The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-21
Measure introduced by Sena-
tor Holt, Of Newport News.
Featherston Would Allow
Bronze Casts to Be Made Of
Houdoun Statue. Bank De-
posit Tax Bill introduced.

Members Of the senate yesterday
Joined Rev. H. ID. c. Maclachlan
when. in closing the prayer. he re-
peated the Lords Prayer. the accom-
paniment OF very many o. the menu
bers being audible in various parts
OF the chamber.
President Ellyson presided over the
short session, during which mes
sage was received from Governor
Mann, and the reading was under
taken by Deputy Clerk John r. Jeter.
He had begun to get into the reading
In great style. his sonorous Voice ring
ing with rhythm and clearness that
permeated to the recesses of the
chamber. Then up rose Senator
Samuel T. Montague. of Portsmouth,
who moved that the further reading be
dispensed with and that the usual
number Of copies be printed for dis
tribution-
No Enabling Act Yet
There has been no move whatever
looking to the introduction OF the en-
aiding act in the upper branch OF the
legislature. Just what the program is
no one seems to know. The men IN
charge OF that measure are skilled in
parliamentary practice, they know the
rules, they are good debaters and they
are capable of managing the matter to
a finish. That there is some good
and polite reason for the delay Is ac-
cepted, and when the fight does come
1t will be short and sharp. There LIS
no disposition to delay the measure,
and there Is no reason to believe that
the one now pending in the house will
reach the senate before Friday morn
ing, IL indeed 1t gets over by that
time.
Senator Featherston yesterday pre-
sented a bill allowing the Gorham
Ngoy< ,,fo <.t,r }ve a n.y. IA
Conn, to make other bronze casts from
the moulds made of the Houdon
statue of Washington in the rotunda of
the capitol. 1t is understood that the
duplicates of that presented to the
hall of fame in Washington and TO
France are desired by other States
and the Gorham company will ask the
loan of the moulds for the purpose
of making them. The bill was re-
ferred.
That Rolling Stock Bill.
Senator Saxon w. Holt, of Newport
News, and Senator Junius f. West, of
Suffolk. are patrons OF the bill which
has for its object the division of the
entire rolling stock tax from the cities
Of the State and TO distribute 1T among
the several counties and cities in which
there are railroads. The bill is differ
ent from the bill of two years ago, in
that it takes the entire sum from the
cities and gives 1t to all sections ira
versed by the railroads. 1t means that
the cities are to be deprived Of very
heavy revenues. a small part Of which
will go to the counties and cities and
the bulk OF the taxes now paid by the
railroads will be saved to them. This
is accomplished by having the tax
rate in the counties lower than 1t Is in
the cities
should that bill meet opposition.
says Senator Holt. there is another
scheme wha!ly -dissimilar to that now
pending and also from that which has
been declared unconstitutional by the
State corporation commission. II is
a scheme to segregate the entire tax
from the rolling stock Of the railroads
and to divide 1t into three separate and
distinct funds. equally, and to appor-
ton it as follows: One-third to PEN
sions another fiaird to schools and
the last third to the building Of roads
In the State.
Tax on Bank Deposits.
The senate committee on finance
yesteray made a report on the State
tax on banks. recommending that the
tax rate be fixed at ten cents on the
one hundred dollars. This Is to be all
the tax on money in bank, cities and
counties being forbidden to impose any
tax on that class OF property. This
reduction. its advocates claim. viii not
mean any loss co the SAhie ioT tnc
reason that very little money Is ever
returned for taxation. the owners
either getting It out OF bank before
February LIST. or failing wholly to make
any mention of the money when they
swear to their tax lists
Regulate Barber Shops.
Senator Cannon, by request, present.
ed bill in the senate which is aimed
at the eradication OF the cheaper bar
Der shops, In which clean towels are
unknown, sanitary precantfons mys-
terry, tidiness i lost art and opportuni-
| tiee Tor the spread q III eortss ct cone