Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-04
SENATE WILL VOTE
ON TAX BILL TODAY
Segregationists Hope for Com
plete Victory for Admins
tration Measure.
HOUSE Is MARKING TIME
Waits Action of Upper Branch
Before Voting on Supple
mental Bills.
HOUSE Is MARKING TIME

1hc trail has been blaZed The Sem
ate's way to n solution of the tax prob
lem Is open. Tha. branch Of the Leg
islature will indicate to-day by its
action whether the General Assembly
Is to harmonize on better form of
taxation or adjourn without having ac-
compiiahcd anything more advantage
Gus to the State than educating the
people OF Virginia TO kecner apprecia-
tion OF the inadequacies Of the existing
tax code.
With the House OF Delegates com
mittcd to the principles of segregation,
the temper of the Senate was regarded
yesterday as favorable to the speedy
settlement of the important question
for which the Legislature was called in
extraordinary session. Leaders Of the
contcnd!ng factions in the House last
night shared the opinion that the tax
problem Will not be left to another
General Assembly to work out Advo-
Gates OF the Tax Commission plan cx-
pressed their belief that supervisory
board would be insisted upon by the
Senate before that body accepted the
segregation plan. as constituted in the
administration bill
sEGREGATIONIsTs SANGUINr.
OF COMPLETE ENDORSEMENT
The segregationists. on the other
hand. were even more sangu!ne of prac-
tcally complete Endorsement bv the
Senate for the administration bill than
at any time since the extra session
began.
Ihe segregationists deny that thcv
are disposed to accept any modifica-
hons that Will tend to ernasculate the
biii that passed the House Tuesday and
us essential supplements. They point
out mat at no time has there been
manifested by any group OF Senators
decided antagonism TO any of the essen
t'al features of the administration bill.
Inc Senators. they say, have considered
the subjects discussed conscrvatiyely
There has been no organized fight I'm
the Senate either for the Tax Cot,nfs
sion plan or the segregation plan.
And they reason that this attitude
ausurs moro strongly in favor OF the
blll that passed the House than
against 1t.
The Senate will vote on the segrega-
lioh Din this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock.
me senate at It's session this morning
VIII consider the segregation bill
passed by the House and the commits
afternoon session will begin at 4
o'clock, and the vote will be taken
half an hour later.
SENATE AGREES TO
VOTE AT 4;3O TO-DAY
Inc program for to-day's procedure
was agreed upon yesterday. when Son
ator Mapp offered 4 resolution calling
ior rol! call on the measures NOT
later than 1880 o'clock Thursday II.
reminded the Senators that the time
ior Adjournment of the special session
was fast approaching. and that there
were other matters OF interest tn oc
cupy the attention of the Legislatures
lie spoke OF the probability of n con
ference between committees of the two
branches of the tax bills and tho Ger
tainty that such n conference would
consume some time.
senator Saunders suggested fixing
the hour for taking the vote on tax
measures At $3.50 o'clock Senator
saxon w. Hole was in favor OF fixing
the hour at 1880. These suggestions
ieo 10 change in the Mapp resolu-
'ioh' so as to take recess at . O'Clock
anu 10 take up the. commission bill at
l. the LesnerHolt bill Immediately
after.
The segregationist element in Tho
mouse assumed waiting and watch
Ing position yesterday, making no ef-
'ort 10 speed through the House the
supplementary and companion hills
COMPRISING their tax plan in its en-
tirety. They might easily have nut the
whole list of measures through and
the fact that this was not done Is re-
C1rGp1 in1icotiney
to meet the will of the Senate as far
as possible without surrendcrinc tho
vital features OF the administration
plan. This show OF Difference is cx-
pected to have Its effect on the other
branch
BOYDTON DISPENSARY
BILL IS REPEALED
number of local bills were ad l.
vanced by the House, and several were
passed. Most OF the bills favoroblv
acted upon by the House were Senate
bills. One of these was tho bin for
the repeal of the charter to the dis
pensary at Boydton. Mecklenburg Coun-
ty, which was granted in 1901.
The most spirited debate Of the d. "
was on House bill AZ, which was rc-
ported from the Committee on Fjnancc
win the recommendation that 1t be
defeated. The patrons Of the bill are
Messrs. Chalkley, Montague, Pitts and
Weaver. The bill provides for certain
changes In the method OF assessing
mineral lands. The measure was finally
recommitted. Conflicting views on this
bill arc due to the difficulty or ascer
tanning the actual value Of mineral
lands 1t was contended by some that
the value of such lands could be de-
termined only when the lands were
worked for coal or ore; that no intel
ligent or approximate estimate could
be made Of coal or ore lands until tho
earth Is opened.
ACTUAL SALE FIGURES
TO DE PUT on RECORD
The Senate agreed to the bill re-
quiring parties filing deeds OF bargain
and sale with clerks Of courts of record
to furnish statement OF the actual