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and every salary in any State institution is set by the

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Governor, practically.

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MR. ENEY: What would you substitute for this?

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DR. PULLEH: I would substitute an over-all

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appropriation set by the legislature. You see, here is

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the point, Mr, Eney. We are overlooking one factor.

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When the Governor makes a budget, the legislature cannot

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raise that budget at all, unless it applies a new tax.

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This goes back to Governor Ritchie's days, when you had

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a very highly intelligent, powerful official and it was

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done with the hard-money policy, but it subverts repre-

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sentative government, if you cannot have any authority.

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What is the logic of giving a representative

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body the right to lower, but not to raise without a

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special tax?

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MR. ENEY: Well, I am not clear yet as to

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what you are suggesting. Are you suggesting that the

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legislature have the power to appropriate without having

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the obligation to raise the money?

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DR. PULLEH: No, not at all. I don't see how

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you got that impression.