Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-02-09
approved March c. 1906. known as the

approved March C. 1905. known as the
Lassiter-W ithers act.
House bills Nos. 81 and 90, on their
second reading. were passed by. while
No. %. the banking bill. was ordered
10 It's engrossmc'tt with an amendment
by Hugh y White requiring a depositor
TO give in the actual value OF his de-
post for taxation.
House bills Nos. 2S and 2e-the latter
the measure putting into operation the
administration segregation bill-were
passed by temporarily. Nos 40 and "a
other tax measures, We're also passed by.
AUDITOR WILL. FIN DATE:
FOR TAN ASSESSMENT
The Milstcad bill. No. 20. for the re-
lief OF police Justices whose docke,s
are crowded with criminal and ordi-
narce cases. relieving them Of the duty
OF tying civil cases. was ordered to its
'nErossinent. M was also No. 80. Mr..
Whites measure providing that the
state Auditor shall fix the date for
assessing intangible property with an
amendment requiring the auditor 10 fix
the date some time between February
aud May !.
The House concurred in the resolu-
ton from the senate authorizing the
Governor to appoint a special commits
sion 20 inquire into conditions Affect
inS the spread Of tuberculosis in Nir-
ril!a. the commission to consist OF five
men who snail serve without pay
TIL" chair was vacated AT 1880 o'clock
in the afternoon. ana the House recon
vened at 1870.
SPECIAL TAN FOR
EMPRESS COMPANIES REJEC,,rI,Ti
More than an hour was consumed IN
the defeat at the afternoon session OF
House bill 10, a tax commission meas
ure, which had been passed by at tho
morning session. This is the bin i'm
posing upon express companies a tax
or per cent OF their gross receipts.
After debate the bill was rejected bv
a vote Of 30 10 o5 4 motion 10 re-
consider the vote however, prevailed.
ana long and animated debate fol-
lowed. ON final question the bill
was rejected
Another measure that provoked long
discussion was the Stearues fertilizer
tax measure. House bill a. which takes
from the Department OF Agriculture
the handling and expenditure of the
fund accruinE from taxes on the fer
tilizer industry Judge Gregory moved
to pass the bill by. saying that the bill
before the Senate was almost idcnti-
cal. and he thought valuable time
could be saved by waiting for the SEN
ate bill 10 come to the House The
motion to pass by was lost, however,
~ TO "a. The bill was ordered to en-
grossment after amendments offered by
Mr.. Stearnes had been voted down and
amendments by Delegate Adams ac-
cepted.
RICHMOND BANKS MADE
STATE DEPOSITORIES
The Gregory bill to permit certain
districts to secure loans for school i'm
provcments, House bill IS, was ordered
to cngrossment. and Speaker Edwin r.
cox taking the floor, secured the en-
grossment OF No. 81, the bill putting
two Richmond banks and several others
on the list of State repositories. Mr.
Chalklcy obtained like privilege for
No. So, bin authorizing the council
Of the town of Gladevillc. Wise County,
to issue bonds to llqudatc and pay off
It's Indebtedness.
Other bills advanced to their third
reading and engrossment were:
No. 76. to amend the charter OF the
city OF Bristol.
No. II. providing for n special cleo
ton i'm the town Of Franklin on the
question OF issuing bonds for street
improvements
No. 7S-Providlng for the revcsting
In the Commonwealth OF lands and lots
sold for delinquent taxes. so as to make
the same lie In grant by warrants, as
in the case Of waste. vacant and unap-
propriated lands. The patron OF the
bill. Colonel Leedy, of Page, secured it's
engrossmcnt after a hard fight Ills
motion to cngross was stubbornly on
posed for some time by John w. Chalk :
ley. OF Wise, who insisted upon speak
Ing on the measure. Colonel Leedy bore
with the obstruction placed In his way
by the member from Wise until half an
hour after the usual time for adjourn
ment Then he intimatcd his belief
that Mr.. Chalkley was purposely seek
ing to obstruct the passage Of the
measure by talking II past n chance
OF going on it's passage Mr.. Chalklev
thereupon consented to the engrossmcnt
or the measure, saying he would resume
his speech on IL Mt to-day's session.
APPROVE ROUTE OF
ALL-SOUTIIERN HIGHWAY
The House cOncurrcd In the Joint
resolution offered by Judge Martin Will
liams, approving the route designated