The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1923-01-19
Bryan Asks
Budget of
S2l,992,
State University Must Stand
Bulk of Reduction in Ex-
penditures as Outlined
by Governor.
Farmers Are Hard Hit
BY 2. {. POWELL.
state correspondent. The Omaha Bee.


Lincoln. Jar. Especial .i-Ex-
penditure OF SCI .992 .554.41 by the state
government during the next two years
is recommended by Governor Charles
w. Bryan. in a budget message de-
livered this afternoon before a joint
session of the senate and lower house
of the state legislature.
Under the law the governors fig
ures cannot be increased except by
three.fifths vote of each house.
The Bryan budget is s2,347 .243.46
less than that recommended by the
retiring governor S. r. McKelvie,
whose total was s24 1888. 1887.
Governor Bryan's principal reduc-
lions from the recommendations of
Governor McKelvie affect the state
university, the road building activi-
ties and the department OF agricul-
ture. Governor Bryan wipes out the
department of agriculture entirely,
for which MeKelvie' recommended
an appropriation Of 81 $50 .543 He acts
similarly toward the department Of
finance, with an appropriation of s62,-
700 and the public welfare depart
lnent. for which Mckelvie recommend
ed 1921 900. In place of these he
creates other departments with total
appropriations of 1924 600. thus MAX
ing cut of s1s25 600 in these items
by either eliminating the work entire
ly or placing Il elsewhere.
Principal Reductions.
In addition he recommends the fol
lowing reductions in the McKelvie
figures: State university, s474,000;
normal schools, 1882 900: road and
bridge building. $342 .oooi trade and
commerce activities, ss4 900; govern
or's office. $4,000; attorney general,
$1,000, state superintendent, $4,000;
tax commissioner. $1,000; railroad COM
mission, $4,000; military department.
sis s.oee; pardon board. 1000; state
board of agriculture, see .00e; state his
torical society. $4,000; state irrigation
association. $1,000. Spanish War veter-
ans. Slo,5o0; labor bureau. $4,000.
Bryan recommends increases of
1913, 900 for the board of control; s12,-
GOO for the commissioner of public
lands and buildings and IS 900 for the
OF theoS apparent reductions. some
what more than 100000 represents
fees and miscellaneous revenues
which Mckelvie included in his ap-
rropriations, but which Bryan pro-
loses 10 put In the general fund and
for the disposition of which he says
he will make later enda tons.
Among the agricultural items elimi-
mated is S20oe for the eradication
Of bovine tuberculosis.
IN addition 10 these reductions, Gov
ernor Bryan recommends that the
automobile license tax be cut one-half
or $500 .00o annually.
The governor recommends radical
changes in administrative duties of
depart ments, completely wiping out
the present administrative code sys-
tom by placing these activities under
new names and under other officers.
briefly his plans of government
which, together with his proposed
appropriations. will call for a three
fifths vote to change, follow:
State University.
No change, whatever. Recommends
biennial expenditure of $3.50. .s14.e4.
against a recommendat ton Of $500
1856 made by McKelvie. Refuses TO
include in recommendations sums
collected as laboratory. cafeteria,
dormitory and other fees. which with
federal aid extended TO university
amounted to s2.4s3,s22.6s, all of
which was included in Mckelvie
budget
Says he might have made cuts if
secretary Of board of regents had
rointed out TO him where such could
be possible. However. as secretary
declined. he asserted reductions were
impossible for him TO recommend at
this time.
Recommends expenditures of ST..
A52 3o5 s3 for biennium, against a
1854 .SO5.sS recommendation by Nc
Kelvie. Here, too. he refused TO in
clude in his total reappropriatons OF
fees collected by these institutions as
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