Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-13
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
GOES into RECESS
With Essential Tax Bills in Gov
crnor's Hands, Body Ad-
journs to March 8.
COMMITTEE TO SIT IN INTERIM
Will Study Existing Laws and
Seek to Perfect New
System.

The General Assembly Of Virginia
last night entered upon the three
weeks recess provided by joint reso-
luton, the Senate adjourning at .
o'clock and the House of Delegates
at 9:45.
All of the tax reform bills essential
to the administrations partial segrega-
tion scheme of taxation have been
passed. and are now in the hands of
Governor Stuart. These measures,
forming the main body of the scgrega-
ton plan. we're sent to the Governor
by Clerk John w. Williams. of the
House. yesterday afternoon. only the
signature OF the Governor remains to
be affixed 10 them TO make them opera
tive
JOINT COMMITTEE
TO PERFECT DETAILS
The joint committee of fourteen.
seven from the Senate and seven from
the House, was appointed yesterday af-
ternoon. The appontces of President
j. Taylor Ellyson. Of the Senate. are:
Senator'S B. +. Buchanan. of Smvth
George Latham Fletcher, OF Fauuuier:
James T.. Cannon. OF Richmond: John
Paul. Of Rockingham: John r. Saund-
crs. OF Mddlcscx: ]. Harding Walker.
or northumberland, chairman of the
Committee on Courts OF Justice. and
w. y. Garrett. of Henry, chairman of
tho Finance Committee
From the House Speaker Cox desig
mated the following: Speaker Edwin p.
Cox. Of Richmond; Walter #. Oliver, OF
Fairfax. chairman of the Courts OF Jus
tic" COMMITTEES: Aubrey c. Weaver.
chairman OF the Finance Committee:
Martin Williams, Of Giles: Hugh A.
White. OF Rockbridge: Richard l..
Brewer. Jr., of Nansemond: J. y. Stubbs
OF Gloucester
This joint committee will sit in Rich
mond for the next three weeks, exam
lining the tax measures passed by the
Legislature and signed by tho Gov
ernor. and comparing them with the
existing laws. with view TO detecting
ana correcting any conflict Of the stat
utcs and assembling into exact legal
iorm the tax bills that are to be In
corporated in the new scheme Of taxa
ton.
ESSENTIAL. HILLS
ALREADY PASSED
The essential bills. constituting the
foundations of the system. which have
beer passed by the Legislature in spe-
cia! session. and to which will be added
other measures to be approved by the
joint committee in the next three
weeks. are House bill No. S, which pro-
vides for the segregation TO the State
OF certain subjects of taxation: Senate
bill 63. which creates n State advisory
board on taxation, and provides for
city and county boards of review of as
sessments. and House bill 2l. which
provides for the taxation of bonds.
notes. etc, known as. the income tax
bin"
Numerous other bills, n few of which
pertaincd to taxation. were passed by
the General Assembly, and most of
them have been signed by the Governor.
The executive will scrutinize the essen
tial tax measures very carefully before
giving them hts signature.
The General Assembly Will meet
again March s.
HANDS OF CLOCK ARE
TURNED BACK BY STRANGER
Spectacular proceedings which took
on at times the aspect of farce comedy
marked the close of the afternoon scs-
sion of the House Of Delegates yester-
day afternoon.
While the Senate sat impatiently Mt
the opposite end of the Capitol waiting
Tor the House TO enter upon the recess
agreed upon. fantastic scenes were be-
Ing enacted In the House The climax
TO clamorous debate, which accom-
panied determined effort of advo-
Gates OF the Torrens Land Registry
system bill. introduced by Delegate
Adams. TO rush that measure to its
passage, came when the hands of tho
clock in the hall indicated 6:O1 o'clock.
Judge Roger 7. Gregory, of New
Kent who had stalled the progress of
the bill towards its passage persistent
ly, rushed into the aisle leading to the
speaker desk and demanded recogni-
,lon on point OF order. The House
was at that time in an uproar
state your point OF ORDER" Speaker
Edwin P Cox shouted. ''The chair is
vacated until s o'clock" At the same
moment several members rose in differ
ent parts of the hall, roaring motions
to adjourn.
"The hour for vacating the chair is
past, Judge Gregory shouted back at
the Speaker.
mo. no. was yelled from dozen
seats simultaneously
at the same moment stockily built.
gray-haired man OF ruddy compleSion.
with wart on the left side of his nose,
puShed ms way through the crowd in
the gallery. lie ran down to the rail-
Ing OF the gallery and. leaning across
1t. he seized the hands of the clock,
pushing them back to indicate $40.
SPEAKER cox ORDERS
STRANGERS ARREST
THE scrgeant-at-arms will arrest the
person who turned back the hands OF
the clock and bring him to the Sneak
er's desk" Speaker Cox called out.
The sergeant-at-arms. followed by
several doortenders. rushed away to
obey the order. When they reached tho
gallery the culprit had DISAPPEARED Ser
gcant-at-arms J. NJ. Johnson saw the
stocky figure emerge from group in
the gallery just as the search was about
to be abandoned The fugitive gained
the gallery door five yards ahead Of the
sergeant-at-arms. and fled, with John
son In hot pursuit. In the basement OF
the Capitol the fleeing man eluded the
pursuing sergeant-nt-arms. He Is still
at large.
The stockv man with the wart on the
left side OF his prominent nose was oh
viously friend OF the Torrens Land
Registry bill