Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-06
WINS
IN STATE SENATE
House Will Agree to Tavenner
Amendment, if Found
Constitutional.
TAX FIGHT is ALL BUT OVER
Only Certain Formalities to Be
Followed Before Bill Is Signed
by Governor.

establishment OF the partial seErega-
tion system OF taxation in Virginia 10
superccde tho existing form Of taxa
tion is virtually assured
Legislative form and ceremony only.
are wanting to proclaim the complete
victory of the plan in the making OF
which Governor Henry G. Stuart had Il
large hand. That form and ceremony
viii be forthcoming to-day, In All
The Senate yesterday passed tn" two
bills that practically terminated the
work OF the eXtraordinary session of
the General Assembly. One of these
Is the Weavcr-Buchanan segregation
measure, with the Tavenner amend
ment. and the other the bill providing
for State advisory board TO consist
OF the Governor. State Auditor and the
chairman OF the State Corporation
That the House OF Delegates will
accept the Tavenner amendment was
explicitly understood. The amendment
segregat"s the tax on intangible prop
erty 40 cents Ia the State and enables
localities TO add an additional 80
cents.
NO sALARIED MEMBER
on EN OFFICIO COMMISSION
The Advisory Tax Board will have
no salaried member. 1t Is TO be en-
tirely an cx officio body. The Weaver
buchanan bill was passed by vote
or IS TO IL IL the Senate. and the bill
providing for the State Advisory Board
by vote OF 33 TO g.
The action OF the Senate on these
measures was Immediately communi-
Gated TO the House. But for the fact
that several of tho members were in
clined 10 challenge the constitutlonality
OF the Tavenner amendment. the House
would have accepted the amended bill
at the afternoon session. The point
having been raised however. the more
members advocated obtaining
the opinion of the Attorney-General on
the constitutonality of the measure
This delayed final action until to-day.
The Senate devoted. the whole time
of its sessions yeaterday.t to the tax
bills. The House held a busy session;
clearing the calendar of much OF its
burden. Two lively debates marked
the progress OF business in the House.
One o! these was the discussion pre-
ceding the defeat OF the Robertson bill
which imposed a heavy additional lax
on butterine and the substitutes for
pure dairy butter. The bill was killed
chiefly through the efforts OF the mem
hers OF the Richmond delegation Hill
Montague, Captain Myers and Graham
B. Hobson argued against the measure.
Delegate Robertson fought hard to get
the bill through
HOUSE UNWILLING TO DE
IN SERIOUS MOOD
Several of the members refused TO
follow the debate seriously Captain
Myers told Mr.. Robertson that he was
displaying dense Ignorance of the
com position OF butter substitutes when
Mr.. Robertson declared that the sub
stitutes for butter now on the market
were composed OF the refuse of slauGh-
ter-houscs. There were several spir-
tied exchanges between the Rich
mond AMI the northampton delegate.
Delegate Milstead. of Newport News,
who was munching candied peanuts
with evident relish while the heated
debate was in progress. wanted to know
whether the Robertson bill was de-
signed - put peanut butter out OF the
marke: Mr.. robertson gravelv re
piled. assuring him that the bill had
no bearing on the manufacture or sale
OF peanut butter Whereupon Colonel
Leedy arose. and just as gravely asked
whether the bill was aimed at apple
butter Mr.. Robertson Informed him
that the measure was not intended to
AFFECT the apple butter industry.
We'll. anyhow" said Colonel Leedv.
II think we had butter end this de-
bate"
GENERAL REJOICING THAT
MAIN WORK Is ENDED
Delegate Aubrey G.. Weaver. spving
a friend in the gallery accompanied by
bcry OF young women, secured the
Speakers attention, then, gazing aloft
dcclamed: "Mr. Speaker, when we were
considering this bin in the committee
room We were much impressed by the
profound knowledge Of the subject dis
played by the gentleman from Lancas-
ter. who I'm the last few moments has
winged his flight. II might be wise TO
request him TO explain from his coisn
OF advantage in the gallery some OF
the more intricate and involved prob
lens Of the oleaGinous bill with which
we are now wrestling"
The member from Lancaster. how
ever. beat precipitate retreat, and hc
failed to respond when the roll was
called. The House refused to engross
the butter bill by vote OF IS to %.
The Torrens land registry hill was
introduced in the House Yesterday. 1t
carries the names OF three patrons
Messrs Adams, Powers and Cawthorn.
Mr.. Powers said last night that suf-
hcient votes had been assured to pass
the bill to establish the Torrens sys
tenn In Virginia. About twenty cities
and counties arc ready to adopt 1t
TEXT OF VICTORIOUS
SEGREGATION BILL
The administrations partial segre-
cation bill, which was passed by. tho
Senate yesterday, with the amendment
enabling localities TO ImDose nm oddi