The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-21
TELEPHONE BILL
IS NOW PENDING
Want Tax on TransmItters Re-
duced.
BEFORE FINANCE COMMITTEE
Ex.- oalsderatss a. Work onipension Aeas-
ure-Bis f;gh: over rsr-oentcnnry
Bnis = Live legislative
Notes and GOSSIP.
BEFORE FINANCE COMMITTEE

ny Mr. Churchman, of Augusta, providing
that The lax on tcIepnohe transmutters
be reduced TO ono-hali OF the present
assessment and made uniform MI.
Churctman, Mr. N. c. Watts, Mr. j. X.
l>e,,,ucr and others interested appeared
and urged that the bill be favoraEy re-
1,6.iad Messra. 4. W. Scott, OF LYNCH
burg. and Joseph c. Wysor made speeches
fo,. the bill, as did ALSO MI Slpe, liie
member from Rockingham. ID siioi''
nearly ali the exchanges IN the o.ate
wire represented. Colonel Hunt Chhpiey,
~ tho zen Company, was present. and
tits understood that his people, TOO desire
,9,...nassare of the bill. Colonel Chlp.ey
asked that the further consideration Oh
The bill be postponed until Wechcsuay.
This was agreed TO. Inc comm IT,. -.
heard Dr. Preston in favor OF ms OH "
relieve some Indebtedness on tIe S'ou.n-
western State Hospital The Committee
nm Finance of the Senate Will meet at
10 O'Clock to-day to consider the tele-
phone bill
The Confederate soldiers are not alto
-ether pleased with the pension III oheL-
cd on Wednesday by Colonei james II
Cation of Alexandria
An important meeting was held here
Yesterday on the subject. Those present
were: Colonel Tom Smith, of Sufolk'
.,roD0 commander of the Confederate
camps of Virginia; Hon. w. H. May, OIL
Al.xandria; Colonel William hear, OIL
Louisa; Judge George l.. CHRISTIAN OIL
this city; Major n. Y. Randolph, 'uosS
J. T. Croker, of portsmouth, ana Sap-
4a;, I c. Featherston, of Camppel.
,rbcse gentlemen spent much of the DAY
-, Going over and studying the provisions
Of tho Gator bill, and it was finally de-
4ern,ined 10 submit the bill to special
committee, composed OF Messsrs' han
dolph. Featherston and Chrlsuan' 10 per
feet il according to their IDEAS ana SUI SUI,
NIT II as a substitute for the eaton pi,i
~ is probablo that this action VIII De
ar,,ed 10 present the substitute. nc
T,onfederatcs are anxious to secure a DIN
,;,at will keep unworthy men off the pen
sion rolls.
yireinia's intercity fight for the James
town celebration or EXPOSITION o. ie'i
will be fought out on next Monday night
before The Committee on Geherai Laws
OF Tho House Of Delegates. Norfolk mas
t,nnornced her intention OF sending
de1eration of possibly as many as one
hundred citizens here to appear pe1oie
this committee on the hearing OIL me
Jamestown Exposition matter "hile
Richmond is rallying her strength LOT
final effort ai-a ,,,,o,5
,S;II leralizing elections held recently III
t,ayson county TO subscribe SieV,VVV "
the stock of the company, went liirousS
The House in a whirl yesterday. FTeSl-
dent Perkins and others Interested III 'lie
project were happy over the result last
l,irht- Elections are TO be held yet IN sew
81 ot,er co,,nties. and then the cost for
The building of the new road from b{lstoi
II deem water will be clear. II Is SAID
here that the Illinois Central ana tifs
Seaboard Air Line favor the road, ana
that tie Norfolk and Western people arc
opposed to IL Large lohbtes nave oeeii
here during the session represeiilils On
sides. but they have thinned out conslo-
era,,lv now that all the bills have been
passed by both Houses.
Some of the insurance people rave ap-
rroached Delegate Hunley and urged MN
10 reintroduce his bill which went through
the House last year. and winch w. ~
fcated in the Senate, creating ii uspat.
1nent of insurance ond putting all mat
1ers;trs in relation to that business under
The si1pervision of a commissioner IN
stead of the Auditor of Pubic Accounts.
40 has not decided what he will do in the
matter ye., but Will probably relntrouuce
the bill.
The House Committee on Roads dccid-
ca YESTERDAY TO begin hearing argument
en In. Cation separate sueet-car measure
.,t 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t Is
,bourht that the hearings will consume
.,eout a week of the committees Tune.
One OF the interesting features OF the
,rnosi,ibu to the measure Is the iaci
that the street ear employees are con-
lending that it would lower their dig
nttv 10 onerate cars loaded entirely with
fco)c,cl passengers. The bll of Mir. Ca
ION will be fought by Ill The street car
companies of the State but the patron IS
preparing to wage a vigorous struggle
for its passage.
The committee-room was cc, yccii r,;ih
street-car 1nagnates and attorneys yester-
tlay Mi. Cation is himself 4 very ihiiaeE-
tiat member of the committee
1t looks as il The Mathews dog law Will
be enacted at the present aession. Many
members who themselves intended TO
present such mcasui:-s have Joined hands
with tie Accomac statesman, and Will
labor for the success OF his bill. One OF
item is Hon. j. J. Owen of Prince cd
ward. At the extra session last winter
Air. owen offered u general dog law for
:ile State similar in its provisions 10 that
IF Mr. Mathews, but did not press ii in
view Of the fact that general legislation
was cut off. So Far from abandoning his
advocacy of the principle, Mr.. Owen sale
Yesterday that he would enthusiastically
support MT. NatlS%S7 pIli liSiSau % ia
Producing his.
AIR. Wallace presented by request the
other day bill authorizing MessTs w.
L. Waring and NJ L. Norvell to hire con-
,iCfs ut twenty cents per day to dyke
l.,k Island. in Goochland county. which
they own. They also submitted propo-
;.ition to the committee before which the
,sll is pending. offering to sell the island
to the State at $50 per acre Apparently
members do not take much stock in the
bill.
The Roads Committee of the House
reid meeting yesterday and de-
cided to so to Norfolk on Thursday next
TO view the location of the proposed trn-
mel bridge and ferry, and will while
there be the guests of Hon. Charles T.
BLAND. of Portsmouth n leading men,
Der of the committee. The committee
vii probably return here on FRIDAY night.
The House Committee on Roads yes