The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-02
Lindsay Gordon, of Louisa.
Prefers Liberty to Little More
Equality
Speakers Have Fear
Of Capitalization
Williams and Love Declare OPP
position to Central Commits
sion - Vote on Question
Comes Today

The centralized tax commission bill
before Us creates the most demoEaiiz-
ing political agercS ever attempted 10
be foisiered upon the peo:.e OF Viz
GINA
Il would rather have some eQAaiity
and more liberty than more equality
and no liberty,
II do not want equality % TAXATION
bought at the price OF tyranny.
with these epigrams, received with
vociferous applause. Lindsay Gordon,
of Louisa yesterday voiced the deep
rooted objections OF the segregation
advocates to the Pitts Montague
Chalkley centralized tax commission
bill. which viii be voted on today, b.
special resolution. at / o'clock.
The same idea was expressed last
night by Judge Martin Williams, OF
Giles, who declared that after listen
ing to the arguments of all attentfvely,
he was further than ever from be-
ing convinced that the State should
create commission to take from the
people all voice in matters - tax
a sian.
Mr. Gordon followed Hill Montague,
of Richmond. who concluded q strong
speech In advocacy of the commission
bill and in opposition TO the Weaver
buchanan segregation bill, Others 20
speak were Love. OF Lunenburg; John
son. OF Scott, aud Houston. OF Eliza
beth City. for segregation; and Pen
niDgton, Of Lee: Nelson. Of Campbell.
and Horner, of Seutha npton. for the
comm ssion
The debate vas resumed Immediate
lily following the morning hour. dur
ing which time many locals bills were
passed and others advanced on the
calendar MIR, Montague spoke for an
hour only concluding his speech in a
shorter time than had been expected,
He was followed by Mr.. Gordon whose
a6dresse ran into the afternoon ses-
sion, after which Messrs. Love, Pen
nington and Nelson. spoke in the
order named. Mr. Nelson had the
floor when the chair vacated at Q
O clock until O'Clock,
Although this afternoon al O'Clock
has been Sc; a. the hour for voting on
the commission and segregation bills
known a House Bills Nos. and g.
and on amendments thereto, there va.
talk yesterday of further postpone
ment OF the hour OF voting in order
to give ALL so desiring an oppoftunity
TO speak. There are at least a halt
a dozen more NAMES on the Speaker
list Of men whom he will recognize
and If a vote is to he taken early this
afternoon some OF these will perforce
be disappointed.
Objections to More Talk.
However. there are many who op.
pose strongly any extension of time
II is pointed out that FIVE DAYS have
already been spent---sofne of them say
wasted--in oratory and as the time Is
getting short further speech makinr
tor home consumption NAV place IN
Jeopardy the passage OF any bill. MOI
too much time is left now for the pas.
sage of some tax bill. reference TO a
conference committee, vote on fhe
conference report, and. If segregation
be adopted, the passage of neccssar.
supplemental measures, IL is declared
by those who want vote today. and
ldf further time is spent. the session
done.
TT is too great a price to pay for =
few speeches" declared one OF the
delegates yesterday.
Three bills were introduced yester-
day. two by Mr.. Weaver and one by
Mfr. White. MIR. Whites measure pro-
yides that all intangible property shall
be assessed and be assessa Bile as o,
such date as the Auditor of Public Ac-
counts shall rame. The Auditor shall
on or before July /, the bill provides
fix the date and certify 1t to the Sec
Rotary Of the Commonwealth, tho
commissioners of Revenue and the
Examiners of Records.
Aubrey Weaver, chairman of the
Finance Committee. introduced two
bills, supplementary TO tlhe segrega
ton bill providing for State levy
of ten cents on all real estate and
tangible personal properly, for the
support of the public free schools