The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-13
Work Has Revolutionized Tax
System of Virginia, Inaugu-
rating Segregation System
Committee Namedto
Make Adjustments
Will Frame Such Measure as
May Be Required by Change
of System During the Next
Three Weeks

The General Assembly adjourned
last night. after strenuous day OF
three sessions, ~ meet again OF.
Mar ~ ft.tdjust he revenue laws
of the State To- the new conditions
created by the new tax system inau-
gura;ed With the passage Of the seq
regauon bill and supplemental meas
ures.
The extra session was called into
being by the Governor of Virginia TO
revise the taX laws Ut the state. When
Adjournment WAS taken last night the
revision had been completed, and
laws to be placed on the statute books.
1s soon as signed by Governor stu
art will reFolutionize the system Of
taxation under which the government
If Virginia nas been sustained since
the colony became a Commonwealth.
Radical Departure.
Conservative Virginia has made a
most radical departure in her system
ef .A&atiou. No more radical changes
have been made by any legislative
body in NirHinia since the cnnstitu-
tiomai convention OF lsol-o2, and
prohH bly, pnae since the secession
convention has enacted laws or taken
action Of more deep and far-reaching
Importance than that now closing for
a period Of three weeks.
The sessions began Oh January J.
and were 10 nave ended on February
IL but fer the development of the
necessity "a revise hp revenue laws
of the state and various local laws
10 conform 10 Tic new order, For
thirty-onc DAYS the General .Asse m bly,
has been in session. and far thirty
one days Sha members have worked
diligently. far the last Two weeks
holding two and three sessions daily.
The net result is he passage Of
the Weaver Buchanan segre CATION
bill: II the Senate bill craating an adj
visort boaed ef taxation ard county
aud city boards of review; OF the bill
segregating rolling stock Ia the state
and fixing ne rate of taxation az
$50 OH the Sloo of assessed yalua-
ton; Of the bill Segregat,1e intan-
of taxation 81 So cents on the 500;
II the amended income tax law. and
OF vast number of revenue bills OF
minor Importance and = sun larger
number al local hills.
Work Distracted.
The considerable of these local
bills has hecr one of the great causes
of the delay In the completion Of the
work fer which the General ASSe molly
was called. IT Is estimated thar 1T
least one-foarth of the time Of the
Legislature has been taken up viii h
the introduction and passage of }t-
cal bills. 1t had been agreed that
no measures save those relating 30
revenue should he introduced at the
extra session but the agresm-n: Gas
10 more bira1ng than rope 81 sand,
When Senator Featnerston, in the M
per branch. and Mr. EasleY. ~ the
Hotlse, both of Lynchhure, secured
permission ro Introduce a bill affect
ing l.yuchbrrg so."iy the flood gates
We're opened ana pIll after bin, o!
purely local nature. was dropped into
the box. The result was that WORK
for WHICH the Legislature Was called
into session WAS greatly hampered,
Just before adjournment yesterday
afternoon the members OF the commit
tee which is to sit during the recess OF
the General Assembly to frame the
laws necessary to the REIMBURSEMENT of
State and Slocal revenue laws 10 the
new system of segregation We're
named.
They are: c. Harding Walker. OF
Northumberland, president pro TEN.
Chairman Garrett. of Henry. of the
Finance Committee; John r. Saund
ers. of Middlesex; G. Latham Fletcher.
of Fauquier: James Cannon, of Rich
mond, and John Paul. or Harrison
burg on the part of the Senate. On
the part of the house, the members
lare: Speaker Edwin r. Cox. of Rich
lmond. Walter +. Oliver. of Fairfax,
.roufip.tad m Sacopd pa1aN