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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

not already done by sotrehedy else
When the charter Sis
issued, IL Will be filed az one place, and
Ill the reports that Tho Legislature may
specify Will be made 10 that place. #
The solo function put Upon the Cor.
{porntion Comtnissen, which was not re-.
CURED previously, 4 was, AZ Mr., t3raxtoit
poli,ted out, the duty Ut seeing that the
Legislative siinntnents, were COMPLIED leg
with! finder The system or granting
charters to corporations existing at the
time Of these debates, there WAS no ma
,cllinery IN tss to. compel corporations to
flis, for example, the list Of their al
reotors and the nnino Of the persoi, Upon
whom process should be served ard TO
make such other reports % might bs 70.
CURED of them by the slslaturc,
whereas. Il was the & Intention OF the
trainers Of the Corporation Commission
X to create ana put Into operation machine
~ which would collect and kssp I'll such
information. ", 4
II was not made the duty Of the Cor
poration Commission to prescribe any
reports or to prescribe any duties for pri-
vate corporations, but simply to see.
whe,, those duties were prescribed by the
General Assembly, that the private cor
porations carried them out In letter and
In spirit. The Commission was not In
tended to have any powers or the right
to do anything more than to administer
the Identical funotions thnt are to-day
administered BY other departments Of the
government and In addition to that to
have the right and power to compel the
corporations to make such reports as are
required Of them BY the General Assem- EN-
bly,, and yet It appears doubtful ;whe let
or tho idea Of House bill 100, when car ar
rled out logically, will not leave the ere
alton ana control Of corporations IN mich ''
the same diffused and haphazard way a Ls
that which was IN use when the cons y!
tutional Convention undertook to remedy Z
itby the creation q the Corporation Com
mission. IN n n Y. Il
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and IL appears to hive met tho approba-
tiom Of the representatives o. both sldAs
to tho controversy, 0fany details VIII no
doubt have to be worked out, but tho
srpat prihalpis is laid down TINT the
Government will pay the dlttsrercs be- be !,
tween the Demands u the landlord and
the amount the tenant u willing to t',ti !.
oede. Ths tenAntry " ireland Will be-
come propristors. they Will have then
REASONS for thrift and industry which
only ownership oAn give. They will nat
urnily want 70 PASS the laws which viii
control thsir own property. This viii
NEAR, Home Ruie which whom the SVynd-
Init, plan Of purchase ID carried otit cat,.
not be objected TO by any Irish landlord
for the reasons that have hitherto con !.
trollod them. i ~ nj H
rho whols scheme ID 4 rnasterfui con.
oeption and the English both In their
present trsstinont Of the Irish as we'll MS
their recent course towards tho Doers
have sot an example which the Northern
States would have done we'll to havo ,t,i.
tated In their course towards the South
at the end Of the late war. Nj
1t Is not to- be doubted that the az
cession Of the Liberal Unlonlsts, such
mon as Chamherlln and the MARQUIS
Of Harrington now Duke Of Devonshirc,
and others who split witt, Mr.. Gladstone
and their party upon the Home Ruls blll
and went to the Conservative party, liave
had much influence in this enlightened
and liberal policy Of the Conservative
government towards the Irish question.
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HOUDON'S WASHINGTON.

The hand OF the spoiler has been laid
upon Houdon's marble statue OF Wash
ington which stands in the rotundaloi
the State Capitol here. and 4 piece Of the
plow which lies at his feet has been
Clipped off. 55 D,
Whether this marring Of that great
culpture was done by a tourist looking
for souvenirs, or was the work OF some
ono bent upon fun or gross mischief Is
not yet known, and may never be, but the
perpetrator Of the outrage deserves to be
severely punished, IL caught, though the
damage done by him Is not irreparnble.
Thirty-odd years ago this X statue
suffered mutllation by reason OF
bullet. Two Richmond editors
got into s d din1oulty at the
Capitol, and one Of them fred at the
other, with the result OF shooting off the
tassel on yYashingtoi's sword belt That
injury, we think, was repaired. Later on
II was supposed that the foundation on
which the statue rested was sinking, and
the statue had to be taken down while
new foundation, was laid for It.
III One OF the hands OF the Henry Clay
statue, standing under canopy In the
Square, was broken by o stone thrown
BY q boy. and had to be wholly ampu-
tuted, and a new hand Of marble was
made and put into Its place.
In permitting Hubert to make copies OF
IIoudons statue, the General Assembly.
in Its action forty-odd years; ago, was In
auencod by fear that the original Of that
precious work might be destroyed by fire
or otherwisc--an III apprehension not III
founded. ri Il
The statue deserves to be better pro-
tected from harm than t now Is. The
wonder is that Il. has suffered 50 little
harm, exposed as It il TO smanyt dangers.
When the Capitolltis remod eed 'Eprovis-
Ion should be made for caring for 1t per-
manently Security for the statue will be
especially needed whilst the work Sof re-
pairing the building Is going 4onY For 1t
then to remain exposed where It Is would
be to subject 1t to certain injury,Nf not
destruction. .at5 4i %SSa \ N e
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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE cONPO-
RATIONS.

