The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-05
Railroads VIII HIVE The Alternative
OI Paying for Stock Killed.
STRONG LOBBY AGAINST REIRENCBHtNI
Bill for Eniarging tho Pcnitontinry
opposed i'm the eScnnte-sLnny sal-
ohcis Observation-Disclosures Flee.
ted Judge of Tenth District-TIro
in tho Times Building.
Especial Dispatch to The Vlrginian.)
Richmond Va Feb A 1SgS

Richmond Va, Feb. 4, 1895
Senator Mcllwaine introduced IL bill
to-day to incorporate a company which
| proposes TO build Il railway from Peters
burg TO Clarcmont, on James river. Men
OF means are backing the scheme. The
incorpo!ators named are George J.
Seay, d. B. Dunlop, Charles w. Bland,
W. E. Poole, j. II. Hopper, II. j. Ar
rington and Mann Page. In addition
to the power given 10 construct and
operate a railway the company is au-
| thorized to build hotels and otherwise
develop property in the country through
Which the road plsses. The capital
stock is to be not less than $25, 900 nor
more than 100000.
The time of the House was taken up
to-day principally IN the consideration
| OF the resolution looking to cutting
down certain expenses. Only one propo-
Sition was voted upon-that to have the
Secretary of the Commonwealth dis
charge the duties of the keeper OF the
rolls Of Virginia and to reduce the sal
airy of the Clerk of the House, This
was defeated. Colonel j. Bell Bigger,
the venerable Clerk of the House, is
| also the keeper of the rolls. and ii was
due largely 10 his popularity and 10 his
declining years that the House de-
| feated the proposition.
There was considerable debate in
| the Senate over the bill 10 enlarge the
penitentiary. Mr.. Sands vigorously
| opposed it on the ground that the i'm
provement was not needed and that the
| State could not stand the expense. MIR
Morris replied to him, and stated
among other things, that no Senator
| who would personally investigate the
| conditions that exist in the pententiary
would have the heart 10 vote agains;
the bill. a voc was not reached on the
! bill
The Saunders bill to require raIlroad
| companies to fences their tracks or nay
for stock killed passed the Senate win
| only three dissenting vo:cs. Even
Messrs. MunfOrd and Wickham, attor-
neys for railroad companies, voted for
II. The negative votes were cast by
Messrs. fairfax, McGlwainc and Turn
bull. The exemption Of Chesterfield,
Powhatan and Cumberland counties
| from the operation Of The act were
stricken out.
Mr. Pitcher int,oduced in the House
bill TO break up ticket scalping in Vir-
ginia.
The Senate Committee on Courts will
on Monday take up the Barksdal,, bill
| providing for amending the constitution
so as to abolish county and circuit
courts and establish not more han
| thirty nor less than twenty dist. let
courts in Virginia
Notwithstanding the employers LA
| hility bill has been unfavor1 bly, thought
| OF in the Senate, a big fight will be
made for It. 1t is generally conceded
! that the vote will be close Senators
| McIlwaine and Withers will be the
| champions of the measure
There was big lobby at the Capitol
| to-day. Nearly every member Of 1t was
| fighting some proposition looking 10 re-
ducing salaries. The life Of the lcsisla
| tor who is advocating retrenchment and
reform Will be made miserable during
The remainder of the session.
Senator Barksdale has not givei up
hope of getting his Senatorial p:ma y
bill through the Senate. The measure
| was reported unfavorab bly, to-day. Il
Will come up In its order on III. calendar
tomorrow, and Mr.. Ba!ksdale will
probably ask to have 1t fixed IS The
special order for some day ncx; week.
Mr.. BaEksdale will have influential sup
port when the act is debated
a bill introduced by Mr. Fokes in the
early part of the SESSION 10 protect he
trademarks and laoels )f labor unions
became law and wen. into effect on
January S. The act provides for the
| filing of copies of the labels ana trade
marks with the SECRETARY Of the Com
monwealth, small fee being .equie ed.
The object of thi; bill is ID punish any
person or firm who uses a labor union
label without :he right to do so. No la
bel or trademark has yet been filed with
the secretary, but 1t is understood tha t
the labor organizations will file them al
an early date.
The Maupin bill, which provides for
tax on social clubs that sell or give
away liquor. will be disposed Of by the
Senate Committee on Finance next
Tuesday. The advocates of the bill
have already been heard and at the
next meeting the opponents will state
their objections.
The Wharton insurance bill will be
taken up by the Senate Committee on
General Laws next Wednesday morn
ing.
Senator John Il. Mason was to-day
elected Judge Of the Tenth Judicial Cir
! cult and Judge j. o. Shepherd was re-
elected Judge of the Corporation Court
of Buena Vista.
The board OF trustees of Richmond
College will meet on Tuesday. II is
pretty well unders TODD that the recon-
mendation OF the special committee
that women be admitted to the college
will not be adopted
Many colonels were commits stoned by
| Ills Excellency to-day.