The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-13
THE SENATE


ate yesterday. the bill being reported
by Senator Mapp. chairman OF the
committee
In submitting the report. which re-
ceived the unanimous support Of the
eleven members who considered the
measure, Senator Mapp said that he
would, later in the day, move to make
the bill special and continuing order
for some day next week, and he asked
that 1000 copies of the bill be print
ed, as amended, for the information
OF the members.
Later In the session Senator Mapp
moved that the bill. because Of its
and the necessity for dis
posing OF It and getting It over 10 the
House, be fixed as the special and COM
t!nuing order for next Wednesday at
1890 o'clock. which motion was
agreed to by unanimous vote, with one
exception. the identity OF which was
not disclosed in the vivs-voce vote.
Senator Mapp announced that the
bill had been amended in many re-
spects. but that there were a large
OF amendments which were
unconsequential in character, some
transposing sentences, others changing
sections and the like.
Fight Will BE Brief.
The fight on the bill VIII not he
long, Il will not be bitter The "drys"
have the votes. and they will see 10 1t
that the bill will go through. The fact
Is that the majority shows no dis
position to rush things or TO prevent
any one from having a say. but the
bill will be passed in due season and
diIatory tactics Will not be tolerated,
even II there were disposition to re-
sort thereto.
on all sides there Is a manifest de-
termination 10 stand by the promise
made 10 tn people that the bill would
be passed. and that VIII be done The
bill win make good and will go TO
the Touse before the end OF the COM
ing week, unless there Is a complete
upsetting OF belief on all sides. The
bill will go to the Governor not later
than the middle Of the last week in
February, and il is believed 10 be
stands.
Wendenburg's Railroad Bill
Senator Wenderbure' resolution
regarding The assessments Of the rail-
roads Of the State, presented several
days ago, and which got lost IN the
shuttle n day or two ago. will be call
ed 40 on Tuesday after the opening OF
the session. That was Senator Wend-
enhurF's statement yesterday The
resolution ~ one directing attention to
the assessment OF the railroads at
what he says is about one-thlrd OF
their admitted value, the owners of
the roads being the men who give
the valuation OF the roads. He wants
to know why 1t is that the roads are
not assessed At least two-thirds OF
their value
The reply Of snrne ot the members
Fho are opposed to the resolution viii
be made on Tuesday. ana there will
be some Interesting times when the
speakers who are antRg onizing Sem
etor wendenburg's proposition get TO
going for he IS certain 10 come right
hack st them Figures viii be quoted
20 show that Senator Wendenburg has
/ cen misnformed IN some particulars
and that his reading Of the figures
have OF been given the Interpretation
that Will make a better showing for
the roads.
Commission Merchants Monday.
The bill affecting the commission
OF the State-requiring
them 20 be registered and licensed
and &c give bond for their conduct
of business--will he taken up on Mon
day at 1890. being made a special
order for that time. This bill Is the
one which caused so much discus
sion last session and which was
beaten because of the good work OF
Senator Cannon, who was still talking
when the bin Kicked the bucket"
There is still a good deal of opposition
to the measure, which may develop
before the end IS reached.
The advocates OF the measure are
from the farming section, and there
Is said 10 oe need for some such legis-
iation TO protect farmers from the
aots of few MEN who have gotten
produce and then failed to make re-
port Of the sales.
Cuts Down the Fees.
Senators West and Goolrick are pa
irons OF measure which is aimed
solely at examiners of records. The
bill seeks to correct what IL believed
by some to be defect In the law as
amended last session. The law pro-
videe that examiners of record shall
not receive in excess OF s2,50o year
for his services. the section of the
law dealing with the examiners being
mbraced IN the West fee bill, The
hill seeks 10 correct the error whereby
Lie examiners nave btSH NOIlSttihS
the fees as heretofore. Senator West
saying yesterday that some OF the ex-
had gotten as much as 500
900 or more.
Mr. Moore Makes Report.
Auditor Moore reported to the Sem
ate the information which he had col
lected in reply TO the resolution from
the Senate several days ago. The re-
quest was made for information as
to what would have been the revenue
OF tho State had there been a direct
tax during the years 1919
1915, the rate OF taxation being on a
schedule that increased as the size
of the estates increased, Mr.. Moore
said that the State would have re-
ceived In the three years varying
amounts. placing the total that could
have been gotten from that source at
about $4,000. This estimate allow
ed for the exemption OF the estates OF
all persons $4,000 and less. The re-
port will be printed as a Senate docu-
ment.
Bills Passed.
The following Senate bills, on the
were taken up and passed:
Providing how the cities of this
Commonwealth having a population
in excess OF $4,000 Inhabitants may
request OF the General Assembly OF
Virginia to grant to any such CITY a