Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-28

piled to the chairman OF the committee
having charge Of the arrangements OF the
affair for the four tickets 10 which was
entitled, the Chairman, Senator Har-
rison. informed me that some one
in the House had signed for my tickets L
asked him who signed for them. he re-
piled. Il do not know" Now, gentlemen;
I want IL distinctly understood that had
no desire of attending the meeting Satur-
day night, nor do / ever want TO intrude
my presence upon white gatherings at any
time, but did desire to get the tickets Ia
nv possession that might give them to
white men. sympathizers OF the LOST cause
men who followed Lee and Jackson for four
years, and citizens OF my senatorial dis-
The Prince Edward Senator sent to the
Clerks desk and had read letter from
Mr.. d. A. Blpnton asking for a ticket Tor
himself. and Saying that DR.. Banks would
also like to have one.
When Griggs took his seat the Chair de-
clared bills. resolutions. and petitions in
order" and the business Of the day pro-
ceeded.
BILLS PRESENTED AND BHFERRFD.
Bv Mr.. Hurt: To incorporate the Big
Axe Coal, Coke and Iron Company.
By Mr.. Stubs For the relief Of Thomas
w. Ingram. OF Mathews county.
BY Mr.. Berry: To repeal sections 1I3O.
173i. and 1882 of the Code Of Virginia re,
latil,g to the vaccine agent-his duties and
salaries. THE design OF the bill IS to
abolish this Office
section 1852 of the Code OF Virginia, re-
latiye 10 the reservation of title To goods
and chattels .,
By Mr.. Turner: TO authorize the United
States Government to acquire title ana
jurisdiction to lands at the mouth OF
Chesapeake bay for sites for fortihcations
for defence thereof.
BY Mr. Peasants. To amend and reenact
section 10 of an act TO incorporate the VIZ
rinia end Carolina Railroad Company In
force February 20. 1882, rs amended by an
act approved March g. 1886, and further
amended by an act approved February "a.
1888.
By same: To enable the city OF Peters
burg for the protection OF It's interests
growing out Of its dealings with the Viz
gInia and Carolina Railroad Company to
sell and dispose of its claims against the
said company or to bid in at any sale made
at itsinstance or for its protection-the pro-
perty and works liable TO sale under the
deed of trust of said company, securing
bonds of the company held by said city,
and the same If purchased by 1t
to resell and defining the powers
and rights that shall grow out OF
said purchase by said city. rs well
as the powers and rights Of any purchaser
| from it under resale by it, and 20 repeal
the act approved March 6, 1886, entitled an
act To provide the manner III which the
| Common Council Of the city of Petersburg
NAV purchase the Virginia and Carolina
railroad to the extent of the claim OF said
CITY against said road, or sell or dispose OF
| the clam Of said city against said road.
BY Mr.. Arthur; To incorporate the Lang
i N.Ttaa M
| Bv Mr. Duuu: To incorporate the lug
River Coal and Coke Company.
By Mr. Arthur. To incorporate the Bed
ford City Land aud Improvement Coih-
pany.
| HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To incorporate tho Carroll Iron Company.
To authorize Automatic county to bor-
row $4,000 to build fire-proot clerks
Office and to relieve overdue bonds.
70 repeal under certain conditions the
bill authorizing ID. A. Picker to erect y
tolLbridge across the North river, at Mt.
| Crawford, in the county Of Rockingham.
To enlarge the corporate limits OF New
market i'll the county of Shenandoah.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
Defining lawful fence for Amherst
| county.
TO encourage the breeding Of domestic
| animals
Amending the act incorporating the Viz
! GINA State Insurance Company. lThis
bill authorizes the increase OF the number
OF directors.
TO Incorporate the Metropolitan West
ern Railroad of Virginia.
HIRE OF cosyIcTs.
The remainder of the days session was
devoted to the consideration OF bills on
their engrossment, and under this rule OF
procedure about twenty-five were adj
vanced and gotten i'll q state TO be passed
today. The most important measure or
| dercd to ITS engrossment was the bill.
which has been fully explained in the Dis
patch. amending the law in relation to the
hire Of congicts to railroad companies.
The minimum price TO be paid TO the State
| under this law for all convicts hired Is TO
be thirty cents per day, and the company
or person hiring them Is required TO bear
all costs OF transportation and mainte-
| nance.
Mr.. Gordon spoke In behalf of the bill as
one calculated to increase the revenues Oh
the State.
SPECIAL ORDER.
Onmotion of Mr. Stubs the bill, reported
adversely by the Finance Committee, pro,
viding for the payment to William anu
Mary College Of the balance OF the Slo'qoo
appropriated last year and not paid out by
4
| Wednesday at O'clock.
Adjourned at l:50 Z. NJ.
House of Delegates.
Speaker Cardwell called the House TO or
der at II O'clock and prayer was offered 10y
Rev. DIR. II. =. Kerr, of tho First Presby-
terrain church.
THE COMMISSIONER ENDORSED.
Mr.. Mason. of Loudoun and Fauquier (by
| faI xx
was referred:
TO he General Assen.1lyof Virginia;
Gentlemen,--At meeting of tho Lou
doun County Farmers Alliance held II
Leesburg, January Sd, 1890, the following
was unanimously adopted. to which We re.
spectfully call your attentions
Resoipod, That the Farmers Alliance Of
Loudoun county heartily endorse our Com
missioner of Agriculture. Colonel Thomas
Whitehead, in his efforts.to advance the III
terests Of the farmers of this State.
A. NJ. Brown, President.
". T. Bro,cn, Secretary.
The RAILROADS.
Mr.. Pitcher, of Fauquier. presented the
following, which was referrcd
10 the General Assembly Of Virginia:
We. the Farmers Alliance, 4lG, Warren
ton, Va. your petitioners. feel that We
are uniustly oppressed by the present
rates OF freight charged by the railroad
companies doing business in this State,
aud that we have the right to demand that
the rates OF freight on railroads in Virgins
shall not exceed the average rates charged
for the same classes of goods for equal dis
tances by railroads in the States north aud
west of Virginia. The third annual report
OF the United States Interstate Commerce
Commission gives as summary of all rail-
roads in the United States: Average reye
nue. receive per ton of freight per mile
hauled to have been 1.00i cents thcaye,
rage cost Of moving feight per ton pei
mile 10 DO 0.6S0.
In this State Of Virginia the rate Of
freight is now on grain 4 cents per ton ,
mile from points where there is nc. compe
tition. For further rates we beg leave u
refer to the schedules OF rates now in force
on the different railroads,
| We. therefore. respectfully, but most ur
gently from our necessities, ask your homo
rsble body to pass without undue delay tn.
railroad law known a. the Georgia railroad
law Striking out section ls) now before