The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-17
BARKSDALE ON
ELECTION BILL
The Halifax Senator Heard bya Large
Audience.
sEABoARD ACT is REPORTED.
Made the Special Order for Mex, Tues
day-Lfrciy Day In the House of
Dclcsatcs-Tbc Work of
The Committees.
The Halifax Senator Heard bya Large
sEABoARD ACT is REPORTED.

The Senate heard Senator Barksdale
deliver forcrtui address IN favor OF ms
pure elections bill yesterday. This
measure viii be further considered next
"Wednesday.
The bills 70 charter new road 70
Washington and TO sell out the Ssalss
stock In the Richmond FREDERICKSBURG
and Poto-rssc were made the special OF
der for TUESDAY.
Hon. Frank Hume WILL On next Tues
day. so before the House committee ana
advocate favorable action upon MS pm
10 prohibit telegraph companies operating
IN this State from increasing the Tolls
upon messages on account OF the stamp
tax act This measure is designed 10
make The companies pay io- the stamp
In other words. where the rate Is 20 cents
this shall include the price OF the stamp
This act has been before the committee
for some time If he fails TO get a re-
port TUESDAY. Mr.. Hume will ask that
the committee be discharged from the
further consideration of the bill
MR.. FoLkEs' BILL
N-. Foxes bill defining -.the principal
Office" OF railroad company WIZ Dc
heard by the House Committee on Gene
raj Laws at p. N. next Tuesday. M1
FOXES idea IN seeking the passage o.
this act IS 10 enact a law under Whlch me
Southern Railway Company "'H ne
forced TO remove its Offices now located
IN Washington to Richmond. There are
about seven hundred officials and clerks
employed at Washington
a number of the members OF TIE sen
ate Committee on Public INSTITUTIONS anu
the House Committee on Asylo1ns anu
Prisons went I'D to the State Farm yes
.ereiav On a special tram returning ~
the city at noon. Governor yer .i.tu
Major Heth Tyler accompanied me pai ~
The farm and quarters OF the conVic.s
were inspected as thoroughly as possible
,5prinr the limited time the legislators mad
To stay there.
The House Committee on Finance met
vcs-er.iav II considered OLA onei-
cd nv Mr. Gent, of Russell, repeating the
laws requiring penitentiary SuaEoS 10
bring convicts to that institution.
OTHER MEASURES
Mr.. Horsley. of .Apponattox. offered
some amendments. and the comniliee
took the matter under consideration.
The next bill taken UP was that OF MI:
7'atteson 10 relieve the Mayo aTlose "iiu
Land Company from an erroneous assess
men, of taxes /; was referred TO SUD
committee Mr.. Julius Stratus, Of Rlch-
,tond. then appeared in the interest OF
an appropriation for the Central State
Hospital, at Petersburg
Or. Fitzpatrick. of Nelson. asked the
committee for an early consideration OF
"a hill for the relief of a 6. Loving. OF
his county, which was promised him by
The chairman.
u,her matters were considered by the
committee.
The General Laws Committee Of the
1417pae rn7- yesterday at 10 o'clock.
The committee ordered favorable re-
port on bill offered by Hon Alex
King. of Sussex, incorporating the Ma
verify Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany-
The subcommittee composed of Messrs.
1lunley. Price and Grayely, submitted
their report on the bill to authorize the
creating of an Insurance department in
Virginia. They drew substitute for the
Dupuy bill and recommended ihat Ii be
reported fayorably by the general com
,nutee. Consideration of the sub-com-
7nIttee's bin was not concluded. but II Is
thought it will be favorably reported
The committee has ordered favora-
BILE report on the Glass Pure Food Bill.
The House Committee on Courts OF Jus
t5cz was in session yesterday
Inc committee ordered q favorable re-
port on q bill offered by Mr.. John White
head. of Norfolk. for the relief of the
Savings Bank Of Norfolk.
The committee then took Up Mr. F>sliS
NJ Jones bill amending the Code, in reia-
ton 10 deeds of trust and other incum-
bracces.
The bill was favorably reported.
The Senate.
The Senate met without prayer.
Senator Fairfax. the chairman Of the
Finance Committee, reported the bills
granting q charter to the Seaboa-d Air
Line 10 build road TO Washington and
Jroviding for the sale of the States
holdings In the Richmond. Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad. On Senator
Floods motion, these measures wer;
made the special and continuing order
for Tuesday next at l2:45 o'clock. The
bills were ordered 10 be printed.
Senator Sands introduced bill to in
corporate the Tfdewater and West Vir-
GINA Railroad Company. The corpora
tors are W. h Hall, F. P. Woodruff
George U. Holman. George H Pierce and
George &. Cressey. The bill authorizes
the construction and operation of a rail-
road from some point in Rockingham,
Shenandoah o. Frederick county TO some
point on the Chesapeake Bay between
the York and Potomac rivers The caPi-
TAI stock is 10 be not less than sloa.eaD
nor more than s5o.0,D.0ta. The act au-
tho:izes the company 10 construct lateral
# branches not exceeding thirty miles in
length The bill further provides that
the company may operate telephone lines
along its road and 10 connect with other
Telephone lines.
OTHER BILLS.
Senator Je1ries offered bill proridin!
for increasing the salary Of the AdiutaHt
General OF .sls STATE Volunteers TO SEQ
per annrtn from sl.5o1 per anau0,. Ac
complaining the hill. when il went Z
the 5cl-rl's desk. was petition sisaes
By every volunteer officer in Virginia
asking the passage OF The measure.
A bi.l was offered by Senator JET
fries for ihe relief OF Cumberland G
BRADSHAW, disabled Confederate soldier
Senator Sands introduced a bill Il
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