Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
C0NFEREES WORK
ON TAX DETAILS
Final Action on Governors Bill
Expected in Both Houses
To-Day.
FIGHT DISEASE IN CATTLE
Special Appropriation of $4,000
Made on Recommendation of
Governor Stuart.

Committees for conference on the tax
bills wore named yesterday afternoon
by the president Of the Senate and
tho Speaker OF tho House of Delegates.
and for two hours last night the con-
ferees were In session AT 1890
o'clock they adjourned until . o'clock
this morning. having failed to reach
an agreement.
demonstrating the Tavenner amend
mcnt SO as to make II conform with
the constitutional law and yet retain
It's effect, proved more knotty prob
lem than even tho Attorney General
seemed to anticipate. when he ex-
pressed his opinion that the amend
men; could be adjusted to meet. the
"NiSencies OF the situation.
The unconstitutional feature Of tho
Tavcnner amendment lies In the provi-
sion authorizing localities to impose
an additional tax OF not exceeding 20
cents on intangibles. The Constitu-
zion does not permit the restriction to
intang!blcs. The power to tax. II
given TO the localities. must not be re-
Stricted TO any one subject nor to the
specific amount
rLAN OF CoNFEREEs
TO MEET OBJECTIONS
II was proposed In the conference
last night TO circumvcnt this by i'm
posing State tax of 90 cents instead
OF 20 on intangible property and re-
turning 20 cents TO the localities
several of the conferecs objected
sir"nuously After two hours Of ami
mated discussion. tho confcrces adj
lourned without taking any definite
action.
Leaders on both sides. however. arc
apparently sanRuine OF n report from
the conferces this morning. which Will
bc accepted by both branches
Participating N the conference.
which began at $50 o'clock las, night.
were the following:
From the Scnatc-scnators Buch
anan. Walker, Tavcnner. Fletcher and
Cannon.
From the House--Mcssrs. Aubrey q
Weaver, White. Williams, PITTS and
Pennington.
Two OF the FIVE Senator's and three
OF the Ave delegates have been promi-
nent figures In the .ngh, for the nd
ministration's partial segregation plan
OF taxation. In the Senate the recoy-
niZed lender Of the segregationists is
senator buchanan. and in the House
Aubrey G. Wea:er and Hugh A. White
hare been equally aggressive and cf-
fect've in the leadership OF the element
supporting the segregation measures.
ENpECT FINAL ACTION ON
TAX MATTERS TODAY
Unless obstructionist tactics inter
N"ne. there is every reason TO expect
that the administration tax bills will
be passed to-day by both Senate and
House. terminating the memorable
struggle for tax revision
Mr. White said late yesterday after
noon that he regarded the passage of
me hiils th!s morning or afternoon as
foregone conclusion. Mr. Weaver
was not so certain. He was unwilling
10 commit himself even to the extent
OF predicting 'hat an extension OF tho
special session Will not be necessary.
Few OF the members OF either branch.
however. shared MIR. wenver's fears.
II was generally agreed on every
side at the close OF the sessions yestcr
day that the conferees would speedily
harmonize: that the Tnvcnner amend
'nent to the segregation bill would be
put into constitutional form. while re-
tanning It's effect. The House will ac
Senate Is already committed to IT. The
report OF the conferces Is not subject
TO amendment. Hence further delay in
the passage OF the tax bills can be ac
complished only by palpablc fiIibuster
ing tactics. And the leaders on bo,b
sides were confident last night that
nothing OF this character Is contem
plated or desired, now that the pre-
dominance of the segregation senti
rnent has been established
COLONEL LEEDY CHARGES
FILIBUSTERING TACTICS
The first intimation Of hIibustering
tactics on the floor of either branch
Of the Legislature came yesterday af
lcrnoon in the House of Delegates.
delegate Leedy. of Page. expressed his
belief that Mr.. Challtley. one of the
leaders OF the Tax Commission element.
was flibustering to prevent n bill of
which he Colonel Leedy) is patron
from going to its third reading In time
10 stand chance of passage today
The bill was favorably reported from
The Committee on Finance. Mr.. Chalk
ley insisted upon asking for further
Information" on the measure, when
colonel Lecdy and the rest of the bilrs
supporters could see no occasion for
It. Mr.. Chalkley attacked the measure
Just as 1t was about to go to engross-
mcnt. and held the floor until GAO
o'clock In the evening. Finally, Col
oncl I.eedy. seeing the House fast
thinning out, and realizing that In a
f"w minutes more there would not be
quorum left. eXclaimed:
II viii let this bill go by and take
chance on having It placed on its
massage Tomorrow"
Mr.. Chalkley relented, and the bill
VAS ordered engrossed. the member
from Wise giving notice that he would
quiz the measure when IT comes IN
on Its passage
FUNDS PROVIDED FOR WAR
ON FOOT-AND-MOUTII DISEASE
other interesting incidents of the
day in the House were the adoption OF