The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-02
.BYRD'S TAX BILL
FAILS OF PASSAGE
Lacks Four Votes, but
Is Held for a Re-
consideration.
APPROPRIATION
EXCEEDS LIMIT
House Spends $4,000 More
Than State Has, According
to Observation-Disclosures De-
/, nounced for Creating De-
fcits-S tate vitality
Amends Primary Bill.

Only four votes were lacking in the
House or Delegates yes ttrday on tho
iinal passage of the Byrd bill for the
establishment OF state Tax Commis-
sion AS the measure carries an APP
propriation for the SALARIES and ex-
psnses OF the commissioners, hity-onc
affirmative votes were required. and
{ ohi| torty-seyen ware occurred The
Dill received rather unexpected
strength, since there were only thirty
seven In the negative.
On motion to reconsider and to
pass by. the matter vent over Tor fur
ther action. and there is Il bare posi-
biiity that the four votes nesdcd ma,
yet be secured from among the absen-
tets OF Yesterday or in the way of con-
ver,s. Bat there is practically no hope
OF passage in the Senate at this late
day in any aorm which would be &C.
ccp;abe 10 the House.
Williams Won Fight.
As voted upon. the bill contains tho
amendments off.red by Judge MARTYR
Williams. which require that the com.
mission shall be composed Of two farm
era and The STATE Accountant. and
which eliminate the fcatUr,. permitting
she re'noval Of the local commissioners
or the revnue from Office by the courts
Tor failure to obey the orders OF the
Commission Securing his amendments
Judge Williams showed his good faith
by casting his vote for the bill.
The final arguments. bnth u which
ware effective, were made by c. II. Luns-
FORD. Of Bote,ourt. against the o!ll. and
by John W. Chnlkiey. OF VIE for H.
IN ability. both OF these actresses were
pronounced equal 10 any o: the session.
SPEAKER Byrd. in closing, ,neraly made
the statement that he had done his
best TO secure bcttermeu- admit.
tcdly intQEitahle condition nj that
nc WAS ready for decIsif
Detailed Vote
Ths vote was as follows
- teS---DrkcE, Of CAes$u.ssIs BARN
min Bell. Bowman. Brewet Etowa. o.
Danv!i.c: Burt. Charley, Cols man. OF
Norfolk: Coleman. OF spot.ylvan!u. Cox.
Dreamer. Daniel. Evans. Ewing, F!tz-
hugh, Gillian, Harwood. Hous; IN. Jen-
nings. Jordan. Kent. Land Love. Meetze,
Mlstead. Moncure, Montague. Moselcy,
Old. Oliver, Page. Peek Richardson,
Row, Rutherford. Smith. S,ebbins. Ste
phenson. OF James City; Terrell.
Throekmor;on, Tiffany. utz. Watts.
White. of Albemarle: Williams and
Speaker Byrd--4i.
Noes-Borden Browning. Buck,
Clark. Earman, FLANAGAN Fulton,
Grant, kemper, S!nscy, L.nsford. Mar
lin, Masslc Moore. Mustard, Parker,
Peyton. Radford. Rakes. Row. Roberts
o. Mecklenburs: Roberts, Of Washing
ton; Rolston. Spcssard. Stephenson. of
Bath: s,rat,on. su,phin Tahb. Tate.
Taylor Templcton. Walton. Weaver,
Webb. White, Of Rock8ridgc: wise and
Wi.sler-35.
Nj Cox later changed from ",yo" 10
mo- in order 10 get in Tho motion to
reconsider, making the recorded vote
~ to IS.
Appropriation Exceeds Limit.
Consideration OF the general appro
priation bill. excepting only q racons,d-
oil annuity 70 the Virginia Polvtcchnic
Institute. was completed. by the uoune
Ut yesterday afternoons Session !,
Will be taken UP again at II o'clock
this morning, and will prohabI,. nass
within a few minutes.
IS II stands. the House bill carr,es
total appropriation OF sI3.IsS 9.nsS
for the succeeding two years. cycnr6-
Ing by si25.000 the extreme ,inJ, ~
safety az laid down explicitly Nv the
o. me Housg; on separate and officiai
occasions. This total includes the
s sm@rnts h are fnr abPpropristed In
blight. and those likely to be ndon,o ~
for the, establishment of a hone for
thee the ieebiGcminded These two Items ms
II is probable that in conference he.
tween the Senate and the House ,b;s
excess OF appropriation will he gi ,,.s
Institutions Criticized.
Time and again on the nonr 80 :,
House there We're indignant protests
against the practice of State institnsa
them by the Legislature bv cro siVen
deficits and making improvementsa t anS
9Se.teir li without au,horization'
William and Mary coli L;eren %h.t to
created n debt of $4,000 on a bnot,n VI.
plant, for which II was rivor a,ti,ns
600. but including many other Suct
cases, Sneaker Byrd said the General
Precipitation bill, If the institrt,nnes ap,
permitted 10 go beyond It. az
This feeling reached such ni,ch
the bin forbidding any such p Toed IN
in the future, and putting evsr re tns;.
on notice that the State viii ~
pound for any debts contracted by the
to propose penal section imposIn,
heavy fine on any official who c3nn6o, :,
his rights, but 1t was ruled IN - ' e.s
OF order. Hospitals for the Insa ene
arc excepted from the section regard
ing deficits. since emergencies m,trpt
occur I'm them '''shi
Gut Surgeons saIarr.
The salary of the surgeon Of the
$500 to $1,000 for the second s sson1
year. the reason given being IN "s .t
number OF convicts IN the prisnn Vii ,Hn
be reduced and his duties viii not be
Gated that the votes OF many many n mo,
hers were controlled by III. r ,nem
happenings regarding the c!ectinn ~
the present, surgeon. It IS believed
In conference. because OF doubts rs
to legality OF reducing the s,,r@son.s
COMPENSATION during his term w"
II Is also probable tliat the confer