The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-12
- y Emergency clause. A motion to re-
~ cpnsider is pending.
- TIE Work CpmpIefe<i

L1Hefk6nCt CfAuSe. az
as consider is pending,
It's Work Completed.
The General Assembly OF Virgins
has completed the work for which
.st was called into special session ny
Ex-Governor Henry c, Stuart.
Al All the segre CATION bills. amended
40 as to take. effect at once, have
been passed by both houses of the
Legislature and there has been
& passed all the bills supplemental
thereto similarly amended. There
has been passed all hut one of the
measures prepared by the special
joint committee to make tho present
revenue laws conform to the new tax
system san further. all but one OF
the bills not gcrmape TO the main
issue bat left on the calendar when
the General Assembly recessed on
February IS. and many new local
= bills, have been disposed Of
The General Assembly could have
adjourned last night sine die and it's
adjournment would have found the
work FOR which i was called COM
plete.
The Governor yesterday began con-
sideration Of thu measures passed.
) signing these.
House r., 23-SeereEaunE all in
~-sursnce taxes TO state. and fixing new
rates.
senate Bill 5s--sateeuardins con-
s~tracts between State ANA school text
book manufactured.
House BAi lt2-APproPriatin,s
money 70 Joy members clerks, Of
tcers and pages mileage for adjourn
- ed session.
still 10 Re Done
There remain pending the follow
tina bills:
In the Senate
The Cannon hin granting amnesty
20 tax dodgers Of the past still in
committee.
The Torrers land registration bnl;
passed by the House and reported uu-
fayorahlv by he Senate committee.
The Senate general license bill;
pass tv he House yesterday with
amendments.
The corporation :ex hill passed by
4 the House yesterday.
=. In the House
a. i number ~ contested bills general
or local in their application and hav-
e irr lltt,e OF no reference 10 taxation.
The Gregory Nil appropriations saf-
. hclent funds ID ay the members $50
- each for their attendance during tn
r. LAST week # ne extra session, on
EMOTION 10 reconsider.
- The senate Ola little yesterday save
,~~to discuss the Torrens land bill. re-
:. fusing 10 take it up out ~ order. ava
awaiting the action NJ the House on
q the general license and the corpora-
\ ton tax bills.
So Both of thesa THIS were passed by
= the House with emergency clauses
s@scontained in them,
Siearncs Is Successful.
An increase IN the franchise tax on
y railroads was secured by O. l.
- Stearnes Of Roanoke County. when
80 IN" CORPORATION tax bin came up for
- discussion and after an argument by
s@sfhe gentleman from Roanoke. hts
!. Amendment increasing the franchise
s-r tax from one IN one and quarter
4 per cent or the gross earnings or
- railroads. vas adopted This amend
r. e rnent followed the failure of tho
Ia Roanoke County delegate to Increase
! q rae franchis" tax to two per cent
80 The one and quarter cent franchise
- tax is as much as | expected to ge',
~ said Mr. Stnarne9 last night. Later,
= but by degrees. Virginia will begin &c
=. tax her public service CORPORATION In
the proportion she taxes others doing
business in the State The Norfolk
and Western paid Ohio last veal
sl245 per mile. 1t paid Virgins
s6.75.
The state gains $3.50 600 in revenue
e throue'1 the operation If the amend
= ment sa d Mr. Stearnes.
- This morning the General Assembly
will clean up the odds and ends 81
legislation beginning a noon. Fina
g Adjournment may come tonight,
A number of unContested loca
bills were advanced to their THIRD
reading last night.