Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-16
corporate the Richmond and southwestern
Railroad Company.
WHAT THE COMMITTEES ARE DOING.
Bank HoIidays-Roads-Ths Fertilizer
Tax-Ihc Kent BIZ.

The bankers of Richmond met Thursday
afternoon IN the directory-room Of the
| Citizens Bank 10 consider the bank-holi-
| dny bill pendiDg in the Legislature. lne
sense % the meeting was In favor u zoe oo' e.
vance Of Labor-dsy and MemoriI-aay uus oe
I months The meeting employed ex-Ju1gc LesAe
| to look after the bank legislation and see mat
/ the holiday bills were drawn IN sucn niahne'
/ as 10 DO understood end easily workaDie.
/ Mr.. Barnes introduced into the Senate yester-
/ dng a resolution directing the Committee on
/ Counties. Cities. and Towns To inquire INTO tne
cxpodiepcy OF requiring the roads 70 DC worsct
at n fixed time during the year. Inc Oulo.' y.
| this resolution IL 10 have the roads WORKED III
| the spring as 20 got them III sooo con"i''0A
/ for the fail and winter months.
The Committee ON Propositions ana urle' az,
| OF the House decided at their meeting yesterday
| 70 report large number OF biis-anong tnein'
that 10 ircorporate the X. NJ. T. Hunter As-ocia-
ton.
TO PREVENT BLAckIsTiNC.
The subcommittee appointed by The House
! ldli introduced bv Mr.. d. L. TOney for the pro-
| ie,t.on o. discharged employees and 10 prevent
black listing and for other purposes met yester
Gay afternoon at4 o'clock 70 DISCUSS me nleas..s
| Mr.. Y. o. danes, the sub-cnairnan, presldeu.
Several emiloyees OF railroads In this CITY were
| In attendance aud gave their views upon the
| bill Tho committee viii not report Tor seNefai
days.
4 meeting OF the House Committee on Roads,
will be held this morning 70 consider the hent
| raiiroad hill. but II Ia hardly probable that the
measure will DO discussed nj any length as seve-
| raj gentlemen who we're expected 70 ADDRESS mo
COMMITTEES will be unayoiieby detained on ac-
| count OF unforeseen engagements
The Committee Of the House on Public Proper
! ~ Yesterday presented their report instructiug
| Major Caines the superintendent OF Public Buiio~
ings 10 continue the use OF electricity I'm lighting
| the Capitol building. As stated In the DIsPAich
| % Yesterday tho wires Will be placed unoer
| ground and will be strung In accordance Win ihe
| rules Of the New York Underwriters Associa-
| ton.
| The subcommittee OF the House Committee on
Mining and Agriculture hed meeting III 'nr
| hall Of the House Of Delegates Yesterday AFTER,
| noon aud discussed the proposed ferti izer hill
| which substitutes n tonnage tax for the Ole
| brand tax upon the article. Mr.. Lyman, mem.
| Der 81 the State Board OF Agriculture, appearen
| and spoke on the bill, which VIII shortly De
| drafted. .,-.
| The senate Committee on Public Institutions
| met Yesterday afternoon 20 consider the DIN
| passed by the House providing for female as
| sistant physicians In each OF the asyiums OF tue
| state There not being n full committee, now
| ever, no ecfion WAS taken.
THE AUSTRALIAN BALLOT.
The Committee on Privileges and Elections o.
| the two houses met last evening 70 consider tne
| resolution OF Senator Mcdonald looking to the
| incorporation OF the Australian ballot system
into The election laws OF the state. Captain
| Ham. sheppard appeared before the Commute,
| ana favored the adoption OF a modified form o.
the Australian system which would not vlilate
| the present election system. The committed
! POSTPONED further consideration OF the matter