The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-25
contract With the Davis Boot and shoe

contract with the Davis Boot and Shoe
Company.
COL. BoWMAN,s BILL.
. he bin amending the law in rela ton on
to State repositories so as to add. pahks
{ in. Roanoke and other cities caused some
discussion. It was opposed by Mr.. Boaz
ard advocated by NIessrs. Jennings anu
Bowman Mr.. Folkcs also opposed the
rill. Mr. Sipe spoke briefly against Il,
but the bill was finally passed.
The House, on motion of Mr.. Cation. &c
fused to recede from its position IN adopt
ing the Cation pension bill as a substi-3
tute for the Senate bill, ana ASKED 1ors d
conference committee.
Mr. Southall moved to reconsider the
vote by which the House committed the
Lassiter roads bill, and it was opposed
by Mr.. Ryan. Mr.. Lassiter had agreed
to an amendment allowing the Governor
to order the convicts back to tho pen'-
ter tiary when it should appear that the
Davis Shoe Company contract was in
danger Of being violated. By a vote of
81 TO SIS the House refused to reconsider.
Nessrs. Duke, Of Charlottesville, and
Powers, of Caroline, opposed the Senate
bill allowing railroads to straighten their
tracks and remove their location. Mr.
Duke made an exceptionally strong
speech against the bill and declared that
it was an outrage upo's the people of the
State
Mr.. Cardwell spoke at some length for.
themeasure, and was often Ques-
toned by Mr.. Duke.
At o'clock. without reaching a vote,
the chair was vacated until P. NJ.
lit rnoon SESSION.
The afternoon session of the House was
called to order at 4 o'clock. and the con-
sideration Of the bill allowing railroads
to change their tracks was resumed.
McSSrS. #DlI1[e and Powers resumed their
fight on the bill. and it was further de-
Tended by MIR. Cardwell The former gen.
tlcmen opposed some amendments de-
signed to allow property holders to recover
damages, arising out OF removal
tracks. Mr.. Duke made a strong speech
against the bill, and he was followed on
the same line by Mr.. Clarke. Of Surry.
Mr.. Kelley spoke against the amend
ments, and in favor of the bill.
Mr.. Green advocaed the bill in a brief
speech, as did also Mr.. Churchma1. OF
Augusta. Col. Cation advocated the bill as
it came from the Senate, without amend
ments The pending question was order
ed on motion of Mr.. Newhouse.
AMENDMENT ADOPTED.
1T REQUIRED on the amendment offered by
Mr. Duke. providing tina the landowners
dana gcd by the removal of tracks should
have the right 70 recover from the roads.
The amendment was adopted. ayes 40:
noes 81. Mr.. Powers wl,hheld his amend
ment and the bill was passed. When
Mr.. Owens bill to allow the county of
Norfolk to acquire toll-roads in said coun-
ty came up, Mr.. Whitehead offered an
amendment providing that it should be
allowable after three-fiftis of the quail
fled voters had SO voted.
Br. Bland spoke strongly against the
amendment, and in favor of tho BILL
die. also Mr.. Davis, of Petersburg. Mr..
Whitehead modified his amendment so as
tc require the approval of a majority, in
stead of thrce-fifths of the qualified vot-
ers. The amendment was rejected, and the
bill was passed. Messrs. Whitehead, and
Woodward, however, scored two points.
One was to vote by the entire county, in
stead of by districts, and the other was
TO restrict the electorate to the freehold
ers.