Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-06
ADVANCE GUARD HERE
FOR SPECIAL TAX SESSION
House Finance Committee to As
semble To-Day for Preliminary
Discussion.
GOVERNOR WORKS ON MESSAGE
Reports From Eurly Arrivals Indi-
cate Wide Divergence of Views,
with Strong Following for Segre-
cation Plan OF Taxation.

The advance guard OF the General
Assembly. (Which Is to convene In OK.
traordinary session January -. ar
rived yesterday In the persons OF Sen
ator w. ID. Blanks. Of Clarksvillc. rep
resentinG the Twenty-hfth District:
Judge Martin Williams noor leader OF
the House, and Il. D. Adams. member
OF the House from Charlotte County.
chairman of the joint caucus OF the
two houses of Legislature.
No member OF the Tax Commission
IRON outside the city. nor any member
OF the Finance Committee of the
House, WAS In evidence last night
Tho members of the Finance Com
mlttec are Aubrey Weaver, chairman
and Messrs. Spessard. Baker, brewer.
Houston. Pitts Montague, Stcarnes,
Terrell Spatig. Jordan, owen. Gregory
irasty and oliver. \ new clerk viii
be appointed for the committee by
Clerk John w. Williams OF the House
OF Delegates, Thomas H. Bigger hay
ing been appointed chief clerk In the
officc OF the Bureau Of Military Records
since the Legislature was in session
last year
II is expected that delegations from
several cities ana counties will arrive
to-day with the members OF the com
tnittce. These delegations represent
business organizations and other In
subjects pertaining to tax leg islation
proposed In tile report OF the Tax Com
mission. The Finance Committee Will
mold open sessions for the purpose OF
hearing from different interests while
mapping out plans for the proposed
Legislation.
IL is tho purpose of the committee
zoe" I" arrange all prelimnaries with
view ~ removing every possible oh
staclc to Immediate and progressive
consideration Of the particular bust
ness Tor which the special session was
called. In view OF this tacit under
standing, II IL generally predicted that
matters Will be In such shape when
the General Assembly conycncs that
all committees will be discharged the
first day from consideration of all
matters not pertaining to tax lcgis-
lation.
GOVERNOR STUART
WORKING ON MESSAGE
While the Finance Committee is in
session Governor stuart will be busy
writing his message to the Legislature
on the tax problem. The Governor has
devoted great deal OF time and study
10 the report OF the commission in the
last several weeks. 1t IL likely that
the message Will he II lengthy ducu-
mcnt. Governor stuart has not dis
cussed the tax question for publication
10 this time. but the impression pre-
walls that he Is favorably disposed to-
ward partial segregation plan, rather
than the commission plan. proposed by
a majority OF the members OF the Tax
Commission.
II is freely predicted that the Leg
isiature will split on the two plans
carried in the report, and that there
is faint prospect OF either plan being
accepted as formulated Indications
point TO the adoption OF plan that
VIII embrace features of both What
Is forthcoming in the tax bills that
VIII be offered by members who have
IDEAS regarding taxation that are AT
variance with the proposition carried
IN the Tax Commissions report, time
will tell
The segregation system appears to
nave the most formidable following
Among the advocates OF the scereCa
ton plan. some of whom VIII insist
upon certain notifications, are mem
TONED the following: Governor Stuart
state Auditor G. Lee Moore. Speaker
Edwin p. Cox. Clerk OF the House John
W. Williams. Judge Martin Williams
Hugh y. White and Chairman Aubrey
weaver, OF the House Finance Com
mittec. The tight in the Senate for
segregation Will be led by y. +. Ouch
nnan. Of the Tax Commission.