The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-10

! er fayorably or unfavorably. Under
] thoac circumstances. lie thought bill
should not be allowed to die In com
mittec. Mr.. Evans agreed with MN
| and said lie would Try TO see mat
| ror,or, he secured. Mr.. Page did not /
thinls q committee should be required |
n rrcsent a bill Of which it did not I
on The roll call on the Throckmorton
| motion it was defeated by vote OF
| to co.
senator Holland reported that tho
senate had agreed to the conference
report on the bill relating to the pay |
of tax assessors.
John smith statue Moved.
The speaker laid before tho House
| tho Jennings resolution transferring
| the plaster cast OF Captain John Smith
| from the rotunda Of the Capitol TO the
Library building, and bringing the
\ bust or Lafayette back to the rotunda.
4 Mr.. jennings expressed the thanks of
u tho state for the donation or the
1 Smith statue, but said 1t was incon-
/ gruous in the rotunda. and that its
size was out of proportion. the lfou-
, don statue OF Washington being
, dwarfcd in size. The resolution was
adopted.
. Tic report of the Committee on
c Schools and Colleges. as to the dis
] trict school examiners, was next tai
t ken UP. It requests the state Board
: of Education to reduce the number to
J. three with further reduction as time
: goes on and the schools become better
d organized.
r. Mr.. Williams. of Giles. said that the
j. matter had been carefully considered
q In committee. It was not mandatory
y on the board. but he thought that body
J. would respect the wishes of the Cen
r, eral Assembly Mr.. Cooke asked if
this course was Endorsed by the SUI
rs pcrintendent Of Public Instruction, In
sc whom. he said, he had the greatest
in confidence. MFR. Williams replied that
II 1T was in conformity with statement
he in the last annual report of the SUI
u perintcndent. The resolution was
n unanimously agreed to-
Pny OF Land Asscs.ors.
OK The question of the payment of as.
o. SCISSORS then came up. This bill was
~ originally offered by Mr.. Clement anc
mt required counties TO pay real estate
e. assessors at least 81 In addition to the
he So per day paid by the State. 1t came
IL Up early In the session, and after :
rt long debate the House struck out thu
mandatory feature, leaving 1t DIPLOMA
OF with the boards of supervisors. I'M
he Senate put the mandatory clause back
as On Tuesday the House rejected th,
g. Senate amendment. and the matter
OF went to a conference committee. TIL
IS. committee reported TO the House yes
IL terday by a vote of 5 to / to max,
Id the counties pay The question nov
he came up OH the adoption of the con
he ference report.
a Mr.. spessard. the minority membo
b. OF the committee. asked the House &
to reject the conference report.
lie Mr.. West, of Bedford. did not thinl
1t right that the Legislature shoul
h. spend money out of the county treas
a uries. and said that If the paymen
SIS was made mandatory the State shout
nd foot the bill.
tie The time Of a man TO whom is in
ad trusted this work OF assessment j
e. worth at least So day, said Mr.. Co,
He urged the adoption of the repor
-er The report was opposed by Messr.
IN. Ewing and Nelson. the latter sayin
,ot that it was very improper. 1t was
80 monstrous proposition, he asserted, t
,as force the supervisors to pay additione
salary.
III. Pay Not Enough.
the Mr.. Yarrell thought the pay wa
ere not high enough to secure the service
sa, of men of judgment and knowlede
ANIL
~, should be paid enough to secure re;
nv assessment NO man. he said sea
~ sit in the General Assembly or in IL
&c. Auditors Office and decide upon II
value of lands all over the State
,,a1 He wanted it left to the counties
pay what they please.
~. Mr.. Parr called attention to the ia
=, that nearly all the assessors ha,
GRO been appointed and have agreed
or. IL
-. On roll call the House rejected d
to conference report by vote of 80
nav 10. 1t would have been IS to &c. b
nd. Mr.. Yarrell got tangled on the parli
tho mentary end of a proposition to mo
900 TO reconsider and to pass by. to t
SEES. intense amusement of the House
Revenue Bills Pass.
Chairman a. NJ. Bowman, of 1
ring f,oor ue said tbere w. sa,..,
49,, -. very important revenue bills viii
'es he desired to have passed. and viii
were then on their second reading. !,
oii ton on these hills was regarded
desirable because the committee wal
... to know what its resources will
time ~, NJ ,o,,-,,,, 49,, , 80
vote .,,a.;oss ~ .aIa ~, -. &c -.
ON dispense with constitutional readn
TO engross and to pass, secured
nate passage of four bills, as follows:
Assessing mineral lands uncer
supervision of the State Corporal
et"s Commission; imposing a franchise
of per cent. on gross receipts of ht
awe light, power and gas compani
hols, changing the existing law as to p
ayle nit the new mode of taxation of 81
fiol- concerns; increasing charter fees fr
. wei' 81 to 50.
liter, The Senate amendment was ayr
ators TO. to the bill providing for
man. enumeration Of the inhabitants
ders' Newport News, SO that the cost
be paid by the counties of Northal
ponds ~ House then nassed tho Ser
was hill to require the Sergeant of the
OF Newport News to give bond,
tue also the Senate bill requiring a
on foreign corporations doing busir
in this state.
- At 2:ol the House adjourned.