Show AN EXPERT UPON APPROPRIATIONS lIONS Senator Williams Serves a as I Chairman for fOI His Third Consecutive Session HAS HAD LONG EXPERIENCE Was at Head Also of Conference Conference Conference Confer Confer- ence Committee Handling Liquor Bill Billt I I I I a In hla capacity of od chairman of ot the committee on appropriations which 3 has haa had charge chars of or tho work of ot compiling compiling com corn t piling tho list of or moneys mones to be applied ap applied ap- ap 0 plied piled to tho the carrying on of or tho tim government nt and public Institutions Senator W. W N. N Williams l probably has hns I been beon tho the busiest member of ot the tho upper upper up upper up- up S per branch of ot tho the legislature especially espo- espo daily during tho Oio last two weeks of ot tho session This Is tho third consecutive session that Senator Williams has hils occupied tho position of ot chairman of ot tho the com com- on appropriations and he therefore therefore there thero- fore tore Is in iii a better position than perhaps perhaps per per- haps any other othor member of ot tho the tOI two t branches to say Bay how the money mono shall bo ho distributed his experience along alons alonsO O tills this ls lino Uno being valuable In the thc position position position tion which ho has occupied It has been the practice at tho the legislative legis legis- sessions to have havo tho appropriation tion bill orl originate In n tho the Senate and to take action first In the tho upper branch It is customary oarl early in each ouch session or oven before the tho session be be- be gins In many Instances to visit tho heads of ot state departments and Institutions Institutions institutions and ascertain ln the requirements of or tho offices and Institutions for tor or tho the next two years the tho information so re received received re- re ed cei helping the legislators to A great o extent in making U up UJ tho budget of State Auditor Tho The report of ot tho state tato auditor Is taken alien a as a basis of course all reports laving having been submitted to him by tho the officers and on the recommendations of oC f this official and the Information which tho the can obtain rom from other sources the appropriation list 1st Is prepared V k 1 1 z I. I O Ir Ing- Ing t td the tho members O of the Pho committee to say just what v amount shall shaH bo be sot net ot aside for or the tho various purposes which must be covered co as In doln doing this tills It Is Js necessary necessary sary to take triko Into account tho needs needa of ot tho the institution or department for tor Which provision Is boing being made and the needs of or tho the state at lor large e as well For or these reasons It Is necessary to exercise a a. great reat amount of or Judgment Judgments as s to man many Items It Is said saM that many members of ot tho the two bodies do not realize tho the careful study which has been given gl b by the tho committee to each Item when tho the bill but 1 Is brou brought ht the time houses for acceptance or they thoy ml might hl not bo be so Insistent on certain matters natters Chairman 1 Williams of tho committee commit commit- tee eo started early to see sec the heads of ot institutions and has kept up tho the work during tho session as he haa hai found tho the opportunity with the result that ho he has had little spare time on his hands lands Associates Associate on Committee Associated with Chairman Williams Williamson on the tho Senate appropriations committee commit commit- tee wore were Senators A A. E. E Miller H. H Bullen Jr John Y Smith J. J B. B Wilson Wil son C C. Burton Jr ir and Rudolph Kuch- Kuch ler The House committee on for tor tho the present session was composed of or Representatives Hugh A. A McMillin C. C L. L l Funk unk J. J U. U McCracken W. W y S. S Hanson Hansen J. J N. N Davis J. J M. M 1 Holt t Joseph h Hodges O. O L. L Thompson an anThe and David H. H Morris The Tho chairman In addition to this work has lias had much to do with other business having been at tho head bead orthe of or the tho conference committee which prepared pre pre- pared l tho latest measure on the tho sub Huh jet of or liquor re regulation Referring to the liquor legislation Senator Wll- Wll hams said mid yesterday that while ho ha hohas I has hap been from tile the start tart In iii favor of ot prohibition ho he hu has taken the tho stand that ho should accept pt tho the measure which seems best But suited d to the present pros pros- ent emit time for which reason he has lias supported supported sup sup- ported th tho legislation Introduced roI re recently to ro- to bring about strict regulation regula regilia- tion of ot tho traffic with local option pro pro- I visions benator said Bald that I he be was not committed to any stand with hl hi hlo constituents having been I elected over ocr two years ra ago at which time there thero was no discussion on of or tho question now flOW before tho the lerI legislature lature a |