The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-25
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BILLS BY TITLE ONLY
80 Ooncurs IN Senate hes olutions,
0ne OF Which Permits Cities 90
Have Nonresident Officers.
TAX LIEN BILL
s1kfPEAL BEATEN BY TIE VOTE
- Preventing Determination
AgMinst Military Uniform and I'm
Margins Powers OF Governor as
1 Tyommapder- in Chief Are Passed.

The enactment of laws by the Viz
&lhia General Assembly in the future
|Wfll be speeded up considerably. The
HOUSE yesterday concurred with the
nemnte I'm passing Joint resolution
vhfch will eliminate two OF The read
s1n&1 of bills permitting them TO De
gfead in full one time and twice by
f1sle only. The House also concurrea
N Senate Joint resolution NO :, which
1ormits the appointment OF mt-hicl-
sUnl offfcers. because OF technical skill
er for other good reason, who are
not residents or qualified voters OF
~ State.
~ Out of thirty bills taken up on the
House calendar yesterday one was
&lSmtssed at the request OF the pa
xfpn. one was defeated after having
6&<n passed and reconS1dered, one
~ allowed to remain on Its third
reading after being passed, motion
~ pass by reconsideration prevailing,
md tweflty-seveu bills were passed
nnd sent TO the Senate <or concur
renee. Despite the fact that that
fnm Der OF measures YVES gotten out
~ the way, a calendar nearly forty
Gaxes In length is before ne House.
EMpitat&on Tax Remains Lien.
Vi sharp dght against the Cousins
fsNr Bill TO repeal the law which
makes ca pitstfon taxes a Zen on the
A9nl estate OF the person assessed.
SkAdch was led by Delegate Gordon.
u L0assa Mr. Beale. OF Caroline, and
GnpexAr Myers of Richmond. resulted
~ the defeat Of the measure, BY a
xDGe ef a. tc Al.
1kesEs Myers and Beale opposed
II ). f1g 4hA
afSz vote en- It's passage, which re-
~uIted favorably, the bill passing, 81
- -. When the usual motion TO re-
cnnsider was presented Mr.. Gordon
rame to his feet urging the House
70 reconsider and beat the bill. The
fepeal of the capitauon tax Len, he
fnststed, would deprive the schools of
thpusands Of dollars. "a the capita
ttou tax goes to the support of the
3nchools BY vote OF 4S to 40 the
htH was reconsldered and then came
~ defeat
81 The resolution doing away with full
xeading of bills each time was passed
u vote OF 5s to &. AS a matter of
&Act, the bills are not now actually
Rad In full each time. though the
record Indicates that they are. and the
narSase OF the resolution merely goes
~ show that the Legislature wants to
IN Aonest with itself
The vote on the resolution 30 per-
aia844tt cities to GO beyond the borders Of
~ state to find suitably equipped
M3on for municipal positions was GO
xk3V9 70 5 noes.
Military Measures Pass.
Ihree of the bills passed are mill
4nry measures. All are patroned by
lE3nSrs. Leedy. Myers and James II.
E.2dce. The first protects the legal
xf0arer OF tho uniform of the State or
Ynderal military service against dis
IGx1lainatton by landlords or Keepers Of
s1<ptois. restaurants. theaters or other
rnBces of entertainment or amuse-
nent.
q The second authorizes tho Governor
~ c0mnander In chief of the Viz
NfniG Volunteers to increase or de-
6Roase the number OF State military
In his discretion; pro-
vtdAS pay of privates at one dollar a
~ and for the fixing of pay Of Oh
enEa by the Governor in general or
AAe1, Tor actual service OF the State
SnA amends several sections of the
Odd with reference to the public de-
31aoA
Tho third authorizes the Governor
~ classify the character and nature Of
61DchArges from the service.
s4 Put Tax On Foreign Cars.
EN " tnxatton measure passed yesterday
TT the w w. Baker Brewer bill. which
frOy3des for placing tax Of one and
sthree-fffths per cent on the assessed
Alne Of the cars used In Virginia OF
4k1aWAys and other corporations not
4 rGnlciled In the State.
Among other measures passed are
Akose 70 validate the acts of females
10 have performed any of the duties
ak doputy court clerks TO prevent cir
n nes from showing IN any county az
4&p same time county fair is being
sMIds TO require candidates TO receive
k& majority of the votes cast to be
ected: to authorize joint establish
liant by cities or towns and counties
~ sAnitaria for the care of persons
offerfng from tuberculosis and to au-
3kOrixe boards Of supervisors TO appro-
NS1ate money 10 defray expenses OF
Gnnfederate veterans to the grand re-
S11ion TO be held In Birmingham tr