The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-12-17
DELEGATE TONEY
ISSUES WARNING
Must Not Appropriate All State
Funds and Then Cut Down
Revenue.
WORK BEGUN ON BUDGET
Senate Finance Committee Will
Hear From Departments and
Institutions To-Day.
WORK BEGUN ON BUDGET

Provision must no made in nppor-
tioninE state funds to the various In
stitutions and departments for possible
changes in the revenue laws, accord
! ing to Delegate II. l.. Toncy. who APP
peared before the Senate Finance Com
/ mittee last night The committee as
! sembled In obedience to the Folilcs res
I olution to prepare 4 draft OF the an
I preparation bill, which is tc be reported
[ TO the Senate on the first day OF the
term. AS member OF the House. AIR
Toncy was quito certain that tho bill
would pass substantially ms prepared
I by the Senate Committee. The present
/ revenues Of the state are approximate
ly SHooo.oOo per annum. and it seemed
10 he the intention of the committee to
prepare bill nppropriating that
amount.
According to Mr. Toncy the commit
tee should first decide whether it will
/ spend the whole anticipated revenue,
! or II deductions on changes in the
revenue laws were TO he made. tho n
preparation bill should be cut To tit
For himself. Mr.. Toncy was in favor of
releasing to the counties and cities the
real estate tax now collected by the
state. and putting on the counties and
cities the burden OF their own criminal
cXpcnscs-ieaving approximately So
/ 100000 to be laid out in the appropria-
ton bill Such plan. he said, would
D DC II uetul! blOW TO the Zoe system.
VIII Reformed Fec Abuses.
The counties and cities he said.
Z will never stand for the nonsense of
! paying sheriffs. scrgcants ana clerks
/ larger salaries than the Governor and
j United states Senator'S, when the coun-
ties and cities have TO pay such fees
/ themselves instead of from the State
treasury"
Mir. Toney also advocated holding
down the appropriations 10 institutions
81 Il a.,
state aid for road building in money
and supplying It only III The service OF
. convicts.
Ills strongly advocated the employ
mcnt OF pardon commissioner TO AID
/ tho Governor In reviewing the rec
ords OF prisoners appealing for execu-
tive clemcncy, suggesting that the APP
preparation bill provide for pardon
/ commissioner 10 Toe appointed by tho
Governor for n period of twelve years,
at n salary of $4,000, with clerk ut
$1,000. lie also asked for n small al
lowance for soldiers at the Soldiers
Home.
WANTS TO Get Through Promptly.
When the committee met. Chairman
Echols said he thought the hearings
should be pushed through at once. and
the COMMITTEES complete it's work in
four or five days
He for one was unwilling to sit
! through the Christmas holidays IN
motion OF senator Wcndenburg the
chairman was authorized to notify
such departments and institutions as
desired TO be heard that the com
mittce would hear them at once and
that they would be disposed OF in the
next few days. The committee Will
meet daily at 10 a. NJ. and S I. NJ. and
sit as long as may be necessary to
prosecute the Work. so that the first
draft of the bin may &c to the printer
before the committee adjourns for the
holidays.
}. Taylor s,rntton and D. y. Brown
appeared for certain Confederate leg
islat!on. Captain Stratton asking an
allowance Of 81 a month for pocket
money for inmates Of the Soldiers
Home, many OF whom. though provided
home. are now without funds even
for street car fare or a postage stamp.
In lieu OF a movement TO tho women
OF the Confcdcracy not desired by
the women themselves. he proposed
that the State recognize the work of
the Hollywood Memorial Association
by paying for having the Confederate
section OF Hollywood put under the
perpetual care Of the Hollywood Gene
terry Company. He also desired a con-
tinuat!on OF certain other appropriate
tons TO Confcderates,
Opposed to Discrimination.
Senator E!nchart said he was not
opposed To anything fair ANA proper
for Confederate soldiers. having served
In the army himself. bat it seemed "A
discrimination 10 him to provide vet
Grams in the home both with Il home
and pension. while those scattered
through the country have to get along
on their pension. The answer was that
pensions to outside veterans should
be increased.
Tho committee viii meet ut 10 o'clock
this morning 10 take up the skeleton
appropriation bill item by item ana
Viii hear from the various depart
mcnts and institutions as their dele
cations arrange with the chairman.
several members Of the committee in
Dictated that they desired To push the
public hearings through this week II
possible. and that no further hearings
would be given during the session
proper. when the members are busy
with other affairs.