The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-12

two measures now on the verge of
final passage.
II was ~ TO means without oppo-
sltjou that the General Assembly
agreed to Governor Stuarts sugges-
tion Tor q recess and another week of
work without pay to the members.
Many OF the members of both branches
felt that Governor stuart should have
cut the Gordan knot by immediately.
converting the Legislature into another
extra session II was declared by sew
eraI opponents Of the Williams reso-
luton, providing for adjournment
Thursday night, recess fr three weeks
and weeks session beginning
March 6, that many members would
be financially embarrassed by the ne
ccsstty Of returning to serve without
pay. Moreover. It was said that Viz
gipia is not IN need Of charity and
that when by "A simple expedtent the
members of the General Assembly
could he paid for their work that
course should be pursued.
However. there were few who were
willing to go on record as being un~
willing to meet the new developments
by serving without pay, and in the
House the Williams resolution car
ryinr out the suggestions In the Coy
errors message, wac adopted by a
I large majority on "wednesday.
right Ia Continued.
That action did not cud tho fight.
/ "Wednesday the Senate passed by the
! williams joint resolution, fixing yes
terdHy morning at - o'clock for "A
vote when that hour arrived, the
Senate passed the resolution. but with
an amendment providiue for "a recess
beginning Saturday night instead OF
! Thursday night In this resolution
/ the spirit OF the Governors message
was preserved, but with the idea that
! the upper branch was attempting 10
override the House that body re-
fused to agree to the amendment yes
terday morning and insisted upon
Thursday as the date for adjournment.
Finally however. che House recousid-
cred and agreed to Friday 8 "a com
promise. This was accepted by the
senate, and the matter disposed OF,
The Legislature has now decided def
niteiy to adjourn tonight for three
weeks.
The sessions OF the House yester-
day were lively in the extreme and
frequently the body was in uproar
ana confusion. There were two causes
of the trouble one was the tendency,
already noted, TO resent the alleged
disposition OF the Senate to ride rough
determination on the part of the lower
body 70 reject senate amendments and
TO refuse 10 concur In conference re-
ports believed to be tn favor of tho
stand of the senate and against the
stand of the House. Another was the
openly stated belief on the part of
the segreeationists that their oppo-
ueuts were attomptlng TO use OBJ
structive tactics to prevent the sue
at ttt
cuanau segregation act.
settlement Reached.
Tho tangle caused hy disagree
meDts between the two bodies was
finally unraveled. but tho disgruntled
feeling caused by numerous amend
mentS to the bills putting segregation
into effect had not yet been sOothod.
These amendments were rejected. but
the segregattonists are still convinced
that the tax commission advocates are
attempting to throw monkey wrench
into the machinery.
This belief was intensified ycster-
day afternoon by an amendment to
the hin fixing the rate of taxation on
rolling stock. having the effect of de-
priVnE the state OF the revenue 70 be
derived from the tax on the rolling
stock of steam railroads during 1918.
That amendment was finally defeated
by an appeal 10 the segregatlonists TO
stand by their colors. but not without
lengthy debate and a warm fight.
Today the House will agree. il Is ex-
peCted. to the Senate amendment to
the rolling stock bin providing sinpfv
that "ali acts Inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed and will pass
the bill fixing the rate GA intangible
personal property. though II Is be-
leved that the commission advocates
Will attempt To defeat it,
That done. segregation, with meas
ures designed TO put it into effect,
Will be an accomplished fact There
Will remain only "A readjustment of
existing laws 70 meet the new cpndi-
tjnns. This will be done when the
General Assembly reconvenes