The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-19
HOUSE HAS BUSY DAY.
Tonnage Tax ON Fcrtiiizcrs-TcachmS
of Effects of Alcohoii>m-B Bills.

Tonnage Tax ON tcrttiiZnrS-t reaching
of Effects of AicnhOii>m-Bil
The House settled down to business I'm
earnest to-day ana in a session lasting
nearly three hours disposed of a large
quantity OF business. The feature OF the
session was the passage of bin inn
posina a TONNAGE tax OF DO cents ON fer
uIizers. Mr. Whitehead offered "a bill rec
ouiring the teaching of the effects OF
alcohol OBJ the human system boz the pub
De schools and institutions of learning
under state control The House united
FIN the election Of judges. The body de-
Gded 10 adjourn on Thursday un,h lan-
uary "a.
Mr.. Whnohead's bin requiring the
teaching Of the nature of alcoholic drinks
and other narcotics and thcir effects on
the human system in connection with the
various divisions of physiology and NY
eiene i'm an schools under state control
ana i'm all schools connected with REFORM
atorv institutions, provides tnat
instruction ON the subject shall bee as
thorough and systematic as in other
branches of study instruction Is grad
cd according to the degree Of advance
ment of pupils 81 SIS also provided that
The best methods of instruction shall Doe
taught i'm normal schools teachers train
ing classes and teachers -4.sa tutes, and
TO teacher the bin further provides. shall
De licensed who has not passed salts
factory examination in this subject and
the best methods of teaching IL.
THE FERTILIZER BILL
Considerable debate occurred over n
hin affecting the Department of Agricui-
ture. The bill imposing tonnage OF %
cents ON fertilizer. will produce. DO is es-
timated. about $1,000 annually. The old
so,,roe Of revenue for the support of the
Department of Agriculture. tax ON fer
tuizer brands. brings in about $500. The
report Of the committee, which is com
posed of practical farmers was unani-
uousIv m favor of the imposition of a
tonnage tax.
Al present there is O. tax of 80 upon
each brand This tax brings into the
state Treasury only $>.lN per annum IL
&C. said that there are 10000 tons gold each
wear i'm Virginia. and the estimated in
come from thc proposed act would be 49,
600 after paying an TIE expenses of exc
cutting The law
can't Featherston chairman of the COM
nittee ON Agriculture and Mining. which
considered the bin said yesterday:
"The brand tax is in favorsof trusts.
and opcrates 90 The disadvantage of the
small manufactured / hear that the Viz
ninia-Carolina Chemical Company. which
has 1875 brands. would be willing 10 have
the brand tax largely increased. The
company could then reduce the number OF
It's brands The small manufacturer
would he unable to pay the Increased
brand tax The Virginia Carolina Com
many pavs now into the State Treasury
about $3.50 per year With tonnage tax
Of Il cents. this great trust would have
10 pay about $1,000.
"The bin provides that the Commission
or Of Agriculture shall condemn and sell
all fertilizers that IAN ten per cent. below
their guaranteed value. The dealers can
appeal TO the state Board of Agriculture.
whose decision shall be final
ct is proposed 10 devote all the reve-
nues derived under the bin TO the support
of the Department Of Agriculture. At
present that department Is seriously Grip
pled-it is "a mere skeleton. We want to
make il OF value to the farmers.
''The tonnage tax will not result In an
increase I'm the price of fertilizers. The
price has>been raised $3.50 per ton with
out this tax. and the prices have remain