The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-23
SENATE APPROVES
HOLLAND MEASURE
Tax Commission Not to
Be Composed Of Mem
bers of Legislature.
JOINT COMMITTEE
ON r. f. &P. MATTER
Page Resolution Agreed To
Commission Government for
Cities Washing
toms Birthday Honored.
Selection OF Teachers
Considered Again.

CONSIDERED AGAIN.
Should the House agree with the
Senate. the Governor, the chairman or
the State Corporation Commission and
! a. tax expert will compose the COM
mission which will examine the hnail-
ciaI system Of this State, compare 1t
with that oe other States. review the
practical workings OF the latter. ana
submit to the next General assen'ols
q revised and comprehensive form OF
! public taxation.
After many days OF debate. the up
per house of the Legislature yesterday
passed what was originally known as
4 the King tax commission bill. Later,
when its disheveled form appeared
| from the committee room, IL was
known as the Finance Committee sub
stitute. Before final passage, the Hol-
land plan was made substitute for
the whole Senator King, as matter
of personal privilege. stated to the
senate that he wrote nothing OF the
| bill as passed except the word where
| as
| Senator Holland had worked hard
| for the success OF his scheme, and nat
urallv feels elated at receiving the ap-
| adopted in the form of an amendment
! bv a vote OF 81 to IL. and the substi-
! tute bill went through by so to Z.
Bv a vote OF as to IL Senator sales
amendment, adding the president or
! the Senate and the Speaker of the
House to the commission. was rejected.
In opposing this feature. Senator Hart
had somewhat to say about Speaker
Byrd's 'inquisitive nature"
R.,.F. & II. Committee.
Both houses agreed to The Joint res
olution offered by Roosevelt Page. pro-
| vfdinr for joint committee TO confer
with the officials of the Richmond.
Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroads
AS constituted. the committee Is COM
posed of Governor Mann. President
| Pro TEN. EchoIs. of the Senate: Speak
! er. Byrd. of the tsonses Senator'S
/ Fletcher and Saunders aat Delegates
!; Page. Cooke and Powers. The resolu-
/ ton met with q nearly unanimous SEN
! timent, the only provision tackled on
! by tile Senate being that the commit
/ tee should report by Tomorrow. 1T
! is stated that the meeting will be held
4 to-day.
! The only opinions expressed in the
z Legislature were to the effect that the
road should understand that business
I. is meant The feeling Is growing that
d the officers of the company Will not be
i averse to incorporating on the same
! basis with the other public service
!
/ mination to give them an opportunity
| TO do SO is evident
Both houses, after disposing of all
| the business which they desired to
take up. adjourned in memory OF
| George Washington. Not that the law
| makers are deficient in patriotisna
| but the session is drawing to a close
and the bills are crowdins each 9TH
| er.s heels on the calendar. 1t was
doubtless felt that the best way to
honor the Father of His Country was
! by attending to the business of his ma
tive State.
i Commission Government
Il One of the most important items OF
\ business OF the day was the unan.
NOUS approval gi.en by the House TO
j. the Joint resolution approving an
amendment to The state Constitution
so that in future years cities may, it
they SO desire. adopt commission
form OF government. There is rlotti-
ing compulsory about this feature. as
, it merely allows local option on this
n subject later on. This amendment
must go before he Legislature AZ It's
1 next session before it is submitted to
4 vote OF the people.
For the second time the House re-
!. fused to allow school trustees TO choose
, their relatives as teachers. The con-
s, ference report. which allowed this to
be done upon petition Of four -6fths OF
). the patrons. and with the approval OF
, the Superintendent of Public Instruc-
ton. was rejected by small majority
, 1T is probable that the Senate will ash
III FOR n further conference.
1t was felt in this connection tina,
. the move was q dangerous one, as per.
hans where a trustee desired to ap
!, point relative most of the patrons
, | would sign such Petition, possibly
contrary to their better Judgment.
. Phillips Dill PASSES.
II After hanging fire for years. the
, House yesterday passed the Senate BIZ
, approprlating $1,000 for the relief o
: the estate of the late j. p. Phillips. Of
: Richmond. There was no objection
! The bill now goes to the Governor.
The success Of this measure is large.
IL due to the untiring efforts Of Sena.
tor lrollles and Colonel John. S. Har.
=; wood Mr. Philips was rendered hank.
rupt by a fire at the University OF
], put UP buildings for the State. A pre-.
, vious Legislature paid part Of Tho
claim, with which Mr. Phillips paid his
debts. No law existed to make the
state pay this claim, and this actor
was a voluntary liquidation OF what
j was regarded asa debt OF honor.
The biggest sort OF fghtw come
l
! day afternoon on the bill ALLOWING
& school trustees to bo elected by tn,
popular vote. 4 full membership O
the Committee OH Schools ana College.
) was not present, IT is understood. Man,
/. OF the members regard this as an UNI
) fortunate tendency to bring tile schoo
! system OF the State back into tho mir
9 offpolitlcs.
! Bailey Is Invited.
! II he accepts the hearty inyitatio,
!. OF both houses, Senator Joseph "
Income tan amendment in the hall q
! the House OF Delegates next rues,la
a night. The House Yesterday agreed 4
J, the Senate joiHtt resolution Inviting til
!, Texas senator !, ~ y eoInes8to Rtchmon
: were but few dissent is; votes i @
) Atasconterence held yestertlas ay fter
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