The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-08
Wears Broad Smile In Capitol
 Corridors
NOT AFRAID OF DEFICIT
Says He Will Borrow All the Money Necessary When Troubles Comes. Discusses Proposed Changes
 at the Asylum.
BY HERVEY W. LAIRD.

Montgomery, August 7.-(Special )-Gov. B. B. Conner Is well pleased with the leg islature so far as 1t has gone, and is going about the capitol with smile and hand shake for everybody. He has no fears but what the entire prohibition programme will go through. and looks back to the fact that he told the temperance people at meeting in Montgomery shortly after the general prohibition bill was passed in 1907 that if that law did not bring about restraint of the making and selling of liquors he would call an extra session to correct whatever there might be in the way of defects.
 The Governor is glad that the bill to consolidate funds in the treasury has passed the house. He recalled, in conver- sation with the correspondent of this paper, that bill was passed for this very purpose in 1900, when the late W. J. Sam ford was governor, but was left out of the code by mistake. The thing sought to be done now is to re-enact that bill and to make legal what has been done by every governor since 1SSs "Why should the state have to borrow money when it It poor business
 After Insane Asylum.
 When asked if he did not anticipate a deficit the Governor said: "Yes, I have said all along that it might be brought about. But you need not worry The state need not worry. The state will be taken care of. We will borrow what we need, and there will be no trouble about that We are going to bring everything out in good shape" When asked if he would borrow the full constitutional limit, the Governor replied that what was needed would be secured. He is not ashamed, he says, of the expenditures of the state and is willing to stand by them, and often asks anyone who thinks there is room for criticism to begin and tell him what he wants to leave off.
 And the Governor has not given up that idea of having a change in rules and regulations for the control of the insane hospital He plainly stated Saturday that it was his purpose to secure, if possible, the passage of bill to have the trustees hereafter appointed by the Governor and the accounts audited by the office of the Governor. This is to be in addition to having the state jail and aims house in- spector, with the hospital physician, de- eide upon who Is eligible for admittance, and to prevent taking in those who might not, under strict ruling of the law be ad- missible.
 Conner Will Be Out.
 The Governor takes the position that the change could in no way apply to him, as he would be out of office before it be- comes effective. There is no more reason, he thinks, why this state institution. which spends the money of the state, should be excused of reporting it's ac- counts for approval than others. He notes that the expenditures are growing all the time and thinks that 1t will run to a point where 1t will be more than the state can stand. T think the time has come for a change" said the chief executive, and am very much In favor of it."
 Under the present law the hospital board is self-perpetuating and the accounts are checked only by the examiner of public accounts at will, and the question of who shall be received is left to the officers, in people feel that the hospital is going along well, being administered in the in terest of those who need the care, and to make any changes would be to in vite complications and trouble. They say that to have the trustees appointed by the Governor would be to put the institution into politics and they fear the results. However, the Governor may try the strength of things with a bill to bring about a change