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1	The buyer is under our orders to watch requisitions coming
2	in at the end of the year, that they don't try to spend
3	all their money and stock up against next year's budget,
4	items that they don't need. He exercise that kind of centre
5	THE CHAIRMAN: Cal?
6	MR. BOND: I have too sections, to discuss.: The
7	first is on Sub-Section 8 of Section 52 of the Constitution,
8	and Sub -Section 12.
9	Mr. Brooks and I were at a meeting of the legis-
10	lative subcommittee last Thursday, and Senator Hughes,
11	Senator Roney and Senator James were absolutely adamant and
12	very vehement that Sub-Section 8 should be changed. They
13	took the position that by having no appropriations considers
14	until after the budget is passed, that the legislature is
15	hamstrung, and that maybe the session should be extended
16	or perhaps there should be a limitation on the number of
17	days the budget should be considered, but that the State has
18	really suffered this past year, at least, this is their
19	opinion, because of the fact that the budget is jammed into
20	the — that it takes so long to consider the budget, and the
21	were very vehement before that subcommittee and I wouldn't