Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-10

Cawthorn. Commins. Dalton, Dodson,
Duke. Field. Green. Gordon. Hughes.
Jordan. Lewis. Massie. Meetze. Monta-
que. Nelson, Owen, Page. Philpott.
Pitts. Radford. Reed. Francis w.
Smith. Harry Il. Smith. Stearncs and
Woodward-2S.
WEAVER EXPLAINS
TERMS OF COMPROMISE
When the conference report was
taken up. Aubrey G. Weaver. one OF the
segreHationist leaders. explained its
provisions
We have carried out the spirit 5of
tho Tavenncr amendment" he said.
land we have given to the cities the
right to levy 30-cent tax on the
class OF in,angibles We have .scgre-
gated to the State"
Mr.. Montague. leader OF the tax
commission element in the House. In
terrupted him with Don't you think
you are using the word scgrcyated'
inadviscdly?"
I'VE have too much OF greater i'm
portance ahead just now for me to
argue that point with you" replied
Mr.. Weaver. 80 far as the cities and
towns are concerned, they have the
right TO make the 30-cent levy Now
az to the counties. we have provided
that they shall have the right to levy
Il district road tax. Nothing In the
amendment, however. authorizes the
count? to levy the tax against the in
corporated town within the magisterial
district"
Replying to further inquiries by Mr.
Montague. he said I'VE have not dealt
with the State rate on intangibles but
1t will come up later In House bill g.
If we think IL is too high we can fix
IT then"
STUBBS FALLS IN
LINE FOR REPORT
Major Stubs, OF Gloucester, in n
characteristic speech. took n good
humored and philosophical view of the
situation. He had been a strong tax
commission advocate. I'VE have the
conference report before US he said,
and we must deal with It. We can
only say yes or no TO It. II is not
what wo want. perhaps. but IT is the
only thing now available. I came
here prcdisposed to accept tho tax
commissions recommendations. but in
view OF the situation that now con-
fronts us ] am going 10 vote for the
conference report
Brief remarks werc made on tho
subject by Delegates Philpotts and
Leedy
Said Mr.. Leedy. in humorous vein.
ITS II pleasant thing to ride a band
wagon and know exactly where that
wagon is headed for. but I am voting
for n principle. The fear In my mind
Is that you are about to hand the peo-
pie Of the Common wealth 4 lemon.
hope may be wrong II the plan
works out all right ] will give YOU
credit for It. II IL doesn't will be the
last fellow to come along and say to
you reprovingiy, / told you so. Cen
tlemen. leave you and your bill TO a
merciful God"
MONTAGUE SAYS TERM
SEGREGATION, Is MISNOMER
81 stand as | stood In the beginning"
said Mr.. Montague. Il cannot find in
this bill anything segregated except
one subject OF taxation. and that Is In
surance taxes, and such other items
OF State taxes as have been always in
ciuded.'
How about rolling stock" Mr..
Weaver shouted.
vertently left out rolling stock" Mr..
Montague conceded. lie insisted. how
ever. that the term segregation" is
misnomcr. His parting shot to Mr..
Waiver was:
You have taken our tax commits
sion report. transformed II into some
body elses bills. and now you are hav-
ing desperate struggle trying 10 make
IL workable"
Shafts OF that character from the
bows Of the defeated segregationists
began TO fly. Mr.. Weaver prccipi-
tated vote on the pending question,
and the report was adopted.
Speaker Edwin +. Cox immediately
named Delegate Walter 7. oliver. OF
Fairfax. to communicate to the SEN
ate the action OF the House on the re-
port Mr.. Weaver moved to take up
out of its order the bill fixing the State
rate on intanElblcs, and II was ad-
vanced to It's third reading.
MYERS OPPOSES HIGH
RATE on COUNTY BONDS
Captain Myers. of Richmond spoke
al some length on the bill. protesting
against a higher rate than 25 cents on
the bonds of cities. counties and towns.
II don't think these bonds should be
taxed at ALL he said. but ] am will
ing TO let II stand at 81 cents until
some later Legislature takes off the
tax entirely"
Mr.. Gordon. Of Louisa, and others
Joined in the debate. which was inter
rupted by Mr.. White with a motion to
pass the bill by until this morning He
said some changes were contemplated
on Mr.. Whites motion the committees
substitute for Senate bill CO, the ad-
visory board mea sure, was then taken
up out OF Its order. II was decided 10
limit debate on the numerous amend
mcnts to five minutes for each member
on each amendment
Mr.. Oliver at this tuncture offered Il
motion to adjourn until to-day. dis
regarding the desire of many OF the
segregationists for n night session AMI
the hope expressed by Speaker Cox
that the members would return at
o'clock In order that the House might
expedite the volume of important bust
ness before the body. The oliver mo-
ton TO adjourn for the day was de-
feated by vote OF 80 to "a.