Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-27
RICHMOND CHARTER BILL
IS ADVANCED BY SENATE
Sent to Its Third Reading Without
Debate or Opposition From
Amy Quarter.
TUBERCULOSIS TIM DEBATED
Senators Favor 3.Ccpt Special Tax
Nc,.. in addition to tppropria.
tiou. to Fight This Scourge-Docs
Not Provide for Other Diseases.

The Richmond city charter bill VA
one among fortN-scycn tho senate ad-
vanccd 20 the third rca6ins yesterday
iacrnine heforo taking up the sNccia;
order relating 20 q special Scent 'aN
for the tuberculosis cause. which the
Senate discussed UNTIL O'clock with
out taking any action on the Suejec:.
The special order will be resumed to-
day. With prospects OF hmm e0;ate die
?osal. about one-hali The members al
ready having expressed iicic views.
Il is not supposed that half 4 dozen
voies vii! he recorded agains; il, sem
4io" buchanan, who led tho opposition
on ;he grounds OF method only. having
withdrawn his objection and oppressed
desire TO Vote in The Affirmative. X
is a.So expected that the amendment
c.Fered by senator Bowers TO reduce the
;aH from cents 10 cents will &c
overwhelmingly defeated
The charter hill is on It's thi7i read-
ing IN both houses having advanced
ihus far with unanimous consent. a'l
Til. doubt that the bill will pass the
General Assembly is virtually zero.
- Nutse ha"ius adopted nc SEN
ate amendments to the Code. the Sen
ate nill concerning coal mines. involv-
ing all the mines in the state in Sc
rious manner. was indefinitely post
poned. The amendment of few lines
III 'He 'pue served tae same pHF-
pose Is the extensive bill and also
meets the approval! OF the hos; OF OBJ
iectins cos!-mine operators. who con-
tended the measure in the Code would
shut down every mine in Virginia.
DEBATE on SPECIAL TAN
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Senator Robertson opened the gen
erai session OF the General Assembly
by addressing himself 10 the Bowers's
amendment. reducing the special tax
o, cents 10 cents for tuberculosis
WORK. He said that the disposition Of
the House was % appropriate st00. 900
100000 a YEAR.
Senator. Andrews opposed the amend
meHt, and IL reply to a question from
Senator Robertson said analogies be-
tween remedies 70: tuberculosis and
typhoid were fauacious: that the pre
vention OF the one was expensive while
ne other was preventive by vaccination.
he contendcd that the tuberculosis oil.
demanded the special tax as q pc-ma :
nent Improvement al least as much
5 roads o. schools
Senator Bowers, the advocate ~ the
amendment sad that ne had ALWAYS
synIpsihiGed with bills 20 promote the
conservation Of the public health. hut
ma ~ the present direncss OF condi-
zen, he w"s IN favor OF scaling down
az INC proposed spe c!aI taxes He then
stated tha, IL vas The intention OF the
tuberculosis advocates TO ada the an
prop-'at'cn az 5000 600 70 the $3.50 o06
speeis tsN, making $3.50, ono per annum
:" eomcat trbe-culo=is. He said that
tss cents special TAX would raise
S2S" h65 q year
Senator Mitchell ros. to pu. himself
on r@cort as supporting The bill and
opposing the aricn6r7e.
senator Jordan followed b. arguing
max }; vas only fundamental ac, Of
ScNf-Hme0; 20 max. lJaeral spec;al
'aN tor lighting tho disease He
answered Senator suchanans aryu
'ne't aga inst the special tax n The
ffp"h" mat Srecial axes are the most
"eIn ocfat!c forms %. tax
senator Keith said that a. this time
ne was willing 10 vot. for cents mn
not cents. as special tax for tuher
GROSS causes lie said. hnwcve- ina,
az gee" WIFE the patrons OF tn. htn
>fa*'9' id6.!or said that re6nc.
l"i vs. m2dc IA tho bill from ) cents
|" cents. AZ concession 10 uur con-
.1'i'Ls He aid that Senator
H1chan-r had withdrawn his ohinn, ~,
~ ne Dill AID regretted that he could
not - prcscn, 70 vote for Il 10 ~,
lo!h'sc 20 toat tho different ob;ec
No7% nowhere came 20 TIE issue IA
procured statistic. 20 chow conc'usi-c
- tiat there arc over 10000 c,sc3 81
tIor'ciios,s IN Virginia which COOS ~
tHr N=-| 'ahr.c and cons:rvcttor 81 lie
pEniie health. iie showed thai IL ;s /. ,
ccpT0T IL procoS'tion .ha. cannot he
asss!!"c Nc therefore wanted ,ha
XpHhiai AK 70 Gcc away from the an
PPFr!ali>Es .: the finance committees.
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