The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-11

ailyention adjourned and Will SPEAK
ulorning in opposition TO the report
9 committee
TIE DAY IN DETAIL
w. Geo. Cooper. OF tho First bapust
ts-ch. opened the convention wall
t-cr. there being si2tN-seyen members
sent
if,c first business OF the session was
hight up by q. resolution by Mr.. Bar
IT, ,,nt after Tuesday at o'clock the
nrt of the Committee on Corporation
I,t.an M in Committee of the Nhoie.
r,ion ,,v section, and after that tlms
3l,c,,bas be limited to twenty minutes,
member speaking more than once
- NIashaIl moved to amend by
,,1,,.i6,nc that q, vote on tho report be
.i.Fn and c,mrlcted or Thursday.
,sbajrman 43raxton ID not approve OF
H.. amendment. buf spoke briefly IN
i.yo,. OF theresolutidl. The amendment
MAs rejected.
AZ, IInuilcn stcnsly opposed the
~, sa.ing nat members should
Ii,a,.a every opportunity to discuss the
i,,.,,,or,ant ,uosurt before the conven-
.i,.n He said hos in favor of the Brasl-
~, re1ort had aready consumed about
,..n-tbirds of 4 Time. and the otlet
-, would !, Nv a fair show II the
resolution IS 5op'ed,
o'cIodcvery one would have
,,.,d fnll opporhity to discuss the re.
- ~ 1enrtll nat IL had been debated
~, whole TX and by THAT time it
,.nall,. seemcdaat the report could oe
considered sotn by section, and under
twenty-rnite rule, everything. thae
needed to beila cou4u DC saio 1of %
lgainst eacf
The resolh was rejected nF a vote
-. .. - -Tho,-, offered a resolution pro-
a. r ,i,ate convention hold a session
i ,,te sftjon beginning at i o'clock,
u -, v.a most unanimously adopted.
NJ VIII, in Committee Of the Whole
.,,,nd argument in support Of the
.p..tot irt on the Corporation Com
yWITHERS SPEAKS.
IL a.r, buched on the facts DEVELOPED
g. - OF the case of the city OF
Ts,,,iIIk ainst the Southern Railway
- 49, any extracts from the 7epcsi-
,,nn. statistics submitted in that
,,,;ai how how all the railroads had
.i,.ei + freight rates so that the CT
go i'm unjust discrimination against
.isinia towns and cities.
"' WATERED STOCK.
T., | course of his exposition of the
ra.}vclopcd in Ike trial. Mr. Withers
,1ait that the railroxds Of Virginia
,r,atekinc to earn diSidends on mil
lid watcrcd stock that did not cost
nh penny. lie read from the ex-
lion Of railroad officials under
10 establish this contention. He
hin detail into the Discrimination
night rates bet'vee' 9''S"~"'''
ii,rginia. and said that the tax levied
,janville alone for the same volan.
,tcight amounted to $4,000 n yea
than Lynchburg. He strongly
esised the argument that it was pro-
d to depreciatc the value of railroad
berty, when that value consisted
,ely Of fictitious issues of stock and
i.cage Indebtedness.
he speaker went into n history
the various reorganizations Of
railroad systems il Virginia
the past ten years and claim
that while the people of Virginia had
hnt millions OF dollars in construction
Ia development of these roads, the pres
len, M %t a nominal cost IL had no pa a.
cnce with the nonsensical claim that
Threads were conducted for the purpose
/ disas4iSrpi sation religion and piety
ilrc ,uebn,ae waste places Of Virginia
anyvt, elese. They were conducted
in psrel.siness principles and should
he amen TO common sense business
sreatmen
R.R0AD ATTORNEYS.
INST he adjournment, Mr. NNithn"s
reached At point IN his speech where
nc nan, the attorneys who appeared
fn, Iaa,e and those who represented
~, 4 l,s,x :
,,,,doryy a rigid cross-eNamination as
;, Wit, from Mr.. Thorn. who was
amongc couilsci Tor inc Falitoaas III
the 81
An, ON arose and stated that he did
,en,.st the Atlantic and Danville Rail
road that period of the litigation, but
e.hs, was leased by the Southern his
,o,,sion with the case ceased.
NWitilers .dscIaimed ANY intention
NJ cling Mr.. Thorn in false position.
,ntated that he intended to state that
h, before he completed the recital of
he who We're connected with the suit
II hour of two arriving, the convention
to4s recess until four o'clock.
Afternoon Session.
Mr. Withers resuming his argument at
IT'S o'clock. recountod the fuulity OF the
shorts of the people of Danville to get
.iief, even after a judgment had been
.itained against the railroad. ana the
history of the failure TO secure the aoop-
ION by she Legislature of any bill pro
/. ling .sor the correction Of an evil which
tiutr ,,,,.erstatc commerce and the United
lhe - s,Irs-eTae Court had pointed out
itases writer's said the demands for some
MI. a railroads were proving SO
PM 4, all parts Of the Union that q
Aion.s,r rcrn West Virginia had intro
aim in the Senate to strengthen
peer,ybf the Interstate Commission
a.,l,ly to head of q more stringent
,Abat was IN contefnplat ten.
- ihers declared that he vas not
~, fight on account OF injustice to
pas,siiaoae. but to bring relief 70 ott-