The log cabin Democrat., 1915-04-23

The accountants employed by the com mittee have already announced that the would continue their work if the proclamation was issued.
 Little Rock, April 23.-Senator Garrett and Representatives Smith and Gentry, of the general auditing committee, which has been enjoined y the courts, last night made public their report on the department of ed ucation. In their report made to the governor they express regret that the decision of the supreme court makes t necessary to discontinue the work,
 temporarily at least They add that i've believe that some of the state officials and some of the state
 institutions court investigation, and Ee further believe that the people generally who pay the taxes and
 would have to bear the expense of Chis committee work, are demanding hat they be advised specifically as t1
 he manner in which the statc off
 ials are conducting thei" offices and
 ne state institutions cXpendirg the money aprpl priated for their use"
 The committee, however, questions the sincerity of the motives benild the suit instituted "by the gentleman from the state at large" They say
 It is a matter Of common know ledge that our investigations during tne sitting of the recent legislature has not altogether shown, in our hUmL le judgment. that the money paid by the already overburdened taxpayers has been expended judic;ously or with view to strict economy, to say the least of it, and we dare say that some of the state officials, and possibly some Of the state institutions, lent as- sstance to the discontinuance of our investigations, if not financially, in a moral sense
 Continuing, the committee says: We believe that the Democratic gov ernment which has guided the old ship of state so long in Arkansas has reached a political crisis, and when so guided by officials who fear inves- tigation and refuse to lend their mor- al support to the same, that it is high time the voters be advised and have an opportunity to say whether or not they will continue to honor such men with such exalter positions.
 "We have no desire or inclination to criticise the judicial department of our state government for rendering the opinion that has discontinued the work of this committee, but We are forced to the conclusion that the de cision has defeated the will of a great majority of the people of the state.
 We further regret that we are not able financially to continue the work at our expense, and if we were, from our previous observations we rather think we would be enjoined from in- terfering with the books of the differ ent state departments, as We would no longer act officially. We do not be- lieve the parties desiring these inves- tigations discontinued care for the expense We incur, but rather they ob- ject to the information we gather be- ing made public.
 We base this conclusion upon the fact that the expenditure of the mon- eff the state in the offices we have al ready investigated is inconsistent with the fact that they are interested so very much in saving the state, but seem to be more interested in their political future and personal gain
 Discussing the department of edu- cation the committee finds that "there is a shortage of $1,050 that has not been paid into the state treasury" on account of the issuance of teachers licenses;" and that 'there are state and professional li- censes issued over the state that tke records of the superintendent office do not show" Superintendent Cock