The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-25

Berrey BlakemOrc, ChafitS = Ian,
Boaz. Booker, Browning, BuioIu' =. D.
Campbell, Thomas J. CampDeI, oaI.ei'
Churchman. Cooke. Darnall, Duke, Els
WICK Embrev. GalIeher, Hatcher Hicks,
Hobbs. Ivey. G. II. Jennings, Jones' klzer'
Tieon James Mann, William henry
Mann. Maupin. Mechanism, Parker
Parks. Pitcher, powell, }. !. Smi,h'
Spratt. stubbs. Taylor. Turner Iurpin'
watkins Wexford. willard, }. w. WI
nams. William G. Williams. wilson WIN
borne. Winston Withrow' speaker
Ryan,. .
Mr. Ouesenberry. of Caroline, announc-
ed that he was paired with MI bidnloH'
of Cumberland. II the latter was present
he would have voted in the negative anu
ne himself (QuesenberrD in the anlrhla-
tive. 49, .,,..
Mr.. Wood next stated that the company
owned other real estate IN Cnes'erhelu
county which had been exempt from taN-
alton up to this time ana ne 'heIel l',' .
offered an amendment that me cDi, .'''ls
be obliged to pay county and local '"NeS
on that property. ..,..,,.,.
Mr.. Alexander Hamilton, the allorhey
Of the company. who was on the moor oil
tho House while the discussion was going
on. stated privately that the company
would not accept any such amendment ana
Mr. Wood informed the House TO mat e.
feet. -. ....t,
Mr. Wallace. Of this city. then again
offered his amendment that the company
should be exempt from county ana iocai
taxes for ten wears. lie said the kich-
mond and Petersburg Railroad company
did not ask FOR consolidation, neither ala
the Petersburg Railroad Company. IL was
asked for by a New Hampshire Company
the Atlantic Coast Line Company.
While Mr.. Wallace was speaking MI
Reddv called the special order WhlCh
was the Appropriation bill. 1t was, now
ever. postponed for thirty minutes OH
motion Of Mr.. willard, OF Fairfax
Mr. Wallace then continued MS drsu-
ment. and stated this was a consolidation
scheme to which one side had never given
its consent. lie did not know what II wa
I'm the scheme. but he felt confident tn"'
there was something in II Tor soihepouy -
but certainly not for the stockhoiue's'
II was a scheme TO gobbie ana II was
only I'm favor OF It's promoters. Ihese
people were going To accomplish thelr
scheme sooner or later, because lhele
vvas money I'm it, Corporations were eN-
tin, for nublic convenience. but they
should be held i'm proper bonds ana 01
made TO pay their taxes.
MIR. WTTHROWS CHARGES.
The time having arrived for the special
order the appropriation bin was called
up. .
This brought Mr.. Withrow. OF Bath TO
his feet who Iii a ringing speech criti-
cised the action Of the Finance Commit
tee when considering the appropriations
for the public Institutions.
Now gentlemen" said Mr.. Withrow
.sr will appeal to you and ask you. didn't
Won appoint committee to look into the
expenditures Of the State. and has the
report of that committee ever received
any recognition?" 'Sir. that report was
sent 10 the Finance Committee, OF winch
have the honor to be member. WIN
that report was sent batch OF Dllls
and resolutions. intending to carry out
and nut i'm force the laws Of this lana ana
ask you, gentlemen. what became OF
them when those bills were introduced
I'm the Finance Committee, that BODY
passed upon some favorably ana rejected
others. Those bills passed upon favor
ably were held By the committee with the
distinct understanding that they were ~
the hands OF the patron 10 return 10
Your body. or leave there until they
could come down here as a whole. IL was
distinctly understood when those bills
were passed upon, that I could bring them
here but with the consent Of the gentle
man from the city OF Norfolk, left those
bills i'm that room. Those bills were meas
ures that belonged to the House hut
when Lord Chesterfield OF Fairfax APP
reared before the committee and demand
ed q reconsideration Of those bills that
had been passed upon and should nave
been sent down 10 this body. they TOOK
them up. and allowed the measures 70
be passed upon again
Mr.. Withrow then referred TO the re-
port Of the special committee OF when
he was q member. He appealed 10 the
House to say whether or not every SIN
gle recommendation mace was not tair
and just one.
But" continued Mr. Withrow. when
I saw my voice struck down by your
committee on finance. I deliberately got
up and walked out OF that room for the
simple reason that they had packed me
committee upon me. and ] accuse then
OF that upon this floor. Now, Mr.. Chair
man, will appeal 10 the two gentlemen
who were absent. lying sick IN bed II
their understanding was not the same
as mine when those bills were reported.
DE,F'EsN DlNG HE 0ONl MI IL.
Mr. Cooke then replied TO Mr.. Nlthrow.
The delegate from Norfolk city declared
that he thought the gentleman from
Bath had made a very unjust attacK
on the Finance Committee. 1T seems 10
me-" said Mr.. Cooke. that all TINS rage
on the part Of that gentleman Is simply
because the Finance Committee didn t
agree to adopt the report. l VIII ask the
gentleman. since he has divulged the Sc
crets OF the committee. why didn't no
stand up like a man and vote on all those
measures, and not come before this House
with an attack on his own committee.
IL he hadn't left that committee room
some of the measures that are now IL
this budget would not be there
Mr.. Boaz then submitted few remarks
ON the subject The committee had not
been packed. he said. No time had been
given To carry out any such procedure,
as the fight was forced on them. There
was no pledge made by the committee
that the action of the latter was final.
80 far from 1t being fact that the
committee was packed" said he, i must
say that IL was with great fear and trem-
bling that we entered upon that nght.
Mr.. Willard, 10 whom Mr.. Withrow had
referred as Lord Chesterfield, OF FAIR
fax" then addressed the House.
His recollection as TO what occurred