Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-27
MAY DECAP|TATE
TAX BILL TODAY
Poll Of House Shows That Ad.
verse Action Is Only Ques-
ton of Time.
GOVERNORS BILL GAINING
Majority Claimed for Modified
Form of Segregation in
Both Houses.

" the hope OF the majority ia the
House Of Delegates is realized, House
"il No. Z. the bill TO create Il tax com
mission. which Is scheduled to come
up on Its passage to-day. VIII be de-
fcated by an Overwhelming vote this
afternoon.
This allows for ample debate by
courtesy" for Judge Martin Williams
introduced yesterday resolution.
which was adopted. imposing two scs-
sions daily. beginning to-day. on the
House The morning session will be-
tin at 10 o'clock. and the House will
adjourn for dinner ~ . o'clock The
afternoon session Will begin AZ ana
adjourn AT the pleasure OF the ma
lor'tE The commission form OF taxa
ion is thus insured against a sudden
and violent death In the House
>INTY-Two MEMBERS or
HOUSE FOR GONtRNOR'S BILI.
ono OF the hcst-inforined members
"i the House. who Is recognized as one
"t the most conservative. when asked
10 review the fcld and summarize the
results OF the action to this time. ad-
mitted that he had counted noses lie
counted s!xty-two members OF the
House who might have been safely de-
pended upon To vote last night for
the Governors bill. If called upon To
answer the roll call
y prominent Senator, To whom the
direct question was put. replied that
he had not counted noses. hut at that
hour there was a safe majority FOR the
In,
Speaker Edwin +. Cox. Of the House,
when asked ycsteray afternoon con
cerning the prospect FOR Il vote on the
Tax Commission bll to-day, said:
1T is quite probable that We Will
vote on the measure Wednesday. bu;
II is not At all certain. As the situa-
Non now stands. there Is really no
reason why the vote should not be
taken. II the members desire It"
CENTRAL COMMISSION
ADVOCATES ARE LONESOME
The action ot the Senate Finance
Committee yesterday In reporting out
the three tax bills. recommending
none Of them. regardless OF the fact
that In their essentials the commits
sion bill and the segregation bills are
diame,ricallv opposed, was Interpreted
by the segrcgationists as further evil
dcncc OF the intention OF Senators aG-
gr"ss!vcly To oppose what has grad
ually assumed the aspect and formid-
able proportions OF a popular bill. II
was pointed out as significant OF the
attitude OF the Senate that tho only
member OF that body thrusting him
self forward to champion In. COM
mission plan aggr"sSively since the
opening OF the special session IS Sen
oh 4 fF
that senator Lesner, since last Mon
day. has been SO lonesome when he
moves TO the attack that Robinson
Crusoe on his dcscr, isle, looked like
q large and enthusiastic mass meeting
by comparison.
HOUSE WILL. ACCEPT
REASONABLE: AMENDMENTS
In tho opinion OF many observant ad-
vccatcs Of the Governors bill. the SEN
ate asks nov only that it's dignity be
maintained and its wisdom conceded to
,h" extent OF having the House accept
:. few amendments to the Governors
hill. That these amendments must
come before the Senator'S yield is re-
gardcd as Inevitable. The House cX
poets them The House is probably
willing to make any concessions with
iu reason.
The accumulation Of local bills may
interfere with the speedy adoption of
the Governors bill. as amended to- he
hy the Senate. Many Of the mem
hers OF the General Assembly are eager
to get action on bills other than tax
hills. They are contcmplatinE re-
election. and have their respective cam
paigns ahead y bill passed at this
extraordinary session is a feather of
;,ly ia, a.,
cap They are watching for the ear
lest opportunity to rush the bill
through
MEMBERS SEEK VOTE
on LOCAL. BILLS
Then again quick action on the tax
bills would mean little time remaining
FOR action on these other than-taX bills.
That IL is desirable TO get bills of the
latter nature through before final ac
ton Is had on the big question Is OBJ
vous Because the special session was
called for tax legislation only. and u"s
matter once disposed Of some Of the
members and the public in general
might jump to the conclusion that the
General Assembly. having performed
;le duty for which 1t was specifically
yalled, Is due to adjourn. go home and
let the other -than-tax bills go over
10 the next Legislature.
Therefore. many OF the members are
disposed to bear patiently with de-
bate, even upon bills that have no more
prospect of winning out than a legicss
man I'm n footrace.
SENATE VOTES FOR
BOOK INVEsTIGATION
I'm interesting event of the day was
the adoption by the Senate of the Gum
resolution. calling for an investigation
oi the alleged discrimination Of school
book publishers against the State The
senate Committee on Public Institu-
tIons and Education reported the reso-