The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-16

Malr Nam Page. president OF the state
fArnss alliance, congratulated me LIZ
letureon shat be called the best thlhE tlhs
had pen lone for many years, the settle
| ment # TO State debt. He spoke OF the
great adNnce ia education that had sno"1
| itself lac among the "clod-hoppers hnu
! adyOcted State appropriation Tor the
! Worlds Fir which would benefit all classes
OF thepou.atlon. lie did not think that the
State sloud appropriate more than .JO,cOO,
| athOugh le would be in favor OF approprht-
| ing -lJ0j II the money could be spared
| II pDpei Appropriation vas made 20 secure
a suitable exhibit every dollar spent DE- That
] nanng wuld be worth $1,000. Although ne
knew that there was some opposition 10 the
| schem, among the Alliance men. It was only
cGusedby ignorance.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
Mr Lyman Of the State Board Of Agricul-
! ture. asO lvOcatod the measure and Captain
/ figgat. o. Botetourt. explained the proyis-
/ ions O th'biii.
The committee finally decided to take a
vote OF th' bill on Wednesday morning and
there i badly any doubt that 1t will be re-
ported iaysably
ioDIEs OF cONFEDERATEs.
Mr.. Josph BRYAN appeared before the
House Committee on Finance yesterday
morning the request 81 the Hollywood
Memorial Association OF this city and made
an Interesting statemement az 20 the mob
work ION by that organization. lie e1-
plaineC nov the ladies' soon after the war bad
begun 20 rise money by bazaars and ~ other
ways 10 gthor together tie bodies OF dead
Confedoras soldiers and bury them ia tlelr
section at Hollywood. After the rem val OF
the boiie. from tho vicinity Of Richmond
the ladies undertook 90 remove the bodies ut
the Colioeratcs from the battlefield ar Het-
tysOurs. hcY entered into o contract with
a Ir. Never. who was O. receive - Tor
each bod delivered 10 this city enclosed
IN box They were largely aided by Mrs.
Edgerton rom Philadelphia. About the year
1872 Il Ecame ap larent that all the bodies
had TO be emoved no once from Gettysburg
or the -laks of their graves would have been
c0mpldel' elaborated. The ladies then had
IN bank a.out = 900 and. while that sum was
not CONSIDERED To be sufficient. D. was thought
that the necessary balance would be raised
without difficulty. After tle work lad been
undertake. the hanKing-house OF Il. II. Alaury
g. Co., w!pro the money was deposited failed
and their obligation went under the genera.
deed 81 trust. The ladies' then thought
that tie total amount which they would
De abe o realize would be about $500.
but IL WIS ascertained later on that only
about H. 30 uid be derived from the pro-
ceed5 0 tie sale of the property Of the firm
and tbs sniy To years to come. During the
unFeiiug az Lee monument Mrs. EQgert0n
visited Richmond and on that occasion II
was aster aimed that the total amount due l)r.
Weave WAS over $4,000. OF which only about
.Og0 lac been paid him. lie was sent for
and agieoi 90 cancel the indebtedness ot tie
ladies ~ him. amounting t. ~h,3J6. on the
payment OF the -, .O) which they then ex-
pected 10 realize from j.. il. Maury a. GO.
Since thea it has appeared that only clI0O
will beredized aud that only after consldera-
bic delay.
AN APPROPRIATION.
Mr. Brwn therefore requested the Leeisla-
ture on lnhali of tho ladies. % appropriate
the SUN q 5000 10 pay over % Dr. Weaver
and they 10 their part expect 10 pay that gen
tieman th remaining -eJO thereby setting
Ills claims in full. Mr.. Bryan added that
other Stats bad made similar appropriations
and the AMOUNT was small considering that
the actualeXpondture with accrued interest
had been nearly go coo. As can be shown
from the commentary evidence. 1855 bodies
have beenremoyed from the battlefield ut
alone
Nh. Ami0rd tie chairman OF tie commit
tee. assurd Mr.. Bryan that the committee
would consider tie matter and eventually re-
port a DllrecOmmending that the apprOprla-
ton be MAKE. There IS but little doubt that
the committee VIII decide In favor o. the
A meeting Of tho House Committee on
Courts o Justice was held yesterday after
noon Wit Mr.. Saunders. the chairman. pre-
siding. lhe question under consideration
was the Senate bill 60 amend and re-enact
section PSI of tho Code Of 1857 in regard -
rights and liabilities OF purchasers The /
provides that railroads being sold
}ut sial be resp nsible Tor the operation #
atera branches already IN operation. The
lll. while general ia its provisions, IS parucu- !
arly applicable % the case of the Atlantic |
md lanyile railroad which recently con- /
tructei a branch line three miles IN length (
20 the luhaio lithia Springs IN Mecklenburg /
county. Colonel Thomas GOOde. the pro- I
rietOr)f the watering place ID order 10 m /
rease the facilities for reaching the SPRING. !
laid thl railroad 5000 for the operation of !
he late'al line. The Atlantic and anyllle is /
low IN he hands of q receiver and the opera /
ions o the Branch road Will probably be /
topped
Colonsl W W. Gordon delivered an able /
address, 10 advocacy Of the measure and urged /
Is passage.
MAJOR C. S. Stringfe.low and Major vii /
oughbS Wake, counsel for the Atlantic and
lauvile railroad opposed the bin m ylgor-
ms speeches They maintained that the bill
'as for the benefit Of ono person Colonel .
iOOde ami that 20 Was not only class legls-
alton. but individual legisati. H.
Nr. isutress suggested tie amendment of
he bill 50 that il uld only be applicable TO
ases Arising hereafter.
Mr. Mcllwaiue SAID that lie thought the law.
good one. ought 90 be passed without ref
renee 10 any particular case.
The amendment offered By Mr. fentress
as lost, and upon motion OF Alr Shacke.-
lrd the bin was iayora0ly reported
a CONSECUTIVE SESSION.
On Saturday Mr. MeIlwaine introduced
li q amend the Code ID relation % the time
al place of meeting OF the General Assembly
be bill provides that the General Assembly
lall meet iu regular session on the first We'd
s-day of January. ls 5, and u the first Wed
.sday of January m every alternate year
erealter 10 shall Sit al the Capitol in tho
~ OF Richmond. lat may adjourn % any
her place. The OBJ ect ot the Dill is O. Sc
Ire consecutive session Or nucnty days
.thout any interrup ton by holidays.
ARGUED PHO And cos.
The House Committee on Roads and In
rna Navigation was engaged no the Capitol
Saturday in hearing arguments pro and
ID upon seyera. bills affecting the Virginia
on aud Railway Company. owners of the
Gloria furnace properties. 10 hockbridge
unity. The discussion was conducted by
.ptain Thomas D.. Ransom. OF stanton. for
~ company. md by Colonel W. ". GoOde
opposition Tor the Peyt0n Campbell Com
l. d.