Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-15
SWEEPING CHANGE N TAX LAWS
Measure Introduced in House Which
Calls for Decided Change in Time
for Psymcn. Of Poll Tajes-child
Labor Bill ForbIds Employment Of
All Under Fourteen.
(spccIal no INC DaIly rress.l

| RICHMOND. VA. Jan. l5.-Ncith1r
| Lieutenant Governor Ellyson nor Pre-.
sidcnt pro Temporc Echols We're In
the Senate chamber today when the
/ hour Of opening arrived. Lieutenant
i Governor Ellyson had been called from
! the city on business. and Senator
! Echols had not returned from Staun.
ton, where he was called on last Fri.
day. The Senate was called To order
! by Senator Mann. senior member. of
that body, and chairman of the Demo
cratic caucus
The appointment OF the standing
/ committees disposed. rs was announc.
. ed on Yesterday. the Senate today got
down Ia the real work of the session,
the consideration OF legislation for
/ the state. The committee on courts
of Justice reported favorable action
on number OF bills. aud asked to be
discharged OF further consideration OF
the bill approprlating two per cent.
OF the state revenues for the support
/ OF the militia The militia bill was
treferrod to the committee on tinancs
ftc committee on general laws and
finance also reported action OH mum,
her of bills, which will 20 to the calcn.
dar.
| One hundred ana eleven bills pre-.
scented was the record at the clerk S
desk at the opening OF the session to.
day. This is almost three times as
many as were offered during same
period at the session of l90G.l9O7.
when In the first six days only forty
bills were sent up TO the clerk VISA.
in an hour of the opening eighteen
more bills were offered. maklng the
total for the sixth day OF the session
one hundred and twenty-ninc. From
the variety OF measures one hears IN
der discussion about the Capitol an
= OF bills now in embryo. It Is fair
estimate that the proportion above
shown will he kept up for some days
10 come.
Sweeping Changes in Tax LEWIS.
| II Colonel Eugene G. Massle. of the
Richmond delegation. can secure the
passage OF the series of tax bills he
has introduced In the house he be.
! lieves that great benefits will accuro
from the reforms which desires to
work in the existing system This
! system he thinks. IS sadly in need III
overhauling and simpilicaton.
/ oiit VI Hib iitdouItS dllllS III iii
prove the present law as to delinquent
taxes. II seeks To prevent the ac
emulation OF delinquent taxes by sew.
eral wise and well-considered pro-
visions. One is that no deed or con
tract concerning real estate can be re
corded without certificate from the
treasurer, stating that all Delinquent
taxes on the property in question have
lnen paid. This regulation would pro
tect both vendor and vendec, as well
as insure the prompt payment OF taxes
| Colonel Massie thinks that the pres
ont laws work some great hardships
on delinquent aXpaycrs-espcciall
those provisions which bring about q
! forfeiture OF the property AS mat
tiers now are. the state undertakes IL
sell only such titles as is vested in the
person whose name is set down on the
books rs delinquent. The land bUoXs
too, are confused and misleading.
Payment of Poll Taxes.
] Delegate Crulctt. of Lancaster, to
day offered in the house Joint reso
luton proposing TO amend section IS
OF article of the constitution. which
provides that all poll taxes must bt
p"'u hot idt'I tudn SIN months DrlOl
to each regular election. The Iancas
ter legislator wants the time fixed al
sixty days.
The resolution was referred to the
committee Oh courts Of Justice. Mr.
Crulett did not ask its immediate con
sidcraton.
Child Labor Bill.
| A child labor bill introduced in tho
4 House today by Colonel Masslc ana
referred to The committee on genera
laws provides that no child under tn,
age of fourteen shall be employed IN
connection with any factory. work
shop, mercantile establishment OF
mine; nor shall any child under six
teen be allowed TO work therein be
twaen the hours of 6 y. IN. and Z. a. M
Any owner superintendent. oversceI
! or manager who violates the law. bi
: any parent or guardian who allows
the child to work, shall be fined no,
less than s25 nor moro than 500.
Any employment contrary to the