The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-13
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COUNTY WANTS TO
TAX THE RAILROAD
Rockbridge Wishes to Amend the
Valleys Charter.
WILL ELECT A JUDGE TODAY.
Mr.. Saunders to BE Chosen to Succeed
Judge White, Who Hastcns His
Resignation Nelson Brandy
Makers Not Satisfied,
WILL ELECT A JUDGE TODAY,

charter OF the valley R@llroaQ so as 10
make the road liable to taxation Cor
county purposes Mr. w. G.. Mcdowell.
of Lexington, arrived here last night, and
as the special representative Of the Board
of Supervisors of RockbridSa county. will
endeavor TO have passed. a bill making the
amendment desired. He has strong hope
of being successful. and there is every
indication that the bill will pass
The county voted a subscription OF
SIS Gg9 to build the Valley road from
Harrisonburg to Salem. Work was be-
gun along the entire line. but when hal
completed it was stopped. After years or
waiting it was built to Lexington. ara
no more has ever been completed. Mean
while the county has paid In Valley rsll-
road taxation of 669,606.6l. Now the
county wants the CHARTER amended SO as
TO repeal the clause eHemptlng the roao
from county taxation.
Speaker Saunders Will in ali likelihood
be elected By the General Assembly to-
day to succeed Judge Stafford @. white,
as Judge of the Fourth judicial Circuit
the latter having wired his resignation to
Governor Tyler last night, TO take effect at
once. Jltise Wh:ttc sent n his res-gna-
ton last week TO take effect on February
23d. upon which date he will succeed
Judge Ps:legar as Judge of the Supreme
Court. but since the determination OF the
Legislature TO adjourn shortly, he desired
that his successor should be named at the
extra ses sion and resigned absolutely
last night with that end in VIEW.
A number of apple brandy distillers in
the Eockfisih NIacuisterial District of
Nelson county. have petitioned Hon. y.
B. Fitzpatrick to introduce a bill in the
Legislature, the effect of which would be
to set aside the result of the recent local
option election held in that district. when
the ''drys'' won cut by Il small majority.
The petition sets forth that the wine In
dJStry viii be rlned by the existing law,
That it Will result in great losS to those
who l.ave large orchards, and further
that the election was not held i'll accord
arce with the law and that it is the be-
i.et Of the petitioners that could another
election be held now, the district would
go wet by an overwhelming majority.
The House Committee on Asylums and
Prisons met yesterday afternoon and or
dered a favora Bile report Oh a bill offered
by Mr.. Priddy, providing for the purchase
of additional lands for the penitentiary
farm.
y substitute prepared by the committee
was reported in lieu OF the bill offered by
Mr. PatteSon, requiring the superintendent
of the penitentiary to advertise for bids
for supplies furnished that institution The
bill was so modified III the substitute as
TO be acceptable to all parties concerned.
The House Committee on Counties.
Cities and Towns met yesterday alter
noon, and after recommending the pas
sage of several local bills, reported favor
ably the icint resolution offered in the
House yesterday by M. Murrel!, OF Bed
ford providing for the appointment OF a
Joint committee to formulate a better
system for keeping in repair the public
roads of the State, and report same to the
next meeting of the General Assembly.
Hon. John E. Epps has received an
ANONYMOUS letter in which the writer
appeals to him to go slow in the matter
of DISTINGUISHING the negro in Virginia.
Although Mr.. Epps fathered the Jim
Crow car law. he says he does not eA-
pect to be i'll the constitutional Con"cn-
ton, and therefore will not figure IN Tie
DISTINGUISHING business, II any OF II is
done The letter says the fore1athers are
responsible for the condition of the re:;:'o
and that this generation should educate
and uplift him rather than abrdge his
opportunities to rise higher in the scale
of citizenship. The writer represents her
self to be white woman and concludes
her epistle with the following quotation
from the Bible:
But God knoweth your hearts for that
which is highly esteemed among men IS
abomination in the sight of God.
Major f. II. Barclay. of Lexington, has
made a suggestion with reference to
changes at the Capitol, who if carried
into effect m Sht solve the problem of
better ventilation and give more com
Portable chambers to the two branches
of the General Assembly.
The member from Lexington propoSs s
that the hall OF the House of Deleg tcs
be repaired and new furniture be put in
and convert it into a Senate chamber and
that the present Senate chamber be eN-
tended on the southern port;co of the
Capitol and made into q hall for tn
House of Delegates.
He contends that his arrangement
could be carried into effect for 500;
that it would rzl We the crowded cond'
ton in both Houses and would open the
way for better ventilation and affo d
up-to-date chambers for the two branch
cs. His plan was most favorably d.
cussed among the members yesterday.
The House Committee on Roads met yes
terday and favorably reported bill, OF
Tered by Mr.. Dononoe, OF Hampton, com
polling the street-car companies operatins
between Newport News and Old Point IL
provide separate coaches for the Whit,
and colo-ed passengers.
The House Committee on Agriculture
and Mining met yesterday and ordered
favorable report on the bill offered b5
NJ Jones, OF Henrico, amending the char
ter Of tne Farmers Fair Association
Some of the members at first reserved
the right to oppose the bill on the foo.
OF the House. but the Objectionable feat
ures We're stricken out and the action
of the committee was unanimous.
Farmer Pitcher in the dying hours
Of the Legislature has brought out the
patent leather shoes he purchased to wear
on his trip to Cuba last spring. They
are comparatively new, and he has never
worn them among his constituents Far
mers, as a rule, do not wear patent
feathers, so lie left his in Richmond i
the interim between the regular and eN
ira session
Delegate Price, OF Bristol. and Delegate
Settle. of Rappahan,1ock, Were called home
last night by illness il their families. Ny.
Settles wife. whose illness kept him at
f.Ine for a week or two. has suffered a re-
lapse, and one of AR. Prices children is