Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-20

Wcavcr's lips.
viii you tell u.s." he shouted at Mr.
weaver. where Is this segregation
headauarttrs'?"
Swiftly Mr.. Weaver. came back with.
AN over the State" Thetsesregation-
lists laughed Now I want to say"
continued Mr.. Weaver. that l do not
propose TO get angry with anybody for
any cause whatever during this scs-
SION
HumDh." Mr.. Montague calculated
Il guess not. Evcrything's coming
your way" Again the scprcgationists
laughed. this time uproarIously
After further discussion the motion
70 print was amended to provide for
1000 copies instead of 600, and carried
resolution was offered by Mr.. Cor
don, OF Louisa. expressing tho senti-
ment OF the House that no increase in
taxation Is desired. 1t was explained
that reports have gone out to different
sections of the State that tho segrega-
tion bill provides for an increase in tax
rates and the object Of the resolution Il.
to disabusc the public mind of any
false Impressions tho report may have
conveyed. The resolution was adopted
by a vote practically unanimous. Mr..
Tordon was designated TO advise tho
senate OF the adoption OF the resolu-
ton.
WANTED REPORT on BILL
III: DOES NOT FAVOR
MIR. chalklcy argued long and car
nestly on motion to instruct the
Finance Committee, to report the Tax
COMMISSIONS partial segregation bill to
the House.
Mr.. White asked: Are you II. favor
OF that bill or Of any part of it,"
MIR. Chalkley: NO. | am not"
Mr.. Gregory, addressing Mr.. Chalk
ley; Isn't it fact that the only object
you have in getting that bill before the
House is to becloud the whole uues-
tiOn?'
MIR. Chalkiey resented the i,nputa
ton: NO. sir" he replied with consid-
sort of legislation"
Mr.. White: "In any event the old
segregation bill is Il misnomer II was
not segregation bill in the true sense
OF the word. l have no objection to
bringing that bill out now, but 1t does
not PROVIDE for segregation. There Is
clause in II authorizing n board of
taxation 10 levy tax whereas the
. levying of the tax should have been
left to the General Assembly"
CHALIILEY MOTION
REJECTED - TO "a
Again addressing Mr.. Chalkley: You
merely want to bring out that bill 10,
the purpose of knocking 1t down You
nave made frank confession of your
''~' bNSN " AS'Hti YOU 10 or not
MIR. Chalkley's motion TO report out
the old segregation bill was lost, so
70 "a
Mr.. Reed, OF Portsmouth, rose 70 n
question of personal privilege. lie took
exception to some remark made by
Judge Martin Williams earlier in the
cebate He interpreted Judge Williams
as claiming credit for resolution.
which Mr.. Reed asserted was offered by
MIN He referred the House to tho
journal record, which bore out his
claim Judge Williams replied that he
mad not Intentionally sought to steal
anyboGy's thunder, which placated the
! Portsmouth member
House biz No. was then taken I'm
ior discussion. On motion II Delegate
/ John d. Easley. of LynchburE, the
itouse voted to pass by certain sec
| tons of the measure The bill Is the
| Merchants license measure. which will
! probably be amended in many sections
| Debate on an amendment was in prog
ress wncn the hour of adjournment, .
o'clock, arTiI ed.