The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-18

RIcKMoNp, Dec. Ill Specialize
1890 the Legislature as ,embled in the
ball of the house OF delegates 10 listen
to Senator Daniels speech of accent
ance. lie p1eferres day to evening, as
no lengthy sneeoh was intended. This
ala not thin tAe crowd and over hun
area ladies' we're among the throng.
LieStenant-Go7ernor Tyler presi(hd,
,utrodnclng MIR. Daniel i'm remarks 10th
napPY and eloquent Mr. Daniel was.at
ms best and in D brief speech returned
thanhs for the honor conferred ami
being hampered ty no pledges, promiseN
aontlna,ed fealty to his, party and State.
In the Senate Mr.. Wioilham intro.
ouced pill authorizing the Chesa peake.
anu ohao railroad to issue additional
SOCK an9 bonds for specified purnosos.
also y bils allowing shis company TO ac,
quire branches, guaranteeing the bonds
OF ohe owners of the corporations.
Delegatc Hoge introduced bill i'm
posing a ane for carrying concealed
wearons and imprisonment for contin-
ued violations
Mr.. Saunders, OF Franklin, introduced
bil3 allowing the wifo. of an insane
person or an infant to convey her own
estate. :"
HpPofo.phinent committee amend
cd their report, substituting Patrick for
Floyd in the Sixth senatorial district
making fioaser senator for Plttsylva,
ma and Henry AS the Twenty third dis
trlct and making Franklin and Floyd
tho Twenty-sixth. For delegate, Floyd
Is given iloater with Franklin instead
of having delegate alone.
senator Turner introduced n bill an.
proprlating $50 per capita of the in
mates in tho Soldiers Home, tho total
appropriation not to exceed $50, 600.
Representative NJ. @. Thomas, of
hoanoke' has introduced two important
measures in the Mouse as follows:
An act to Incorporate the Roanoke.
Salem and Western Railroad ComnnDv
Tho bill names among the corpera-
tors John w. II. Allemong, James s.
Summons, lanes c. Langhorne, e.. IT.
stewart, ~. NJ. Bowman, Joseph a.
tale, w. L. Younger, Lucian III. Goc;se.
ID. B Strouse, j. II. Engleby, S, p.
simmons and Henry S. Trout.
Ihe company shall have the right to
ouild railroad commencing at Some
point on the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad, In the county of Botetourt or
Roanoke. The road Shall 20 through
Craig or Montgomery county to some
suitable point on the line of Kentucky.
The company shall have tho power to
purchase and hold mineral and timber
lahds, but not TO exceed 500, 900 acros at
any time. The capital stock shall not
exceed 5,o00,0OO. The construction of
the road is to be commenced within
three years from April /, 1899, and tho
company shall have tho right to con-
strHct branch lines from tho main line
so that mono of them shall exceed
twenty miles in length
By tho same: An act to REQUIRE rail-
road companies to redeem unused tick
cts.
The bill provides that when ony
ronnd-trip ticket is sold by any railroad
company it shall be tho duty of said
company to redeem the unused portion
OF such ticket by allowing to the legal
holder thereof the difference between
the cost thereof and the price of one
way ticket between tho stations for
which tho round-trip ticket was sold.
Wnen any one-way or regular ticket
Is sold by any railroad company, and
when not used by the purchaser, it shall
DO tho duty OF tho company to redeem
the ticket at the price paid for it.
II shall be unlawful for any person to
sell or deal in tickets issued bvany rail-
ROAD company unless he is duly author
ized agent of that company, and it shall
10 Inc duty OF tho agent To exhibit his
authority to sell or deal in said tickets
and tho company whom no represents
shall DO responsible for his acts. Any
violation of this law is to be considered
misdemeanor.