The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-07

tffal home ana Hcu0oi foT VII - -
4 Chesterfield County. which has Ions
been objected to by Bon Air residents.
i Proper appropriations have been
Z made for the removal OF this home ~
1 due time.
1 The INDUSTRIAL Giras school I'm. .
The bill directs the Governor TO sell
!, the property for not less than $4,000
] and appropriates $4,000 Increased
/ from tfe.ooo) for the purchase Of 9
/ new site and for the construction OF
/ the necessary buildings. After the
l passage of the bill Delegate Moss. OF
/ Lynchburs. asked for n rs-readinE OF
/ the amendment, and another vote was
called for. He was overruied ana
notes an appeal from the ruling OF
the chair. This was withdrawn when
IL was pointed out that the bill had
| TO be approved by the Senate.
Delegate Davis. OF Norfolk County.
! and Delegate Willis. Of Roanoke. en-
gagged In a debate over the passage
of Senate amendments to House bill
| No. la, relative to the right to search
| persons suspected of having game or
| fish in their possession in violation OF
/ law. The Senate amendment required
yarrant from an officer making such
| a search. There were several other
minor amendments to the bill. MT.
Willis read these amendments rather
fast and Mr.. Davis complained that
! no one knew what he was reading.
He asked that the clerk explain the
amendments.
The chair announced that the clerk
was not empowered with the right
to address the House, and Mr.. Wills
was asked to explain. He did so.
! Mr.. Davis then moved that the SEN
ate amendments be printed In the
I bill This was lost. The bill was
passed as amended. and at the request
of Mr.. Willis II was ordered that one
I thousand copies be printed for the use
Of members of the House.
! Time and again did Delegate Reed,
/ of Portsmouth. urge the consideration
and passage on its third reading OF
House bill No 3eS, which is a bill to
amend and re-enact section l OF an
act entitled AN act to segregate, for
section 1e9 of the Constitution of Vir-
gInia, the several kinds and classes
of property. SO as to specify and de-
termine upon what subjects State
taxes and upon what subjects local
taxes may be levied, and to provide
for the continuance for the year 1918,
and until otherwise provided by law.
OF the present State school tax OF 10
cents on every 800 OF the assessed
NHluP OIL T6ti tSt1it anu thDHiDiC pSA
sonal property, and to repeal an act
to segregate for the purpose OF tax
alton, pursuant to section 1s9 of the
Constitution" etc.
Might Lose Their Seats.
There followed a sharp debate dur
ing the morning session on this sub
iect 1t was again brought up In the
afternoon by Mr.. Reed. Roth times
the bill failed to pass its second read
ing under the ten objection rule"
Mr. Reed declared that there were
delegates present who might fail to
come back TO their seats in 1913 II
they allowed this bill to die on the
calendar.
The morning session ended with the
defeat OF the object of Delegate Reed,
though 1t was said then by the Dele
gate that he would bring the bill up
again during the afternoon session.
He consented to a motion for adjourn
ment for recess with this understand
ing.
Delegate Stephenson, of Bath. urged
that the House finish with the Senate
amendments before considering any
other bills. These bills were there
fore concluded before the recess hour.
THE AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House reconvened at $3.50
o'clock A. message from Governor
Stuart was read, urging prompt ac-
ton on the tax bills before the House.
This message is published In full in
another column of this paper.
Delegate Baker. OF Chesterfield,
spoke in favor of the Governors mes
sage. He paid high tribute to the
efficiency of the chief executive. and
declared that there fell upon the
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ly with the request. He was followed
by Delegate Brewer, ~ 'rman of the
Appropriations Committee. who also
advocated compliance with the mes
sage.
Speaker Houston. requesting Dele
gate Moss, of Lynchburg. to take the
chair, spoke from the floor OF the
House, making a stirring appeal In
behalf of what the Governor had re-
quested He termed the message as
"significant' and spoke OF the clarion
call" He said the time had come
when the House faced a serious situ-
alton. I'VE have gone beyonA the
danger line" he declared. These
revenue measures are absolutely neces-
sary." he continued. The Finance
Committee has considered these bills
with all the fairness and business
acumen possible. Men from every
walk OF life have been before this
committee II passed. these meas
ures will hold the State of Virginia
up to the high standard Of great
Commonwealth. II these measures
are not passed, then appropriations
for schools, roads and other fmpor-
tant measures will suffer for funds"
A resolution to consider only House
bills in the Senate and Senate bills
In the House after Wednesday was Of
fered by Delegate Willis. 1t was
adopted.
Mr.. Reed, OF Portsmouth, was again
on his feet with his request for con-
sideration of House bill No. 3aa, above
mentioned. The bill was again passed
by. The vote stood 80 ayes and A.
noes.
Delegate Hugh White. of Rock
bridge. announced that the revenue
bills had not yet been printed. For
this reason they could not be fully
considered yesterday afternoon, though
later they were passed to third read
ing.
Conference ON Mapp Bill.
Az this tuncture Senator Mapp ap-
peared on the floor OF the House and
announced that the Senate. failed to
accept Senate bill No. 1873, known as