The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-23
House Declines Ihe Terms Of Con-
S0Adu|I0R OIL Two Railroads
NAY GET THROUGH THIS Week
Hcnhtc PASSES ELL to EneorpOrnte
Sir@fnin Electric COmpnny OF
S"rt"is DeIegnte Bnricy Idns
scheme Ior n Fat Job-BniIcs,s Al.
dress VIII BE DoIivcrcd FRIDAY.
especial Dispatch to The Virginian)
Richmond, Va Ech % 1SIS

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Richmond. Va, Feb. 90 1898.
Inc bill 10 authorize the consolidation
OF the Richmond and Petersburg and
The Petersburg Railroad companies has
been defeated IN the House 1t will he
recalled that the first named company
under It's charte;, is exempt from all
taxation and that it agreed TO release
us exemption from State taxation, but
not from city, town and county taxa
tlon. An effort was made In the SEN
ate TO amend the net so as to require
the exemption from local tnxattou 10
DC released, but 1t failed. Such an
amendment was adopted by the House
to-day ana Captain Parks, of Page.
VINO mad charge Of the measure moved
TO dismiss the bill. He was authorized
10 say for the companies asking the
passage of the bill that it would not
pc accepted with the amendment. The
bili was, therefore, dismissed.
The Senate held n brief session. IF
adjourned at 1:30 o'clock in honor of
me birthday OF washington, The
w narton insurance bill and the With
efs constitutional convention measure
were both passed by until tomorrow.
among the measures passed was one TO
Incorporate the Virginia Electric Com
pany of Norfolk. The bill designed TO
repeal the section OF the code which
authorizes the boards Of supervisors
70 adopt the no fence" law wos ms
aninionsly rejected.
delegate Barley, of Alexandria, Of
iered a bill in the House to provId,
ior the protection OF the States reve-
nue.. IL appropriates $4,000 annually
10 pay the salary and EXPENSES of mn
expert accountant to be chosen by the
auditor OF Public Accounts, such ac-
countant 10 visit the Offices of all nor
sons who receive or dispense the States
1unds and carefully investigate the
accounts.
Another bill offered by Delegate Bar
ley provides that II shall be lawful for
military companies outside OF Virginia
10 own camping grounds in this State
Governor Tyler has come to 10 con-
clusion concerning the bill TO incorpo
rate the town of ROsslyn Ilc gave a
nearing this afternoon to Senator Mush-
bach. the patron of the measure who
stated that 1t was necessary to have
'he town chartered and provided with
ponce IN order TO protect j: against the
iawiess element from Washington. He
defended the officers named in the hill
from the charges that th.y were pamb.
lcrs All Of the officers OF the town had
nech chosen ut Il maSs-mentiGg OF the
citlZcnS OF the place. The Governor will
probably reach q decision Tomorrow.
IL is thought the 1l3u3c Will be able
to dispose OF the appropriation bill thi,
week and If SO the Legislature will be
practically adjourned on next Monday.
Or course, IL there is any hitch in the
appropriation bill the Ciana-al Assembly
Will have to remain il session until this
measure Is passed, or else an extra ses-
sion will be necessary. If the law
makers stay here ionge" than Monday
without an extra session being called,
they Will have TO do so at their own
expense.
The meeting which Congressmnn
Joseph w. Bailey will address will be
held in the Academ+ Of Music at 4 D. m.
on Friday. He is expected to reach
here that morning. The Legislature will
attend in body and will occupy re-
served seats in the orchestra circle.
Admission will be by tickets, which can
be had by application 10 any member Of
the Legislature. Mr.. Bailey expects to
speak for two hours. Senator Flood
will introduce the Congressman.
Senator Maynard has introduced a
bill for the relief of Mrs. S. v. Hub
bard, of Portsmouth,. and has secured
the passage OF the bill authorizing the
Portsmouth street Railway Company
10 increase the par value OF It's stock
from s25 to 500 per share.
Senator Sands offered bill 10 make
the major commanding the Blues Bat
talon q Colonel, and asked that It be
put upon It's passage. lie said this
command was formed over one hundred
years ago, had once acted as escort to
George Washington. and 1t would be
peculiarly appropriate to pass the act
on Washingtons Birthday Objection
was made and the bill was referred.
WORK ON GOVERNMENT CON-
TRACT