Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-15
WORK OF THE COMMITTEES.
Libby. HiIl ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS i'e'
avoortionment-Bue VITA Fight.

au,ort,onment-Bue VITA Fight
The Senate Finance Committee, met yes;
terday afternoon and Unanimously agteeu
To report fayorably the bill appropriatlng
"a 200 70 the Soldiers and Sailors monu-
ment on Libby Hill. Among those present
in the interest of the bill were Colonel w.
=. Cutshaw, Major T.. r. ID. Myers, Mr.; 4.
Y. Meredith, Major B. II. Nash, Mr.. Carlton
Mccarthy, and John S. Elicit. ESQ.,, go,
The reference in the DISPATCH TO the Dill
for distributing the direct-tax money, IN,
troduced in the Senate by Mr. Berry, ala
not go far enough in describing the man.
ner OF distribution. The OIL provides tnat
the money shall be returned 10 those en-
titled 10 II through the county or corpora
ton treasurer. who shall secure per-
centage for distribution, and when these
fail to qualify the Governor shall nave
power to appoint commissioners.
The subcommittee on reapportionment
of the State for members OF Congress met
Yesterday afternoon and enlarged their
BODY to ten by the addition OF Senator
Hacker and Messrs. j. Thompson Brown
and Mallet. OF the House. The discussion
in the committee so far indicates that there
will be very few changes in the districts.
The Kent bill will be considered by the
House Roads Committee on saturday.
January 23d, and on this occasion Mr.. Kent,
the patron of the measure. and several
prominent railroad-men will speak among
the latter probably VIce-President Wood.
of the Louisville and Nashville road.
THE BUEsA VISTA FIGHT.
A meeting of the House Committee on
Counties. Cities, and Towns was held yes
terday morning. The bill incorporating
the town of Fairfax and that authorizing
the Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad Com
pany to construct, MAINTAIN, ana equip a
double railroad track on @ certain street IN
Portsmouth. were among the measures
considered. The dispute about the OIL
incorporating tho town of Buena vista
will probably be settled by arbitration. IL
il understood that the ROckbridge repre-
sentatiyes in the Legislature and other
persons interested will arrange the matter
between themselves. In this case the COM
mittee will be relieved from considering
the measure.
CONVICT LABOR on THE CAPITOL SQUARE.
The House Committee on Asylums and
Prisons Yesterday considered the resolu-
ton of Mr. Stratton, which provides Tor
the substitution Of paid labor for that OF
convicts on the Capitol Square. MAJOR
Gaines was asked 10 give his views on the
subject. and said that II was matter o.
indifference to him either way, provided
of course he was supplied with funds to
paw the employees in case the conyict5
were removed.
The committee reported adversely on
the resolution.
A meeting of the House Committee on
Banks, Currency, and Commerce. OF which
Mr. Chambers is chairman, was held IN the
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The bill to pre-
vent injury to trade by corporations,
which was introduced by Mr.. Wright. was
M
authorize the Attorney-General. upon
complaint of twenty persons, TO institute
action against such corporations as are IN
The consideration of the bill to regulate
priyate banks and private banking-houses
and firms by the appointment OF an ex-
aminer was postponed until Ihursoay,
January DIST. On this occasion several
bankers will appear before the committee
and discuss the measure.
AGRICULTURAL MATTERS.
The House Committee on Agriculture
and Mining met Yesterday morning to con:
slider the suggestions made by the Board
of Agriculture at the Joint meeting
Wednesday in regard to certain legislation
affecting the agricultural interests OF Viz
glnia.
A subcommittee consisting of Messrs.
S. l.. Spencer Of Buckingham, Boiling,
Wray, Hall, and Bourne were appointed 10
consider the proposed bill concerning the
tax on fertilizers. The Chair suggested
that twenty cents per ton would probably
be suitable figure at which to tax the
article. No definite action was taken re-
garding the other suggestions OF the
board.
BRIEF LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Mr.. G. A. Nash and others, of Norfolk.
are In the city in the interest OF an amend
ment to the present mechanics'-lien law.
They desire the law changed so as TO
make the HORSEPOWER responsible not
only for the amount of the contract, but
the actual cost of the building.
Senator Walton, of Shenandoah, who
has been quite indisposed, was well enough
to be in his seat Yesterday.
The decision of the Supreme Court Of
Appeals Yesterday in the case of Miller
against the Commonwealth has tho effect
OF killing one of the bills for the reduc-
ton of criminal expenses now pending IN
the Legislature.
The Senate Committee on Roads met
Yesterday afternoon and agreed to report
with amendments the bill to incorporate
the Richmond. Clayton and Southside rail-
road. The principal amendment restricts
branches of the road 10 length OF fifteen
miles.