Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-03

amendments, which had been offered by
Mr.. Chalkley. were inconscqucntial. but
after permitting the adoption OF tin"
nrst OF them the segregation majority
proceeded to reject them After two
rejections. Mr.. Chalklcy withdrew tho
remainder OF the amendments
AMENDMENTS FROM OPPOSITION
ARE VOTED DOWN
The amendment offered by +. w. Mil
etcad and Judge Roger T. Gregory,
which provided for a taE board to con
Bst of the State auditor. n member OF
the state Corporal ion! Commission and
one elective officer TO be known as the
Tax Commissioner, was then rejected
by vote of 80 TO IS. The call for an
aye and no vote on this proposition
was the first test of the strength of the
opposing factions. The roll call showed
Gcty-seven for rejection OF the amend
mcut and forty-onc for its adoption
The first of the Montague amend
ments was then voted down. and Nh
Montague withdrew the rest The Rob
ertson substitute for the biz was next
in order. but Mr.. Robertson withdrew
81. Next the Reed substitute was put
10 vote and rejected, 60 to So The
Land-Pcnnington substitute came next
In turn. and was rejected, - to %
The amendment offercdsny Chairman
Weaver. of Jc Finance Committee. TO
ure. being reached, Mr. Chalklcy called
for vote on his amendment to the
Weaver amendment. The Chalkley
amendment was voted down, IS to 80
Mr. Chalkley insisted upon an ave and
nay vote and the roll call showed mat
tiers worse for him, the vote being 60
TO s3. The Weaver amendment was
then adopted by vote of 60 to 49,
In the order named the segregation
majority voted down the different
amendments to the segregation bin
emanating from the commission element
the amendments heretofore published.
offered by Messrs. Miller, Chalkley,
Reed (2). Montague. Nelson, Robertson
and Browning.
COMMISSION PLAN
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT
The question then came on the en-
grossment and third reading of House
bill No. Z. the Tax Commission bill The
motion to cnEross and advance the bin
was defeated by vote of G5 TO %
Roll call was demanded by the Tax
Commission men, and the majority was
Increased. Mr.. Pennington, who had
voted aye, then requested and was
given the privilege of withdrawing his
vote
House bill No S, the segregation
measure. came up shortly before
o'clock on n question of advancing IT
TO It's third reading and engrossment.
The bill was ordered to engrossmcnt on
Il vote OF GO to IS.
DR.. Kent then moved to put the bill
on It's passage. He was reminded by
Speaker Cox that Il four-ffths vote OF
the membership OF the Ho~,c was nee
cssary to dispense with the Constitu-
tional provision for tho reading.
II know IT," replied DIR. Kent, but 7
think the House Is ready to give tho
necessary vote. Some OF tho members
are dcsirous of having the matter dis
posed OF Immediately because we are 10
accompany the body Of our departed
colleague, Mr. Clement. to the train to.
night.
The motion was adopted unanimous
ly and the bin went to it's passage. On
motion OF Major ]. y. Stubbs the House
then adjourned out of respect for the
,ncmory OF Mr.. Clement.
Speedy action by the Senate on tho
tax bills is anticipated. II Is generally
expected that tho Senate will adopt its
own measure, which will he rejected nv
the House. The Senate will reject the
House blk Committees on conference
will then be named, and a Joint confer
cncc will bn held. From this joint con-
ference Will come tho hill that Is event
ually passed by tho General Assembly.
The seGrcgationists arc confident that
tho Senate Will not insist upon any