The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-16

Internal Navigations met yesterday
morning and set next Monday to hear
the Throckmorton bill PROHIBITING car
/ conductors and motormcn from acting
In the capacity of police in enforcing
the rules or the company
The Bowman bill. requiring railroads
running into town or CITY 10 make
/ connections for the Convenience Of the
travelling publ, waa set for Friday OF
this week
The addition Of Columbus Day.
October -. TO the list OF public holt.
days In Virginia, is proposed in a hi
Introduced IA the IIvuau yesterday nv
IL a. Banks, OF Norfolk
BY request. William Watts, House
member from Roanoke city, has Intro
duced bill TO require general com
| Panics dealing In light and power to
furnish all persons on their lines with
their product at reasonable rates.
An appropriation OF $4,000 :or tho
purpose OF making Virginia exhibit
at the Panama ractnc Exposition IN
san Francisco in 1915 Is proposed IN =
bin introduced by MIR. Banks.
Various bills Tor the protection OF
game went !nto the House ycsI.rday.
me most important, with MIR BOW :
| man As the patron, would establish :
department oi game, with Il commits
sioncr This measure differs from tina !
| introduced by MIR. Bell, OF CulpcLe-, In
| that II would require "a llcrns. fee oil
81 from every person VINO hunts III the
state.
IL. q. Norris. of Richmond county,
has bill making II unlawful TO xiii
or capture more Than twenty quail In
one day or 10 possess more than forty
At one time. or TO Kill more than TWEEN
y Wild waterfowl in one uuy. CT TO
kill ans waterfowl between March /
ANA November |, and II the open season
only on Tuesdays. Wednesdays. Thurs
nays anu Fridays. or 10 shoot with I.
gun larger than twclvr-bore. y ui!l by
I. x. Coleman. of Spotsyivan!u. Would
| sthoi:sn Two game vaticns III each
| muEistcriGI district
| John w. Chalkiey. VINO is tn nrst
Democratic hailins from Wise counts
| In many years, is evidently i close
| friend of Senator F'olkes. The liicn
nond man mas been after express COM
Lanics on the tax question until Of
neid!s OF these concerns have night
| mares in which Folkcs's fcatuicS are
the most horriiying &rjrctrcs Alr.
| Cnaiklcy yesterday introduced :. b!ll
| Increasing the tax rate on express
| companies from So to $500 per mile. al
| though they were doubled 1T tho last
| session, coming up from So pee mile.
Mr. Chalhley would also have them
charged on each steamboat line used
running over the saline course.
The optometry bill OF last session
which aroused so much Indignation, us-
pcCialiy among the mcuiC.,l pgotc s.
sion, was introduced III tho lloust Yes
| ttrday by ii.ll Montague, uI itichuiund
IL would leeaiIze the practice OF ntt.nr
! spectnclcs and eyeSiasscs Dy cOnsii-
| tuting Il State board OF uptpulctFy,
| which would examine applicants aI.,
| grant licenses for its prdclicc. rho OBJ
! lection made is that there Is uothln,
! IN the SO called profession AS aIc.
and that the seal oi tn" state. upprv'
| val through licenses wouiG hc rTl ui,-
| on an occupation which is drc"ptN.,
Following up the program OF tn,
| Stale Tax Commission, Mr.. bowman IN,
| troGuccd a bill yesterday to require
| all persons and firms ana corporations
engaged in business in the State to
! make reports stating the amount ri
| salaries paid their employees in cXccs
!
| would be based the assessment vi
taxes on income. 1t is bc!lcvrd that
large sums could be thus raised II ON a
saurcc which now pays very little
! 1lilI Montague would reimburse W. j.
! Whitchurst, OF Richmond. In the sum
| OF S2.9S0.S6, for materials and labor
| expended by him at the University o.
Virginia. OF which the State got the
| use.
! y law Furnishing any person who
| lends another money for the paymen,
OF poll taxes is proposed by Mr.
| Montague.
! Another segregation bill was offer
ed yesterday by j. II. kcmper of Au-
grsta. 1t would divide sources of taxa
tion on July /, 1913. All taxes from
railroads and other public service cor.
porations. with the capitation taxes
would go to tho slate. while the state
| would be relieved of all school appro-
nviations and all pension paymnsts |,
| is understood the state Tax Commits
| o!or considered this proposition and
found |; not to be feasible Al the pres
ent time.
Tho expected bill looking 20 the cs
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