Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-02-14
Tho court-house. Al / o'clock the matter

ton bin again came up. Mr.. Ryan took
the noor In favor OF the measure. His
speech was very comprehensive and In
the bin in its entirety. lie referred to
the amendment offered by Mr.. Withrow
providing for the protection of small
creditors. and said that as the road could
the property had been effected. he saw
no necessity for such an amendment
He claimed that the provisions OF the
Richmond and DanyIlle bill were no more
liberal than those OF the Chesapeake ana
Ohio bill passed several years ago. This
road, operating under that charter hnd
been more than beneficial to the stats;
and were the Richmond and Danyiiie pm
refused, the gentleman thought. the Legs
iature would be standing In its own light.
Mr. Nicoi spoke to his amendment pro-
viding for limit OF capital stock 70
ss5o,vo,eo and after dwelling on thls ior
some little time. he turned his forces on
MIR. Cabeirs amendment requiring an
offices OF the company to be located IN
Virginia. He argued that II the ROAD saw
NJ to evade this provision II could 90 80.
simply by appointing some one man az
president, general manager auditor. and
purchasing agent. and locate him IN
Richmond.
Mr.. crump stated that the measure
which confronted the House was a great
and public cne, and should be carefully
granted. would give the Richmond ana
DanVlllc ROAD more pilNheses ,'idi, "t'S
other charter ever granted by the Legs
iature When we dissect the bin, ne
said, 1--WE find that we are simply asked
20 create trust OF railroads, the masnl-
tude OF which has never before peen
equalied in Virginia.
The CLOSING SPEECH.
Mr.. Downing closed the argument on
the measure with possibly the most able
and eloquent address that has been mace
on the subject II desire" ne said. 10
do justice TO railroad corporation, az
1 would To an individual. The territory
through which the Richmond ana Dan
VILE road runs embraces six states. Inc
gentleman from Richmond ONT CruInU
proposes TO make the road pay taxes ~
Virginia for this entire territory, SuCh
en- amendment is calculated TO throttie
the project OF reorganization IN lts III
fancy The object of the road IS TO brlhg
together eight railroads: extending iroiH
tho Potomac TO thu Gulf, and 20 conSol-
date them In one vast railroad line 70 re-
dound TO the honor Of this Old common
wealth. I ind. after careful consideration
Of rle bill no provision mere ASK it 70
which has not already been granted 10
other roads by this and other states
one by one the score or more or amend
ments that had been proposed were NOlei
down the only one adopted being tldi
of Mr.. Cabell. requiring all Of the genera
offices OF the company to be Kept IN VIZ
/ ginia. The vote on this amendment was:
! AYES 20: NAYS 40 The bill was then
ordered 10 lts enETpSSiutHl, anu b"'''
j by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs Anderson. Barham, Bend'
helm Rinford, Blakemore, Booker, BOY
kin. Brooking. Brugh, Burks. Byrne, "a
bell. Caddall, Campbell. Clark. Cole liliila
Cooke. Cox. Craft, DeJarnette. lggs'
Downing, Eanes, Edmondson. Evans,
fortress. Gibson. Graves. Hall. Harrison
Garter H. Harrison handoipp' ilal
wood. Hathaway, Hunton', Irvine ,, ioneS'
Kellam, Kcndrick. Lee, Logan, Mason,
Massie. Miller, Moon, Neff, Nelson New
bnrne N,coI Paxton. Perkins. Petty
Pitcher. Pretlow. Priddy Richardson
Kicks. Russell. Ryan, Sanders. saunders
Segar. Sheffey Slemp; smtn, Sp rhnrlt'
son CKnox). Tomney. Utz. White WI
lard. Wilkinson Is. Ed Wilson IT, ND
Withrow. and Mr.. Speaker. c.,,,
Nays-Messrs Allen. BoiIing; cru, NJ
Rae. Thompson IS. A.. Turner Vaughan
Weaver. and Withers-ll. c..
The bin now goes back to the Senate
for concurrence in this amendment
SELL THE STATES STOCK.
