The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-13
i BIG FIGHT TO-DAY.
The Richmond Member Will Stand
Up for His Measure.
.JAE GOVERNOR APPROVES ACTS.
He Signs the scaboard Air Line and
Atlantic Coast line Biiis-lsoao
Committees Were in Session
Yesterday Afiernoon-Da'e
sctto HcarParks' Employ
crs, Liability Measure.

crs, Liability Measure.
rhere will oe a warm fight before the
1Io,se Committee on Roads to-day, over
the Jim Crow car legislation.
AT the last meeting Messrs. McAliis'e1'
Willard and Epps were appointed 10 IN
vestigats the subject and make report
shis morning. The subcommittee had
conference Yesterday afternoon. but talied
10 agree. MIR. Epps was not willing 10
make any concessions. Nessrs. NcAilis-
ter and Willard agreed upon Il SUBSTITUTE
which they will submit as majority re-
port Mr. Epps will present ms piil h'
minority report The comm1ttec appears ,I,
10 be about evenly divided as TO the Epps
hill, and some more conservative lesis-
la1aon.
SUBSTITUTE BILL.
Following is a copy of the McAllister-
Willard substitute bill:
A BILL.
To provide separate seats LOT & Whi's
and colored passengers on All ram oau
trains and TO authorize ana require eoi.-
sinctors of railroad trains to assign SIT
.;nrs 10 passengers thereon. and also 10
authorize and require those in charge oL
PASSENGER stations Of railway or rallIoao
companies 10 assign seats 10 tiiosc "
c,IDving the waiting rooms OF such s'a-
tions and imposing upon such conductors
and those in charge OF such passe.sel
stations q penalty Tor failuEe OF Ieius.Ii lDs:1
10 do So and upon the railway or rail-
road company a penalty on case OF thelr
failure or refuAll TO do SO. and to pre-
vent riotous or disorderly conduct on
any car, caboose or any part OIL t.aill
carving passengers or employees, or IN
the station. waiting room or st2tion
grounds of any railroad or railway COM
oany.
bly, of Virginia.
j. The conductor of each and every rail
road or railway train running within the
State of Virginia or in any part thereof
shall have authority, and IS hcfeoy re-
quired, so far\as possible TO ass'sn. 10
any passenger on his train the slttsilS
which such passenger shall occupy, anu
should any passenger refuse 10 occup!
the sitting 10 which he or. she may he
SO assigned by the conductor, then such
conductor shall have the right TO refuse
to carry such passenger on his tralf. anu
may put such passenger oil OIL the tEalh'
and for such refusal to carry or puttlhs'
off the train, neither the conauctor nor
he liable But nothing herein contained
shall be construed to prevent anV pas
senser from occupying any nnoccupied
string In the car in which he or she may
be entitled to ride, unless by so doing, a
white and coored person would be occu-
pying the same seat. And provided. thas
in no case shall q conductor assign q
white and colored passenger to the same
scat. this proviso, however, not to apply
to nurses travelling with their employers
when both persons desire to be seated
together nor to officers in charge OF
prisoners.
AT THE STATIONS
.. The person or persons in charge OF
any passenger station of any railway f;f
railroad company in the State OF Nlf-
ci,,ia shall have authority, and are mere
: by required, so far as possible, 10 as
sign to any person occupying Waiuhs
room Of such passenger station the sett
in such waiting room which such perscn
shall occupy, and should any such person
so assigned seat refuse, il he or she
occupy any seat, to occupy the seat TO
which he or she may be SO assigned
them the person or persons IA ct1arse
OF such station shall have the right 20
eject such person or persons from Tue
waiting room Of such passenger station,
and for such cjectment neither the per-
ger station nor the railroad or railway
company shall be liable
s. Any conductor on any railroad wEo
shall fail or refuse 10 carry ont the JTo-
visions of section ], OF this act, or. any
person or persons in charge or the PAS
ssenger station of L railway company
who shall fail or refuse TO carry out the
provisions of section :, Of this act, shall
he deemed guilty of misdemeanor, and
may be proceeded against according to
law and upon conviction OF such miSde-
meanor shall be fined not less than twen-
sty-fire nor more than fifty dollars for
each offence, and on such conviction of
such conductor CT of The person cr per-
sons in charge Of the passenger station,
the railroad OF. railway company in
whose employment the said conductor
Or the person or persons in charge Of
such passenger station may have been
AT the time OF such failure or refusal
shall also be deemed guilty OF nisde-
Inesnor and shall be fined not less than
fifty nor more than two hundred and
fifty for each offence.
DJSORDERL1 CONDUCT.
a. If any person or persons, whether a
passenger or g,assense.s or not, shall.
while on any car or caboosc CT any part
! of u train carrying passengers or EN-
pIoycs of any railroad company, or while
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grounds of any railroad or railway COM
l,any. behave in a riotous or dlsorderis.
manner. he. she or they shall be guilty
ot misdemeanor and shall be fined not
less than twenty nor more than G H. hun-
sGred dollars. or be committed 10 jail
or both. in the discretion OF The court,
and may be ejc1ed from such car, ca
hoose. train. station. waiting room or
station grounds by the person or per-
sons in charge thereof. and such force
as is necessary for that purpose may be
used by such persons in charge OF such
car, ca6oose. train. station, waiting ,oc IN
or station grounds and such other per-
sons as they may call TO their aid.
). This act shall, be in. force from its
E passage.
RAILROAD BILLS
The House Committee on Roads yester-
az afternoon decided 10 report fayorably
and without anleadmer, tho bills 10 al
IS; ;aN, the Chesapeake and Ohio and the
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