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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
TRYING TO AGREE
UPON TAX Ref RM

CONTINUED from first page.
committee. who said that no bill look
lng 10 distribution now before the
committee was either fair or just. and
that it had been decided 10 consult
the State Corporation Commission with
view TO preparing Il measure which
would be fair. But the House would
not listen to this. tho men nehlnd the
bill saying that it could be amended
~ the floor.
Spoke Against Time.
Edwin z. Cox, OF Richmond, spoke
for nearly an hour on motion made
By him to reconsider the vots by
which the committee was discharged
His object evidently was TO consume
his remarks to to-day, with q Wow
OF firing the opponents. He succeeded
only partially, for while he took up
the rest of the legislative day. he
anally yielded the floor for adjourn
incnt, and the bill was placed on the
calendar
This proceeding became one OF the
bcrs exc!;cdiy We'd with each other
ia trying TO find rules 10 get Mr. Cox
OF the moor. Parliamentary inquiries
were innumerable, and questions and
comments were nred at the Richmond
man from every side. But he placidly
continued MS way, discussing the
beauty and wealth OF the counties OF
Fnppehannock toward Gloucester just
before he reached the end OF his
Etrangth.
Wna Wilson Day.
The event OF the legislative day was
the reception Of Governor Woodrow
Wilson. OF New Jersey, and the short
addresses made by him In both Senate
nd - -,
nothing else. while the House session
was taken UP with the debate on the
rolling stock BILL
The present grammar school book
adoption will be continued for two
years after the expiration OF the pres
cnt contracts. according TO an agree
mcnt reached yesterday before the
House Committee on Schools and Coll
lcgcs on the Byrd-Bcll bill, extending
these adoptions for six years. Here
after changes will be made only every
six years.
The White bill providing for segre-
CATION is simple in It's provisions II
would allow counties and cities to here
after get their revenue from all taxes
paid on real estate and tangible per-
sonal property. which they would assess
and levy on TO suit their own expcndi-
lures. The State would get the fran
chise taxes and the licenses and taxes
on intangible personal property, with
which to run the government LOCAL..
ties would pay their own school ex-
pcnses, save the income from the lit
crary fund and would get back the 50
cents on the 500 of real and personal
property now paid to the State. In
addition, counties and cities would pay
their own criminal expenses except
when the costs in a case exceeded 800
when they would be paid by the State.
Towns arc put in the same list with
counties
The other tax reform bill introduced
by Mr.. White would require courts,
both circuit and corporation. to sum-
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Tor Ellyson convened the upper House
at the noon hour. aud Rev. l.. T. Nc
Faden. d. D., OF the First Presbyterian
Church. offered prayer.
me House bill providing for con-
sututional amendment to permit city
treasurers to succeed themselves. was
a special continuing order set for 80
but was passed by on motion. Senator
Fcatherston's deadly weapon bill came
up for It's third reading, and met
again with opposition In an effort -
meet the important objections raised,
the patron offered a substitute bill, and
requested the Senate to vote TO re-
consider the original bill in order TO
bring 1t back to Its amendatory stage.
motion to reconsider was voted
down, but another motion to have the
substitute bill printed for the con-
sideration OF the Senators was car
ried.
HypnotizinS Bill Up.
Senator BoWerSs bill TO prohibit
hypnotizing or attempting to hypno-
TIE. which had been carried over from
day TO day after being voted down
Tor engrossment by the Senate. came
up on the patrons motion 10 recon
slider. Senator Bowers Introduced a
letter from q prominent Richmond
physician approving of the proposed
law. and appealed to the Senate TO
reconsider Its action of last week, in
the name of helpless public imposed
upon by pretenders to this occult
power.
Senator Smith thought that q law
OF such wide application should make
clear just what IT regarded as hypno-
tiSln, and whore it drew the line be-
tween hypnotism as practiced by pro-
feSsionals and the various forms OF
suggestion employed by physicians,
nurses and otner persons. Tie char
put the motion TO reconsider before
the Senate. and IT carried By smull
majority. a motion by Senator Bowers
that the bill be ordered ensrosscd,
was set aside by another motion
which was carried, to pass the bill by.
The rest of the time was occupied
In a discussion of Senator Blank s
bill providing that partnership real
estate shall be treated as personal
property unless different intention
shall appear: and Senator Harris
measure amending the present law in
relation to the fees of attorneys for
the Commonwealth. Both bills were
passed by.
The Senate took recess from l2:lC
to 1890 to hear a short address by
Governor Wilson. and to pose for q
group photograph on the Capitol steps
Adjournment took place at 2:06.
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INSURANCE BILL
BITTERLY FOUGHT
Would Require Full Payment of
Policies, No Matter
How Largo.

