The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-16

to the Senate. When reminded OF this
tact yesterday. President Fro TEN
Echols ruled that the resolution was
sim imperative In tho Senate, and
that new bills will be permitted In ths
upper house to-day.
Upon motion of their various patrons
seven Senate and House bills on tho
calendar on their second reading were
taken out OF their order and passed.
Co-ordinutc College Hill To-Day.
Senator Early moved that senate
bill No. 81, providing for the establish.
ment at or near the University OF Vtr-
Gin!a OF a coordinate college for wo-
men be made q special and continuing
order for to-day at 1880 o'clock. Tho
motion met with somu opposition on
the part of opponents OF the measure
out was adopted BY large majority.
In oterlnG the motion, Senator Early
served notice that ne Will to-day in
lfoduce an amendment to the bill
striking out all OF paragraph I. which
provides for an advisory board. CON
s!silng OF tho rector and president and
seven other persons. He was led &c
this step. he stated. because of /.
doubt as 10 the constitutionalty OF the
provision, and because he desired 10
iree the Dill from a feature to which
much objection has been entered.
l<iil Rolling Stock Amendments.
senator dolt's rolling stock bill.
which was special order for 1890,
was upon tile request OF the patron
carly in the session, pos tponed 10 4
iater hour to permit OF the framing of
certain amendments which ne desired
TO Introduce. 1t was reached at 1870
and Senator Holt ct once moved that
the Senate decline to concur In the
amendment reported BY the Committee
on Roads ana Internal Improvement.
which provides for q division OF the
rolling stock tax on the basis of 40
per cent FOR the home ONCE cities and
% per cent. for the counties. The orig
maj Dill directed that the entire tax
be divided among the counties and
made no exception in favor of the
charter cities
Another motion by the patron asked
the senate TO substitute for his bill
House bill Ne. IFS. which Yves on the
calendar. and which is an exact
replica OF the Senate measure. Tn.
motion to substitute carried, but Wig
orous objection was lodged against the
motion 10 vote down the COMMITTEES
amendments. and when the Senate ad-
Journed at 2:lo o'clock the proposition
mad not reached aeyote
Defends Committee Amendments
senator Folhes attacked the motion
10 kin the committee amendments i'm
MS Enthusiastically vigorous style.
He. S we'll as a number OF the other
Senat tors. he said. had been given TO
understand that the amend ents were
conourred In b. the patrons OF the
twin oils, and he considered this
eleventh hour attempt to club the
cities into subsection high handed In
the extreme.
Il understand" said Senator Folkes.
that the faction behind this bill and
other members unknown, have held a
meeting behind closed doors and have
GRATED substitute amendment cut
ting down further the allotment 10 the
cities. and are trying to have il In
corporated in the measure. AS a repre-
sentative of the city OF Richmond
which is more deeply concerned in TINS
matter than any other city in the
state except Roanoke. i want 70 regis
ter my protest against any such pro
ceeding. My single objection may not
be able 10 influence many votes, but
!. for one. do not intend TO be intImi-
GATED by the throat better take wat
We are offering you or you won't get
anything at an
InatiGnted by railroads.
Tho whole matter. charged Senator
folkes. has been instigutcd by the
railroads themselves which VIII benefit
by county Lewiston of the tax 20 tna
extent of the differenc between tho
respective tax rates OF the cities and
counties. Take away the rolling
stock tax from this city" no said, and
the blue sign which locates tho homo
office OF the Southern Railway in
lichmond will become meaningless
and The last vestigs OF obligation
which that road assumed in return toI
t. nj
Will, lie destroyed
Senator Holt interrupted ct thIs
point with an explanation that the
new amendment provided that tbs
cities shall retain 20 per cent of the
tax. the remaining going to the COIN
ties. The objection that the railroads
will gain by tine new arrangement, he
said, was provided against by u clause
which made the rate OF taxation on
the rolling stock In the counties bae
same as rate hitherto imposed by the
home Office cities.
No Compromise Accepted
That the patrons had at no time
agreed to accept the compromises re
ported from III committees, was the
of Senator Holt, VINO SPOKE
briefly in support OF his motion The
cities have enjoyed this tax exclusive.
ly foV ten years without right, aud II
is time. he said. that the counties are
given their share He was st:I; in.
clined to believe tnat his orig mai bill
provided the only equitable solution,
but was ready 10 mako concession To
the home office cities In accordanca
with the provisions of tho Amendment
Just drafted.
senator Hart pointed to the fact that
tho cities derive their right to the inN
from The common law OF England,