Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-12
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.

To allow the qualified voters of Dranes
| vile district, in the county of Fairfax, &c
vote upon the question of amending sec
| ton 9, repeating last clause of section 7
chapter 70, of the Acts of the General AS
sembly of Virginia, extra session. yea
| 1887. entitled an act for working the pubic
| roads in the county of Fairfax.
| TO incorporate the Broadway and Wes
| Virginia Railway Company.
| To incorporate a seminary at Belmont
! Bedford county.
To incorporate the Radford and Little
River Railway Company.
| To incorporate the Bland County Land
Improvement, Development, and Trans
| portatiOn Company.
To authorize the Council of the city OF
Portmouth TO issue bonds and to acquire
| land for a city cemetery.
Giving the consent of this State TO the
purchase by the United States of certain
real estate in the county of Norfolk and
exempting the same from taxation.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
For the relief of the suretes of w. G.
Miller. late treasurer of RappahannocE
| county.
To incorporate the Shenandoah Mining
and Manufacturing Company.
| To incorporate the National Lumber,
Quarry, and Improvement Company.
! To amend and reenact an act approved
March II. 1884, entitled an act to incorpo-
rate the Petersburg and Chesterfield Rail-
road Company, as amended and reenacted
| by an act TO amend and re-enact sections 2,
5. and z of the charter OF tie Petersburg
and Chesterfield Railroad Company.
PAY OF TREASURES.
At o'clock the special order was the
bill introduced by MIR. HAY. to amend and
reenact sections 6l3 and GA Of chapter q
of the Code of 1887 in relation to the CON-
pensation of treasurers. This bill proposes
to increase the percentage allowed trea-
surers on collections made by them. The
adoption of the measure was recommended
by majority of the Finance Committee.
MINORITY REPORT.
Dir. Letcher presented the following as a
minority report from the Finance Commit
tee, which he offered as an amendment:
We, the undersigned members OF the Finance
Commtteo beg leave % submit that In the de-
pressed condition Of all interests In this state,
and especially that Of the great interest OF farm
ing, and also Ia view OF the fact OF the depleted
condition Of the public treasury, We enter our
protest against the Aforesaid bill on the ground
tia, its passage would DO wroag. unwise, and
mpolitic.
The tsslimeuy before tho committee deye.-
opsd the fact thst this bill would reduce the
present revenue on the basis Of last yoars taxes
$4,000, and We believe on the evidence that this
VIII be dosd loss Without any corresponding
gain.
We furthermore believe that tressurers are.
as rule. rs we'll or better paid thsn any other
class OF Officers OF the Commonwealth, and that
unless q horizontal increase OF salaries OF ali
classes OF public officers can be made land this
Is thoroughly .mpracticspie) then the passage
OF this bill II unjust
We believe that our tressurcrs as class are
as high Ia tho scale OF citizenship and honesty as
any other officers within without this State.
and that this bill can aud Will have no Apprecia-
BILE effect In raising that standard.
We believe that our constituencies, feeling
themselves already ovsrburdened by taxes,
would not be willing to make this further expen-
di;ure OF public money. aud that ~ pass this bin
would not represent tho people.
We therefore beg leave 70 recommend that
House BIZ s5t do not pssa
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DUDLEY X. BOSTON.
SYDNEY 7. KLLds,
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Mr.. HAY's VIEWS.
Mr.. Hay said In advocating the bill that
he had introduced Il after careful cor.