Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-09-18

eurr@nt years revenue. In this mss
sage to the Special Session. said
'Yet despite these repeated warnings
Of impending disaster and In direct
eontravention Of the constitutional pro-
visions prohibiting appropriations In
excess OF the current revenues. the
tentative appropriation bills now call
for one and a quarter million dollars
IA excess OF any possible revenue for
the coming fiscal year, and als0 an
additional one and one quarter million
dollars OF appropriations for the fiscal
year succeeding.
Under the constitution and the Bfat-
utes you hold the purse strings 10 the
states treasury. do not The Legiss
lative Assembly alone can create and
Increase tina state Indebtedness.
upon you now rests the sole resposp
sibslity OF determining whether or not
deaf ear shall be turned to the cry
for relief from increased public indsbt.
edness coming from the people OF this
state
~ know of no legerdemaln Of finance
whereby executive offices can coin dol
lars out Of thin air, even under the
direction Of legislative appropriation
bills made against an empty state
treasury.
"Every legislative appropriation bill
for carrying on the work Of the stare
government since and including the
year 1918 has exceeded the yearly rev
enue OF the state.
During these five years apropria-
tons have been made by the legIsla-
lures In excess OF the receipts. until
now the overdraft approximates three
million dollars. The present program
now conteznpiates further increase OF |
the state Indebtedness Of more than
two million dollars.
THE present Assembly has already /
passed q most drastic measure impos
ting severe penalties on city and county /
officials for spending In excess
Of the current city and county
revenues and yet calmly proceeds to-
waras appropgaatlng more than two
msliSan d0llars Ia excess OF the state
rssanme@ for the eosming blennium-"
when fhe session had fsn@lly adjour-
ned, somnd ahas while the Legislature
hna scaled tins original contemplated
apprqpria sioas 10 TIE exkeae OF $780,
900. The appropriation bslle, as finally
De- Ms@d. a&ilI weFs ab0ut sT0o. 900 In en-
cess OF any possible revsmae
Us@a Vess Fer meesesny
In the exercise OF the constitutional
powsF Of flse veto. that had been used
sy the Governor Of Pennsylvania ten
veasw before. under constitutional !
provision exactly like our own, and in 1
J last effort TO curb Legislative appro- :
,riafI0ns gave percentage veto cut
% the Legislative appropriations Of
'000. 900. Bur the Supreme Court, by !
divided vote. held that the percent
ICE veto was not permissible. When
he Legislature reconyened. my at
empfed percentage vetn WIS sustained !,
a the repassage OF the new appropria
ion Bills, exactly ae had vetoed them. !.
has finally cutting down the original I
Otal appropriations By 100000. AS !
no Hf@t tk3e4 20 90 ~ fne veto. n
Facing the Financial situation that !
re did four yeaFs ago. 10 order to 4
rake buckle and tongue meet and foe !,
be purpose Of uyfng 20 eaualize the :
urdeu Of taxafion among al forms Of =,
'emikh IN Montana, recommended to I.
We Legislature that we take small : :.
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