The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-11-20
Caton, Folkes and Patron Are
in Favor Of the Leake 533'aas
Plan. SsSBaA Z
MATTER REFERRED l.'.:5;; s
TO A SUBC COMMITTEE
May Report Favorab ably,sins Which !. :l''j
Event Folkes' Repeal Bill May Yssj
be withdrawn assessment % q
Bill Reported to Boil, d
Houses, Which Meets OBJ " u
jections Of Governor. Esf Nj
ljections Of Governor.

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Two important matters were before thS
House committee on Privileges and Flee
tlons yesterday afternoon, one having
been the Barksdale pure elections b.llS
with the various amendments proposed
along with the repeal bill tof Mr.. Folkes.
and the other was the bill OF Mr.. Kelley
to meet the objections OF Governor Mons
tague to House bill No. t273, rela ting to tho
assessment and collection Of poll taxes.5
The latter bill was fovorabiy reported
and having been offered simult neouslysii
the Senate was eported also BY the SEMI
a ate comm ttee. There was quite an inter-
estlng discussion Of matters relattng# #tol
the Barksdale bill. and the patron II Mt
Folkes, and Colonel Caton, all made Sblief|
speeches. Mr.. Cation urged the adoptionl
OF his amendments. which he said aHsill
designed wholly to- perfect the bill.
Mr. Folkes declared that the Bis linSitsI
present form amounted to q wot sc thanI
nothing, and said unless per fecte alaSSit
should be repealed. Senate 81 Ba rk sdaieI
said he did not object to any amy dnnentl
having for It's object the pc. fec ting sots shisI
measure 1rdead.t he Watcn med y bonn
he served notice ha he b VOL lds va Va kssA
'persistant warfare Of all y forts 4took Inn
Sto its epeal. III n VI
LEAKE$ A1MENDSiEN MT. n sS'
At this tunoture Mr. Leake, L. f.of Goochs3
land, offered an amendment to the ortgi7
nal mea sure. requiring the courts to ordeII
special grand jury .invcstlg ltions a fter5al4
primaries and general elections, and fthte
met with aconsidera BILE favor: \. Mi = oltes
stated that II this amendm en- tF should
be adopted he would withdraw his repeal
bill, as he only desired to see theSsbtll
given proper force and effect. senatol
Barksfale welcomed the Leake amsnd'
ment and members of the committee
seemed pleased with It: n \. II i 3'1
z. Finally the whole subject was, on MOI
ton OF Mr.. Jordan, Of Fred eric ck.5s g.
ferred to a subcommittee composed 8sol
Messrs. Caton, Cumming and Lea ke 8Eitth
instructions to report back to the generaaas} nesaas
committee as soon as possible. gsts
1t looks as II the Leake amend m ent VIII
be adopted, along with some Of those sug1
sested by Colonel Cation in hts bill am
that the Folkes measure will thereupol
bp withdra wn 5 tsi VI
4.54 ASSESSMENT BILLS.
The assessment bill now pending IN botl
houses gives qualified voters " no 8Sh
been omitted from the assessmen mt for cap1
ltation taxes the right to demand a4cet1
tificate from the county or city clefit
that they are qualified to vote AZ duplt
cate OF this certificate Is to be delivered sts
the commissioner OF revenue T he seelrl
must also furnish to the State Auditors
list of such certified voters as are entttled
to vote and who are not assessed.
Auditor must charge the same to the d 81
spectve city or county treasurers. VIII
shall account for such capttation taxe1
as though they had been assessed by ~
commissioners OF the revenue. E5sS
For failure so to do a fine OF frou
81 900 to $4,000 is provided for each ot
fense. Tho bill will pass and will probably
be approved by the, Governor. Gf