The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-22

ting hold of highball in any Of these |
strongholds of prohibition. Look at
I.ynchburg. Think of the jugs that pile |
In there, where the express company
.nxcs' everybody UP and brings in a
little more In case OF q famine. 1t Is
to me rema skablc that with all the re-
| strictions that arc cast about the sa-
| looms there has been no attempt to tax
| this express bar business.
"1,yerybody thinks $4,000 too small
an amount TO receive as the aggregate
tax of all the companies doing bus
mess in the State" he asserted. This
| IS our last bid for taxes. No other
| corporation could do so much for the
| state, w. II this is allowed TO slip
! by, then it Is the poor landowner VINO
| Will have to come across. The pres
| ent figure Is a mere bagatellc.
"These express corporations say, III
you tax US so high. we'll be driven out
| Of business' Yet the prohibition ad-
! vocates never are heard tc say 10
| them: Well, go ahead out OF business,
and that is certainly funny to me-"
His amendment would he said. make
the license fees amount to $4,000 IN
stead of $4,000. and then 100000
would be thrown in for the privilege
of conducting liquor business. max
ing grand total of $4,000.
pleads for Common People.
Characterizing the present Bill az
the most vicious" he had seen in five
, terms of legislative work, Senator
t'olkes said that he saw no reason TO
show such tender. loving considera-
tion to Thomas C. Plat and the other
express kings In New York but tha'
/. the common people ought to have
little consideration extended TO them
,p-i.. IL. .nn1 4,
: in insane asylums would not let the
. express companies off with so small
n tax" he exclaimed. Just at this
, time when we are trying to raise ire
. ,ncndous amounts of money for ne"
normal schools and other projects, we
/, ought to tax heavily the companies
a instead Of letting them slip through
so easily and smoothly. This pittanct
= that they pay is monstrous In the eX'
tremc. i believe each would pay 800
, 900 for the privilege of carrying or
their liquor business
The express companies try to bes
+ out" said he, "because they say 30 PEI
!, cent OF their earnings goes TO th'
- railroads. Yet we charge them moth
~ ing for doing business with US. We d.
!, all the yielding. they do all the hold
10 ing on.
without hearing you nailed TIL
barkeepers to the wall with $4,000
increase now you turn around to TIL
| express companies who are doing mucl
more harm, who are under no restric
tions. and declare to them that in vie,
. Of their philanthropy in doing thi
ne whfskey business, you are going I
ed soak the other fellow"
Senator Sale pointed out that tn
on express companies do not receive s
nd much profit as Senator Folkes SCENE
rs to think. Taking up the figures, h
"a. said these companies paid now l.
Is, per cent, a good deal more than other
ms He thought the General Assembly mu:
an be fair to corporations as we'll q
others.
nj We want to encourage capital"
he said. we want to encourage peop
tie to make money. The reports sho
at that these companies average n
earning of about $3.50 per mile. ar
~ yet a member OF the House the 9TH
yer day wanted to tax them $50 per mile
-, - State Repositories.
ION The debate was concluded by
for communication from the House, wis
III. ing to amend the law in regard
ell state repositories so that security
,ut the sum of S25o.000 might be all r
CURED.
the Senators Holland and Keezell o
bill JeSteu W tne acceptance ol
hts report.
,rk Senator Sale favored it. He explai
ion ed that conditions are such in
81 district as to make such amendme
necessary. He thought the treasul
would safeguard the matter, for
ill. would not let out more money TIL
;al- was safe under the bond.
vor Opposition was offered also by 81
tile ator Lassiter.
Concurrence in tho amendment p
.ionl posed by the House was refused.
or A joint resolution was offered
Senator Halsey, reinviting Senator
the seph Weldon Bailey. of Texas. TO
,tor dress the General Assembly on TIL
fee day night, March 1. on the subject
,th- the national income tax. The resc
wise ton was passed by vote of "a t
the the minority voting alone in the ne
onal tive. u
nere On motion Of Senator Parks.
in journment was ordered at o:1o o'cle
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