The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-14
NORFOLK COUNTY
WINS A POINT
Annexation Matter is Deferred After.
Hot Fight.
AGAINST Mr.. WADDY's BILL,
Rockbridge Delegation Don't Want cheepeake
and Ohio Tracks Abandoned.
Convention and Legisla'
tive Gossip.
AGAINST Mr.. WADDY'S BILL,

tive Gossip.
| Importance enacted Eefore the recess is
taken next Friday.
I 1t is going to be very difficult to get
through any bill as to which there is
objection. The appropriations bill will,
as q matter of course, be passed. The
Senate Committee on Finance has about
perfected it, That body was in session
until a late hour last night, considering
this measure It is probable it will be
in shape to be reported by Monday or
Tuesday There will be few changes
made from the last appropriations.
Norfolk county won a great victory
| over Norfolk city last night in securing
Mr.. Whitehead's annexation bill before
the House Committee on Counties, Cues
and Towns until Thursday night, Feb
ruary Goth. at o'clock, from which time
| it was made a special and continuing
/; order.
| The only other bill acted on by the
committee was that offered by Mr.. Card
| ner. giving police powers to street car
! conductors and mortormen, and it was
! favorably reported with an amendment,
| making it applicable to every county and
| city in the State.
! Secretary Joseph T. Lawless asked that
Monday be fixed as the time for finally
| dispCsing of the Norfolk annexation bill
Colonel Marshall, on behalf Of the county
people, asked that the consideration be
deferred until next Wednesday night.
Senator Jeffries followed in favor of an
earlier date, he. like his partner, Mr..
Lawless, appearing for the bill.
| Mr.. Lawless made warm reply to Col
onel Marshall, and said the county peo-
pie had had sufficient notice of the in
tention Of the city proper to press the
| measure. Colonel Marshall spoke again.
and earnestly appealed to the committee
| not to act with undue haste He de-
Clared that an effort was being made to
railroad" the matter through the Legis-
| lature.
| Mr.. Jeffries spoke a second time and
argued in a very able manner for Mr..
Lawless suggestion that Monday night
! be fixed as the date. Mr.. Gardner, of
the committee wanted the matter post
(! head spoke for early consideration of his
| bill.
In executive session a motion made by
MIR. Christian to take the matter UP on
| Wednesday night next was lost by a vote
| of ( to 4, and Oh motion of Mr.. Gardner
| the consideration of the bill was made
| a speca! and continuing order for Thurs
day. February %, 1902. at o'clock. This
| is, considered a great victory, and Nor
IL, ~ to- tofi
very happy over the result.
The committee reported favorably a.
| bin offered by Mr.. Gardner allowing the
| electric car motormen and conductors to
| carry arms and giving them police juris-
| diction. The bill was introduced to apply
| only to Henrico county, but was made
! general by the committee.
There will be a bill presented to the
! General Assembly before its adjourn
ment next Friday providing. a special
| act for the punishment of members of
| city or town councils found guilty of ac-
| cepting brides.
At present there is only the general
statute as to bribery under which prose
| cutions can be conducted.
| 1t is thought to be quite likely that
cases may come UP which the general
| law will not reach, and this is the rea-
| son why it will be sought to enact a
| special statute to meet such cases as may
| arise.
| 1t is understood that both the street
car companies of Richmond will oppose
| Delegate Catcn's bill to require separate
| cars for the two races. This measure is
| now before the House Committee on
Roads, and may come UP for consideration
| at the session this morning.
A bill introduced in the House by Mr..
| Waddy (RepD. of Rockbridge. and pass
| ed by that body several days ago, has
| stirred Up a great fight, and Major E.
| II. Barclay ard Mr. w. G. Mcdowell.
| Of Lexington. arrived here last night. as
| representatives of the Board Of Supervi-
sors of the county, to endcavor to pre-
! vent its passage in the Senate.
They wired Senator Revcrcomb before
coming here yesterday and he had the
bill held UP in the Senate.
The bill allows the Chesapeake and
| Ohio Railroad to abandon its tracks from
Balcony Falls to Lock Laird. and to use
those of the Norfolk and Western Rail
| road between these points.
| The Board of Supervisors are fighting
| the bill on the ground that its passage
would deprive the county Of about $500
! in taxes and the State of 5000 There
| was a conference of all the Rockbridge
| ing the members OF the convention and
| both branches of the Legislature. in re-
| gard to the bill. and it was decided to
| allow it to go over until after the holt
! DAYS. The county peonie say they will
| fight the bill to the end, unless the COM
| pany shall agree to continue to pay the
| taxes.
Prof. j. A. Holmes, State Geologist of
| \. C. and member of the u. 5. Geo
! logical survey, has accepted an invita-
| ton to address the committee on Public
Institutions and Prisons of the conven-
| ton at an early date, probably next
week, in favor of Hon ]. III. Lindsays
ordinance, providing for new road sys-
| tenn. and tho working OF state convicts
| thereon.
Prof Holmes is considered an expert
| on the subject of roads, and has lee
tured in many other States on the sub
| ject. His lecture before the committee here
| will be an illustrated one and will
doubtless be heard by a great many peo-
pie interested in the great subject OF