In the news columns Of, The Sunday
Times Dispatch there appeared an arti-
Gle referring to 1.-The interest that was
being shown In House BILL 1o2, which Is
Intended to mark out the duties OF the
Corporation Commission ESQ far as the
Legislature may constl tutionally do SO
and to provide for the formalities requl-.
site In the charter!ng Of private and pub
lie corporations. We llayo thought It Of
interest to refer to the debates In the
convention on these topics. and we have
therefore examined the stenographic re-
ports OF tho proceedings Of the Const-
tutional Convention to gather II possible,
the Ideas Of the trainers of tho provisions
which the Legislature Is now seeking to
make effective.
In discussing the objects sought to be
attained by the creation OF the Corpora
Etlon Commission and the methods by
which those objects were to bo carried
out, on Tuesday. February 4, 1902 (see
Richmond Dispatch February 8, 1902, Q
page, col6mns s. and D., Mr.. Braxton
said in part that 1t was the opinion OF
tho Committee on Corporations that the
law affecting the creation and control
of corporations should not DO regarded
as an oxcresence tackled on to the gem
eral legislation OF the State. but should
have department and a scheme OF Its
own. Continuing. MT. Bpaxton said: I'VE
found that the General Assembly was
taking up great deal OF Its time, two
thirds OF 1t, In granting or refusing appli-
cations for special charters. We found
that all the cities throughout the Com
monwealth were grinding out charters
day by day without any uniformity OF ac-
ton, and without any regularity. with
nobody keeping track OF them. We found
the Secretary OF the State charged with
being tho custodian OF those charters,
We found the Auditor charged With coll
lecting reports from banks and Insurance
companies. we found the Board OF Pub
tic Works charged with assessing pfpper-
ty OF certain other kinds OF corlHra-
tions, We found the Railroad Comris-
sioner charged with looking after Atill
another kind Of corporations. Six depqrt-
ments OF the government were looking
after the corporate interests In th(ir
various capacities. We thought that tho
best and wisest thing to do without
changing those functions was simply 70
collect them together and put them UNI
der one department charged with the exs
elusive duty OF looking after corporate
interests. sss With respect
To private corporations. this commission
has no power whatever that are not
purely ministerial, II practically does
nothing With reference to them that Is
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$A-as.l4-s y.
r,hs Harrisonburs News reaches the
following ronoiualonsi ii U Z, Y, N
/. re looks d. II MI. Cleveland wsre this
real thing In New York. they can't have
banquet 8t,r there without him. Mi
Cleveland Ia good at banuuets, but better
+ at tffb small spreads Of q fishing trip" III
Isl r,he Norfolk virgi1ian- Hot says, vi 4
Sss5.Wnile t1,e look QUE lasts u In Lowell,
Southern cotton mills 70 right along
making money. Southern mills and
workers have not acquitted the strike and
lockout habit "a
Tho Newport News Press is not dis!
Outraged. It says! y. 2sSt III a
,'The friends OF the Jamestown Expo
stion appropriation bill throughout the
state seem to DO thoroughly aroused II
reference to the matter, and tho outlook
now As more encouraging than at any tiine
since the initial sotbaok received at the
hands Of the House Of Delegates some
time ago. q e y
The Newport News Times ornld says.
NATURALLY the public has expected the
Senate to take some official notice Of tho
gassnult, ana at least expected TINT Judge
$Nnnp wouR apologize to, the Senate for
his conduct, but as far as VIC hnvo obs
served nothing has come Of the matter.
and the Senate has serenely lot the In
5cldert pass az II little scrap now and
then was to. be expected from the force
and eloquence Of Its cnlivenlns debates"
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A Plea forthe jamestown E
Editor OF The T1mes-Dispatch

