The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-03-08
THE HOUSE

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| The House OF Delegates was con-
Nened yesterday morning with prayer
| hy Dr. Winston. the member from
| Farmville. Nearly an hour WAS con
sumcd in an Intellectual effort to defeat
the action taken by the House on Fri
day night ia reference 10 u tax com
mission. The House had adopted In
,iou OF the Committee on Finance :
report calling Tor Il Legislative com
mittee Of ten from the House and five
from the Senate. the Gregory amend
mcnt proposing four from the House TO
10 named by the Speaker three from
the senate To he named by tho president
Of that body. and three others at iarce
TO be named by the Governor
u have been il and ont of the Cen
cral Assembly since 1862 said Major
Stubs. and have never known amy
good To result from al extra session.
| wish To call the attention Of THIS
| House to the fact that tho bin before
AS names members Of this body on 4
salaried commission: that therv is au-
propriatod I'm the bill $4,000 for the
expenses Of this commission. ami TINT
there is proposed 10 he chilled an extra
scssion Of the General Assembly which
| viii cost 100000 additional. IT sccms
Z" me a plain violation OF the Cous,i-
tuition"
Mir oliver argued tina; under the
Constitution no member Of tho General
Assembly was eligible 10 appointment
on soiaried commission. and an
nouuced that he would never vote FOR
the rep"rt submitted by such a com
mission.
MIR White said that he did not recor-
nize the force III the argument If a
really good tax bill that would meet
the situation were 10 10 laid on his
desk, he would willingly vote for II. no
matter where il might have originated
Just because we cannot havo our
"av liz no Argument that the Other
fellow is not right" SAID Chairman 4.
| q Weaver of tn" Finance COMMITTEES
! We have presented our report aud I
viii Arht as tenaciouslv for my own
| views on tho floor al this House IA ANY
one. But this Is n matter tiat should
10y NIL means he free from politics and
| tactfonalism. II we split up now, what
VIII We DO when some plan OF taxation
is presented? ~ we fail To pass this
hin We will bc shirlSinc our duty. ana
Viii deserve nil tho blame that viii
bc hcapcd upon us. We have made
our fight; the vote has heen against us:
there Is no parliamentary method In
which we can get reconsideration,
and yield most Eraciouslv 10 tho
wishes OF 4 majority Of this House"
Mr. White argued briefly that tho
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10 did not prevent members Of the
House from serving on such legislative
instrumentality as will aid the House
in discharrinp It's work-it merely ap-
| nltcd I" appointment to permanent and
fixed Offices.
Il offered IN 1906 n bill for tax
equalization" said Mr.. Houston. Yes
terday ! fought for committee of nf-
teen. The House aid not see At TO
adopt that, and has provided for com
mission OF ton. nm willing to
capitulatr and let this matter go to
conference where any conflicting dc
tails can be atraightened out and the
hll perfected"
Mr.. Toney opposed the bill IA 1t
stood. lie was willing 70 stay on for
thirty days without iay md complete
tho tax matter, without any spccial
committee or any extra session. lie be-
lieved there was enough ~ brains IN
| the House 10 accomplish the work. ana
/ that the state expected II to he done
| The bin as amended, providing for tho
tax commission OF ten members. was