The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-24
THREE BILLS VETOED.
GOVERNOR AssIGNs PERTINENT
REASONS FOR MS REJEcfIoNS
u.A mxes His signature to the Bis LeGa'-
hing Primary Elections Here an" I"
Regulate Practice Of Medicine

Ia ,o,urnfur the bill the Governor says
among other things -. d.,
81, anpears from the reading or the MS
soc,ion of the bill that the said RANT
Miles was tried IN the county 'ou' ~
7 90 county upon "a charge OF assault anu
battery. found guilty. and me VI mig
dollars imposed upon him A.,
IRON, the amount OF the ine HNcu
he the Jury or court II would seem thae
! the assault WAS more than ulNIdi mo
ter. that II was not q mere Ofeach Oh ..'-
,oace ar technical violation Of law. nc
iurv or court evidently believe that the
said Miles should be punished py lhe
imposition Of more than nominal itir'
| 81 most respectfully submit that nfl''e'
ground entitled the said Miles TO inc re
lief The fact that man Is p"','
peaceable. and orderly citizen cannon "'
mead in his behalf TO the extent OF re-
| iievirr him of n violation OF the law.
! Good character win avail man mueh
| I'm a doubtful case, or I'm mitigation OF
| punishment in some instances before
| court or jury, but when court or JURY
| has found hmm guilty of violation OF the
law. and no doubt is raised ass to the JUS
| tice OF the judgment or verdict. ID seems
| 10 me that the law ought 10 DE Nindi-
Gated. and the guilty person should not
| be relieved entirely of the penalty at
that he was or is man of good char
acter.
IF financial condition is 10 be made
| the test as TO whether the fine shall be
RENTED what standard shall be fixed?
| What will be regarded as small means
There should be uniformity OF action
| and when the line is drawn, whether II
be fifty. Il hundred or five hundred dollars
| all behind 1t will at once regard them
selves az absolutely safe and lawiessness
will reign.
"Thc law is no respecter OF persons. The
| guilty stand alike I'm her eyes whether
they be high or low, rich or poor. The
stranger and the poor outcast with I'M
known character or blemished name
should not be made to suffer more for the
| same offence than the man whom We
meet in our daily walks or who stands
high in the estimation of the comfnu-
nifty. The humble citizen. poor in worldly
| goods. but sufficient to pay fine and yet
leave something, has the same right to
have the fine RENTED as his fellow with
smaller means both guilty and fined
| alike.
II very respectfully return herewith the
| bill TO the House of Delegates. the hon
oral.e body In hich it originated, with
out my signature
Power Too Broad.
The Governor also returned. without his
signature, House Bill No. 2J. entitled AN
act TO INCORPORATE the Culpeper Kappa
hammock and Madison hallway Com
pany." In vetoing this bill the Governor
gives as his reasons that there is no
| specified time within which the branch
roads not 10 exceed one hundred miles ln
| length are TO be commenced or COM
| pleted that there was no maximum capt
tai fixed and that the rights. powers,
and privileges named in the bill might
enable the company 10 build up giant
| corporation and an oppressive monopoly.
The message adds.
Since the preparation of this message
my attention has been called 10 senate
| Bill No. -. entitled An act 10 incorpo-
rate the Fredericksburg and Winchester
Railroad Company" which / approved
January 22d, in which there is no limit
upon the capital stock and there may
! be others. In explanation of this / have
simply TO say that. knowing IL was usual
to place a limit upon The capital stock
/ Of "A railway company. ] assumed mat
| there had been no departure from the
/ rule, and ] did not examine the bill or
! bills as carefully as ! should have done
/ i'm that particular and the fact that there
was no limitation escaped my attention
i ii l Hdu NlriUAfIfU IL I ffW"AN nav f.'ft
held my signature from the bill or bills.
He also vetoed the following which
appears to have been badly drafted.
! He says about this measure:
II herewith respectfully return, with
| out my signature. House Bin 40. pa, en-
titled AN act to incorporate the Pennine-
ton Gap Railroad Company presented
TO me on the 2lst instant
"The bill authorizes (section 81 the con-
/ struction and operation Of "a line Of rail-
road Of narrow or standard euasc from
some suitable point on the line OF the
! Louisville and Nashville railroad in Lee
county. Va. through Pennington Cap by
! the most advantageous. expedient. and
/ practicable route TO point on the north
! erly side Of the Cumberland or stone
: Mountain i'm the district known as the
! Pocket. and may extend IT'S said ROAD
westerly to a point on the boundary line
between the State of Virginia and ken
lucky, and southerly to Jonesville. In said
Lee, county etc, and may locate con-
| Struct, equip, maintain, and operate lat
eTal branch roads or tramways from any
! point on its line of railroad 10 such points
as il may deem necessary or advantage
Gus for the successful operation of it's
road and business. and may intersect, Join,
or connect its track with any other rail
road
Section requires the company 10 COM
merce the construction Of its main limo
within three years from the date 20 The
passage OF this act. but no time is fixed
for the commencement of work on lis lat
eral or branch roads or the completion
Of the same. ana because of the failure
To place limitation as 90 the time in
which said branch or lateral roads shall
be commenced and completed / cannot ap-
prove the bill. and herewith respectfully
return il without my signature 10 the
House of Delegates. the honorable body in
which il originated"
The following bills were signed 10y the
Governor yesterday. and are therefore now
laws:
To authorize the school board of Catalina
district, Culpeper county, TO fund the I'M
debtedncss Of the district incurred under
the act approved February Is. 1891
TO incorporate the trustees Of tho Val
lev Baptist Association Of Virginia.
Incorporating the trustees Of the Epis-
copal Church for the diocese Of Southern
| Virginia.
/ To amend and re-enact section 500 OF
/ city Of Richmond.
To regulate the practice OF medicine in
the State of Virginia.
To amend sections 3. Il. II. sixth subject
Of sections II. 81, 50 OF the charter of
/ Portsmouth, approved March G. 1852. and
section II Of said charter. as amended
by an act in force January Is. ISL
Fer the relief OF the Norfolk Trust Com
pany.
To amend and re-enact an act entitled