The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-02
WILL PASS
EQUAL TAX BILL
Solons Get Together on De
bated Fletcher Measure.
and VIII Go Through.
MANY AMENDMENTS N
ARE INTRODUCED
Finance Committee Will Meet w
Adopt the Changes Suggested
By Men Who Have Given the 81
Bill Careful Consideration.


Optimism, great garigated waves oe 4
it, swept over the Senate Wednesday
when Virtul love feast over the
Fletcher tax equalization bill was Il
held, and those who came to scofx
remained TO pray, and bedeoked the
much -mooted measure With gariando
/ in the form OF agTeeabiy received
amendments
There seems little doubt that the
Fletcher bill VIII pass the Senate with
liberal application OF amendments.
Looking somewhat the worse for wear
and tear, but bolstered up In many
directions. the bill will probably paM4a
the Senate this week by a unanfmoun
vote of the Democratic side, and gxa
to the House for its consideration nex1S
week 81
The Finance Committee, which hais
listened TO much eloquenee and othAfS
talk about the Fletcher bill, approyS4s
by Governor Swanson. will meet
Wednesday night to consider thQ
many amendments.
AS originally drafted the bill rave
the Auditor OF Public ACCOUNTS 4u~s
thority To demand local assessor sfas
raise his assessment on farm lAMdgs
1t made no provision for a p0Mstb1AS
INCREASE In the assessments az public
aervice corporation property or min
eral lands.
=. Assess Mineral Lands.
Senator Keezeli has introduced
supplementary bill providing s0r ~
separate and special assessment of
mineral lands and mineral sprfn8R.
Senator Tucker has offered an anaApd-
ment to the Fletcher bill taking ts18
authority to raise assessments out Of
the hands eli the Auditor Senator
Simms has offered one providing thak
the Auditor not arbitrarily order m
assessor TO increase assessments, but
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The arrcrdmEr1t also sfveA tna NJ II
SCISSORS the right III rsxuAes ta
the assessments. provided they ma
q written a report to the Auditor 0g
to why they cannot cunscicItt0uhfas
make the increase.
Senator Strobe Wednesday offered
amendments giving the auditor a4t-.
thortty to summon the assessors u
Richmond for a conference on prop
erty values in their Jurisdiction be
fore the assessments are made IN.
Ii also gives the auditor authority III
send out scouts to ascertain the true
values OF property in various coun.
ties. another important aTnsndmeH&
offered by Mr. STROBE provides Tor ~
conference between the Att0rn0Ys
General and Auditor to review this
valuations made by the Corporations
Commission on public service COR
tt6 &tt1A pA0pSEtyy duus Al uS&u Ia
Increase them.
To Give Information.
Senator Ward offered amendments
which would call upon the circuit
court clerks 20 supply the auditor
from time to time with informatfous
regarding increases or declines A
property values In their counties, and
to furnish special intelligence on
questions propounded by the auditor.E
Senator Lassfter fouceas., arC6gwtfS
Senator Lassiter introduced a joint
resolution requiring the Corporations
Commission TO prepare sctentih9
plan OF assessment for the audtt0U3s
Senators King and Strobe want . Tn3a
Commission. s*3
Bills providing for the erection 60
a Federal Memorial at the Richm0n4a
Soldiers Home, prohibiting the I'LL
Ing OF foodstuffs more Than -
months for purposes of speeulAttOnes
and compelling prompt delivery na
packages, We're introduced WednAe~s
day.
The House and Senate will hAvA nj
conference this week to fix the 49,
day on which bills may be introduc1Ms
In either body without Unanimous
consent. Ss;s@sYA
Not Shut Bills on.
by a vote OF IS to 3 the 60nA44#
Wednesday refused to concur with th9
House IN setting February - - thu
last day on which measures may -
introduced in either house without
unanimous consent. nv
Senator Ward. of Winchester. Gffere4
joint resolution on last week provtd~
ing that February Is be the last da0
for the Introduction OF bills. Thfes
passed the Senate. The House Topped
of still another week.
When Delegate Williams. Ut Gateo
announced che amendment In the 8e1ass
ate Mr.. Ward moved that II be adOpte
ed. Mr.. Kee3ell astrenuousfy oh5ecfNG
to checkmating the Senate three weeA1s
before adjournment ~
In Favor Of Fairgrounds. D;
Public Fairgrounds. spacious u1k1.
equipped with all modern athletic s1
ercise devices for large children auN5
sand boxes for the small ones MAN.
probably be established in q numbM
of cities and towns In Virginia c.
committee on counties, cities and tpNn
viding for them.
Day In the House.
The House. after transactinx : gOo
deal of routine business. adopted tME3
following offered by Judge W1lltaHa1&%
Whereas the salary Of the nupN4
intendent of the Eastern stats No.
pital for the Insane II $4,000: takS
Of the superintendent OF the Wegee9s
State Hospital for the Insane Ii
$g.250: that OF the superintendent 81
the Central State Hospital far 46&
insane ID s. 500 and that az f44E
Southwestern State Hospital Tor t1&z
INSANE is $4,000: gsy I Nh
Therefore. be II resolved w r.
House OF Delegates OF Virgins.
the COMMITTEES ON finance be rcquS = 81
ed to ascertain and report n t~a
house why this discrepancy. Il 1t Szs&