Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-01


and Augusta should only receive per
cent. instead of per cent. for the oistri,
bution of the fund. Messrs: Ryan anu
Koiner. by whom the amendments were
offered. asked the House not 70 recele
from the position they had taken. DIT.
RYAN suoeested the appointment OF con-
ference committee 10 adjust the matter.
Mr.. McIlwaine urged that the anenu-
ments be Withdrawn. M .s,oa
The House by vote OF ~ 20 oorei"seu
20 recede fIom the amendments.
The Senate agreed to appoint coh.el-
orce COMMITTEES TO further consider the
hill Messrs. RYAN and Mc1lwaine were
selected by the Chair as q committee on
the mart of the House 10 further discuss
the Amendments with the representatives,
of the upper branch. c
fuaed 10 agree TO the amendment adopted
by the House to tho Library buudin2 OH
TO reduce the appropriation Tor ti u &C. con-
.trnction of the building from S-oV'Ooo 70
@2GO. 900. The House decided TO anhsre 70
tho amendment. and on motion OF Mr..
RYAN a conference committee was appoiu'-
ed 10 settle the difficulty.
THE soLpIERs' HOME APPROPRIATION.
On motion OF Mr.. Munford the rules
were suspended and Senate OH LOT an NJ
utlnt HDIFOlIllllyu VI
dlers' Home was taken up. Mr. Muhlor1
explained tho provisions OF the DilI. ana
stated tnat the increase OF the appro-
prlatlon should IN no year eXceed tue sum
of gao 600 Inc money was 10 be palu ~
the rate OF $3.50 for each inmate VINO Is nc
tually cared for IN the institution during
the year. During the next year or TWO the
full amount would not be required ior
there were not vet sufficient accommoda-
tions provided Cor al increase IN the num-
her Of inmates. The State would get a
o,,1.i pro mo for every dollar appropriated.
the property of the home had been
bought cheaply and great many improve
ments in that locality had already MADE
the propertg very valuable. OF the Whole
area elght acres costing 5000 had been
sold subsequently, for over SiO,OOO. MI.
Nunford also explained that II the number
of the inmates of the home should become
less than fifty then the State should pay az
the rate OF 1900 per inmate per annum'
Mr.. Gibson offered the following amend
ment: Provided that should the tltle 10
the premises herein described as tho oOi-
diers' Home prove defective. the pro-
visions of this act shall impose no oollga-
tions on this Commonwealth 10 make any
appropriation to Il. l.. Lee Camp, No. !,
c. ". except that the appropriations made
or TO be made for the years loJZ ana 1893
shall in any event be paid out OF the
Treasury of the Commonwealth
Mr.. Wray. of Henry, said that IN OPP
posing the measure he had labored under
a misapprehension, thinking that the iuli
amount of : 600 should be appropriated
annually without anv return. Since he
had learned that the State was only TO APP
proprlate at the rate of $3.50 for each IN
mate per annum, and that the property
was To revert TO the State after 1t ceased 10
be used for the present purpose, he cheer
fulIv Withdrew his objections; but ne
boped that the General Assembly would
pass some measure increasing the pensions
OF the Confederate soldiers who continued
TO live ~ their homes.
Mr.. Kent opposed the bill. stating that
the appropriation, which was quite large
would only benefit small number OF men,
ono on the outside. viii o the pen
sion paid to old soldiers who mad lost
their limbs, and there were only six OF
them living. received the p.tyful pension
of $50 per year.
Mr.. Chambers made beautiful speech
in favor of the bill. which he thought
should be passed without any amendment
and without dissenting vote.
Mr.. Williams then called TOR the pend
ing question. which was carried, and the
amendment OF Mr.. Gibson was agreed TO-:
ne Dill WAS OfutItu " 10 u
engrossment, and II was Immediately
passed by vote of n 10 4. The members
who voted against it were Messrs. Harris,
Hoge, Kent, and W. Is. Greener, of Lee.
The bill passed the Senate several days
ago and il now goes to the Governor tor
his signature.
RAILROAD BILLS FURTHER DISCUSSED.
Atl1.45 the Kent railroad bill came up
arIar Mr. Ryan Ha.traH 70
know when the vote on the measure would
be taken. He said he thought the matter
had been before the House long enough.
Ii was stated by several of the advocates
and opponents of the bill that they had
mutually agreed 20 close the discussion
that day.
Mr. John Z. Mason took the floor and re-
sumed his remarks III opposition to the
Kent bill and IN favor of the substitute
offered by himself. He admitted that the
farmer was certainly entitled to consider
alton. but stated that there were 10000
laboring people interested in railroads
who might be affected by the measure of
which Mr.. Kent was patron. The ma
chlnery of the Kent measure, said MIR. Ma
son, was not only encumbersome but eX-
penslve. The provision making the pay OF
witnesses 81 per day and requiring the ex-
aminatlons of the cases to be made IN
Richmond, would cost the State a great
deal of money. Those who testified. 40
matter in what county they resided,
would have TO come here and the Com
monwealth would have to pay the mileage.
The Speaker said that the bill. instead Of
helping the poor people, would do them
great harm if it were passed and Its proyi-
sions carried out. He thought that some
railroad legislation was necessity, but he
was opposed 10 the Kent measure. lie IN
troduced his bill because he thought that.
though il might be imperfect, 1t would
remedy the existing evils. lie had not
presented 1t for the purpose OF defeating
Mr.. Kents bill, but because he wanted 10
benefit the people of the State.
VIEWS OF Mr.. BROWN.
Mr. Philip +. Brown, Of Botetourt, next
obtained the floor and said;
IL do not intend 10 lniilct n speech upon
this house. and the time | have asked Tor
(three minutes) guarantees that fact. In
deed. it Is with great reluctance that / say
anything; but the people OF my county
have petitioned me IN this matter both pro
and con. therefore wish 10 state my rea-
son briefly why shall vote as propose 10
do on this bill. | have been "A careful lis
tenor to both sides. and am therefore bet
ter informed than either side of my con-
stituents. House bill No. ga. commonly
known a. the Kent bill, reminds me OF q
blistering plaster-It Is very drawing. II
also reminds me of the Riddleberger debt
bill. which do not understand now, but
hope TO understand some day.
ITO nv mind. Mr. Speaker. II bristles
with danger sIgnally harmful alike &c
the corporations. which 1t proposes tc
throttle and the farmers. whom II propose;
TO benefit. Again, the bill and It's patron
appear 20 be antipodes. for the first Is the
argument OF the bandit OF the Alps or the
bedoun OF the desert, while the patron
seems to be the personltcation of Lord
Chesterfield combined with the dignity OF
the highest statesman.
Now, Mr. Speaker. / am a member OF
the Farmers Alliance. / have a farm OF
about 300 acres but | discialm that | am
committed TO this bill. | am in favor OF
the bill introduced by the gentleman from
Petersburg. foI while that may Oe REGARDED
as "a clustering plaster also, II bears the re-
lation OF a belladonna plaster TO the can
tharides. and | know from experience thC
difference between the drawing capacity
of the two. | claim my independence II
this matter. and IL the language OF ia,
poet will say:
80 Thy spirit lndepe ndence, le. me shale,
Lord o. the lion neau snd eagle eye.
Thy steps | follow win my bosom bare,
Eor heed the clouds that froyn along the sky
THE CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr. Kent closed the argument in behalf
of the bill. He said tue measure has