The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-11

Mr.. Gravely. Of Henry, spoke Win sreae
vigor against the bill
Captain Parks, of Page. made strons
speech IN favor Of the bill.
The House dismissed the bill by vote
of IS to SIS.
Mr.. Folkes offered bill to define Wnat
the term principal Office" of a railway
or transportation company means, ana 10
construe the meaning OF such term- II
reads as follows:
be n enacted by the General Assembly
OF Virginia:
That the term '.prfncfpal Office" of all
railway and transportation companies,
which said companies are chartered unceF
the laws of this State, shall be con-
Strued- to mean, and does mean, all OIL
GERS of the heads of each and every De
partment, known and operated under tho
system of such railway and transporta-
tan company, together with all the force
OF employees and clerks. employed IN
and under the heads and control OF SUCH
departments, or that may be pertaining
thereto; and what Is now ccmmony
known and considered to be the General
Office" Of such railway or cooperation
company is to be construed the primer
pay Office of such companies.
1t is claimed by the friends of this
measure that II passed the Attorney Cen
aral can proceed against certain
roads with view to requiring them &c
keep their principal offices in Virginia.
The hour of 1 o'clock having arrived.
the House took up the Land-Gra5bers
act.
The question required upon. the mo-
ton of Mr.. Boaz. made on yesterday, to
to reconsider the vote by which the
Anderson substitute was rejected. NJ
Anderson asked that those in favor OF the
principles involved in his bill, should vote
in favor OF reconsideration
Mr.. Ryan opposed reconsideration In
a brief Speech. and Mr.. Petit. OF Flu
wanna, made a stirring speech for re-
consideration. as did also Mr.. Whitehead.
Of Norfolk
Mr.. Bowles. OF Roanoke. called the
pending question. Upon rolI-call the mo-.
3tion was lost by the following vote:
Ayes-Anderson, Ayers. Baker. Barclay,
Buntin, Cardwell, Clarke, Clement, DAYS.
Dodson, Early, Epps, Featherston. Fleet.
F'otkes, Gravely, Gregory Honaker.
HorsIey. Jennings, Felix N. Jones, Kelley.
Lewis, Lyons. NIcClung, Mcconnell, NC
Rae. Moss, Musgrave. Newhouse, Petit,
Powell, Price, Robinson. Shelton. Stoner.
Todd, Toney. J. NJ. Whitehead and John
Whttehead-D.
Nays-Akers, Baugh, Blakemore, Boaz-
Bowlss. Chnrchman, Cowan, Cromwell,
Donohoe, Dupuy, Endbrey, Ewell, Fitz-5
patrick, Galleher, Garrett. Gent. Goad.
Goultsman. Hunley, Hutcheson. Thomas
n. Jones. Walter Jordan. Lacy, Leech,
Madison. McAllister, AIurres. Parks. 3.
G. Paterson. S. SIP. Patteson, Pitcher.
Pollock. Priddy, Ryan. Ware. Warning.
Wexford, Williams, and Saunders-D-
E AS soon as the vote was announced
Mr.. anderson took the floor and offs1ed
an amendment to the committees bill. In
the nature OF substitute. After much
discussion as to the status of the bust
ness before the House mfr. Embrey moved
to commit the bills and amendments %
the Committee on General Laws, with
the following Instructions
Resolved. That It Is the sense OF this
House, that In the matter of sale and
purchase OF delinquent land. the penalty
feature be eliminated, and the law Of
1896 be restored with amendments, pro-
svtd,ng for sufficient notice 20 the delin-l
squent landowner and lien creditors
s. Colonel Anderson and Captain Parks
opposed the nntion and It was lost Colo
nal Anderson moved to adjourn VIXEN