Evening star., 1924-01-14
ECONOMY MOOD HITS
: VIRGINIA ASSEMBLY
Tax Rate Not to Be Raised, Nor
Pay of Employees, Law
f. makers Say.
BILL TO FORCE POLL TAX
Senator Plans Measure to Collect
Through License Offices.
Specisi Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
RICHMOND, Va, January H.
Whatever may be the demands OF cd
ucators and others the general assem-
bly, will listen but refuse to increase
tax rates, it is said here. NOR Will
there be any increase in the pay OF
employees of any of the state depart
ments, Notwithstanding appeals made
for lust a small raise ITO meet the
advanced cost of living" And there
Will be no new boards and depart
ments created, except as TO a bureau
of auto licenses. The initiatioh OF
this department will entail practic-
ally no additional cost on the STATE
The formation of committees. elec-
tion of officers, the presentation OF
bills, the fixing of dates for the meet
ings of the committees, the Eomlna-
tion of Judges and a few state 9TH
GERS and such little affairs have been
fisposed of. Receptions to the mem,
bers, the little social attentions any
the usual ceremonies ana SetIlhS ae.
in new quarters for the session nav
all been completed Sair ana fonil,es ,nH are at
home for the period OF siXt! oaS'
that the lawmakers will be here.
Bill to Force Poll Tax.
Senator Thomas ]. Downing or Ian
caster has in course OF pFel'slla -
bin which will bring much revenue ~
the state treasury. 1t would require every
person in the state who gets Incense ioL
an automobile q permit OF any kiiu' oI
who has to register to 90 BUSINESS Ia
the state, for all fishermen, hunters
oyStermen, owners OF dogs, leacheis'
nurses. midwives, peddlers. auctioneers'
lawyers, doctors, insurance aSehts' ho
taries and others. registering OF 80
ting permits to first pay tner ca pild
ton taxes before tneS eau pe iiSeiieN
or obtain licenses
Hundreds of teachers have never paio
their capitation tax, yet nave peen
drawing salaries for years. me rev
enues are expected TO De heaFt4 ~
creased by the owners of dogs: a con,
seryative estimate is that S2oo.0Uo VIII
come to the treasury if the bill shah De-
come a law. =,
Before the session is over there VIII
come bill to put all men OF the
states jails on the highway work.
No LfqOur Pardons.
Gov. Trinkle has taken a strong posi-
tion in the matter of violations OF the
prohibition laws, calling on every OFF,
cer in the state TO realize that II Is
his bounden duty, and in keeping with
is enforced. and he added that there
would be loss of time for persons
so convicted in making appeals TO him
for pardon. for he asserted that he
would not do that, and neither will he
consent to the restoration of the IL
censes Of the men to operate cars where
the same has been revoked for such
operation by persons under the influence
OF liquor.
Republicans have ore senator and five
representatives, just half OF the menl-
l'ership in the last session. The re-
publicans are not holding any confer
cnces nor acting as . party. and in
the votes so far cast have worked in
perfect harmony with the majority. AS
individuals they are expected to op-
pose any increase of taxes, and in this
they will be in full accord with the
majority. The republicans will vote
with the democrats in opposition to
the creation of new offices or the in
crease of salaries for any officers.