Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-02-28
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE.

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". r WICKHAM.
ANOTHER VETO MESSAGE
The Governor sent to the Senate a mes
sage vetoiug a bill TO incorporate the Po-
tornac and Ohio Railroad Company. The
Executive objects 10 the provision allow
ing the company Ito construct and ok
tend its railroad over any public highway
iu the state Of Virginia 10y PERMISSION OF
the authorities having legal charge OIL
said public highways"
The Governor saws he insists upon a
provision being made for the compcnsa-
ton Of the abutting landowners ano
that the act is unconstiiut' accord
Ing 10 decision OF the Court OF Appeals
without such provision The message was
ordered 10 be printed
BILLS INTRODUCED
ry Mr.. Tredway: 70 -o->ai a portion
OF an act oc 1879 in reference to school
districts.
BY Mr. Morris: TO amend the Code IN
relation 20 the sale Of Intoxicating liquors
10 minors or certain students
BY Mr. Lovcusteiu: To rencw the chdI
ter OF the Southwestern DEVELOPMENT
Company.
Rv Mr. buchanan: For the relief OF
Or. r. T. Goodman. OF Washington
county
Pv The same. To authorize the supari1-
ta,depts Of the insane hospitals of the
state 10 grant furloughs 10 certain pa
TENTS 5000, ,e,s,,,r,
TO amend the charter Of the city OF
To amend certain sections OF the Code
I'm relation to oysters.
House of Delegates.
The House was engaged all of yester-
dav i'm considering the Senate appropIla-
zion bin. and a vigorous discussion was
nreoinitatcd when Mr.. Taliaferro moved
to strike off the appropriation OF wv
10 the Medical College Of Virginia. lie
smoke at some length in support of his
motion and was followed by Mr.. Reddy'
who opposod the change. Mr.. X. >.
Powell made quite "A powerful argu-
nent in favor of Topping off the appro-
piiation, and during his remarks salu
that a public institution that was unaDie
to stand alone should fan. ana the
sooner the fall the better Mr.. Willard
answered the gentleman from Bruins
wick In a mastery fashion, ana spohe
strongly for the appropriation.
Nessrs. Coles and Parks spoke against
the measure. and were followed by Mr..
Pitcher. who. in a humorous speech,
ridiculed the position taken by Messrs.
Talaferro. Powell. and Parks. Messrs.
Hathaway. Parker. Cooke. and StoVali
made strong speeches against cutting the
appropriation down. Mr.. Lewis calleu
the pending question, and the motion OF
Mr.. Taiaferro was lost by an over
whelmug vote.
THE CONTINGENT FUND.
Mr.. Diggs offered an amendment seek
ing TO reduce the Governors contingent
fund from $4,000 to $500 per annum. lie
explained that none OF the governor
seemed to know what To do with the
fund. and he thought ii should be re-
duced. MIR. Cooke opposed the amend
ment. and a recorded vote was taken
with the result that Mr.. Dggs's mo-
ton was lost. by a vote Of Al TO II, when
was recorded as follows:
Ycas-Messrs. Adams. Armstrong,
Banks. Baptist, Berger, G. G. Bland
Blanton, Bryant, Buhrman, Cooke, Goes,
Diers. Dorton. Gillian, Gose Gre
CORY. Hale Hannah, Harris, b. K
Harrison. Carter II. Harrison, Reese,
Lewis McRae, Murfee Parks, Pierce,
II. S Powell. Rambo. Rodgers, Saun-
ders. Segar +. W. Smith, James W.
Smith. Stokes, Sutherland, Tabb. Tur-
ner Turpin, Vale. White, ThoTnas r.
Williams. Winston, Zirkle-4i.
Nays-Messrs. Berkeley, charles j.
Bland Boaz. Booker, Butt Cooke,
craig, Fishburne, Foster, Galleher
Graves Randolph Harrison, Harwood,
Hathaway. Hundley. Ivey, Lee, Leech
Nlaupin. May. Mccain, John r. Mil
Ter. James McC. Miller, Morgan, Newberne
Parker Patterson. Pitcher, T. T. Powell,
Radford Reddy, Rice, Rinehart, Sager
Savers. Charles Smith, Stovall, STRAIT
ton, Taliaferro, Walker, " L. James
W. Williams, Wood. Nj --er-iL
Mr.. Cooke moved to IL the app
propriatlon for the Soldier ONE from
$50 900 to $500 Mr.. Saunders opposed
the appropriation, preferring, he SAID
to distribute the 5000 additional among
the Confederate soldiers IN the shape OF
pensions. Mr. Willard spoke strongly
in favor Of increasing the appropriation,
and argued that unless the increase was
granted. at least twenty-five or thirty
Confederate soldiers. inmates Of the home
would be turned adrift. General Humid
ley took the floor i'm favor of the increase,
and spoke until, at 2:50 O'Clock, recess
was taken.
Afternoon Session.
When the House reconvened, at 4:3O
ElOAkt lilt appropriation biii was oSNiii
taken up. and Mr.. Berkeley took the
floor i'm advocacy of the amendment pro-
posing TO give 5000 additional to the
Soldiers Home. He made an eloquent
appeal for the old soldiers, and was
followed 10y Mr. Maupin. who set forth
the needs of the institution. Mr.. Saun-
ders again spoke in opposition to the
amendment. and Mr. Foster spoke feel
ingly for the helpless veterans, stating
i'm the course of his remarks that
had the gentleman from Franklin been
In the war, instead of in swaddling-
clothes, when the fighting was going on,
he would not be on the floor OF the
House opposing the increase.
A vote was taken, with the result
that the amendment was lost. by vote
Of 50 ayes 10 80 noes, 81 ayes being ne
ccssary to effect the change The bill
was then passed without a dissenting
vote
General Hundley tried 10 have the vote
reconsdcred, but was voted down, and
the Senate bill was agreed TO without any
change, except to allow 81 422 premiums
on the insurance on the Capitol build
ing
ELECTION BILLS PASSED BY.
At $50 o'clock the Craig election bill
was taken up, It having been made a
special order for yesterday, and the sub
stitute offered by Mr. Parker was con
sldered jointly with IL.
AIR. Craig was first recognized by tn
Chair lie stated nrst that his only OBJ
jet IN presenting his bill was 10 over
come feeling Of unrest that existed
within the Democratic fold ana 10 satisfy
tht demand for a fair electon-law. a
fair law, he said, must be an honest law
ana AZ honest law must be just law
No man had ever produced any perfect
thing ana, therefore no perfect election
law had ever been passed. but the Legs
lature could reduce the InperfectiOns OF
the Law TO a minimum. and that he had
endeavored 10 do in his bill, which h
considered fair. just. and equitable. lie
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