what was called by representatives
Oh insurance companies q bin to put u
premium upon ruscallty and to reward
dishonesty was considered yesterday
AFTERNOON by the House Committee IN
insurance and Banking. 1t was a
measure offered by f. W. Smith. Of
hinS and Queen, requiring insurance
companies to pay the fun value OF pol
lcies Issued by them on any property.
me measure was raked fore and aft.
1t was said that II would encourage the
coming TO virginia of wildcat compa-
hies: that II would be Il standing invi-
tauon TO rogue To pile up policies
on his property: would be lighting q
match to can OF gasolene, and that
1T would be step back toward tho
dark ages of disorganiZcd and incf-
fective insurance.
Mr.. Smith stood his ground and made
amendments to meet objections that
when the insurance was on d shifting
stock OF merchandise, only the value
Of the property should be paid, and II
tho loss was partial. the only sum
puid should be tho value that was de-
stroEtd. Tho distinction thus made
between partial and actual loss. except
as TO merchandise was attacked. ana
ono after another had his say as to the
injustice OF such Legislation.
II was incidentally said during the
debate that Attorney General Williams
had ruled that there was no way 10
enforce an insurance policy on q horse
in Virginia.
The bill went to subcommittee
composed of w. ID. Peyton. OF Stafford
and George L. Richardson. OF Henry.
although Mr. Smith asked the commit
tee to report IT.. either favorably or
untavorabiy.
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, kind would be permitted to PASS with
out strenuous opposition from the very
persons and localities that profit by
the present unjust condition, as well
as from others holding honestly diff
ferent views.
The most astonishing feature of this
opposition is that IL should have talk en-
the form of clamor Tor Immediate
segregation. in the face Of the find
inSs OF the Tax Commission that &C.
sregation at thls time would bear
hardest upon those localities which
are nov escaping the largest rela-
tive proportion OF Tie present tax
burden.
Since these localities have a mi
nority OF the legislative representa-
tives. IT would be easy for the ma
jority. IL they chose, to force scSre-
CATION upon them. But those most
anxious Tor segregation hesitate to
impose it upon those counties which.
even through their own default, are
not prepared for it.
IT,, crucial fact is. that no eegre-
Sation scheme has been prepared. Tho
Tax Commission In Two years has
been unable to figure out one that
would have even semblanco oil
plnusibility. How. then, is the Finance
Committee OF the House. pressed as At
Is with other matters and with tho
appropriation bill yet TO be considered.
to be able in II few days TO accomplish
what the Tax Commission could not
do in TWO years?
To give up the idea of equalizing
asses: ..lentB and endeavor to evolve
segregation plan at this session. is
simply to sldestep the whole matter
and permit the continuance Of existing
indefensible conditions for at least two
years
Problems of taxation In some form
We shall never be without but here
; Is one definite phase--namely. the in
equality OF essessmcnts-which is
capable of being dealt with al once.
The Information is at hand: the duty
of the Legislature is clear, and il
should hesitate to confess to the pco-
pie OF Virginia its incapacity TO deal
| with It,
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BOOK CONTRACTS
GET EXTENSION
No Changes Will Be Made in
Grammar Grade Text Books
Until 1914
Until 1914.

Grammar schooi books now III use
in virginia Will be continued for ;wG0
years beyond the present adoption, SO
that thcrC will be no more change
before 1919. In that year the high
school adoption now in force will cx-
pire, and there will be y new adoption.
Thereafter book selections will stand
for six years.
This was agreed upon yesterday ar
ternoon between all parties. AT the
meeting OF the House Committee on
Schools and Colleges. r. c. Stearncs,
secretary OF the State Board of I1du-
cation, was present.
Alden Bell, who was co-patron with
Speaker Byrd on the bill to extend
the grammar school adoption six years
and the high school four years, agreed
to the compromise and the bill was
so amended. with the concurrence of
Chairman Walter Tansill Oliver.
AS result of this action, there will
not DO the usual activity during the
coming summer among representatives
of publishers. and the excitement over
the quadrennial adoption. There was
opposition TO tile Bell-Byrd bill from
educators on the ground that some
elasticity must be provided with re-
gard to schools where students finish
book and should not be required to
go back over tho Same ground.
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HOUSE BILLS

