72 FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT 



Mr. Becker — The reason I say this, is, we agreed to pay 

 Dr. Miller's and Mr. France's expenses, and other expenses 

 that may occur, stenographic work, etc. I move we appro- 

 priate from the State fund enough to pay for the meeting, 

 publishing reports of proceedings, and the suppression of 

 foul brood. I don't think we are infringing any law what- 

 ever. 



Mr. Bowen — I think the Executive Committee has a 

 right to draw without any motion. 



Mr. Black— I think so. 



Mr. Miller — The question is whether it would be wise 

 to appropriate it, for the expenses must be met, and the 

 Executive Committee can attend to that. 



Mr. Black — I don't think we ought to use this fund for 

 the Legislative Committee — not a cent of it. 



Mr. Smith— We will not. 



Mr. Stone — No, but we have been instructed by the 

 Executive Committee to go ahead and get out letters like 

 we did last year. If we g'et out letters and then send them 

 out, it will cost $20.00 for postage, without any expense of 

 printing. Anything of that kind can come out of that fund. 

 There are a great many things for which it can be used. It 

 would do just as well to let it go along in the old channel, 

 and let a voucher go in for every expense, and not have the 

 trouble of showing what everything in the fund went for. 



Mr. Black — I want the itemizing to be just as particular, 

 anyhow. 



Mr. York — It seems to me the Executive Committee 

 can only pay bills that are put in. 



Mr. Stone — The same trouble comes up there. This Aud- 

 iting Committee wants me to pay the money to the Treas- 

 urer as fast as I receive it. I have to take money out of 

 my own pocket, and then draw on the Treasurer for money, 

 and then ±he Committee complains that it ought to be turned 

 over to the Treasurer. These things get pretty complicated. 



Mr. Black — They get worse when we don't, sometimes. 



Mr. York — I don't think the law intends to control the 

 general fund. We could keep two funds. It is the State 

 fund that the law fixes, not the general fund. Money for 

 postage, stationery, etc., can come out of the general fund; 

 paying the officers, etc., will not come out of the State fund. 

 Now, the question that would be asked would be, "What 

 are you doing with those badges? Do they materially af- 

 fect the bee-keepers' interests in the State?" They must 

 come out of our general fund. We can't use the State fund 

 as we please. 



Mr. Stone — I believe it is more important than that the 

 State Commissioners can ride around in automobiles. It is 

 on the same line. 



Mr. Becker — We never intended when we spoke about 

 badges that they were to come out of the State fund. 



Mr. Stone — No, we did not intend that. 



Mr. Bowen — I say, let us use the State fund for the 

 original purposes for which it was intended. If you want to 



