Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-02-04
Exc MPTION Of JUDGES
FROM TAXES OPPOSED
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Senator WICkham's Proposition is
Considered to be Glass
Legislation.
BILLS FOR MILLIONS PRESENTED
If All the Measures introduced Should
he Passed There Would be a Big De.
ficit In tie State Treasury-Senator
Mann Working to Suppress Lawless.
ness.
BILLS FOR MILLIONS PRESENTED



question al excepting judges of the
state from the payment of income
taxes was the subject of lively de
bate in the Senate today.
The matter came up on n bill offer.
Ell by Senator Henry r. Wickham to
amend section 10 of the act to raise
revenue for the State ana The release
Of the judges of the State was The
only object sought.
Senator Wicliham said that the con.
Siitntion provided that tho salary to
be paid the judges OF the Supreme
Court of Appeals should be- If the
State eXacted the income tax from the
judges. then they do not get the sal.
AIRY provided by law.
No Reason Advanced Says keezel
Senator Keezel opposed the amend
ment. saying he saw no reason for
exempting the judges or any other
State official from the payment OF
their just dues to the State. He was
opposed to anything savorlng OF class
legislation
Senator NOEL Republican, was OF
the opinion that all the other State
officials should he exempt along with
the judges. The State fixed the salar.
les of all State officials. and he could
not understand why they should not
all stand On an equal footing.
The bill was not acted upon but
viii he taken mp Monday.
Millions are Asked For.
Delegate Upton D. Jennings the
interchangeable member Of the House
from Lynchburg. is tearing his hair
over the number Of bills asking eX-
1raordinary appropriations.
AS Il member of the Finance Com
Tnttee he has studied these measures
and he finds that i'm the aggregate
they ask $2.00000O When one re.
members that the States surplus is
only about $500.000 it can readily he
seen that some of the money seeking
persons and institutions are liable to
he disappointed before the General As.
sembly ends its work.
Act to Suppress LawIessness.
Senator Mann. from the committee
for courts of Justice. today reported
favorably the bill prohibiting the sale
of black. Jacks and similar deadly Wed
pons. This bill has passed the House
and was amended ny the Senate Com
1nttce. The title of the bill follows:
House Bill No. 2: TO prohibit tho
selling or furnishing of or having In
ones possession for the purpose OF
selling or furnishing blackjaoks brass
or metal "knucks" and like weapons
and prescribing penalties therefor.
Reported with an amendment.
War Records to be Perfected.
The House bill to provide for the
appointment of Il Secretary OF Virgin
Ia Military Records for collecting ma.
terials for the history of Virginia In
the civil war. and to appropriate the
sum Of $1,000 for the years 100G,'7 to
defrhy the necessary expenses of the
Office, was passed by the lower branch
OF the Legislature today
Major Hunter. the incumbent secre.
tary. is continued in office for two
years longer.
Deaf and Blind Get Appropriation.
House bill No. 50. appropriatIng
sl5.50O for certain improvements. and
the acquisition of additional land for
the Virginia School for the Deaf and
Blind. was passed by the lower brahcl
OF the Legislature today.
There was not dissenting vote.
GRANT TO BE MAJOR GENERAL