Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-12
SENATE ADOPTS
BUDGET SYSTEM
BY Vote of % to 2, 1t Approves
Measure Favored by Gov
crnor Davis.
HONOR lIMCOLN'S BIRTHDAY
Both Houses Adjourn To-Day.
More Fees for County
Clerks.
HONOR LINCOLN'S BIRTHDAY

81 IA vote o. 80 TO {" the Senate yes
tcrdar adopted it's bil! providing FOR
the adoption Of the budget system for
disbursement of state funds. Senator'S
Pincha-t ard Yves; wcrc its only or
ponen;s. The bill is the first % the
larger measures advocated hy Cover
nor Davis to pass either house. and
was among the rcconl;1endaticns made
- the Assembly by the Commission on
Efficiency and Economy. It calls for
The creation o. a System through which
thc heads OF tho various STATE depart
mcnis aud institutions shall mako .
statement TO the state Auditor of their
actual needs liabilities and assets.
F-om these statements tho Auditor IS
TO compile n report to the Governor.
who wi!l arrange budget TO be sub
raiiteG 10 the Assembly.
y bill identical with this has been
under consideration by the uousc Ap.
propTiation Committee. Opposition TO
some % It's features has developed. hu.
this is moi thought sufficiently formid-
able 20 cnda aScr its enactment.
DESCRIBES BILL. AS
RAID On TREASURY
Senate bill 10 appropriate sc.5oo for
an investigation Of alleged cases OF
hardship made possible through the
child labor law was rejected by the
House OF Delegates. 63 TO g. afNnr n
motion TO pass b. had been defeated.
- 20 35. With this out OF the way
tho body cleared decks TO rout the SEQ
ond reading calendar. but struck an
obstocle in he very first bii,--that TO
amend the act creating the State De
pertinent ot Game and inland Fisheries
Argument on this consumed two hours
Ate: half 4 dozen amendments had
been adopted and as many more re-
iected. the bill was passed by. the House
adjournins until Wednesday morning
10 peTMi; its members to attend Lin
colin Lay exercises a; Camp Lee.
The appropriation bill specified that
TIE money should be paid to the State
Board Of Charities. After lengthy dis
cuss!on. Delegate Davis iratedly de-
clared that i, seemed 20 him TO be moth
ing more than an effort 10 raid the
Treasury. Most OF the members seemed
to agree with him.
In view Of the adjournment IN ilcnor
OF linco!n's memory. j. Davis HeeJ
wanted the House to hold an after
noon session. 10 be devoted cntirely To
action on uncontes;cd bills on their
second reading. His motion TO this
effect, however. was rejected because
OF important committee meetings and
the absence OF Colonel John W. Will
li4!ns. clerk OF the House OF Dele
gates.
COURT CLERK DRAWS
Si9,GO0 PER lEAR IN FEES
The game law bill was presented Ey
Robert .. Norris. who, among other
things, wanted toX hunters exempted
from tax and fees from licenses TO
pa% Il commission to county clerks
Delegate Davis was the main objec;or
10 the latter stating that III clerk
OF Norfolk County already received
$4,000 year i'll fees. which. he
thought. was Il plenty for any man. He
ssked that Norfolk County be exempted
rom that provision, but it was not.
The exemption OF fox hunters. how
ever, called forth the opposition OF
those oclegatcs from counties where
fo2 hunting is nor known. Some OF
these displayed, 10 Bob Norris. regret
table ignorance OF the noble snort.
seeming 10 think that Reynard was
hunted v:th guns Much time was re-
auircd to explain the method oc hunt
ins, Norris contcndinE. too. that tho
to% w2s pest that should he ey-
term mated This amendment rarri,d
paieGai" Gilincr then further amend
81 the bill 50 as TO exempt hunters
OF coona cc"asums and other "lil;o
varnints." comjcndin. that the .po
whites deserved this consideration.
WIKI the vote TO pass by overwhelming
- 1ef 80.
on the calendar and the body All djournc,l
with Tic minimum OF accomplishment.
SENATE ADVANCE. MOTION
PICTURE CENSORSHIP RIIJ.
Besides reading through the calea-
da- of fourteen pages the senate passed
the budget bill and one other which
was OF local significance. There was
slight discussion on the iloor over ,hc
kindergartcm bill offered 10y Senator
Conrad The hill, however. was or.
dcred cnErosscd for its third reading.
The motion picture censorship hill was
advanced TO its $ccon, reading and
the pcropathy bill has made it's np-
pcaranCc on the Senate calendar. while
the Richmond CRY Charter bill has not
Yet been reported out of the COM
inittoc.
The budget bill. which provides for
the prenara;ion and review of csti-
mates for expenditures and revenue
and TO establish a budget system for
al! the departments. bureaus. divisions.
offices. boards. commissions. inStitu.
t!"Ts and other agencies and under
iahinGs receiving or asking financial
aid from the state. Waa iiorot!chiy
thraShcd out on the floor OF the Scustc
last W'ck. The principles OF the bill
seemed 10 accord with the idea Of
tho entire body. Senator West an.
nouncnd tina: he was recording his
vote in the negative because the SEN
ate rejected his amendment proposing
to add 10 il Independent items with
out holding up the budget bill The
patrons OF the bill were Senators
prawry. Garrett. Jcftre"s. Mitchell.
E"lt. Cannon. Gravatt. Early. Strobe
and corhiti.
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