The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-07
inmates cared for. as shown by the fol-
In Paid En-

inmates cared for. as shown by the fol-
lowing tahio;
In Paid En-
mates. ployes.
Eastern State Hospital. sos 121
Southwestern State HOS
pital ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 5o4 90
Western State Hospital. 1853 1S2
Central State Hospital. ..1,s7S 1+5
Catawba Sanatorium CAV
erage) ................ 100 Al
AS rule. these employees are fed
and lodged and furnished laundry ia
of the above institutions, upon being
questioned about the pay roll. reported
that It could and would be at once re-
duced s10e per month.
Tho committee feels that some no
tice should be taken OF tho fact tina .
the amount appropriated for the susie.
nance of the inmates must suffer n
heavy depletion In meeting tho necessl-
ties of so many employees, and that
there Is consequent noticeable sim
plicity. to say the least In the fare OF
! the unfortunatcs who are dependent
upon the supplies for the strength to
combat their dire enemy.
Revise Pension Rolls.
1t having been reported to the COM
mitteo that there are unworthy names
on the States Confederate pension
1871, ana tHat tHeTc ID compliant from
| veterans to that effect the committee
recommends that the Legislature Gre
ate commission composed Of the most
| intelligent and capable Confedera tie
veterans who can BIO induced to servo,
or course without pay, with authority
to revise and correct the rolls and with
the further authority to pass on and
| IL they deem 1t wise, to reject any flu
ture applications for cause. Those most
I n MI. Int rfn1 L., -.,.n
that the roll shall DO more than mere
source OF revenue to those whose names
| It bears, giving them. in addition to the
! material aid OF the fund, a place on
the States roll of honor.
The committee most earnestly rec
ommends that all OF the States depart
| ments not now on the list of those on
titled to tho services of tho Public
Printer be required to mako requisition
on the Public Printer for all of their
| printing and all of their stationery
supplies. This simple requirement.
would save enough money to pay the
officers and office expenses of tho De-
pnrtment of Public Printing probably
twice over. At present tho Depart
! ment of Public instruction, tho Library
| Board. the acknowledgements Office
the Commissioners of Labor. the State
Highway Commissioner, the State Board
i
ests order separately their printing and
| their stationery supplies.
Quote From Auditor.
The admirable and practical remarks
OF the Auditor. Hon. s. r. Donohoe
introducing his annual report fully
bear out the wisdom of some sugEes-
lions made in our report OF December.
1910, and incidentally emphasize the
| recommendations we then made. We
! commend these timely remarks OF the
! Auditor to the careful consideration of
the Legislature, with the hope that
they may have their due effect upon
the Legislation Of the session now ap-
proaching. The Auditor says:
In submitting my annual report for
the fiscal year ending September so,
1911, 1 deem 1t not Inappropriate to
tions in relation TO the financial at
| fairs of the State, as mere tabulated
flgure5 do not always convey a correct
understanding of the situation.
AT tho close of the fiscal year Sep
! TENDER 80, 1910 the Auditors report
| showed balance in tine treasury OF
S92.554.a2 This balance, however. did
not represent & surplus. 1t Is neces-
sary at all times to maintain q balance
TO meet the ordinary daily drafts upon
the treasury. There were at that time
| obligations resting upon the State that
| should have been paid prior to that
date. amounting to quito a large sum,
the payment of which had to be deferred
because there were not sufficient funds
| in hand to meet them. This was an
| unfortunate situation, and, to meet the
| emergency, the State found 1t neces-
sary In October. 1910, to negotiate O
loan Of s26o.000 to provide for tho most
, pressing demands. This loan was soon
repaid. but no amount of exertion on
the part of this department could fully
| correct this undesirable condition OF
affairs. The revenue OF the past year
was collected with great thorough
ness, and yet the close OF the hsca
| year, September 80. 1911. found the
Commonwealth unable to meet all the
demands upon the treasury.
| 1T Is true that the balance on hand
as Of that date, was s2G6.S14.79, but
Immediate necessities were largely ir
e8cess OF that amount. The above
statement Is made to convey a bette,
. understanding OF the situation, and iE
submitted with the single comment
that the next General Assembly should
give the most careful consideration to
the States financial condition In for
mulating the next general appropria-
tion BILL"
Burden New Year.
This deficit. to which tho Auditor re-
fers. Is $4,000, and constitutes an
immediate burden upon the revenues
Of 1919: and these figures do not in
clude the drafts upon the open APP
/ preparation accounts which are not
closed until March |, 1912
The Auditor insists. as wa have al
ready insisted, that the funds of thu
state in the hands of Its officers should
be PROMPTLY RENTED to the trensury