The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-02-25
MUST HAVE AT ONCE
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
REPORT ON UNPAID BILLS
Soon to be Completed Besides 9th
er Debts to Pay and Mang Urg-
ent Demanps for Increased
Appropriations.

! NASHVILLE, FeD. Z0.--l see no otne
alternative" said Senator Thomas c
/ lcroft, chairman of the sub-com
mittee TO draft the revenue, assess
ment and appropriation bills; ''th'
another million dollars in bonds t.
take cale of the present deficit.
This committee he continued
has worked almost day and nigh
lin an ecort to raise the revenues anC
decrease the proposed appropriations
and after three weeks we have no
been all to uncover enough addition
al sources of revenue to even start the
ball to rolling"
If these additional bonds are issued
they will be called the Hooper deficit
bonds members of the committee
say. = $50
Not later than next Wednesday Oh
Thursday the special committee, head
ed by former speaked Stanton, to fig
ure up the presnt deficit will report
that the state owes pverdrafts and un-
paid bills beween nine hundred. thous-
and and one million dollars. This de
ticit already has been reported unoffi
cially to the Ashcroft committee by
the Stanton committee.
Dollar Tax Per Egg Wouldn't Cover
Deficit.
'If we should tax eggs at a dollar
apiece ! doubt then if we would have
an amount sufficient to cover The hole
in the treasury" said Rep esentatiye
Hoyt Stewart, member of the COM
mittee trying to get UP the money.
A plan is sell short term notes to
he amour of $1,OOO,0OO and refund
them this year, along with the princi-
pal debt of $11,5OO,0O0.
This will instead of decreasing the
debt, increase it to over twelve mill
lion dollars. Gov. Rye is said to OPP
pose this plan, but the subcommittee
which has the matter in charge sees
no other way to get the state out of
is financial embarrassment.
Throughout last week the committee
sat for public hearings. The object
was to get the bearings of the budget
for the next two years. Heads of state
were invied, and appear
ed. With only one or two exceptions
every department asked for increased
appropriations.
g. r. Sneed, secretary of state, said
ne could maintain his Office the next
,wo years ON the same appropriation.
Similar reports came from the Offices
If the comptrolled and treasurer. The
state librarian wants about $4,000 adj
litional to make improvements in the
ibrary department.. The chapitable
say hat they cannot run
IN the per capita now allowed them,
md are asking for increases of from
IS to SIS. The geological survey is |
skiing for an increase from $4,000 |
o $4,000. The state auditor says he |
an do no less. He was given $15,-
90 the last two years. The depart
nent of pure food and drugs is ask
ng for an increased appropriation.
his department spent $51, ,720 the last
wo years.
'ensi0n and Education Among Larger
Claimants.
The pension department is not ask
lg for a more liberal appropriation,
ut that department wants the over
raft IF 100000 paid off and the or
anized veterans of the state are ask.
lg for an appropriation of $4,000
, build a monument to the women of
le south.
The department of education is ask
lg that the law giving one-third the
ross revenues to school purposes be
stained.
The University of Tennessee wants F,
100000, ever 100000 of which is to /,
Or for improvements and $4,000 for
ldebtedness.
The state normals want 100000, to
} devided equally between the three +
stitutions for huilding purposes.
These are only few of the more
nportant requests for increased ap-
They come from otherl