The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-30
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GOVERNOR SAYS
Chief Executive Realizes That
Economy is Necessary in
Conductof States Business
HARD TO DETERMINE
WHERE. TO COMMENCE
Judge Mann Believes Virginia
Should Have Contlgent Fund
--lo Have Portrait OF GOV.
Montague Panied

Governor Mann Is heartily In ac-
cord with the mem oers OF tho joint
auditing committee OF the LED .sia
thre, which recommended strict and
rigid economy in state governmental
aliairs.
Take il from me-" said the chief
executive trioay, there viii be no
deiicit during my administration. 1
wilt see to thar when the neat Leg
islature meets. Economy is impera-
tise. because Virginia IS a great anu
growing state ana branching out IN
numerous nelas and more money tnAn
ever is needed AMI considerable iig-
urips is Necessary 10 make our rev
enues meet the enos.
i beiiese III economy, but | also
believe III etBclene$, IT we're better
an eiiictent oouy Ut men Ia The va
nous State dei 'artments ana insuta-
tons with n utneit IMAM an inefficient
BODY OF men IN charge with affairs
gong at siNes ana So zen Win a sur
plus.
Economy Imperative.
when et.inc tatu oIuCe / realized
thai economy vas ncc.ss<sry ali a.vux
,tile i44.e, ot,t IL was ana stlli as IL uiI-
5ncuIt matter IL iIAa IL pace 10 n1aAe
au intlston with the pruning KNIFE
too eioses4 ~ K spoii 1t. No one WHO
mas tne Nesl Interests OF the . tate at
heart @auIs IL ste the roaa tuna or
the ST Moot faGQ or tns Agricultural
scaayt fund cut. The sunus were max
Gu 1T considerably by lne iast 1.eels-
tafure, anu It is neeuiess 10 reIn.nd
any oiae mat the cuts were not at AL
popular.
me Governor declared that as soor.
az TIT staie accountant nad pertec.e4
a uniform s.stem of bookkeeping AMI
Swtfrvr BUSINESS nr~tiss.,ss IN enc ~nrfous
departments ana Institutions ano the
accountant could be sent from place
30 place 10 ascertain exact eApendi-
tltrvs ana other fisures 1t would ne Il
less aitneuit matter to economic.
tses ernor Mann said wniie ne was
a firm Deiieear IN economy, he thought
tho pest Interests Of the state demand
ed that tnere De contingent fund
at save. a0w or s5"e,3vs, always on
hand Ia meet unsnal and unexpected
G. -eneies.
suppose the penitentiary burned
d. wn tomorrow. where would the
State be =" asked the Governor. sup
pose any III the state institutions
burned down, where would we be-
These things have happened in other
States and they may happen here. We
should have q contingent fund suiil-
cicntly large 10 meet such emergen-
cics, hut we have not got II.
All the departments should have
a contingent fund to re drawn on only
when unusual conditions and circum-
stances present themselves, for serious
embarrassment and hampering may
result ii funds are not available to
meet contingencies
s'rhc Governors contingent fand Is
often drawn on IN instances which
emphasize the need for contingent
funds in departments.
II intend using portion OF the
Governors contingent fund TO have a
portrait Of Governor Montague paint
"a and placed In tho state Library
Ills picture should ts there, and ] in
tend having II painted and put there.
He served ~ Governor OF the state
like, the other chief executives whosas
tortraitS arr now hung in the library,
and his portrait will go beside his
predecessors"
Many Suggestions.
'sf'hc report of the committee con-
tanned many good suggestions. and
singularly enough 1t was drawn along
the Identical lines on which ] have
been working and intend 10 work
during my administration.
The Governor intimated that he
deemed it somewhat of disoourtesy
for the committee tn give its report
10 the press before he had received IT,
and one might have inferred from
his conversation that he thought the
report considerable OF criticism OF
the last Legislature. The funny part
of II is" said the Governor, that each
member of the committee voted for all
the appropriations in the last Legis-
iature."
M intimation was given by the chief
executive as To what his methods Of
economy would be. but he said he had
told S. II. poneho. the new State Aud
itor of Public Accounts, that economy
must be exercised. that voucher
should accompany each and every
warrant drawn. and that the auditors
office must be In truth and reality a.
department wtere every State depart
ment and institutions accounts arc
audited carefully and thoroughly.