Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-03-04
DRY ENFORCEMENT
FUNDS CUT $4,000
BY VIRGINIA SENATE

Continued From First paye)
up for an appropriation to meet tho
unauthorized outlay or to rcc.iy. nm
for specific purpose
ana then 10 use II for something en-
,irely different His motion to strike
out the $4,000 appropriation to the
university ~as passed by until today
IN" hrst a,temp, To add to III.
budget came from Senator George r.
hlS"n. who sought To have 500 SGT
aside Tor each circu!, Judge to meet
E'"h"Sraphic costs. This was de-
f"ated when !, waS shown that nj
least $4,000 was involved
Senator EpnS then launched into
an attack on the Items under oxccu.
wv" expenditures. ~" SuuEh, 80 re-
huc" IA" salary 81 IN. Governor'y
secretary from $4,000 10 $1,000 as
Sis'nnt secretary from t2iOO to 81 500
an! confidential st"uograuhrr from
SIH"O To {l,aU0 lie asserted that the
secretary 10 the last Governor was
ia" budget director. and that thi,
work now went L" u new officer. who
Is down ia tn" budget for $500 a
year. His amendments yer. defeated
and Senator Walter Tansiil OlIv.r's
amendment setting $4,000 ~ the sal
airy al the ';"v.rnor'a secretary yas
also rejected.
Sn1nry Tncrrnscs Reflected
Sa!ar: increases OF $500 for tho
members OF IN" state Corpora,iou
Commission and counsel To tho com
mission w"r" turned down An in
crease ~ 5000 for tho Superintendent
OF public Printing went Ia" sam. way
InCr"as" ~ $500 FOR tho Commits
si"n"r az labor and Commissioner Of
AGricultur" and 1900 for tho assistant
""mmiss ion"r Of labor were rejected
This was followed by tho granting Of
1900 Increase to the State Librarian
and 500 10 his SECRETARY. The SUI
p""rintcnd"nt and medical director
OF tn" Piedmont Sanatorlum at
Rurk"rill" MAS raised 1900 hut as this
sum was deducted from tn" salary
81 tn" FIRST assistant physician. 1,
mad" no change in tn" budget An
incrcas" 90 $1,000 was mad. for
full-trr- educational director AT the
penit"ntiary. making tn" job pay
$1,000. Tho director Of the I"gis-
iatur" Reference" bureau was raised
$500, and his assistant $3.50
What may mean an Increase OF
.35.0O0 year is ,he result OF an
amendment To IN" pension section by
senator j. Douglas Mitchell who
seeks TO have the widows OF Con
f"d.rate soldiers who married prior
I" May !. 1877, mad. eligible for pen
SionS Widows who married prior
10 May !. 1875. ar" now included.
This amendment was adopted hg'
"a motion to reconsider is still Dc
ha'nbl". the incr.as" being fought
by tn" Finance Committee, which has
agreed =" the Iious" amendment
bringing the total FOR pensions up TO
81 600. o0n.
Senator James l. Cannon pro
s"nt"d tn" amendment cutting down
the annual appropriation FOR pro-
hihition enforcement Tn" HrSt year
ono half II IN" $1,000 reduction Will
fall on the prohibition department.
after which II WILL he deducted from
the appropriation FOR tho Attorney
General \ committe" Amendment
gives tho Acknowledgement ans AS
sistant Attorney -'i"n"ral $500 y"rr
for their extra services In tho en-
.crcem.nt ~ IN" prohibition laws.
Among the items saved by the SEN
ate was $1,000. which was cut from
the Art Commission Of Virginia. Tn"
other definite decrease vas the So
0on from the prohibition enforcement.
Increases decided rpon were s3n.oo0
for tho Medical College OF Virginia.
and st.l6; for The Virginia Military
Institute. The salary changes made
no difference in the department totals.
With the major part OF tho frs,
year completed. the Scnat" tOday viii
consider the Items for the Auditor Of
Public Accounts. the state Board OF
Education. ana University OF Virginia.
The pensions matter is included UNI
der tho section with the Auditor Of
Public Accounts
BEFORE The Senate meets at IL
O'Clock tho Finance Committee will
again consider how 10 meet the de-
mands upon Il As explained by SEN
a'or W. y. Garrett. chairman OF tho
committee. the estimated revenues for
the fisca! year Of 1872 exceeded TN.
expenditures by S5..3522S. hut tha,
the revenues for 1929 are less than
the expenditures by slO2.5sa7s. lcav-
ing net deficit Of si5.247.50.