Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-07


district school funds for pay Of teachers.
BY Mr.. Maupin, of Henrico (No. no:
Amending and re-enacting sections l, 2
3, 4, and y Of chapter 39S. Acts of AS
sembly. 1886 approved February %.
1896, to legalize primary elections in
Henrico county.
BY Mr.. Cooke, of Norfolk CIo I'D:
To amend and re-enact section OF an
act, entitled an act to extend the bounda-
ries of the city OF Norfolk, approved
February o. 1880.
BY Mr.. Booker, Of Nansemond ono.
1l0: To repeal an act entitled an act
to provide for working and keeping In
repair the roads and bridges in Nanse-
mond county
BY Mr.. Ryan CNo. 110: To incorporate
the trustees Of Louisville Council. No.
1. Jr. o. U. A. NJ, Of Lovittsville. Va.
BY Mr.. willard Of Fairfax (No. 49,:
To amend and re-enact sections 2 6. and
of an act entitled an act TO provide
for the erection. rebuilding, and repair
ing Of bridges I'm Fairfax county, APP
proved January Is. 1896.
By Mr.. Hicks CNo 49, To authorize
the City Council of the city Of Roanoke,
Va, 10 redeem the bonds Of the town
Of Roanoke. amounting TO the sum OF
$4,000, outstanding under the provisions
OF the charter OF the town or ROANOKE,
approved February 5. 1852.
BY Mr.. Anderson. of this city No. 1l6):
To amend and re-enact section 2s72 OF the
Code of Virginia I'm relation to the with
drawal of capital or the payment OF dvi-
dends in cases of limited partnerships,
as amended and re-enacted by an act
approved December %. 1897.
BY Mr. Wexford. OF Richmond county
(No. 10: To provide for the working and
keeping in repair the public roads and
bridges in the county of Richmond.
BY Mr. Bauserman, Of Shenandoah ono,
il0: To provide for the establishing, al
tering. and building the public roads and
bridges in the county of Shenandoah,
and for working and keeping the same
in repair.
TRACTION COMPANY'S BILL
The bill enlarging the powers Of the
Traction Company came up on its pas
sage. and the following amendment was
offered by Colonel Barley. OF Alexandra;
But the said corporation shall have
no right 10 condemn the property OF any
railroad or work Of internal Improvement
and said corporation may not. with It's
track or tracks at the same level, cross
the track or tracks OF any railroad gene
rally operated by steam except withln
mond and Manchester, but shall elevate
it's track or tracks above or depress the
same below the track or tracks of said
railroads generally operated by steam,
where crossed, enough TO insure sate
clearance for the trains and operation
of any such railroad. as well as OF the
said corporation. or Of any corporation
or person using the tracks of the corpo-
ration hereby authorized"
Mr.. T.. c. Folkes opposed this amend
mont. declaring that it was imposing
hardship upon the company which IL
should not be made TO bear.
Dr. Winston, Of Hanover, moved 10
postpone the passage of the bill In order
that he might have time to consider us
provisions, so far as they affected MS
county.
Mr.. Willard moved that the bill be re-
committed. Messrs Anderson. Reddy.
and owen vigorously opposed this notion
but it was adopted.
HOUSE BILLS PASSED.
Limiting the time in which warrants
drawn by the supervisors, school Doaros'
and county shall be paid.
To extend the time withia which the
Norfolk and Atlantic Terminal Company
NAV commence TO construct and within
which II may finish the toll-bridge over
Tanners creek, permitted and authorized
nv chapter s. Of the Acts OF Assembly
of 1895 and 1886. approved January 49, leJ''
THE GOVERNORS COLONIES.
When the bill increasing the Cover
,or,s staff from seven to eighteen came
IN on its engrossment there was CON
siderable discussion, most of ii being car
ried on in a good-natured manner. now
ever There was a good deal Of talk as
10 tho "eold braid and lace" Of the colo
nels. but the sentiment was that so long
as the State did not have TO bear any OF
the EXPENSES made necessary by tne
staff. as many of these officers might be
anpointed as the Executive thought, de-
slrable. Mr.. Duke was willing that the
number be increased to thirty-six. He
nointed out the effect this array OF 'olo-
nels would have on foreign nations, when
questions OF a war with this country was
being agitated. He declared that when
they learned that Virginia had thirty-six
colones, it would scare them off alto
gether.
Mr.. Pitcher reminded Mr.. Duke that
these colonies were not Zine officers,
and would not be called upon to go TO the
front in case of war. Moreover, he said,
foreign nations understood that they lad
nothing to fear from colonies created by
legislation. When these peasantries
ceased the body considered the question
in a more serious light. and took up an
amendment which had been offered by
Mr.. Saunders, providing that no funds Of
The State should be drawn upon to de-
fray any of the expenses Of the staff.
Nessrs. r. ID. Jennings. Pitcher, and Bar
lev opposed this. They thought n the
Governor deemed il best 10 use a portion
of the contingent fund to defray any cx-
nenses. travelling or otherwise. made ne
cessary by the staff being called upon on
state occasions, he should be allowed 10
do so. Mr.. Saunders thought the contin-
gent fund was an important one, and not
10 be used for any and everything. II
was to be used in cases of emergency
when other funds were not Immediately
available. Moreover. Governor Tyler had
expressed himself as opposed TO so
many State officials. and he had 10
doubt that he would favor this very
amendment. The Executive certainly
would not take any offence at the action
OF the House In adopting the amendment
as some gentlemen supposed.
Mr.. Cooke took the same view, as did
also Mr.. Switzer. The amendment was
then adopted. and the bill ordered to its
engrossment
Many Thousands Paid In Interest.
Secondary Josiah Ryland and his