The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-01-27
Advocates Of Weaver Bill Re.
ducing Tax From $l.75 to
20 Cents Win in Efforts
Advancing 1t.
Stuart Method of Collecting at
Source Voted Down, Bank
Nh ers Called Inconsistent and
Warm Comments Fly About
During Discussions.

The defeat of the Stuart method
OF collecting the tax on bank de
posts at It's source: the victory o
the advocates of the Weaver bill, re
ducing the tax deposits from Sl.75 Il
90 cents in their efforts TO compro
mise and bring the bill to an earl!
vote. and the advancement OF the bii
10 Its engrossment and passage wer'
the features OF yesterdays session o
The house If delegates The debates
on the bill were long and heated in
tersperred with personalities and at
tacks on the Virginia Bankers aSso
c.aiioA.
The house row. as 81 is lined up
could not pass the bill as ar en1er
gAney act today. unless The opponents
( of the bill, 10 set rel3ef before Fen
ruarS 1st. agree tonight TO aecep
the 20 cfnt compromises The meas
nre will he brought. 70 an earl,
vote this morning. and Il is though
on all sides that a compromise VII
he reached and the house VIII a"cep
the 20 cent rate on the sioa and tbs
four flfths vote necessary for ~
passa sc H3u be secured,
CALI Bankers Incons Gent.
Yesterday amendments as thick al
! thieves were thrown before the house
and several were accepted. but for th'
/
ing portions Of the Stuart bin were
defeated with strong majorities Tat
ea,leries we're crowded and listenet
With interest 10 the four hours q
talk, seldom, however. giving ven
either TO their approval or disa p
proval.
The Weaver measure en- It's third
reading was taken up shortly attel
the house convened. The hrst sur
prise az the day was offered y a r
Judge Martin Williams ~ Giles. tool
| the floor. declaring the bankers haf
been guilty Of Inconsistency. which
| has brought fsf themselves and tins
| people OF Virginia the present con
ditions. but ne did nof believe II
. making the hanks nay and the bali
tax and then collect II from tho IN
d.y!dnsl accounts.
ue said isewaver. both the hocss
Bill advocating 20 cents on the sios
and the senate bill advocating 10 cent.
! IN the si0o were both wrong. tina!
rs cents should be the rate of as
sesSment
W. " Field. 81 Madison. warm ee
up the scene with lengthy debate ci
. the Weaver bill, saying that thou
sands ard millions ~ deltars were
. lv.ng idle II Tho banks which thf
farmers could not touch as the banks
| WV tf'N*tffsss - fA-AN'a'sTN -
emergency
Not Banks Representative.
Aubrey q. Weaver. author and pa
tron Of the bill. IN defense. Of th'
measure, declared that IL had beer
animated that he was representing
the Bankers association in the house
and that he wanted 10 brand such {
sfate Eneff TO be utterly false. Th'
statements that the association hae
circulated pamphlet asking for 1
as cent rate ON deposits. he isf
said were untrue. Mr.. Weaver wa
WARN in hts atteck ot the oppon mt
OF his bill
He was interrupted by Mr. White
Of Rock bridge. who asked him II i
was not so that he Travelled over IN
State during the past summer watf
Officers II the Bankers association
In Interest IT the bill. and Mr.. Wea
yer sad that he had travelled Will
the bankers but II was not only IL
thr i,1te-es: IF the depositors of Var
re- 7T7sFylfy. which ne represented III
e.ia tn. press Of the State had laudet
the exemption of tax on hank de
pS~'ts.
Mr.. Weaver said the gentleman
from Eoch n-.dge doubted his 1n'
cerisv.
.Two years ago. l heard him ssant
nv his desk and with tears stream
Ing down his face declare that NJ
would never support a bill that n
considered unconstitutional and 10
two days had fought for the defea
Of the enabling act. Only last Fri
day heard him vote for that sam
bill. and II he considers that sin
cer.ty then I am glad 1t is no
mine"
To Catch Tax Dodgers.
Mr. White. OF Rockbridge, took IN
moor. offering an amendment to tn
bill. making the date OF Assessment
amy time from February LIST to July LIST
enjoining the auditor Of public &C
counts to keep secret the day OF as
| eessment that tax dodgers might b.
caught. Mr.. White, in speaking of tn
measure. said that he was with Mr.
" eaver on progressive legislation. bd
II believe progressive legislation shons'
pass such laws that will strip bar
every feature of taxable property an
equalixe.
~ don't charge you with being In
| consistent. ne said. pointing his fnge
at Mr.. Weaver. but I charge You ar
| consistent to the people you repre-
sent. the bankers association. as con
sistent as the needle to the pole" -.
He declared that the bankers hal
said that So, cents would bring none
to the state and that 1t would. an
White bitterly arraigned the associA
tion showing their Inconsistencies an
statements they had published i
pamphlet form.
Myers Made Unconfortahie.
Mr.. Myers, Of the city of Richmond
created. mild sensation. when. follow
Ing Mr.. White, he declared the bank
err association had kept him tread
ing on thorns during the past tw
weeks. making them thoroughly up
pleasant. He said that his pest friend
had been sent TO intervene and eve
the men who brought him into IN
race when he won his seat In the hous
/ hAd begged him to vote for the Weave
NIL
He said that at a meeting held dur
ln8 tho month of November the bank
erk HAD wanted to remove the tax al
/ .tCj1thei but when they found Their
<s.7sf 49, =. taA n~ \