The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-04
GOVERNOR TO CALL
new SESSION soon
WILL TAKE MATTER UNDER con-
SHERATON ON HIS RETURN ;.
HOME. :.
ASSEMBLY DIVlD E D
PRETTIEsT FIGHT TO COME ON
SEPARATION AND COMMISSION
TAX TRANSFORMERS FA-
yoRED By MEMBERS.
ASSEMBLY DIVlD E D

Governor Henry c. Stuart will re-
turn to the capitol today. 1t Is ex-
pected, and will at once digest the re-
port OF the State tax commission ano
take under consideration his procla-
nation calling an extra session Oh
The legislature In conformity with the
resolution adopted by the general as
sembly last winter.
Governor Stuart received petition
some time ago signed by the great
majority Of the members OF the gem
eral assembly. asking that the extra
session be called for the second We'd
nesday In January. but the governor
deferred taking action until the re-
port was submitted. At the time there
was . belief current that the commits
sion would not finish its work within
the prescribed time and accordingly
the session would have to be post
poned. The work of the commission
has been completed and the report
Is now in the hands Of the printer
Consequently. It II believed by the
commission and members Of the legis-
iature that Governor Stuart will
name q date in January for the meet
ing Of the extra session.
The Two Plans.
The matter of most interest Just
now to the delegates and senators is
the question of method Of putting the
Neformed system OF taxation into
operation. Tn commission was d.
vtded. the minority favoring thin So
called segregation plan and the ma
iority the paid commission plan. 1.
10 believed likely now that the minor
lily report will be adopted by the legis-
tature, the belief being based on the
TACT that the segregation plan appar-
entity met with the approval of most
Of the members when the general as
semh!y was In, session last, winter.
However. the majority OF the COM
mission wilt make a fight in commit
tee and on the floor FOR the commits
sion plan and they may succeed In
bringing about a reversal or senti-
ment on the question.
The segregation plan calls for the
partial separation OF Stata and local
sources of revenue by apportioning
certain articles of taxation to thu
State and others to the cities or coun-
lies. Real estate. tangible personal
properly and the tangible personal
property other than rolling stock. of
the railways are to be taxed exclu~
sively by the localities The State Is
TO levy taxes on rolling stock OF the
railways. on insurance companies and
on all intangible personal property.
Some things. such as licences. banks.
telephone, telegraph. steamship and
express companies are to be taxed
both by State and localities AZ now.
Partial Equalization.
The estimated deficit in the State
treasury OF 100000 to be caused by
the operation OF the separation plan
Is TO be made up by levy on the
various counties according to the re-
iative value of the property OF the
cities and towns. The assessment Is
to me made by board OF ecnalixa-
ton. composed OF the governor, the
auditor and the chairman Of the
corporation commission.
The other plan provides for equaA-
xation Of taxes by means OF paid
commission.
These are the two plans upon
which tho division OF the legislature
will take place. OF course. the entire
report will be discussed and debated
and there will be varying opinions
OF the various schedules. but here
the tax commission viii be a a unit
In defending the report.