The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-02
STATE FARMERS
BE CONSIDERED
Appropriation for Department Of Ag-
ricuIture May be Made.
VALUE Of THE DEPARTMENT
Some of the Advantages That Would
Result Were tie Office Provided
with Iunds-A Brothers De
acknowledgements

An earnest effort viii be made at this
session Of the Legislature 20 have a suit
able appropriation made for the proper
conduct Of the Department Of Agrlcul-
ture
In support of The proposition it VIII be
urged that nearly every other state ex-
cept virginia has not only made lsDeral
appropriatons TO their agricultural de-
partmsuts. but increase them from year
to year They spend from 5000 to $1,000
per year for holding Farm.rs Institutes
900 every county in the State. All OK the
other States Also publish, free of cost
bullltns s.vins political Information To-
their farmers and mail them % every
farmer
AT present Virginia does not appropriate
dollar towards the Department oi Az
ricuturo The Department .s supported
by am income from a small tax of so per
brand on fertilizers sold iu the state.
which amounts to about $500 per year
Other States impose tonnage tax oh
fertilizers. I'm the ncighborng state OBJ
North Carolina $4,000 per annum is real
zed from this source alone. An EFFORT
will be made 20 have this State impose
tonnage tax of ten cents. which would
yield an annual revenue of $4,000.
\ BROTHERS DEVOTION
The case of a boy who wished TO stay
at the side OF his brother. even though Doe
mus. follow him 20 the penitcntiary, came
t0 ucht iu the Governors office yesterday
morning.
Some time ago two brothers named Cot
tcll were arrested i'm DanuNe Tor the
larceny of "a horse and mule. the prop
crty of citizen of llenrico county lney
were tried aud me older one got seven
years in The pcnitenuary. lie is twenty
eight years oi age. The younger. whose
name is Isadote Cotrcn. seven
teen years old. was given five years. The
Governor. in consideration of his youth.
changed his sentence to the same length
of time in the Laurel Kcformatory
The boy steadfastly refused to leave bis
brother. however and 10 was not until
yesterday that ha was prevailed upon
Goo e..
SHELLING THE STATE
The Governor mas received the following
letter from 70 gentleman at Accotnk.
I'VE have been h1rassed by The United
states Government officials, men. or gums
at the forts on the Potomac near AleNan-
dria throwing shells or ban into the Ne
entity of "a much travelled highway.
niehtcniug horses. destroying property
and ondangcring lives
"The officials az Washington have been
notified but The annoyance still continues.
81 desire and insist on AN investigation.
and viii give such aid as ] can 90 facii-
tate the same
The Governor. I'm reply. suggested that
the matter be referred 10 the Judge and
Commonwealth Attorney of the county.
GRANTING OF PARDONS
The Governor has issued pardons 10
Smith Pruitt. convicted i'm Pittsylyania
county of murder I'm the second degree
and sentenced TO eight years in The peni-
Tertiary: George ". Tanner, convicted Of
grand larceny and Ernest H. Breeder,
of Page. convicted of grand larceny.
lie has removed the political disabilities
of the following. Churchill Johnson. petit
larceny. King William county: james YES
seis petit larceny. King William county.
Francis VI. Ball, felony. Grayson county,
-. C. Bowers, petit larceny, Washington
county.
A requisition has been drawn on the
authorities of the District OF Columbia ioI
white man named Mclnteor. charged
with violating the liquor laws in Prince
~ liiAIl county.
a reqisltion has been received from the
Governor of Maryland for Samuel T. Wal
lace. arrested I'm Lynchburg. ON the charge
of forgery.
The charter OF the Union Alliance Build
ing and Loan Association has been re-
cciyed at the office of the Secretary Of
the Commonwealth.
VISITORS At THE CAPITOL.
Among the callers at the Capitol yester-
day morning was Maj. Il. w. Lynn. who
has just returned from q tour of the
state Major Lynn thinks that his
chances Of election 20 the office of super
intendent Of the Penitentiary are bright
Sergeant-at-Arms Johnson. of the House
n Delegates. was at the Capitol yesterday.
lie is i'm the field again and is making a
good fight.
The Governor has been asked by
northern paper to give the population OF
Virginia Tie has replied that the latest
estimate puts 70 at 1gS11I6.
Callers M the Treasurcr's Office yester-
day were Dr. j. w Bowdoin, OF Bloxam.
Accomac county; State Senator n. G..
Flood. Of Appomattox J. Z. Broaddus.
clerk of the Henrico Circuit Court, and
y. E. Watkins, sergeant-at-arms Of the
Senate.