The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-30

tons His almost entire speech was
little more than o running IRE OF cues
lions asked and answered. lively de-
bate between the Warren man and the
centralized commission advocates Tha
speaker, however, kept his head and HIS
temper--so well that he brought from
Major Stubs. hte appeuation Of THE
Chesterfield OF the House.
Time after time Mr.. Weaver was COM
PEELED TO repeat and riterate his state
meuts, as frequently he had scarcely
stated the premisis from which he In
tended to draw conclusions than he WAS
interrupted by several at once firing
questions at him. With unfailing
goodhumor he answered his opponents
In order. and frequently brought hearty
laughter and applause by his sorne-
times witty and sometimes inciyave am.
swers.
Mr.. Weaver took occasion during his
speech 10 deprscata the attacks fnafie
upon the Governor. Il think ie unfor-
tanate." he said. that some of the
gentlemen on the other side should
have seen TT TO censure Governor
Stuart for his part in this fight for
segregation, / think IL unfortunate
that the gentleman from Wise should
have made illusions to what he called
executive decrees.' Last year when
the gentleman from Wise and tho Gov
ernor were in accord and | WAS oppoe~
ing them. We heard nothing about
executive DEGREES I think &c depends
largely upon whose OK is being gored.~
The central theme Of the gentiemaa
from Warrenton was that the adoption
OF a segregation plan would meet the
issue of Inequality OF assessments by
removing It's necessity so far as real
estate and tangible peronal property
IA ronc@rued
Localities Alone Concerned
~rf the county OF Campbell places
its assessments Mt go per cent Of their
true value" he questioned
Delegate Nelson. of that county, who
had interrupted. imposes its own
rates, collects its own revenue and
spends 1t. what difference does Ii make
to the county of Warren what the
assessments are? Each raises it's own
revenue for Its local expenses and
IL one raises less than the other II Is
none OF the business of the State"
Addressing himself TO tho ohJeo-
ton made by Mr.. chalkley that the
small incorporated towns have not
been considered by the segregntion-
lists and that these will lose heavily
under the operation OF the Weaver
Buchanan plan. Mr.. Weaver declared
that the General Assembly must leg
islate for the entire State.
Il first answer the gentlemen on
the other side he declared vehe-
late for all Virginia. That is funda-
mental. Moreover, the resident OF 4
town pays a county. town and State
rate and II under the segregation sys-
tenn OF taxation the county gains. the
citizen of the county. whether living
In a magister!al district or in an In
eorporated town, gains with It."
T. f-~ ~
purpose OF showing that the revenu.
from Intangible property segregated
Ito the State. tar from being a matter
| Of such great moment as almost TO
bankrupt the towns is really of in
considerable Importance.
II have figures for Big Stone Gap,
in the county of Wise, and figures
Warren. The total revenue derived
/ by the former town from the tax
on intangibles is something moro than
$3.50 and for Front ROYAL about the
same," he said and added:
IF the loss of a few hundred dol
4 lars here and there Is to determine
what system OF taxation Virginia Is
to adopt we might as well adjourn
now sine die--adjourn forever"
Authority For Figures.
Mr.. Weaver then launched into
what he called "a history of the fig
ures" prepared by the sesregationists.
They were prepared. revised and
corrected" he said, by the Auditor
/ Of Public Accounts. his clerical force
and the Governor of Virginia. II we
cannot depend upon figures secured
from such sources he demanded.
"where under high heaven will we
go for them7''
The Afternoon Session.
| Mr.. Weaver had not concluded
when the chair was vacated for
lunch, resuming when the House re-
convened at 3:30 o'clock ana end
! ing at 4:30 o'clock with an appeal to
the House SO to act that the future
historian might label our work as
duty well done"
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