The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1915-03-05
GOV. RYE SUGGESTS THAT STATE
BORROW MONEY TO MEET
DEFICIT.
BUDGET COMMISSION URGED
Declares Against Bond lssue-Rec-
ommends That Authority Be
Given to Fiscal Offices
Make Notes.
Nashville.

Facing a deficit of $1,O22,S66.8l, al
legged to have been created during a
former administration, Gov. Rye rec
commended to the legislature that the
state borrow the money to meet this
amount.
The governor declares against q
bond issue, suggesting, instead, that
the fiscal officers be authorized to
make six interest-bearing notes OF
about 100000 each, or six series or
notes of small and convenient denom-
nations, with each note or series fall
ing due successfully on January l OF
each year for the next six years. y
believe that such notes can be issued
at a very fair rate Of interest" says
Gov. Rye.
IAN overdraft of ;4O,4659ll in tho
expense of the funding board for the
last two years is strongly suggestive
of extravagant and unnecessary ex-
pense connected with the work of that
board" continues Gov. rye.
"The legislature should make a rea-
sonable appropriation for the expense
of the board, and 1t should be con-
strained to practice sensible and bus,
inesslike economy in any contracts II
may have to make for attorneys fees
or for other necessary expense.
Indebtedness Natures in 1915.
"The states bonded Indebtedness,
amounting to $10,7S1 900, will mature
during the year. The interests OF the
state should be carefully guarded In
whatever provision you make for re-
funding. | suggest that 1t would Do
wise to authorize the issuance OF short
time notes, as we'll as to provide Tor
! longtime bonds.
II hope you will pass a law author
izing and requiring that definite ana
well considered estimate or budget
OF the cost of conducting each depart
ment for the following two years shall
be prepared by budget commission
composed of the comptroller, treas
urer, secretary of state and president
of the board of control"
For Printing Plant
Feasibility of the state owning ana
operating a printing and publishing
establishment for furnishing textbooks
to public school children, and for do
ing other public work, would be In
yestigated by a state printing commits
sion favored by Gov Rye.
'SThe need for cheaper and better
school books is realized" says the gov
ernor. Criticism is made of the great
waste, inefficiency and lack OF sys-
tenn" In the handling of public print
ing. "Many useless documents are
published" declares Gov. Rye, and
In a great majority Of cases a larger
number are published for free distri-
button than necessary"
Passage of a fellow-servants' law
and a measure against issuance or use
of free railroad passes is urged.
Careful administration Of a bill COM
Melting railroads to install electric
headlights on locomotives is also rec
commended.
To Regulate Liquor Shipments.
Nashville.-'Tn a former message,
saws the governor, Il recommended
that, II possible, constitutional meas
ure be passed regulating the shipment
of LIQUOR into the state to take the
place Of the law held invalid by the
supreme court. To this END suggest
that a bill be passed which will make
the receipt Of more than one gallon
of whiskey per month prima facie evf
dence OF the. Illicit sale Of liquors. a
measure of this kind will tend to pre-
vent the receipt OF supplies by tbs
bootleggers.
z Gov. Rye wants Tennessee TO exer
!. else criminal Jurisdiction over the Mis-
4 sissippi river, In conjunction with Ar
Q kansas officers. to the end that alleges
. sale of whiskey on boats be broken up
y In a message to the legislature, tn
= governor says.
T am advised that recent law en-
a forcement legislation has had the 81
feet of starting the sale Of whiskey OF
y a number of boats that ply the Missif
sippi river along the entire wetserl
% border Of our state. These boats max
of frequent landings and are visited b
u large numbers OF people and uiasc
% drunkenness and disorder is the resul
N Whenever indicted they make pie
sr 10 the jurisdiction, claiming that 70
lie sale was beyond the middle OF IN
D. ,tream and on the Arkansas side.
= ct appears that the state of Arkal
y sas passed a bill in 1909 granting
: Tennessee concurrent jurisdiction wit
= the state Of Arkansas over al crime
= committed on the Mississippi river
!. bin is to be introduced very simil'
- to the one passed by the legislatul
J. % Arkansas and inasmuch as II do
bs DOT in any way affect the proper
"A rights Of individuals. ] reeommei
" that Il be passed
ch soliciting orders for LIQUOR. OF p
hitting the use Of ones name tor gu
purpose. should be prohibited una
proper penalties"