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SPENDING BILL
Still no change in the Austin controversy over one-year versus two-year spending bill. Speaker Gus Mutscher said he conferred with Lt. Governor Ben Barnes at dinnerlast night, and that Barnes ix had a date to talk with Governor Preston Smith this morning. It's likely that all three will get together later today for a conference on spending and taxing.