The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-27

these colonelS would be "uncofnmis-
nlssioueG. IL not properly uniforms
nc would Withdraw his objections.
The bill passed, but Senator'S Stroth-
er. OF Giles, and Carter, OF Rappahaii-
mock. were recorded against the IN
creaes of the .cuunels.
Senator LeSSner, OF Norfolk city, de-
sired Immediate consideration OF his
bill, increasing the salary OF the
judges.
Senator Wickham. OF Henrico, OBJ
jected to immediate consideration.
Senator Halsey. OF Lynchburg, said
the bill ought To be taken up at once,
SO that final action might be had be.
fore February l, when the terms OF
certain judges began. II the bill were
gong 10 pass it ought to pass in time
to give these incoming judges the ben
eft of the increase. Even in case the
bill were passed later in the session.
these judges would not be affected
beneticially by the bill until eight
and fair. he thought. that the Dill
should be acted upon Immediately.
Time to Rctrench.
Senator Eeezell, of Rockingham, was
ter when the bill might be passed there
| would still be some whom 1t would
fail to affect for long time. He felt
| that just when the Senate was laying
to break in with a step in the other
direction. The Judges. he said, were as
well paid as other officers of the Com.
/ monwealth.
senator Halsey, Of Lynchburg, re
| paid as the other State officers. NJ
| harm would be done by taking up thu
I bill. If the Senate proposed to act un
favorably on the bin l. should act a
|, once
Senator Carter OF Rappahannock
! though opposed to the increase, fel
THAT the bill ought TO have immediat
!. consideration
j The motion for Immediate consider
4 alton was put to vote and failed t
The Fletcher tax equalization bill
came up next as a special order
4 Senator Noel, of Lee. Vehement
! lutionary matter. breaking away. fror
the tan assessment customs of tn
tie. he said. In his legislative ex
lpefience he had never met with a bi
so drastic. It deprives, he said. tn
Il people OF voice in taxation. and put
the local authorities in the hands G
"a political oligarchy as conscienceles
3 as the Car OF Russia" According t
1t, arbitrary power was put In tn
y hands of a single man in Richmond {
determine the proper amounts of tau
4, alton. He believed that the peopl
would not stand for such a law, an
that it might create revolution.
was unfair and arbitrary, maxim
4 >. y. II
charged that the financial policy of til
Assembly had tended to wastefulnes
and extravaganza.
Fletcher Defends nil.
! The patron of the bill Senate
Fletcher, of Fauquier, was first to dc
fend it. some of the criticisms of tn
; bill might seem based in reason, 3,
: Others We're not justified by anythin
) in it. 1t aimed at the establshmer
OF uniformity in the assessment of re'
: estate in the Commonwealth. It ws
necessary to put into the hands or TT
!, officers power which seems REVOLUTION
t was the only possible practical way.
. The power to approve or dsappro,
must be more or less absolute. II
bill was not intended to cut off IL
right of protest. Though assessmel
remedy was retained, and the citze
who wished redress could demand ar
secure ii Of the Circuit Court in h
own locality, and so In the last anal,
sis was protected by his own. loo
authorities.
sey, Of Lynchburg, followed. The,
Is no more imnortant matter befo
the General Assembly than the col
sideration of Some measure lookir
toward the equalization offtaxes. I
believed the Fletcher. hill the be
was, no said, OF great Importance
tho Commonwealth that some acti,
be taken before tho land assessme
for this year he gan. Referring 10 Il
remarks Of Senator. Noel, he noint
opt that Senator Noe reprcsented II
NJ more from the Treasury Of the Sta
than 7 hey pnt In It, He quoted Btlgur
in proof. M No wonder. he said, III
the people In those eountiea NIL.