Mr.. Willard. of Fairfax. introduced
hin instructing the Board of SINKING
Fund Commissioners to sell the 10
shares of the common stock and the l,9Lo
dividend obligations of the kchmohu,
Fredericksburg and Potomac Kallroau
Company now held ana owned by !he
state of Virginia and shall embrace me
first opportunity to sell; provided. now
ever, that il shall not sell the same for
a less sum than the market value OF the
said stock and dividend obligations, ~
of the lst DAY of January, 1891. being SlzD
per share of stock. and $3.50 for diVi-
dcnd obligations The sale may be made
privately or publicly. and the securities
must he paid for In money. WelNe
months time is given the board must
require Of the purchaser deposits OF col
lateral security consisting OF iNddleperscr
| or century bonds TO cover the principal
and interest. The board shall invest the
proceeds In the bonds Of the state OF
Virginia. commonly known as Riddle
berger or century bonds. according 10 me
provisions of an act Of the General AS
sembly in relation to use by the COM
mlssloners of the Sinking Fund OF any ny
surplus money in the Treasury IN the
purchase OF such bonds.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr. Irvine: TO amend sections 1eg5.
1866, 1851. 1870, l21l. 1874 1876 l2Sl. and l2N2
of the Code relating TO the laws OF m
surance companies. The effect OF the
proposed amendments is To require BOND
deposits with the Treasurer of the State
OF not less than $4,000 nor more than
$4,000 by all insurance companies tor
the better protection Of insurers. The
law now requires these deposits only OF
foreiGn companies. The only further
effect Of the amendments is to repeal the
requirement compelling companies to pub
fish. all the details of their investments
and expenditures, but only the totals OF
these items Most or the amendments
are consequential.
BY same: To require the use Of a stand
ard form OF fire insurance policy by COM
panies doing business in this state.
by Mr.. Nicol: TO incorporate the Gra-
ham Bluefieid Electric Railway Company.
BY Mr.. Shelley: To amend and re-enact
sections IA and Is OF an act TO amend
and re-enact the charter of the town oil
Marion.
BY same To place on the pension list
y. H. NJ Bird. Il disabled Confederate
soldier OF Bland county.
By Mr. Barham: To amend and re-enact
section 1850 OF the Code of Virginia relat-
ing TO enclosures and certain trespasses.
by Nr Boiling; To provide for the es,
tablisHnent of a high school for Bedford
county.
Ty Mr.. Fentress: To establish a bat
!, TALON of naval militia. 70 be known as
the Naval Battalion Of Virginia. The on,
. provides that the battalion shall CONSIST
OF not more than four companies, ana
, authorizes the Governor TO apply TO ths
President for detail of commissioner
and non-commissioned ofncers from wv
r United States Navy 10 act as inspectors
and instructors in the art OF naval war
Nv Mr.. Nelson: A petition from The
citizens OF Frederick county against th'
Miller bill ~ g..
Nv Mr. Newberne: A like petition from
the citizens OF Norfolk county.
nv Mr.. Hunton To authorize the boards
, of supervisors and common councils Il
, purchase books for officials.
By Mr. Ryan: To amend and re-enac
section %, chapter S. Of the Coce II
- relation TO bank repositories Tor th'
funds of the State. 49,
By Mr.. Shelley: A petition from th'
I citizens OF Bland county for turnpike.
, BY Mr.. Mason: A resolution of ovei
100 citizens OF King George county pro
testing against the action of a meetinf
! in said county asking the Legislature tC
tax dogs 81 and 81, and alleging ina
said meeting did not represent the senu
, ment of the county and was held win
, out notice.
2 PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills We're, under suspen
sion of the rules, placed on the calendar
To amend and re-enact an act 10 pro
vide for the working and keeping In repai
: OF the public roads of Botetourt.
TO incorporate the Rocky Gap and East
Z River Mountain-Top Turnpike Company.
Il To protect hares or rabbits In Spotsyi
vania county. =,
70 amend and re-enact an act to IN
corporate the Alexandria and fairia
Passenger Railway Company.
4 To provide for the free passage OF us
! I'm lanes river above Tidewater.