The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-03

ions IN re!aCOn 10 DlTt1S anu ue'itiS'
To provide for registration of births and
deaths.
To repeal an act to provide for the gov
eminent Of schools in Frederick county.
To empower the town of Clarksville to
subscribe to stock of toll bridge company.
Creating special board for Buckingham
county
House Proceedings.
There was no prayer in the House.
Mr. Embrey. of Fredericksburg. moved
that the chair appoint ten additional
members of the committee enrolled
bills for the remainder of the present ses-
sion. The motion was adopted.
Capt. r. S. Parks, of Page. offered
resolution. providing for additional pay
for the clerk, pages, and other officers
of the House.
Captain Parks spoke eloquently in favor
of his resolution. IT was opposed by Messrs
Patteson, of Richmond, Powell, of Bruns-
wick, and Shelton, of Louisa.
Mr.: Boaz of Albermarle, stated that
the resolution was a usual one, and he
hoped it would be adopted.
Mr. Shelton demanded the ayes and
noes, and, upon roll-call, 1t was adopted
by a vote of 4S to "a.
The resolution appropriates $50 each Tor
the Clerks, and SIS each for the other
House officers, including the Pages.
Mr.. Madison, OF Newport News Of
fered a resolution providing that each
member be paid the sum Of $40 for sta
tionery and postage purchased and USED
during the session. The resolution was
lost.
Mr. Priddy offered a resolution pro
viding that Hon. T. A. OVERLY be PAID
the full salary for the session as a mem
Der of the House from LunenburS. Inc
resolution was adopted.
Hon. John F. Ryan, of Loudoun, offer
ed a resolution, which was adopted. pro-
vidiEg that the clerk of the House OF
Delegates be allowed to employ one clerk
after the adjournment of the body to
assist him in the completion Of his Ia
bors.
The Washington and Richmond Air
Line Railroad bills then came up as 4
special order and Hon. S. l.. Kelley. of
Richmond city, took the floor to speak
in favor of the bills as they came from
the Senate. He contended that the
granting of the charter upon terms that
would permit the building of 1he road.
was a step in the line OF progress, which
he did not think the Legislature could
afford not to take.
TWELVE PER CENT.
Mr.. Kelley said he did not think much
of the offer of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac to pay the State II
per cent. on its holdings, and said he had
been told by a stakeholder in the road
that he was not present at the meeting
1T which this resolution had been passed
and that he was opposed to it. He
thought the opinion of the Attorney
General on the subject was an uncertain
one. He then went on to show the adj
vantages which would result to the peo-
pie of the State from the building OF the
road and to the State by the increase
in taxable values, etc. He deprecated
the suggestion that the road would not
be built and cited the past business rec
ord of the incorDorators.
He said strong evidence, to his mind,
that the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac people expected the road to
be built, if the charter was granted ac-
cording to provisions of the Senate bill,
was the industry with which they were
resisting its passage.
He agreed with the remark of Mr..
Price that the State had something to
sell and she had the right to fix the price,
but if that price was an unreasonable
one he said the Seaboard Air Line would
not accept the charter. He considered
that the Finance Committee had so
amended the bill as to kill it. and he was
prepared to say that if adopted it would
~.
ouent tribute to the splendid enterprise
and financial ability of Mr.. John Shelton
Williams, and he did not think that Viz
ginia should step in the way of her own
progress and that Of her people by re-
fusing him the charter upon such terms
as would allow him to build the road.
He then called attention to the time
limit which the Finance Committee OF
the House had engrafted upon the Dill.
He thought it was unreasonable ana
should not prevail.
Before Mr. Kelley had concluded ms re
marks the chair was vacated till 1 0 CLOCK
- BILLS OFFERED.
TIE following bills were introduced and
referred:
Bv MIR. Madison-To prevent hogs from
running at large in a certain district IN
BY Mr.. McAllister-To provide new
reeistra ton for the county OF Ale
gkany.
PLACED ON THE CALENDAR.
BY Mr.. Featherston-To regulate the
sale OF cider and butter in Concord pre-
cinct, Campbell county, Va.
By Mr.. Jones, of Henrico-To incorpo-
raj the Henrico Swimming and Athletic
Associat ton.
!
enact sections and 3. of an act entitled
an act to incorporate the Onancocl1 and
Drum11ondtown Electric Railway, Light
and Power Company, approved March,
1900.
BY Mr.. Garnett-To amend and re-en-
act an act entitled an act to amend and
re-enact section 3. of an act to- deter
mine to whom the title to the Falmouth
Bridge. in the county Of Stafford. shall
be conveyed. approved February IS, 1898
By snme-To amend section of an act
approved February 20. 1850, entitled IN
act to determine to whom the title of the
Falmouth bridge, in the county Of STAT
ford, shall be conveyed, and to confirm
the purchase Of the same, and for other
s
BY same-To amend section / Of an act
entitled an act to establish ferry or
bridge across the Rappahannock river
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