Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-11
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that this dispatch was telegrsphed from
New York by one OF the rep
resentatives OF leading paper
there which has always been hostile to
the management of Mr.. Huntington.
He only considered this as n personal at
tack upon Mr.. Huntington, actuated by
unkind feelings. He spoke in the highest
terms of Mr.. Huntington, but for whose
help the road could not have been kept
in operation. The speaker deemed 1t
but lust that he should reply to the
statement that one cause that made
the road run behind in meeting
its obligations was that the own
ers of the road property were also
owners of valuable coal-m.nes on the line
of the road, and that they transported
the product OF these mines to tue sea
board Mt rates which, while they enabled
the owners of the mines to reap large
profits on their coal. were so low as to be
ruinous to the railroad property. He
denied that any one holding an interest
in the road owns any share or lot in the
West Virginia cosl-mines. Low rates OF
TRANSPORTATION, he said, were made to Sc
cure patronage to the road and TO develop
the mining interests of West Virginia.
The Senate, by the vote of 20 to Z, re-
fused to suspend the rules, and the reso-
| luton lies over one day.
BILLS REPORTED.
Among the bills reported from com.
mttees were the following: To amend
section 1915. Code of 1887, rs to land
acquired by incorporated companies; te
incorporate the Old Dominion Boom ano
Log Company.
BILLS PRESENTED.
Bv Mr.. Gillespie To extend the time
TO the clerk Of Iazewel county for col
lection of fee bills.
Bv Mr.. Hubard To provide RECORD
and successive statement Of the costs o.
suits and to prevent abuse and loss II
their payment to officers aud others.
Bv Mr.. Gee (by request: For the
relief Of tho sureties of i. A. Cooke, late
treasurer of Surry county.
Bv Mr.. Hodges TO incorporate the
Portsmouth and South Mills Railway
Company.
BY Mr.. Duane (by request: Petition
of citizens of Mardora, Dinwiddie cOun
tv. asking the regulation of the cost o
freight aud passenger traffic and IN re
lation to the handling and sale OF lea
tobacco.
COUNTY JUDGE ELECTED.
Mr.. Williams introduced joint reso
luton. which was adopted, providing fol
the election at 1910 p. NJ. of Judge
for the County Courts OF Dickinson anC
Buchanan. At that hour, after The
usual interchange of messages with the
House, the enate proceeded to the ex
ecution of the joint order.
Mr.. Williams then nominated Il. Nj.
Jones, of Dickinson county. Mr.
Gillepsle (Republican) seconded the
nomination, stating that Mr.. Jonei
would make an acceptable Judge for the
people of both counties.
A messenger from the House sooI
after informed the Senate that Mr.. Jones
was the only nomination made in tina
body. There being no opposition IL
either house he received the full vote
and was declared duly elected.
TREAsURERs' PAY.
The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived
Mr.. Hurt (Mr. Lovenstein in the chair
called for the first special order-the bill
to allow the voters of Warwick county
to vote on the removal Of the county
courthouse.
On motion of Mr.. Twyman this bill
Was passed by for thirty minutes, and he
called up the second special order, which
was the bill to amend the law in relation
to the compensation OF county treasu
rers. The bill provides:
5 30. Every treasurer shall be allowed
for his services IN receiving and paying
over the revenue-on amounts OF $40 ON
and less, 3 per centum, and on The
amount in excess OF $4,000. q pei
centum, except that the commissions To-
receiving and paving over the revenue II
cities where the annual collections are II
excess of $50. 900 shall be per centun
on such excess provided that in coun
ties and cities IN which the State revenu'
does not exceed Sl0, 600 he shall receive
in addition 10 the commissions allowed II
: His StfllDlis - vi 1CihhAit vi III AN'CLN'
I remaining unpaid December LIST and col
lected by him andiu counties and citle
in which the State revenue exceeds Sto,
600 and does not exceed $50, 600 he shall
receive. in addition 10 the commission
allowed in this section, per centum OF
all revenue remaining unpaid Decembc
LIST and collected by him and In coun
ties and cities in which the State revenue
exceeds 335, 600 he shall receive, in addi
ton TO the commissions allowed in thii
section. 2 per centum on all revenue re
naming unpaid December LIST and col
lected by him.
MIR. Heaton thought this bill required
some explanation.
Mr.. Iwyman stated that while Their
would be slight increase in compensa
ton the object OF the bill was to remedy
existing irregularities.
Mr.. Jones inquired whether the bill
wonli affect the new Code?
Mr.. Twyman said the bill had beer
carefully prepared and would not injnr'
the operation Of the Code.
Mr.. Smoot heartily favored the bill
saying that while there will be an in
crease OF perhaps S25, 900 or $4,000 il
the pay OF treasnrers throughout tn
State, the diminution OF defanlters vii
more than counterbslance this.
The bill after further discussion wa
ordered TO its engrossment,
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To refund to p. y. CLANCY, OF Halifa
county, certain license taxes paid b