The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-11

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| the form OF negotiable notes and checks.
| On motion Of Mr. Parker. OF Southamp
| ton. House bill No f9l was taken up out
| OF It's regular order. IL provides for GER
TAN amendments OF the election laws.
| and IL a companion bill TO the one which,
/ treats on the form Of poll-books. Some
| discussion arising over the provisions OF
| the bill II was finally passed by.
| Mr. Ben. i. owen. of Manchester. the
| private secretary Of Governor Tyler. pre-
| scented to the House a message from the
| Governor giving official Information as 10
the death OF Judge -. I. Gunter. OF the
| Eighth judicial circuit.
| When the special order was called,
| House bill No. 2is. providing Tor the cut
| ting down OF the jailor fees, came upon
its passage. The vote was ~ IN FAVOR ana
| - against the passage Of the bill, as
| follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Allen, Barley, Berrey.
| Booker Caldwell. G. J. Campbell, Car
| rington. Chaplin Craig. Diggs, Duke. En-
! brey Featherston, Fitzpatrick, Galleher,
| Garnet. Hale. Henson, Jones. Jordan,
Lovelace. James Mann. Montague. Pal
| mer Parks. Pendleton. Pitcher. Quescn
| berry. Saunders. Settle. J. 4. Smith. Sur
gener. Taylor. Turner, G. Harding Walk
or. Silas II. Walker. Wallford. Wharton,
William G.. Williams. Wilson, Winston,
| Wood-42.
Nays-Messrs Anderson. Blakemore,
| Charles Il. Bland, Thomas J. Campbell,
Cooke Folkes. Goad. Hicks. G. II. Jen-
nings. Upton ID. Jennings. Kizer Maupin.
Murphy Newberne owen. Parker. Pass
more. Reddy. Sayers. Snead. Switzer.
Turpin. Wallace Withrow-24
Messrs Cooke and Parker, who first
voted in the affirmative changed their
votes TO the negative in order 10 open
the way for reconsideration OF the vote
at the next session.
The measure not having received the
number of 81 votes required by the Con-
stitution. Mr. Parker. OF Southampton.
moved to reconsider the vote. and Mr..
Saunders Of Franklin. then moved To
pass Mr.. Parker's motion by. This was
agreed 10.
THE SALARIES REMAIN
The next bin taken up was House brl
No 3Sl. cutting down the salaries OF the
clerks OF the Senate and of the House
OF Delegates. For similar reasons this
bin failed TO pass. the vote being S6 10
IS. as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson. Barley. Booke-
er. Cooke. Digss Duke. Fitzpatrick.
Folkes. Galleher Garnett. Hicks. II. D.
Jennings Jordan Kizer Matthews. James
Mann, Maupin, Montague. Ncwbernc,
Parker Parks. Passmore. Quesenberry.
Reddy. Saunders, Savers. Smith. Stoner,
Turner G. II. walker Wexford Whar-
ton. w. G. Williams. Winston. Withrow.
Ryan-3e
Nays-Messrs. Allen. Berrey Blake
more. c. r. Bland. Buford. Caldwell. T.
]. Campbell Darlington. Chaplin. Els
wick. Featherston. Goad. Hale Hanson
G. II. Jennings. Jones Iovelace. Pendle-
ton, Pitcher. Settle. Snead. Switzer. Tay-
Tor Turpn. Wallace, 5. H. Walker. VIII
son. Woods
Mr.. Pitcher changed his vote from ave
10 no in order that he might make the
motion to reconsider.
Mr. Pitcher moved 10 reconsider the vote
and. on motion Of Mr.. Parker that mo-
ton was passed by.
House bill No. 256. which intends to cut
down the salaries OF county superntend-
ents of public schools. was the next spe-
cial order II was passed by on motion
Of Mr.. Pitcher Of Fauquler.
BOILER INSPECTOR BILL.
House bill No. 200 the boiler inspectors
bill, which had been reported by the
committee with the recommendation that
n do not pass Mr.. Charles r.. Bland. Of
Portsmouth. the patron Of the bill. eX-
pained its provisions The bill. he said.
intended TO protect life limb and prop
erty and would save the State about SIS
900 a year. only boilers with over ten
horse power are to be inspected for a fee
OF s. annually The bill also provided
for the establishing Of a board consisting
of two inspectors and clerk. 10 be APP
pointed 10y the Governor and part Of
their duties shall be to issue certificates
upon examination TO all engineers and
their assistants for a fee OF s. and 81, re-
spectively per year
Mr. Jordan Of Fredericksburg. said the
patron Of the bill claimed that the bill
intended TO preserve life. but it would i'm
pose a great hardship upon the people in
his county who were the owners Of
threshing machines. The bill was vicious
i'm all points and If all expenses were
paid caused by the enactment Of the bill
then ther. would be very little
left for the State. The bill aimed a blow
at the agricultural people
Or. Quesenberry. of Caroline. thought
that If the bill was passed it would break
down one Of the largest interests in the
State the lumber business. II engineers
we're to he examined. "a man would have
TO run the risk TO have his engineer ex-
amined whenever a change I'm that Office
was made. The bill was 20 create bureau
Of engineers. but he was afraid Of any
kind of bureau, because they usually did
not produce any good. lie had no OBJ
lection. however, to have large boilers on
steamboats, etc. inspected.
MIR. Matthews OF Accomac said the bill
I'm question WIS class legislation. because
u affected only boilers of over ten horse
power. while those with less power were
usually run by men Of less knowledge
than the others. The bill was wrong in
toto.
Under the provisions Of the bill the in
spectOrs were TO travel all over the State
10 ins1ect once a year the ( 900 boilers used
in the various professions. The patron
Of the bill claimed that one inspector
could inspect ten boilers IN "a day. but as
to the revenue. he felt confident that the
State would not gain anything by such
a measure He was running himself a
saw mill and II would cost an inspector
from $40 20 Si2 10 come to his place and
inspect his boiler. for which work the
state would receive only s.. Besides con-
siderable time would be lost in the pre-
pairing for the inspection. The bill sim
My intended 10 create an Office for which
there was no use. The engineers Of the
city Of Richmond did not agree to the
provision OF the bill. There were about
200 boilers In Richmond with less than
ten horse power and they were the very
ones that should be attended to.
Mr.. WithrOw Of Bath said he represented
people who had a lot Of boilers and they
did not care TO have them inspected for
they were perfectly able and had always
successfully taken care of their boilers
The hill was utterly impracticablc and
would only create unnecessary offices.
a THOROUGHLY Rad BILL.
Dr. Winston Of Hanover. thought n
was a thoroughly bad bill and II II became
law. it would be disastrous TO every
agricultural county and 20 the lumber
interests. In his opinion IL would be bet
ter 10 offer q substitute providinr for