The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-24

and fish, and on the bill to proliibi
unlawful fishing.
Senator. strobe introduced a resolu.
ton providing that hereafter the Sen.
NJ, except on Mondays, Tuesdays ant
Fridays, and that no Senator shall
speak longer than fifteen minutes OF
q bill, unless II pertain to the public
! finance. IT further provided that SEN
ate bills should be taken UP first. The
resolution was passed.
| Debate on the express tax was then
resumed. and Senator Sale said that
coming to the Capitol every two years
| to have the tax on them agltated all
over again. They wish some fixed
basis. so that this discussion may
urcs TO show that their estimate was
| fair, and he said that lie believed their
| figures as to their finances correct.
While he held no brief for express
companies, he wished no injustice done
them. II the tax were made too high,
tile results would be disadvantageous.
At this juncturc, the Senate went
INTO executive session to consider nom
nations for the State Education Board,
as a result of which Professor III. G..
Ford of V. NJ. L.; DR.. James NJ. Page.
OF the University OF Virginia, and Pro-
iessor j. l.. .1arrnan. of the state Nor
NAL School at Farmville, were declared
Folkes Wants Higher INK.
Taking up the express tax again.
Senator Folkes voiced fierce finai
philippe against the low taxation" of
these companies. He ridiculed the fig
ureS on which Senator Sale had based
ms argument, saying that they ought
to be taken with the same faith that
was attached to the returns given by
people on income taxes.
mo ono would expect citizens of
Richmond to believe this statement OF
profits" he exclaimed, for tl,cy know
better. They see van after van. load
ed down with commerce. bearing the
name of the express companies. and
HEY would not be .disposed to be-
lieve you, If you denied that the
profits of these companies in Richmond
alone amounts to at least $4,000
II have never made any dowerv
speeches here. but i have tried to
lions since I have been here. If I
made some OF the statements that have
| been made here before SHUTDOWN my
constituents would put me in a padded
| He asserted that 1T was too much
| 70 ask the people to believe that tho
Jugs piled up at dry stations were car
RED as n labor of love by tho EXPRESS
Wick,,nm Defends rnx.
\ calm defense of tho action Of tho
nance Committee In setting the tax
at the fiSurc of 81 per mile was ,nndo
os Selitlof NicRllilin while L com
mend many of the fine moral senti
lleants OF Senator Folkes uttered IN,
TINS floor" said he. II feel that NO
must tax all alike. and because n cor ~ :
2oration may be doing evil is no
reason why it should he excepted from
the operation of the general rule,
IointlnS out that the figures furnish.
ed the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion by the express companies had
been the basis of the calculations ar
the committee. lie said that even in
the case of The income tax, whether
1T is believed TO be true oil, untrue. NO
attempt is made to go behind the
sworn statement of the party maxim.
the return. He thought the estimate
of the committee. in view of the fig
ures, fair, rather than absurdly low, as
mad been charged
Vote was then taken on the Folkes
amendment. making the tax $40 per
mile. The amendment was killed by a
vote of % to 4.
Next came the other Folkes amend
inent. proposing a tax OF $3.50. the
figure recommended by the House FL
nance Committee. By vote of q to
- the amendment was carried.
The bill as amended passed by
vote of % to ..
On motion of Senator Carter. the
senate adjourned at 2:lO