The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-11


/ penses while attending meetings, ana per-
haps 10 the pay of their rank. This adj
! dltonal expense viii further reduce the
! trining sum which now goes 20 the SOL
der. / am informed. however hy the
| gentleman from Culpeper that be eS-
poets the new board 20 pay the compcn-
| satlon OF the Assistant Inspcct0r-Gcneral'
which as now paid out OF the military ape
/ preparation of $4,000 out OF the general
! State funds. thus entailing upon the state
/ an additional burden of about $500 "a year.
/ The House must also face this proposition
in actng upon the present BILL
4 POINT OF DIFFERENCE.
| Again. there has been and still IS a
| controversy among the different arms OF
the service as to- the division OF the mile
/ tary funds among the several branches or
/ infantry. cavalry, and artillery. AS IL IS,
the fund is apportioned by officers not
| connected with either branch Under the
] proposed arrangement there seems hNely
TO he "a lively contention among the rep
| rescutatives of The different branches
upon the board.
"The total force of troops is 1905. Of
which ISIS are artillery 2le cavalry, and
/ the rest infantry. There are six times as
many infantry soldiers ass there are cav
airy and artillery combined, and yet 10 Us
proposed tO give the cavalry and the are
1
/ board as the infantry, or, combined, twice
a, much.
".Sow Sir. Speaker in conclusion.
wish 10 to Doe understood that 1 DO not
say "a word against the soldierly qualities
! of the officers who are seeking 10 make
! this change or the motives which aciuate
] them. i desire especially % say mat,
/ while ] have not the honor of personal
acquaintance with the distinguished Off
ID NHaa D. %
| as the senior officer of infantry f This
bin became a Jaw } have heard him uni-
formerly spoken of in the highest terms
| both as o. soldier and as man. But the
/ facts that h have stated above have TED
| mo 90 the conclusion that Che proposition
90 change the present board is NOT for
the best interests of the military service
| of virginia"
The Dim was finally ordered 90 its en-
grossment ANA third reading
INTRODUCED AND REFERRED
Thc following bills we're ntr0ducedt j,
under rule 30 referred 20 the proper -cn.-
mittecs.
By Alr Reddy. of This city. TO amend
/ the charter of the State Building and
! Loan Company. granted by The Circuit
/ Court Of Richmond.
1897 Sir. Charles T. Bland. of Ports
| mouth. no amend section 5il5 ol the Code
/ boz relation 10 emhezzlemcut OF money
etc.
1857 mr. Saunders. TO amend section
/ 1922 OF the Code in reference 10 courts
and the time for sitting.
Ey Air. James Mcc. Miller OF Flu
wanna. For the relief of A. a. Wood on
| disabled Confederate soldier.
By Mr.. Pitcher. of Fauqu.er. To app
/ propriat- $4,000 to AID boo the support oI
| tAe Alexandria inhrmmy
By same. no incorporate the Washing
/ tom ANA Narreut0u and Western faii-
! way.
by air. Harwood. OF this city. Tor the
| relief coil william and j. ID. Woodward,
/ executors ou the estate of d. r. j.. Wood
| ward deceased. of Richmond.
1872 AIR. Craig. of Epckhrlee. no
amend section $3.50 of the Code. The hil
! proFidcs that if aus person carnaliF know
/ female of the age of fourteen years or
/ more, against DEER VIII, hy force or care
/ ually know female child under that
ago. or "a female inmate of amy lunauc
asylum. deaf, dumb. or blind institution.
! hc shall in the discretion of the jury, De
punished with death. or confined DOB the
! pmitenNary not less than five nor more
/ than twenty years.
By Mr.. Hathaway. OF Lancaster TO
! give j.. r.. Saunders late deputy ol Lam
/ caster. power of levy and distress to cole
! loct certain uncolccted task tickets n
/ Dis hands.
1857 same: TO repeal am act approved JAM
/ uary Or. 1906. to prevent the eNtermina-
! ton of parirlces tor quaiD ln the state.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
The following bills were introduced and,
under suspension of One rules, placed on
/ The calendar.
1857 Mr. pr. o.. Powell. of Warwick. no
| authorize NJ s.. Finch to erect wharf
opposite deer land in Newport News.
/ 1857 Mr. Williams. of Giles. To amend
| certain sections of an act 90 provide FOR
/ opening and keeping Boz repair Che public
/ roads of Pulaski county.
/ Hv AIR. Thomas. of Clarke no cm-
/ power the town council of Herytiile io
borrow money 90 construct au electric
plant for dehtug said town.
1857 Mr. Foster. of Norfolk no zoe
move the political disabilities of IS. T..
| Bugg
Ey Mr.. Smith. of Northampton: 20 in-
corporate tine Nessluad0X Lumber ana
/ Barrel Manufacturing and Building Conn
pauy of Northampton.
By Mr. Gosc. of Russell: TO empower
the judge 0f the Circuit Court of krs-
sell county 90 order certain causes to he
properly indexcd by ,he clerk thereof.
SENATE BILLS PASSED.
The following Senate bills were passed:
/ 40. 49, no permit amy railroad or trans
p0riati0u company which u.s. or shall be
authorized 10 use or lease any line OF
amy other railroad or transportation com-
pany. or with which it shall have law
fully established connection, 20 acquire
and hold real estate upon and near amy
such line or at or near amy terminus.
40. $50. Tor The relief off Sterling Niles,
! of Scott county Va.