The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-02-01

any commission. even though 1t hac
but one ten-thousandth part OF tne
power conferred by tho pending ball.
The courts now have the power 70
punish delinquent officials He woui!
strengthen the law requiring special
grand juries each year TO look into
the matter of assessments. this course
having in cities and counties where
tried brought many voluntarily to
correct their assessments. fearing In
dictments.
He said that he still chung to his
first love, segregation. and that ne
was now perfecting bill which
would be offered at an early hour TO
carry into effect the segregation plan
OF taxation In the State. His NEAR
ure. he said. would give to the coun-
ties their real estate and tangible
personal property for their own use.
and all other items Of taxation would
70 to the State government Only
those counties would suffer whose A.
sessments were now extremely bad.
He quoted freely from the report
of the Tax Commission, which had
much to say of the segregation plan
Of a commendatory character. He
said that the segregation plan would
make the matter Of the undervalua-
tion by counties a matter absolutely
of no concern to the State. In othe.
States segregation had followed the
Tax Commission plan. because the
latter plan had proven q failure.
Weaver II Pushed.
Mr.. Weaver asked whether or moi
counties which now are receiving con-
siderable sums from the railroad
taxes would not necessarily be gav-
ing up a great deal more than those
counties which were not now re-
ceiving anything from that source.
Mr.. White agreed that such would
be the case. but did not consider II
an Important objection TO the plan
Mr.. Weaver said that between segre-
cation and the Tax Commission he
was between the devil and the deep
sea-"
Mr.. White expressed the view that
the portion Of the Tax Commission
bill as to averaging values was un-
constitutional, as the constitution
provides that property shall be as
sessed at Its fair market value.
MIR. Bowman. chairman OF the
House Finance Committee. concluded
the discussion for tho day by say
ing that when he came to the Tar
Commission as 4 member he was an
ardent segregationist- He intlmated
that conditions as they existed al
the present had dampAned his ardor.
| btst that he would do al he could
to report tax reform measure that
would be Just to everybody.
At o'clock the committee arose
and the House adjourned.
r. G.. F'olkes. OF Richmond, was
author OF an amendment yesterday
to the garnishee bill. which was or
dered engrossed on its second read
ing In the Senate. No judgments al
ready secured will come under the
law and only judgments will be A.
fected that are secured after the
act Is ratified. There was debate over
| tho amendment Several mssnbsra
, wanted the law to apply to all judg-
becomes q law. Tho vote. hoMexef,
was not close.
Senate committees yesterday re.
ported a number OF important btlls
and gave hearings on a. many more.
Among the bills viewed with favor
that viii be placed on the calendar
were:
To bring about the segregation Of
races In cities and towns
To repeal the present toll GATE
law.
4TQ make sounty tre<&surers r6aDon-
sible for county funda.
Debate on the door over q bill re-
lating to the disposition of dead bod
les consumed much time. An amend
ment was at hast ADDED allowing the
State Anatomical Board 10 secure un-
claimed bodies from hospitals I'm
der the bill they cannot 1T bodies
from asyluma and nlmshoueea