Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-22
Senate Committee Raises License
Tax on All All Dispensers
Of Inlox'canls
N T0DAY'S CALENDAR FOR PASSAGE
Senate Passes the Bill to Abolish The
License Tax on poc,ors--orinioo
Now Prevails That a Minority Re.
port WIN be Presented at Joint
Session in Rhca Case.
Especial To The Do,,v pro,. ,

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RICHMOND. VA, Feb. 2l--The
Senate finance committee has report.
cd the Byrd liquor hill, which is an
embodiment or NIL the liquor meas
nres which have mccn presented at
this session.
The bill as it comes today makes
several amendments to the house ri,
In the first place, the license Is made
$3.50 fiat all over the statc. Saloons
which includes all places at which H.
1uor Is sold or dispensed olosc
lhoir doors mt twelve o'clock ana re.
main closed TIL Ave o'clock I'm Tho
morning
The bill makes II unlawful 10 self
dispense, furnish or give away lIauor
of any kind on Sunday. election dnvs
or on Chrlstmas. There is aIso an
Increase In the license tax on dIsall-
ieries and brewerics. The bin was
reported favorably and Will appear on
mo calendar tomorrow morning.
Senate AholIehes Doctors Llcenas.
The Sennte has passed Tho .%lii
which takes the llcenae tax of tho
physiclanH OF the state. thereby nc
tncing the revenues to the amount OF
$4,000. The bin was opposed N
Tie Senate by several members. lu,
the organization of tho physIcipn,
was too strong TO overcome and the
bill went through. Tho dentists were
not included In tho exemption. hut
The physicihns VIII be able to practice
their profession in the state withoi,
any tax whatever II IT becomes a Law.
The bill will go to tho house and thcfa
VIII he renewal OF the fight in tina.
branch Because OF the shortness OF
inc session there are even CHANGER
mat II VIII never De reached unless IL
Is made n special order.
The Rhca Report. it.
Announcement was made in thu
senate today that the committee on
continuation of gubernatoral nomins-
IONS Id ready to report to the Joint
session of the general assembly.
Senator Echols offered resolution
providing for joint session Tuesday
night to receive the report. and tho
resolution was agreed to and went
over TO the House for concurrence.
Reports that there will be a unani-
nous report for confirmation does not
gam very much crcdence. While II
cannot lS stated authorltatiyely that
there VIII BIO two reports, it Is a ton.
to-one bet that all the members will
not unite In the one report which
mas already been signed.
Members of the sub committee
Two from the Senate and two from
the House-are not talking. but odd
ends OF conversations, whisperings and
impressions indicate that at lea3t one
member of the committee from the
senate will dissent from the finding
Of the majority, which is conceded to
be favorable to the confirmation or
Judge Rhea.
inc session Of Monday will be OK
ccutive, but it will be almost jmpos-5
sibie 10 keep the proceedings secret.
ne session is expected to last some
'ime-two or three hours.
Senator Noel said today that bo
mad, since the hearing was concluded,
been informed by minister nov I,y-
Ing in this city, that no knew of
'eiegram being received at .Ionesyiile
urging that the returns from other
49, - Vi 'i't uiotilct might ne lSCCr-
tanned. The minister could not, how
ever. say If the telegram was signed
~ Judge I,hea, having forgotten
That, but he did rocoilect the nature
OF the telegram. Senator Noel viii
make speech in opposition 10 mfr
nation.
The resolution agreed today stated
that the printed evidence win BIO
ready for the members by Monday.
Williams Insurance Bill Rasses.
The Williams bill TO re- enact the
old Wharton insurance law was passed
in the House this afternoon. Tho
measure seeks TO prevent the com
bination OF insurance companies for
the purpose OF maintaining the rate.
" is aimed primarily against sho
Southeastern Tariff Association. Tha
bill vas bitterly contested. Il nov
goes u the Senate for consideration
The votc In the House was a5 10 rs.