The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-05
House Fails to Heed Scum.
Business Advice of the 3
Former Auditor
FINALLY DISPOSE IN
OF REDISTRICTING
Satisfied With the New Fifth
House and Senate Redis n
tricting Special Order
in House Today u

The county treasurers Of virg1
have good friends upon the moor
the House of Delegates.
Not only will the treasareE1 i
permitted to hold tho funds o
Stuts tn hand months at q unn6, q =
they may not be required make ~
form OF report to the auditor 0en a
than tho sanai.annual repnrtA- ana -M1G&;
Elements required by the present h1
the House yesterday defeating
Senate bill requiring frequent 10S
ports. 88
Some days ago the House dsfeaA1
n bill to require monthly pavmeut1
the auditor. measure strongly H. Il
by the auditor Of public accoun1
who In his last annual report uosd
following lannage; IS. -. ~
Il would suggest that instead =
making semi annual settlements ~
the auditor of public account1I c0Q
ty anil city treasurers texcepsing u
city treasurers who are now ieQuarq4 4
by law to make weekly settlemeusg1
be required to pay into tho 6eAt4F
hands on the first Of each moneA
State funds In the hands Of trpao
urers canot be lawful used BY the
for any purpose whatever. exCep4 II
to pay Jurors and witness certit1cAt44A
In Commonwealth cases. and tho4u
Is no good reason why such fum49R
should be retained by them Tor
lengthy periods. The present ruie ~
settlements u contrary FGD&
every sound business policy"
With the words Of the former audt&
tor before them. and having defeaee
ed the measure declared necessary OK
that very efficient Official. the H0Q13
on yesterdA voted that . statement 9&|
the condition Of the Ollice a. c91nm11s
treasurer should mot b requires l1s
often as the state CorporAxion Co..
mi Essentials oshrdl ushrdlu shr0lt
mission call for tatements Of tho 0o0f
dition of State banks, Ave times VI ~
year. and the plea for the defeAt
the measure was that II would p1aUAS
an undue burden upon the codutxS
treasurers. S%
Need Business-Likc McInOda.
The auditor of Virginia by reasQ9@
of god business methods has be9s|
able to procure more prompt pnH@s
ments into the State treasury Of AkmN1
funds than ever before and has .hox1g3
pr, pairing the treasurers for more BIZ
iress-like methods. However. tM3B
action OF the General Assembly m3S
/ be very properly taken by the 0tA16
collecting agencies and a Throws
down for the auditors ONCE aud ~;
prompt remittances. sEf
Delegate Edwin p. Cox, OF the CT 4
Of Richmond. in the face Of str0G
opposition. made a good fight Tor
bin To require frequent reports fkO1
thn county treaSurers. but the cot
try members seemed to take u -
much to require of q treasurer n
he so keep his books az to 10 a.
TO make report in the usual IN
that a god business man or M
takes to make UP balance sheet
the end OF a months business. 4Ss3
. How tho Vote Stood
| The vote on the bill was ~ fOllp4
| It being Senate bill EOS. to require e
auditor Of public accounts to eaIa
statements OF county. town and III
| treasurers concerning all financial
fairS In said offices:
| Ayes-Baker. W. W.. Bell. Bo1
Chalkley. Christian, Cox. CreaS
| Earman. Ewing, F'itxhugh, gilt
! Houston, Ivey:: Jennings Love-
tin. Milstead. Montague. No.
Radford, Rolston. Tempieton. IT,
/ Throckmorton. Watts, Weaver.
Hugh A.. White. John g., the D.
| er---2S.
| Noes-Banks. Brewer. BrowS
| Buck, Coleman. D.. Curtis.
] Flanagan, Fulton. Grant. HoWS(
Kent. kinsey. Land. Lunsfords{
bon. Massie. Meetze. Moore. Muit
/ Norris. Old, Oliver. Page. Rakes
Richardson, Roberts. f. b.. R4a
John. Robertson, Row, Ruthayxx
Smith, Spessard. Stephenson. Hx
Stephenson. John W.. Stratton. ~
Tate. Taylor, Tiffany, Utx. WA1
/ Webb, Williams. Wise. Wlssl0r<
assembly Reapportionmcms ~
The feature Of the day Ia the
erai Assembly to-day win b ~
ator;al and house redistrictiux
which Ii tho special order tor
at noon in the House. Tho roiDe
| the House Committee on px1vl1
and ELECTIONS has already hoons
| ed In these columns. and thu
beers Of that committee are ex11G
/ TO defend the measure generally
! il comes up for discussion to6nyE
! II Will be vigorously objectAd t1G
i several quarters now seems
rs there II \ fear on the part eks
members that the measur4, ".
/, so intended or not. will inueQ N
, benefit Of the ''wets' In fus0e
atoriai contests. sS5
The failure Of the Senate
ginia 10 settle once and 3toe@
/ Statewide question by g1vtNE
! pie Of the State the ri1ht
thereon now makes Il part ~
Of practically every poiittca1
Hence both .'drys- and vE
doubtless study carefully kM1
ton Of the senatorial dl1lx
veApportionment measure G%
| there II not only onA
| woodpile," but whole e611
ored gentlemen hidden
II II generAly AcceptqM
| that the proposal 70 p44
OF Chesterfield with thu Gs(