The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-21
STATEWIDE Gets
ADVERSE REPORT
House Committee Reports
Unfavorable as to Vote on
Prohibition.
SENATE COMMITTEE
TO ACT WEDNESDAY, /
Expected That Earnest Efforts
VIII be Made to Get
Early Vote in Both
Branches.

The Myers Statewide prohibition
T BIZ was reported to the House Nom
day morning with a recommendation
that it do not pass.
This bill is the same as the Strobe
bill. which was introduced in the
Senate, and provides thar the adop-
.tion as tn whether there shall be
Statewide prohibition in the state Of
virginia shan De put to the popular
vote of the people.
The final discussion in the matter
was reached Monday morning by the
House Committee on Privileges and
Elections in executive session.
This bill has occupied more atten-
ton in the Legislature this year than
any other Several hearings have
been. held on the subject and extend
I'd argument both pro and con sub
mitted
Mr.. Myers the patron of the bill.
said Monday thar everything posi-
bic would he done to push the mat
ter 10 a vote, The people all over
the State want a vote on prohtbition.'
he declared. and / have every rea-
son to believe that the bill will be
passed This session.
II is said that the liauor people win
make a fight to have the bill referred
to the House Committee on FinancA
This action with he resisted on the
ground that there ia no need for con-
I stt4eFat4eH tfts- Finance Committees
In as much as the supporters of the
ieiii hase stated that they will agrees
TO amend the bin so that in case
there should be vote on the measure
befor0 January, 1912, the bill will
not take effect until that time. @Thera
is therefore no reason for considera-
ton Of the bill for the Finance com.
mittee.
The Senate committee. whien III
: totnrty WITH The Hplse eutHmittee IN
the public hearing. will probably pas
upon the bill Wednesday morning
Report for Popular Vote.
The Senate bills providing that the
question OF manufacture or no manu-
faeture and sale or no sale OF ardent
spirits In the town Of Shenandoah
and county OF Frederick be submitted
ITO a popular vote in those localities
were favorably reported in the Sem
ate by the Committee on Special. Pri-
vafe and Local Legislation. The
measures were referred to the Conn
rniftee on Counties. Cities and Towns
Senator Echols offered resolution
providing that the Senate on wedne1-
day afternoon elect three experienced
educators. from list of eligibfes from
~tat-ft the Idf-uftlSE VI the oihtGE1t+3
OF Virginia Virginia Military Instf-
tute. Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
State Female Normal school at Farm
vile. the school for the Deaf and
Blind and the College OF William and
Mary to be memb ers of the State
Board of Education.
Increase States Revenues.
Senator Keexell then asked that the
Senate take up House bills 1eo. Isl
and Is2 and Senate bills So and 28S,
all providing for increases In the
States revenues Under the rufds
which the Senate is now working
under and will continue to work until
adjournment. Mr.. Keezell was allowed
to take the bills up ahead of a scoro
or more bills which had precedence
over them.
Tax on All Pinnts.
Bill $50 was passed II provides
for the levying OF a franchise tar
on all heat. power, light and water
companies and places them on the list
with railroads canal companies ana
other companies. The passage Of this
bin means an addition of approx
mately $4,000 a year to the state
treasury.
Bill 162 also was passed II simply
gives the necessary authority for the
corporation commission to levy =
franchise tax on the heat. water. light
and power companies instead OF ths
} one per cent on their gross receipts.
Increase Tax.
0pposftion was encountered when
1S1 was tackled. This bill increases
| the fee on foreign corporations from
: ST to SIS. and gives the clerk OF the
corporation commissin a fee of 80
r cents for each charter granted and
: impressed with the seal OF the COM
= mission. The bill would add about
/ $4,000 or $4,000 to the States reve-
{ nues The measure was passed by
because several senators wanted to
; know how many charters are granted
annually and how much the clerks
compensation would be increased. and
Senator Keezefl desired To obtain the
information.
Should Tax Express Companies.
Senator Folkes vehemently relnand~
ed the express companies for shipping
intoxicants into dry territory. charac-
terized them as the greatest liquor
dealers in the State" and asked THAI
a tax of from $1,000 to $4,000 ~
levied upon the companies for tha
right 10 ship intoxicants. and urged
that a penalty of $1,000 a day b
imposed for every day they failed T.
pay the tax, when Senate bill -
, was reached The bill provides foE
an increase of SO mile in the mileage
tax on express companies and in1~
poses tax of $1,000 for every station
from which liquor Is shipped or ~
EceiVed. s
In support of his amendment to tn
!, I rll MIR. Folkes said II was not fair ~
: tax the the liquor men for trAnaeinn
4 In. 10y water and not tax the 81
press companies. He made charno
: REALISTICALLY forceful and witty ap@et1
! in which he frequently alluded 10 IN
injustice OF permitting the exp<e
companies 70 do a bar room hueln4o
greater than all the saloons In M
Il State without a license" The Rf&1(S
ynond senator also paid hi. rAeFl &&
7 10 corporations in general.
Senator Sale said the express Co..
panies were not making ne n1da1Nl
that the ma jprity Of people bel16T61
He quoted ngures Ia ssfhotAnt1&kG 1T
statement that the exprea o. iI I