The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-11

AUDITOR OF Public Accounts and paid
by warrant attached to reccipted, Item
lied bills In the same way. the APP.
propriations to our public Institutions
should not. ms at present, be paid m
laonthly instruments. to be deposited In
bank and drawn against by these instt-
against these institutions should be
coInpa MED by Il warrant, signed by the
prorer officer. They should then pas
Through the Auditors Office In the same
manner as all other accounts In this
way. the uncNpended balance OF the
Gomm9nwealth Would be under. the
until actually disbursed. This recon-.
.aendation Is not Intended ms n refe,
ton on any OF the institutions of the
state. ! believe their accounts have
been properly kept, but there should
be comprehensive. Uniform and COM
piete system OF accounting I'm use. APP
acaiinE with or connected with the
In order to facilitate the business of
the General Assembly hn We caused to
I be made out a guide to the next APP
! propriation bill. containing. as far us
possible, in a classified form, the APP
ruary 20. 1919.
The pansr could not be made COM
pietc because some Of the nppropria-
mately complete. Blank spaces arc
left for appropriations for the year
s year en GHnr"a ar IS l9ls and for the
Il
rnary; 1911. so that members can keep
up with the appropriations for those
Years Il desired. have also secured
statements setting out briefly the ap-
Preparations for which they ask for
rue next two years. and these state
From my knowledge OF the financ,s
| OF the State I do not think IL safe
e 20 pbppr9pr,ate moro than ss,5oc,ooo for
years. having rcgar I'd espccialiv in new new
or additlonnl appropriations for those
expenditures which will promote tho
! asscssahlc values OF the Statcy VIII WI,
.His Information placed in tic hands
s eo ths members OF the General As
session trust it Will be their plea sure
10 pass the appropriation bill AT an
t to da,s ate to the end that It shall go
de,av o en- b erence committee without
liberation. rather than that il be defer.
bg @ When 'ne last hours Of The ssen
iom might have to be made IN save
the bill. - saw
Temperance
state mpel II iTsi Vas adopted in this
,ne only method by which the people
OF given locality could control The |
Of ,ffe Is. Gf sal 97 until tie passage
nlll different requirements were made
LOT the licensing Of saloons In the rural
districts and in towns OF under i've |
n ,sin1 inha oltants from those OBJ
tanning In larger towns and the Cries
OF the State, and in 1905. under what
Is l.; known as the BYRD Bill" the ter |
e rt1fy n G%Tfngd by the Mann BIZ be
rest OF the state under the operation
OF local option. BY reason of these
several laws. the following conditions
;, s'Nty;siN counties have no form of |
,,i1uor license: eleven have only one
license In each county; four have Two |
nishFy ov 10 the ,, county and there are
saloons; one hundrd and twelve towns |
with population OF five hundred and
popnla au 1 Of ova ten ox towns having
ihIanitants; and one having less than
thni number, three of them being sum.
me-, nner resorts. have licenses; four towns
have 's disb .nan fise hundred inhabitants
ha,eitants. and eleven which have n'
S tSan nno so :, that largely more than
,t.ne people. Of Virginia are living in
or, 6sy territory and under conditions
LAWS MWisn e, commensurate n.Mis the wisdom of the
mhieh Justify their extension so as
10 embrace more territory.
oo INC logic OF local option is that
question ,hs; for itsolf, and it is apparent
! 1hat Under the operation Of that law
NY territory cannot interfere with
me s' th m.'o ,roo Is wei," aud 1t seems 10
ne dry We Know. however, T shai
pe ,I lthig n dfr viii the will Of ne
gong on and that Email order houses. |
arc doing an immense business In the |
s I'M Of liquor TO sections In which !
clearly empna e eica tEs Dseple has been
therefore. local option is 10 continue
90 tnc policy of the State the law.
iinie ecnscs sT ne granting OF liquor
only such license shall be granted as
MI m9t permit the shipment OF LIQUOR
sS mrH agIfpi,o s, The reply to mis-
under the Interstate commerce law
LIQUOR viii come In from other states
a mt, our dealers will be deprived Of !
the grea eater ,b ms ,,i.t Is true although
ndunr That Will be ordered and IL |
Is also true that very many good neo
PIC IN practically all of the States arc
law which will correct this evil And
| IL u Is so recognized. while We arc
Ma'tlhs Tor Congress to act In justice |
10 our own dry territory and Tic
/ dry" States south Of us We shouid |
| show the way 'u'u
An officer in my position. charsed
| state IS Obliged 10 be impressed u,,tb !
,he TACT that liquor causes very
| iaise ngo--ccrtainly as much n :
| iIeEehlS-hVc--of the crime committed
| IN we state. and the records OF our
| prhit' hiihrN show that the average
Hlh,ilal age Is below twenty-five. I'll
-. therefore. the part OF wisdom. i'm
/ establishing regulations for q bust.
nsSs which thinking men recognize 9
n ni,t.1. that as far as possible the
| W. "paa . tloh TO contract the liquor habit
/ men. believe that most OF them con-
rat ms habit after business hours,
"n' therefore recommend that the
| saloon business. where il EXISTS he
made day business. and be rcoIiircJ
| u, rioSc at sunset and not to open un:
In conclusion Of this subject. wish
! 20 rfE'ht what said in my tnaururnl
"n1tesS delivered on the first day of
Hcnrhhry. 1910: 81 simply rciterate
my strhoiast opposition 20 the saloon,