The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-25
FIFTY DOLLAR TAX
PLACED ON PILOTS
Senate Passes Measure After
Long and Spicy De-
bate.
AUTO TAX BILL ALSO
CARRIED THROUGH
Earnest Fight in House Against
Election of Commissioners
by the People and the
Bill is Lost.


OF the General Assembly, Erida
While the Senate levied taxes on
Automobiles and pilots, the House
writhed in the throes OF a political "
scheme by which the members of the
Corporation Commission would be leg
isIated out of office and their suc-
eessors elected by the people
The House by a vote of ~ to 3fTl
killed the Bell bill providing that tina
Corporation Commissioners he elected
by the people. The lower branch Of
the Assembly was considerably stirred
up over the bill several days and Il 4
seethtng political pot was kept b0il-ss
ing. Delegates Bell. Fitzhugh, Houx-
ton and Oliver spoke feelingIy for the
bill, while Delegates Martin Williams,
~. w. Williams and Cox spoke with
equal emphasis and warmth against
1t.
the passage of the State depository
bill constituted days work for the
House.
From Saturday until the end OF tho
session the House will convene At II
o'clock I'm the morning and sit nntTf
o'clock, when IL will adjourn u
meet again at O'Clock ana sit until
I 6 O'Clock
If the House agrees with the Sem.
about $4,000 into the State treasury
In taxes A license tax of $50 was
levied on the thtrty-seven pilots In
! Virginia, thus bringing in $3.50 into
the treasury.
| The Senate passed bill providing
more severe punishment on trampx for
stealing rides on trains. Ii the Hous1s
/ passes the bill the tramp will be nnaA
from $3.50 to s1o0 for riding t4A
bumpers. Should he not have fifS|
money In his Jeans he may 20 to tM4E
Tor from ten days to six months.
The Senate passed bill inGreaatn1
/ the cnaIter lee on foreign CORPORA
ton, which will bring In from $500
TO yo,Voo additional coin OF the realm
Win winch 10 condhct the states
anairs.
btits repeating the act by wnicn the
t GoWpaslure river was declared pub
nc highway directing the board ~
ehariues 70 ascertain certain facts
/ a ''ea he @tat y r1fnsfed IN the htates
repeating an act IN relation TO dis-
pensary IN the town OF Pulaski a.
continue the appropriation OF $e.0he;
Tor coiiectng material for the His
tory OF virginia. and Tor the estab-
| nsnment OF rurai schools were passed
by the SENATE,
ny Joint resolution the LegtsIa-
ture asked congress TO nave Federal
omciais ascertain and report on the
NUMBER OF lmproductive acres Of
swamp iand there are In virginia.
Both houses adjourned at 2:lO.
by the SKIN or Its teeth House hIHs
% imposing a. license tax OF $50 on.
the thirty-seven pilots In Virginia. waa
passed In the Senate Twenty-one
votes were necessary. 4Twenty-Op0
votes were recorded for 1t and seven
teen against IT. Several OF the tweu-i
ty-one men who voted for the pas-s
sage OF the bill had about half :
notion To change their minds. hIIfI
when they thought to the $3.50 loom
ing up golnen ana easy. they decided
10 iet their votes stand
SENATOR Folkes Iougnt xauanx
nsh1 lot the pilots ana Its UP to Presi-
aent boutWen ana ms crew q tne
no,s A $50 po 70 give the junior
sas aaohl n,loha kooos Sn-
h.,.,,s $50 w u 49,
.. r,.,1s. ~ sa,e .ls.
ssIt IL III -. b. .n,,s.s,.. -. u.sss-
,ar ana Iylana,s - h,.s,s $3.50
in thu Han ~ s,ar.s 80 oaa - ~
vara avis not nhtec,ins ~ - -. 60
tor Foxes had tho senate nratsv rs.,t.
/ logged M and an al SEQ 4. ~ No.
to vote on the bill. until Senator saIa
read a letter from President Rontrsii4
SAYING the pilots were not opposinrI
the bill and did not object Il, tne
taxes Mr. Sale, who had Opposed
the measure on the ground that III
was tax on labor withdrew his OBJ
lection on the floor. but said he would
vote against IL. and did.
Not Surrender Principle.
Senator Foikes declared that not-
withstanding President Boutwells
letter he tFoikes) would not surren.
aer princlpls even tnousn ne had