The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-26
LIQUOR LICENSES
|. 10 Be INCREASED
Committee Agrees OH Plan to
Add $4,000 Yearly to
States Revenue.
TWO WEEKS OF SESSION LEFT
Long Hours Of Work Will Clear
Calendars of Many
Measures.

AS result of n compromise OIL the
amendments TO the Byrd liquor law,
the license taxes on the sale OF liquor
In Virginia will be increased to ma
terial amount The amended Till will
be reported this morning TO the House
of Delegates by its Committee on FL
nance.
The State license tax OH concerns
which do strictly retail business will
be Increased only s25. making it s5T5
instead of $3.50 Summer resort hotels,
which are granted license for the sea-
son, VIII be rcbatcd accordingly.
The amount to be paid for the license
known as retail and Shippers has
teen increased s2oo. from $1,000 TO
sl'2co This confers the right of SELL
ing liquor not only III the house, but
of shipping to any point within or
without the State in quantities not to
exceed four and orr half gallons to
one individual ut one time.
Heaviest on Wholesalers.
On Who'll esalers the increase Is from
Sl'25O to Si.I50, or Il raise of $500. The
protest made against the proposed
doubling of this tax--for tho bill orig
inally made 1t $2,50O--was not from
the wholesale men. who said they could
stand it. but from the shippers, who
contcnded they were obliged TO take
out not only the retail ana shippers,
but the wholesale license as .ell to
I'LL the large orders from dry towns
from parties who wished to sill again.
y hundred half-pints. for instance. was
mentioned as frequent order To APP
pease the, thirsty in dry" States to
the South.
made the retail license cost $3.50 and
the retail and shippers license $3.50.
Evidently the committee thought these
prices too high.
According to an estimate made By
Chairman Bowman. the increases m!if
result In net gain TO the State of
$4,000 the year This will com. in
very nicely at time when tho Com
mittees on Finance arc looking in
every direction for money enough 10
pay the running expenses of the State
and to heed the call for continuance
IN the enterprises in behalf of educa-
ton and OF care for the unfortunate |
to which the Commonwealth is COM
nittcd.
Bis sum From Licenses
This will make total .f close to |
100000 the year received by the State |
from liquor licenses alone. The Aud |
tors report shows that for the year
ending July /. 1911. the amount re- |
caived in the State treasury from |
liquor licenses was s534,2l1.95. and the
addition of $4,000 it VIII be seem |
brings it almost to the 100000 mark
probably more for the next year since
there are rather moro saloons in Vir- |
har
This huge sum is only about S10U, 900 |
short OF the total money secured by /
the State from licenses on all other
kinds OF business combined Accord
nS to the Auditor, from licenses other |
than liquor Virginia received last year
S691,i6II9. OF course, these figures do |
not show nearly all the income from
these business enterprises whether
from liquor or otherwise, since tin,
property taxes in addition amount to
n large sum. Besides, the localities
receive large amounts of license money.
Work of Legislature.
Two 'wacks--twelve working DAYS
remain of the session OF the Legisla-
ture OF 1912. Very few measures Of
Importance have been finally disposed
of-only the emergency pension bill, !
the amendments TO the Constitution
permitting city treasurers and com.
inlssioncrs of the revenue to succeed
themselves ana providing commission
government for cities. and the bill for
the protection of robins. The House
has not ye, agreed to the SENATE
amendments 10 the rolling stock tan
blll, but Will probably do So
1t seems that the House will pass
the lime grinding BILL probably to-day
and it is almost certain to become
law In some form. Tax commission
talk will consume a good d .al of the
time of the House this week, with tho
results very doubtful. The Legislative
redistricting bill which is scheduled
TO make It's appearance from the COM
mittac this afternoon, will possibly
cause good deal of fghting.
The Senate is TO act on the Byrd
Featherston primary bin this week.
The hrst hearing OH the Jordan rrohi-
hition enabling act will be had to-
night. and the matter may come to a
head at any moment.
With the long sessions which begin
this morning, the House can easily
clear It's docket by the time for final
adjournment.