Evening star., 1947-01-08
ov.Lane Warns
SurpIuses
Are Nearing End
Budget Requests Up
By l8 Million, He Says
In Inaugural Address
By the Associated Press

of me Associote0 FreSs
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. s.-Foreseeing
the end of fat State surpluses, Gov.
Lane put up to the General Assem-
bly, today what to do about budget
containing approximately $36,00o, 900
more in requests than was in the
Appropriation Act of 1945.
The Seth Governor in his inau-
gural address made no specific rec
concentrations for raising revenue
but declared firmly that if certain
things are to be done, the money
must be found.
To the House and Senate, meeting
jointly to hear the message, Gov.
Lane said:
"The period of State surpluses,
which were accumulated during the
war period, is coming to an end.
Anticipated surpluses for the next
biennium will be absorbed in the
next budget, and the problem we
face is where to reduce budget re-
quests and where to get additional
income needed to submit balanced
budget.
Requests Up Is Million.
"The budget requests total ap-
proximately $18,o00,000 more an
nually than under the existing
budget" (The 1945 act totaled
around $66,000,00 for two years.
The Governor also pointed out
that the commission on distribution
of State revenues, headed by Judge
Joseph Sherbow of Baltimore, had
made various recommendations on
distribution, but had not yet "sug-
gested how the State can do this
and continue to function at any
where near existing or proposed
standards"
He added, "It will be the task Of
the Governor and the General As
sembly, if the proposed distribution
is to be made, to determine how
and where it is to obtain the funds
to distribute. ....
ut is easy to make suggestions to
give funds away, but it is much more
difficult to accumulate the funds to
distribute. The hard task will be
ours"
Program Outlined.
Besides revenues, Gov. Lane dwelt
at length upon program which in
cluded such things as integration Of
the University of Maryland into the
State educational system, a Chesa-
peake Bay bridge, construction Of
big highways to be paid for by
tolls, greater representation in the
Legislature for counties and the city
of Baltimore, and more home rule
for Baltimore.
On these and other matters, he
said:
Chesapeake bridge-"I have al
ready set the machinery in motion
to produce the complete information
land the legislation necessary for
that project. The State has waited
q long time for this much-needed
addition = and now we shall &c
forward with 1t.
There are other bridges or tun-
lnels to be built or considered, nota-
bly, the crossing of the Patapsco in
Baltimore Harbor, and possible a
bridge across the Patuxent River"
Highspeed highways "the only
practical way to finance such high
ways, as other States have found out,
is by building toll roads just as we
have built toll bridges and as
we propose to do across Chesapeake
Bay"
Plan for University.
University of Maryland. - 1.-THE
University of Maryland should be
integrated with the States educa-
tional system, so that our facilities
will be rounded out, co-ordinated
and complete at every level"
Education. educational sys-
tenn needs greater financial support
in order to enable it to reach the
high standards all of us desire"
Veterans.-"We must discharge,
so far as in our power lies, our obli-
CATION to our war veterans. They
merit our prompt consideration Of
every benefit we can properly grant
as evidence of our appreciation for
their unSelfish services"
Tenure are pledged to limit
the continuous service of any Gov
ernor to two consecutive elected
terms"