The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-01
ALL TAKE KICK
At BYRD'S DAWG
TAX COMMISSION BILL HANDLED
BARsHLY NY IT'S
OPPONENTs
MORE AMENDMENTS
MN. WILLIAMS WOULD Mcguire
TWO FARMERS ON THE HOARD.
LUNsFORD AND WHITE
on FIRING LINE.
f. AMENDMENTS

The tax commission bill dragged its
weary way in the House yesterday,
coming up as the special oruer at
O'Clock for an hour's discussion, and
being again reached at $40 O'Clock
under the rule under which the House
was working.
Several members took a kick at the
speakers da~g. and Mir. Williams. on
siies, offered n pair of amendments
iookinG 10 extracting some Of the
cannes principal moiars.
Ana no vote was reached.
~ this late day in the session, II
the measure should meet with oppo-
sition of any moment in the Senate,
IL would soon be a dead one, should
II now pass the House. The situation
Is TAR from encouraging In the House,
although II IL bare sibiiity OF the
Dill being terminated to some extent.
However friends or the equalization
plan are not "A bit enthusiastic over the
prospect.
When the time tor the special order
was reached al | O'Clock yesterday Mr..
Williams of Giles. who had the floor
at the close or the discussion on We'd
nesday. resumed his speech on the
measure. He attacked the compost
tim N rfIe tax commission, and de-
ciared that 1t would be made up OF
men who had no personal knowledge
--lA-Af t+<-fte-fTr-F- WITH NHlIItS OF aETl-
cultural lands or stock. In order to
make the measure conform TO his idea
- he Altered Amendment To require
that two members of the board be far
mcrs. thethird mernb Der TO be the State
Accountant. Mr.. Williams offered AM
other amendment striking ont section
IL OF the bill with reference to the
removal of commissioners of the reve-
nue. by the courts In case of their
f4J1 he. n tnn "a
the court or the rulings of the COM
aisAion. Mr.. Williams declared that
the people would not submit 10 tbs
removal of an official elected by them
at the hehest of an outside body, bat
would insist on settling their own
troubles
Mr. White followed in another at
tack on the measure and in support
of the amendments, although refusing
10 promise to support the bilI with
the amendments.
Lunsford Wages War.
Mr.. Lunstord. of Botetourt, entered
upon a general attack upon the meas
urc, going into the very frame WORK
of the measure. He declared that
the state was launching out upon a
new and nntricd policy. and altogether
on the assumption that the ofhcials
Of few counties have not done their
duty as to assessments. AIR. Lunsford
mad the floor at the o'clock recess
lie resumed speaking at 49, "ciock,
and SPOKE for twenty minutes. ana
win have the floor when the measure
comes up again al o'clock today. AIT
Byrd win probably close the debate
today, and il Is hoped that the meas
IRE. which is consuming very con
siderable amount of time. VIII he dis-
posed of today While there Is u
general feeling that such legislation is
needed there is so much DIVISION OF
-.piuIon that there seems little. nope
for the bill. MIR. Land yesterday was
active In advocacy OF the measure. ata
altered Il substitute, as compromise
on the Williams proposal making II
mandatory upon tire Assembly IL eject
az least one farmer member of ths
commission Mr.. Williams, howeN'F
declared that he was not satisfied Win
the substitute.
Mr.. Whites Objection.
MIR. White, discussing this mattei
~ the removal of n comuaisSinner Oh
the revenue for failure To comply WIN
ruiinrs of the commission. declared
that The measure as now drawn makes
ii compulsory upon the court 10 re-
move such official II il can be shoTn
that he has not complied with ths
ru,inr OF the commission as To ths
assessiug OF property on generai
.varap. whereas, MIR White declared
The commissioner 1f 1 he r@ai.aslAsa aAilsn'
have assessed the property at IT'S ia'f
market value.