The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-29

and take one TO two teaspoonfuls after
each meal. This mixture is said to
work wonders Local druggists say
the demand for these ingredients IL
increasing every day.
about. All counties In these tables
were put on the same bases, ana the
comparison was fair to all from the
standpoint ofsmere land.
Senator Keezell repealed the insinu-
alton OF Senator Noel that Rockingham
county was not SO high in tax returns
on horses as it might be. He did not
claim perfection for Rockingham, but
his people are not shrinkers and are
| ready to bear their fair share Of the
public burden. His county Is as high
in assessment OF horses as any other.
In Senator Noel's own section. Russell
county, he said, only paid $36 on horses,
SIS less than Lee. and Tazewell, the
region OF bluegrass. one OF the richest
OF the counties. paid only s2S.
Many different Values.
Answering Me charge about per
acre assessments in his county as com
pared with those of the Senator from
Lee, Senator Keezell said that such an
assessment meant nothing. He could
sit on his front porch and see some
land that was worth 500 per acre, and
other land that he wouldn't take as a
gift.
In reply TO question OF Senator
Saunders, of MiddleseX, he declared
that the united judg ment of people who
buy, whether they are buying valuable
land or land of small value. would
show whether the local assessor were
right. Wisconsin has adopted such a
oil snr "a l.
ways conclusive, ii is prima facie evil
| dcnce of the correctness of the local
assessor
Senator Folkes, OF Richmond city
wanted 10 know why, In the Fletcher
bill, there was no mention of mineral
lands as subjects for taxation.
Senator Keezell said that he him.
| self would draw up bill on that
subject. as he had for some time plan
| ned TO do
Taking up the animadversions o;
| Senator Noel, he said that he felt GER
tain commissions and acts of the
Legislature had been criticized be-
| cause he had been connected with
| them. but Senator Noel explained thai
| such was not the case.
AS to the Fisheries Commission, said
| Senator Keezell, before the time of lis
! creation the Fish Department had
| been in the hands OF the Board Of
| Public Works. and each year there
| was deficit OF from $1,000 to $4,000
| Under the Fisheries Commission, al
| of its expenses have been paid out OF
| the money received from the industry
and in the eleven years OF Its opera
| ton IT had paid all of its expenses
| Moreover il had put s46e,5S0 net reve
! nue. In the state Treasury. 1t ha:
/ built up the oyster industry through
I, all the Underwater section.
!, Il hurl back the charge that it Il
! wasteful." said the Senator. Il thini
1t is one of the wisest things done b!
/; the Legislature. and 1 take pride tina
/, have had part in Its work"
Question of schools.
4 AS TO the Normal School at Harrl
! sonburg. he said that Superintendent
/, of public Instruction Eggieston hac
\ said that nowhere in Virginia has tn
| same amount OF money achieved 81
| many fine results as at that place
II Was above criticism, according q
| Dir. Eggleston One of the girls Wa
from Senator Noei's county. and Sen
atcr Keezzell hoped that she would
!! carry back with her enlightenment t
that woe-begone and darkened sec
ton
He was of opinion that Senator
: Noel's sympathy for the poor school
! child was misplaced. In Lee count.
/ the 6.sS7 schoolchiidren got $1,000
| from the State fund for education. tht
/ county adding to that s10,460, while II
! Rockingham the 9.42o schoolchildrer
received s2S,9oo from the state, &c
| which Rockingham county added S45,-
/ 200. To cap that. the county In other
| ways usually paid in $4,000 more ad'
| ditional each year for building school
| houses. Only last year Harrisonbure
had built $4,000 high school.
| AS to roads, under the terms of the
! act, the money could not be used un'
! til the various counties had put theil
| share up. Surveys are being made
| Only $1,000 is now in the Treasury
! soon that will be gone
/ Speaking of the Fletcher bill, Sena'
tor Keezell said the Finance Commit
| ing on new era. 1t had tried tt
| find new sources of revenue. He re
/ sented the statement of Senator Strod,
| that the Fletcher bill was burder
| designed for the farmers--it is 70
| real estate of all descriptions.
! Close inspection would reveal, IN
| said, that the $4,000 paid for the slit
!, of the Normal School at Harrisonbur;
was in the nature of guarantee b,
| the people of that city and county. 4
/ place near the city, with water AM
other facilities, had been provided
and In view of the high rate of lane
near the city and the difficulty of get
| ting tract of thirty acres of 1t at 81
low price, the state had done Well,
On motion Of Senator Holt the Sen
ate adjourned at 2:a0 o'clock.