Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1915-03-08

FULL OF AMENDMENTS
Quorum Present at Ten O'clock When
Senate and House Were Called to
Order for Weeks Session.
Especial Dispatch to the Gazettc.)

Especial Dispatch TO the Gazettc.)
Richmond, March 8-The legisIa-
turc reconvened today to complete list
of tax revision Much opposition is
developing to the bill seeking to ma,
prosecution and collections Of oaci
taxes on intangibles.r The Senate ant
House members express the belle
that the people generally favor the
new taxation plans.
Richmond, March S--The General
Assembly convened this morning at
- o'clock. after a recess Of three
weeks, to make final disposition Of
the question of tax reform.
Many of the members came in yes
terday last night and by night
large number was in the city.
The members must serve this final
week without pay, and with the mat
ter Of travelling expenses in doubt,
but that the great majority If rot
all will be in attendance during the
week is expected.
If leaders in the House are cor
rect IN their diagonisis, a shock
awaits the merchants Of The State
in that the merchants; license bill
will be defeated this week. This sec
ton of the general license bill was
warmly debated by the General AS
sembiy, especially in the house. In
the latter body it was amended be-
yond all resemblance to the original
measure. and was about to be passed
when defects We're found in the title.
# was then recommitted to the Com
Mite on Finance. There is still
rests.
However, the bill .passed the Sen
ate and was on its third reading on
the House calendar when recess was
taken, being passed by. when reach
ed, until the General Assembly should
rcconvene. After long fight the
merchants of the State had succeed
ed in amending the bill to their sat
iSfaction, eliminating the differentia-
ton between the wholesale and re-
tail merchants considerably below
those of the bill, as prepared by the
1oint committee on tax revision and
as it came from the Finance Com
mittee.
The bill, as it passed the Senate
and as il was on the House calendar
was satisfactory TO the merchants.
Now however, it has been amended
acoin. a number Of members intend
r. Offer numerous other amendments
on the floor and. TO save time and de-
;,ate with the work facing the House
SO heavy. it's dismissal from the cal
endar will be moved. The prospects
are that the motion to dismiss will
hc carried especially as the State Will
lose it is said by its opponents. $50
600 under its operation.
Several other bills on the calender
when the General Assembly adjourn
ed have been amended and revised
These will come up in order, as the
House except by suspension of rules
must take up the calendar Just where
it left off. The same applies to the
Senate, where few bills remain un-
disposed of.
There are twenty four bills af
! fectinr the revenue laws Of the State
named for the purpose, which have
beep changed to conform to the new
tax system.
The houses will, in all probability
hold morning. afternoon and night
! sessions. A binding rule will restrict
their activities TO the consideration
and passage of bills having to do with
the tax reform program, Speciai and
! local bills that have been carried
over will die in their present position
ON the calendar.
| 1t is expected that the Governor
will today send to the General As
sen5ly a special message apprisinl
it of the foot and mouth disease out
breaks that are menacing the cattle
! industry of the State and recommend
ing a special appropriation with