Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-02-11

| her, Garrett, Hale. Hanson, Jones' JOr-
dan. Lovelace. James Mann. Montague,
! Palmer. Parks. Pendleton. Pitcher,
! Quesenberry. Saunders, Settle. J. p.
/ Smith, Surgener, Taylor, Turner. G.
| Harding Walker Silas H. Walker. Well
ford, Wharton, William G. Williams, Will
son, Winston. and Wood-42.
Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Blakemore,
Charles T. Bland, Thomas j. Campbell,
Cooke. Folkes, Goad, Hicks, c. II. Jen-
nings. Upton ID. Jennings, Kizer, Maupin,
Murphy, Newberne. Owen, Parker. Pass
more, Reddy Sayers, Snead. Switzer,
Turpin, Wallace. and yyithrow-24.
Messrs. Cooke and Parker. who first
voted in the affirmative, changed their
votes to the negative, in order to open
the way for a reconsideration Of the vote
at the next session.
The measure reducing the salaries of
the clerks of the House and Senate also
met like fate, the vote upon.it being
IS to %. A motion to reconsider was also
made as to this bill, and was passed by.
The recorded vote was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Anderson. Barley Book
er Cooke, Diggs Duke, Fitzpatrick,
Folkes, Galleher, Gainett, Hicks, T. d.
Jennings, Jordan, Kizer. Matthews,
Mann. Jones, Maupin. Montague. New
berne, Parker, Parks Passmore, Quesen-
berry. Reddy. Saunders. Sayers. Smith,
Stoner, Turner, c. II. Walker, Wexford,
Wharton, w. G. Williams, Winston,
Withrow and Ryan-36
Noes-Messrs Allen. Berrey. Blake
more. c. T.. Bland, Buford, Caldwell, II.
j. Campbell, Darlington, Chaplin, Els
wick, Featherston. GOad. Hale Hanson,
c. II. Jennings. Jones, Lovelace, Pendle-
ton, Pitcher. Settle Snead, Switzer, Tay-
Tor. Turpin Wallace, S. II. Walker, VIII
son, and Woods.
Mr. Pitcher changed his vote from aye
TO no in order that he might make the
motion TO reconsider.
BOILER INSPECTION BILL
The Bland boiler inspection bill then
came up. and was discussed briefly by
its patron. who urged its passage.
Mr.. Jordan was opposed TO the measure.
1t would work a hardship upon those
running "threshing machines" The bill
was pernicious in every feature, he de-
clared, and ne hoped the agricultural
class would unite 10 defeat It,
DR.. Quesenberry was also opposed to
the measure. 1t would be detrimental TO
the interests Of the lumber business. Mr..
Matthews thought that If the members
examined the measure, they would find
II was "class legislation" Its provisions
applied only to boilers Of more than ten
horsepower. Nine tenths of the boiler
that exploded were those Of locomotives
and were regularly inspected. The bill
was simply intended to create an office.
The speaker said it was all very nice, OF
course and that he would rather be a
boiler inspector than occupy Colonel Big
gers position. There were 800 boilers in
Richmond of under ten sepower. and
these would not have TO be inspected,
when they were the very ones that
should.
Mr.. Withrow thought that the opera
ton Of the bill would be impracticable,
and he hoped the House would vote it
down. He represented people who used
boilers, and they knew how TO attend to
them.
DECLARED A BAD MEASURE
DIR. Winston said the measure was
bad one. and should be defeated without
further loss Of time. The committee that
reported the bill favorably should have
been tested, for ii was evident that they
only arrived at their decision because !
they could not resist the pressure brought
to bear upon them, and every one OF |
them proposed to vote against the /
measure when its fate came up to be de-
cided in the House. He thought a sub !
stitute should be offered providing that |
Kitchen boilers" should be inspected, so
that the lives of cooks might be protected. |
Mr. Darlington also raised his voice IN |
opposition 10 the measure. 1t would work |
a hardship in his county, the farmers In
which were already overburdened.
Captain Parks said that he noticed that |
the bill created three offices AT total
salary OF $500 per annum, the travel
ling expenses of the inspectors to be PAID
by the State. He was opposed 10 the
principle Of giving anything TO an in
former. and thought the money going To
a commemorative attorney under the
provisions Of the bill ought to burn the
heart and hand Of such an officer.
PATRON URGES ITS PASSAGE.
Mr. Bland then closed the debate On
his bill. He said that he had never
lobbied for any measure, and If he could.
he would enact a law inhicting the Sc
verest punishment upon the lobbyist. The
Hartford Insurance Company, OF Massa-
chusetts. had sent her agents 20 Virginia
To work against the BILL which would
affect their interests. The passage OF
the bill would bring in a great revenue
to the Treasury. and he asked the gen
tlemen who called out for REFORM"
whether they loved their saw-mill friends
better than they did the State.
At 230 the chair was vacated, ana,
with MIR. Bland entitled 10 the floor at
the afternoon session.
The Afternoon Session.
The House was called 10 order at
o'clock. and Mr.. Bland continued his ar
gument In favor of his boiler inspection
bill. He said the lobbyist had probably