Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-24
MANY WANT PLACES.
APPLICANTS FOR POSITIONS AS
FERTILIZER INSPECTORS.
THE SOLONS HAVE GONE HOME.
only Two Members of the House Left
N the City-The Capital Presents
Deserted ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Grants One Pardon.

The bin placing a tonnage-tax upon fer
tuizors. which has passed both branches
OF the General Assembly. provides for the
appointment OF a considerable number OF
inspectors, and already Commissioner
Koiner has received numerous applica-
..s.l. ase s..u.uauona VIII be referred
10 the State Board of Agriculture, which
meets early in January Very few APP
polntments will be made at the January
meeting OF the board Several inspectors
viii be provided for the trucking section
where the season commences in January
and lasts until May.
Some misapprehnesion exists as TO the
term of service of inspectors 20 be APP
pointed. Inspectors will not hold office
throughout the year. They Will serve
several months in the spring and two or
three months in the fan, during the Ter
tillzer season.
The question of the proper distribution
Of the military fund among The various
companies i'm the State service is perpleX-
ing the state Military Board no little. The
board has held two meetings recently,
and n IS understood chat the members are
divided as between Two plans. The alter
native plans presented are the old one Of
apportionment among the companies on
the basis OF number Of men reported at
annual inspection. or one proposed. which
would provide for payment from head
quarters annually Of such bills submitted
bv the various companies, covering the
legitimate expenses incurred during tho
year as might be approved by the board.
When the General Assembly reconvenes
a bill will be introduced providing FOR
charterlng a new road. to be known as
the Appomatt0x buckingham and Cum
berland Railroad Company, which desires
to build line from AppOmattox Court
house 70 Cumberland Courthouse or 10
Famville, OF 10 some point on the Farm
vile and Powhatan railroad. The object
of the company is 20 develop the re-
sources and industries In the counties Of
Appomattox. Buckingham and Cumber-
land and Prince Edward
The cOrpOralors are james r. Werth
and NJ. H. Van Doren. OF Richmond; Sem
ators IT. d. Flood. OF Appomattox, and
a. d. watkins, OF Prince Edward; Dele
gate f. w. Hubbard, Of Buckingham and
Cumberland; b. W. L. Blanton, OF Cumber-
land, and IL. N. White, Of Buckingham.
The Capitol building was nearly de-
serted yesterday. The only two members
of the General Assembly who are In the
city are Delegates Graveley, OF Henry
county, and Hubbard, of Buckingham.
They will spend their holiday here. The
hall Of the House is locked. Just before
adjournment Thursday Delegate Todd
asked that this bee done. expressing the
fear that some one would rifle the desks
and steal the stationery. Clerk W. H..
Mann, hearing the request. wrote the fol
lowing note 10 Mr. Todd: How can your
writing material be moved from the hall
If il is stationery?
Captain Mcleod. of the Auditors office
has gone TO his home In Rockbridge
county TO spend the holidays.
Mt. j. c. Hankins chief clerk in the
Office of the Secretary OF the Common
wealth, left yesterday for his home in
Halifax county 10 pass Christmas with
relatives and friends.
Mr.. w. p. Shelton. Treasurer Of Han
over. and A. W. Brock. Commissioner OF
the Revenue Of Hanover. were visitors at
the Library building yesterday.
Governor Tyler granted a pardon yes
terday 20 MAT Crawford one Of the coll
ored TRUSTEES" from the penitentlary. en-
ployed In the Capitol-SQuare. Mats"
term would have expired I'm ten days
The pardon enables him 20 spend Christ
mas ut his home in Bristol. The Governor
had intended issuing a number of pardons
Yesterday but found none ~ the other
cases under consideration worthy