The Spectator., 1915-07-16
REPAIRS ON OLO
 CAPITOL MAY STOP
SUPREME COURTS COMMENT ON GOVERNORS POWER MAY
 TIE UP WORK.
AUDITOR EXPLAINS POSITION
Mir. Dickinson Says He Has No Au- thority to Issue Warrants on De-
 ficiency Proclamations.
Little Rock

IA, The Supreme Courts comment on the governors power to issue deficien- cy proclamations may tie up the work of repairing the rooms of the old state house occupied by the Medical Department of the, University of Ar Kansas, according to Dr. Morgan Smith, dean of the institution Foi- lowing the fire which partly destroyed fhe building last April, Governor Hays assued proclamation authorizing the Issuing of vouchers for $5,00O to pay Tor making repairs On the building.
 We were to advertise for bids on she work this week." Dean Smith said Our plans were completed two weeks ago. l do not know what we will do now. as l have not talked to any of the contractors. None of them has offered to do the work for the vouch- CTS, and the courts comments may make matters worse. The rooms are needed badly by the school, and we planned to have the repairs completed by the opening of the next term ip September"
 State Auditor Dickinson denied as statement that he will continue to issue warrants on deficiency procla mations unless enjoined"
 T have no authority to issue war rants on deficiency proclamations," MT. Dickinson said. The head of the department or institution for whom tEe proclamation is issued is author hzed to issue vouchers. He can then negotiate loans on them as security with anyone who cares to advance the money. The auditor has nothing to do with the vouchers except those that he is authorized to issue for his own of flee"
 R. G. McDaniel, state treasurer. says he expects no difficulty in secur- ing the money from the next legisla- lfure to pay the salaries of two clerks, authorized by Governor Hays in proclamation
 The legislature has never refused to pay deficiency" he said, and do not think the next assembly will deny payment of a just claim"
 An audit of the office of Earle w. Hodges. secretary of state. will be be- gun within few days, MT. Hodges said. ''I am considering whom I shall procure to do the work, but have not fully decided It will be someone in whom the people of the state have iconfidence. The work may be started this week. I cannot see why the Ar kansas Bankers Association declined 10 make the audit. especially since l offered to pay all expenses Since they have, I shall have it done any way"
 The supreme court in an elaborate and unanimous opinion signed the death knell to the state aid to high schools proposition; at the same time and in the same opinion the court re- fused to. tie up the $1,250,000 to the credit of the common school fund in the state treasury. In the former case the court held that specific legisla tive appropriation was necessary, while in the common school fund case the state constitution covered tho matter.
 The supreme court, by the vote of s to 2. Chief Justice McCulloch and Justice Hart dissenting, held that Gov Hays did veto the Sawyer racing bill passed by the last Legislature.
 w. B. Owen, chairman of the State Highways Commission, and Hugh R. Carter. state highway engineer. were ir Pine Bluff inspecting the route for the new road to be built to connect roads leading out of Little Rock and Pine Bluff.
 At the close of business the amount of unredeemed state warrants was $664,343.75. the lowest since March 29 Approximately $75,000 in warrants have been redeemed in the last ten days.
 w. B. Owen. chairman of the State Highways Commission, has been in- 2 vi1ed to speak at a good roads meet ing at Hartford. July 26 and p.
 The Jericho Mercantile Company of Jericho. Crittenden county, filed articles of incorporation, the capital stock being $l,200.
 Governor Hays reappointed Thomas Shaw of Midland as state mine inspec- tor, for . term of two years. Al though delegation of mine operators trom Russellville appeared before the governor to urge that he appoint someone else.
 The population of the state peniten- Itiary received another large increase when three consignmcnts totaling 20