The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-02
VOTE TODAY ON
SEABOARD BILL
This Measure Debated in the House
Yesterday.
EMPLOYERS LIABILITY ACT.
Senator NIcIiwatnc Addresses the SEN
Suroorf ~,c Tt-I,;ouor D;s-
LIABILITY ACT,
Senator NlcIlwainc Addresses the SEN
ate in Support of It-Liquor Dis
pcnsary for tho Town Of
Franklin-Lc:islatiy Notes.

pcn0Ary 1or Tue Town "a
FranElin-Lc:islatiyc Notes.
The debate upon the Seaboard Air Line
bill was begun in The House yesterday.
1t Will be concluded to-day when vote
will be reached.
Senator NicIlwaine opened the debate in
the Senate in favor of the employers la
biiity bill and made what friends and foes
Of the measure conceded TO be a powerful
argument for his side. Senator Jeffrics
will rcpl, to him to-day.
The Senate Committee on General Laws
met yesterday 10 consider the bill Great
ing State department of insurance. Sew
eral persons were heard fo. or against the
measure. The bill was reported with some
amendments. 1t has passed the House.
This act provides for commits
sioncr of insurance at salary Of $1,000
per year, which salary is to come out OF
the fund derived from the tax upon in
surancc companies.
There was n larger crowd of specta-
tors and lobbyists about the Capitol than
on any day this week. Many of them
had local bills they wanted passed.
The Senate.
The Senate met without prayer, Lieu
tenant-Goyernor Echols presiding. Those
bills passed by the House on Wednesday
were read by their titles. Nearly all OF
them were placed upon the calendar
Such as were referred will, except poSsl-
bly,. In a few instances, not be reported
back.
When the House bill TO prohibit the
sale of ..cannon-cra ckers' in this State
was read by its title, Senator Blakey
moved that 1t be placed upon the cal
endar. Senator's Barksdale and Shands
opposed the motion and the measure was
referred 10 the Committee on General
Laws.
The General Pension bill was referred
to the Finance Committee. Senator Nor
ris said that body would meet consider
the act and make report
The Committee on Finance reported ad-
rerseIy the bin authorizing a dispensary
for the sale of liquor at stanton.
Senator Flood, from the Committee
on Privileges and Elections, reported Ia
yorably several House bills, making mi
nor changes in the election laws.
A DISPENSARI.
Senator Stands called up, out Of its or
der, the bill 10 establish dispensary tor
the sale OF liquor at Franklin, South
anpton county.
The Senator from Southampton
said nearly all the people in FRANKLIN
wanted the bill passed.
senator tsiS l'N'-
sage of the act. He said the liquor prob
lem had not been solved by local OPP
ton, and as the representatives from
SOUTHAMPTON asked that this measure be
passed, he would like to see the d1Spen-
sary experiment tried at franklin The
bill was passed by vote of . to 4
At this point Senator Harvey o11ereo
resolution, providing that during The
present session no bill be taken up out
Inv IN a
sent This was voted down.
Senator Mann rose to question Of per-.
j. sonai privilege, and stated that on We'd
nesday he voted for the conference re-
port on the land grabbers' act under a
misrepresentation. He desired to so on
record as opposed TO the bill.
When the bill 10 incorporate the Nir-
ginia Telegraph and Telephone Company
came up there was debate upon il.
The hill was passed without recorded
vote being taken. 1t is pretty well under
stood that persons who asked for the
charter will not accept it with the condi-
tons imposed.
EPlLEPTIC COLONY.
The bill appropriating SSo,00 10 es-
tablish a State colony for epieptics was
opposed by Senator KecZell. He contend
ed that the State was not in financial
condition TO make this investment, and
he believed he was rejecting the wishes
of the tax payers in opposing the measure
The State has zone along all these
years without a colony for epileptics and
ne thought there might be delay Of TWO
years without working HARM.
The friends of the measure submitted
the bill to a vote without debate. 1t was
passed: ayes &c, noes 4. The negative
votes We're cast by Senators Eggleston,
Eeezcll, Steele and Walker.
BILLS OFFERED.
The following. bills were introduced
and referred:
by Senator Esgleston-For the relief
of Joel r.. Collins. Sam LeGrand. La Fay
cite Garnett, Confederate soldiers. and
Mrs Stern, widow OF an ex-Confederate.
BY Senator Walker-To provide for re-
Eistration of births and deaths.
BY Senator Wallace-F'or the relief of
Mary English, widow of Confederate
soldier.
BY Senator Donohoe-To amend the
law prescribing the effect as evidence Of
deeds conveying property, sold under
deeds of trust, etc
BY Senator Lvle--For the relief of
Mary A. Ferguson, widow OF a Confcder-
ate soldier and S. II. Coleman, Sra dis
nbled Confederate soldier.
l.y Senator wallace-For the relief OF
Susan Heftin. widow Of a Confederate
soldier.
MIX, NJ 11LNtal1>tI.
The Parks employers liability bill
was reached at :l5 o'clock and Senator
Mc1lwane addressed the Senate in favor
of the measure. he stated at the outset
that he advocated the passage of the act
because 25.0NO of the best people of Nir-
;,inia demanded it and because it was
right. He believed that If every scna-
tor would make this bill a matter of con-
science the act would be passed. 1t was
- hi Sfl IN In.
fimaie that those who did not agree
with him did not act as their consciences
dictated. On the contrary, he was will
ing 10 7concede 10 his opponents the same
honesty of purpose he claimed for
himself.
nIr. Mcllwaine read a letter. written
by the late Judge L. C. Burks, shortly
before his DEATH urging legislation on
this subject.
The Senator took az his text OF his
argument an extract from Judge Burks'
letter. in which the danger TO the people
AID, 10 inv. Ha,ac YojpfnS