The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-19
THE HOUSE

Tho House OF Delegates was con-
vvched AT noon with prayer by Rev.
tested local bills were advanced to
their third reading, Including the Rich
uiond charter changes, ana the bill re-
ducing the official bond of CITY Treas
urer James H. Pace. The COMMITTEES
on APPROXIMATIONS reported favorabiy
tho Hobson-Toney bill, providing for a
veteran who is an inmate OF Lee Camp
soldiers Homo OF 81 month for Incl
dental personal expenses. The com
mittec also reported n bill CARRYING an
appropriation of 100000 for establish
ment Of lime grinding plants. Judge
Martin Williams offered for the Com
m!tteo on ituics resolution providing
that the House meet to-day at II
o'clock, instead of at noon. and that
after to-day the regular meeting hour
be 10 o'clock, committees which have
scheduled morning sessions TO sit here
after at night. II was urged That while
committee work was we'll advanced.
the House was far behind in calendar
work. especially In regard to local and
nncontested bills, and the resolution
was adopted.
Rollins-stock HnI Debated.
Tho rolling stock bill was called as
special order At 1880 o'clock. and
tho Nelson substitute bill being finally
passed to its third reading and en-
grossment. after some confusion and
on. Tho General Assembly % 1912
adopted n rolling stock act providing
tnat the rolling stock OF railway cor
porations which has heretofore been
taxed at the site OF the principal Office
lof the company In this State be as
scssed by the state Corporation Com
home office TO apply but the receipts
TO be apportioned, % per cent to the
city or town where the principal office
Is located. and the remaining rs per
cent distributed among the cities.
counties and school districts through
which the railroad runs.
fa.Ct ..1 l.. "a.
OF Petersburg, and was declared by
tho State Corporation Commission to
. ne unoonstliutional an appeal from
premc Court of Appeals OF the State.
offers New mn.
~ the beginning OF this session
net OF 1912, offered n rolling stock
bill designed 10 meet the constitutional
difficulties. Ii made no special CON
cession TO the city or town In which
the Office OF the company Is located
but provided for the Assessment of
rolling stock by the Corporation COM
! mission and the apportionment of that
assessment-not the result derived
from IL tax thereon-to each county,
city ana school district through which
the railroad runs. in proportion TO the
total assessed valuation of the rail
road In that county or city. such APP
portonment OF the entire assessment
10 be taxed at the local rate of taxa
: Ton. The home Office cities under this
Dill. which have heretofore received
all tho tax. will hereafter share with
4 The other counties and cities through
/ which the railroad runs In proportion
/ 10 the total assessed valuation of
| property OF that railroad in such city
The Committee on Roads and In
J tcrnal Navigation considered the mat
: ter. md in justice to the cities ar
fected reported. with the consent OF
tho patron. an amended bill. provid-
, Ing for apportionment to the cities
where the principal Offices arc located
OF 30 per cent. and for the division
among the counties and cities along
I the line OF the railroads OF the re-
natning 40 per cctn. The bill was
/ similar In all other respects to tho
/ PROPOSITION introduced. and came from
Messrs Williams. Nelson, Easley and
: y. G. Weaver as patrons
Nelson nep ' Compromise.
iloor several days ago Air; Nelson. OF
Campbell county, repudiated tho
amended bill. giving the principal Of
duced, Judge Williams stood 10y the
committee report saying that as pa
tron of the bill he had thought he had
authority to enter into an arrange
ment or compromise between the op-
posing factions.
He offered an amendment maisinc,
the division on the basis Of % and -
per cent as in the net OF 1912 and said
he had assurance that on that basis Che
for the Williams amendment in oppo-
Sition 70 the Nelson substitute. The
House had no idea. he said how this,
would afect his city which is largely
dependent on its revenues from the
Norfolk ana Western Railway In ope
ration, IT would mean cutting down the
school term nearly two months and
abandonment of street work ana pub
lie improvements. while at the same
time the plan OF taxing rolling stock
az the low rates imposed in many coun-
ties Instead Of the higher rates col
iectcd in most OF the cities. where prin-
cipal Offices are located. would mean a
! large reduction In taxes to the rail
roads which they had not asked for.
amounting III TIC case OF the Norfolk
aud western alone TO $4,000 year
Reed Fnyors Segregation.
pr Reed. OF Portsmouth. offered n
substitute for the whole. segresating
the tax on rolling stock To the State
alone, and. allowing TO the cities and
counties of the state in Lieu general
reduction OF . cents In the state tax
rate on real and personal property. lie
proposed fat state rate of S16O on
All rolling stock for the State alone
Mr.. Miller OF Shenandoah contend ed
h "a n lNf.1n II. ~