The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-21

THE TAX ON
Men. | {. j |.
Mann Bill May Yet Win. Vim.
the Fight.
iITllSAlMENDEDs
AND is REPORTED.
Applies Almost II 1 Wholly 1yl to the. tn, ;.
Rural Districts.
INCREASED REVENUE
FROM RAISING TAX. I. x.
Estimated That the Amount VIII Reach
the sum Of a Hundred Thousand
III per Annum-How the Vote q, 3t5 \.
IN the Mann Bill in the Con-
mittee Stood Before I
Was Amended.
Applies Almost Wholly to the. tn! !
Rural Districts.
INCREASED REVENUE
{. FROM RAISING TAX

u The Mann liquor hill has won It's first
step towards victory, having been re-
ported as an amendment to8 tho general
tax bill, which came from the Senate
3Committeo on Finance yesterday to the
upper branch Of the General Assembly.
This was accomplished yesterday. con-
3trary to indications UP to that time.
While the amendment elnbodying the
Mann features Of the famous Quarles-g
Barbour resolution fought over so long
Iii the recent Constitutional Convention
and the Mann bill, which was practlcally
the former with the cities exempt ed will
cause a Big fight on the floors Of the two
houses yet its passage Is confidently
predicted by; Judge Mann, the popular 11ll,
patron. and Messrs W1ckham and Boaz,
the chairmen OF the Senate and House.
Committees on Finance, are OF opinion; l,
that 1t will go through. 3. &
EXEMPT TOWN s. I: s5535
The amendment was so modified as to-
exempt! towns of 500 - inhab abitants s& and
over, and all watering places and sum m.
mer resorts. ,S 88 !.
It provoked long struggle In commit
tee and u,on the proposition with towns
OF 1 600 and over exempted. the body was
a tie. the vote having been to 6 against
1t before tho latter was offered Z But
finally yesterday morning the patron
agreed to tho further modification ex-
emntlng towns OF 500 and over and all
summer resorts and watering places, and
the way was clear. there appearing little
opposition on the final vote. 4, n s
WAS 5A@ CONFLICT.
l The bill was reported as an amendment
to the omnibus revenue bill ra ther than,
as an independent measure, because 1t,
was in conflict with some of the provl-t
sions Of the latter and 1T made a. part
OF II new basis of taxation for the liquor;
dealers of the State.# s5 sfs
6 1t is estimated that tho net gain In rev.
emo from this source will be about
800 900. f5 Ss35 V & e. 5 81 5
4 i8s n TAX D DOUBLED. :$s8
The present tax on liquor dealers is
doubled and this would bring an increase
of 5000 900, according b 10 Messrs.i Nell
wane and Bonz. and the decrease Of $l00
900. Under the Mann bill amendmentiWill
reduce this sum and make 1t $lO0 600 net.
Judge Mann is satisfied with the bill
as reported, !, inasmuch as ! was he best
no could get, md lie believes. It Will prac-
tIcally drive the cross-roads bar-room
out OF business in the.rural districts The
amendment provides TINT before procur.--i
Ing Il nllcense to sell liquor within the
territory included In the BILL, which Is all
tho rural districts with the towns. SCI
mentioned above exempted. the applicant
must have the endorsement OF a majority
OF the qualified voters in The magisterial
district where the said license is de-
sired. That the liquor people are going
to put up powerful fight against any
change, and, especially the Mann amends
ment, there Is no doubt. but posted,
Legislators are of opinion that tho bill
as amended Will become law. s
n HOW THEY VOTED.
Tho committee originally lined up six
10 six on tho Mann bill, with Senator
st. Clair absent, as olows; II
Z Y Tor tho bill--NIessrs. Wickhnn1. 51.u upton,
X eezell, Chapman, Donohoe. Clnytor.
Against tho bill--Messrs. Harvey, Mas
sic, Garrett, Shaclelfom. Anderson. Sale,
As indicated, Mr., st. Clair was away
and he could not be recorded one way or
tho other.