The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1917-01-18
HOUSE COMMITTEE TO SCAN
CLOSELY DEFICIENCY
ITEMS
Rules May be Adopted to Prevent
Practice of Spending Money
Not Appropriated.

Jefferson CITY, Mo-, Jan. To-
The Appropriation Committee of
the House will make IA thorough
inquiry of the deficiency accounts
of all of the State institutions.
According to Gov. Frederick d.
Gardner this sum totals about ST.
100000
At Il conference of the Appr"-
priation Committee a subcomm't-
tee, composed Of Rich {. Correll.
Randolph county; A. ID. Bowman,
Scott, and j. \. Bradley of Penn
iscot, were selected to make this
investigation.
The Legislature at each sessinn
makes appropriation for bian-
nual period If the funds in the
State institutions are incurred
and deficiency bills are presented
at the next General Assembly to
pay this Indebtedness.
1t is limited that the House may
pass drastic rules this winter,
which will prevent rcoccurrcnce
of the Introduction Of deficiency
accounts.
\ sweeping order may be sent
broadcast that the State will re.
fuse to pay any accounts unless
authorized and within the appr"-
priation of amy and each State in
Stitution.
Few important bills were intro
ducrd this morning in the House.
The session was brief pending the
Joint session of the House and
Senate this afternoon when the
yubernatorial controversy was de
batcd. Harry b. lIawcS present
cd one of his good roads bills.
which, repeats various sections OF
the statute in order to comply
with the general good roads bill
previously introduced in the
House.
Representative Chancellor sent
a measure to the reading cIcrk,
maxim" it possible for til" author
tiles to make Il search for liquor
which might be shipped into dry
territory.
The third bill thus far intro
durrd in this session to create a
textbook commission was read.
Representative TolSrn favorS
licensing laundry agents. and pre-
scented bill requiring the laun-
dry representative to pay a small
) annual fee.
Thc Senate for the first time
since the beginning of the present
session, got to work today. Five
proposed constitutional amend
mrnts were Introduced and lis
bills ranging from providing
hountics for killing hawks and
owls to home rule for ST. Louis in
police and excise departments and
the calling Of il constitutional con
vrntiOn
Contrary to announcement.
President Pro Tenn. Morton did
not have the list Of standing cont
mitlcrS ready. They will he an
nounrrd tomorrow.
Senator Carter offered two
amendments. one submitting
State wild, prohibition ut the gen
rral election in 1918 and the other
providing for ii levy of 10 cents
on the 500 valuation for road
purposes. The latter provides for
an exemption from the proposed
tax of all money loaned on farm
lands at ! per cent and less.
In Introducing the prohibition
resolution Senator Carter said
that il was the intention Of the
advocates Of prohibition in Mis-
souri, 10 submit it at the 1918 cleo
ton through the initiative and
referendum in the event of its
-inihlrr to pass the Assembly.
Senator Cooks proposed
amendment is designed to relieve
the general revenue fund of the
/ state Of The support of the pub
lie schools and at the same time
provide more money each Year Tor
distribution among the schools.
1t provides for IL Decent levy
Tor school purposes. which would
give the schools approximately
II 100000 more than under the
! present system.
Senator Mitchcll'> proposed
amendment would permit rural
school districts by ma jority vote
to levy a maximum tax of 81 on
the 800 of assessed valuation for
school purposes the same as in
rorpOrated cities. towns and vii
lagos.
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