The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-18
Owners of Cars Must
Pay State According
to Horse Power.
SENATE PURSUES
T AK DISCUSSION
House Defeats Sterilization Bill.
Gettysburg Monument Decid-
ed Upon, but Payment De-
ferred-Interesting De-
bates Likely to Occur
To-Day.

Joy riders and other classes OF devil
wagon manipulators Will. when they
read this. learn their fate for the next
TWO years. They Will not be charged
30 much per honk. nor will they be
compelled 10 come across with a fran
chise tax on the gross receipts of their
gasolene dealer. But they will have to
pay what the Finance Committee
thinks is reasonable tax on one OF
the luxuries OF life. and which will aid
In the great and noble work OF giving
the state enough money to pay its ex-
penses and keep Old CostoHivine away
from the door for the next two years.
Sot to prolong the agony. the scale
Of charges is here presented. Automo-
olies with less than twenty-horse pow
er VIII pay an annual tax OF S.. Those
"hich possess horse e-power rated at
from twenty to forty-fvc will be taxed
slo, ~hiie the maximum of $50 will be
paid oy owners of the cars which spin
aiohs the roads under a power which
moro tnan forty-fve horscs can exert
Such Is the Committees substitute
for the Clement bill. A bin built along
similar lines is pending in the senate
ana there Is little likelihood of any
change In rates. The clerk OF the
Committee was instructed to make the
necessary changes. and the measure
VIII De reported TO the House to.day
Ihe decision was reached at an execu-
Tive session held yesterday afternoon.
SENATE Discus.e. Taxes.
Very little real business was accom-.
piished in the actual SESSIONS Of tho
Two houses yesterday. 1t is easy 10
guess what the Senate did-talked tax.
alton. Only one bill was passed ths.
fenesing the estate of James Phillips.
of Richmond.
One BY one the grave and reverend
senators are giving their views on
the great problem of taxes. TIL. s,,h.
ject of debate is the Finance c.,
mittee,s substitute for the king t.x
commission bill. together win ,bn
- rtgus proposed sunicndmer.ts. To
some extent members continued thar
ftrictures upon the State Corporat,o,
Commission. that body entering in,n
inc discussion because of the Ho,Iara
proposal to have tho chairman OF ,ba
commission as one of the members OF
me body 10 revive the tax system Of
the Commonwealth.
senator Noel. tho Republican floor
leader. did not think the Democrats
were exactly consistent. He pointed
out that II has shown great confluence
IN the Corporation Commission. but
that now 1t seemed it would not do.
Senator Hart does not see much use
in tax commission anyway. He
argued the bill at some length
Cox Defeats Bill.
The House killed. after an extended
debate. the Stephenson bill affecting
criminals and imbeciles Mr.. Cox did
1t. When everybody else had had
their say. the Richmond member moved
that the bill be dismissed The mo-
tion was lost; thus indicating ma
jority for the measure. Mr. Cox then
enough votes had been changed to en-
sure the defeat OF the bin and its ex-
clusion from the calendar.
The crux OF Mr.. Cox's objection lay
in the fact that the decision was left
with four men. He would have the
trial take place before a jury. where
the person about to be punished might
be represented by friends, relatives and
counsel.
DR.. stephenson made an earnest
fight for his bill. but did not con-
vince the members that Virginia was
ready for this sort OF legislation
Monument IL Ordered.
Gettysburg Will get its monument
to the memory of the Virginia soldiers
who fell there. ii the Senate indorses
the .ction of the House. But the bill
was amended so that none OF the
money, save the first $4,000 appro-
priated two years ago. will be avail
able until two years from date.
The House also passed the Senate
bill allowing counties which receive
State aid for good roads to spend as
much of the money as they see fit in
the construction of bridges.
Some interesting propositions are
due in the House to-day. A bill which
will be fought is that allowing Inter-,
state freight trains to run on Sunday.
The bill has passed the Senate and
ulas been approved by the House COM
mittee on Roads and Internal Naviga-
ton. It is indorsed by the railroad
mems organizations Of the State. But
1t was earnestly fought In committee
by ministers, and 1T is almost certain
to meet with opposition when it comes
up.
Mr.. Adamss pharmacy bill may get
TO a vote. 1t is opposed it is UNDER
stood. in some quarters. He would
have all physicians in country districts
licensed to sell drugs. Atpresent only
one such physician has this privilege,
and Mr., Adams believes this works a
hardship.
Liquor Elections. /,
Whether there shall be four or two
wear intervals between local option
elections is the question in Mr.. Bells
bill, which lengthens the term A
majority of the Committee ON Counties,
Cities and Towns approved the bill.
but it's fate is doubtful.
II Is situated between the two fires
or vet towns, In Which, there are peo-
pie who want to call elections, and Of
dry towns in which there are folk who
want to do tho same thing. In these
cases, of course, elections have been
held within the past two years.
No actual work has as yet been done
nn the general appropriation bill by
the House Committee on Finance. OF
course. the committee has heard the
claims OF tho Institutions and depart
8rnents. and ,t Is presumed, has fully
sdlgested them. But 1t has been thought