Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-04
SHADOW OF BUSINESS
THERE WAS LITTLE MORE IN
THE LEeIsLATrvE SESSION.
PRIVATE PENSION BILLS PASSED.
The senate Has 90 Come 60 House
Amcndments-Iubor flurcnn Bill
Amendcd--Measure 10 Tax Tele-
graph and Express Co.'S Failed.

There was little done In the Genera
Assembly yesterday. neither body meet
ing for the purpose OF general business.
The Senate passed the pension bill
tied up Wednesday. and the two bodie
concurred in amendments, suggested b.
the Governor. 10 the labor bureau bill.
Beyond this there was little or nothlni
done. and it now seems very probable
that final adjournment will be taken to
day as II Is thought the Governor viii
have approved. or vetoed, all bills in his
hands.
The Day in the Senate.
There were thirteen senators in their
seats when the Senate convened at noon
yesterday. and the number did not mate
rally increase before adjournment.
The titles OF the Senate pension bills
sent back from the House on Wednesday
with amendments, reducing the pension
In every case to SIS. were read, and on
motion OF Mr. Morris. the amendments
were concurred In. He said he thought IL
best 10 concur in the House amendments,
though he realized that the sums paid
were not sufficient.
= The following are the benehciaries I'M
der these bills: H. r. Roof. Montgomery
county: A. +. Cook. Washington county;
Sarah Right. Patrick county; James
Lawborn. Bedford county; William L.
Hunt. Bedford county; J. w. May. BUCK
ingham county; Marion NJ. Seay, Flu
wanna county: w. r. Johnson, Appomat-
tox county: John j. Coin Buckingham
county; c. l.. King. Washington county:
w. w. Webb. Augusta county; Samuel
Locket, Botetourt county; Henry Duke,
Isle Of Wight county; James Il. ADAMS
Dickinson county; James Walling, Scotl
county: Lindsay Eads, Scott county;
Howell T. Thomas Mecklenburg county,
w. II. Kirby. Culpeper county; James W
Legg Culpeper county; Robert w. ohell-
ings. Stafford county: James X. brown
Albemarle county; Mrs. Mary r. LOCK
land. Franklin county; BENJAMIN w. An
derson, Lunenburg county; joseph Perry
King George county.
THE LABOR BUREAU BILL
Mr. Munford offered several amend
ments 10 the bill creating the Bureau OF
Labor Statistics. He stated that since
the bill had been passed considerable on
lection TO it had been raised ana AZ the
suggestion of the Governor he onereu
the amendments. the bill having been
signed with the understanding trht they
would be adopted.
THE amendments provide that the term
of the Commissioner shall be three years
that the information obtained shall De
og3cial and secret that the questions
sked shall be i'm line with the obJecls
stated in the bill. and that the commas
sioner shall be removable NJ the pressure
of the Governor for cause.
THO amendments were adopted by
unanimous consent.
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE
TAXES.
AR Fairfax offered a resolution 10 |
mend the Joint resolution which pre-
vented the consideration of any sublect
~ which objection should be made AFTER |
y NJ March I'd. so far as Senate Bits |
Cos. AS and 4T9. in relation TO taxing OK
,ress companies, telegraph ana telephclo
companies were concerned. MI lalIiaA
allied attention TO the fact that thess
wo measures were of much importance,
md would bring into the state treasury
considerable revenue. He read the toi-
owing statement:
T-nder the present law, the three eX-
,ress companies doing business In THIS
,itv paid taxes as follows, for the year
,ndinC the SOth Of September, 1897:
ADAMS Express Company, tax on
property ......... ..............,.. Do %
ADAMS Express Company, license
tax .....,. ....................'.''... NV W
1856 %
Southern Express Company, tax on
property ........ .......'.'''','.''''' % -
southern Express Company License
tax ........... ............ss'...''''s' VVO w
1856 "a
United States Express Company,
tax on property ...........,"...... a
United States Express Company
license tax .........,........'.'...'.' 5oo w
$500 "A
making a grand total for the three COM
)anies of Si.26096.
Under the bill which passed the Senate,
he Adams Express Company would pay
4 600 the Southern Express Company !
2 600 and the United States Express |
company $3.50, making a total of $3.50,
being a gain to the State of SS,Oil.
Under the present law, the telegraph
companies paid into the State Treasury
'or the year ending the Both of Septem-
Der, 1897 the following amounts:
Postal Telegraph Company .......S 255 Sc
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany ..,......... .................... l,SlO "a
S2,O26 90
. total Of s2O26. Under the bill which
passed the Senate, the Postal Telegraph
Company and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company would pay an increase
II S3,7i0 making total increase OF
8, Isl.
The resolution was unanimously agreed
o, and Mr.. Fairfax communicated 1t to
ne House He soon returned and an
bounced that the House had turned the
eso!ution down. The delegates declined
o consider II on the ground that Mr..
who was opposed to the bill,
vas not present.
MKINLEY HIGH SCHOOL.
Mr.. Barksdale. by unanimous consent,
ad passed bill Incorporating the Nc
finley High School (colored), i'm Halifax I
ounty.
On motion Of Mr. Wickham, the Senate
djourned at 1910 o'clock.
RING FOR CLERK BUTTON.
Immediately after the Senate adjourn
3, Senator Barksdale took the chair and
allied the members to order. Major Fos-
er, the Norfolk Senator, and the senior
! point of years, of any member of the
ody. stepped forward and said: Colo
ell Joseph Button Clerk OF the Senate
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