The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-22

that the deposits should not escape
fair taxation.
! Mr. .Featherston, of Lynchburg, IA
vored the amendment offered by the
senator from Smyth. saying that he
/ had considerable experience in deal
/ Ing with banks, and he saw no rea-
son why the tax should he reduced 20
/ the extent proposed. He said a mat
ter which appealed more strongly to
/ him was that to remedy the double
tax on real estate. He said a mort
gage was taxed. a house is taxed, and
| II there he loan of any sort that is
taxed. The owner has to pay taxes
| To the city and State and the holder
: Of the mortgage and OF the notes has
| TO pay taxes He did not believe the
senate should proceed In the matter
of dealing with a revision of the tax
system OF the State In this manner.
and he proposed that the law should
be an emergency measure and should
apply to the wears of 1914 and 1915,
1 and then let the hank deposit matter
come along with the rest of the sub
/ tects for taxation and receive the same
I consideration.
! Messrx, Hart. Thornton and Wen
den burr supported the bin rs 1t came
/ from the senate finance committee. all
/ the amendTn ents being rejected. There
were only two votes cast against the
1 m easalre-senators Featherston and
Buchanan
/ bill Goes to House.
/ Tho bill was passed In due form.
was read by title and will go TO the
+ house today for concurrence. The
/ same bill Ia pending there. and It will
give way 20 the senate bill Friends
/ If the measure declare that they will
/ have no trouble in getting the bill
/ through. and the members Of the
State Bankers Association have rea-
4 son to be proud of the victory they
/ have won. They have been fighting
] far tha hill for sane time and their
! efforts are at last crowned with sue
F; cess
/ During the debate on the bill veSter-
| day II was declared that of the STA
| 900 900 of money shown to be on de-
+ post In the banks OF Virginia az of
i February list there had been returned
a very small percentage for taxation.
+ Several senators declared that they
were confident that II the bill became
a law the people would prefer to
+, leave their money in bank and pay
the taxes thereon 10 getting IL out
/ and running the risk Of having 1t
stolen or being lost. They also de-
+ ciarad that the tax of 10 cents on
/ Sto0 would be far In excess of the
eum received nj this time because Of
the refusal OF people TO return the
| money for taxation.
I For REGULAR Procedure.
] Messrs Holt and Brock yesterday
undertook to have bills introduced
hy them advanced nv having the COM
I n,JEfees discharged from consideration
/ Of the same. They explained that
I the bills we're local In their nature,
that their constituents wanted them
and that no other section Of the State
lis affected by the measures
! Mr.. Walker interposed an ohjec-
ton. saving that while the matters
light he Of interest to the individual
sections, the bills might he 80 drawn
that other sections would be inter-
ested. He wanted to have all meas
ures sent to the committees and re-
ports made thereon, He said there
his committee and he assured the two
senators that II they came they should
have a chance to be heard. The mo-
tons to advance were withdrawn.
Would Cut Out Liquor.
Mr.. Saunders introduced a bill. by
request, which is far-reaching In it's
effects. The bill seeks to prevent and
prohibit the sale. giving away. dis
pensing or furnishing any liquor or
beverage Of any sort by any person.
| firm. corporation. individual. TO any
person or persons at any fair on any
! sort of public gathering of a similar
character. The bill would put an end
to the sale of liquor at the State fair.
! which has been SO vigorously opposed
for SO many years by the temperance
people of Virginia The bill went TO
I the committee on general laws for
consideration and report
Pay Money to the State.
Mr.. Hartman offered a bill which
will case the mind OF Auditor Moore
and relieve State Treasurer Hartman
of some $4,000 in cash which has been
| in his custody for some time. 1t is
1 the money which has come from can
tiidates for Office In the State primary,
/. including congressman, and which
! Auditor Moore has refused TO receive
because he found no authority in law
! for SO doing. The bill directs the
fthe treasurer and to put IL into the
general fund OF the State. This money
I has heen IN savings fund for the
benefit at tA4 State k..r--stst yesassr
/ Virginia at Exposition.
i Messrs Watkins and Hartman offer
ed a bin to have the State Of Virginia
appropriate not less than $4,000 for
| the purpose Of building a Virginia
home at the Panama Pacific expod-
| tion to provide for the placing of ex-
hibits In the buildings, and to have
the Old Dominion represented at the
/ big show, which Is to open next year.
This bill followed visit to this city
4 OF Mr.. r. g. Hoge. OF Kentucky, one
4 Of the commissioners for the exposl-
ttion. 1t went to the finance commit
i tee.
/ Elect School Trustees.
i Under the terms OF bill offered
I by Senator Blanks, Of MeeHfenburg.
the people OF the several counties and
cities of the Commonwealth viii have
the right to elect by popular vote their
/ Eriuuf trustees HH.i officers tor have
/ the management OF the local schools
Instead OF h9ving them named by the
i pre9ent SYSTEM The billx waa4 IA
flls3 coxnEnk A. "A publlp institutipnH
lard ii. n