The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-02-01
Proposed 10 PQT0IIe| The Line from
Richmond 10 Washington.
MEASURE 70 PROTECT LABOR UNION HEN
House Passes n Bill 10 Brenk rnsur>
"nco combinations Fishery bill
Amended-John Is. Cnry Leaves On
Estate of $4,000 20 Iais WIDOW
Hnow In Richmond.
Special Dispatch to The vlrglnlan)

Richmond, Va, Jan. 81, 1S9S
INIT. Cooke offered a bill to-day to In
corporate the Norfolk Trust and Safe
Deposit company, with authority to do
general trust and deposit business.
The corporators are Walter II. Taylor,
w. H. Peters, Walter H. Doyle, G. M.
Serpell, Nathaniel Beaman, John l..
Roper, r. "A. Dodson, r. p. Voight.
WIN. Whaley, ]. w. Perry, Edward r.
baird, Jr., j. p. Andre Mottu, w. j.
Crosby. A. A. KrIse, G. Lancaster Will
liams. %. G. Miner, Jr.. S. c. Rowland,
.. .. Collins, j. D. Lowenberg, James
t. Borum and w. W. Chandler The
capital stock Is to DE not less than
100000 nor more than s5OO,e0O.
A bill that is likely to arouse much
opposition and to attract considerable
attention was offered In the House
today by Mr.. Reddy. It is to in
corporate the Petersburg. Richmond
ana Northern Railroad company, with
auinority to construct and operate a
railroad from Petersburg through
Chesterfield, Manchester, Richmond
ana through certain cgunties to point
on the Potomac river, In King George
county. The route proposed will par
aliei pieh the Richmond and Petersburg and
hiehmohd, Fredericksburg and roto-
mac roads. The corporators named
are Ferdinand Beach, George L. Cut
lin, James Parker, John S. Primrose
James 6. B. Woolworth. of New York;
=. M. Mahoney, T. NJ. Dertrck, Jr.,
am and Merriwether Jones, of Richmond.
Inc me capital stock Is to be not less than
SzS0,Oo0 nor more than s3,O00,0CO.
r.. N
labor and industrial statistics is on
the calendar in the House, and the
patron will call 1t up at the first on
l,ortunity. Mr.. Kizer is working every
day In behalf of the measure and
thinks he can get 1t through the
House. A copy of the bill has been
introduced In the Senate by Mr.. Fos-
ter, Of Norfolk, who is an earnest ad
vocate of 1t.
A Dill was offered in the House to-
day by Mr.. Folkes, of Richmond, to
protect persons who belong to labor
unions The measure is designed TO
allow labor unlonlsts to enjoy the privi-
lese OF oeing members or workingmen's
organizations without molestation. A
fne OF not less than $1,000 nor more
than $4,000 Is provided for the offense
or interfering with or prosecuting n
person for being a member of a labor
union.
There was quite lengthy debate In
the House over the Wharton bill to
prohibit combinations among insur-
ance companies for the purpose of
controlling rates. 1t was finally order
ed to It's engrossment. This measure
Is designed to break up the Southeast
ern Tariff Associatio
Senator LIE Cato's bill to create a
State board Of fisheries came up in
the House to-day. 1t was ameried so
nf fta
of the board from $1,000 TO 81, 900. An
EFFORT was made to cut down the pay
or the president of the board, but II
failed a vote was not reached.
When Senator McMcIlwaine's bill in
relation to the jurisdiction and powers
OF police courts came up in the Senate
Mr. Munford tried to have It amended
so that policemen would be paid the
usual witness fee for testifyine in fell
ony cases. The proposition was voted
down and the bill was ordered to be
engrossed.
The Senate committee on Courts this
morning heard argument on Mr.. Kee-
zelfs bill to abolish the Tenth judicial
circuit made vacant by the death of
Judge Barton. Several lawyers from
the district appeared in opposition to
the measure. and 1t was decided 10 re-
port 1t unfavorably.
The first debate OF the day in the
Senate occurred over the bill extending
the time in which tre1surers deputy
treasurers, eX-treaSurers and eX-deputy
treasurers can levy and collect tax
tickets which have been accounted for
to the Auditor of Public Accounts. Mr.
Whckham opposed the measure and
stated that the committee on finance
had after a careful considcra ton OF the
measure recommended that 1t do not
pass. The bin was Dassed
The Reddy bill providing a method
whereby the people may express their
choice Of candidates for the United
States Senate. is set for hearing before
the Senate committee on privileges and
elections tomorrow afternoon. AS Mr.
Reddy has to appear before the com
mite on roads at the same hour In the
interest of his employers liability bill
he will ask that the consideration OF the
Senatorial bill be postponed. Mr. Barks-
dale offered the measure in the Senate
The investigation Of the Laurel Re
formatory was resumed this morning
by the House committee on asylums
and prisons Superintendent Sampson
was on the stand most OF the time and
denied the charges Of cruelty The in
vestiga ton was not concluded
Mr.. w. M. HablistoQ, OF Petersburg
has resigned as superintendent Of the
Richmond Traction Company to accept
the presidency of the Citizens Ex-
change Bank, of this city, He leaves