Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-07
GOVERNOR FAVORS
SEGREGATION PLAN
Prefers This Solution to Commits
sion System Of Tax Re-
adjustment.
HOUSE COMMITTEE AT WORK
Prepares Schedule for Public
Hearings on Features of Tax
Commissions Report.

Governor Henry c. Stuart told the
Finance Committee OF the House OF
Delegates yesterday afternoon that he
was favorably disposed toward some
partial segregation plan" OF taxation.
For tho first time he publicly com
mited himself on the question.
Tho Governor was speaking inform
ally. and he so qualified his utterance
that he cannot be quoted as indorsing
In full tho minority plan carried In
tho report OF the Tax Commission lie
made It clear. however that his pref
erencc Is for partial segregation. and
that no does not look with favor upon
the commission system recommended
by the majority
The "scgregnt.onist" members ex-
ulted They accepted the Governors
remarks M intended TO convey the Inn
proaaion that ne viii commend the min
ority plan, with possible notifications,
In his message to the General Assem-
bly, on January l3.
COMMITTEE MEMBERS
VISIT THE GOVERNOR
Tho occasion was a formal visit of
the mombcrs OF the Finance Commit
tee TO Governor Stuart Tho commit
toe decided INN ediately after assem-
bling yesterday morning at 10 o'clock
that the courtesy OF "A formal visit
10 notify the Governor that the BODY
was assembled for business was due.
Later In the day Delegate ]. H. c.
Grasty OF Staunton. vas appointed n
committee OF on" TO walt on the Gov
ernor and apprisc him OF the intention
or the committee
Governor Stuart expressed his an
probation OF IN. courtesy and reoucst
ed the committee 20 call at o'clock
Subsequently,. he set the time forward
10 $3.50 O'Clock. remembering a pre-
N!ous appointment he had made to ac-
company Colonel Smith. son OF tho
war Governor" of Virginia, William
smith. TO Chesterfield County. The
Governor spent ten minutes IN IN ex-
change OF felicitations and chatting
with the Finance Committee member.
when they called. escorted by Clerk
John W. Williams. nf the House. 1t
vas in tho course o. this Informal chat
thht the Governor remarked. casually:
FANORABLE DISPOSED TO
PARTIAL SEGREGATION
nope YOU gentlemen viii make
good progress With Your preliminary
work / have been giving as much OF
my time as possible TO the study Of
the report You have under considera
ton' When l made by inaugural adj
drsss was inclined TO the commission
i q
different features OF the plans formu-
lated by the Tax Commission ana mad.
inquiries into the subjects treated.
am very favorahly disposed toward
some form of partial segregation"
ne committee retired from the or
ccutivc Office and spent the remainder
OF the afternoon discussing direren,
features OF tho Tax COMMISSIONS re-
port
Four members o. the committee vera
absent from the opening session. Chair
man Huorey weaver sent n telegram
adVising the committee that he was III
with an attack OF the grip. y = Snes-
sard. Walter Oliver and o. T.. Jordan
~ere also absent, but may arrive to
Gay. Captain w. w. Baker of Che.-
lerneid. presided at the morning ses
h'oi'. he was called away on business
carry In the day. and Richard L. Brew
or. Jr" or Nansemond. was In the chair
NJ the AFTERNOON session. Present were.
Messrs- Houston. Pitts. Montague
stearnes. Terrell, spatig, Owen. Greg.
oY' Grasty and Acting Chairman
Brewer. with w. W. Beverly 40 c,.rL
PREPARES SCHEDULE
FOR PUBLIC HEARINGS
committee OF five, which xas
pointed at the mornin1 session TO nrn-
pare schedule of business TO bo fol-
lowed by the committee in tho dave IN
terTening before the Ciencar, Asso,,
bly, convenes, submitted the folloy,no
report at the afternoon session on,, =,
was adopted: -
TO the Finance Committee.
me Undersigned. who were appoint-
GU committee to report on nm order
- p'oce"ure by this committee for
its meetings for the consider,t,o, 20
hn
revision prior to the meeting ne thn
General Assembly on January IL bor
to report rs follows:
That the committee meet douy rro,
10 "a NJ to +. NJ, when n recess sb,u
be taken until T. NJ, when the com
mittee shall reassemble. and adiourn
at $3.50 z. NJ
That beginning Thursday, January
Z. at 10 A. NJ. the committee consider
that part of the report of tho com
mittee on tax revision having refer
ence to the plans for q State tax COM
mission and segregation, and In con-
nection Herewith consider any other
state plans OF taxation which may be
suggested
That public hearings be held nv
the committee on each day from Ia
~ NJ. to IL o'clock until otherwise
ordered. and that these public hearings
lot Ihursday, Friday and Saturday of
the present week be specially for the
consideration of the plans for State
taxation, as above Indicated
The committee does not recommend
that hours be now fixed for tho hearing
or special subjects Of taxation bc
lieving that this may best be deferred
TO be developed as the work of tho
committee progresses.
Respectfully submitted,
I'D. II. PITTS,
"HARRY X. HOUSTON.
"R. T. GREGORY.
30. l., STEARNES.
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