Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03
Commission Bill Providing
for Centralized Control of
Assessment Defeated.
GOVERNOR STUART
WINS GREAT VICTORY
Bill Is But First Of Series, but
Similar Alignment Is
Anticipated.
TAX REFORM UP TO SENATE
Speedy Action on Supplemental Bills
Is Now Anticipated in
Both Houses.

The segregationists carried their
banner to victory in the House ot
Delegates yesterday afternoon. By a
vote of 60 TO 3s ono member. J. 7.
Harvey, OF Nelson, not voting. the bin
TO scgrcrate for purposes Of taxation
the several Kinds and classes OF prop
pcrty. so as to specify and determine
upon what subjects State and local
taxes may be levied" was passed.
The majority vote given the scgrc.
CATION bill was as great as the leaders
of tho segregation element expected
or had claimed But for the sudden
death of Delegate :. T. Clement yes
terday morning, which cast gloom
joicing OF tho victorious majority
would have taken the form OF a
demonstration at the close of the after
noon session. 1t was abandoned, how
ever, and the House adjourned out OF
respect for the memory OF Mr.. Gle
meat at o'clock until 10 o'clock this
morning
ii is now up to the Senate To decide
whether the General Assembly shall
adopt better system of taxation than
row obtains in Virginia or adjourn
wiih"ut revising the tax code.
FINAL. ROLL CALL SHOWS
SEGREGATION LINEUP
The final roll call disclosed tho
lineup OF the scgregationsts and the
adhercn,s Of the Tax Commission bill.
The vote ON the passage of the scgre-
cation bill was as follows:
Aycs-Messrs. Adams, Baker, Birrcll.
BranSCOub. Brewer RrO,.rp RucE
Chapman. Cousins, Crawford, Crockett,
| John n Danin', J. Wi!nam Da,.!ol. bed
son, Earman. Flanagan. Franklin.
Fuller. Grant. Grasty. Gregory, Gordon,
Harris, Harrison. Hcfiin. Hobson,
houston, Hun. Johnson, Kent Lincoln.
Looncy, Love. Malhon, Miller, Myers,
holland, Norris. Oliver. Powell, Powers,
Price, Rev, Roiston. Francis w Smith,
Spatig, Spessard. Steck. Stephenson,
Taylor. Terrell Tiffany. Walton. a. G.
Weaver. H. c. Weaver. White, Will
liams, Willis. Winston and Speaker
Edwin u. CoX-s0
Noes-Barley. Bonifant. Browning,
cawthorn. Chalklcy, Commins Dalton,
Duke. Easley. Ferebee, Field, Green.
Gum. Horner. Hughes, Jordan, Kinsey.
Land Leedy. Lewis. Lowry, Massie.
Meetze, Milstead. Montague, Nelson.
Owen. Page. Pennington. Philpott,
Pitts, Radford, Reed. Robertson, Harry
b. Smith Stcarnes. Stubbs. Wood
ward-,3s.
RICHMOND DELEGATION
STANDS TO I FOR BILL.
All of the Richmond delegation.
with the exception of Hll Montague,
member Of the Tax Commission. voted
Tor the segregation measure
Apparently for the purpose OF pu,-
ting different members on record the
leaders of the Tax Commission element
insisted upon delaying action until IN.
iast possible moment. This they ac-
oomplished by frequent and insistent
calls for 4. division and a roll call at
every preliminary step approaching the
advancement of the tax bills toward
being placed on passage
When the House was called TO order
by Speaker Edwin T. Cox Mt $50
o'clock in the afternoon, following The
midday recess, II was understood that
the numerous amendments proposed to
the Tax Commission bill should be first
speeded TO vote, the commission hill.
as amended, to be then put on n oucs-
tlon Tor its engrossment and third
reading. The segregation bill was to
be then advanced to its third reading,
amendments TO be voted upon. and the
Dlll hnally placed on its passage
The program was carried out, but
the tactics employed by the Tax Com
mission element delayed action tcdi-
ously Repeatedly came the cry for
division and the demand for recorded
vote.
DEBATE ATTITUDE OF
STATE FARMERS UNION
The first cnlivening incident came with
an announcement from Delegate W. B.
walton, of Hanover, that he held in
his Dand telegram assuring him that
the Farmers Jn.on of Virginia had
taken no stand on the question of taya
ton; that the report spread to the con-
trary was false. Mr.. Walton concluded
by saying that he was an original
"standpatter," but lie now wished TO
INFORM the members that he had ioiaed
the ranks of the seEregationists.
Delegate Cawthorn, of Appomattox
arose in his seat, protesting that there
must be some mistake. He said ne wa,
the chairman of the executive commit
tee of the union, and IT was his I'M
derstanding that the farmers were on
posed to the segregation plan. although
the union may not have formally de-
clared itself for either plan Some of
the local unions had expressed their
preference that the Legislature aban
don the forms Of taxation submitted
rather than accept any of the available
plans.
Speaker Cox objected to a discussion
OF the matter while other business was
before the House. The question:, was
then on a series of amcndmen ia to the
Tax Commission bill. Several Eof tbesS