Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-13
THE HOUSE

The House OF Delegates devoted the
morning session to the more important
measures essential to the administra-
Tons partial segregation system Every
attempt TO delay tho completion of con-
structive legislation was frustrated
The segreCntionist leaders had mapped
Out the days program. and they pro-
cecded to put IL through expeditiously
senate bill No. 81 was passed by. n
vote of 60 to IL The measure provid-
ing for the tax on intangibles was so
amended as to embrace practically all
the features for which the segregation
lists have contcnded
An Interesting change in the income
tax measure is the exemption OF bach
elors TO the extent of $1,000; married
men to the extent OF $500. with n
further exemption of 5000 for each child
OF a family.
Messages from the Senate were com
municatcd TO the House. showing that
during the morning Senate bill % had
been passed by the Senate: that the
conference report on Senate bill 81
had been adopted by that body: that
the senate had rcceded from its amend
ment TO House bill "a. the rolling stock
tax bill. and that the Senate would in
sist upon its amendment to House bill
'3. asking conference on the amend
ment. The House agreed to n confer
cncc.
The House voted to accept the re-
port of the conferecs of the two
branches on Senate bill 81, the income
tax hill, The report being adopted by
vote OF 81 to G.
FEDERAL COMMISSIONERS MAY
SERVE IN CHANCERY COURTS
Delegate Hugh A. White had Senate
Dill 81 taken up out of its order, and
II was passed by vote of &C to l. Tho
bill permits United States commission
ers to serve as commissioners In chan
Gerry.
Senate bill 80 was dismissed from the
calendar. the subjects 1t covered being
embraced by another measure which
had been passed.
Aubrey G.. Weaver moved to take I'D
out of Its order Senate bill IL. tho mer-
chants license tax bill This Is tho
only remaining tax bill tho passage OF
which is desired by the segregationists
at this time. 1t was near the hour
for vacating the chair when Mr. Weaver
offered his motion.
DELEGATE Milstead suggested. that in
view OF the important character Of the
bill the morning session should be OK
tended until 2:30 o'clock. Many of the
members objected.
~ believe that if the chair is vacated
now" said MIR. Mi1stead, I'VE will not
have quorum this afternoon. Mem
hcrs are expecting TO leave on after
noon trains. warn you to hold us
while you have us here. j am thinking
about taking train Mt O'clock NV
self"
Colonel Robert F. Leedy replied that
there was no danger of lack Of n
quorum for the afternoon session, be-
cause most of the members who con-
tcmplatcd going home before night
would he unable TO make their trains
y lively argument was in swing when
Major j. n. Stubs. of Gloucester. who
was in the Speakers chair. vacated
the chair until $3.50. thus bringing the
discussion to an abrupt close.
When Senate bill IL. the Merchants
License Tax measure. came up, Judge
Martin Williams explained that the bill
as IL came from the Senate provided
for license tax of SIS and upward on
general merchants who carried tobacco
for sale In stock. He said the State de-
rived $4,000 annually from this special
license until the tax was inadvertently
left out OF the license bill by the last
General Assembly. The tax was, there
fore. simply restored to the States