The following were presented and
referred to under Rule 81.
TO the Committee ON Finance.
B AIR. White. OF Rockbridge: "A bill
to require a special grand jury at a
regular or special term OF II circuit or
corporation court of each county and
city in the State, TO inquire into the
assessment or property by the state
erroneous assessments, so that tae
Same may be assessed according to the
Constitution and laws of the state.
BY Mr.. Tabb: a bill to amend the
general pension act.
BY Mr. Ewing: bill relative 10 the
contents OF the personal property tax
book.
BY Mr.. Utz: bill to require taxes
same tax bill with taxes levied upon
personal property, and TO give the same
remedies for collecting such taxes In
certain cases.
By Messrs. Tininy, Kent and AIeetze,
A bill to relieve doctors. physicians and
surgeons who served in tho Confeder-
ate or Union armies or navies, as such.
from paying n license tax from prac-
ing their profession.
BY Mr.. Rolston: a bill to amend
and re-enact section 6lS of the Code
OF Virginia.
BY Mr. RoIston: a bill to amond and
By Mr.. Montague: A bin in refer
cnce to the pay of coroners and con-
stables in certain cases.
By Mr.. White, of Rockbridge A
bill to provide separation of the SUB
jects OF taxation FOR tho purpose OF
raising revenue for the support of the
State government. and support of the
government OF counties cities and
70 the Committee on Schools ma
Colleges.
BY Mr.. Kent: a resolution in rela :
ton to adoption OF free school books
TO the Joint C omniittce on Special,
Private and Local I.eSiriation.
BY Mr. Wisslcr: y DILL to amend an
&C, TO provide for the working OF ard
keeping in repair the public roads and
bridges of Smyth county.
direct the State Board OF veterinary
Examiners OF this State to register
Mitchell J. Hunt rs a veterinary sur
Beon with permission to practice vet
Urinary medicine and surgery in Ac-
conac and northampton counties, and
not elsewhere
TO the Committee on Privileges ana
EIcctlnns.
By Mr. White. OF Albcmarlc: \ bill
10 amend and re-enaot section IS OF
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LEGISLATIVE. COMMENT
By LEWIS H. MACHEN.
TAXATION--IV.

Whether or not the discussion of as
sessments. and other phases OF the
taxation question, which has boea
OF the House of Delegates, results in
the passage of bill, 1t will, at least,
serve to acuuaint the members and the
public with many facts which have
heretofore been known only TO few.
Those patient and persistent souls
VINO have been In the habit OF wadints
through the annual reports OF the
Auditor OF Public Accounts have been
aware OF the glaring inequalities thut
have existed in the assessments CT
certain classes of property in the sew
cral cities and counties. In vague
way 1t has been suspected that in
soma sections this inequality has been
deliberate and systematic. There has
been general impression that by TINS
means some localities were shifting
Il portion or their share OF the burdens
OF taxation upon others, and that some
counties were getting from the State
treasury more than they paid into it.
Now. however. the information has
been collected and coilatcd, and tho
situation has been shown to be worse
than was popularity supposed. In brief,
1t Is such as TO call for prompt and
vigorous Legislative action. So far
we have had mainly only vigorous,
emphatic-almost Observation-Disclosures
tive defamation.
Every ono admits the existence Of
the evils which the Byrd Tax Com
mission bill is intended TO remove. The
! measure is supposed to embody in the
main. the recommendations of the
temporary Tax COMMISSION, whose
valuable report. with the able and ex-
haustive appendix of it's secretary,
Is now before the General Assembly.
The measure was drawn carefully and
It's details considered Thoroughly.
Yet 1t has never been pretended
that It was perfect bill. or that it
was in such shape az to commend it,
self TO the full! approval of the ma
| toriW OF the Legislature. Far less
was II ever supposed that this meas
ure. or any effective measure OF any
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-02
FOREIGN PRODUCT
INTRODUCED HERE
Remarkable New Medicine Given
Novel Test by Specialists
Yesterday

