The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22
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PRAYER by Req F. r McFaden. of the !
First Presbyterian Church, preceded
the work of the Senate yesterday.
Favorable reports were received on
the following bills: To further amend
the law regarding municipal contracts
in which city councilmen are interested;
TO amend the charters OF Petersburg,
| Bristol and Radiord; toypermit elections
| on the liquor question in Shenandoah
and Frederick.
On motion of Senator Echols a joint
! resolution was passed calling for the
: election of three members OF the State
1 Board of Education on Wednesday at
1890 o'clock.
/ The House bill requiring the pay
\ ment by water, heat, light or power
4 companies of a franchise tax. prop
erty tax, and to require certain reports
from them to the State Corporation
Commission, was called UP by Senator
Keezcll, and, with q companion bill.
4 was passed finally. Senator keezell
thought this measure will add about
$4,000 to the revenue of the State.
Senator Keezell also asked for the
immediate consideration of the Dill
assessing an additional fee OF oo cents
for seal Impressions made by the clerk
of the State Corporation Commission
and increasing the charter fee from ~
, to IS.
Objects to Charter Change.
!, Senator Hart objected to the bill.
The clerk of the commission has sal
: larry enough, said he. He did not favor
the fee system, and on these little
charters enough is already charged.
I, Senator Holland raised question
/ as to the application of the law to for
! eign and domestic corporations.
: Wishing more information as to thu
Walker said he was opposed to the fet
!. system and he wanted to inquire wheth
. err. on the facts. it would be a wis
policy for the State to increase tn
charter fees. In case the additions
g sum proposed were tackled on ther
: might really be no increase. for the in
f crease might alter the present liberia
q policy of Virginia toward corporation
e SO that they would seek to avail them
d selves of States less expensive
e An amendment limiting the opera
Il ton OF the bill to foreign corporation
II only was offered by Senator King
r At least $4,000 would probably be ado
- ed to the State treasury il the bill Wer
e passed, stated Senator keezell, an
,e the salary Of tho clerk OF the Stat
,e Corporation Commission would be ado
"a ed to by a sum not less than $500 nc
l. more than $500.
III SO that more facts may be asce
1e tanned concerning the number OF cha
r. ters issued each year, the measure VIZ
to passed by.
~ The express tax bill then came u
la 1t provides a tax of SIS per mile, II
stead OF So, as at present, upon u
ed express companies, and would PROVE
NJ an additional revenue OF about $9oo
al committee amendment proposes
-. strike from the bill the provision pu
". ting a tax of $1,000 on each compal
nc sporting liquor within the State.
he An amendment was sent up by Sc
4 a ator Folkes proposing to exact OF COZ
~ nanies now paying license tax
80 81. 900 $4,000; Of those now payil
ia. $4,000 $4,000, and those paying nc
oh 5000. $1,000. In addition, he propos
I'D to tax each company transportil
M liouor within the State $4,000.
~. Wants Higher Tax.
Senator Folkes for many minut
nv supported his amendment. In view
the business done by the express Co
. panies he thought the increase
s.. 900 "a joke" He thought that 1t I
nigh, tax were put on these compan
Y they would not think of going to I
| i Supreme Court about 1t,
.'There is no greater absurdity J
j. grosser injustice than the taxes
~ CORPORATIONS in this State" he
Is clared, "and It is an outrage for
% express companies to come here 8
Or say that this $4,000 would BIO a
IS amount of additional tuSation for thu
"yarious cities that have voted
nevertheless contain many little
i I|oons at home. and the express peo
are acting as the bar-tenders. Noh'
y. will deny that might visit my frie
i. lin these various dry towns and fall
y get a drink IL wanted one from tn
q; III don't think I'd Aaya- tEpubla IN