The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-22
SPECIAL SESSION
FOR TAX REVISION
Urged Upon Legislature by State
Conference OF Business
Men.
WANT TAX COMMISSION
Recommends That Five Salaricd
Experts Be Appointed to De
wise Reform Methods.
WANT TAX COMMISSION

The state conference OF farmers and
business men. called by the Chameer
ng Commerce To study the question OF
tax reform. embodied its two days oe
liberation Yesterday afternoon in the
following Recommendations 10 the Gen
eval Assembly:
The nppointmcnt OF q ,ni"f,"m 'a M
whom shall he Dr. Thomas walker
rngc, one the appointcc OF the iousc
az Delegates. one the "ppointec "t me
senate md two the appotntccs OF inc
Governor, for the purpose OF studying
md reporting upou tux rctorm In VIZ
Einin;
with urge MOVERS. including the right
IL summon witnesses aud Z" compci
chem 90 testify;
the General A>scmhi, 1" receive the
report al the committee and ia consider
:u> reform alone.
TWO sessions of the conference were
held yesterday. at the morning sescc
sion. speaker Cox. OF the House OF
walker Page, professor q. ,polii!cai
economy in the University of Nirg mia.
dcllvctcd An address on tax reform ~
Virginia. I.eutenant- Governor Ely
SON presided ut the afternoon session,
yhich vas given over to discussion of
tax revision plans by delegates TO the
conference and to the formulation or
resolutions expressing the opinions OF
\ committee Oh resolutions WAS ap-
Dointcd 10 consist OF the following
Richlnoud: lSroden NandcrNenter Nor
folk: W W. Glass. Jr., Wayncsboro;
n Al Darnall. Roanoke; John W; May
Aiexand,ia; u. H. Wood Charlottes-
Vile: i. i. Thornhill, Rent Creek: w.
K. shelton, Atlee. J. j.. Clinedimst, New
port News: .. W. Doak Tazcwcli;
Howell NJ. Miller Washington COUNTY
lohn T. Mckinney, Campbell County.
The committee drafted the following
resolutions, which were adopted after
debate:
Text of Resolutions.
Your committee, appointed 20 draft
resolutions embUdying It's conclusions
and convictions, hcGs leaves 10 submit
THE undersigned committee have. at
taudrd tho meetings of the Tax Con-
ference held In Richmond on January
"a and Fl 1914. under tho auspices OF
tho Chamber of Commerce, and nave
followed with profound interest ana
keen appreciation the addresses and de-
bates on the problem OF tax re-
form, which il now confronting the
people and legislature of Virginia.
From these addresses and discus
sions tho following facts have been
clearly demonstrated.
1T is admitted that our tax laws
are outworn and obsolete.
1t is admitted that our assessments
are unequal and unjust
1T is admitted that the heaviest
burdens are lalu on those least acie 20
lear them
Regular session Too Short.
1T is admitted that The material
prosperity of the State Is hampered
and the mutual confidence between tho
various classes Of the State is i'm
paired by the discriminatory methods
of taxation now in use in Virginia.
ITO solve these difficulties, to re-
inove these inequalities. to liberatc the
powers of Virginia, are all within the
hands of the Legislature, to which
power OF the state and your committee
looks with confidence to the ultimate
wisdom OF the course that the Legis-
IL ture will pursue
turc Of time and labor. the collection
Of facts. concentration of mind, and
'ts the demands upon the time Of the
Sislaturc are sucn as TO preclude
the proper consideration 10y them of
these complex and vital problems, your
committee would respectfully suggest