The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-06
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county, and Mr.. Charles T. Bland, of
Portsmouth, argued earnestly tefore the
committee yesterday afternoon Cor the
bill in fairness and equity to Portsmouth,
which Ia j had the officer only four years
in twenty six. Norfolk, they said some
how had a bigger pull with Governors
and they would always get left out
unless the matter was left to a local
board
Messrs. John Whitehead. of Norfolk;
John c. Parker. Of Southampton, and
Judge T. H Wilcox opposed the meas
IRE. The protection of the health of
the community and the State demanded
that this important Office be kept out
of local politics. Th.- bill would put 1t
i'll the hands OF four men from Ports
mouth and Norfolk county. The quar-
antine commissioners up to TINS Tune
had been high men, but with this polltl-
cal plum to lie disposed of, the best III
the State a different stripe of men would
strive to get on the quarantine board.
The committee will take the matter up
at another session. The bill will prob
ably be reported adversely.
Friday morning at 10 O'Clock was SET
for q hearing on the Manchester and
Richmond Free Bridge Company bill,
company which proposes to build on the
present site of Mayos Bridge
The House Committee on Roads yes
terday reported substitute for the Gator
separate street car bill, which was Offered
by the patron of the original measure
After dealing with the usual prelimina-
ries the bill provides that all street car
companies operating cars in this State
shall be required in all such cars or
coaches to separate the white and col
ored passengers, and to set apart and
designate in each car or coach a. portion
thereof. or certain seats therein. to be
occupied by white passengers. and a Dor
ton thereof. or certain seats therein, to
be occupied by colored passengers.
THAT the said companies or CORPORA
tons, person or persons, SO operating
| cars or coaches upon said lines or rail
road or railway shall make no difference
or discrimination in the quality, convent
ence or accommodation between white
| and colored passengers in the portion O.
seats of any such car or coach which MAY
| be set apart for either race.
| That if any of the said companies or
| corpora tons, person or persons, SO Gre.
| rating cars or coaches upon the said !ine-
of railroad or railway shall fail refuse Or
| neglect 10 ctUpiS Will Tic lftpNISI'iiS CIV
| requirements of sections one and two of
| this act, shall be deemed guilty of mis-.
| demeanor and upon Indictment and cen
! viction thereof shall be fined not less tho,
| fifty dollars or more than three hundred
| dollars, and all County Courts in whose
| Counties. and all Corporation ur Trusting
| Courts in whose cities any such RAILROAD
| or railway is operating. or may hereatte
! be operated, shall have complete jul1sdic
| ton over such offenses.
| The bill fixes an equal penalty upon the
/, passenger and conductor for any viola
! ton of the act in the following LANGUAGE
.And should any passenger fail or re.
fuse to occupy the portion of any such
| car or coach or the seat in any such ca
or coach to which he or she may bf
| assigned by the conductor, manager OF
! other person in charge OF the same, snail
| be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. and
| unon conviction thereof shall b. fined no
| less than ten dollars nor more than TWEEN.
| ty-iive dollars for each oftense.
! ."That any conductor, manager or othe'
| person in charge of any such car or coach
on any line of electric road or railway
| within this State who shall fail or refus,
| to carry out the provisions Of sectior
! four of this act, shall be deemed guilty
| OF a misGemeanor. and upon conviction
| thereof shall be fined not less than ter
/ dollars nor more than twenty-five dollars
| for each offense."
Justices of the peace are given juris.
] diction in such cases. and the defendant
| Is given the right of appeal to the Count,
| or Corporation Court in whose jurisdic,
| ton the offense is alleged to have beer
| committed. The bill provides that tbs
| law shall become effective on Nav l. 1902
| It's believed that the bill will pass.
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THE House Committee on Privilege.
and Elections met at 10 o'clock yesterda,
morning to consider the contested election
case of Fulton Oem.j VS.. Hibbits (Rep.l
for a seat in the House from the dis
trict composed of the counties of Buch-
anan, Dickinson and Wise.
| Mr.. Fulton was present and occupied 2
seat nv his counsel General Rufus A
| Ayers and Senator r. F. Bruce. Mr.. Hib
bits was also spectator, being accom-
named by his counsel, Hon. Robert w.
Blair and Mr.. Malcolm A. Coles. There
was considera BILE preliminary sparring be-
| tween counsel. General Ayers desiring t
go into the case at once without hearing
argument on preliminary motions and
counsel for the contestee contending that
preliminary motions should be first dis
/ posed of.
| In executive session the committee de-
cided that it was proper to hear anG
determine the preliminary motions first
and Mr.. Coles spoke at length against
/ the regularity Of the notice and deposit
tons of the contestant and moved that
certain of the latter be excluded. Each
side was given twenty minutes in which
/ to present argument on preliminarfes
General Ayers replied for the contestant
Technically, Mr.. Coles motion was to
the statute had not been complied with.
This was promptly oYerruled nv The
committee. The committee reconyened Al