The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1919-02-28
HOUSE SUPPORTS
NEW BUDGET PLAN
Hart Bill Passed House by Large
Majerity.-simpiifies Finances.

'sf1arf Bill Passed House by Large
Majority.-Simpiifies Finances.
The lower house of the general as
.aembly Wednesday night paid tribute
Ito Governor Cooper,s magnificent lead
.ership when it refused by a vote of Il
L.to % to strike out the enacting words
|of the budget bill which the chief
Executive has so earnestly recon-
ended long before be was inducted
10 the governors Office.
The Hart Dill thus. providing this
hdget system was sent to third read
ing and is largely a duplication OF the
Virginia plan. It provides that the
governor, together with the chairman
of the ways and means committee in
the house and the chairman of the
senate finance committee shall be-
tween November l, each fall, and the
opening Of the general assembly in
January prepare estimates of the nee
essary expenses for the State govern
ment. These estimates and recon-
mendatians are to be accompanied by
recommendations by the governor as
to the needs of the various institu-
ations, or departments, together with
data as to the expenditures for the
kinstitutioa or department the two pre-
oeding years. By this procedure
bach member of the general assembly
ill have in his possession at the
ery outset of the general assembly
approximately all the data which
ZONES to the ways and means COM
mittee each year. The members can
thus vote intelligently as to the ex-
penditure Of State funds
Unfayorable reports we're made on
the bin by both the finance committee
OF the senate and also by the ways
and means committee Of the house.
Passage OF the measure had been
placed in such jeopardy by the COM
mittee reperost that Governor Cooper
Tuesday night made an eloquent ap-
peal to the general assembly to pass
this bill as a companion measure to
some good roads legislation. The SEN
ate had already passed the bill.
November I each year the comp
troller genera, shall furnish the gov
ernor with:
a. A statement showing the bal
arse standing to the credit of the sew
eral appropriations for each depart
ment, bureau, division, officer, board,
commission, institution or other
agency or undertaking OF the State at
the end of the! last preceding appro-
priation year.
{2) A statement showing the month
ly expenditures and revenues from
each appropriation account, and the
total monthly expenditures and reve-
nues from all the appropriation ac-
counts, including special and all other
appropriations in the II months Of the
last preceding appropriation year.
(3) A statement showing the annual
expenditures in each appropriation ac-
. count. and the revenues from all
sources, including expenditures and
revenues from special and all other
appropriations. for each year Of the
last two appropriation years with a
separate column showing the increase
or decrease for each item.
az An itemized and complete finan-
scial balance sheet for the State at the
close of the last preceding fiscal year
ending September 80.
(5) Such other statements as the
governor shall request.
The governor shall accompany the
budget with:
~ A statement Of the revenues and
expenditures for each of the two ap-
preparation years next preceding,
classified and itemized in accordance
with the official budget cfassffications
adopted by the governor.
(2) A statement of the current as