Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-25

ton.
Mr.. Parker spoke In favor Of the b
and in opposition to the amendment.
Mr. Craig was heartily in favor Of tn
Amendment The county had a right I
ask for local taxation. The railroad di
not wish simply TO consolidate. but
desired to increase its capital stock,
The pending question was then called
which was on the adoption Of the Owen
amendment, and the railroad got what
wanted by a vote OF 81 to 49, the amend
ment being rejected. The vote was a
| follows:
For the Observation-Disclosures. Bauser
man. George c. Bland, Caldwell. Caring
ton, Chaplin, Craig Digs. Early. Fltz
| patrick FeatherstOn. Folkes, Garrett
Garnett, Goad. Hale, Upton D. Jennings
Jordan, Lovelace, Matthews, Murphy
owen, Palmer, Reddy. Saunders, Sayers
Stoner, Switzer, Wallace. c. HARDING
Walker, Silas II. Walker, Watson, Whar
ton, and Wood-33.
Against the observation-disclosures Allen
Anderson, Barley, Berry, Blakemore
Charles T. Bland, Boaz. Booker, Brown
ing, Buford. c. j. Campbell, Thomas j.
Campbell, Carter, Churchman, Cooke
Darnall, Duke, Elswick. Embrey, Gala
her, Hatcher, Hicks, Hobbs, Ivey, c. II
Jennings, Jones, Kizer, Lyon, James
Mann. William Henry Mann, Maupin
Mechanism. Parker, Parks, Pitcher
Powell. ]. p. Smith Spratt, Stubs, Tay-
lor, Turner, Turpin. Watkins, Wexford,
Willard J. w. Williams. William G. Will
llams. Wilson, Winborne, Winston, with
row, and Speaker Ryan-52.
TAXES ON REAL ESTATE.
Mr. Wood then offered an amendment
requiring the railroad to pay county taxes
on all real estate owned by the corpora
ton in Chesterfield county, with the ex-
ception of that necessary for the opera
ton of the road. Captain Parks stated
that he was willing to accept this, but
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, attorney for the
road, who was on the floor Of the House
during the debate expressed to Mr.
Wood an unwilllngness to accept such
an amendment. The Delegate from Ches-
terrified stated this fact, as he sent the
amendment to the Clerks desk. After
a conference Of several minutes among
the members who were interested either
in the defeat or adoption OF the bill, a
satisfactory amendment was agreed upon
as to requiring local taxation on real
estate outside Of the road-bed.
TAXES IN FUTURE YEARS.
Mr.. Wallace again sent up his amend
ment (Which he had withdrawn in order
to fight the question out on the original
one OF Mr.. Owen's) requiring the company
TO pay local taxes, commencing ten years
after the passage Of the bill Fifteen
minutes of the time in which the special
order-the appropriation bill-was 10 have
been considered, had already been con-
sumed and the opponents Of the Senate
bill to amend the charter of the railroad
md paI to h.. H., . -
Of the measure. There was one OF the
"warmest" little fights witnessed during
this session on this question, and the adj
vocate of the railroad measure accused
the minority Of adopting flibusterng
tactics Mr.. Wallace replied TO this, that
the other side had tried the same game,
and he proposed 20 show them that he
was as good at it as they were. The
movers OF the scheme were In a hole, he
said and II the State stood firm the rail-
road people would have to accept the
terms the Commonwealth chose to give
them. There was something behind this
scheme to consolidate. or the corporation
would not be so anxious for the passage
Of the bill. Some one was going to get
out Of IL. Something was going
to be gobbled up
The special order had been postponed
for thirty minutes, and Mr.. Wallace de-
clared that he would speak for that
length Of time He was probably young
in the business, but he knew something
about parliamentary tactics.
HAD PACKED THE COMMITTEE.
At the expiration Of the thirty minutes. |
he appropriation bill was taken up, and |
Mr. Withrow arose to make n personal |
statement as TO the occurrence in the |
House Committee on Finance, when he |
from the meeting, after the |
body reconsidered its action IN regard TO |
'eporting certain bills.
Now, gentlemen" said Mr. Withrow. |
L will appeal to you and ask you didn't
'ou appoint committee TO look into the
expenditures of the State, and has the
eport of that committee ever received
my recognition? Sir, that report was sent
0 the Finance Committee, or which 1
AVE the honor TO be a member With
hat report was sent a batch Of bills and
intending 10 carry out and
ut in force the laws OF this land. and l
SIX you, gentlemen. what became OF
hem? When those bills were introduced
4 the Finance Committee, that body
asseG upon some favorably and rejected
theirs. Those bills passed upon favorably
'ere held by the committee with the dis
net understanding that they were in
ne hands of the patron, TO return to your
ody. or leave here until they could come |
own here as a whole. IL was distinctly !
when those bills were passed
pom that l could bring them here. but
it'll the consent OF the gentleman from
10 city OF Norfolk. l left those bills in
lat room. Those bills were measures
lat belonged to the House. but when
ord Chesterfield. Of Fairfax. appeared I
fore the committee and demanded a
OF those bills, that had
zen passed upon and should have been
mt down 10 this body they took them
, and allowed the measures TO be
used upon again"
Mr.. Withrow then referred 10 the re-
lrt of the special committee. OF which I
was a member lie appealed 20 the I
ouse 10 say whether or not every I
ngle recommendation made was not a !
ir and just one.
But" continued Mr.. Withrow. "when b
saw my voice struck down by your Com q
Ittee on Finance. | deliberately got up. /
ID walked out OF that room. for the =
nple reason that they had packed the 5
mmittee upon rne, and / accuse them