Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1916-03-04
JOKER CAUSES
EXCITEMENT
Members of State Advisory
Board Repudiate Clause
in Report
LIMIT ON SPEECHES
Redlight Bill Passes Senate Without
Amendment - State Accountant
Makes Exhibit of Treasury

4 Richmond. March 4-Considerabie
i excitement was caused n the Senate
! Thursday when there appeared on the
| Iaesks of the members as Senate Do
.rrnent No. 9, communication from
the Finance Committee in response
to the following resolution agreed to
1 by the Senate.
! Be it resolved, that the chairman
of the Finance Committee report to
| the Senate all reports made by the
j State Advisory Board, OF any State
Official, as to the estimated deficiency
/ Of receipts and disbursements for the
wears 1916 and 1917, as well as all
recommendation made thereto.
! In making this report, Senator Gar
rett had printed the report made by
! the State Advisory Board on Taxa
zion as of date February g. 1916,
which was sent to the Finance Com
mittees in the Senate and the House
Of Delegates. This report made a
! general review Of the situation re-
garding segregation and various rec
concentrations. That report was the
one submitted yesterday.
| In some way not yet explained
there appears in the report para
graph which has not been passed on
by the board, which was not consid-
cred by the body, and which deals
with the matter OF public service coz
porations and refers to the increase
of II per cent, in the taxable real
estate values Of the State at large and
rayors an increase in the franchise
tax from / is per cent. TO ! l-2 per
cent.
This publication raised storm of
protest on the part Of attorneys for
the railroads, and it has been 'repu-
dated by some of the members OF
the board. The "copy' from which
the report was printed shows the IN
terpolation made on thin paper, not
in the same typewriting as the other
part of the report and was pasted on
to the second sheet of the report OF
the State Advisory Board on taxation.
With DR.. James Cannon, OF the
Ant:-Saloon League, occupying seat
on the floor of the House and with
| the Rev. Dr.. J. Sidney Peters, Iie!d
secretary Of the league, also present
the House yesterday began SERIOUS
consideration of the prohibition bill
passed by the Senate last week.
A suggestion offered by Delegate
Jordan. of Pulaski, chairman of the
Moral Welfare Committee, that the
bill be taken up section by sector
!, was adopted as was also resolu
ton offered by; Floor Leader Willis
TO prevent members from speaking
more than fifteen minutes on an!
one amendment.
The bill, when it was called IRON
the calendar, was smothered under al
avalanche of amendments, no less
than thirty-nine being offered by on
Delegate alone-Linsay Gordon o
$ Louisa.
= Most of the amendments vltally IN
turing the bill are doomed to defeat
; House leaders believe. but not Withou
e lengthy debate An informal poll 0
d the House shows that sixty-five dele
!. gates will vote for the "prohlbitlo
d plan, or are expected to vote tor
f Discussion of the amendments ma
: be prolonged on questions of persons
h privilege.
e There is. as of March tst, ba
e ance in the State Treasury OF ss9o
t 594 81. according to report ME
d with the House of Delegates yesterda
;a.by State Accountant Frank Smyth
T.. This balance is subject to the pa!
ment of demands amounting to 1927
996 21. leaving net balance OF 500:
II 59S. 10.
n Estimated revenue to March, III
IS Ss,O5O, ,43007, the estimate BEN
based upon the present assessment
and rates, the estimates being III
i ther based upon the belief that tire
fourths of the amount due from d