The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-12-29
VIRGINIA NEEDS
Coin THEY sII||
Members of Auditing Commits
tee of Legislature Recomend
the Strictest Economy
BURDENS ARE ABREAST 81
OF LARGER REVENUES
State Forcedto Borrow Money.
First Auditor S Staff Should
Include Man to Study
Maze OF Figures

Virginia is going to have haf4 4
time keeping the financial wolf fro
the door during the next year 11S9
spite of the fact that the sourcss ~
revenue have increased and tho IoytoMs
have been increased in number - NJ
instances &sa%
Economy and retrenchment b the
Keynote of the report Of the t03nt Il
auditing committee Of the LegiotA-S
ture. and the members Of that body
believe the State has hard monef4tNz
row to hoe during the next tWoey0
months The burdens Of the 9ta4o
have kept abreast OF the revonu1l
and in some instances exceed tlA04
latter. The situation is regarded ~.
critical by the members Of the co14SH
mittee that they intimate that "a ss@
would be unwise to elect other thaN
dyed in-the-wool retrenchcrs to tne5
next Legislature. s M
state Had to Borrow. s8s
The report Of the COMMITTEES CONF
frmed the rumors that have bMooS
floating about for weeks to the e4eoS
that the State had to borrow $3e&@
600 al per cent. interest from RleNNS
mond banks during the late fall tMs
carry its business. From 09D$Ss
l i
gets little. il any revenue, ana NJ
was during that period the 325eyAe1@
was borrowed In sums az they NQG1s
needed. Had the states credit N9
been SO good. there might have D1oma
a serious EN- barrassment During kM1MS
stringent period In 1900 the ratlrOa1Q
were asked to advance part OF thA1Hs
taxes and did SO. but Governor Mar
declined to allow q similar request t0s
be made this year. because the Ger
poratfon Commission had under oo6k~S
81 the railroads property. and t1fo
chief executive deemed II best ~ a9.EI
no court estes. W ss sSsS
Criminal prosecutions - A4lv11o4 X
the committee against pcfeono M4
dodge taxes and thus rob the DtaAo d
its just due. The COMMITTEES pO1&1
our that each person sweArs 10 4lG
truth OF the contents OF his peSDom
assessment shcet and hereby lays ~ g
self liable to prosecution for psctu
If proper valuations are not put Aua
the property items named. Tia Co.,
mittee recommends that Judges o. l1@
courts call the attention OF o5uuE VI
juries 10 the fact that persona WA&
make false statements In asseGl1
sheets are perjuFers In tha full 14 N
of the word and In . way robbssU
,he State. The fun market vajilo
all property owned b. indivfduA1D III
the state OF Virginia must be G1v412x
by the owner, declares the committ61
that the State may get IT. just rsvs41Q|
and keep its machinery In mOe)3
without EN- barramment. This Yeco
mendation will doubtless create MDo
than a mild sensation. for tar Ao6G
Is one OF the most ancient and u
versal practices not only u tho oIE3
Dominion. but throughout the 000
try. HSA
Figures Be Anaayssi.
That the mass Of figures aecnI ~
lated In tho auditors once. and Z
total telling a story and polnttmG
lesson OF its own, should be anA1I K
and studied carefully for guidAa0o 1
suggestion II another rec0mme04o1
OF the committee. II = sugGegto4 K u
the force In the auditors 0dlco ~ -
creased so ~ 70 provide ono ~ 1S
men TO peruse and analyue
figures. ". sasS3 H.
Recommendation - made tho4
appropriation bin for the next NJ
,ature be printed and IN the han11 =
all delegates and senators ~
thirty days before the general a1
bly, meets II also made TAao
done by the senate finance oonnMS
last year and proved Z woaa6
aid 10 rho lawmakerA MI
Text a Report
Tho report, which u signeA ~
full auditing committee, Nea
r.. spessard. J. r. DsaI. 4. G. I'M
Don p. Halsey and John 3. Ha<t
10 as follows: n WA
Richmond. Dec. ~. an
His Exceliency VIM. Hedges r.
Governor OF Virginia: $ssX
Sir.--In pursuance Of th1 du11E
posed upon W by the act A1r
March II, 1904. and BY tie
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