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

was Only s17,ls1,95405. This Is
nearly a hun, red thousand dollars
less than the governor and his sem
ate demanded for operating expense
alone And 1t is s632,5S9,04 less
than the amount appropriated by
tbs democrat legislature OF 1919
for the two years ending June 80,
1921.
The amount appropriated for
deficiencies and emergencies, for
all of which except legislative eX-
pense the administration was re-
sponsible. was s3,O03, ,665.O5. This,
added 20 the sl7,161. .954.05 appro-
prlated for the fiscal years 1922-l2,
makes the total appropriations
made by the last legislature s20.-
l65,6l9,l0, which is not s22,00O,00O
at all, as the governor so glibly
rattles off. My figures are taken
from the session laws and office
OF the state auditor. The $1,000
665.05 appropriated for emergen-
cies and deficiencies should be
charged against the preceding BIZ
ennium, so that the appropriations
for the fiscal years 1929, as
trimmed by tho republican house,
will run more than 100000 less
years l920-21.
The appropriation made by the
democratic legislature OF 1919, for
two fiscal years 1920-2l, totaled
$17,794.543.09. This Is after de-
ductlng all deficiency and emer-
gency appropriation passed by that
legislature, A special session called
in February, 1920. added s4s6,-
545.s5 10 this. The last legislature
was called upon to appropriate
S3,O03,665.05 to pay deficiencies
and finish up the two-year period ,
so that the total amount which has
been appropriated for the fiscal
years l920-2l is s2l,294, 1899.
Against this the republican house
| last year kept the appropriations
down 20 s17l61,954.O5 for the fis-
cal years l922-23. The difference
| is s4,l32,7999i. think the re-
| publicans can stand this compar-
ison II the governor and his ad-
ministration can.
80 far as the governors budget
was concerned, It never was consid-
cred as seriously presenting tho
states needs and showed a woeful
| lack OF attention. For instance. the
game warde. recommended the
purchase of am and plows, and
| appropriation to pay wages 10 far
mers, for the purpose OF farming
land at the Comanche county fish
| hatchery. The governor struck out
the wages and left the team, evil
IDENTIFY under the imression that
| Comanche county mules can oper-
ate farm without direction. A
| large number Of budgets from de-
partments and Institutions showed
similar lack OF attention on the par,
| Of the governor, who apparently
was more interested In taking care
OF his friends and punishlrg his en-
emies than he was in caring for the
interest Of the state.
THE go ernor has abused. and
has permitted state departments
and institutions TO abuse or violate,
the law relating to deficiencies
| Under the law no defici nCy can he
created without the sanction OF the
governor; and T. limited 10
$1,000 in any one year. In the
| face OF this 4e last legislature
was called upon to appropriate two
and three-quarter ,llion dollars
in deficiencies either permitted or
imminent ;or the fiscal err 1921,
In the fiscal year 1920 Governor
Robertson authorized deficiencies
totaling over $500. - ,ason OF
having a special session OF the leg
| islatLre which cleaUo1 the slate FOR
him In the middle Of the year and