Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-01
Senator Glass Prevails over the
Telephone Franchise People.
NOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT IT.
a pIspensary Proposed for rranklin-An
Appropriations for Hollywood Defeated
Tho Flow of Bins Checked-The Land
drabbers Bill to go to the Governor
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Bar Associations
Department of Insurance.
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Richmond Feb 2S.-The Senate IN
day ordered to its engrossment the bill
to charter the Virginia Telephone and
Aeiesraph Company, which has created
such stir all over the State.
It is not at all likely, however, from
what can be gathered, that the incor-
poration will be willing to accept the
measure. since it has been amended iinE
many important particulars, and is
very much changed from the original. 4
The bill occupied the attention of the
Senate for fully two hours to-day, and
n number Of speeches were made OH
either side. Messrs. Sands and Flood
led the fight for the measure, and Mr. E
Glass headed the opposition.
y KILLER ADOPTED.
The amendment, which acted as n
Killer" 10 the bill was that fixing the
maximum and minimum rates to DO
charged. The very strongest fight was
made against this proposition.
Senator Glnss having offered an
amendment to fix the maximum and
minimum rates, Senator Jeffres offered
as IL substitute that the Legislature re-
serve the right TO fix the rate. This
was defeated by the following vote:
,,Ayes-Senators, Dlnwiddie, Donohoe,
~, lie
Massie, Sands Steele and Wallace-11.
Noes--Senators Barksdalc. Blakey.
Bruce, Cogbill. Eggleston, Foster.
Glass. Keezell. lie Cato, Morris, Opie,
Shands. st. Clair. Walker. Watkins and
WickhanI-16. ss
The following pairs were announced. Is
the first named in each instance be-
Ing In favor of the substitutes: Mcssrs.
Gold with James. Harvey with Clayton
Jeitries with Fairfax, Maynard with
Mcllwaine, Whitehead with Munford,
and Tyler with Tate.
The Glass amendment, fixing the
maximum and minimum rates, was
then adopted by the following vote:
Ayes-Senators Rarksdale, Blakey.
5ruce, Cosbill, Eggleston. Foster,
Glass. l<eezell, lie Cato, Morris, Opie.
Shnnds, ST. Clair, Walker Watkins,
Noes-Senators Dinwiddie. Donohoe.
Flood. Johnston, Luptor. Lyle. Manu.
Alassic, Sands. Steele. Wallace-1i
The same pairs We're announced as
on the previous vote.
After the opponents OF the bill had
placed other amendments upon the 4
measure they We're stlll not satisfied
and attempted to have the vote bv.9 $
which the Glass amendment was
adopted yesterday reconsidered withaa
view to SO amending the act as to re- 4
1uire The consent of city or n town,
councii before the company can enter a
municipality. This was xntea down
and the bill was. by vote of twenty
ayes to ten noes, ordered to he en-
crossed.
NOT LIKELY TO ACCEPT.
1t can be very safely asserted that
the telephone company Is not at all
likely to accept the charter in Its pres II
ent shape, and that there is not a
chance that tho Senate Will reconsider s
its action.
a DISPENSARY PROPOSED.
senator Stands made a. very earnest
apnealEto the Senate not to send TO tho 4
committee the House bill to establish a
dispensary for The sale of liquor at
FRANKLIN, Southampton county. He said
inc people or that town were, as n rule.
heartily In favor of this measure. There &
was ample provision made to pay state I;
taxes. II the bill was to be defeated
nc preferred that this be done upon the {
fiooi. OF the Senate instead of killing Il &
i'll the committee.
The Finance Committee was dts
charged from further consideration OF
the bill in question, and it was placed
upon the calendar.
APPROPRIATION BILL DEFEATED 6
When the bill to appropriate $500 an
nually to the Hollywood Memorial AS
ISOLATION to be used in caring for the
graves OF the Confederate soldiers
buried in Hollywood came up, Sena-
tor Tyler eloquently supported the
proposition.
After long argument the bill was Z
defeated by the following vote:
Ayes-Senators Eggleston, Flood. Fos-S
ter. Gold. Jeffrles, LIE Cato, McIiwaine,
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