Evening journal., 1923-01-11
HEARINGS ON
STATE BUDGET
Schedule Arranged by Leg
islative Committee for
Representatives
DEFINITE TIME FOR
EACH TO BE HEARD
STAFF Correspondent.

PaiFh ny hdil man NblllHS anu sec
retary Nelson was approved by the
Joint committee this afterfiOOn. Hear
ings will start Monday OF next week
ana continue until Wednesday, Jan
nary "a. under the present schedule
The schedule. however. is not com
pleted. Some time next week a sup
Elementary schedule will be made
up to take in all other commissions
and agencies receiving state hnan-
cial aid.
Some few Commissions. il is under
stood, may not he required to re-
port before the Committee for eX-
animation. For instance. ii is said
to be the sense Of the Committee
that it will be unnecessary for the
Commission for the Blind to send a
representative. as the committee
feels satisfied the appropriation
could not he properly reduced.
on Monday. the first day of the
hearings. under the schedule it is
fixed for Senator Murphy and
representative Jones. chairmen Of
the legislative claims committee. to
appear before the Budget Com
mlttee.
The first step in the move To cut
down expenses is to be made in the
Legislature. according to this pro-
gram. Clerks. stenographers and
other employees OF the Legislature
are not TO receive as much as has
been paid in the past.
While the names Of the Governor.
Governor. Chancellor and
other state officers are on the sched-
ule to appear before the budget
il was explained that they
are not asking for an appropriation
They get a contingent fund and the
budget committee wants to learn
just what is done with this contin-
gent fund. The schedule Of hear
Ings is as follows:
Monday. January 15-Chairman
Senate claims committee. l p. m;
Chairman House claims committee
l.I5 u. m: 4. 4. Benson, Secretary OF
state. 100 p m; c. VI. Hollis Insur-
lnce Commissioner, . p. m.
Tuesday. January 1G-T. r. Four
acre. state Treasurer. l p. m; J.
NJ. Harrington. state Auditor lis y.
m. $ D. Townsend. Attorney Cen
aral. 1.3O p. m; w. y. Denny Gov
srHor. 1.45 p. m.
Wednesday. JanuFry III. W.
Willcutts. Oyster Revenue Collector,
p m: w =. Townsend Cannery
Insp actor, l Is; NJ. y. Crossan. De-
partment Of Elections. Wilmington,
30 p. M; j. n. Anderson. State
Board Charities. . p. m.
Thursday January iS-G. l.. Me 7
lhl, Bank Commissioner. l y. m; /
Dr. Robin. Tubcrculosis Commis- /
4ioner. i.20 p. m; ID. l.. $. COnwell. 1
state Board Of Health. 1.4O p. m; I
Levy Courts Of three counties. , .
p. m.
Friday. January in. ~. lester,
state Tax Department, p. m; Mrs.
4 lice DUPONT. Feeble Minded Com
mission. 100 p. m; Commander G.
y r.. $50 p. m: Palmer Home for
Did Ladies. ? p. m.
Monday. January 22.-Marie
lockwood. Child Welfare. l p. m;
B $. Long. Mothers Pension, 1.30 ID
,. m. j. W. Wise. State Board OF
'harmacy. 2 p. m.
Tuesday. January %: Layton
Iom, for Aged Colored People.
}. m. G.. A. Reads. Wilmington In
Iustrial School for ColOred Girls,
20 p. M; Mrs. J. l.. Wolcott, In
Iustrial School for Girls. 1:4O p. m;
IT, MichaePs Day Nursery. - p. m.
Wednesday. Jan. "a: Ferris In
Iustrlal School. I p. m; state Hos
'ital for Insane. 1:3O p. m; Josiah
,. Wolcott. Chancellor, 2 p. m; J.
)anforth Bush Lieutenant Cover
lor. 2:15 p. m.
In session this afternoon the leg
ilative budget committee went over
he tentative budget bill to assign
avs for representatives. OF other
agencies. etc. seeking
tate aid. to appear before the com
littee in addition to those agencies =
Xed on the partial schedule an ;
ounced today.
Dr n. V. Holloway. state super J
,tendent OF Public instruction. will
p asked to assign persons from the
1rious branches Of the State Board
Education seeking appropriations
, explain what is to be done with
he money. when it was read by
hairma nColllns that there in the
'ntative school budget is an item OF Z
$4,000 for vocational schools. sev-
al members made remarks indi- q
,ting that this item might have $
ard Shedding before it Is approved. c
The committee fixed Monday Jan q
lry %. To hear Former Governor
harles r. Miller. chairman or the g.
nance committee of the board Of Z
ustees Of the University Of Della g
are as to the appropriation asked '
n by the University. q
When the State Roard OF AgrlcuI-
ire wss reached in the list for as "
gnment a. a Department seeking &"
ate aid. an item was read relative a
State appropriations TO the state a
nj Kent and Sussex County Fairs. Il
representative Lcdnum remarked q
at the fairs were not entitled to u
Ich appropriations, as they are j.
'iVate corporations. Senator Muir !.
~. who is a director OF the Kent
ld Sussex County. said the appro- az
iation is for the furtherance Of
'riculture. The matter will he de- nj
litely settled probab bly, As to wheth- ST
or not these Fairs will continue. "
get the appropriations when tho
preventative or the State Board Of
yriculture appears before the bud
I committee n