The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-26
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When tho Senate convened at noon
a favorable report was received on
the keezell bill 10 abolish the fees
given sherins and sergeants for at
tendance upon court.
The bill providing an increase OF Sc
impressions issued by the state Cor
poration Commission was then taken
up. senator Keezell explained that the
probable addition to the revenue of
the state would be about $4,000, while
BY the seal fee. tho salary of the clerk
OF tho Corporation Commission would
be increased somewhere between $3.50
and $500. The bill was finally passed.
senator Gunter, by special permits
sion. called up the bill providing for
an enumeration OF the Inhabitants of
the county OF Elizabeth city, stating
that It was for the purpose of deter
mining whether new judicial circuit
should be created The bill was
passed
When the bill taxing the pilots OF
the state license fee OF $50 came up
Senator sale read a letter from the
president of the Virginia Pilots As
ISOLATION. saying that no opposition
was offered to the bill.
Ragged Like Lion.
Like a raging lion. Senator Foxes
eloauently charged upon the oiil.
.,rhese thirty-seven pilots are ensa sed
in work which benefits the state
only" he said. and ! hope you VIII
not do as the Legislature of North
Carolina did. They taxed the pilots
"a mat the pilots quit. Then there
were wrecks, and the Legislature had
ia ret down on its knees and ask the
pilots TO come back
.As the pilot makes his living upon
the water, certainly the prohlpltlolilst,s
should be against the bill TO taN such
OF my boyhood, when there was one
VINO used to lock me in on sunday az
ternoons and play for me that touch.
ing hymn, Jesus saviour Pilot Me.
Well. when l meet that PiiM 40 YOU
think 1 am going to tell Him that !
No want to get to that land of corn
and wine, where there viii be no
local option elections and agitatlons
by the Anti-S So, pan LeagnT. dares to
vote for this bill, I'll tell TAFT, who
was glad to see me when he was mere
and shook hands with me. nc con
Guided by warmly eulogizins the pl-
II don't wonder TAFT had Senator att,
Folkes arrested tor being an anarch-
5ist," interjected senator Noel.
We'll" retorted Senator Folkev.
Taft has taken SEVERN "a :, - ,,,;,,;s.
UP with me. and | suggested d INNS
ter TO China to MIN.
some risk There, TOO.
Senator keezell, speaking , tor we ne
Finance Committee, paid a tribute "
the pilots. senator Folkes mas re-
terred to the pilots who take such a
risk in climbing up, ne icy sid o., OF
ships he said. but | aver that we
mere in the Senate are standing on q
silpperv deck, and it looks like some of
us are going to slip Off at the next
election. think We are running Just
as much risk as the pilots"
lie said that in View OF the fact
that the pilots did not oppose the bill,
and could be taxed by, the State only
under the bin, it should pass.
After n hard fight by Senator. Follles
to get votes on the negative side. the
bin prevailed by one vote the result
being q to II.
Then came the automobile tax dis
custom. senator Lincoln amended the
bill so that the statement made by
the owner of the cart to the State
need not be sworn To before a notary
In a strong speech Senator Echols
attacked the tax, lie denounced it as
a beneficial privilege, tor no profit is
derived from the use of an automobile
Why not" he asked, tax tho buggies
wagons and carts. for they do Jus
what the automobile does--use the
roads--ahd they often use the roads II
does not? There are 253,41o buggie.
| and wagons In this Commonwealth
and tax OF so cents on them would
yield Sl26,TO9. 1t Is not fair to tag
automobiles and let these other Veh1'
cles CO."
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