The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-05

action, as the rumors had gone about
that a vote would he taken.
The Tavenner Amendment.
Today the Senate will have before u
the segregation bill az ii passed the
House, amended in one particular.
This amendment was adopted yester-
day afternoon after the Brock sub
stitute for II had been defeated aud
the Gooirtck amendment withdrawn.
The TaveDHer amendment as il Is
called. provides for the addition OF
tax OF thirty cents on the hundred
on intangible property to he levied BY
counties and cities, in addition to the
State tax on the same property. max
ing a total tax on this property or
one dollar on the hundred BY
large majority this amendment was
adopted, many segregation Senators
themselves insisting that II b. adopted
chiefly for the purpose OF giving some
relief to small towns and 70 counties
that lasa under the segregation bill
Senator Buchanan had pointed out In
his closing speech. however. that
good deal OF misa apprehension on the
part of towns was groundIess as they
had Improperly figured their gains and
losses under the bill. and are really
given good deal more than is taken
from them,
N"HiFFSU'A~ Hfi.
The compromise bill, which. under
the rules under which the Senate Is
acting, will be voted on as a s,ibstf
tnte fer the modified commission plan
when the order Of the day arrives be-
fore the segregation ban is adopted
is onbination Of Senate Bills &C
and 81. one providing for central and
local boards OF supervision, aud the
othef fof the bringing out OF hiding
OF intangible property As described
By Senator Fletcher. the central board
~ milk and water proposition" so
Tar rs powers are concerned IT 10
com posed Of the Governor. Auditor and
chairman Of the State fornora+top
Commission. The duties OF IN. hoard
are said to be TO collect. digest and
preserve information TO ascertain no
best methods OF equalization and in
make recommended ions To the Jas~Is
IatUre for future laws It is nald
no salary. bur has an appropriation 10
carry on Its work Ii Is To SINNER.
wise tue work of local boards. nro-
Vided for in the bill and the work n,
assessors and commissioners OF the
revenue. and to correct inequalities
IN taxation in the manner nrov,dea
by law this being understood 10 mean
by action in courts of the state
The local boards are to be apnointes
by the judge of rle Circuit courts
are TO consis. of three men. are 10 he
paid 81 DAY for their work and
are 10 meet not less than two nor
more than thirty days of each year
Ihey may direct commissioners of the
revenue to ENROLL property not listed
TO revise unjust assessments and 10
near complaints of taxpayers
bringing Out Intangibles.
The teeth OF the bin designed to
bring ont intangible property are in
the closing provisions. watch give the
auditor powers to see that intangible
property Is listed and to direct exam
liners of records TO see that the work
is done.
This bill Is to be voted on as suh-
stitute for the modified tax commission
BILL Following the vote nstthesegre-
cation bill viii be veted on, and lis ex-
pected to pass with a substantial ma
1ority. The compromise bill will then
be put on ia passage and almost GER
tainiy adopted and the two bills sent
to the House
Yesterdays Proceeding.
The session opened with considera-
ton of me license bill. chiefly a dis
cusson OF the tax on doctors. The last
Legislature abolished the tax. but the
Finance Committee voted to restore It.
The Senate yesterday refused to fol-
low the committees recommendation
Other matters considered were taxes
on peddlers of patent medicines, but
the discussion was not concluded
At l O'Clock fie order of the day
which had been several times post
poned. was taken up with Senator
Early, an orator of the old school on
the floor. He spoke with feeling and
some original verse, of which the fol-
lowing Is sample:
The North and South are welded.
And we know We have an heir,
None less than Woodrow Wilson
In the presidential chair.
Senator Saunders followed in sup
port Of the segregation bill, and de-
Tended the auditor and his figures
from criticism.
Senator Walker spoke during the
of the morning session.
making a particularly strong and able
speech for sc segregation, insisting that.
all the conditions the
bill was best calculated to
relieve the present situation.
Afternoon Session.
At the reconvening OF the Senate az
o'clock the chair was immediately
vacated to allow the Finance Commit
tee to finish it's consideration of the
tax commission bill At
4:15 Senator Buchanan presented the
closing argument OF the segregation
side, by answering the various obtec-i
lions to the bill, reading as his finaI
argument an article by. DR.. Thomas
Walker Page Of the University of Vir-
yiniA, who recently addressed the An
loynbay ~ eDncqitlcn 70 neGfogation.a