The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-28
SENATE COMPROMISE ON
SIZE Of SPECIAL LEVY
Direct Tax of 81, 400. 900 for In
crease support OF Schools, Roads
and Tuberculosis Funds.
GOOD ROADS GET $3.50, 900
Schools and Tuberculosis Share
Equally In ss40. 0Oo--Tase of vyess
50-4S Blu Affected and House axad
Senate Conference Necessary TO
Adjust Difference.

A compromise measure was passed
~ the senate yesterday providing for
an additional tax of ten cents on the
hundred on all property except bank
deposits to be raised by special levy.
The special levy OF ten cents viii
raise approximately si.4oo, 600. OF
which SSs0.o0o will be applied to
the good roads and new state high
way system protect, and $4,000
each for free publ schools. and
for fighting tuberculosis at Catawba
sa nitarium and by system OF rural
sanitation which Involves stamping
out disease breeding spots and the
prevention OF the spread Of the tu-
bercfilosis by those who are ignorant
Of the proper methods 10 prevent
contagion among families and com.
Eaunities.
The action of the senate in reach.
ing a com promise on the much de-
hated problems of providing for
roads schools and tuberculosis the
advocates Of which have urged spe.
cisl levtes TO the total OF twenty
three cents on the hundred. will
probably be accepted by the house.
This solution of these problems
will involve further conferences and
adjustments between the two houses.
The house yesterday passed a bill
on its own account providing for a
five-cent levy for schools. and there
Ia pending In that body the West
b0-$5 bill by which q considerable
sum is taken from the state revenues
and segregated 10 the localities. The
raising OF the additional sums by
special levy Will provide in large
measure ~,r the needs of the locaii-
tlss which were in contemplation
when the West bill passed the SEN
ate. and II Is extremely doubtful II
this measure will now be concurred
In the house
Transfer OF S225. 600
The senate compromise also at
fscts the decision hy the house in
"a sslng the appropriation bill Tues
day. when II made provision for
transferring $4,000 Of the highway
appropriation from the. second year
making II available for 1918 IN order
10 make Virginia elegible for the
total OF $9s5600 federal aid for
state highways II the house con-
Lcurs in the senate special levy OF ter
cents for the purposes named above,
that will be in line with what tho
good roads asked for. although not
meeting their demands In full In
that evest It is proba bly, that when
the matter emerges from conference
between the senate and house the
original provision of $4,000 for the
second year will stand. instead of the
s2is.0o0 provided IN the bin as
. passed by the house.
- zttf,ea sRRNss hA Etf
, uation In the prooa srity -Sct the sem
priattons exceeding probably by one
million dollars the amount v:ried in
the house appropriation bill.
Against Further Levy.
The house appropriation and a.
nance committees, comprising ap-
proximateiy one-third of the house
membership. are at present lined ur
solidly against any further special
! levy than provided for in the Ave
cent levy for schools passed by the
house yesterday. and the rankins
members on these committees be
lieve they have the votes to reject
any other proposition.
| This will throw the whole matter
/ into conference. with the senate al
most una n irnous in favor OF the ten
cent levy. with the influence or th'
| governor who is an avowed advo
! waite OF further financial support o.
| schools and~ good roads, and with
growing sentiment in the house II
! favor DE- concession TO the wishes o
/ those demanding larger appropra
! lions for roads
! Out OF this it is believed the goot
roads people win get more than tn
! house has gone on record as wiihnf
! to provide. certainly no less anC
| therefore they will fght long anC
! hard 20 carry their point