The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-25
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pos1s kAr,cAt CHANGE II
lAw HGLATlho 70
n oARNisHMENr.
INCOME TAX. CHANGE
seGssARe WOULD Raise ,NcoMG
70 aa.oco sgFoRE II WOULD !
n susJEcT TO TAXATION.
WHIPPING POST MEASURE.
INCOME TAX. CHANGE

= Strenuous nght win Be resumed
sNAAn The House Of Delegates meets
tedAy on the Moncure bill TO reduce
~ amount Of wages that laboring
HnAn enAlI receive before hts earn
ln8s ass subject to garnlshment
! n 0aoeS TIM present law no head Of
& family may have his wAgs4 seized
To- 04nt u he does not earn more than
any dollars per month and then
0nlY the excess over that amount.
1he Aencure bill reduces the limit
10 ~ Per month, with the prOytso
khat GAsnishment may b. resortad ~
only tor rents due ana Tor provtsions
I NE.
Nr. Coleman, OF Norfolk. although
~ arst offering IN anne s4ment In
make tbs sum $35 O month, afterwarA
withdrew his amendment and made
i vigorous assault upon the principle
0f the bill. He felt that the u =
should remain ~ 1t stands - many
paople wh0 were honest and stru3-
Cling with their obligations he thought
Mould be sorely embarrassed by the
change In the law.
Mr.. Williams took n similar view.
declaring that he thought the law
aboult stay ~ II u. Mt. WI1ieroy
ts,..k The door to oppose the tnnosa-
h0 yielded to motion to Afa5ourSa
Oh condition that he should have the
nour again when the House resumed
fts sitting today.
II n claimed that the measure y
fathered by ths retailing interests. In
order to be able to press the men OF
ANAL means who get behind with
their oTCcery bills.
W0aId Change Income Tax IAnhft.
Mr. 0peA1afd. Of Craig. on yessertlas
Intro duced measure In tbs House
tAaf would have the effect OF rsvn-
lutt0nlSing the income tax laws OF
the Stale. 1t rafses to two thousand
dGsJars the sum that one may earn
or receive - income before he must
pay an income tax This measure
J win, should It t<corne . law save
from income tax payments the great
majority Of in~,ome tax payers. pco-
PIE earning from ono to two thous-
and dollars . year.
d mn That Means 6osnef11nl.
There ara great many companies
which we're chartered under the Old
laws Of Virginia before the present
Constitution came INTO affect Eofn6
~ these companiea. with hundreds
~ thousAnds q dollars worth q
prOpefty. have no central once In
vIGs1nta An9 pay ~ tnxea ~ 4he
4kntA. A bin wAa trtrO1uc0d n the
HOUSE yesterday BY Mr.. Coleman. Of
NOf4olk. which has TOR it, object the
requiring that all such corporations
usau forthwith designate soma prtn.
Opal Once In tho State
pe9eanf Eaccea0n Law Change.
NJ. WhttAs Of NOckbridgA intro
4oeed . measure that VIII make Tor
oeetag conditions IN elections II pro-
vSdea that any elocfor may challenge
the yoto 81 any person e6srtng to
Noee Who II suspected OF not being
proporfy qualified. and that Il such
vueer = permitted after such chAl-
lange t. vote. hc must write his name
pohtcly on the ticket before placing
4 - tha ballot box Thia win make
Dots of persons who arc CHARGED With
voeing unlawfNIly.
p1d1conr3cs Aust He Prompt.
0r. Evans. OF Caroline. introduced
. meaeure In the House relating to
06uctaSteA which requires that COM
Memt0uer before Whnm q ttduciagy
ahnui0 haze laid 4 statement Of his
o0npunts 70 take prompt action IN
event sof fAiiure at such 1iuuciary
~ 1nAlke prompt report Of his receipts
And dasouSsssnuntA
IT. otebOlns introduced : volumi-
nous Mill y make UNBORN the laws
1AA nasAsure goes into every ostail.
go. II would ssssn. x.vss ali needed
1ns Isye C.ss.
A. intersASinY communication was
alAd ~ NJ. yenninxs 1fofn mr.. N. 4.