Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-28
1O-CENT TAX IS
VOTED BY SENATE
Compromise Measure Gives 4
Cents to Roads, 3 to Schools
and 3 to Catawba.
FINAL VOTE is SO TO 2
Many Senators Regard 1t as Fair
Compromise of Various
Claims.

By a vote OF 33 to 2. the Senate yes.
terday passed Finance Committee
substitute bill 10 the tuberculosis
measure. whereby the State highway
system gets special tax OF cents
grammar grade schools. $ cents. and
tuberculosis causes 3 cents on all tax
able values except money.
The vote was as follows
Ayes-Addison. Allen. Andrews Bar
ham. Byrd, Cannon. Conrad. Corbitt
Davis, Downing. Early. Garrett. Gayle
Goodloe. Goodrich. Gravatt. Gum. Holt
Lcnreys. Lacy. Mapp. Mathews. Nit
cheil. Rinehart. Rison. Robertson. Roy
all. STROBE. Thornton. Trinkle. Walker
WendenburS and West.
Nays-Bowcrs and Keith.
Not votins--Buchana Drewry. Hen
ing, Jordan. Webb
The recorded vote on the passage OF
the bill was taken after the substitute
was adopted by a unanimous vote and
the constitutional reading had like
wise been dispensed with.
PREPARED AS SUBSTITUTE ny
SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE
The bill was prepared by the Senate
Finance Committee late on Tuesday
night substitute 10 the bills seek
ing special taxes for the three causes
mentioned. The I-cent tax for roads
is expected TO yield 100000 a year:
tho 3-cent tax for schools and the O.
cen; tax for CataHba and other tubcr-
cuirsis measures will produce $4,000
yearly each. The bill provides that in
the case OF tuberculosis the special tax
is. after 1918. in lieu OF all appropri-
atoms. This hill does not affec. the
right Of tho Finance Committee to APP
propriatc as it may sec IL or be able
TO roads and schools.
The bills proposing a special tax Of
10 cents for roads and Of 10 cents for
schools will be indefinitely postponed
and any additional revenue for those
purposes will be appropriated by the
Finance Committee.
Senator Goolrick, in Offering the FL
nance Committee substitute bill, said
the House OF Delegates had not done
justice to the highways. or the schools
or the tuberculosis plague lie said
that unless the senate stood together
ii would have &c accept the dictates OF
the House.
He said that the passage OF this bill
would allow greater appropriations to
State aid funds for road purposes. thi.
special tax being for getting the sys-
tenn OF state highways under way.
! Senator Strobe. a putron of both The
; Catawba and the schools bills, said the
( Finance Committees substitute should
CONNER itself to the Senate. He said
his first interest was with the ,ubcr.
culosis measure. as the health OF the
stat" is Of prime Importance. lie
placed tho school tax as second and
the road tax as third: yet in view OF
tho times he was willing 10 suppor,
tho substitute bill. and though, the
senate would do good days work
! 10 pass this bill and solve the cues.
lions relating 10 the three measures
I Senator Jordan concurrcd in the gen.
eral purpose OF the substitute, but said
that the tax for schools was too small
not being over 100000.
/ Senator Conrad said that the in.
crease would be nearly 81. GOT, 900: while
Senator Goodrich said ii was estimated
that it would yield even more. Their
Senator Conrad continued saying that
the fair compromise should be passed
/ for the sake OF harmony Whereupor
/ Senator Jordan discaimcd the inten-
tion Of criticisins the bill
! On question pending. the vote va.
/ SO 20 . in favor OF the bill.
In the morning session the Senate
passed bills:
To place mutual fire insurance com.
ranics under the supervision and con.
troll OF the Bureau of Insurance
Six companion bills TO amend the
charter of Newport News and 20 Dor,
/ row money not TO exceed soOo.O 900 or
short term notes and to issue $3.50. ooC
worth OF bonds for permanent con.
structions and $3.50 600 for the repay.
ment Of funds
To provide for the protection OF Ger
/ tain fur-bcaring animals In I.oudour
County.
, To amend section $50 of the Code
relating 10 Augusta County.
/ To authorize Charlotte County 10 lend
/ money obtained by 'nr sale of the
/ test farm.