Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-07
Speaker Of The House Offers -Four
Bills Which VIII Increase Rsve.
Rues $4,000.
AMENDMENTS TO ROAD CANS BILL
Lawyers Will Soon be Able to Pur.
chase Code Book for One Third Of
What They Have Been Paying =
Legislator Who ia AFRAID of eoulds
in r. F. & p. Repeat.
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RICHMOND VA, Feb. 6-Speaker
Byrd has introduced four bills. which,
! If passed. will greatly increase the
revenues " the common wealth - in
fact. annually add more than $4,000
10 he Golfers OF tho state. They are
as follows:
G) bill raising he taxes on
eXp e$s companies from about $4,000
q year to $4,000 year.
t2) A bill raising the taxes on
Pullman companies from about 81 900
year 10 $1,000 Both of these bills
have been reported favorably by she
House finance committee. and by
agreement will not be opposed BY
the companies affected.
ta) A bill TO Increase the FAX on
steamboat companies, which means
$4,000 additional revenue.
90 a bin imposing a privilege tax
on foreign corporations which means
at least 100000 additional revenue.
Delegate Johnston Of Montgomery,
is aEbociaed with him as patron OF
the last mentioned measure.
Amends Law Creating Road Force. :
Vigorous opposition to the passage
of the bin providing amendments TO
The act entitled An act to create the
state convict road force" was pre-
scnted in the House today. and again
II. w. withers. as patron. was a cen.
trail figure of the debate.
The chief fight on the floor arose
when Delegate Hunt OF Roanoke. Of
fered amendments. the first of which
provided that all prisoners sentenced
TO Jail Tor violating city ordinances
shall be sentenced 10 chain gangs or
public works. The amendment WAS
adopted.
NJ. T. Cooke OF Norfolk. srppor ed
the amendment in asserting that there
could be no justice In 4 law which
should sentence n man to hard la
Dor because he Is unable 10 nav
fine, even though the offepse should
be nothing more than expectorm.ing
upon a sidewalk. Roswell Page of
Hanover opposed the amendment.
Eugene Massie offered an amend
ment, providing thai Jail prisoners oe
sheltered and fed separate from fell
ons. but the amendment was yor,d
down.
The vote was taken. and the bill
passed by an Overwhelming majority.
The count stood: Yeas as. nayes Is.
Those voting against The bill were:
X. u: Bowman. Churchman, Craig, Ell
Ter. Griffith. Hunt, F. NJ. Love. Mark
nam, Oliver Robinson Spessard. Ty-
Ter, Martin. Williams, Wissler and
Speaker By-d.
The House applalbled following the
announcement of the vote.
Code Book Will be Mueh Cheaper.
Great will be the delight OF all
lawyers Throughout. the state to learn
tnat the activity of Legislator Mar
an Williams the C;ilee. county dele
gate. will shortly result in material
reduction of the price of pollaryl's
Code.
Mr.. Williams early in the session
indicated q purpose to accomplish
something in this direction. or to Sc
cure the tappoin ment of revisors to
prepare a new code.
Az q result of this, the West Pub.
fishing Company of st. Paul. Mimi.
the concern now owning the copy-
right 10 Pollard's Code. has submitted
most satisfactory offer. 1t agrees
! TO sell the plates of the Pollard Code
to the state with the perpetual right
o print theref ON for $11 900.
AS an alternative to sell The state
5000 couples. regular two volume edi-
lion. (. o. b.. at $40 set. or 500. :
In view of the foregoing offer a
bill looking to the purchase OF 5000
Pollard Codes has been prepared and
was offered in she House today. or
these which will cost the state 1855
each, 5000 will be given to state Of
flcers. while the rmaining 1000 viii
be sold for SIS piece. The work
now sells fo- SIS.
Afraid of the Goulds.
The discussion OF the Richmond.
fredericksburg & Potomac repeal hill
was resumed in the Senaas today,
Senator Halsey making strenuous