The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-13

Stuart said his constituency We're very
largely interested in cattle shipments and
he had not desired to take part IN the
discussion but, knowing from actual eH-
perience of his own in connection with
large shipments of cattle. coal, ETC., ne
felt it his duty to show how misleadans
and unreliable were the statlst1cs SUB
n1itted by the general freight agent Of OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Com.
pany.
Mr. Stuart said nobody was asking that
the railroads should be compelled to charG
the same rates per mile from Illinois and
Kentucky to Newport News as from
Southwest Virginia, but they only asked
that citizens Of Virginia should not &c
made to pay 8 penalty of SIS per car Tor
the privilege OF living near the seaooard-
Attorney General Anderson, beginning
a speech in opposition to the report, SAID
he should make no apology for discussing
a question that was Of such vital import
ance to the interests of the people.
NO PUBLIC DEMAND.
He strongly denied that there was de-
mand from the people OF Virginia, Tor
such stringent laws against the railroads
as the report of the majority contem-
plated. He cited instances to show that
the Legislature had always responded to
demands Of the people for laws lncreas-
ing taxation on railroad property, giving.
laborers a lien for wages. injured pas
sengers the means OF collectns u lam
ages and many other laws o. llNe No t. ~ v
Mr.. Stuart said there hau new 55a' oeo.i 2
time when a proper measure e, iol ies ui<, :.
ing corporations couid not nase psl.ssu
the Legislature ny q ' :" = .lAi 20
1orlty.
lie oeciaIea tiat ne Mas cnntrnl
oei ~ .,g bin ensrafted in the
Constit1ltion, but he was opposed to fix
ing inhexible details in that instrument
because 1t would be perIlous 70 an ln!er-
ests Condltlons now were sue,
ersrsbin nf all nuhI;c utilities was es-
sential to the preservation of the liber-
ties Of the people
The hour OF Two afilVi1S,e MI. Aiiusi.
son .i,n n,ciocl The Con-
vention then adjourned.
Al.eihoru >essiou'
Acknowledgement Anderson resumed his
a,, o.;r,on tho -, ! ior;+v re-
~. ,r.eseir,e- dee,, reorefz AZ the
"a aaa,,,,it,, ~, htternese which had char
Its.;.ai 49, aiso,,esio,51 this ereat
n olts,,,.e. +h,t a,-e7-1ho5v
~ 49,, o,,,,oaed the ranort lad been ac-
- ,ono..+ daei,.a a., n,onoota
.,s,.,,is to,ast G., nc CON
ne - ", ,,.,d ,,,a1,
s1ea1r,ooe 1-;r.;,,i. IIa ,,eliava1 the same
t,,.s,s tr,1e of those here who were so for
49,, 80, -, ,,nfo,.t,natas y, 7be railroa d
at+arne,ss Tho onIv effort that had been
made to influence his judgment had come
- ,,,,,1,a,S 20 sl,in q
~ eie "as ,.r.r,a,t 800
ni.ii 10 suipoi
~ 80 -, ~ : 10
% t>iielii 1i,i ~ a. o,,ao+;ons
.aiSuiiieli' iiot' 80. ~ AZ
ne at arst had " liie :.
clared that ~ was Id ls l1,s =.
OF ME BraAton own =. ...au
the result OF MS ny
tons and 1t was with deep resret ina.
he could not follow MIN. no sucn u .tI,sl
provision could be safely placed III Tue
fundamental law. The statute OF ueSeen.s
drawn by Thomas Jefferson was tne only
law in the whole legislative history OF
Virginia that had not required amend
ment, and jefferson had the experience
or the Wisest men OF England for LOCO
wears 10 aid him. Mr.. Anderson earnestly
hoI,af7 no one was so committed to the
pravton renort that argument and reason
could not affect them. They ought not
-, ,,,,te IN, t,ei, minds on this. the most
;,,,a,.to,+ and ear-reachinc. question ever
-, l,od, NJ. men. until the last
,,o3 haap maze and the vote
a. - 1,.,, Tho subject was
was rsaus ~ 20 go IN until all
TOO serious 20 zol. - opii-its'
SUES .is9 - <,a,,;o,,s exfracts from
,r', NJ ~, or,,orations to show the
=, SECTIONS Of the report
s,onaada5 Iv;t., some detail to ana.
+. M constr;,, provisions that
- 1e :: s-er,7,a e highly
ne clasI''eu Ss AZ. Ia7,,i1to n,x great ar
cofnpll.l'el,tsu VI i;;,t, and said
Eu1nte1it a'ot.s si~ .
the Fetessea J4e
N1ereditt,s ar
Tex. si,oNs = - =, nrincin1es enun
st1l1eiis, sLu eaiu '1.S II,
Ga tea ny MN ws,s t,on ~ +ta re-
ror'a'.es % solie
.ief OF li'e people
sei a,est ny mn. r. tlssa
an experiment. TO put the details OF .those
prime =,
most co11'pleA o. al