The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-02
MESS g Sen
4; !llIRl GOE J !.
The Legislature Of Virginia sympa-
thizes With Hin.
70 COLLECT MORE TAXES S.
Morris bin in Relation to Telegraph
and Express Companies is Favor
ably Reported = Debate on
Employers Liability Act.

Tho Senate was in session Two hours
yesterday and passed many bills, mostly.
Of a local character. It was after three
o'clock before the House adjourned.
That body listened to several speeches
on The Employers Liability act.
"A Joint resolution was passed sym
pathiaing with William Goebel, OF Ken
tucky. in his a1rlicuon and wishing him
& speedy recovery.
Delegate S. S. p Pattcson is determined
10 press his bin providing a method for
III. Dcople TO express their choice of can
didatcs for the United States Senate.
This measure was offered in the House
esrly in the session and referred TO the
Committee on Privileges and Elections,
hut has no: as yet been considered py
that body
y would ask the committee to make IN
e:lrly report upon this BILL During the
= campaign last fall many of the Demo
cratic nominees fpr the General assem-
bly,. of both the political factions 1nat
then existed. were instructed TO vote LOT
some measure similar to the one offered
{ Nv Mr. Pattesor. There will DE hsit
on This measure.
GARNISI15i1 BILL.
Delegate Foikcs. bill to subject TO tne
rarnishee laws the salaries OF state Oh
s,ci,ls is now before the Senate. 1t
u has PASSED the House. AT the last
session of the General Assembly, Mr.
Trolkes had passed an act to subject 10
carnislles the salaries CT county. CITY anu
Town organizations Ibis renomlnau0h
was opposed by some city officials on ac-
count OF this bill. that ne NAG ehacieu
h into a law, but Mr.. Folkes led the uckeI
lie is very hopeful of getting the meas
11re he has offered at this session through
= the Senate.
chairman John N Opie, Of the joint
Il committee appointed to investigate me
management of the Soldiers Home, wan
not call that body to meet unni cary carry
rcxt week. Some OF the i.e, ...na 80,
absent. Captain Opie has received from
mr.. n v. Randolph. president Oh lie
Soldiers Home Board, list OF witnesses
he desires to have summoned.
TAXATION MEASURE.
.rhe senate Committee On Finance heard
prr,,mcnt on the Barksdale bill In rela-
zion to the assessment OF the properties
of telegraph, telephone and express com.
NAMES for taxation Senator Nctr.s
substitute was reported faVorapis. Ihe
Morris bill was amended In some par ue-
.,Ia,. .Tvhis bill is designed to increase
the license tax, which is GRADED IaA
md hased on mileage. IN the case o.
.he Southern Express Company. Whlch
IN the largest. the increase "ouio nc
from $500 10 $3.50. The properly laA .e-
5 mains the same There will be a rela1lNe
increase i'll taxes upon other express cum
n,an,es. The tax on telegraph companies
4.-Gyea nj. 50 per mile of wire. The an
<.,,ea,,, in the tax in respect TO the West
rs ern Union Company would be IRON alV'o
last wear to $G,GSO the first year OIL .iie
r,neration of this act. The properly i aA
remains the same. The bid imposes an
additional tax OF one per cent. OH tt'e
gross earnings, the former TAX Oh one ~, -
cent. being raised to two per cent. nis
,,,o.,s a., increase as to the Western
r. Union OF s61046 per year. In rouno iiuii-
1,ers the tax of the Western Union IS IN
crea sed from So 700 to $1,000. This reiauNe
increase applies to other companies.
& ROADS COMMITTEE
The House Committee on hoaoS t.is
yesterday and disposed OF seNs s.. 80,
portant measure. ne -
only a few minutes.
LYNCHBURG FIGHT
The Committees on Counties. Cities ana
Towns. Of the House, met YESTERDAY YESTERDAY
at 10 o'clock =,
Much routine business was disposed OIL
A committee from Eynchburs aqpeareo
and asked that time Se SCI ~. ~
hearing of the matter in relahoh 70 81
tending the corporate limits OF that clty'
The committee decided TO take the mat
1e,. up at 1870 o. clock This al'eT
noon. There are large delegations mere
representing either side OF The con'ro'
,ersy. The fight promises to DE a Wa 4. ~
one. ~,
House was in session yesterday ant
reoor;ed q number of uncontestec meas
,,,es. The committee ordered a faVoraple
renort amor a bill offered by Mr. : ,. r
1atteson OF Richmond City, lncorpora'-
ing the Trustees OF the funds OF me
Protestant Episcopal church, in the LILO
Cese OF Virginia.
Most OF the other matters coas.aefe1
were OF a local nature.
The Senate.
The proceedings OF the Senate were open
ed with prayer by Rev. Dr. NJ. 4. De'
,.,aux of yenable-strcet Baptist chuhch.
Delegate aorddy Informed the Senate
that the House had passed a con-
current resolution extending sympathy u
Governor Goebel of Kentucky. in MS
affiict,on. The resolution was unanimous
iy concurTed an.
senator Claytor's bill to amend TIT
Code so as TO allow judge to correct
technical error in the record OF the tria
y NJ = criminal case after the record Il
SIGNED. was defeated by a tie vote Mr
Claytor stated that often the record faile'
to show that the accused was present a
some stage of his trial and cr.mina
could re: a new trial on this technlcaiits'
The object or this measure was TO perm
81 the trial Judge TO correct the record whel
ct failed 10 state the fact that the &c
cuseo was present.
Scr. ator Mcilwaine opposed the bill. az
said its passage would make a rad.ca
change in The law. A Judge would %
allowed 10 correct the records so as u
% show the accused was present whel
everybody else In the county might know
the prisoner was not present IT the trial
The vote upon The passage OF the &C
s.as.si515 to 49, and the Chair declared tn
5sss meas q est.
FILLS oFTEREp-
I,y Senate sMaynard--To exempt from
taxation tic ioperty OF the King
Daughters Iiosp.ta1. of Portsmont tn. Va.
s7 BY same-Ja, ant;saas::;e the United State
Gorern,nen. TO acquire title to and iur!s
diction over certain ards situated o.
Cape Henry. in the comfy OF Princes noes
Anne
Board OF. Supervisors Of Wise county t
ss settle by compromise or otherwise de
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