The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-30
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MINERALS.
Compromised 4 l' Adopted tlt pl!'t1.
blythe House Yesterday
BIG lNCRE EASE in RE VENUE Y {; \ I i J;
THE g Corporation Bill Q Considered. b but '
No Vote Reached Upon u B q y "A
That Vera offered and
81 VI 7efcrred. f II. i5I Ia


,rhe most important action o. the g en-
A ~ III Assembly yesterday wn4s the op-'
gtlon by the louise 81 the com ~ o. ~
measure relating to- tho taxation ~ NH y Il
srai ,s ands rh @l iii S Was ara drawn lion
Eufus AZ, Ayers ana Offered BY N III Car +,
Er, OF Scott. It provides for speGciiasa
assessment Of mineral lanus Dlenn,a t.as.
BY commissioners Of revenue, tho tLss ea'..
mont to DO certified to- the Corpor ..I,l
4 Commission Inadequate Or excessive s.a,
be reeta1lffa aA ~ to pe
G e ln' Of Appcals. Il Is estimating that
y the Eli wifi increase tho revenue from
+ this subject OF taxation from ascyenty-7
five to one hundred thousand dollars III
8 The Senate devoted tho DAY to cona ms {,
alton OF the com.nlttce5 bill embracing Y
status to Gtles Md Z,
/ sary ~ the Constitution and does v not
Interfere With charter rights Of cities.
u The Senate. 81 Il
II Tn. senate was called to order at the
usual hour by resident pro tenn !, WEE sdc,,.
ham. Prayer was offered by Key. Sie Z. 80
Cooper. D. the Baptist e, Gh tna q.
charged from consideration of. q bill max
Sing a lchn1igc In tho special y road 4, !. y
Sror Fairfax county he bill was taken ken
~ On IN motion of Mr.. Lyle. the senats BIZ
#Polytectnic institute, adversely reported
Tinnntse G9nm L,e e. Mas ,tlae
Cn Mr.. Clnytor's motion. the Senate
Sbijlapresenilng the liability Of common
causes. adversely reported from COZ mt M
I lee, was made special order for Fri r.
n Ths special order. tho committee It'll re-
5lttting to the government t OF titles and
towns which has been On NJ me cai ta raas
the Senate, and occupied the attention ton
OF the body$f for the remainder OF tho ses.$
zion. The bill is a printed document OF /!
4suned by re-enacted sections. Tho only
3to sthe b aiis Mr. Halsey. who had charge
provisions ny stating that there wa was !
nothing new In the bill. which was not.
required by the Constitution and,in con-
p Tssn q te bii he said ntertere With
any OF the existing city charters. K
No 5amendmants Of any consequence !
tcaily~ completed when It was laid aside
to receive the reports Eof the Courts Of.
Justice Committed the Campbell case.
swhIchare printed In full elsewhere In this
After s!S.nE date Tor i, act, !s9o on the
tOurned until today. Z, iig 4
q. 81 The House. l5Ss ssEg
M The House began It's session at noon
chair. and about sixty members we're.
present. @ 175 5}S3 q Il b. AZ
Upon motion Of Mr.. Boaz. OF Albcmarle.
+ House bill No.. 233 was AIKEN up on t OF
It's order The bill. OF which Mr.. Cation
Is the patron, provides eo.5 the assessment
and collection OF taxes on mineral lands
and on the improvements. fixtures and
machinery thereon. B 2s$s sS 3.3;,.t.3.5
"a The expected fight over the bill did
not come AS soon as IL was read NJ
Carter. of Scott arose to offer a subsli-j
tute. In the nature OF a compromise. upon
which both sides might unite. Tho origi-5
nal bill, he declared. imposed n hardship
upon owners OF mineral lands. and the
substitute was more OF the ma ture OF an
equitable adjustment Mr.. I3oaz also
spoke in behalf5of the subs tltute and out
lined the essential differences between 1t
and the original bill.
The vote resulted IN the adoption Of the
substitute without n dissenting vote.
IS The substitute Is largely the work OF
4 General Rufus Al Ayers. who Is consid-
cred to be exceptionally we'll posted In