Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-02
MANY CHANGES TO OYSTER LAWS
Bill introduced in the Legislature
Which VIII Cause People to Look
Into the Pc. sonal Tax Question
More CIoseIy-Looks as II Artillery
Would Get a Square Deal
lspeeial % ,rhe pn!ly Press


RICHMOND. VA. Feb. 1.-The COM
miltce ON general laws OF i;ha Senate
this morning msde favorable re-
port OF the bill whiol makes 1t II
Felony 10 write, procure or TO amy
way be concerned in the writing,
transmission or procuring of any ltU-
t.r, message. or paper u any sort
which may alrcatem to do bodily
harm or injury 10 any person or 10
any nembe7 OF the family of par
en;. The bill is aim,d al The Back
Hand organizations. which have Hour
ished in OTHER ciies. The penalties
have = wide ranGe-from brief term
in Jail or penitcntiary. to infection
of capital punishment. The bill Will
become Il law.
Would Amend oyster Law.
In his Efforts 10 revise the oyster
and fish laws of the state, Mr.. w.
w. Old yesterday introduced in the
House "a bill repeating and amending
nearly sWery law concerning the oys-
ter industry. The paper is volimin
GUS, embracing IS closely typewrtttes
pages. The bill was not read, but
was referred To the committee on
Chesapeake and its tributaries.
Juries 10 Look Into Income Taxes.
Senator's Folkes pnd Elan today
presented a bill whereby the taxpay-
ers WHO have been given to overlook
Ing the income fax item in tax lists
will be made to pay attention 10 that
much neglected requirement.
The bill requires the auditor oil
public accounts 10 prepare special
form for the income tax. for sending
tho forms to The commissioners of tho
revenue. The commissioners of the
revenue are directed to deliver these
forms. when they have been flied
out, 10 courts of cities or counties.
and the judge of such court as shall
hhve jurisdiction shall lay the re-
inrns so made out before the grand
juries. with such instructions as may
be deemed proper
The grand juries will also have
the use of tax list; OF merchants.
farmers and all private citizens and
will be cble To make comparisons TO
ascertain e the income tax return is
correct.
Square Deal for Al tilIery.
When the Sale bill setting apart one
and one-half per cent. of tha rev
enues OF the state. exclusive of she
school fund. rs fund for rhe sup
port of the state militia. and provid-
ing state campground, came UP in
the Senate. Senat0 Folkes of
of RichNlond. offered an amendment
specifying thai the three artillery
companies shall each receive $4,000 of
the fund for their particular use.
Senator Folkes insisted that the ar
tillery branch of the service had uni
formiy been getting the small end of
the state appropriation upd that they
shous! have a square deal. That
there was no harmony among the
officials OF the stale military organ
iza,fon as To the division OF tn fund
and he wanted the law Itself 10 de-
eide tho matter. Senator Folkes alho
objected to the use of the fund for
payment of salaries To officers other
than those of the adjwant generals
Office. He urged that the service was
held to be voluntary. and no salaries
should be paid
Commission on Tax Equalization.
Speaker Byrd's bill. creating a tax
commission TO readjust the existing
tax laws for the purpose OF equaliz.
ing taxation was reported favorably
from the finance committee. The
commission is to be made up of seven
members. and will report 20 the next
Legislature