The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-28
Rate of 20 Cents, Col
lected as Heretofore,
Wins on Final Rally.
GOVERNOR MAY
SIGN ACT TODAY
Assurances Given That Senate
Will Promptly Agree to Pro-
visions of House Bill, Which
Carries Emergency Clause.
Tax at Source Clause
Is Eliminated.

Rather than SEQ no action taken on
tho subject OF money taxation In timo
TO be effective for tho 1914 assessment,
enough members OF tho House Of Dele
Kates fell in limo yesterday to pass tho
Weaver bin by a recorded vote OF 80
TO IL. Tho Senate has already passed
n measure similar in Its general terms.
Assurances hsvo been given by SEN
ato leaders that the Weaver bill will
be substituted to-day. and that tho
measure in tho form It passed tho
House Will reach Governor Mann this
afternoon. II contains an emergency
clause. making IT take effect from Its
passage. The bill seGregates to tho
State alone all tax money. prohibit
ing tho taxation of that form of prop
crty by tho counties or cities: lcvics a
state rate OF 20 cents on 500. and
provides for tho assessment through
individual returns TO the commission
crs OF the revenue az heretofore.
Taxes Money Sent Out or State.
II applies to money belonging TO any
citizen OF Virginia, on deposit with any
bank or corporation. irm person. or
in the possession under the control
OF tho owner. whether IL be In or out
of this State. This provision. II is be-
lieved, coupled with the exceedingly
low rate offered, VIII put stop to any
movement TO withdraw money from
banks over the taxing period-Feb-
ruary l. Virginia people can secure
neither legal nor moral exemption from
taxation al the low rate fixed In the
bill by boarding money out OF the
channels OF trade, or by sending il TO
places OF deposit outside OF Virginia.
returns covering both OF these
points must be made to commissioners
of the revenue under oath, and will he
subject 20 review by special tax grhld
jurcs
Could Have Prevented Action.
That the opponents OF the bill could
have blocked the necessary four-ffths
vote, and so have prevented any legis-
lation. Is shown BY tho fact that on
tho hnal roll call Messrs Jordan.
Stearnes. Norris, Adams. Myers. Chalk
icy and others who had spoken Wig
orously against it, voted for II.
When 1t came TO n choice between the
present cxorbitant rate or sl.75 on 800
for state and city taxes. and the fixed
rate OF 20 cents on 500 provided in
the bill. these members felt II obllga-
tory thom 10 vote for II as an
emergency measure. even though they
had been unable to carry their point
for taxation at the source. Several
expressed the hope that when the State
comes to the general question of tax
revision. both the rate and the manner
Of Its collection would receive sub
stantiai revision to q point OF sub
stant!al equality with other forms OF
taxed property.
Hugh a. White and others stood out
against the bill to the last
The Final Roll Chill.
Tho final roll call by which the
Weaver bill was passed follows: Ayes
Mossrs. Adams. Baker, Barley. Birrell
Bransoomb. Brewer Brown, Browning,
III
Clement. Commina. Cousins Crockett
John Orr Daniel. Dodson. Duke, Ear
man, Easley, Ferebee, Field. Flanagan
Grant. Grasty, Green, Gum. Harris
Harrison. Hartley, Harvey. Helm, Hob
son. Horner. Houston. Huff, Hughes
Johnson, Jordan, Kent Land Leedy
Love- Malbon. Massie. Meetze, Miller
Milstead. Montague. Myers. Nelson.
Noland. Norris, oliver. Owen. Penning-
ton, Philpott. Pitts, Powers. Price
Reed, Rolston, Harry e. Smith, Spa
tig. spassard, Stenrnes. Steck, Ste-
phenson. Stubbs. Taylor. Terrell Tif-
fany, Toney, Walton. a. @. Weaver.
Willis. Winston, Woodward. Speaker
Noes-Messrs Bonifant, Dalton. J.
william Daniel, Franklin. Gregory
Gordon, Kinsey. Lewis, Lincoln, Page.
Powell, Radford. Robertson. Francis.
w. Smith, II. C. Weaver White and
Williams-17.
Absent, Messrs. Looney. Lowry and
Rew-3.
Hearing on Game Bill.
Tho House was opened at noon with
prayer by Rev. Mr.. Philpott, the MEM
ber from Henry County. Tho Senate
bill in relation TO the recovery of the
will OF Martha Washington was re-
ported from the Committee for Courts
Of Justice, and placed on the calendar.
1t was announced that the House Com
mittee on General Laws would have a
hearing on the pending Hart-Whito
game bill on Thursday nt o'clock. An
invitation was received from Richmond
Academy OF Medicine and Surgery to
hear a lecture by a. w. Peters ON
the subject of treatment Of the feeble
minded to be held last night In tho
Chamber OF Commerce hall. On mo-
tion Of Mr. oliver n special order was
ser for l o'clock to elect those State
officers and Judges nominated in the
caucus whose terms expire February
], to which tho Senate agreed.
The Senate bill relating to tax on
bank deposits was passed by. as were
a number of other Items in order to
bring up the Weaver bill, known rs
House Bill No. G on Its passage. 1t was
read in full as amended on previous
days, and its patron expressed the
hope 1t would pass without further
discussion.
Jordan Supports Dill.
"I told my people," said Mr.. Jordan,
of Pulaski, that expected to do what
] could to give them relief. My under
standing at that timo was that the rate
OF 96 cents with segregation was what
the bankers wanted. found them
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