Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-01-14
TO CREATE STATE TAX
COMMISSION BOARD
Bill to Regulate Tax Assess
ments Introduced in legisla-
ture--Committee Schedule.

RICHMOND, VA. Jan. ID Waen
all the preliminaries Of organisation.
the naming OF committees, and the
work OF preparing the committee
schedules behind them, the TWO
houses of the general assembly Oh
Virginia were called to order at noon
today with everything ready Tor
work.
Pursuing the policy Of economy. re-
trenchment and equalization or taxes
announced by the governor and the
leaders OF the two houses or the leg
fslature, the bills which will be pre-
scented are In the main along the lines
OF conservatism in ex penditures and
appropriations and In radicaiism along
the lines OF tax reforms and imposi-
lions.
Senator Folkes began a corporation
tax campaign yesterday when ne pre-
sented a bill for the imposition OF
heavy tax upon the express compan-
les doing business in the State. and
Delegate Bell this morning in the
house inaugrrated campaign for Inc
equalization OF taxes today when ne
presented for the consideration OF the
house a bill providing for the creation
of a state commission which should
assess the taxable property Ia the
State.
Get Down to Work.
Emulating tao promLiness or me
leaders in the two houses of tue gen
eral assembly. who yesterday broke
all records for getting down TO Work
quickly and announced the standing
committees Of both houses and SEN
ate on the first day OF the session,
the chairmen of the standing COM
mittees met yesterday afternoon and
made out the schedule for commit
tee meetings.
That disagreeable work being over
with the two houses can now get down
to business without further ado anu
push through the session from the
very start.
Few changes were made In the
committee meeting schedule OF the
last session and although the person
mel of the committee is changed most
materially. especially on the house
side, the rapidity with which the
committees were named and the ched-
ule adopted will give the members
more time than is usual in which TO
become acquainted and get ready Tor
the hard work of the session.
Committee Schedule.
The committee schedule is as fol-
lows:
Committee on privileges and cleo
tions meets every Monday and Friday
at 10 a. m. I
Committee on courts OF justice
meets Tuesday, Thursday and Satnr-
day at 10 o'clock g. m.
Committee on schools and col
leges meets Tuesday and Thursday at
o'clock p. m.
Committee On general laws meets
Tuesday and Thursday at 10 O'Clock
a m, and Saturday at 4 p. m.
Committee on roads and internal
navigation meets Monday, Wednesday
and Friday at 10 o'clock a. m.
Committee on finance meets Mon
day. Wednesday and Friday at 10
o'clock a. m.
Committee on claims meets on call
of chairman.
Committee on militia and police
meets on cail Of chairman.
Committee on asylums and prisons
meets on Tuesday and Thursday al
10 o'clock a. m.
Committee on labor and the poor
meets on call Of chairman.
Committee on public property meets
on call of the chairman.
Committee on currency and COM
merce meets on call Of chairman.
Committee on agriculture and min
ing meets on call Of the chairman
Committee on manufacture and me-
chanic arts meets on call OF chair
man.
Committee on counties. cities. and
towns meets Tuesday and Thursday at
10 o'clock a. m.
Committee on oficers and oaices IN
the capitol meets on call OF chairman
Committee ON executive expendi-
lures meets on call OF chairman.
Committee on retrencnment aud
economy meets on call OF chairman
Committee on federal relations
meets on call Of chairman.
Committee on federal relations
meets on call OF chairman
Committee on enrolled bills meets
on call Of chairman.
Committee on immigration meets
on call Of chairman
Committee on Chesapeake and its
tributaries meets on Wednesday and
Friday ct o'clock p m
Committee On house expenses meet