The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-28
YBSlIBULES ON STREET CARS
re Bill Providing For Them is Passed
By The Senate.
TIE IHaENITlER TAX AMENDMENT
TIE Bill Passed Exempting Charitable
a Religious Institutions from Its
op~rauon-The Constitutions:
Convention.


many bits Of interest introduced. Inc
nil compelling street car companies 10
ma, vestlbules on their cars was passed
,nmecia,cly after the Senate convened
ves,eraa.. senator Wickham arose 10 "a
o~usstion of personal privilege and cor
r,c,ed VIVA; nc termed as several erro-
,.ous and inaccurate statements. mace
~ himself. IN his remarks Wednesday IN
relation 20 tho act imposing a tax on col
lateral irheritances by excmpting chart
,able and educational institutions.
communication received by Governor
,r,Ier was read. asking that the
Iesis.a,urc compensate certain wilt
nssscs brought from Iredell county
On ,oat state in July 1891. 10 TESTIFY IN
,he trial Of Robert l.. Douglass. In Taze-
wen county. The communication dweiis
,,pou the good character OF Douglass ana
the fact tina: there is no doubt That ne
Is unquesiiorably innocent OF the CRIME
charged against him. In closing II SOIL
CHS the appropriation OF $500. me amount
incurred In bringing the North Carolina
witnesses TO establish this Innocence.
The matter was referred to the Finance
Committee.
CAR vESTIBULES.
When the House bill requiring the ci'y
ana EllNfA lAANff
tibple fronts was called on the calendar
senator Munford arose and made an elo-
ouent appeal I'm behalf OF it's passage In
,he absence from his seat of Senator
MAYNARD. the chairman of the Committee
on Roads. from which II was favorably
reported. He said that he considered II
an act OF humanity and In addition intro
duccd statistics TO show that the obJec-
lion raised that the %vestibules would OBJ
scure. the view OF the motorman ana so
increase the number OF accidents was
. weak one as where vestibulos had been
tried here they had failed to increase
the danger to the public. He urged that
men who were protected physically were
hotter able mentally TO be on the out
look for emergencies and cited the law
recently passed by Congress requiring
Janney %c0uplers and air brakes on steam
roads for the protection of employees.
In closing ne paid q high compliment TO
Mr.. Folkes. the patron Of the bill ana
asked that II pass.
senator Rarksdale said he would make
M oppositjon TO the bill so far as II
effected street ears in Halifax but ne
moved an amendment exempting mule
cars.
Senator Foster spoke in behalf Of tho
bin and against the amendment. He
said that the council and people of Nor
folk wanted the bill passed.
senator Qpie. of stanton. followed
along the same line and cited the hard
ships endured by the electric car opera
tiyes in his city. Senator Barksdale's
amendment was then defeated and the
bill passed.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Munford. (No. GIG: For the
relief of Benjamin W. Andrews a dis
abled Confederate soldier of L%unenburg
county.
BY Mr.. Mushbuch (No. 800: To deter
mine the respective Interests of the county
and corporation of Alexandria in the half
square of ground upon which the court
house and jail are situated and authorize
ing the partition Of the property and sale
OF the courthouse.
By Mr.. Mushbach (No. 32S): Providing
for the ascertainment Of the county and
corporation of Alexandria In the half
square of ground in the city OF Alexan-
dria upon which stands the jail. and an
thorizing the partition Of said property
between the county and corporation OF
Alexandria and for sale Of same.
By same CNo. 800. TO authorize the
Heard Of Supervisors OF Alexandria count
TO build courthouse, clerks office and
jail az Fort Myer Heights: to issue bonds
To pay for same. ana to levy Il special
tax to pay the principal and interest on
said bonds
BY Nj. steel CNo. 33): To amend and
re-cnact section ,. 3, and 4 of an act APP
proved March s, lS94. entitled Al act TO
Incorporate the Saltville and Mendoza
Railroad Company. as amended by an
act approved February :. 1886. and TO
lepaiization of said company.
Nj: Maynard introduced a bill CNo. 333):
Amending the law regarding the fumiga-
ton OF ears by the quarantine officers
at Newport News.
BY Mr.. Mason CNo. 1922: To allow the
treasurer of King George county further
time in which to make returns on tax
tickets.
By Mr.. Massie CNo. 3SD: TO change the
time at which the superintendent Of the
poor in Nelson county shall begin his
term of office.
BY Mr.. Maynard CNo. $3.50. A bill
amending the charter Of the town of
Rerkley. Norfolk county.
BY Mr.. Maynard (No. 239:, To vail
date an ordinance OF the town OF Berk-
ley as to taxes omitted 10 he assessed in
the manner prescribed by charter for the
years 90-gl-92-93-94-95-96-97.
nv Mr.. Jeffries (No. S36j: To amend
section 900 OF the code in relation 10 the
initiation of proceedings to enforce deeds
Of trust.
By Mr.. Munford no. s8D: To amend
section II OF an act approved February 20.
1892 entitled A act 10 provide for the
settlement OF the public debt Of Virginia"
etc.
By Mr.. Mushbach CNc. 32S): Authoriz-
ing the trustees OF the Protestant Epis-
oopAl Theological Seminary High School
At Alexandria TO confer the degree OF
Bachelor OF Divinity.
SENATE ENGRossED BILLS.
me Senate bill amending tho act i'm
posing a tax on collateral inheritances
by exempting charitable religious and ed
ucationai institutions, reported from the
Finance Committee met with some UNI
important amendments, was discussed by
n Munford at some length and
passed.
Tn companion bill for the relief OF the
charitable institutions named IN the VIII
OF the late Levi Ginter was. at the re-
quest Of the same gentlemen. passed by.
Other senate .ngrossed bills passed
were for the relief OF Emory and Henry
College and to amend the charter of the
town Of Monterey.
Senator Withers' bill providing Cor the
submitting TO the qualified voters the
question OF calling a constitutional con-
sention was at his request made a special
and continuing order for Tuesday next
at 10 o'clock.
AT the request of Senator Wickham
~. donotn l,l npaxtdfnO for the h(gin-