Some interesting experiences took place
at the Polk Miller Drug Co. Yesterday
morning. At this store specialists arc
explaining to the public the purposes OF
the tonic, iona Vita" now being intro
duced in Richmond.
The strain Of living among modern
conditions has produced nervous debility
IN big percentage Of the population in
the larger cities Of to-day. This fact has
been recognized by the medical profession
both here and abroad, and some time
ago tonic was introduced in Europe to
combat the disease. The medicine proved
highly successful, and company has been
formed to put a similar preparation on the
American market.
The experiments were made to show the
immediate effects Of iona Vita" as the
medicine is called, upon cases OF nervous
debility. The principal symptoms OF de-
bili.y as explained by the specialists arc
as follows: A continual dull tired feeling.
lack OF ambition, irregular appetite, poor
digestion, nervousness, mental depression.
poor memory. One OF the chief character
lstics OF sufferer from nervous debility
Is gloomy mental attitude, extreme tim
idity and susceptibility to coughs and
colds. The victim is constantly under the
impression that some calamity is about to
ccrur.
From among the callers the specialists
selected twenty or so, and after question
ing them closely as TO their symptoms.
gave them the correct amount OF the mcdi
cine to be taken at a single dose. About
i've minutes later these people were ollcs-
toned as to the effect OF the medicine.
and all stated that relief had been almost
immediate.
Some Of the replies were remarkable.
One elderly woman said: IL have been
dead on my feet for ten years past. This
is the first drop OF medicine have taken
that has helped me at all | felt like a
different person two minutes after tax
ing it."
man about 80 said 81 am bank
clerk, and my health has been poor for
two years. have not known what is the
matter with me exactly. but have been
little good to myself or any one else, as |
just dragged myself around. | don't
know whether this medicine will
make me feel like my old self for good.
but this one dose has helped me more
than all the other stuff have taken. II
seemed TO take right hold and put ncw
life in me-
The specialists will be at the Polk
Miller Drug Co, No. S34 East Main
Street, from 9 a. NJ. to S p. NJ. daily.
a free trial OF the tonic will be given those
VINO desire i. The medicine is sold at
the Polk Miller Drug Co. only in Rich
mond. 1t must prove entirely satisfac-
Tory or the purchase price is refunded
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mon grand 1ur!es within thirty days
after assessors and commissioners GIc
their books at the times required by
law, and examine the assessments
witnesses would be summoned.
II the grand jury finds that a piece
OF property has been assessed al too
hish ngure, its Judgment would be
taken and the Azure reduced II IL
hnuh mat any piece has received too
low value, the party affected would
De required TO appear and show cause
why the assessment should not he
raised The court would decide after
hearing. The act would not proven,
the punishment for perjury of any
party who has sworn falsely TO a stale
ment as TO the fair market value OF his
property.
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FIGHT BILL AIMED
At. COLD STORAGE
Men in Business Say 1t Would
Work Injustice-Goes to
Subcommittee.

Many objections TO the Fitzhugh
cold storage bill were aired yesterday
morning before the House Committee
on General Laws. William Bullitt
tlzhugh, the patron, was somewhat
surprised. since at a conference held on
the previous night he had understood
the cold storage people to be satisfied
with amendments which he put in the
Dill at their suggestion. lie made the
maximum period of storage of food
products twelve months without per-
mission from the State Board of Health.
In his original bill 1t was put at ten
months.
Maurice a. Powers. opposing the bill.
said 1t would work an injustice to Sir-
Sinia cold storage interests, since own
ers would patronizc esta biishmcnts in
other States where nc such laws exist.
should Congress pass such a bill and
make 1t uniform. his people would not
object The measure was said to he
Impractical in some respects such as
the marking OF each Individual egg.
with the stamp. cold storage" a
United States expert was quoted Az
saying that beef kept frozen for a year
was in better condition from an edible
standpoint than fresh meat, and just
us nourishins and healthy.
L. "A. Stumpf said the cold storage
business was made the scapegont for
high prices; people did not know what
caused increase In the cost of living.
and Blamed 1t on cold storage. 1t WAS
said that prices are kept standardizeS
and are made lower at times because
of the supply kept in readiness.
Mr.. Fitzhugh stood by his guns and
was helped by Deputy State Dairy and
Food Commissioner b. l.. Purcell. They
thought people should know what they
were eating and how long 1t had been
kept.
The bill went to a subcommittee OF
four.
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SENI TIE

