The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-03-08
TAX Commission
MEASURE PASSED
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there was enough brains in the house
IF delegates to formulate tax bill
without the expense of a commission
and an extra session, and advocated
that the house continue in session Tor
thirty days at its own expense and give
the citizens of the State the relief
which they sought.
Further debate was cut short by
cali for the pending question and
he roll call was started. The bill
was passed by vote of 81 to eleven.
The vote was as follows:
Yeas--Adams, Baker. Barley. Biz
rell, Bonifant, Branscomb Brown,
Buck. Cawthorn, Chalkley. Chapman.
Commins, Cousins. Crockett. Dalton,
Easley. Field. Flanagan, Franklin,
Grant, Grasty. Gregory, Gum, Harris,
Harrison. Hartley. Helm. Hobson,
Horner. Houston, HUFF, Hughes, John
son. Jordan. Kent, Land, Lecdy, Lewis.
Lincoln, Love. Lowry, Malbon, Massie,
Meetze, Miller. Milste-d Montague,
Myers. Nelson. holland, owen. Page,
Pennington, Philpott, Powers. Price,
Radford. Reed. Rev. Robertson, Rolls
ton, Smith, Francis w: Smith. HARRY
b.: Spatig, SpeSsard, Steck. Stephen
son, Taylor, Terrell. Tiffany, Weaver.
A. c.; Weaver. H. c: White. Williams,
Willis, Winston, Woodward--Y cas-,
81.
Eays-Clement, Daniel. ]. william;
Green, Gordon. Oliver. Powell,
Stearnes. Stubbs Toncy, Walton, Mr.
Speaker--Nays, l..
Taking up senate bills on their third
reading. the house settled down 10
work. The Danvillo charter bill WAS
taken up out of its order and put upon
its passage on a motion by Mr. Green
The senate bill amending section 1888
of the CODE relative to the appoint
ment of administrators, was defeat
ed.
A sharp tilt occurred on senate bill
No, So, providing fer the supervision
and control of telephone companies by
the State corporation commission. Mt.
Easley. Of Lynchbure. Alta king the
measure and Mr.. White Uf Rock
bridge. defending Il, Mr.. F.asley asked
the house to defeat the bill. declaring
it would harm the telephone interests
of the state. Mr. white declared the
hiI prevented the BeU Telephone com
pany from being a monopoly IN VII
ginia. and the house passed il by y
large majority.
kindergarten Bill Defeated.
Another hill' that caused trouble was
one providing for the establishment
of kindergartens As q part az the com
mon school system of the state. Nj.
Gregory led the fight against the
measure. assisted by Mr.. Gum and
several others, who declared that II
would mean the injection of four-year-
pld children into the schools and 4
would be necessary for the state to
provide nurses to take care Of them.
Mr. Gordon. ~ Louisa. and others,
defended the bill, but 1t was over
~helmnrly defeated.
The provision Of instruction in the
public schools for the prevention Of
accidents as provided in senate bill
No. 2T3. was a regular miX-up. over
looking the fact that II was an emery
ency bill. the house calmly proceeded
TO vote upon il and when it was found
that not enough votes had been cast
TO carry 1t, MIR Oliver. Of Fairfax.
moved to reconsider. so that he could
amend the bill by striking out the
emergency clause. This was done and
the bin was again pat upon its pas
sage and carried
The chair was vacated at this point
the hour OF O'Clock having arrived