Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-01-24
MOORE FOR FEE SYSTEM
IN COLLECTING REVENUE
Stimulates Commissioners and
Clerks, Auditor Tells Lcgis-
lativc Committees.
PAYS TRIBUTE no OFFICIALS
DisnRrccs with Mayor tinsiic's Fig
ures Designed tn Show cities HcRr
Greater Tnn burden Thnn Cpun-
tlcs-BudEct Hearings Begin.

Auditor OF Public Accounts c. Lee
state Senator j. T.. Cannon OF Rich
mond. declared before tho joint ses-
sion of the Finance Committee Of the
Senate and the Appropriations Com
ini,tee OF III" House. las: night that
tho commission basis is the best for
Of the state.
will putting tho commissioner OF
the revenue on salary basis jeo-
pardize the collection of rcvcnuc:"
asked Senator Cannon.
Replying Auditor Moor. said the
paying OF fees stimulated the work
OF the commit ssioncrs of tho revenue
and the clerks. 1T do not believe
that. working as well as ii is. the
system OF work should he varied"
he added.
No Defa,cnti"n> In state.
Auditor Moor" said that there had
been no defalCatiuns in Virginia. tile
money is collected and paid promptly
into the state Treasury. paid 50
promptly that he had been able TO
earn 100000 in intcr"s, on the
money paid in by the various state
officers. He paid high tribute TO the
character and ability of the present
officers.
Chairman Brown. Of the House Ap
preparations Committee, asked If
there was any added revenue avail
able since tho budget appeared. and
the state Auditor replied he knew of
none.
At the initia! meeting az tho two
appropriations committees Senator
w. \. Garrett Was elected chairman
OF the joint meetings
Auditor Moore was recognized and
presented the needs OF his depart
ment To the committee. lie cmrha
sized where his estimates had been
cut that mistakes had been made. AS
IL was necessary for the department
Ia have the money on which To "pcr-
ate. He particularly referred Ia III"
sum of 100000 in the budget Tor
criminal charges. He said tn" uriEi-
nal estimate of $600,ooU WAS absolute
~ necessary so that the courts OF
tho state could function.
Clears "rnuucr" County Question.
Auditor Moore, IN order to clear
UP tn. ''pauper" county question.
made tine point that williamsburg
was tho only city in Virginia not
producing city. bat charge on the
State: seventeen counties contrib
utcd To the State. while eighty three
drew from the stat" treasury, and
these were referred to as paupcr'
counties, while in reality the reason
they were 81 classcd was because the
excess of school population was In
the counties. the excess Of pensioners
was in tho counties aud the excess
Of money for roads was spent in
the counties: the roads constructed
in the counties contributing to the
upbuldiuE Of the cities
Auditor Moore said h" could not
agree to Mayor Ainslic'. figures as
;abulatei in The Times Dispatch on
sunday, for hc could only figure that
lMhmcnd ana other cities got out
OF the state jus, what they paid into
the stat. treasury. You might as
sess land today at what it viii sell
fer. and ii wouldn't change the CON
Gitiun, for the same percentage would
20 Ia the schools. pensions and roads.
as under the present arrangements.
1T cann", hc successfully charged
that the people of the counties are
not taxed" declared MIR Moore.
Court Expenses Increase.
In support of his demand for more
money for his department. than al
lowed in tn" budget hill. Auditor
Moore pointed out that in four years
VIZ Hl'Il'N It4h bul III MlNU'SS I'tS
had Increased 80 per cent; for Jurors.
- per cent: for crnstahlcs and shcr-
ms, lS5 per cent: for Justices az tho
peace, "!3 per H.tr for clerks of
court. 30 per ccTI acquisitions. 70
per cent. and for prisoners In Jail.
IS per cent These increases he said.
ncccssitatcd a sum OF AZ least $500. 600
for criminal charges
Auditor Moore suggested that II
prohibition enforcement was put on
localities greater revenue might Ia.
produced for the state. lie also
hrough, out that in the fall Of 1920
and in 1927 ,h" women -: Virginia
paid 'iii.o00 in poll taxes
The committee viii m"", tonight
at $50 o'clock, immcdiaiclN follow
ing the Adjournment Of the Joint
caucus. a; which time the depart
mcnts and institutions in Richmond
Will he heard. hut IL is urged mat
only those asking for NOR. money.
or wishing errors or omissions cor
rected appear.
on Thursday night tho meeting
VIII begin at ocloc5 Future meet
'ngs Will he announced later.