Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-30
STATE BUDGET BILL IS
ARGUED IN COMMITTEE
Designed to Cure Defects in Pres
ent System OF Making APP
preparations.
STUART TO PREPARE BUDGET
licv. j. Sidney Peters Asks $780,
600 for Running Department OF
Prohibition, or Would Get Along
With Fees From Various Licenses.

The State budget bill, mod"lcn from
reconme ndations made to thu General
Assembly by the Gommistion on Ef !.
ficiency and Economy Rnd Runnnsea to
rehsct the will OF Westmorciand Davis,
was temporarily held up by the 1louae
Committee on Appropriations rester-
day afternoon because one ~ iis
clauses seems to limit the powers
OF The General Assembly In making ap-
Eronriutions.
The Objectionable clause say: that
tho General Assen,bly may increase or
decrease appropriations suggeg' n
tho budget 10 10 subritied BY III"
Governor: but that 1t must not consider
any other appropriation except In ccseG
Of urgcn- necessity until tho budget
Is finally acted upon. with this cx-
certion the bill seems 10 meet the ap-
?rova' OF all members Of the commit
tee. and when this Is rsmedied liz fav-
orable renort Ii practically certain.
Tho budget bin provides that heads
~ all departments, institutions and
agencies Of the STATE shall, before The
first day OF November OF each odd MN :
bcrnd year. submit 10 the state Anditor
fun and complete statement OF .he
needs and requirements OF their f"*rcc-
tive departments. These sha.. he ".!b-
United to the Governor hv December /.
with them must be submitted q state :
ment OF ali asscts. liabilities and
previous :,ppro priations. WHY surplus
or deficits, OF the different delar. iaenta.
From these statements the Governor
viii prepare q budget for Submission
10 the General Assembly. within five
days after It's submission. the commit
tees OF ananca and appropriations Of
tho TWO Legislative bodies muse meet
in Joint session to act upon the iudfet.
Roth tho Gnverno: and the Governor
elect will he entitled 10 git with the
committees.
RE:sII:DS IcNIiS Of PRESENT
AUTHORIZATIONS SYSTEM
The bill IN designed to remedy the
alleged evils OF the present approp.ia-
ton system. Chairman Brewer, OF the
Committee on Appropriations. stated
Yesterday that it had many good f-a
lures and that he favored such "A eys-
ten as IT would create. lie stated.
however. that no system could lie lie
"iaed through which advisable appro-
priations could he made before sprlc
idea ot the States iHaor.c could lie had.
lie cited the present session as IN in
stance. There are now pending revenue
measures whose passage viii decrease
lhc income by probably sico.ocs. Il is
said.
Rev. J. sidney Peters ComIni Toner
OF Prahihit on. appeared before the
committee ia the interest ~ TIE anpro-
rriatirn for, his department. He wants
siuotuc", OF we lees 9Iollb !ltclESF l's
proposes. to carry Oh the WotE # FRO
hibitian. liz also advocates logislat!or
10 permit coniscation Of ali vehicles
used 'n transporting whisky into Nir-
giria. lie said that several Nulua bio
automobiles had already been seized.
but because there was no law Through
which the state could hoii them, they
mad beer returned TO their owners.
Comlni.sione" Peters wants all .soti
Grt?k dealers and merchants who sell
patent medicines. bnyruln OF Navotinr
extracts. licensed. Through these
licenses and fees from other sources
he said. his depa rtmcnt would have M.
income OF about $4,000 This lie was
Wiling to TURN into the state Treasury
and receive hts 500. 900 appropriations
because there seemed To be ccrs!.,cr-
able opposition u fees being used hv
the departments by whici. they were
collected. ~ the General Assembly IL
unwilling 10 grant the appropriation
however. he would be con..n. TO dag
along with the fees.