The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-12


of by rejcetion during the later days
~ the session--the coordinate COZ
lege bill and the equal suffrage con-
stitutionAl amendment Both OF these
I propositions we're strenuously urgee
before the members OF both Houses.
/ $4,000. 600 for Two Years
I The state OF Virginia will expsnd
approximately $4,000 coo during the
next two years. The exact amount
OF the appropriation bill tn hard 10
; determine. and Chairman Garrett was
, more than pleased last evening when
the state accepted the report or tne
I Finance Committee with practically
no changes
} AZ the bill came from the COM
ra!tfee there Is an apparent Increase
Of $50 GOO. bat there il TO be deduct-
ed from this sum $4,000, which was
/ stricken from the bill on motion OF
Senator Gum. That was the sum get
aside for the purposes of the virginia
Home and Industrial School for Glrts.
That makes the net increase over ana
above III" amount named by the COM
mittce of S2S 600.
The Senate refused TO make any IN
rreaecs FOR salaries, though there
were one or two spirited EFFORTS IN
that direction. The increases asked
were for the assistant attorney gem
eraI and the members of the state
2 Corporation Commission. Both were
rejected.
A rather unusual thing occurred
when Senator Bowers undertook 10
rfpeal the appropriation for the
teachers pension fund. The com
mittee reported the sum of $500 for
this purpose. and Senator Bowers
wanted to strike out the entire thing.
Right on the heels of that. the SEN
ate adopted motion, made by Sem
ator Mapp, to make the appropria'
= ton for this fund $4,000, which was
accepted.
New Building at William and Mary
Then Senator Gum made sue
cessful fight to provide for new
dormitory for William and Mary Col
Iege The committee reported the
sum of $4,000 for this. and the
senate was asked to make this s2b.-
600. which was done, Tho statement
was made that the boom there had
caused homes to be sold over the
heads Of the students and that they
had TO have homes or they would
have TO leave college.
The Increases made in the bill
were Dining room for the convicts
1T the State farm. $500. teachers
pension fund, $1,000 (for two years.
10 a total OF $4,000, dormitory al
William and Mary College, $4,000;
10 the geological commission, $4,000
for live stock sanitary board, $500
for the Gettysburg monument com
mission. $4,000; farm demonstratior
work, $4,000.
Increased Revenues.
There VIII tie considerably more
revenue to the State from common
carriers. due to the growth Of bust
ness. and also to the fact that there
is a small increase in the rate or
such companies. The increased re-
venue from this source will be about
S3l6,000.
The merchants license tax bin will
produce anywhere from $4,000 tt
$4,000 annually over and above the
( revenues for the last year. There ha'
Z been no increase in the rate in any
particular by the present Legislature
but a new regulation will be enforced
The merchants will have to make al
actual report, based on records
showing the total purchases made
anu in tins way the increases VIII
T range anywhere between the mini
mum and the maximum named above
f. There mas been an increase in tn
tax rate on heat, light. water ant
power companies, though this Is com
paratfVely small From this source
The State Will receive about $4,000
and the increase TN invested capita
Is expected to produce approximate
ly 1000.
Direct Inheritance Tax.
There Is an added revenue from
the direct inheritance tax. which wa
imposed this year for the first time
This will bring In anywhere from
$4,000 to 100000. The law which
imposes the tax carries a provision
which sets this tax aside for tn
school fund. There was some oppo
: siton to mis- scheme, but II all dig
appeared when the fact was estab
lished that the schools were to recelv
: the money,
Peters and Devancy.
I The Senate and House at Ia
o'clock elected the prohibition com
missioner and the judge for the cor
poration court for Hopewell. Senate
: Napp nominated the Rev, J. Sidne
q Peters and Senator Barham per
formed n similar office for Walter
p pevaney, Jr The two candidates re
2 ceived eve vote cast, The Repub
Leans all OF whom had a porte
! the prohibition measure. res. tied D
their silence during calling ron The
were anxious to vote for the Officer
md many them would have vote
for Dr, p tiers.
In the House Mr.. Peters was nomi
p mated hy Captain Myers, OF Rich
mend M Devaney was nominate
hv MIR. Harrison of Prince George
There was 20. speeChmakinR.
No state Once Building.
Renator Gunn made an effort I
amend the appropriation bin 80 a
to provide for the purchase of IN
z lot at the southeast corner OF tn
Capifnl Seuare-~the old Davis Hous
for the Purpose of providing git
T for a state office building. The sun
was $40. 500 IA year for two years
Senator Glnu made 1t plain that NOR
room was needed: that the state wa
j paying a hir sum for rent for Stat
. on es. ana tina, additional space wa
needed for the library.
Senator West was opposed to tn
AUTHORIZATION. There was no occasion
. FOR making the appropriation. II th'
lot were pvrcha Sod il meant an appro
tsriafion Tor building. and n that y
Irada.the ctote Will he called on Il
expend a very large sum. II was com
mon experience that when "A build
ing is undertaken it costs 80 per cen
more than the estimate of the archi
teCt
Senator Gum again appealed TO
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