Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-30

rue Jaw nowhere imposes Il Ccmpcn
eating tax on foreign corporations.
THUS IF tho Standard Oil Company
were Virginia corporation. It would
pay an annual franchise tax OF $ll..
900, but. bong only New Jersey cor
roSflon, 1t pays Gully registration
fee OF SIG each year 70 tle suite.
Oar law Thus, In ei'cct penalties
our own corporations to the alvan
tn-c of connecting foreign corpora
tons. Under the license. en- privilc
&c tax proposed by myself and Mr
Johnston, the foreign corporations
would pay an equal amount
Tile franchise tax on domestic cor
rcaticas produced IN 1907 SlO3,GT5
The proposed tax should produce M
equal amount
THE following table. which in
clndc.; only eight foro'en corporations
viii give some ldsa OF the revenue
producing rIgor of tho tax:
American Can Company, maximum
authorized capital. $SS,000,0O0; tiuu
chisc tax. $500.
American Cigar Company maximum
authorized capital, S20,00o000; fran
ch'so tax, $1,000.
American snuE Company. maxi.
mum authorized capital, S25.OO0,vvJ,
franchise lax, s2.Gu1.
American relauGgraph Company,
maximum authorized CAPITAL 10000
600; francitse tax, SLIGO.
American Tobacco Company maxi.
mum authorized capital, $lS0.00c,-
coo; franchise tax, $lS.i0o.
Imperial Tobacco Company. maxi
mum authorized capital, slS.00000o:
franchise tax. $1,000
standard OIL Company. maximum
authorized capital, $lio,Oo0,0O0; fran
chise tax, Sii,loO
Virginia Carolina Chemical Com.
pany maximum authorized capital,
$50o0O,0O0; franchise Tux. $5,l00.
This gives his total for franchise
tax of $4,000
win Expedite Rhea Hearing
4 joint resolution. proposed by Sgn
0tor Echcls, was adopted by the gen
,N'Fil assembly today. authorizing the
joint committee ON executive ncmi.
na-iGns be authorized TO sit during The
session az the legislature. The reso'
luton will enal!e thu committee to
cNpeSli;c tho hearing IN tho Rhea In
vestigauon.
Nearly All For the ELL.
One step toward making The 'un
written law written law, was taken
in the House this afternoon, when
The bill offered by Delegate Bell. con
corning the fntroduclon OF evidence
In cases Of assault or alleged aasaplt
was PASSED by tie VOC Of 70 10 .
rhis measure is dcspned to give
the commonwealth the right t. IN
uoiuCe eviicnHe as TO ;ile truth or
rulNty OF the eNis,llce OF wreng
which may have created the conhit
ION OF momeniary insanity, or MS the
bass of the claim OF cxcenuating cir
Gums tances.
Tho bill will tend to wipe out the
"unwrKten law" of the state. rs. -
Will open the way for fuller inquiry
irto the cause of the homiciGei act on
tho alleged grounds Of temporary in.
sanity demenlia ylrghIan or brain
storm.
Death Register Bill Withdrawn.
Senator Grayatt, of Caroline. today
moved an lndcnnate pcstponement Of
general ivglttr,,ion Of deaths III vr.
there appeared to be so great a mis-.
conception and misunderstanding as
10 The results to be accomplished by
the hill thnt ne deemed It hest TO have
the measure passed by. The motion
wae adopted
ltfhas boon estimated that to put
into effect the sys.em Of registration
of deaths provided for by Mr.. Ora.
watts bill would require an annual
expenditure BY the state of some $780,
900, ant il was extremely doul%fui IT
tho appropriation could be secured al
this Tine.
Bill Passed viii Affect Homieides.
With only two dissenting votes the
House today passed Alden Bells bill,
which provides that whenever. in Il
prosecution for fcloniou.s homicide or
Tor assault with felonious in,ent. the
accused has been permitted TO intro
duce evidence tending to show that he
believed wrong to have been commit
acd urcn some member of his family
or one occupying such relation, whe-
thor the same he offered in support
of the defense OF insanity. or rs an
evidence OF M, extenuating circum-
stance, 1t shall be lawful for the com
monweanh 80 introduce evidence ar
10 the falS'ty or truth Of the existance
OF such wrong.
Enactment of Laws for Sunday
Challenged.
The proposed legislation anect!ng
tho observance of the Sabbath will be
vigorously opposed ny the Seventh
Day Adventlsts
Tho bill now before the committee