The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-11
GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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laws SO that the administrative ma
chinery may conform to the system
now TO be put in force. All tho laws
relating to the levy and collection of
taxes for local purposes by the boards
! of supervisors of counties and coun-
ellis OF cities and towns. together with
the laws relating to bond issues for
road Improvement in counties and
magisterial districts. must be care
fully studied and amended to conform
to the tax system already adopted
Requires Work.
This important task requires a large
amount of paipstaking work by capa-
BILE and experienced MEN selected from
your body. 1t cannot be accomplished,
in my opinion, during session of the
General Assembly filled with the en-
crossing iabors and responsibilities
necessarily devolving upon your mem
hers on the floor and In committee. IT.
therefore. seems necessary that a re-
cess he taken in which joint COM
nltttee of the two houses may have
the time, opportunity and facilities to
ascertain the necessary changes in our
revenue laws, State and local, In order
to put into effect your already de.
cl2red policy.
/ am not unmindful of the sacrifice
involved in carrying out the recon-
mendation | am now Offering to your
honorable body, and l only venture
TO ask ii because of the large public
interest ut stake
The patriotic service which you have
already performed justifes me in be-
lievng that YOU are willing to make
the further sacrifice necessary TO com
plete the work YOU have SO well be-
gun
I, therefore recommend 70 your hon
orable body that, after the passage of
all necessary basal legislation a recess
he taken for three week. or such time
as TO YOU may seem necessary for the
performance of this important work,
Respectfully submitted.
HENRY c. STUART.
Governor.
Williams Resolution.
Delegate Williams resolution in
part is AS fellows:
Resolved. by the House of Dele
gates, the Senate concurring--
'arirst That when the General AS
scmbly adjourns on Thursday. tho
nth day of February. 1914, il ad-
journ To meet on the sth day of
March, 1915.
Second. That "A committee COM
posed of seven members of the House
of Delegates and seven members of
the Senate constitute as follows: The
speaker of :he House of Delegates. the
chalrmen Of the Committees for Courts
of justice and Finance for the House
of Delegates. and four members to be
appointed by the speaker Of the House
of Delegates the committee on the
part of the House OF Delegates; and
the President pro tempore Of the
h, ,l1, I-.r,, s,$t ~ n M
mittee on Finance of the Senate, and
five members to be appointed by the
president OF the Senate. the conf
mittee on the part OF the Senate, be
and the same are hereby constituted
and appointed n special committee,
and as such are charged with the
duty of preparing such bill or bills as
maS be necessary to put into effect
the system Of taxation as provided by
the passage Of House bin No. s.
Debate Il Lengthy.
The Williams resolution precipi-
tated a lengthy debate ON constitu-
tional points, Some of the delegates
contended that the session could not
he SO prolonged. while others held
that way could be found whereby the
delegates might receive their per diem
for the extra week OF work and their
mileage expenses Mr.. Myers. OF
Richmond. led the fight for another
extra session called by the governor, so
that the members might receive their
pay Mr.. Myers said that he could
take his position without embarrass-
ment as being member from Rich
mond, ne would be put to no extra
expense He spoke. he said. for the
rural members from distance. BY
vote of - to II the Williams resolu-
ton was adopted after strong
speech ny Speaker Cox, who took tho
floor for that purpose
The Senate bill providing for tax
commission composed of three ex-of-
ticio members. TO serve without com
pensation was passed hy the House or
Delegates late Yesterday afternoon
after long and tedious debate on
innumerable amendments. Considera-
ton of the amendments occupied the
attention If the House during the
ent ire night session of Tuesday and
the afternoon session Of Wednesday.
yesterda mornings session being de-
voted to a discussion of the governors
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