The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-01-11
LEGISLATORS
IN SYMPATHY
With ITS WORK
Expected To Be Under
Fire But to Survive for
Its Value in Savings
NEW MOVE MADE
TO CUT SALARIES
Abolition of Offices of 100
County School Super
intendents Sought

RALEIGH, Jan. 11.-(UP).-
The senate passed the Mclean
resolution today. calling on all
constitutional officers to express
a willingness to accent salary
reduction to he determined by the
state legislature.
The house received an act to
abolish the office of county super
intendent Of schools in the states
100 counties. The bill would sub
stitute a superintendent for each
of the II congressional districts.
The Times-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
RALEIGH. Jan. 11.-Despite
the fact that the 1888 legislature
is seemingly economy bent and
looks with favor upon the idea Of
doing away with some boards, bu-
reaus and commissions, any at
tempt to decentralize the author
ity now vested in the State budget
bureau created in 1925, which has
enabled the state to save millions
of dollars since, will meet vigor-
Gus opposition at this time, accord
ing to a preponderance Of opinion
among the members of both houses
of the assembly.
1t has been rumored for several
days that Legislation looking to
taking away some or all of the
budget commissions power is now
being framed and will be. intro
duced shortly. While it has been
impossible to trace the origin of
this contemplated legislation, it IL
known that certain departmental
heads have long been smarting un-
der the dictatorship of the budget
commission.
While few senators or represen-
tatives are willing to be quoted on
the legislation pending or its pos
sible introduction. survey by
this bureau indicated that OPPOSE
ton to any bills hampering the
operation of the budget law Of
1925 will be fought to the last
ditch. Particularly at this time,
when revenues have been grad
ually but steadily declining, and
necessitating a flexible method of
fitting expenditures to actual
revenue, sentiment in favor of
continuance of the budget act is
very strong.
Since the introduction of the
budgetary control method during
the Mclean administration, APP
preparations and expenditures
have steadily declined, the budget
bureau apportioning out the APP
preparation funds to the various
departments quarterly on the ba-
sis of incoming revenue, and seal
ing down appropriations to fit the
actual needs of the departments.
During 1881 appropriations
amounted to something like $685.
900, 900. whereas actual revenue
amounted to approximately $685.
100000. That year the budgetary
control power vested with the gov
ernor and the advisory budget
commission enabling the scaling
down of appropriations to $780,
100000. Last years revenue, it
is estimated, will be only around
$21, 100000, or 100000 less
than the appropriations made by
the 1881 legislature. During the
biennium. the commission reduced
expenditures by about s7,500,00O.
Thus. had it not been for the
power which the 1925 law vested
with the governor and the advis-
DRY commission, North Cardinals
deficit would be a good many mil
lions more than it actually is, as
there would have been no way for
the executive department to have
put a check on outgoing money
when it became apparent that
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