The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-01-15
THE LEGISLATURE.
THE house HOLDS 4 SESSION BY
ITSELF YESTERDAY

"HICKAHOMINf RIVER.
NJ. Cardwcn of Hanover introduced
a bin providing for The removal OF OBJ
structiOAs from ,he Chickah0miny river,
and 90 punish the obsiruciors of the
same.
Referred
UNIVERSITY or tEolNfA.
Mr Dabney Of Albemarle introduced
the following bin BE il enacted by The
General a assembly that the Board Of Nisi-
tors Of the University of Virginia may
receive, invest, manage, and control al
gifts deviscs. and requests, and com
mute into money upon such terms as
they may deem best any such gift, devise,
OF beQucst, taking effect i'm future.
Referred 90 Schools and College.
couoRr ASSOCIATION.
Nr Treat of King William introduced
bin granting q charter 20 the Cohoke
Association Atpresent this association,
which is composed OF Richmond ana
Manchester gentlemen. for fishing pur-
poses. own the CohOke mill property IN
King Willm county, and no" desire "a
charter of incorporation for the purpose
of oporatinr saw mill, grisi mill, etc,
and leasing the privileges The capital
stock 10 hcnot less than s. 600 nor more
than $2j0HO. and the association 20 ue
permitted 60 own 900 acres of land.
Referred
EXTENDING TIE TIME fOE ADDING IhE
PENALTY.
Mr.. Ryan Of Loudoun presented a pc
tition for the citizens of LOudoun county
asking that the law bee changed so that
the time for adding the 1--WE per cent
penalty 90 taxes unpaid be extended 10
February J., 1888.
FoREICN CORPORATIONS.
Mr.. Moore of Clarke presented from
the Farmers Assembly the following
"Resolved. As the sense of this Assem-
hlv. that the Legislature Of the state
should grant no charter nor amend any
already granted. nor pass any bill by
which The railroads OF the state may be
come technically foreign corporations so
a- 20 avoid the jurisdiction of the state
courts.
Referred
CONVERSATIONS FoR TiE COMNlTrht Io
ErANlNr THr gEEtsrRER's OFFICE.
Senate bin paying James ID. Craig
$500 for extra labor performed by him as
accountant. T. Richard Niugicld S4OV,
Charles p. Jones $400 Edmund WaddiIl,
Jr. 5000. Ashton S,arAc 5000, ana
Thomas NJ Miller $500 each for ;hcir seq
vices on the Joint Committee 20 examine
the securities in the Treasurer ONCE
etc. came up ON IT'S passage
Mr. Buiorl of Richmond, chairman oi
the Finance Committee urged 40 length
;hc Justice and propricty OF paying these
amounts. as 10 was wrong aud improper
10 REQUIRE members Of the Legislature io
come from different sections of the state,
spend TWO hundred days making these
Investigations and pay them nothing
for TO-
Mr.. Gordon of Rappahannock eN-
pressed similar views.
Mcssrs Pollard Of King and Queen,
and Ryan of Loudoun opposed paying the
amounts ON the ground that j. was wrong
in principe 10 pay members on commit
fees working during vacation, as II was
equivalent to creating an Office, ana u
would start a bad precedent whereby I'D
the end all the members would be found
investigating everything during vacation
and drawing compcnsations.
Mr.. Daingerfeld of Essex urged The
passage of the bill
Mr.. Buford replied TO Nj Pollard,
saying that ne proposed TO consider this
particular case upon its merits. 10 Is
absurd TO think that a Legislature should
appoint commission 10 do work for The
State. which saved her hundreds OF thou
sands of dollars, without giving them a
reasonable compensation 90 reimburse
them for their hotel bills and 0,ner eX-
penses.
MT Hay of Madison said there could
De nOmOrc dangerous precedent To estaO-
lisb that for this General Assembly TO
apuoint commissioners from among It's
own members and then vote them money
for accepting. Begin such q procedure
and v0u will never know where Do VIII
end You will bee called on 90 pay special
committees appointed during the last
ten years.
MIR. Anderson of Rockbrldge said that
20 his knowledge three committees of
this kind have been appointed, one Of
them was paid for its services, the
other was defeated I'm the House by avote
of As ayes 90 40 noes, not jl ayes as the
Constitution required. And it is but
right. just, and proper 10 pay TINS COM
miIec. The work of tlc committee was
long. tedious laborous, and onerous.
Nr Echois OF Augusta said he Wo-.d
NOT undertake tO vote for this 1I a~ D.
was mcor tiiuional
Mr. Eam oi Lo.isa favored the hi- n
q leW words.
Ns Tyerof H..Amondci.y said i.Nes
preuo.tcl0us lormomnc.s t0 serve Toy .'.i