The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-16
A BIG TAX ON SOCIAL CLUBS
Tie Senate Makes The AMOUNT One Dol.
lar For Each Rembr.
10 BREAK UP FAKE ORGANIZATIONS.
This u Said 60 re the object of tho Meas
ure-Mr. McIiwainc Makes n Two-and-
a-Half Hours speech on Employ
or Liability B.il-Salarios Cut.
INC srna,o yesterday afternoon passed

al
, ucndo by raising the amount OF the
al from fifty cents 20 on dollar 70:
70, member The hin was amended
eAc' go as to provide that minors shall
also furnished with liquor at the club
rooms ,ecfiw,ine addressed the Senate
MT and a half hours in favor OF the
Tor Two ~ Liability bill. To-day Mir.
Enp,oyt y Gloss -he debate IN opposition
flood VI assure
TO the ~ W passed the bill reducing the
TIE hou the clerk OF the House and
sa4a'es lc Rolls and of the clerk Of
keepsr =, also the act cutting down
.he 60 81 g., iiors
m. Morning Session.
60. m, with prayer by Rev. J.
n. Taylor. rcu tho Committee on
nj =. - ei a substitute FOR the
AsI' ',.I,.,,, ,bo State Board Of Agri-
'ct Hu''s 'a ,,a,sfo, ring the work Of the
cuNui' an" r. rreinie Polytechnic
vep1, ~ Rlacksbu rs. The substitute
- 20 sccomr ush the samc op-
lot rs the original al ulhe,,s I'm -
nj Am form. ON Mr. c"lhSu.'ID NJ
ION The substitute was W
printed. vrero apnoint-
a. cnnferonce comm httcc on the
- ~ tho Senate 60 meet Nhils CUM
,,.t.e from the House with Iei e'eh'o
10 disagreement of the two bi 'u,0 ~.
,be bill 10 declare the lot 81 'dl ~ ~,
which the Hcnrico Courthouse .No 49,
Is located TO be part Of Henric'F
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MR.. MILwAINEs ADDRESS
A, I2.ao o'clock the employers liabA y
net came up az the speclal oIoei -
~ NcIlwaInc addressed the Senate
n. COMMUNICATING the speeches mace Oh
tc,h eides and congratulated the senate
that the debate WAS nearing It's c.s.'
He recognized the fact mat AT 'he po'
tom of this great question therc wa
dr,- LEGAL principle hut he hoped 10 IN
,eyest the Senators sufficiently 10 secure
their close attention. A..
Mr.. NcIlwaine expected TO snow INA.
the law on this subject is not Whal II
was ten years ago and unocr the ueci-
eions promulgated by the courts thero
vas NOT now afforded the protection 10
The interests of the employees as FORM
erIv In view OF the fact that In the
heat of debate he might say something
that might be construed as cIlucis'
of the Court Of Appeals. he would Ieiii'uE
the Senate that he voted Tor All i've "I
these iudees. he had never regretted that
act: ne had great admiration and respect
Tor each member of that bench ana ms
relations with these judges were as lhu-
mate as the relations of an attorney
with the the members OF the hishes'
court could be. -
MIR McIlwaine took up the bill as tho
text OF his remarks. ...,,,,r>
THOSE WHO WANTED TT PASSED.
7, had been said that there was no
one clamoring for the passage OF inns
act This was not correct. TWO years
ago when hc offered a Dill sllhl.ar 10 us
one. ne received resolutions from various
organizations Of railway employees ask
ing the passage Of the act Inc rCso-
buttons came 100 late TOT us ~ 1li"'
session. but ne had secured the perinls-
sion OF the organizations to use them
now In addition 10 the resolutions feceiN-
ed two years ago others had been sent
In recently. He then read resolulonS
adopted by conductors. engineers. nremen'
and trainmcn In Richmond. Manchester
Charlottesville. Crewe. chiffon Forge'
Roanoke. and other places. asking ne
passage Of a bill 10 define the liabillty
of employers 20 their employees.
Mr.. McIwaine Went into Legal arFu-
ment In support OF the BIZ. speaking MNn
much force and earnestncss and holding
the close attention Of the senators ana
spectators. Statistics as TO the wages pdid
by the railroads in this state were redd.
and n was argued thereirom mat me
contention that the railroads in regulat-
ing the pay took into consideration the
risks that had To be assumed. VAS
grcundless. The figures, he said. showed
that the tranmen who were subjected 10
the greatest risks were the poorest paid
persons IN the service OF the companies.
This bill did not exactly suit Mr.: Nc
Ilwaine: It's provisions We're not broad
enough for him he would haze presented
the bill he offered at the last session.
had he thought It could have been pass
ed. The Superior Servant limitation
and other features of the act before the
Senate did not meet with his approval.
LETTER FROM JUDGE BURkS.
just before concluding his remarks Mr..
McIlwaine read a letter. written few
years ago by the late Judge +. {. Burks.
urging the passage Of law similar 10
that proposed by this bill.
Mr.. McIiwaine said that under the late
decisions OF the Supreme Court Of APP
peals. railway empoye could not even
recover for injuries sustained as the re-
suit OF the negligence of the conductor for
the court did not recognize him or the
captain as one In authority. Only by the
negligence of the Major the superin-
tendcnt of the road-could recovery be
had. The laymen in The Senate. the
speaker said had no idea as 10 the extent
this doctrine Of the courts had been car
riod. Not one dollar could lie recovered
for injuries sustained as the result Of
Injuries received by the negligence Of the
telegraph operators
The railroad employees were the best
disciplined people IA the world. Such dis
cipline did not exist in the greatest
armies. lneSe men ana the olSflnllNt re-
qyircd Of them reminded the speaker Of
Tcnnyson's lines
Theirs not 10 make reply,
Tehirs not TO reason why.
Theirs but TO do and die
Mr. McIlwaine said the Supreme Court
had IN one OF It's decisions given a broad
hint 10 the Legislature that there should
be legislation on this subject when IL said
the doctrine promulgated must remain
the law until the law-making power
should change IL.
The Petersburg Senator spoke for
two and a half hours. Friends and foes
OF the bill congratulated him. and de-
clared that his presentation OF his side OF
the case was able and complete.
The Chair was tten vocatcd until $3.50
r. NJ.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr. Parr (No. 1853 10 incorporate
The Grayson and Carroll Electric Rail-
way Company.
BY Mr.. Kane CNo i7D. 20 incorporate
the Clinch River ana Big Sandy Rail-
road Company (placed on the calcndar)
BY Mr.. EgFieston 90. 4'W. 20 repeal
an act In relation 10 the the powers of
the board OF supervisors Of Charlotte
COUNTY
Ply Mr. McIwane (No. 4e9). 10 eXempt
fhcSe enrared in the publication OF
newsparors from being required 10 OBJ
fofr Home. Cor ba ,rfyiirpp q RIGHT