The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-26
new RAILROAD
TO WASHINGTON.
seaboard Air Line People Ask for a
Charter.
SEPARATE COACH BILL PASSES.
It Went Through, the Senate Without
objcctio.-Mr. Mun:ord Made
Speech IN Favor OF it-Lc=is-
Iatiyc News and Gossip.
Seaboard Air Line People Ask for a
SEPARATE COACH BILL PASSES
1. Wen, Through, the Senate without

and the measure Is likely 10 meet with
The opposition of the Richmond Fred
ericksburr and Potomac Company.
1t was towards the close of the session.
when Senator Cogbil introduced the bill.
The bill authorizes the construction and
operation of a railroad from Richmond to
some point on the Potomac river IN either
Alexandria or Fairfax county
The corporators are George Wayne An
terson, John Shelton Williams, ~. 81.
John. ]. William Aiddendorf. James II.
Dooley, S. l.. Kelley, S. ;. P.1Iattesoh'
T. C. Williams. Jr., Gardner l.. Booliie
and Julien L. Burke.
The capital stock is 10 be not less than
S5G9.eGD.
Before the Richmond. FREDERICKSBURG
and Potomac road can be I,aralfeled, the
State must sell its holdings In that com
pany. The Seaboard Air Line Is willing
to buy out the interests of the Com
monwealth in this line in order 10 be
able to build its own line to WASH
ington. Or the proposed road may
be built by such route as not 10 be
construed as paraiieling the Ola comp mp,
ny. The bill simply provides that rail-
road NAV be built from some point in
Henrico to the Potomac river and does
not designate the counties through which
the road shall run.
WHAT is OFFERED.
The state Of Virginia now owns :, 162
Ehares Of common stock, and ], 1921 .dlfloend
obligations in the Richmond, Frederlcks-
burg and Potomac railroad. which v1elds
revenue of about $4,000 per annuln.
The Richmond and Washington AR
LINE railway offers to furnish the STATE
q bond of $4,000 in which it agrees to
A,A 1a tat opainSt decrease
in its annual revenue from the Richmond
Fredericksburg and Potomac railroad LOT
the term OF five years. The new road
ob,iEates itself to buy from the Stale Its
holdings in the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad Of stock ana
dividend obligations at $780, ana slfo It-
spectivelr, per share.
This offer Is twelve and eighteen points
higher on the stock and dividend obll-
cations than the laws of 1884 authorized
the State commissioners to sell these
Obligations for
The fee upon the charter is $1,000 and
a check for that amount accompanied the
: bill.
THE BARKsDALE BILL
The Senate Committee on Privileges
and Elections reported. with the recon-
mendation that il do no pass, the BarkS-
dale bill to prevent the corrupt use OF
mone* in elections The act was never
considered at any meeting OF he COM
mittec but the members thoroughly ac-
uuainted themselves with the provisions
Of the measure. Mr.. Barksdale insisted
upon a report in order to bring the meas
ure before the Senate, and the members
Of the committee were polled and the re-
port was agreed upon. Mr.. Barksdale
proposes TO make q big fight for the bill
on the floor of the Senate.
The House Committee on Roads yes
terday considered and reported favor
ably the Mathews bill, in relation to the
seDaration Of the races on steamboats,
in this State.
The Senate Committee on Finance yes
terday passed by the consideration OF
the I.upton Ia. commission bill. 1t Is
nrobabe a substitute will be perfected
and introduced looking to the creation of
e Board Of Equalization Of Taxes Senator
Fairfax offered such an act few years
ago anG it passed the Senate, but failed
in the House. The idea of such board
Is to put down assessments In certain
counties and to increase them in other
counties.
TOLL ROADS BILL.
The House Committee on Roads met at
10 O'Clock yesterday. The committee
took up and reported fayorably bill
authorizing the consolidation of the
turnpkes around Norfolk. A favorable
report was also ordered on a bill Of
fered by Hon John Z. Epps, providing
punishment for disorderly conduct on
railway trains. The committee reported
a bill authorizing certain privileges to
the Atlantic and Danville railroad. On
motion of Mr.. Lyons. of Norfolk. the
vote was re-considered, by which the
turnpike consolidation bill was reported
and the matter was postponed in order
10 hear parties interested in the measure.
The Committee on General Laws OF the
r.Ja&- ~hn
committee considered a bill providing for
the embalming of bodies for shipment,
On motion of Mr.. Gravely, OF Henry. the
bill was referred 10 DR.. Paulus A. Irving
and the physicians who are members OF
the Legislature for consideration and re-
port to the next meeting of the commit
Zee.
a bill requiring foreign insurance COM
I,anies doing business IN Virginia to de-
post securities with the treasurer for the
protection OF policy-holders. Mr.. Dupuy.
the patron of the bill. spoke in favor Of
it. and Maj. c. S. Strinsfellow against it.
6 The bill was reported with the recommen-
dalton that it do not pass.
The House Committee on Counties. Cit
les and Towns held a meeting at II
o'clock yesterday. The Committee con-
sidered many local bills. There was quite
a debate over bill offered by Senator
Nm. II. Mann. in relation 10 issuing new
bonds in the county of Brunswick.
Judge Mann. DR.. r. S. Powell and Hon.
z. T.. Buford appeared in the interest of
the measure. and Senator .. 9. Eggleston
agains; 1t.
The committee ordered that the bill
be favorably reported.
The Senate.
The Senate met without prayer.
Senator Foster offered resolution pro-
viding for a joint commission 10 visit rhe
Soldiers Zone at Hampton and obtain
Information as TO the management of that
institution with view to ascertaining the
cost of maintaining the Home. the char
ac'er OF the diet. quarters. etc.
Mr.. Foster stated that such information
as might be gathered would be useful to
the legislature in dealing with the Sol
diers' Home at Richmond.
Senators Wickhan. of Fairfax. and Ty-i
Ter opposed the resolution They stated
that the Legislature of Virginia had no
right to investigate a National Soldiers.
Home. but the Information desired could
be Obtained by some other method.
The resolution was rejected
The Committee on Finance reported IA