The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-14

ing which was ordered spread upon the
10 the Senate and the House of Dele
TIE work OF the two Committees for
Courts of Justice has been. completed.
and i is gratifying to be able to make
About three. fourths OF the Code OF
Virginia has been under our considera,
Constitution bearing upon tho subjects
before Us.
W have Geae bills r amsnenE sps
ment and repeating such sections as nave
become useless. These bills. together
, wh a hs Tep sSape q tor al me
but as there is no necessity FOR haste IN
these matters. your committees advise
referred to the Special Joint Committee
on Revision. In order that their work m
this may be Rben
conyenes after the recess.
WIN. b. M' iipWeit
Chairman Senate Committee.
VIM. r. DUKE.
Chairman House Committee.
Il KY ll:s9 pelosk MI clayto.r called Al; up up
scribIng the liability Of common carriers
The blll was laid before the Senate and
Mr.. Glaytor opened the argu l.,nea, for
W Vf a WHO S n opposed pt he Bill eharae
terized as a mastery EFFORT. logical. force
etnea l the n of the Ell
the hardships on shippers 1t was design
ed to, correct. Under the present laws
the, shipper has no redress for, the l loss
loss : or 5.' delay y occurred after delivery Of
s tatIon 70 The had Geported
BIZ! adversely chiefly for the reason that
It. was doubtful Of the consttutionaiii w
OF the measure. The patron 81 the !, Piii
Courts rus had i, decided Both Ways on questions
involving the responsibility Of the car
lay. It was no unusual thing for the
courts after rendering decision IN cases
where both sides to contention are not
adequately present Its case to decide Law
unconstitutional and then after hearing
the case fully argued 70 reverse ITSELF;
Supreme Court OF the United States.
wherein 1t was held that, acts, OF the
character Of the bin under discussion e. On
travention Of or interference with the
Interstate commerce law. The States OF
Michigan. New York. Ohio. Missouri and
posed, nan and q th he constltutionaliy has
been upheld BY the courts In closing Mr.;
Cay,or Urged the Senats to fe
held that the act is constitutional ship
IL not, no harm would have been done.
When Mr.. Wickham arose to reply to
the argument of Mr.. Clayton he had upon
his desk seven or eight large volumes of
cases of this class or kindred classes.
would be an Injustice upon the railway
companies that would be required Of an
individual and that as between man
and man no one would ask such re-
striction or discrimination. Tho rail-
roads would now ship goods at an in
FOR loss or, delay. in delivery, BIT that
when goods were received for trans
mission at the risk OF the shipper. He
commended that to require the railway
companies to be responsible for goods
shipped over connecting lines would be
to gsa the ssppey qr eR
OF the constitutionality of the bill under
discussion. when at 1:50 o'clock. the Sem
ate adjourned until P. NJ.
These bills on the calendar were taken
up out Of their order and passed.
,d House ~ bl ho, to prescribe method OF
House bill to amend the charter Of the
town Of Hampton.
House bill to amend section 81 OF the
general tax bill. so as to exempt keepers
OF boarding houses from license tax.
Mr.. WIckham. OF Hanover. discussed
the bill at some length, quoting many
court decisions bearing on the subject TO
sustain his contention that the bill II
passed would be declared demonstrations