The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-04
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banks would be dealt With equally.
II A motion was made BY Mr.. Williams,
OF Glles, to refer the whole matter
to the Committee on Finance.
e Mr.. West, OF Nansemond. said that
the House has wasted two or three
days in sauabbling over what banks
shall be depositaries He favored the
Cox substitute
Mr.. Bowman. OF Roanoke, did not
want the bill to be referred, since
the Finance Committee had already
considered it.
Mr.. Love wanted 1t referred to sot1lc-
body SO that he could understand the
matter.
a motion to dismiss the Bill and
all tho amendments as made by Mr..
Clement. He thought the state has
already all the legislation necessary
OIL the subject.
Could borrow bonds.
Rccommittal. said Mr.. PITTS would
raean nothing. He wanted 20 tight IL
out now. He favored the committees
substitute. with perhaps change TO
allow deposits to the amoun, OF 80
per cent. OF the par value OF the bonds
Flo ars.,c1 ;hat tn. bank. would 10.
BIO cctnpelied to buy the bonds, b.,t
could pay for their use.
Then followed a string OF parlia-
mentary lodges. The inosion ~ re-.
commit the bill was lost. The motion
to dismiss was carried-37 to 49, How
ever, on recorded vote the House
reversed itself, by vote OF 33 to 50
Numerous amendments followed.
Mr.. Deal got two Norfolk banks add
ed; Mr.. Toney got two in Manchester
put on; Mr. Parker did the same thing
for one In Portsmouth,: Mr.. Moncure
| mr. t., "A Lev dria az m
for one at Poquosin, and Mr.. Yarrell
for one al Emporia. BY this time the
members who wanted the committee
Substitute had decided to allow all
1.-THE banks to be added. SO that the
! Senate might kill the bill or radically
. amend 1t. All the Yarrel1 amendments
to the substitute were adopted. as
! were those of Mr.. Oliver. The Cox
substitute was lost-26 to 40.
The vote then REQUIRED on the pas
sage Of the bill as amended, and 1t
was carried by Alto SO. A motion was
made TO reconsider, and another to
pass this motion by. The latter mo-
ton was carried by As to 80. but on
versed itself, defeating the motion to
pass by, "a to SO. TIL House then re-
fused to reconsider.
The House agreed to the Senate
amendments to the Gettysburg monu-
ment bill.
A bill regarding the annexation OF
territory in Norfolk county was
called up by Mr.. Deal. amended and
passed to It's engrossmcnt.
Stock Food Bill.
| The owen bill, which has passed
the Senate. and which is designed to
regulate the sale OF stock foods, came
| up with amendments proposed by the
House Committee on Agriculture and
Mining. Mr.. Lee offered an amend
ment to the Senate bill requiring that
1t should apply except to by-products
| of wheat and corn when made by the
person growing them or his agent.
Mr.. Good offered an amendment re-
ducing the registration fee to outside
millers from $50 to $50.
Mr.. Lee. speaking to the amend
ments offered by the committee. Wig
orously opposed them. This was sup
| posed, he said. to be a bill for the
] protectionof the public
!. 1t had passed the Senate. Before
! the House committee there appeared
/ some millers. and the committee
amendments were doubtless added at
! their request These amendments he
| regarded as unconstitutional and eX-
| tremely injurious to the work OF the
Department of Agriculture. The tax
was made not to include the makers
OF the pure by-products of wheat and
corn, such as bran and middlings. Now
the millers. said Mr.. Lee. do not pay
the tax at all, since all levies of this
kind fall on the consumer in the last
analysis.
| He felt sure that the amendments
had been hurriedly prepared and
agreed TO without inquiring as to their
/ practically or as to whether such
plans had worked successfully in other
/ States. They had many defects. he
said. No provision had been made as
to who should collect the tax. nor as
to when 1t should be done. The whole
proposition as contained in the COM
mIttee amendments had been ill-con-
ceived
alr. Lee had not concluded his re-
marks when the hour OF 2 o'clock ar
rived. and the chair was vacated unit
&.
Might lie Unconstitutional.
Resuming his argument after the re.
cess. Mr.. Lee said that the registration
fee could not be regarded as a rcyenu.
matter: If SO, it would be unconstitu
tional SO far as interstate business /!