Imperial Valley press., 1933-04-05
BITTER FIGHT
EXPECTED IN
LEGISLATURE
Assembly Ways And Means
Committee Cuts Far Below
Governors Suggestion.
HITS ALL DEPARTMENTS
Statement Asserts All Reduc-
tions Have Been Made On I'm
partial Basis.
By MELVIN LORD
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
SACRAMENTO, April Sin a
drastic budget bill that would strip
the state government of all assert
ed non-essentials, the assembly
ways and means committee today
presented financial program for
the next biennium.
Calling for total expenditures OF
$240, ,089 ,616.31, the new budget bill
is $17,665, ,547.17 under the $3.50, ,655.-
1853 Rolph budget which, in itself.
represented reduction of 1865 per
cent as compared to the expendi-
lures for the 1931-33 biennium.
The committee plan, it is claim
ed, is 1894 per cent less than the
controllable expenditures for the
last two year period.
The budget bill represents an un-
precedented action on tIIe part OF
the legislature In that it virtually
ignored the budget proposed by
Governor Rolph and recommended
cuts far in excess of reductions ap-
proved by the administration.
The general effect of the new
budget bill is expected to be a
"free-for-all" in the lower house.
Some assemblymen already have
expressed dissatisfaction because
the ways and means committee held
secret sessions in considering the
financial program. A demand for
hearing before committee ~
the whole PROBABLY will be made, it
was indicated.
1t was also limited that Governor
Rolph may veto the easure be-
cause of raGlcaf departures from
his own program AS a result the
outcome of the measure was high
ly speculative.
Immediate action will be asked
by the committee headed by AS
semblyman Lawrence Cobb, Los
Angeles.
Deny Favoritism
In the report explaining the
budget bill, the committee declar-
ed mo favoritlsm has been dis
played toward any Department."
and reductions had been recon-
mended alike for general fund
agencies and those supported by
special funds-the so-ca1led self
supporting" governmental units.
While general reductions are re-
commended III most cases ranging
from 10 to SO per cent, the COM
mittee approved the abolition of
such activities as local and state
fair support, the state tax research
bureau, California Crime commits
sion, advisory pardon board, Cali
forpia Nautical school, directors of
natural resources and penology and
certain snow and water surveys.
From the general standpoint of
departments and constitutional Of
fices, the committee budget calls
for sweeping reductions averaging
20 per cent under the administra-
ton budget.
Reductions proposed by the COM
mittee include:
Administrative costs of the de-
partment of education, from $780,
682 to S500,943i approximately 80
per cent.
General rs per cent cut for each
of the seven state teachers colleges.
University of California reduced
81 ,388,68 under the $13, 3,388,682 pro-
posed in the Rolph budget.
Department of social welfare cut
from $685., 100 to $155,075.
fWomen's institution at Tehacha-
pi cut from $l50000 to 100000:
construction of new state hospital
at Ventura postponed for "at least
two years." and Spadra narcotic
hospital combined with Pacific coll
only hospital.
Department of military and vet
Grams affairs cut from $357 GAO to
$229,312.
State athletic commissions $4,000
budget cut by one-third.
Division of highways $2,l27 ,209
budget reduced by one-third and
transferred from general ftNd TO
gasoline tax fund