The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-31
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TAX COMMISSION
BILL IN House

providing for an equalization of the
taxes OF railroad property. Mr.. Byrd
replied to the criticisms Of tho tax
commission bill at the hands of MT.
Love by showing that the grand old
county Of LunenburG was drawing st4
thousand dollars more q year out Of
the treasury of Virginia than she was
putting In. He hoped that the MEM
bcrs representing counties which had
been declared "cut-worm" counties
would be aetuated by a high and
unselfish spirit in dealing with the
measure before them. He asfcd that
the House recommend the first para
graph OF the measure as amended by
Mr.. Montague.
The opposition broke out.in a fresh
place. Mr.. Williams, OF CHER. arose
and said that he was opposed to the
whole procedure. That the method
was ingenious, but that 1t amounted
to having the House commit itself
to the measure when the members
were not prepared TO do SO. Mr..
Byrd Instantly corrected the nlsap-
prehension of the gentleman from
Giles, saving that the measure was
merely tentative. that it would be
pulled all to pieces and would then
20 to the Finance Committee, and that
no member would in any way COM
init himsef by any vote he may cast
In the matter at this time.
White Wages War.
At this juncture, no vote having
been taking on the section az amend
ed by Mr.. Montague. Mr.. White arose
and offered an amendment directing
the Finance Committee to prepare q
segree Ton measure. He gave some
OF the details as TO. the working OF
segregation. He said that II would
settle the matter of the equalization
at once. The trouble with the tax
commission measure was that II had
the cart before the horse, He was
reliably informed that MANY of the
facts and figures In the tax commits
sion's report were erroneous. Mr..
Oliver, OF Fairfax, protested at what
he deemed We're the sweeping asser-
tons Of the gentleman from Rock
bridge. Il have the right to attack
every fact and figure In the report
Mr.. White replied with emphasis The
! report of the commission all centres
to ono point--the Capitalization OF
power in the hands of one man.
Mr.. Byrd took the floor when Mr.
White resumed his seat. He declared
that the Rock bridge members genius
WAS destructive rather than construc-
1 y
have value somewhere, and under
present circumstances some OF the
counties could not exist. MY friend
comes here with no definite system,
no bill prepared to meet the situa-
| tion," declared MIR. Byrd. The speak
| err emphatically declared hts desire to
| see the segregation plan adopted M
| quickly az the state should be ready
! for 1t. Virginia was one of the four
| States in the Union which had nc
| ouualization board. The first stone
you must lay In segregation is eQuali-
| zation. urged the speaker.
| Would Work In Harmonyf BEFORE End
| Mr. White took ...e moi to express
| the belief that while he uanted seq
/ regation ana wanted it Nv that he
would be found before tNuend of the
session working shouide{Io shouiuc,
/ with the speaker for th4 enactment
| Of such laws as the exige1cies OF the
situation demanded. but now he
could see no reason why his amend
ment could not be acted on. Mr.. MON
+, tague replied that 1t would mean shs
death Of the tax commission measure
| at this session.
At this point Mr.. williams rose and
! said that he WAS glad that the issue
was squareiy presented whether or
| not tho House is in favor OF the bill
| Before It or some measure drawn
| along other lines.
1 1t seemed that q crucial point waz
| about to be reached. showing whether
the committee desired to procaed with
I the tax commission bill or 70 drop
| 1t, when MIR. Stephenson. Of Bath,
| moved that the committee rise.
| The House having succeeded the
| Committee Of the Whole adjournment
| was taken.
The tax commission bill being the
! continuing ordee, unless there IL a mo-
| ton to pass by carried. It will again
| come UP for consideration at IL: 81
! o'clock today.
Senate Reports College Bill.
| The Senate Committee on Public In
! situations met yesterday morning and
decided to report favorably the bill
| to establish o coordinate woman's
college at the University Of Virginia
/ Five Of the COMMITTEES OF thirteen OPP
the calendar today. Several amend
ments were discussed. but the only
| change made was to add a clause pro-
| ytding that under no circumstances
| will men and women in undergraduate
| classes be allowed to occupy class
| rooms together.
| Four bills were introduced yester-
| day by Mr.. I.esner to put convicts on,
| the roads. One Of them provides that
| the present penitentiary be sold. and
that state farms be established. The
j,sI1s Wtuss be taken MP By the; .tpint
subcommittee on roads and internal
navigation.
The Bowers hyptonizing bill, max
| ing II a misdelneenor 10 hyptontxe or
be hyptonized without State license.
went over until today on motion Of
its patron.
Thursday was set as q special or
der for the resolution resubnttting to
tho people an amendment providing
that city traansrers and commissioners
OF the revenue succeed themselves c.
Harding walker will nght the resolu-
tion on the floor. Several win speak
for 1t.
Mr.. Featherson's Bill 70 Increase the
penalty for carrying concealed weapons
was the subject OF much discussion.
Final acticn was not taken and the
bill will come up again today. An
amendment has been added making
the minimum penalty $40 fins. and q
jail sentencA. First drawn. II pro-
vided for minimum nne OF $50.
|. HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
AZ soon &c the House was ready
for business yesterday Mr.. Houston,
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