Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-02-20
Last Measures Returned by
Governor Shortly Before
Midnight
WANTS ALTERATIONS
Executive Would Not Hamper tdu.
cation Board in Dealing WITH fu,-
fishers Of School Books.

Z! Richmond. Va. Feb. 20. --{:ess rnAr
ten minutes before the time limit J"t
the return of bills expired 1T mo-
night, Governor Stuart last night
sent back to the General Assent"
all three of the bills then remain
in his hands, with the recommend.
ton that they be amended in inprrt.
ant particulars when the Legislature
rcconvenes on March s.
This action OF the part Of the C"v'
ernor is authorized By the C"Hstit,'-
ton. which provides that when III;
executive approves the general po.-
pose Of a bill, but disapproves 81
i some Of its provisions, he may re.
turn it to the House in which it orig
mated, with the recommendation that
! the amendments he desires be !ncnr-
/! p0rated.
Accordingly. late last night Gov
ernor Stuart returned House hlt! Nos.
| q and 33 to Clerk John ". Wil,iaris
and but few minutes earlier he re-
turned Senate bill No. Sc TO -5ctIrS
Clerk John Z. Jeter, Of the Senate.
One Of the bills returned is shat
designed to safeguard the States con
tracts with the publishers Of te<t-
books. This was d Senate bill, ard
! passed that body as drawn by Attnt-
new General Pollard, and as approx
ed tv the special committee Of nc
General Assembly which invasrga-
ed schoolbook adoption. IN 'ne
House an amendment was added re-
curing all sessions Of the >'t"Ic
Board Of Education to be open 70 tne
public. This was considered ny 'he
Governor TO be contrary 20 pnt1t
policy, for, while he approves pub
iicity in public affairs, twas not cor
sidered good business 10 acauAint re-
presentatives of publishing n"u'ts
with the details of pans being made
by the board in the interest of i1i'a
people OF Virginia. The Governdl
saws in his message returning the hi!
that "it is much as though tile dr.
ectors Of business house should III
yite to their councils representatives
of all persons with whom they have
business relations
Another bill returned IS that seq
recating to the State all taxes 90
insurance companies, increasing their
rates and relieving them Of licen5e
taxation by cities and to"7!s. Il
seems that the bill is not quite c'; y
in providing that the license taxes ior
the year beginning April 90. 1875,
are to be levied at the new rate, H"G
if they were not so levied, the inS"T.
arce companies relieved OF l5"..l
taxes. would pay. "a much smaller 10
mount for the privilege OF dong bus
ness than was contemplated 6y lne
General Assembly. It is alsn ag-
parent That the Governor is not QUIZ
satisfied that the new rate VII! prs
! Guce as much revenue as the conlhln-
ed former State rate and tie Inca
taxes. for he calls attention also
this feature. recommending thu. 1.
he Safeguarded. -
! The remaining bill is that designed
! to relieve the depositors O.: defua,'
! banks Of the payment of taxes winch
would be levied on the banks capital,
! surplus ard undivided profits II L
! were a going concesn. The Cover
nor returns this measure with d re-
commendation that the receivers
should report the total sum in their
hands which is to be deyideG among
deepositors, and pay taxes OF same
ut the rate provided by law for taxes
on money On deposit.
Under the Constitution the Cover
nor has. while the Legislature is III
session, five days in which tc iconsid-
er bills after they are presented 70
him. Sundays are excepted. IN
this case the five days expired last
midnight. The legislature is in SIS
sion. but because Of the fact thar it
|! is in recess the bills will be in The
/ hands of the clerks until the body se-
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