Little progress was made in the
Senate yesterday, most of the time
being taken up In discussions on bills
which were later passed BY for fur
Their considerat ton. and with the visit
OF Governor Woodrow Wilson, of New
Jersey. Lieutenant-Govern ]. Tay-
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ton of suoh records. reports ana /!

ton of suoh records. reports ana In.
formation"
During the past two years. the
mouths OF the commissioners and the
oahk examiner have boon closed by
tho construction placed on the. original
law. Al least one bank wrccker, 1t Is
sait, Is now fugitive from justice us
result, who would have been apprc-
hended had tho press been given the
information regarding his actions. IL
IL argued that after IL bank has gone
INTO the hands OF receiver. there ID
no further reason for concealment OF
us embarrassment, for It is a definite
and hopeless failure. It has been i'm
possible for the examiner to even say
thut he has examined n bank, under
the law, and as IL result he has been
blamed for failures when in reality, 1t
Is understood, he has saved dcpositors
by arresting officials in their career
before all assets are gone.
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Discussion OF the prohibition bill
will be concluded tonight at II
o'clock before the House Committee
on Privileges and Elections. The OPP
position will have two hours and the
advocates Of the bill one hour.
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sressionai districts viii 10, had ,htt
afternoon at I o'clock. hcro,e The san
ate and House Committees on Privf.5.
ieSeS und Elections. Tho iHf,h. S!Mtc
ana ninth Districts will PC taken no
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HOUSE

Rev. Russell Cecil, =. D., pastor OF
the Second Presbyterian Church, led
the House in prayer at >t.e opening
OF yesterdays session.
Among the bills reported from com
rnittees was that of Colonel A. NJ.
Bowman. designed to require physical
connection between the properties of
tn Norfolk and Western and Virginia
Railways at Salem, from the Com
mittee on Roads ana Internal Naviga-
ton.
Judge Williams arose ana made
what he said was TO lin always a
regrotable motion-to discharge a
committee. He gave the history or
the bill to divide the rolling stock
taxes of railroads among the cities
and counties throug~ which they run
1t had been introduced by him the
first day OF the se3siGl., argued Mt diff
ferent periods. and finally submitted
to the committee on | iday night of
last week. He had been unable to get
report. and feared that delay OF
another day or two would kill the bill.
in view OF the crowded condition of
the calendar, and the hearings which
must be had In the Senate He there-
fore moved to discharge the Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation
from further consideration of the
bill.
Diil Not Satisfactory.
c. W. Throcknorton. chairman Of
tie committee, said that on tho pre-
cedlng evening the committee had
adopted resolution to IT. effect that
the present system of payment OF
this tax was lnequita lie. But that,
further. the bills before the committee
did not provide a far system, and it
had been decided to ask the members
OF the State Corporation Commission
to advise with the committee as to
what would be n fair distribution.
Mr.. Weaver wanteu to know what
the Corporation Commission had to
do with it.
The debate was here interrupted by
the arrival OF Governor " ood"ow Wll-
son. After the House had returned to
the hall from the picture taking.
Judge Williams renewed his motion.
He agreed with Mr.. Weaver as to the
Corporation Commission, and said
every time he had gone to the COM
mittce there had been some excuse.
Hill Montague suggested that tho
special order--thc State Tax Commits
sion bill--was now due, and the
Speaker agreed with him, nut the
House adopted a motion of Judge VIII
liams to suspend the special order for
ten minutes.
Tnx Biii Rerefcrred.
However, Speaker BYRD said from
the chair, that unless there was OBJ
lection. the Tax Commission bill would
be rccommIttcd to the Committee on
Finance for further consideration,
along with new measures which had
been offered. No one objected. ana
Mr.. Bowman made the necessary mo-
ton, which was unanimously agreed
to,
Mr.. Montague then opposed the mo-
ton of Judge Williams to discharge
the committee ON the rolling stock
bill. He said the House had standing
committees for the purpose of con
sidering measures. which should he
permitted to do IT,. Tho chairman had
said that no bill before 1t vas fair and
just. and 1T should haze time to pres