The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-07
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ON HOME N STRETCH t !.
Many Important Measures Are Are
Yet to Be Acted
Upon.
INCOME TAX vp TONIGHT
Final Week Of Session to Wit e.
ness Rusl, Of Roll
Calls.
TAX UP TONIGHT j

only one more week of lawlnakins A
is ahead of the General Assembly. anu
there is plenty Of work to be crowdel
into 1t. Thc actual session VIII emu
next Saturday night. For day or :
two later the Committee on Enrolled
Bills and the local members Will SIT
around and hold a constructive session
to let tho Northumberland and
the Speaker sign the enrolled bills.
but not enough members Will be pres :
ent to pass any measure.
Three sessions each day VIII propa-
bly, BIO held. This is already assured
In the House to-day, as special or
der has been made for tonight to ar
que tho income tax amendment 70 inc
Federal Constitution. 1t is probable
that those members. who are many.
having pet measures will move Tor
night meetings. so as to dispose OF tho
business ahead OF whatever they want
passed. The appropriation bill alone
will consume large part OF the time
( OF the week, and 1t Is a safe guess that
number OF the bills will die on the
calendar. Perchance there Is no rsa-
son for mourning this.
H., Il. II. Bills To-day.
The RlcnWONu,t . am
Potomac matter should be settled, so
far as the House is concerned. to-day.
The merger and .flagging bills ara
made a special order. and there IS
little doubt that some final disposition
will be made OF them.
Doubts having been cast on the con-
stitntionality OF the merger Dill. II
may be defeated. although the senti-
mcnt In both houses has seemed 70 pe
u IL, t,S,
change In the SITUATION Ecsai oi.'s
this railroad.
Sentiment In the House seems near
Ily equally divided on the income tax
| proposition, and the opinion Is treeis
EXPRESSED that the vote Will be close
| Leaders are lined up on opposing
sides. and the debate on the question
| Is likely TO be memorable. Ten MIN
Eu.e speeches. which Will be necessari-
1ly enforced for the most par. .,, are Nc,
conducive TO weighty constitutional
! arguments, but good deal can be
/ said In three hours of debate. and IL
1 10 nrobablc that Mr.. Ordinary Member
\ will BIZ glad when the House CLOCK
1 noints to the hour of IL. when the fnal
/ vote is to be taken.
Local hills Passed.
1 Hard work during the past week
1 has disposed OF most of the local biiis'
i and but little more time need ne Gifsen.
10 this class of Legislation. Measures
Of this sort get the preference In tho
carly and middle parts of the session.
/ for there is no disposition to prevent
i tho passage OF bills which are de-
i signed by tho local representatives 10
meet their needs at home
4 On the other hand. but Very fe =
measures ofgeneral interest nave pceh
i enacted. oysters. primaries, income
4 assessments, the fee system. the Cox
4 militia bills, the female labor bills.
/ football, hazing. the sale OF liquor IN
Il drug stores the milk hill, election OF
4 school trustees by popular vote. az
remain to be acted upon by hothH
4 houses. and earnest indeed must be the
fight to get positive and 1av9ranle &C.
i tton on any one of these importallnt s
Many OF tho revenue bills are still
4 not disposed OF. The express tax bill
passed the Senate, hut was amended
q hv the House committee. and, u passed
d in its present. form. must be iousht
cain In the Senate. The Senate has
A done nothing with the House bill pro-
Il yidinR for the payment OF pensions
which are past due. More important.
Il nerhaps than these. are the tax equal-s
Il ization and tax commission bills. upon
which the House is yet to act, ana
which took up fully half OF the time
of the Senate during the presen, SEES
sion. The House committee add ed -FOUR
men 10 the Holland tax commits sion
bill as 1t passed the Senate, and should
! IL pass the House In It's present shape,
There will be more fun when 1t goes
i back to the upper body.
Other Important Bills.
& In the Senate the Byrd liquor bill
!, and the State banking bill remain to
be passed on Both are likely to eau
| for considerable debate, although It
:, nay he that the Senate Will not large
!, W amend the liquor bill. It Is prac-s
tically certain not to touch the revo-.
E.nue feature, which Is really the most
important, because that is Identical
with the Holt bill. which 1t has al
|:ready passed
4 Two Judges are to be elected--ore
!. for the now judicial circuit composed
! If Accomac and Northampton counties
and the other for the new Law and
: Chanccry Court OF the city Of Roanoke.
Fortunately this will require but 9
II few moments s
!, One Of the most important bills to
n come up. and one which will arouse
! intense opposition, Is that levying a
) tax on Illuminating oils and providing
Z inspection. The Speaker intends to
push this, and there will be plenty OF
t entertainment on the floor Mr.. Byrd
t has also stated Ibis determinatio to
), try to get his primary bill through,
IL with tho Deal amendment at least
Il partly eliminated. 81;
). TO roll two slang phrases into one.
Il '"The worst is yet to come, but he END
5 Is in sight" "a j