Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-05
|NTANG|BLES TAXED
At ACTUAL LOCATION
Bill Changing SituS Passes til
House OF Dele
gates.
CONFERENCE On FARM LABOR
House Finance Committee lndcfi-
nltely Passes BY Bill Requiring
Audit and Uniform Accounting
System of County TrcasurerS.

Ellis 10 change the Situs for taxation
purposes OF intangible property TO it's
&c ctual location, TO make it unlawful TO
erect to cause 10 he erected or to allow
TO stand. any signboard resembling rail
way crossing signs. except at railway
crossings. and to amend The charters OF
Roanoke. Portsmouth and Norfolk yes
terday passed the House Of Delegates
OH their third readings. The bill to
provide for examination and punish
mcnt Of Keepers OF houses OF immor-
a!ity failed of passa 60 by one vote. Il
remains on the calendar on motion TO
reconsider.
The bills changing ;lre situs OF in
tangibles are amendments 10 the scgre-
ga ton tax law. one states that the
'situs for the taxation OF stock on hand.
raw material for use in business
whether at the place OF business. in
storage or elsewher>. and machinery
and tools no; taxed as real estate, shall
Ice ,Ec county or Incorporated COM
Inuni,y III which they arc physically To-
Gated. The other bill ai!udcs TO stock 5
of corporations. and is 10 tic same
practical effect.
EVERYBODY SHOWS
DESIRE no MAKE SPEECH
The House got away 10 a good start
yesterday. opening AT II o'clock and
wadinS into the calendar as If II meant
to wipe the sla tc c.can before adjourn
mcn'. When the road sign bill came
up. however, it seemed that everybody
either wanted 20 offer an amendment
o. make a speech. After a series OF
amendments. which left the measure
practically in its original form. and
much discussion. the bill finally passed.
An hour and 81 ha:f was consumed in
getting il through. By that time the
body was ready for adjournmcnt
In the meantime tho following judges
were elected: Martin r. Burks. Supreme
Court OF Appeals: James H. Fletcher.
thiTtr-hrst circuit \. Il. Hankel. Nor
folk: X. A. Bain. Portsmouth; T.. 8.
Carr. staunton: Il. " Robinson. Roa
noke: William a. Moncu-'n. Richmond.
CONFERENCE As no
PROBLEM or FARM POLICY
The first Of Governor Davis's meas
tires came into the Assembly Yesterday
When Senator Fletcher presented ii
joint resolution TO provide Tor the crc-
ation of commission or farm labor
TO carry on: the Governors recon
H:endations as to helping agricultural
interests and cooperating with the
federa' sovcrnmeut in providing sufi =
cicnt food to win tho war. Another
measure which has received the in
dorscmcnt Of the Governor was prac-
tically killed in committee. however.
uhcn the House Finance Committee
voted to indefinitely pass by the hill
seeking to compel audits of county
treasurer'S accounts and TO provide
uniform accounting System in the coun-
ties. AS 10 this. tho committee ruled
that the innovation would prove too
costly.
resolution to extend sessions OF
the General Assembly from sixty to
ninety days was presented hy Delegate
Boschcn. Delegates Smoot and peanc
liundlcy presented two bills TO punish
those who oppose strict prosecution Of
the war. Lindsay Gordon introduced
measure to allow the State TO employ
CONTINUED on Fifth PaCcD