The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-20
UNITE TO DEFEAT
BIG COMMISSION
Business Organizations of State
Open Fight on Proposed
Tax Committee.
UNWIELDY AND EXPENSIVE
Pledge Support to Walker-Gor-
don Bill, Which Opposes
Special Session.
UNWIELDY AND EXPENSIVE

Representatives of business organ
AZ no, 5,, IN several Virginia cities mot
night and determined to wage an UNI
compromising fight on the proposal
TO create tax commission composed
OF twenty members of the General AS
scntativos pledged their organizations
to push the WalkerG ordon bill, pro-
Hiding for commission of five to be
appointed by the Governor. which is
practically. tho only other tax bin not
already disposed of by the Finance
Committee of the two houses.
Not little resentment has been ex-
pressed by the business community that
the Chamber of Commerce committee
was recently refused n hearing by the
JOINT session of the two Finance Com
mittecS. ~ hearing before the Joint
FINANCE Committee meeting this after
noon has virtually been assured the
commercial organizations which wish
TO advocate the Walker-Gordon bill. An
attempt VIII be made this morning to
nave the committee grant the Walker
Gordon advocates public hearing to-
gates.
Unwieldy and Expensive.
mo mi' frn srriS Na umianimity of opinion,
Chariottesville. Norfolk and Richmond
attacked the proposed commission of
twenty as unwicldy and unnecessarily
plan has the support of ali five Rich
mond Delegates, and most of the Dele
, Eniies from the cities. The labor
UNIONS ana the business organizations
OF Richmond will begin to-day a siren.
uous attempt to dislodge the local dele
gau on In the House from it's position
On oae me proposed tax commission Be
iieI that tho large commission iden is
uhpOpular in the House and accent
able to the Senate was declared last
i hlgnt t by men who have sounded the
10 concentrate the fight against tho
SSIoposed commission of twenty in the
me plan OF tax revision proposed IN
me Waikar- Gordon BILL as explained
last night by Delegate Gordon. of
n ii Is opposed To the calling OF a
bly,. '"'S ''e'eral Assem-
WIN the members of this General
assembly. asked Mr. Gordon, be in
scientific system of taxation nerd
uary than they arc now? AS voiccd
iast night, the sentiment OF the bust
ine various systems OF taxation have
been submitted to the people Mt
general election.
-, 0pposc Special Scssion.
inc Wallter-GordOn bill provides for
, n appointment OF commission of
nVo unprecedented. 'unhampercd. non
pI"ai1icai students OF taxation. who
snail study conditions in Virginia, for
nui4tc Il report. and present bills based
on ~ least two different theories OF
IIaXnlion before April, 1915. At the
me delegates and Senator'S will go be,
aotc inc people on platforms incorpo-
ta.inE one of the several systems OF
TAXATION proposed by the commission
When The people register their opinion
Tue legislators will then asscmble for
me regular 1916 session and enact the
,.HaN Dill which has been indorsed by
tricts. us
INC Finance Committees proposed
commission OF twenty members was
unreservedly condemned bv DcIorats
GORDON, {. V. Meredith and other speak
CTS MOI only is the average member
or the General Assembly lacking in
NE scientific. knowledge essential for
me forlnulation of n system OF taXa-
uon. the speakers held. but the twenty
members of the commission would
Sill he the representatives of twenty
districts and would carry into the com
mission the sectional prejudices and
interests which prevent the full Legis-
lature from working out a tax system.
me proposed commission Of twenty
SAID Mr. Gordon. would contain nj
icast twenty variant views on the prob
lem Of tax reform.