The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-07
70 IMPROVE THE ROADS.
pflI CREATING STATE ENGIN-
TrKs DErAR7mENT.
.,,c scheme 80 Improve the Roads
In the stste--piseussi"n on the Cooke
rr.e-Pa.. Bnl-osher Measures.

..,lav 4 large hui''"0' -
.oe with great interest the proceed
D., thc absence OF Speaker Cafdwe'i
., heeinnine. Col. Gibson. OF C"i-
,,,,.a the session. There was no
prayer. .,,.. cities ana
commented the adoption OF
,.aon providing for joint eo'on'''-
,r a,c. who arc 20 consider ai' IL a.
see '' trc inproviug Of public roads,
i'' .,,ittce TO have the power 10 ST
r,.css. send FOR persons anu y"
AND 10 report by bill or otnc'"'so.
uaeon. of King George on'''u
amendment that the VVi",,''', -
. sne present session OK the hesiS
o. ana report by bin or otherwise
3. ,,nendmcnt was accepted, and the
rlslutlou agrced 70. 49,. coro-
In. motion of MIR. Withers' the Noin-
.t.. for Courts Of Justice was dlsVhis
"a ,rom the further consideration oi
ass h.I which seeks 10 submit 10 " pop"-
--- vote the question whether a 0o"'
-t-foual convention shall be hciu'
e. Cabell presented communication
"A h, Mr. Charles II. kyland, secre-
- 81 the Richmond College, inviting
. r,errn.rs OF the General Assembly 10
.,~s "a lecture to he given by Dr. ).
AZ Curry IN tho College chapel next
r.-ssv evening. Dr. Curry viii lecture
ID. The Confederate states tohstit"-
zion before the Historical and Geo
srsrhical Society and the star Class Oi
richmond College.
Legal Passes for Members
,- c,oke.s railroad bill. which re-
o.'res railroad and steamboat companies
., ,,flv for a charter or an amendment
tr.Ir existing charters 10 carry mem
- or the General Assembly free OF
.n.rc.. came mp as special order
,f~ Cooke explained at some length
... provisions OF his OIL. "hlch nc
tnoreht was far more desirable IMAM '"o
aefrnct Campbell Dil. IL certainly was
,,retiritional. and 10 would make the
--,l,ers of the board appear as
bercars before the railroad companies
bsf if his bin was passed, they would
simply demand their rights.
Nr. piggs, of King william aolhlt'tu
mat the bill was CONSTITUTIONAL bu.
f. thought II was even more opJecuon-
atie than the Campbell bill. me ony
f.tercst hc had I'm the matter was 50 Tar
.- DO concerned him as a lnemp,i Vi INC
General Assembly.
can't Camm patteson drew a sharp dis
-retion between the Campbell bill and
.h. Cooke bill. the former was free
mass BILL and the latter was a. legal-pass
ffn. Tie former passed "a member under
n1aauons while the latter freed HIM
from an obligations; the latter was uncon-
enfuuonal and the latter constitutional
fho former placed the Legislators under
che u.anen influence OF corporations, while
tno lister left them free and untrammel-
90.
alr Mason pointed out that this meas
ore had been turned down twice by the
House. but the members were not yet
satisfied. and cndeavored 10. accomplish
indirectly what they could not secure
directly. IIe thought that outside of the
question Of constitutonality, there was
practically no difference between the two
Nr ucmmctte, of Halifax, thought the
General Assembly had no right to pass
amy De- station 90 advance the interests
off ns members in preference to those Of
the people at large. He had heard a
member of the House say that a pass
over tle railroads would do him more
good than 10 be q member of the Legs
lafurc Tor several sessions.
Sir Logan onered an amendment pro-
Vln- that the provisions of the bill
should not refer 10 the members Of the
present Legislature, but 1t was lost.
Nr Bendheim offered an amendment
which included judges of courts of rec
ord. during their terms OF office, in the
provisions OF the bill.
Nix Crump favored the amendment
of MIR. Bcndheim. and spoke against the
distinction Of free passes and legal
passes. The speaker was cut of at
o'clock. when the roll-call was continued.
under the rule adopted last Saturday, 10
pass local bills.
Bills Referred.
rre following bills were introduced ana
referred TO the proper committees:
Ey Mr. Gibson: For the protection Of
game IA the county OF Culpeper.
Hy the same. To amend and rc-enact
section 573 Of the Code Of Virginia as
amended by an act March isg2. The
tN provides that the Secretary OF the
Commonwealth shall be ex-ofiicio the Ad-
Juant-Generl of the State. he snail be
commissioned by the Governor OF the state
with the rank of brevet brigadier-general
for the term and period for which the
Secretary of the Commonwealth may be
elected. The Adjutant-General shall dis
tribute al orders from the commander
n-chief. attend at all public reviews when
tle commander-in-chief shall review the
NHsin'a Volunteers or any part thereof
lle shall receive an reports as 10 the
actual condition of uniforms. arms. ac-
rolirements, and ammunition, their de-
NNilencles, etc. He shall annually, be-
fnie the first Monday in January. report
as 90 the condition OF the volunteers
iy Mr. Hathaway. TO amend and re-
enact section of an act entitled IAN act
10 amend and rc-cnact sections 213l. 2i3s
-l3f. 2l35. 2l31. 2ifS. 2l5i, 2l59. and to repeal
sections pa, 2i2. 2i3, 2l44, 2ls5. and pa
~ chapter 81 of the Code of Virginia I'm
relation 10 oysters. and 10 add independent
sections thereto offered February -. lss2
Acts of Assembly 1912" The bin nro-
Nilrs that the county surveyors shall sur
Wy the oyster grounds which are 20 be
retained by residents of the State and
are 20 be paid at the rate Of p cents per
acre for surveying plots of thirty acres
and less. 10 cents per acre for plots Of
from thirty 10 fifty acres. and for over
fifs ceres 10 cents per acre. All surveys
lave % be recorded in the respective
county courts.
By Mr. Booker 10 repeal the act ap-
proved March 8. lS'@. entitled An act TO
require prisoners charged with a capital
offence and on trial in a county court.
70 elect in which court they shall be
nird before making a motion for con-
ungance.'
tr Nr Withers: no amend and re-cnact
chapter AZ. Acts 1891 %. entitled IAN act
f. approved February >, 1882.
ir Air. Thomas. TO incorporate the
Lfcka Manufacturing Company.
10 Create - st-t~ Engineer.
ly the same: TO enable the state 10
acquire. improve. and maintain public
roads. and TO create an engineering or
Eanzaiion to lay out and supervise the
ane. and 70 levy a tax for this purpose.