The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-16

pvif-tsx Of smother person, and TO-
provide punishment therefor, which
punishment shall be q fine Of not less
than $500 or confinement In jail not
exceeding thirty days. This Is one
OF the series OF measures that will
be pressed during the session to purify
the suffrage.
Mr.. Norris, OF Richmond county, in
troduced a measure making 1t unlaw-
| full for any person to Kill or capture
more than twenty partridges In
one day, or to kill more than twen-
ty winter water fowl in the same
length of time.
The effect of measure introduced
by Mr. Baker, Of Chesterfield, at the
instance of the State Board of Char.
tiles and Corrections, Is to place all
institutions that may hereafter be or
| gantzeti and which shaft receive state
help under the control of general
board of directors named by the Gov
ernor, which board may appoint spe-
cial boards. The measure provides
for the establishment OF the negro
reformatory, and the Virginia Home
| and Industrial School for Girls at Bon
Air. and places these institutions and
similar institutions to be hereafter es-
tabIished under a general board Of al
t rectors. one member OF which shall
| be a woman
state and City May Swap.
Mr.. White, of Rockbridge, realiz-
ing the need of the state government
| for more Office room as well as for
fire. proof State Library building. IN
troduced bill authorizing the ex-
change OF the Soldiers home prop
erty. which will come into the pos
session of the State in 1919. for the
Ford Hotel property. owned by the
! city Of Richmond. The Soldiers
Home property includes approximate
/ Iy twenty -six acres. The city bought
| the Ford property for its own uses
come time back and it Is not certain
! that the swan" will be to its liking
| Mr.. Bowman, of Roanoke, chair
! man Of the Finance Committee, intro
| duced another OF the Tax Commission
| bills This is a measure further de-
| fining the income tax law and requir-
| ing all corporations to file with the
/ commissioner OF revenue OF the coan-
ty or city in which they are located
! list Of all Of their employees to whom
| they are paying more than one thou
I ga nd dollars a ear. This Will place
| q large number of men now enjoying
| ga la ries of more than the thousand
/ dollar limit on the tax books under
/ the income tax law.
/ The matter Of segregating taxa
| ton Is now before the House in tain
gibie form. Mr.. Kemper OF Augusta.
! introduced a bill yesterday setting out
| the subjects of taxation for purely
/ local purposes and the subjects Tor
general paFpeses.~vThise plan of taxa
! ton. 1t Is pointed out. will overcome
| many of the evils of the tax system
| and will ena BILE one community II II
go desire to place a tax rate on GER
! tain classes OF property at a very low
! rate without being unjust to other
=! parts of the State where the same
| class OF property may be assessed at
much higher rate.
| The first bill from Mr.. L. G. Fiana-
| gan of Montgomery, anne in the form
| of a charter Incorporating the town OF
Blacksburg.
! Corporations Should Mean Business.
| Mr. Watts. Of Roanoke cit!> is on
| the trait OF the corporations which
| get charters to build railroads and
| never make a start. He introduced
measure yesterday to amend existing
| law as to the forming of corporations
to the effect that any corporation
organized for the purpose of construc-
/ ting public works. railroads or sim
! liar enterprises shall commence with
| in two wears the construction OF It's
/ line and in three years eApend an
amount equal to ten per cent. OF its
subscribed capital stock. and shall
| have finished Its work IN i've years.
| Falling to conform to these require
ments it's corporate existence ehaii
cease. The measure however permits
/ the Corporation Commission under
| certain circumstances TO exetend the
time of such corporations. the intent
/ of the measure being evidently to
| cause chartered companies to exer-
else diligence to enter upon and com
| piete the work they are privileged by
the State to undertake.
| IL measure introduced by Mr..
Banks. II Norfolk city. becomes a
| law Virginia will have some repre-
|kentation at the great Panama-Pa-
cific Exposition at San Francisco in
Ele15. His bill appropriates $4,000
for a Virginia exhibit
| w j. Whitehurst, of Richmond.
who was a suh-contractor who lost
on the work of rebuilding the Uni
versity Of Virginia by reason OF the
| will be REIN bursed by the, State II a
bill introduced by Mr.. Montague. Of
Richmond, becomes law. II Is
! pointed out in the bill that the State
received benefit OF the work
and material. but that Mr.. Whitehurst
never got his money. .
| Must Render Service.
| A bill introduced by Mr.. Tate. OF
Pulaski. will cause considerable stir
In V. NJ. I. circles. 1t provides that
every cadet received on State account
shall serve not less than two years
in the capacity OF a teacher after
his graduation. or ne may serve q
like term in the National Guard Of
the State or he may serve for two
years as an engineer on the State
Highway Commission. Before. getting
the benefit Of the State help in get
| ting his education the cadet must en-
ter into n bond . render the service
indicated. and the fact that the cadet
may be minor when ne may give
the bond shall No. !syaHaa.e L.
| The House adjourned shortly be-
fore o'clock.