The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-19
LAWMAKERS TAKE
HOLIDAY TODAY
@They VIII Observe the Birthday Of
Gen. R. E. Lee.
INSURANCE BILLS DISCUSSED.
One Fayorab!y Acted Upon in Senate
and Another Considered by tho
House Committee The Child
Labor Act is Opposed.
INSURANCE BILLS DISCUSSED.

The legislature will not be in session
To-day The House will meet tomorrow
but the Senate will not rcconyene until
Monday.
Many members went TO their homes
yesterday evening and The attendance
in the House Will be smaller than usual
tomorrow
The bill TO provide a colony for cpiiep-
tics. which was referred 10 the Senate
Committee on Finance yesterday. for q re-
port as TO whether or not financial pro-
vision can be made 10 carry oat the pro
visions OF the act, will ii is believed. I've
reported back favorably, but win an
appropriation of only t20,1jo or S-e.Gr1
The measure as introduced by Senator lie
Cato carries an appropriation Oh sIoH''.
The State treasury Is hardly IN coholti"i'
10 spend SO much money Tor inns par
pose. and The colony scheme VIII ne IN
auGuratcd on a small scale, and future
Legislatures will probably make Larger
approTria lions 10 il.
SEPARATE THE RACES.
Delegate Matthews is receiving many
letters endorsing his bin TO require
steamboat companies 10 furnish separate
ACCOMMODATIONS Tor passengers OF the two
races. Since investigating the subject Very
of such legislation as that proposed. Mr.
Matthews is convinced that il VIII not be at
all practicable 10 require steamboat COM
panieS To separate the races as IS pro
posed TO be done on trains. l5ut he thinks
thSre ought to be some legislation on th!s
subject. and he will offer a bill clothing
captains and pucscrS of vessels win po-
lice powers. He thinks such law will
go long way toward preventing insolent
negroes from annoying white passengers
Mr.. Matthews would press his original
bill! if he could see any possible way for
its provisions to be carried out.
The Senate Committee on Finance yes
Ierday passed by the consideration OF
the Barksdalc bill To assess the properties
of telegraph. telephone and express com
panies for taxation until next Tuesday.
lSURANCE COMMISSIONER.
The House Committee on General Laws,
took up cons. Iteration OF the Dupuy In
Surance Bill.
A number Of life insurance agents were
present. Mr.. L. A. Cary spoke for the
insurance interests and asked that the
consideration be postponed III order TO
give time 10 consult with their conpa-
mics, that The bill had been formulated
by fire insurance agents and only Wednes-
day the life insurance men had been able
10 have conference with the ire lnSur-
men and that yesterday the fire
men had withdrawn their agreements.
Mr.. Dupuy thought the matter had been
fully ventilated and should be taken up.
Mr.. Chiidrey, president of the AsSocia-
lion OF Fire Insurance Companies OF
Virginia. stated that the ire companies
could stand the tax, and that he under
stood that the only difference with the
life men WAS the question OF tax.
Capt Cunningham Hall said That while
the life companies objected 10 an addl-
1ional tax. that the tax was not all. and
chat TO adopt the bill with its errors would
almost mean driving the life insurance
companies out of the State.
Mr.. J. c. Drewry stated that under the
bill as ii now standE. every policy now
in existence would have to be changed.
After further discussion the bill was
made the special order for Thursday at
ternoon at O'Clock. The committee set
Saturday week at 10 o'clock as the time
for consideration Of. Senator EarkSdaie s
antitrust bill.
The Senate Committee on Finance and
Banks met at 10 o'clock yesterday in
room 3. Capitol building. The first bust
ness was the consideration of Senator
N-ickhan's bill to amend an act approved
March 6. 1890. in relation to tax on wills,
etc.
The bill was ordered to be reported
fayorably. AT the request Of Mr.. Pitcher,
Of Fauquier and Mr.. a. p. Thorn, of Nor
folk, the special order which was the
consideration OF Senator BarkSdale
bill amending the law in regard 10 tax
ing the franchises of corporations in Nir-
Einia, was postponed until next Tuesday
After the consideration of a number of
other bills the committee rose. TO SIT
again on Tuesday next at 10 o'clock a. NJ.
THE BLAND BILL.
The Hland lalcr bill attracted a large
crowd in tho room Of the House Commit
toe or General Laws There We're
a number % manufacturers and bust
ness men prn..n. TO oppose the bill
Mr. Whitehead. # Norfolk. representing
tbe Norfolk cor.i gfn introduced Mr..
Fitzgerald y cotton manufacturer OF
Danvi,le. as dc trst SPEAKER.
Mr.. Fi,zcerald =tatcd thai 10 per cent OF
nsnrilc,s population were employed in
that Industry and that The hill would
practically block the cotton enterprises
IN his city That the Enterprise mil.
which he represented. employed 2."o
people and paid out ss'H."'' a year LOT az
or that thirty per cent of that labor
,youId come under the eighteen Year re-
s.r;c,ion If the Bland hill He considered
that The present lo-hour law for women
md for children lnder ]; years of age MAS
a-nrilc legislation on the subject
He especially objected TO the provision
cf The bin that arranses the hours be
which the udNS OF iftiti Si!di bc
eyed. That having 10 get the permission
n, a labor commissioner 10 make any
change In the hours OF the daEs labor
rculd tend TO dwarf industry and drive
away capital.
He stated ttat he knew OF one concern
that expected 10 ask the Legislature to
enlarge charter to IN increase Of 81
GOO. 600 making a total capitalization OF
100000 and that if the Bland bill passed
this enterprise would Immediately With
draw the purpose, 1t was unde's ooa mat
he referred to the Enterprise mills
Mr.. OVERLY. Of panville, also spoke
an opposition TO the bill.
Mr. Calender. Of l'etershirS stated
.],at me mill operatives of the state did
not desire tho bill and that it bristled with
worrying and Sexa,ious conditions Mr
calender said they paid tie smaller emil
drcn the Sane rs tho larger ones hnt
could not get them. He Illustrated the
troubles of the bin by saying mat a S!fi
aged i years could with the consent OF
her parents get married. whereas under
.he. Bland bill, if she wanted 10 make an
honest living she would have TO ger me
,.c,.,,,issioa OF = Labor CoWntsstoHeF-
i've evident effect of the pCin- n me
,,,a,,bcrs OF the committee showed that