The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-26

ton IFS Of the new Constitution, ana
under said law in force January Isl. ~
It Will be competent to assess any al
vay above $4,000 per mile for the purpose
Of local taxation, no matter "hat eite
real value Of said railway may De.
In an elaborate opinion tne AleotHoS
General thus sums up:
~ an, of opinion, therefore, that the
o,,, limit upon the valuation OF the
,,,Iua of such companies for the pur-
,o.as ~ local taxation is that 1t shail
.o,forr, to the valuation assessed anu
..,artained by the Board OF fuoiic
works until January 1. 1903, and thereaI.
+er bv the state Corporation Commission.
Mr. NfcIlwaina made motlon .lid'
uben the Senate adjourn IL meet Nhoi
day at noon. The motion was .
io,rnment of the body for the Gay. MS
motion was also carried.
In the House.
= Tho House was called to order at ten
o'clock by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was
offered by Hon. Upton D. Jennings OF
the city Of Lynchburg.
Mr. Whitehead Of Norfolk offered ano-
Their commission resolution. 1t provlo-
ed for the election of three members OF
the House and two of the Senate TO
be elected by the respective bodies 10
sit not more than seventy-five days. ana
report to the November session OF the
body The per diem is to be 81. Mr.
Whitehead spoke for the resolution and
it was opposed by Mr.. Featherston. Mr..
Jennings offered an amendment, when
was accepted by the patron. providing
that the commission should report to the
members Of the two bodies at intervals
in writing. telling them of proposed
changes Messrs. Whitehead and feath-
erston had a brief colloquy and Mr.. ca
bell offered the following substitute,
which was not put. but which created
great merriment:
Resolved That a Committee de bun-
atico 1nquirendo be appointed by the
speaker of this House, whose DUTY IL shali
be to at once inquire into the mental
condition of the next member who says
anything about appointing comElisSioa
to codify the laws
After some witticisms regarding the
substitute. the vote was taken on MIR.
Whitehead's resolution, and 1t was re-
jected by q large majority.
Apparently the last hope OF comn1ls-
sion had vanished and for the first time
some of its advocates seemed to realize
it. The vote was ayes, "a; noes, As.
THE RESOLUTION.
The resolution offered by Mr.. White
head was as follows:
Resolved by the House of Delegates,
the Senate concurring. That committee
of five. three to be chosen by the House
and two by the Senate from their re-
snective members, be. and is hereby
forned and appointed. who snail De
charged with the duty Of obtaining ana
collecting such data and Of making sucn
recommendations relating to changes IN
tile statute laws as may be necessary 10
conform them to the new Constitution,
and Of reporting the same to the General
Assembly when it shall reconvene, fer
the aid OF Its committees in adjusting the
statutes to the new Constitution.
Resolved That the said committee may
SIT during the recess and shall receive
the same compensation allowed 20 mem
bers of the General Assembly, and their
mileage for necessary travel. at the rate
per mile allowed members of the General
Assembly. and shall have power to call
for books papers. documents and lntor-
nation from any department of the State
government and to employ all needtui
clerical help in connection with their Ia
Tors, and if necessary call to their assist
ance capable and able legal talent at
cost not to exceed three thousand dol
lars
I'll, /
Dell gates shall furnish the said commit
tee with al! needful stationery. and that
TIE said committee shall not receive in
the aggregate pay for more than seventy
five days, and shall not pay any OF its
clerical force exceeding four dollars
per day and shall not at any time en-
ploy exceeding five clerks and one mes
sencer, the latter at two dollars per day.
Resolved, That the Auditor be, and is
hereby. authorized to draw his warrant
l,ron the treasurer, to be paid out OF
monies not otherwise appropriated, for
the pay of said committee and it's en-
ployes and the mileage of said committee;
ard it shall from time to time report by
I1irted matter mailed to the members
the result of its labors.
SORROW FOR CAPT. SULLIVAN.
The House agreed to resolution Of
fered by MT. Hunley. expressing the
sympathy of the body with Doorkeeper
A. o. Sullivan, who is Ill at his home in
Montgomery.
The clerk then called number Of bills
which were signed by the Speaker, it
being required that this be done In open
session, under the new Constitution.
The calendar was then called ana
number of bills were passed.
The House took a recess of thirty min
utes In order to allow the Committee
on Privileges and Elections to report the
bills in relation, to changes in the cleo
ton laws.
The House was called to order again
at few minutes past u o'clock, and
Mr.. Kelley. chairman of the Committee
on Privileges and Elections. stated that
the latter body had been unable to reach
report on the election bills. and asked
the further Indulgence of the House.
He said it was necessary that some
amendments should be made to the pres
ent election laws. and begged that the
House would not agree to final adjourn
ment until a report was reached. He
thought report could be made to-day.
CAUSED A FIGHT.
Mr.. Allen opposed the bill to allow GER
tain guards at the pen!tentiary certain
back pay. Mr.. Folkes, the patron of the
bill. replied warmly in defense OF the
measure. He dissented from the view
held by the Acknowledgement a to when
the increase should begin and said 1t
was sought here to discriminate against
guards.
Mr.. Boaz advocated the passage OF the
bill. which only sought to carry into
effect the appropriation made in the gen.