The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-07
.SOLONS WIFI
USE DISPATCH
General Desire Shown To
Hold Session To so
Day Limit
The Tiries-News Burrnu
Sir Waltr- TIntpi

RALEIGH, Jan. THAT mem
bers of the 1888 session Of the
legislature intend to carry out
their promises to the people back
home and cut governmental eX-
penses with some degree of guSto
has been evident 20 many even
this early in the session, and the
general consensus Of the legisla-
tors is that now the organization
work is over. the general assem-
bly, will get down to its work with
q dispatch born Of a desire to hold
the session to 60 days. despite the
many problems facing it.
A majority of members Of both
houses have expressed the opinion
that the session will be concluded
in little over sixty days. bat
none has been found who will pre-
diet that it will last nearly so long
as the record-breaker Of two years
ago. Were here to do a big job.
and we want to get it over with
as soon as possible" seems to De
the sentiment of most of the So
Ions.
While no actual reduction OF
expenses has been achieved dur
ing the first two days, not a few
members of the house and the
senate, in taking the floor, have
served notice of their deadly
earnestness about cutting the OPP
Grating cost of the state. The
mere fact that on the opening
day both houses went much fur
Their than to hold the usual open
ing day perfunctory session still
has the capital talking.
Although the salary-cutting bill
died in the senate because it was
not ratified in time for it to be-
come effective at the time the
states new slate of officers were
indicted. the fact that the solonS
even got down to consideration
of salary cutting so early in the
session has been regarded as a
favorable sign that the majority
of the legislators intend to WELD
the old budget-axe pretty thor
oughly and not take too long
about finishing the job.
In the senate, Senator T. l..
Kirkpatrick of Charlotte. and
Senator w. K. Began, of Arson,
have both been outspoken about
their intentions to carry out their
campaign promises and cut wher-
ever possible. They made the
principal speeches in the senate
for passage of the salary-cutting
bill, although both expressed the
opinion that officials salaries
should be cut more than the Is
per cent clash provided for in the
house measure. While most of
the other senators were qualify
ing their vote by saying that they
thought the bill was unconstitu-
tional, Senator Kirkpatrick held
no such doubt, and urged passage
of the piece of economy leglsla-
ton.
81 made my campaign on a re-
duction of expenses, and am
going to carry out my promise"
he said, and Senator Began,
making his maiden speech, eX-
pressed a similar sentiment. Sem
ator Boggaa holds the belief that
salaries of state officials should
be cut at least 80 per cent. He
informed the senate that his cam
paign in Arson county was made
on such a program, and that ne
was elected by the largest maj orl-
ty his home county has ever given
a member of the legislature.
In both the senate and the
house the early sessions have been
characterized by a seriousness not
ordinarily seen in a legislative
body. There is little atmosphere
of levity, and so far the assembly
has shown no inclination for early
recesses. This apparent general
attitude of the lawmakers, and
the expressed opinions of many of
the members of the assembly, has
prepared the legislative observers
to look for a reasonably short
cnSSion this wear