The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-03-03
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ing for.
Senator Morris said he could not vote
for the BILL first because it went too far;
and secondly, because it was class leg
islation. He would support measure
making reasonable modification of the
fellow-servant doctrine. For one, he
could see no reason for making rail-
road company the insurer of the lives
and limes of it's employees. Mr.. Morris
regarded this bill as class legislation of
the worst character The railroads had
been singled out and mining and other
corporations were not affected by the
proposed legislation. He would never
vote for any such bill as this.
MR.. JEFFRIES SPEECH.
The Senator from Charlottesville was
followed by Senator Jeirries. who made
very able argument against the bill
He declared this the most important
measure before the General Assembly
1t was designed to uproot a fundamental
principle of government, to undo the
rulings of the Supreme Court of APP
peals of Virginia and other States. He
did not think the time had come when
a measure of this sort should be passed.
When legislation is asked to change the
general law of the State the people
should pause and ask the reason why this
should be done.
The conditions pictured by the friends
of the bill were bad, Mr.. Jeffries said.
He would be as glad as any one II some
thing could be done to lessen the num-
Der of killed or injured. But not sin
gle advocate of this bill had been able to
point out how this measure would protect
life and limb.
Mr.. Jcffries went into legal argument
to prove that there was no good reason
for the passage of this act and to show
that under the existing laws the rights
of railroad employees are fully and am
ply protected.
COURT OF APPEALS.
Replying to what Senator McIlwaine had
said about the Court of Appeals making
laws in favor of the rich and to the in
jury of the poor, Mr.. Jeffries said he
was forced to believe the Senator from
Petersburg made the statement in an
unthinlling moment. The court was COM
posed of men selected for tlleii honesty,
wisdom and learning. These five men
were. certainly not deserving of such
criticism as was heapcd upon them.
They did not make the law complained
Of. but the principle of it was announced
including the Readjuster Court, SO high
ly praised by Mr.. Mcllwaine, had recoG-
nizeu this principle
Mr.. Jeffries was a firm believer in the
principle that there should be as few
laws as possible. and they should apply
to all alike.
This bill if enacted into law, would ap-
ply to railroad companies and not to
employees of the Tredegar Works and Lo-
connective Workbench engaged in the very
same work as persons employed i'll rail-
road shops. This was not fair or just
1t would be class legislation of the worst
sort to discriminate between employees
in the very same character OF work.
Mr. McIlwaine had spoken of Democrat
ic doctrine. and Mr.. Jeffries, in reply.
said that doctrine was equal rights to
al, and special privileges to none. Ihls
bill was undemocratic, in that 1T was
to protect Out the speaker did not ad-
nit that it would protecD railroad men,
and it withheld that protection from per-
sons who work in mines, shops, and on
steamboats,.
THE ELL DEFEATED.
Mr. JefIrias spoke for more than an
hour and made what was regarded as
very strong argument. He had the
close attention of the senators and the
spectators. At the close Of his address.
the vote was taken on the enGrossment
CT The bill anh il resulted as follows:
Ayas-Senators Cogbili, Flood. john
ston, Keezcll. lie Cato, Lupton, Lyle,
Sands, Walker, Watkns-l0.
Noes-Senators Barksdale, Blakev. Din
widdie. Bruce. Eggleston, Foster, Glass,
Gold Hartley, Harvey, Massie, Morris.
Munford, st. Clair, Steele, Wallace,
Wax khanl-17.
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those who favored the bill being named
first: Opie with Fairfax, Donohoe witt,
Whitehead, Tyler with Tate, Stands with
Clayton with Mann, Nell
waine with Jeffries.
Senator Manns bill in relation TO how
unpaid subscriptions to joint stock COM
panies may be collected was defeated By
a vote of Is for to 1G against.
The Senate in executive session con-
firnled the Governors appointments to
the boards of various public institutions.
At 2:1a o'clock the chair was vacated
until P. NJ.
Afternoon Session.
AT the afternoon session the bill in re-
laticn to the terms of Office of county ana
city school superintendent was dsbated
and passed. Under the present law, the
terms OF the superintendent will expire
on July LIST, 1901. Their successors will.
therefore. have to be appointed by the
present administration. The bill In cues
ton provides that the terms shall not
expire until July I'd, 1902 This will place
the appointment in the hands Of the adj
ninistration that will go into Office on
January 1st, 1902 instead Of the one that
goes out of office on that date Under the
present law appointments are made and
the superintendent SO into Office several
before the Senate can act upon
the nomina tons. It was argued in favor
OF the proposed change that the appoint
ments would be made while the Senate
was in session, and the nominations by
the Board Of Education could be con-
tirmed or rejected before the superinten-s
dent entered upon the discharge OF his
duties.
Senators Morris and Flood advocated
the change. which was opposed by Sena-
tor Biakey. The bill was passed by a vote
OF 16 to II.
The House joint resolution in relation