Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-28
POWERS TOO BROAD.
tolsfnCl 0'fsffall Yetoes the Falls
Church Charter for THIS Reason.
WORK or THE LEGISLATURE.
aeiders Of Outstanding Securities May Yet
fund-Crucity TO AnimaIs-rcnce in the
Lee Statuc-Notes and Gossip.

bili which confines the privilege OF voting
on the question OF '1icense or no license"
to the towns OF 800 inhabitants md un-
der. This bill Is the special order In the
Senate for Tuesday at o'clock. The
Dry advocates are not only hanging
around the lobby. interviewing the mem
bers privately. but are bombardlng them
with petitions. Among the petitions which
were fred into the open Senate yesterday
was the following from Sidney Lodge.
No. AS, ]. o. G. T.. OF this city:
Whereas Il has been made apparent
that an eTort is being made In some
sections OF the State 20 repeal. alter or
amend the local-option law: therefore be
II
Resolved. That we. the members OF SID
ney Lodge. No. 4iS. |. O. G. r.. OF the city
OF Richmond. do most respectfully peti-
tioIi your honorable body not 20 disturb
said law I'm any particular. IL is demo-
cratic, wholesome, ana Just removing
the question Of Temperance from inc
arena OF politics and leaving IL 10 me
counties. cities. ard districts 70 deter
mine by vote the question OF lcense or
no license. JOSEPH II. SHEPHERD,
Secretary.
1Ee petition was ifIeflfI W t''V N"''
mites on General Laws.
THE DEBT SETTLEMENT.
The most important thir., done by the
Senate yesterday was 20 pass the mn
extending tho terms OF the debt set'le-
ment act Of February 1892. 10 the hoid''s
OF outstanding old securities. There was
no debate on the measure. and its passage
was Immediately communicated 10 inc
House. The bill was very carefully con-
sdercd in cOmhittee.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The Senate routine was very dry. The
Iicutenant-G Governor called the body 10
order and prayer was offered 10y ReV'
DIR. Carmichael
The communication from the House ana
the call Of the committees were dispost'
Of IN the usual monotonous way ai''r
which the following bills were iaiTodu'eu
and referred:
Ry MIR Flood: To amend the act Gre
aiinr a road board FOR Buckingham
county.
By Mr.. Hay: To amend the code In re-
lation to the rccorlation of judiciary
statements Of roc ipts md Disbursements
BY MI Harnsbergar. To authorize 'he
citizcrs Of the town Of BridEcwater 10
issue. through their corporate au'ilo'i-
tics. bonds - the amount OF SUN.
pv AIR TcLois. TO amend tho charter
Of the Atlantic. stanton ana west VII
gnla railroad
Ev MIR Jackson: To amend section e.
chaptcr "a of Acts tsN'-'.o. proFIdlnB l"I
the assessment of taxes on persons VII"
property. ana incomes. and oh licenses
60 do business SC. The bill provinces th"t
commissioners OF the revenue shall stamp
all bonds notes. claims. and other cVI-
deuccs Of debt listed for taxation.
Rv Mr.. Sands: To create Barton DIS
trict. In tho county Of Henrico. and to
provide FOR TIE opcuingimprov grazing
having, and aintalning Of roads, streets
ALLEYS. ami sidewalks in said Barton DIS
trict. ard for making and maintaining
Other improvements OF public nature
therein
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
To allow J. g. Counts. late Treasurer
OF Dickinson. further time to collect GER
tain taxes.
To allow the same privilege 70 ID. n.
French, late Treasurer of Giles county.
Tor the relief Of Il. Wachsmann.
Allowing Thomas % Miller, Treasurer
Of Wytheville. further time to collect
taxes.
10 allow L. T. Daniel. Treasurer OF
Charlotte county, further time to cohecl
certain taxes. for~which he mas accounted
TO the State.
For the relief OF John NJ. Dawson, Urea
surer of James City county and the city
Of Williamsburg.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
To allow Charles j. Phillips, i. +
strickler. and y. r. Sedwick, Deputy
Treasures OF Page county, further uul'
To collect taxes -.
To allow V. u. Gilmer. Treasurer o.
Russell county, further time TO colitc
taxes. 49,
TO amend the charter Of the Newpor
Railroad Hotel and Land lmpio'elheh
Company.
TO allow James T. Fudge Treasurer O
AIleghany county, further time in whici
10 collect ccrtaiIp taxes.
To amend the charter of the Richmond
and Rappahannock Railroad Company.
To allow the late and the present trea
surers of Rockbridge county iurther Ih
I'm which TO collect certain taxes.
Authorizing the Commissioner OF Dlrec
Taxes for the county OF Bedford 10 pc!
TO the Board OF Supervisors OF SAID coun
~ anv balance OF drect-taX mi in HI
hand. to be used In Improvement OF pup
lie roads OF said county. ana proVhh
for enforcing payment of same ana lot &c
funding any of said fund to persons emu
Tied thereto.
The Senate then adj~lrned.
House of Delegates.
The House convened at noon Yesterday
Sneaker Caldwell had returned 10 Ia
CITY. and occupied the chair. Rev. ID
Tudor opened the proceedings win prayt
The Governors Secretary, Mr.. Evan II
(,hesterman. entered the House for IN
AIRS, time In his official capacity. 6earin
n message from the Governor IN rtla
fion 10 the bill introduced by Mr.. Wflar
incorporating the Potomac and Grea: Fail
railroad Company.
The popular eX-neWSpaper-man Wa
greeted with n round OF applause ~ IN
members OF the press who were present
Here IA the Governors veto message:
RICHMOND. VA. Jan. &C. 1884.
To the General Assembly OF Virginia:
ON the 2ed instant House BIN No. r. en-
titled "a bin TO amend and re-enact sec
tions l. @ s, and s. of an act entitled al
act 70 incorporate the Potomac and Grea
Fails Railroad Company" approved JSnu
airy &C. 1882. was presented TO me.
ITS POWERS TOO BROAD.
Section / OF the bill confers The powe
20 locate. construct, equip. and operat
any tramway or railroad from roint a
or near the PotcAnac river. in Alexandra
county opposite the District of Column
bia: thence through said counties of Alex
andria and Fairfax. TO the town OF ran
Church and with branch roads 10 IN
Great Falls of the Potomac river. an
such other points in said counties, or 4
the counties OF Prince William and Lou
doun as the Board OF Directors ma
deem advisable: Provided. that the fai
ure 10 construct one line shall In no wis
affect this charter as applicable to ina
portion constructed, but the same sha
continue I'm force.
IL will be observed that the general lay
IN reference 10 the construction OF branc
roads is enlarged. Section liSs. caapte
81. OF the Code OF 1851 provides that unee
q resolution adopted In general meeting D
two thirds OF all the votes or all the stoci
holders. the president and directors
any company Incorporated to construct
railroad or other work OF INTERNAL In
provement may cause TO be made branc
railroads or lateral works not exceedin
twenty miles IN length This bill auihC
rizes the construction OF branch rcac
without limit In length except that the
must be confined 10 the counties OF A
exandria. Fairfax. Prince William. an
1Ioudoun.
Whether Il Is good policy TO enlarge n
power conferred by the general law whic
allows branch roads TO be built not e.
ceeding twenty miles In length, ! yer
much doubt. but shall not urge this ci
section In this message.
SHOULD HAVE A LIMIT.