The weekly soliphone. (Paragould, Greene County, Ark.) 1907-1918, 1915-03-12
FUND IS JUGGLED IN
PAGES DEPARTMENT
So. 600 in Fees in His Office Collect
ed in 1918, Not Turned Over
Until 1913.


one committee that discrepancies had
been found in certain state depart
ments and by another committee that
it had not been given sufficient time
TO finish it's task caused the senate
to adopt resolutions demanding a
complete probe into all state depart
ments and all charitable institutions
Thursday afternoon.
legislative auditing committee
has been checking some of the de-
partments in the state capitol. The
other investigating committee has
started work to go over books and
accounts of the state hospital for ner-
yous diseases. The auditing commit
tee was empowered to increase the
scope of it's work and to take the
time necessary, even if it requires un-
til after the legislature adjourns. The
report, in such event, is to be made
to the governor.
Alleged mismanagement of state
funds was reported by the committee
following an audit of the accounts of
the department of state lands and
highways. Then followed the report
of Thursday showing discrepancies in
the department of mines, manufac-
lures and agriculture. Chairman J.
NJ. Futrell stated on the floor of the
senate that the task of going over
books and accounts in the office of
the superintendent of education will
be a big one and cannot be finished
until after the legislature adjourns.
There was a hint that rather inter
esting report might be forthcoming
A few days ago the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the state hos
pital for nervous diseases made a
preliminary report that its task could
not be completed before the end of
the session. A resolution was adopt
ed providing that the committee
should go ahead and make full and
complete report to the governor.
Then in the afternoon came a SINH
lar resolution providing that virtual
" all the state departments be gone
over thoroughly and completely In
explaining his reason for introducing
the two resolutions President Lundy
asserted that some mighty funny
things" had been uncovered already
He declared that there was a good
deal of wonder about the exact con-
dition of affairs at the state hospital
for nervous diseases which only a
complete investigation and audit
would satisfy. The 1.-TWO Sides" he
said, were at variance as to condi-
lions. He stated that if some of the
departments were in bad shape and
being mismanaged it might be we'll
to have a complete housekeeping Of
all the departments. The resolution
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REPRESENTATIVE Monroe Smith and
REPRESENTATIVE piarra swansron rho
committea RI IDOL, after tba cbarita-
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