The Indianapolis times., 1931-03-02
HOUSE SLICES
$4,000 FROM
STATE BUDGET
Governor Emergency Fund
Is Cut in Half for
Biennial Period.
FURTHER SLASH DUE
5000, 900 More Expected to
Be Topped Off Before
Final Passage.

Looping $4,000 of the $76,00O,-
600 biennial appropriation bill for
state departments at its morning
session as committee of the whole,
the house Of representatives pre-
pared to cut off at least $5OO,OOO
more this afternoon.
With but slight skirmishing the
house adopted an amendment sub
mitted by Representative Earl
Crawford CUnion and Wayne) ,
Democratic caucus chairman, to cut
TO $500 the $4,000 a year allotted
The supreme court for equipment by
the state budget committee.
First setback in the pruning plans
was received when the house re-
1ected an amendment reducing
annual appropriation of $4,000
allotted the encouragement for
antitrust law enforcement to
$4,000 a year.,
In that instance, an amendment
OF Crawford's was lost after Rep
resentatiVe Sam j. Farrell CBlack-
ford and Grant,, Republican men,
ber of the state budget committee
and spokesman for Governor Harry
G. Leslie, set out that the attorney
general, through the exercise of
this fund, brought revenues of
more than $4,000 last year.
Emergency Fund HaIved
Following plans outlined at a
caucus before todays session, the
Republican minority of twenty-five
members, voted as a unit.
The big battle came when Farrell
attempted to halt slashing of the
Governors 100000 annual emer-
gency contingent fund appropria-
ton TO 100000.
He described as a necessity such
? fund for emergencies. Quoting
from The Times, Representative
Fred Galloway Dem, Marion) told
how money from this fund had been
used to purchase \ expensive bric-a-
brac and furnishings for the Gov
ernor'S mansion, and Crawford
pointed out that 100000 would be
enough to take care of emergen-
cies for two years.
Records reveal that a lot OF
things were pair for out of the
emergency fund which could not at
any time be construed to be emer-
gencies," Crawford said.
Emergencies in the past have
been construed rather loosely" de-
clared Representative John M
Cantley Dem., CasS0. "Thus 10C
acres of land for an insane asylum
we're purchased out of this fund at
large prices, when there was no
emergency"
Mansion Money Debated
The 100000 a year cut was &C
cepted and then Galloway moved
to amend the bill by cutting the
mansion maintenance annual func
of $4,000 to $1,000.
In debate it was pointed out that
all previous executives had received
but $2,400 a year, and there is nc
check as to how this fund may be
spent.
"If the Governor takes enough
money from the emergency fund tc
furnish and keep up the mansion
then isn't it true the annual $4,000
mansion maintenance fund is really
an increase in salary" asked Repre-
sentatives e. G.. White Dem.
Marion).
Farrell did not answer this ques-
tion, but contented himself with de.
claring that the mansion was state
property and should be kept in gooc
condition.
Committee RecesSes
when Marshall was Governor ht
refused to accept 5000 for house
rent appropriation by the 1909 legis'
lature," pointed out Representative
Sam Benz (Dem., Crawford anc
Harrison), and the present Cover.
nor should set an example in econ
omy."
The committee recessed until 2:3t
p. m.
To meet various emegencies, IN
creaseS totaling $62, ,495 will be rec
commended for various units by tht
committee.
Reductions which we're agrees
upon and will be asked OH the floor
include auto theft department cap
ital outlay from $4,000 to $4,000
automobile license list appropriation from
$4,000 % $500: state tax board salarie
from $4,000 to $50. 900: board of healti
personal service $4,000 to 100000 an,
operating fund $4,000 to $4,000 oil in
spection department s4e. 400 to s45. 900; IN
dustrisl board personal service. s69.5o &
100000; employment commission. $500
10 $4,000: mines and mining salaries
sl6.soo to $4,000; department CT consergs
ion administration and general. S2340O
10 s220.ooo and capital outlay. si5O.ooo I
$4,000; public service commission rotar
fund from $4,000 to s25 600; sdjutant
general personal service. S5s.e00 to $40,
200. and $4,000 annual appropriation 70
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