Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-16

To amend and re-enact sections 2. T. &.
., j.. H. end 20 OF an act approved Feb
ruary l.. 1885,. entitled an act to incor-
porate the towr OF Salem, and all acts
amendaiory thereto.
To amend and re-enact section 70 OF an
act TO Incorporate the town OF Claremont.
IN Surry county.
To amend and re-enact sections T. 6,
:, and 10 OF an ret 10 incorporate the
town OF Luray. In Paee county.
To authorize and empower the school
trustees OF Russell county to sell and con-
vey school property.
To empower the trustees OF the Dis
trlct School Board OF Glilis-Creek School
District. Franklin county. to use any sur
plus county pubiic-school funds belonging
to said district for the purpose OF pur-
chasing or erecting buildings for school
purposes or discharging any indebted
ness Of the said district.
To incorporate the Buckroe Phoebus
and Hampton Railroad Company. re-
ported from the Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation.
by Mr.. rentress: To amend and re-enact
| sections I. 10. and II OF an act to incor-
porate the Portsmouth. Smithfield and
Western Railway Company.
BY Mr. Willard (by request: For the
itiitt OF NttG. II. IL. Davis.
BY Mr.. s. a. Thompson: Authorizing
the County Court OF Patrick county to
purge the lists Of delinquent lands In
said county and to provide for the dis
posal Of the same.
ny Mr.. Weaver; To provide for work
Ing and keeping in repair the roads in
Greenesville county.
by Mr.. Siemp: For the relief OF the
estate OF j. y. Graham late Treasurer OF
| Lee county.
BY Mr.. Edmondson: To amend and re-
| enact section 625 OF the Code Of 1887 in re-
| lation to the collection OF taxes. The bill
| provides that when taxes or levies are
assessed on a tract OF land lying partly
In one county and partly In another coun-
| ~ or corporation the treasurer OF the
| county or corporation I'm which the taxes
| or lcvies are so assessed may distrain on
| that part Of land lying IN the other county
or corporation IN the same manner as II
such part was in his own county or cor
| poratiOn.
by Mr.. Willard (by requesO: Petition o.
| me citizens OF Fairfax county against the
| local-optlon law.
BY Mr.. Priddy: A Ike petition from the
| citizens of Meckenburg
THE DANvILLE REORGANIZATION
Mr.. NicOl from thu committee of con.
ference on the amendments to the Dan
| vile reorganization bill, submitted the ma.
| JOf1ty report. a copy Of which Is given
! above in the Senate proceedings. Mr.
| Nicol said he was too unwell to discuss the
report. and asked Mr.. Downing to make
! the necessary explanation.
| Thercupon the latter gentleman delivered
| himself OF an earnest and eloquent adj
| dress. He advocated the adoption Of the
| majority report, and took the ground that
| the committee had given the matter its
| best consideration and had reached the
| conclusion that the House should recede
| from It's amendments. He referred to the
| amendment limiting the capital stock, and
| stated that the committee were unani-
| mously of the opinion that some limit
| should be placed on the issuance of stock.
and $3j0,0o0O00 had been decided on. The
| speaker then addressed himself to Mr.
| Cabelfs amendment. and said that there
| was I'm his mind no question whatever
| that the adoption OF such an amendment
| would operate to delay, hamper. or pre-
| vent the reorganization Of these lines Of
| railroad. He claimed that without reor-
| ganization. even should she secure the Of
| fees. the city Of Richmond would be in
| fntely worse off than she would be If she
| failed 10 get the offices. but secured reor-
| ganization.
MR.. SAUNDERS'S PLAIN WORDS.
MIR. Saunders, of Franklin, then took the
| floor and made an earnest speech against
the action OF the conference committee in
| asking the House to recede from its amend
ments. when the committee was an
nounced, / knew" the speaker declared,
land the House knew, what the report
would be. From the stand that each in
dividual member had taken in the debate,
there could have been no other report.
Now these gentlemen ask this House to
rescind its action. and recede from the
amendments, the adoption of which en-
tailed an entire weeks elaboration" MIR.
Saunders, continuing. spoke principally to
Mr.. Cabell's amendment, and said: This
amendment was adopted by full vote,
and that after a lengthy and able discus
sion. can't imagine that this House has
any idea of resembling its decision. If we
are wrong, we should reeede; IL we are
not, we should adhere to our decision until
the bitter end, and no argument should
make US wayer.
While Mr.. Saunders was speaking Mr..
Cardwell vacated the chair. asking Mr..
NicOl 10 take his place. He was recog-
nlzed when Mr.. Saunders concluded, and
spoke directly tc that gentleman. "The
speech that he has just made" he said,
sis one of the most remarkable j have
ever heard on this floor. 1t was an I'M
Just reflection on the presiding officer.
The gentleman from Franklin ksinuated
that when l appointed the conference COM
mittee l knew what the result would be,
and selected the committee with that idea
Inv view. i desire TO disclaim any such
intention. ] have only followed the rules
oh hax oil MT
ment OF such committees. Mr.. Nicol. who
was made chairman of the committee,
was the gentleman who made the motion
for the appointment of the committee.
l made Mr. Cabel and Mr.. Downing
members of the committee because |
deemed that by so doing / would best
arrive at the sense of the entire body,
from the fact that they represented oppos-
ing sides. The mistake that made vas, /
suppose. In not putting the gentleman
from Franklin on the committee" The
gentleman from Hanover then went into
an explanation of what the object of a
conference committee was. and said that
he could not recall n single instance in
which the House failed to adopt the re-
port OF conference committee He closed
his remarks with an appeal for the ac-
ceptance OF the report. and claimed that
delay would destroy the property.
MIR. CABELLS FIGHT.
Mr.. Cabell followed and spoke to his
amendment. He delivered a strong and
logical address, and stated that the re-
port was not a report of the conference
committee. but only report from one
portion of 1t. He hoped that the House
would not adopt 1t.
Mr.. Saunders secured few minutes In
which TO reply to Mr.. Cardwell and dis
claimed any intention of casting any re-
Election on the Speaker. but repeated his
statement that II was well knowH when
the committee was appointed what the
report would be. Proceeding. Mr.. Saun-
ders, though frequently interrupted, made
very strong speech in opposition to the
report He spoke as plainly as he had
done In his opening address. The matter
had been rushed through the Senate with
great haste. and the parliamentary con,
tentioT that TO defeat this report would
prevent reorganization. was preposterous
The Legislature had plenty OF time TO
pass another and proper bill. He APP
peaied to the House to reject the report
ana let a new bill be passed.
Messrs. Gibson and Cardwell advocated
the adoption OF the report. and the dis
cussion, In which good deal OF feeling
had been manifested was ciosad NV Mr.