Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-21

though the letter from Mr.. John ID
Spencer to myself, which | have just haC
read, is not pertinent to the charge con
tanned in the letter to Mr.. Gravely,
have noticed that the Dispatch of Fri
dav last reports q friend of mine az
having said in my behalf in the House
of Delegates that loaned my pass TO nC
one. My friend, in perfect good faith
know, misunderstood what 1 informed
him, or the Dispatch was in error as tc
what he said. What | did say was that
eff Mr.. Redd rode Oh my pass he did SC
without my knowledge or consent"
While it is certainly true that | never
did loan Mr.. Bedd my pass, and If he
had ever had it or used it he had done Sc
without my knowledge or consent, i dc
recall tho fact on one occasion last spring
a townsman of mine and close personal
friend, Mr.. John ID. Spencer, a business
man of large wealth and a gentleman OF
high character, sent me note to my
house in Martinsylle asking me to send
him my pass over the Norfolk and West
ern road. Sickness in my family con-
fined me to my house, and having the
highest confidence i'll Mr.. Spencer, and
no reason whatever for suppOsing he
would make misuse Of anything | would
place in his care, / sent him the pass by
the bearer of the note.
That Mr.. Spencer did not make such
misuse OF it / am gratifod to see from
his letter, which has just been read.
BILLS PRESENTED.
BY Mr.. Dalton: To incorporate the
Bay-Side Turnpike Company.
BY Mr.. Dalton: To incorporate the
Free Bridge Company, on the Eastern
branch of the Elizabeth river.
BY Mr.. Hubbard: 70 repeal the act
for the establishment OF ferry across
James riyerat Columbia.
BY Mr.. Gee For the relief of Julius
Jacob, wounded Confederate soldier
BY Mr.. Gee (by request: To incor-
po,ate the Reda Natural Mineral
Water Company.
BY Mr.. Koiner: To amend act
creating the Baldwin District Fair Asso-
citation.
BY Mr.. Hodges For the relief of
George A. Wilson, late treasurer OF Nor
folk county.
BY Mr.. Loyenstein To empower
the clerk OF the Attorney General to APP
pear for the Commonwealth IN the State
and Federal Courts.
TRANSFERRING A STATE CLAIM.
Mr. Moore introduced preamble and
providing for the transfer OF
certain claim OF the State of Virginia
against the Government of the United
State 10 the Mount Vernon Avenue AS
ISOLATION. In 1890. by an act OF the
State Assembly, Virginia lent the
United States 500, 600, to be applied to-
wards the erection Of public buildings at
Washington. In 1850 this claim was
to the Orange and Alex
andria Railroad Company. This COM
pany becoming insolvent and Congress
not having made an appropriation to
liQuidate the claim, in 1873 the Legisla-
ture repealed the act and it reverted
10 the State. 1t is nov proposed
to dedicate tho $4,000 to the
Mount Vernon Avenue Association,
the object of which is to make an
avenue or road to Washington's tomD.
In consideration OF this, it is provided
that the road is TO be free from all toll
charges
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
TO change the name Of the lron-Belt
Land, Mining, and Development Com
pany OF Virginia TO the Virginia Com
pany.
For the relief of John II. Sears, late
treasurer of Matthews county.
TO incorporate the Railway Reform
Rolling-Stock Company.
TO incorporate the Seaboard Water
Company.
10 appropriate money to erect addi-