Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-20
THE HOUSE

speaker COX raped the House to
order promptly at the noon hour. Fol-
lowing an invocation by Rev. II. u. c.
Maclachlir. D. ID. pastor of Seventh
Street Christian Church. Delegate O. l..
Jordan. Of Pulaski, offered resolution
expressing the sorrow of the House
over the sudden death Of John 4. Low
Ing. the veteran engrossing clerk.
which was adopted
a joint resolution was reported from
tho Senate. the object of which was to
permit the Introduction OF a bill repeaI-
ing the charter of the dispcnsary at
Boydton. 1t was adopted by unani-
nous vote. Thus the House rcpudiatcd
the explicit agreement OF the proceed
ing day that no further local bills
should BIO introduced
Chairman Aubrey C. Weaver then
gave notice OF the action of the Finance
committee at its morning session, when
the committee discarded both the tax
bills recommended by the Tax Com
mission, and reported out instead a bill
drawn overnight. This substitute is
practically the partial segregation bill
favored by the minority OF the Tax
commission. with the sections which
had been challenged by Mr.. Montague
as unconstitutional. revised to remove
all doubt as to their constitutionalfty.
SUBSTITUTE REPORTED
HY VOTE OF II TO 4
THE vote on the new segregation
bill" Mr.. Weaver explained, "5y which
itfs reported out was II to 4. All doubt
as TO the constitutionality OF the meas
ure Is now eliminated. We ask that tn O
committee be discharged from further
consideration OF these tax bills Tho
sole effect of what we are asking is to
put the bill on the calendar"
John w Chalkley, of Wise, very
much on his mcttle, demanded: "H ow
much time did the committee give to
IF lie J.; 1T, y;
that was drawn between two suns?"
That's question for the majority
or the committee to answer" Mr.. wea-
Yer retorted. The object Is merely to
get the bill on the calendar"
The motion was put and carried by a
vote OF 81 TO T.
Mr.. Montague moved TO have printed
500 copies OF the new bill and 500
copies of the opinion Of the attorney
general. which had been read in the
! committee room, on the constitutional
haws In the frs: partial segregation
bill.
Hill. Practically THAT
OFFERED ny HUGH A. WHITE:
Mr.. Weaver objected. What's the
use OF talking about bill that has not
been reported and will not be report
ed?" he wanted to know. That bill IL
dead. The new bill Is exactly the same
as the one the gentleman from Rock
DTiuec 'Mr. w hite) introduced, except
| that we have provided for the ten-cent
tax for schools to be returned TO the
counties. and eliminated the unconstI
tutional features"
Mr.. Montague: Then the Finance
Committee has not obeyed our request
to report out all the tax bills today
Mr.. White: "Its not necessary now
The new bi!l IS substitute for tho
Donahoe bill"
Mr.. Weaver: The gentleman from
Richmond tMr Montaeue) has tried to
throw great scare into our camp with
his cry of unconstitutional, and we
| have taken the props from under him
by substituting bill not open to chaI-
lenGe."
Mr.. Chalkley: I'VE want the attorney
generals opinion printed, and the seq
regation bill that was recommended nv.
the committee, too. y number of mem
bers have come here instructed to vote
for that bill Why not give them a
printed copy OF the attorney
opinion 20 send home. so that they NAV
show why they have not voted for ,t?'.
SEGREGATION ADVOCATES
WELL IN MAJORITY
Mr.. Weaver made an allusion To "see-
regation headquarters' in the course Of
the discussion. Mr.. Chalkley was ouick
to pick upNthe casual designation which
had dropped inadvertently from Mr.,