The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-07

AFR. Leedy. of Page. also sided with
Mr.. Gordon. while Mr.. Oliver, of Fair
fax, took the side OF the finance com
mittee, advocating large commits
| sion.
In one of the strongest speeches made
this session on the floor of the house.
Harry r. Houston, eloquentIy urged a
commission OF fifteen members.
Both sides alike applauded the young
statesman from Elizabeth City. He de-
clared 1t was the very essence of de-
mocracy to have representative of
the people from each congressional
district on this commission also rep
| resentative from each Of the five grand
divisions of the State. therefore, he adj
vocated mission of ten members
/ from the house and Ave from the sem
ate to study the diversified condi-
| tons of the tax situation of the state.
Held to the Limit.
| Mr.. Woodward, Of Norfolk. and Mr..
| Gregory, of New Kent, Undated this
argument. Other gentlemen followed
| in rapid succession, and so numerous
| were the demands for the floor. the
speaker made a long list. calling time
when q member had spoken FIVE min
utes. In the name of the finance COM
mittee Mfr. Weaver accepted several
minor amendments.
At $50 o'clock the main question
| was called and the voting began on the
| amendments to the report of the flnance
| committee. The first amendment was
| that by Mr.. Woodward. providing for
seven members, as mentioned above.
/ After a quick vote the house rejected
! the amendment by a vote of 80 to A..
as follows:
! Yeas-Brown, Buck, Cawthorn, Com
| Minis. Cousins. Crockett, Dalton, Duke,
| Earman Franklin, Grant, Gordon. Hor
l.
| Leedy. Lewis, Lowry, MeetZe, Miller.
Myers, Nelson. holland. Norris. Penning-
/ ton, Powell Powers, Price, Reed, Rev.
! Robertson. Rolston. Smith, Francis w;
Stephenson. Taylor. Tiffany, Walton.
fWhite. Willis. Woodward-44.
| Nays--Adams. Baker. Barley. Boni-
| FAINT. Branscomb. Brewer Chaikley.
! Chapman Clement Daniel. John Orr;
Daniel, j. william: Easley, Grasty.
Green. Gregory. Gum, Harrison. Hart
ley. Harvey, Hefin. Hobson, Houston,
I Jordan. Kent, Land. Love. Massie. NIL
stead, Montague. Oliver. owen, Page.
! Philpott, Pitts, Radford. Smith, Harry
| b.; SpatiE, Spessard, Stearnes, Steck.
Stubhs, Terrell, Toney. Weaver. A. c.;
Weaver. II. C.. williams. Winston, Mr..
I Speaker-5o.
! The next amendment was that by
! Mr.. White providing for commission
nor. of which the governor and audi
tor shall be advisory members. Judge
| Williams attacked amendment on a
| point of order that the amendment
| was not germane to the BILL
| Speaker Cox ruled that the amend
ment could be voted on by the house
as a parliamentary procedure, but as
to the legality of the amendment that
would be matter to be determined
at some other time.
Mr.. Oliver attempted to kill the
| amendment on another point Of
order, but was overruled. On point
of order the chair was vacated at 6
O'Clock.
! Night Session.
The White amendment was before
the house, and Immediately vote
was taken and the amendment was
nington amendment, practically the
same as that offered by Mr.. Wood
ward, providing for seven members
was taken up.
| On a first vote by hand it was de-
! feated and later on roll call was
rejected by vote of 43 TO So. The
amendment by Judge Williams pro-
viding for commission of nine mem
bers was defeated by voice vote.
! Ar. Johnson, OIL. Scout. aiiLTtduIcA
an amendment similar to those o.
| Mr. Woodward. and Mr.. Pennington
but it. too, followed the course o,
its predecessors. The amendment by
| Mr. Gregory providing for a commits.
sion of ten members. four of which
are to be appointed by the speaker
of the house. three by the president
of the senate and three to be APP
pointed by the governor.
On hand vote the amendment
was rejected by vote of 80 to 81
! but when 1t came to "a record vote the
| amendment carried by a vote of A
! to IS. az follows:
Yeas-Branscomb. Brown, Buck
! Cawthorn. Commins, Cousins. Crock
EFT. Dalton. Flanagan, Franklin
| Grant. Grasty. Gregory. Gordon. Har-
vey. Horner. Huff. Jordan. kinsey
| Lincoln, Malbon. Meeze, Miller. Mel
| son. holland. Norris, Page, Penning-
ton Powell. Powers. Price, Reed, Rev
| Robertson. Roiston, Spessard. Ste
/ phensson, Taylor, Terrell. Walton
White. Willis. Winston, Woodward
/ A.
Nays-Adams. Barley. Birrell. Boni-
! FAINT, Brewer. Chalkley. Clement
! John Orr Daniel. J. William Daniel
Dodson. Field. Gum. Hartley. Helm
| Hobson. Houston, Hughes, Kent
Land. Leedy Love. Milstead. Monta-
que, Myers, Oliver. Pitts. Radford
| Harry B. SMITH Stearnes. Steck
Stubbs. Tiffany. Toney. A. G.. Weaver
H. c. Weaver, Williams, Mr.. Speaker
| IS.
/ Mr.. Oliver moved to pass by the
| motion to reconsider made by Mr.
| Gregory. and spoke two minutes or
the motion. Mr.. Gregory answered
saying it was only makeshift to Kill
the amendment. The motion to pass
by was defeated by a voice vote. also
on a roll call. and the house refused
to reconsider it's vote. whereby the
amendment was adopted
/ The amendment by Mr.. Steck. OF
Frederick, providing that the commits
| sion prepare several tax bills to be
submitted to the extra session that the
best might be selected. was adopted
almost unanimously. Many minor
amendments were accepted. The
amendment changing the time for the
calling Of the extra session in Noyem'
Der instead Of In January. as provided
in the bill, was rejected by vote OF
so to 30.
/ The utmost confusion prevailed and
the roll call was held up several min.
utes by the noise.
Legality Is Questioned.
At this point Mr.. Montague attempt.
ed to have the house adjourn. but the
house refused. Mr.. Montague. on q
point OF order. declared the bill couit