Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-11
PROGRAM OF TAX REFORM
is FULLY COMPLETED
Bills Carrying Emergency Clause
Now Ready for Governors
Signature.
SEGREGATION is VICTORIOUS
In Lengthy Night Session, House Of
Delegates Puts on Finishing
TOuches-Remainder OF Week to
BE Devoted to Local Bills.

Spectacular proceedings in the House
Of Delegates yesterday did not prevent
the speeding to their passage Of the
remainder of the series OF tax meas
ureS Business was expedited by the
House as never before during the spe-
cial session.
At the morning and afternoon ses-
sions all of the Senate bills Of the tax
reform batch. with one or two excep-
and night sessions House bills that had
been ret tHfneE from the. Senate with the
emergency sclsdse attached to them were
passed In accepting these bills with
the emergency clause. the antisegrega-
tionists oapitulated to. the administra-
ton forces. They had sent the bills to
the Senate only after eliminating the
emergency clause, now restored
VICTORY OF" SEGREGATION
IS NOW COMPLETE
The victory of the segregationisto Is
now complete Nothing remains 10 in
sure tho establishment in Virginia OF
the partial segregation system of taxa
tion. but for the Governor TO sign the
bills. The merchants license tax meas
ure. however, which the segregationists
arc eager to have passed, remains in
doubt. 1t is not an essential feature
of the tax reform system. If it is per
mitted to go over to TIE next General
! Assembly the seGreGationists will not
feel that their victory has been ma
terially affected.
The House hills of the tax system
series. which had been amended by the
Senate so as 20 carry the emergency
clause, were returned to the House YES
terday afternoon. and at the night ses-
sion they were taken up and passed.
| Messrs. Page, Pitts and MeetZe voted
against the measures to the finish. All
the rest of the antisegreEationists
voted for concurrence. House bill IOa,
| the original segregation bill was in
! the batch passed. II had been amend
ed by the Senate 20 make Ii Immediate
ly effective.
EFFORT TO RECONSIDER
FAILS OF PASSAGE.
An effort to secure for House bill ia
reconsideration of the vote by which
I that measure was rejected precipitated
long discussion This is the meas
ure permitting circuit courts of coun-
ties or judges in vacation and corpor-
alton courts to extend the regular an
nual session OF the local boards Of re
view and to provide compensation for
members of the boards and their
clerks. The House finally voted to re-
consider. but when the bill reached
roll call only q ayes were recorded
against 90 noes, and it was rejected.
failing 10 receive the necessary ~
votes
Amendments recommended by the
Finance Committee to the license tax
bill were then considered at some
length. Acting upon a suggestion from
Judge Martin Williams. Captain w NJ.
Myers moved to take up the bill section
by section. where the amendments ap-
ply. but later withdrew the motion.
substituting for 1t that th printed
amendments be first considered. The
! motion prevailed.
An interesting feature Of the night
session was the adoption OF the IIefIin
resolution. calling upon Delegate Pow
ell to make good his charges against
Judge II. H. l.. Chichester and the
speech Of Mr.. Powell. challenging the
legal right of Mr.. Hcfin to his seat in
the House. Mr.. Powell charged Mr..
Hcfiin with having retained his seat
after he had moved out Of the district
from which he was elected. Mr.. IIefln,
while not denying that he was resi-
dent Of Westmoreland County while
representing King George and Stafford
In the body. assorted that he was "the
duly accredited representative" OF the
two counties forming the district he
represents. ~
WOULD TAKE RICHMOND
BLUES TO SAN FRANCISCO
Anticipating that all OF tho tax bills
will have been disposed of before to-
morrow. many of tho members Intro
duccd yesterday local bills, which they
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