in revenue laws.
The last legislature undertook por-
ton of this work and provided for
an intangible property tax. Much
remains to be done, ,and it appears
to me il would be wise foresight to