The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-03
Byrd Bill Passes IHouse
After Yearsof aPor
for Some Relief.
HAS GOOD CHANCE
ON Sc N ATE SIDE
General Appropriation Bill Pass
cd, and Now Goes to Confer
cnce--Housc Rejects Bill
Allowing Temporary En-
ploymcnt Of Nonrcsi-
dents for City Offices

whether or no; tile rax Commission
bill accomplishcs what ii jig oesignsd
70 whether or not. even 1t passes
the Send,e--ts au,ccas in til" liouss
Of Delegates yc5tcrIay. Is - .otc pf
81 TO SO. is hailed aH s. hrcaku; OF the
See in the matter OF tax le'pfn IN
Virginia. For years tho ine4neiite5
of assessment IN lilo yaripua ounties
and cities OF the state have formed =,
leading topic for discussion a. -ess!ons
OF the General Assembly Bu, neveT
before has anything tangible been de-
cided upon looking ~ correction Of a
generally admitted cyil.
Opposition has aiwaya uecn met iron.
various sourcey-fropi those "hg rep.
resent oountica which Speak BSro
denominates "cutwoCms" III III treas
my" taking gu, more monoy thar
they pay ia; from those VINO honest
" fear centralized authority, from
those who vote against all ceHs;rhc-
tive legislation.
Has solemn Warning.
The anal words OF Harry r Hous-
ton were in the minds Of the members
when they voted. lie warned them
that the counties which have been
tuelT just snare OF ING pDI
dnns OF taxation would endure such
conditions no longer. and they would
reduce thor assessments and increase
their local lcvies as DO those oour-
ties which have avoided payment of
their proper quota. The resGit would
be an cmbarres smcnt 10 the public
funds mi forcing of ,he hands Of the
delinquent counties.
The bin does not do what "a, or.s
nit the removal from Office 81 com
missioners OF the revenue who per-
sistently rcfuse 20 increane tho as
easements 20 what Is adjudged to be
fc!r market value.
But 1t does permit the Tsjary. Z
rn'esion 10 securc general n"Grifes II
property for teIation, and IL does give
commissioners who desire 10 bo honest
o leverage to resist tho demands 81
citizens who do not Wish TO hear their
shnre OF the burdens of taxation. Com
missioners who persist in Tying TO
favor their constituents must be dealt
With by future legislation
Nny pnrs Senate.
1t Is believed TO be probable thai
the b II will pass the Seuate That
body has but littlc time to give 10 It,
bur Z is raid TO DO o"erv h"lminsly
OF the opinion that II IL absolutely
done. and that speedily. and that 1t
Will tako the House bill aud enact IT
with but slight changes.
speaker Byrd and his supporters feel
that they have won great victory
and do not attempt To conceal their
satisfaction. The speaker neither op-
posed nor accepted any OF the amend
ments. and does not look with the
greatest favor upon all those which
f,I bl H.
feels that o start mas at least been
made toward that day when Virginia
will Join practically all the other
States in securing from her citizens
an equal distribution OF the burdens
OF taxation.
Hugh a White fought the proposi-
ton t. the last. and stands ready to
do It .agaln. Judge Martin Williams.
on the other hand. cast his vote for
tho bill. after II contained amend.
ments which ne had offered with a
design to perfect II
Insscs Appropriation mn.
Changing only tho appropriation for
the Virginia Polytechnic Institute by
Increasing II $1,000 the year the House
MISC passed the general approximation
bill, substituting the Senate bin and
amending 1t according to ihs, changes
made in the IIousc. The Senate later
refused TO agree with the House
amendments, thus following the usual
course,
Tho matter will nov so to q commit,
tee of conference between ne two
HOUSES. which win confer oyc- tn. Jif
ferenccs. Chairman 4. NJ Bowman said
yesterday in tho House that the nrun
ing knife must be applied to the IIousa
amendments, as they exceed the limi;
Fst by ali parties in AUTHORITY Who
hox iaI bn cft
c. J. Meetzs failed in an effor, "a b.yo
on addition of $4,000 made to the en-.
preparation for agricultural high
schools.
Must Give Information.
Among other bills passed IL, III.
House yesterday was one Which re
uniras the Auditor OF Public sccounts
to state in his annual reports The
amount of appropriations which re-
main unpaid at the end of tile fiscal
year. to be charged against tho nal
ance. This had already passsd ne
Senate, and now goes TO the Goyernor
Until last year no one had thu slight
est idea of the financial corui,ion -
the State from reading the A,,di,or.s
reports.
The House rejected the seua,. rim
giving the Commissioner of Irerr,n.a
general supervision over tho niacino
Oh Hre insurance on state proncrtv n
was argued that too much po,y.r ,,a.
given him and the House called The
pending question without giving the
advocates OF the measure u c,i,pco ~
be- hearS, only The opposition h,vin.,
spoken.
After Il spirited discussion thu y,,ns.
also defeated the Watts bin pcrn,i,rina
cities and towns to emploX temnota, liz.
competent persons TO pcr:orn, No
duties OF offices 1t was again To,,t,,,
by JAMES ]. Dreamer, who sclt ,hst ~.
was instructed by the City Connnn ~
(GontlnMed on IhIrl T.,