The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04
No Equalization OF Seq
regation by This
Legislature.
BODY WOULD MAKE
FURTHER r EPORT
Senate Passes Reduction of Gar
nishmcnt Linit-H ousc APP
proves Antitreating Bill.
New Plan Of Commission
Government in Cities.
Oh Convicts Unsafe.

hope OF tile passage of any biz By
she LEGISLATURE at this acssiou design
cd FOR the equalization OF the burdens
OF taxation having becn rracticuliyi
abandoned. there follows discussion oil
what action will he taLvn
ak OF an extra session eor the pur-
pose OF CONSIDERING taX problems IL
not taken seriously. II NH5 incidcnt-
any mentioned in the SptsCN VI Judge
o'artin Williams in opporitJun TO the
Byrd Bill. when nc aaid tuut such a
session could be held ~ less cDnt 10
the public treasury ,haa the passage
OF the act under considc ration would
ohtah. But IL is not believed that Tho
members Will be willing 10 eSpend IN.
money for an extraordinary session
Nor ID tho White blIl, Looking To
segregation OF thp subjects or taxation
regarded as practicablc. or It's face
II shows that while 1t is contemplated
that the state shall take ali the IL
censc ta%rs, no provision Il made for
nc transfer assessment Hnd collie
ton by the state Of 'lic licenses nov
ieSIcd by the cities, towns and counties.
he adjustment of thcS. licences ms a
state source Of revenue, t!ti. u View toI
adaptins them TO local conditions and
AT tho same umo making them eaui,-
"oie IN All sections. void alone. IT Is
pointed out hc e hcrculcau task for "A
committee I'm weeks OF application
solution Doubtful.
Leaders for and against tho DvrI
bili sun talk OF some solution by this
Legislature, and of the wiling out Of,
n'nefencts In the enactment, OF a suf-
hcient law. But facing the facts n q
they are. probably no one really feels
that this viii be done
POSSIBLY the Legislature Will consu-
tutc State Tax Commission. differ
ehtly organized then at present. made
up SO as 10 include men OF different
schools OF thought, with tnstruction.l
10 approach the subjscts OF assess
ment and collection o: taxes from vary
Ing btandpoints. and to report cornpletc
conclusions and bills hearing on each
phaho, to tho next eession OF tho Gen
ural Assembly
Both houses yesterday disposed OF a
GOOD deal OF business. come Of IT con
tanning an appreclable amount OF pub
lie interest.
The Day's Bu.ipess.
he Senate pagEeI tho House bill
reducing the limit OF exemption from
gsrnlshment OF laborers from $50 to
a26 q month; the House hill extending
tina statute of limitations, As applied
20 merchants accounts. from two TO
tnree years. and the bill amending the
charter OF tho city OF Richmond go "a
to include the Administrative Board.
The House advanced many local aud
uncontested bills TO their third read
Ing and engrossment; sent tho bill
permitting the Commissioner OF In
surance to place fire rieks on State
property, back to committee. set the
rolling stock tax bill for special hear
ing on next Wednesday; approved the
ant!treating bill on It's second reading.
and approved also n measure repeating
the act giving the United States COM
pleto Jurisdiction over property &c
Quired BY that government.
Most ConSicts Unsafe.
Further hearing was given 10 the
convict labor proposition by The joir,
subcommittc. Superinte Rdcnt James 4. !
Wood OF the State Pcnitcntlary, an
peared before II and submitted figures
carefully prepared by himself with The
assistance of wardens, To show that
542 Of the prisoners now IN the insti-
tuition are probably available for use
on the roads while 6lf, exclusive Of !
the women a unsafe Tor that nur-
pose. The subcommittee did not CON
clude its deliberations, but will meet
again on Tuesday night wnen IL will
prepare its report to the Joint meet
ing OF the Senate and House Com |
mittees on Roads and Internal Navi-
&, ion. which meets on Wednesday !
night.
In the Senate, tho passage of the
bill regarding the exemption OF labor-
ers, may yet nc undonc. ON the usual
motion TO reconsider Senator WenJcn-
burg, an opponent OF the measure,
moved to pass by and, there being no !
quorum present, tho M tier was held !
over until Monday. Il motion TO ad !
journ prevailing. \ final effort will
taen be made 10 defeat the bill, which
has already passed tile House after
several debates. The objection is that
hardships would ho worried on labor [
ing men.
opposed to Treating.
During the House session. tie vot~
taken on the titzhugn antitreating
bill was accomplished under rather !
peculiar circumstances. Only uncortcst-
ed bills werc being taken up aud when
this one was reached 1T was nut TO en- !
Erossmcnt, apparently before Its OPP !
ponents noticed the situation. One !
voted no. and moved to reconefdcr'
whereas had he alone objected b. forci
the enErossing motion was put thel
bill would havo been passed by. y show
of hands was demanded or tho rnotion
TO reconsider, and it was defeated byi
the close vote OF So TO I'll This means
that the bill viii be Ought when it:
comes up on Its final passage. Thcl
vote OF Yesterday may not have been
entirely u test.
A joint resolution was offered inl
the House BY Daniel Coleman, by re-
quest, proposing such an amendment
TO the Constitution as would result
In complete commission form OF gov
eminent for such cities as desire It, III
differs materially from the amendment
approved by the last Legislature, then
introduced by Edwin +. Cox, which
exempted certain officials from ap-
pointment and left their election still
Continued on Fourth Pago.1