Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-29
THE NEW FERRY.
A LIVELY FIGHT OVER THE BILL IN
THE SENATE YESTERDAY.
Amended and Ordered to Bc Engrossed-
Pan-Amcrican Bill Advanced In the
House---GeneraI Business.

| The Senate was called 10 oruer AT h'o
minutes after IL O'Clock NJ, yesterday, by
Lieutenant Governor j. Hoge TYLER. and
the davis proceedings were opened with
prayer by Rev. DIR. Robert p. Kerr.
The first half hour of the dav's session
was consumed in disposing of the large
batch of bills passed by the House on Mon
4 day and communicated in Clerk Bigger's
morning message. Several OF the local
bills were placed on the calendar under
suspensions OF the rules.
AMENDMENTS AGREED TO.
The Senate agreed to the amendments
proposed by the House of Delegates TO the
! following Senate bills: To extend the
/ time to Charles NJ. Shannon. deputy
treasurer of Smyth county, for the col
/ lection of taxes and county levles IN his
hands; for tho relief of Louis Jones,
/ treasurer Of Middlesex county.
NOT AGREED TO.
When the question was put on agreeing
/ to the amendment proposed by the House
/ to the bill TO extend the time for the col
! lection of tax tickets in the hands OF james
Haislif, late deputy treasurer OF FAIRFAX
county, and others, Mr.. Moore moved that
they be not agreed to, so that committee
| of conference might be had, and the mo-
tion prevailed.
AFTER THE TRADES.
Mr.. Little presented the following adopt
ed by the Louisa County Farmers Alliance
at meeting held at Cuckoo January llth:
Whereas the various Commercial tx
changes in Virginia are managed In the
| interest of what is known as " The Trade y;
and whereas the influence In trade ex-
changes is almost always local and selhsh
and whereas the interest of the cities Is the
L 60 ~. mi n
which are corporate bodies chartered by
our Legislature: be it
ResoiUed, That the County Alliance take
such steps as will induce the Legislature to
take action looking to the protection and
interest of the farmers in all the EXCHANGES
Of Virginia, but moro particularly IN the
Grain and Tobacco Exchanges OF the city
of Richmond. to the end that our farmers
NAV have some security IN shipping their
/ produce TO that market.
The paper IS signed by II. j. Harris. sec
retary of the Louisa Alliance. and accom-
panying it was a letter from Mr.. W. i.
Meade. heartily endorsing the action of
the alliance and urging some Legislation
on the subject.
Justice.
Mr.. Little presented another resolution
adopted by the same body, asking the Lee
gislature to so amend section OF Article
/ VIII. of the Constitution as to enable the
county school boards or trustees to elect
/ their own superintendents. Referred to
1 the Committee ON Public Institutions and
Education.
BILLS PRESENTED AND REFEREED.
BY Mr. Roberts (by requesD: For the
relief of George Nj. Whitaker, of Giles
county. from the payment of fine of
/ $3.50 imposed on him at the September
term for unlawful shooting.
By Mr.. Tanner: To authorize the
owners of Elizabeth Park, in Princess
Anne county, to control its water front
and riparian ownership;
By MIR. johnson: To incorporate the
/ Northwest and Southeast Railroad Com
pany.
By Mr.. Yarrell: Petition of citizens of
| Greenesville county for the passage of
bill extending the time for collecting taxes
and county leves for the year 1889 by levy
or distress; also bill carrying out the
wish of the petitioners.
! BY Mr. Dunn: To amend sections 1898,
1911. 1912. and 1913 of the Code of Virginia,
in relation to the Railroad Commissioner,
his clerk. and examiner of roadways,
bridges. machinery, &c. The amendment
proposed authorizes the Railroad Commis-
sioner to appoint in addition TO his clerk
an examiner of roadways.. bridges. ma
chinery, &C. who shall, under direction OF
the Commissioner, give his whole time TO
that work. The salary of the examiner IL To
be 81 500. Another amendment authorizes
the Railroad Commissioner TO draw from
/ the State Treasury a sum not exceeding
/ 81, 900 annually, to be expended by him IN
/ the employment of experts.I
SENATE BILL PASSED.
To amend and reenact sections 43 and sc
| of an act to provide for the assessment of
taxes on persons. property, and incomes,
and imposing taxes for the support of the
1 Government and public free schools and
/ to paw the interest on the public debt, and
/ to provide for the mode of applying Tor
! licenses to transact anv business IN this
State and prescribing the amount to be
paid as a condition precedent TO transact
such business, approved March 3, 1884.
THE NORFOLK FERRY.
Mr.. Turner called for the special order
/ for o'clock the bill to incorporate the
| Virginia Steamboat and Transportation
/ Company, more commonly known as tho
new ferry bill When the amendments
proposed by the Committee on Roads had
been adopted Mr.. Lawless offered the fol-
lowing amendment: In lines 3 and 4 of
section strike out the words land may
rent or lease any ferry now running be-
! tween said points to be operated or run by
il" and insert in lieu thereof " but shall IN
no case be allowed to operate by lease or
otherwise the ferry now established be-
tween Norfolk and Portsmouth and Berke-
ley or either Of said points,"
Mr. Lawless strongly urged the adoption
of his amendment, which, he said, was.de-
signed to protect the present ferry, which
has been operated $50 years by Portsmouth
and Norfolk county, and much OF the time
at a heavy cost to the city and county,
against what they believe will be mo-
nopoly. In the name of his people he ap-
\ Al t1o ln.Nt IA nnn rA
for their protection and TO insure good SER
vice to the public.
Mr.. Turner, of Norfolk, strongly opposed
the amendment. The BILL he said, had
been maturely considered by the Commit
tee on Roads and had been perfected IN
manner satisfactory to the corporators and
friends of the bill, and he thought II passed
in its present shape the public would be
abundantly protected.
Nessrs. Harrison. Jones, and others took
part in the discussion at this stage, and the
amendment was adopted by the recorded
vote of IL TO II.
ANOTHER PROPOSED.
Mr. Lawless then offered another amend
rnent. proposing TO add the following TO
the fourth section: And said company
shall be required to maintain and operate
q ferry between the town OF Berkeley ana
the citv of Portsmouth in the same man.
DtT uS lllbt nov e
the present ferry owned by. the clty OF
Portsmouth and the county of Norfolk"
Mr. Lawless briefly spoke in advocacy OF
this amendment. He thought that II the
new company was TO be allowed to ENJOY
equal advantages with the present ferry
company on the lines that yield proht ~
should also be required to run ferries on
the non-paying line.
Mr.. Lawless again declared that the fer,
ries had been run. at loss for nearly zoo
of the $50 years of their existence: j..
This amendment brought MIR. Turner Oh
Norfolk, to his feet. and warming up 70
the point he made a, vigorous appeal 10 Tor
the IS, 600 people WHOM he represented.
He declared that better facilities are need
ed to get the people of Norfolk (between
whom and the Atlantic is only strip
of Norfolk and Princess Anne co9n-
tjes) TO the mainland OF the country. he
read certificate given Mr.. A. Z. Thom by
the clerk of Norfolk county stating tnat as
far back as 1912 the revenue from the ier-
ries amounted to over $4,000, and that
now the Norfolk and Portsmouth ferry is