Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-05
HIS FIRST MESSAGE.
GOVERNOR M'klNNEv TRANSMITS Or.
eUchANAN's RESIGNATION TO
THE lie GISLATuRe-
ar. Massey Klcctcd--A An Important Rail-
road Bill Observation-Disclosures Of
Interest In Roth Houses.


Cd the Senate 10 order at IL o'clock M
yesterday. and tho days scssi ON was opened
with prayer by Rev. DIR. George Cooper
paxtor Of the First Baptist church.
There was quito full Senate. and the
impression having gone abroad that there
would be an interesting debate on the re-
solution Of Mr.. Moore looking to an inves-
tieation of the enormous criminal ex-
penses in certain sections OF the state.
There were many visitors IN the iopoy anu
few IN the gallery.
Among tho bills reported from commit
tees wero the following 81 interest To
Richmond Incorporating the Masonic
Home OF Virginia for the relief OF the
heirs aud personal representatives. oil the
late heirs of A. A. Mctal. OF kichmonh
making an Appropriation Tor the hife 90
labor on the Canitol SQUARE and TO prevent
convict labor thereon.
Mr. Ioyensteiu. from the Committee ON
Public Inst,tutions and Education, report
eds substitute for the bill amending the
act incorporating the trustees Of Emory
and Henry College, IN Washington county
BuIs.rnESrSTED AND REFINED.
Bv Mr.. Jones: To incorporate the town
OF TAgle Rock, in the county OF botet0nit
also. petition Of citizens of the town pray
ing IL Incorporation.
By Mr.. l.ovcnstcin: To incorporate ire
Virginia Development COMPANY Inc
corporators named are Ware y. Gay, NJ. NJ.
G,lhoru. 4. William Pombcrton, William ).
Hawk. Horace H. Stevens. l.. q. Burnham,
Dapinl Bassett. A. II. News, George F.
Weston, and ID. VI. Patterson. The capital
stock ~ 20 be not less than S5OO.oCO nor
more than s.. 900. 900. The company IS au-
thorized to engage IN any agricultural
mining. commercial, trading' ilaiiulio,
turing or carrying business, 70 lena ana
borrow money, and in short % conduct any
industrial enterprise. Not exceeding N,OOO
acres of land shall be held IN any one
county.
Nv Sir. Little Cby request: To incorpo-
rate the Newport News Street-Raii"ay
Company.
BY Mr.. Hubbard To allow ]. r. Frank
lin. late treasurer Of Appomattox county,
further time TO collect certain taxes and
levies. 90
By Mr.. Peasants To amend section Il
of CHAPTER g. sections 5. 3, 10, and III ol
chapter 4, and sections and OF chapter .
of an act 10 provide charter for the city
Of Petersburg. approved March IL, 1913, a.
amended by an ctapproycd Aprll A. i6f'
relative To the election OF o collector OF de-
iinouent CITY taxes. prescribing the powers
and duties Of that officer and rs TO the
Office Of street commissioner ana CITY
engineer for the said city.
By Mr. Iawless: For working aud Keep
inc in repair public roads IN Noriolk
county.
IMPORTANT RAILROAD BILL
Mr.. Yarreli presented bill to PROVIDE
for the regulation of railroad freight anI
passenger rates IN the CommOnweaiIh OF
tircinia. which was referred TO the Com
mittee on Roads and Internal Navigation.
This IS one of the most lmport9nt mea,
sures that will be brought u this General
Assembly and is invested with great III
terest to the people of the entire Com
monwealth. II il proposition which the
railroads will fight with all Their combinedi
strength and one which the farmers VIII
bring every influence they can command
20 have enacted into law.
The bin provides that there shall be
three railroad cOmmissioners-one prac.
tical farmer, one lawyer and the thTo
shall have experience In railroad matters
The terms Of their office shall begin on the
lst cf April after their election, and they
shall hold Office for six years, but the term,
of Office of the commissioners first elected
should be a. follows: one for two years;
one for four years one for six years. and
in case of vacancy the Governor shall APP
point. They shall not hold railroad stock
or bonds or be cOnnectca IN any way win
railroad companies: snail be furnished
with an Office and can employ secretary,
and are required TO make schedule OF
Just and reasonable rates, which Will toe
LEGAL evidence in contests IN the courts,
and the schedule shall be posted at sta
tiors of all railroads. The salaries and eX-
penses of the commission are made pay
able quarterly.
Every officer. agent. or employe of the
railroads who shall fail or refuse To furnish
anv report required by the commission
shall forfeit 90 the state and pay not less
than 500 nor more than $4,000 for each Of
fence. The act permits the free carriage
of officers and employees. and also freight
and passcngers for charitable purposes. II
the bill hecomcs a law II Will go into elect
on the Isl of July.
This bill had its origin in the Farmers
Assembly which met here before the holi'
DAYS, and was prepared by the cOmmttt
composed of members of the Legislature
then appointed to formulate the measure
and present n in both houses. The com
mittee held several conferences with mem
bers of the Farmers Assembly. the last OF
which WAS at the Office of Commissioner
Whitehead Friday night. when about sixty
practical tilleTs of the soil were present anC
considered the bill by sections. The com
mittee had placed tho salaries OF the
commissioners at $4,000 per annul
each. but the Assembly reduced then
to 5000. and the secretary is tC
get 81 200. A large per cent. of the
lawmakers are committed TO the genera
aims Of the bill, which. II Is understood, was
drawn toy Mr. Narrell. One member Of the
committee favored bill nearer like th'
interstate commerce law, but the othcl
three who were present wanted measure
more effective aud tar-reaching, and III thu
one is embraced the chief features OF The
Georgia law, which has been in operation
nearly eight years and Is said TO work very
-. tl.. ha AAntGlnnl n
commission the railroad companies VII
have no appeal other than that given then
in equity.
TEACHERS PAY.
The bill 10 pay teachers in the publ,
schools of Virginia without requiring
average attendance of pupils came up a
half-past II o'clock as the first matter o.
unfinished business, and the question re
CURED on the motion of Mr.. Moore 10 pass
by and make the special order for Tuesday
mt 1 o'clock, which was pending at ADJOURN
ment on Friday.
Mr. Stubs opposed postponement. There
was full Senate and he could see nC
reason why the subject should not be con-
ndered and disposed of at once.
The motion to postpone was lost, anC
Mr.. Stubs made o lOng and strong appea
for the passage Of his BILL which be con
tended would benefit our grand public
school system, which is steadily improving
and growing. Mr.. Stubs grew eloquent
in his address referred to the good worl
being done by the four normal schools Of
the State IN educating teachers, both white
and colored, male and female; advocated
the employing Of the best teachers thai
can be gotten for both white and colorec
schools, and said he spoke IN the name Of
justice, OF the welfare of the school sys
tenn Of the State. of the sons and daugh
tiers OF our citizens and tax payers and o.
the teachers. most Of whom are younl
ladies who prepare themselves for the
work, and while instructing the youth Of
Virginia take care of their aged parents
Messrs Mills and johnson opposed IN,
bill. The former thought il would not b,
of benefit TO his section Of the State. and
the latter thought the State Board ol
Education. in their broadened wisdom
had made abundant provision TO meet all
cases where schools properly located fail
for any good reason to keep up al average
THE BILL LOST.
The question being put on ordering the
bill 10 its engrossment and third reading
the vote resulted IA follows
AYs--Nessrs. Cornett, Bchois Foxes, Cor
ocu, Gose, huCard, Lloyd, Iosensseip, PleAsants
Rawlings, snooi, stubs, ana isrreii-I3