The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-16
JUDGE. HARRISON
TALKS TAXATION
He Argues Very Ably for His
Scheme.
THE CORPORATION COMMITTEE
Session df That Body Results in In
portant Action Convention
News and
Gossip.
THE CORPORATION COMMITTEE

The Convention Committee on Finance
and Taxation heard very interesting ar
gUment from Judge Harrison yesterday
afternoon in support of the resolution
introduced by him Thursday, which was
printed in The Times yesterday. 1t re-
lates to the classification of subjects of
taxation and provides for uniform and
equal taxation. To this end the real es-
tate is to be taxed by counties and citi=s
for local purposes and the revenue of the
State Is to be derived from taxation Of
franchises of railroads and other corpo-
ratons, liquor licenses, etc. No county
or city taxes shall be imposed on this
class of privileges The General Assem-
bly, is authorized to tax railroads not ex-
ceeding $500 per mile, and taxes for sale
of liquor shall be from $500 to $1,000 per
annurn for State purposes
The subject is one of SO much iInDor-
lance the committee decided to give rep
resentatives Of railroads, cities and the
liquor interests an opportunity to be
heard Tuesday, November 18th, at 10
O'Clock, was set for the railroads, and
Wednesday, the 9th, at 10 o'clock, for
the cities and liquor interests.
Mr.. Thorn made 4 strong argument in
behalf Of mis- resolution to allow munici-
palities to exempt invisible property from
municipal taxation. Mr.. NVaddil address
GU LAG SOiitiiIlllSS S4ppoil VI LIS ltSO-
luton to prohibit counties to create any
bonded Indebtedness with vote of the
people. No action was taken
The Committee on Corporations adopted
stctions q, Z, ., i and Ii of the ordinance
Oh, public corporations. Section S.. refer
ring to the right of eminent domain: 10.
requiring foreign corporations to become
uomeSticated, and i, declaring that no
foreign ton shall exercise This
State any of the powers OF a public ser
vice corporation not granted to domes-
tic corporations, We're passed by. MessTs.
Hunton and Brooks opposed the whole
scheme. Mr.. Wysor said corporations
We're children Of the State, ano he thought
intlexible general laws should be put III
tho Constitution for their guidance, con-
troll and to raise them up right. Chair
man BraNton said the trouble about the
Legislature was that these necessary laws
had repeatedly been rejected by that
body. He said members had just as well
look matters square in the face The pro-
posed ordinance was not. an experiment
Mr.. Hunton said he should at the proper
time offer a substitute for the whole
scheme. He was not opposed to some of
the features of the ordinance as a statute,
but he most earnestly objected to putting
such things in a Constitution which could
not be changed, amended or repealed, II
they proved mischevous or disastrous.
Colonel Wm. 2. Eattit, of Fluvanna,
Yesterday presented in the convention an
ordinance on the subject Of the judiciary
.of.the State, which was ordered TO be
printed.
The plan set forth III Colonel Pettt's
ordinance provides that all the judges
shall be elected by the people rs under
the Constitution OF 1851.
1t provides that there shall be twelve
circuit judges, elected by districts, and
four judges OF the Court of Appeals. to
be chosen from and by grand divisions
OF the State.
The present county-court system IS left
intact. except that the judges are to be
elected by the people.
Colonel Petit then produces statistics
to show that his plan will save annually
to the State approximately about S2nWe.
Captains Clark and Phillips, two Con-
federate veterans from Cumberland Z.
H., came down yesterday as a committee,
representing the Confederate veterans Of
their county to engage the services Of
the Hon JAMES ". Marshall, as the ora
tor of the day at the unEelnnS OF
monument to the memory Of the soldiers
of that county.
This interesting occasion will occur on
November IS. 1901. The committee would
take no excuse from JduSH ND! Slieti!. ( lit
occasion will be a great one in the history
of old Cumberland and Judge Marsnalk
viii be eq>Sl to it.
The Bill Of Rights Committee will meet
in the Senate Chamber next Thursday
afternoon for the purpose of taking
final vote on the adoption of the Quar!es-
Barbour liquor resolution. Chairman Green
said yesterday that some OF the mem-
bers desired more time to deliberate and
that he had no disposition to hurry them
unnecessarily, though he wanted to dis
pose of the matter as quickly as possible.
1t is pretty generally understood that
there have been some changes from the
resolution and it looks like it will be
reported unfavorably as the vote upon it
before was very close. the committee