The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-15
A BLOW AT TRADING STAMPS.
The Senate Passes ths House Bill With
Two Amendments.
APPROPRIATION REMAINS The SANE,
Tho Enort TO Cut Down the sum PROVIDE"
for the renItentiary Enlargement De-
fca,.d-awo Speeches on the En-
pio,crs' Liability Act.

The senate and House each held two
lessons Yesterday and disposed of many
bills. 40. a,.,,.s, ,hc
u.e Of trading stamps was passed WITH
oS ~ ~ Ienries and opio discussed the
,.,.,toxcrs' Liability bill. Today
lsa1srs blood and Mushbach VIII speak
-, inc measure and Mr.. Mcllwaine VIII
close The dcbat, tomorrow.
A. the afternoon session OF the senate
an mort was made TO reduce tho appro-
rriation for the purpose 81 ,nlSrsi"s '"'
pcnltontiary but was deicateu'
Work of The Scuatc.
,rbc Senate met without prayer
nr Barksdale inquired u the SPe,l"i
r,,..mittco on Expenditures by Pubic IN
stitntions. which made It's report. had me
sgbt 10 report a bin. There was some
dchatc over the question and IL was de-
cided that the committee could report
IN. hin This act will be offered To-
dsv II Is the same one az that when
WIS referred 60 the Committee on ASi-
,ulture aboishng the office OF Commis-
sinner Of Agriculture and Transferring the
work Of the department 20 the virginia
polytcchnic Institute az BlacksDuTs Inc
Agricultural Committee has made no re-
mort on the bill and Senator barHsd"le
IS tired Of waiting for report from 'n''
body
resolution offered oy Mr.. Kane pro-
,.ldi,e that the chair Doe vacated at 2'dO
p.N and resumed az 4 r. Nj. was adopted
.y.,b an amendment by AIR. keezell pro-
,iaioc that Senate cngrOsscd bills snouio
be disposed Of before other business
should Doe considered.
TRAD1NG-STAMP ACT PASSED.
The first bin reached on the calendar
was the one 10 prohibit the ufc of trading
stamps The an cndmcnt recommended ~
the committee providing that the act
should 70 into erect July Isl and the one
on red by Mr.. Sands correcting % deicct
IN the act and making provision for hear
ms before Justices and for jury trials.
,vere adontod Tho bill WAS then passed
without any debate and without objection
from any one.
The bin 10 tax social clubs was passed
10y until to-day
BILLS INTRODUCED.
by Mr.. Fairfax (NO. i5U. To authorlIe
John H. Alexander. and others trustees
for Loudoun Lodge /. O. q. T.. at Lees
burg. to sell and convey lot belonging
10 the lodge.
nv Mr.. Boykin 90. 46D: To incorpo-
pany. The incorporators are +. v White.
Henry Fairfax. John F. Ryan, John II.
Alexander. William Il. Alexander. 7. g.
Pitcher and George w. Settle The COM
pany Is authorized TO construct and oper-
ate a railroad from some point I'm Lou
doun county on the Potomac river 10 any
points in Rappahannock, Culpe2er and
Page counties.
BY Mr. Kane Go 1922. To amend sec
tion SIS of the Code with reference TO the
compensation of boards of supervisors.
BY Mr.. Barksdalc (No. 45O; For the
relief of Henry Sharpe ThrOckmorton.
BY Mr.. Barksdalc 90. ijO: For the
relief of William u. Canada
BY Mr.. Maynard Go. 46D: To incorpo-
rate the Chesapeake Company.
BY MIR Lowry no 1879: To require
notaries to afiix their seals TO all pro-
tested paper for which a charge Of one
dollar s. TO be made for the benefit Of the
commonwealth.
Bv Mr.. clayton 0No geo: To prescribe
and regulate how jury costs in all cor
poration and circuit courts Of Roanoke
city shall be taxed. collected and paid
into the treasury Of that city.
ADDRESSED BY MIR. JEFFRIES.
The Employers Liability bill came up
as the special order at 12.2u o'clock and
sNNAANrN'
position TO the measure. He started out
by complimenting the speech made by
Mr. Wiihers in favor Of the BILL When
the Danville senator talked about oDpo-
nents OF the act being retired 10 private
life Mr. Jeffries said ne felt a little un-
easy until ne recalled the fact that the
people Of his district were not opposed TO
railroads hut recognized them as institu-
iions OF great value 10 the public and
they were not disposed To enact harsh
laws 10 apply 10 these corporations.
Mr. Jeffries regarded this measure as
one II passed would be legislation OF
the class order of the worst sort. The
bin not only did not apply 30 any cor
poration except railroads and only to the
operating departments of the roads.
with reference TO this latter provision.
he argued that such a law as that pro-
vision would result in many compiled
lions in drawing the line between de-
partments Of the railway service.
Mr. Jeffries then went into a lengthy
legal argument in which he replied TO the
- position assumed by Mr.. Withers with
reference to the effect OF the decisions
rendered by the courts. He took up
much time In considering the subject in
relation TO employer and employee. max
ing an able argument 10 show that the
bill instead Of being. as claimed FOR it,
measure DEMANDED by humanity and
Justice. was one of mistaken kindness;
that instead of being an act that would
be Of benefit TO the railway employees it
was a measure that would operate 10
the detrment Of their best interests II
would serve no good public purpose and
was calculated 10 Ictard the growth and
development of railroads.
Mr. Jeffries spoke for more than an
hour and received the close attention of
senators.
MIR. OPIE'S SPEECH.
Mr. Opic followed Mr.. Jeffries. lie was
no enemy 10 railroads but was friend of
them But he was for equal privileges TO
all and special privileges 10 none. The
railroads were chartered for the public
good and IL was not contemplated that
they should own the public. but that they
should be the servants OF the public.
Railroads were poor masters but good
servants. They were the greatest de,
velopers in the country.
Mr.. Opie took up the arguments made
by Mr.. Jenries and replied 20 them.
The bill was not designed 10 punish rail-
roads but to make them more careful.
This was the whole sum and substance
OF the proposition. lie was opposed 10
class legislation and his only regret was
that the act did not apply 10 all corpor-
rations. However half "A loaf was better
than no loaf. lie warned the Senate that
II the bin should come before the peo-
pie there would be gr eat difficulty in cx-
plai~isY 20 tho "a iefarf on ~ the
voters why this act was not passed