: ~ 4 - =" : y. Z
Editor OF The Times Dispatch
sir,-Virginia Is now very ei
terested In the promotion and
termination OF the Jamestown
nary Exposition, o matter thd
tho whole state. the United
even tho world, when the great 4
have accrued are to be considI
is a tide In the affairs OF mai
mon, which, II taken at the
on to success and to tortul|
glnia Is to be advertised to til
her goods, her natural res
mines and minerals and her maj
be resented in an attractive
to both catch and hold the Q
the observer; II that observe
Impressed so faYorably that "
Will be sought and further I'M
made untilla citizen Is won and
turing establishments orgari
must we bestir ourselves. VIII
an honor for Virginia to hay
position, and will any ono dar(
having a part. that YirgInlan
rise to the occasion and shd
world that Virginia reyeres he
tory from Its very dawn-fronl
Ing on her shores at Jamesto|
white man the first cabin. uh|
Ilage, the first church, tho first
itol on this continent-and that
little colony OF free men have
millions of her people, until til
/ the grand old Commonwealth
from ocean to ocean and
around9
TO the Jamestown Nxpositio|
Will invite her sons who haye|
fNfar from home'' to come bacl
pilgrims to spend, II not their
days In the land OF their fatheI
sufficient time toEnaeet with All
the loving and the loved ond
world Virginia will show hers
Is to-day-her wealth In soil nil
forest and factory, In transpo|
cilitIes and markets, In china \
surpassed advantages Of loo
gln!A will show to the world 4 !
soil can be sroWn any produ|
III the United States except th|
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A.BALnYlMARcH.

While March was o little chilly at the
close, It was very kind IN the matter Of
temperature. The New York Herald
says that 1t was the warmest March in
the history OF the local branch Of the
Weather Bureau, the average tempern--
ture being ten degrees higher than the
normal. According to the official REQ ords
the mean Temperature for March for
.thirty-two years has been thirty-seven
degrees, whereas the average of the
daddy mean temperature during the first
3twenty-nine days OF March was Az de-
grees. Yet the warmth was SO evenly
distributed that the months highest
temperature reading was four degrees
below the record. On March -. 1880 the
mercury mounted to seventy-one degrees,
whereas the highest Of this month was
sixty-seven degrees on March 14th. Dur
Ing the last month there were only three
days Of freezing weather in New York,
the lowest reading being twenty-elght
degrees on the morning OF March 3D.
In this section the weather was balmy
until the last few days, and It Is rarely
that the season has been so far advanced.
Nearly all the fruit trees are in bloom
and the leaves are sprouung. It is
most remarka BILE season. and we shall 20
fortunate indeed II the fruit escapes
without injury by frost. 4 ys
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r Personal and General.

Frederick q. Howe, Of Cleveland. has
declined d position In the Porto Rico
Cabinet rendered to him BY Governor
Hunt. He Is believed to be the only Ohio
man who ever declined on office.
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April list, All-Fools' Day. BE careful
about the things you find to-day.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

]. P. Morgan was careful to Issue his
bulllsh manifesto yesterday. Dated to-
day. 1t might have been misconstrued,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

IA William N. Byers, Colorado pionee
and founder Of the Rocky Mountain
News" the first daily newspaper publiah
ed In Denver, died last week.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

II you have no trees OF your avn to
plant, help your neighhor plant his,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

Plant trees tovmorrow,iif you have any
ground to stick them In. $,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

Vermont reports a shortage OF sap, and
in consequence maple sugar will rule hiGN
for year to come,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

This Is Arbor Day In Virginia, but It
is not a legal holiday. and SO. II you have
any paper due ut the bank 'twere better
that you were on hand. 5sSi
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It is not a bad idea to do the gardening
In April that was neglected In March,
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III williamsburg, the ancient capital IS
agltated over q ourfew law that some Of
Its citizens want. and the CouncilmenSar are
having their lives made miserable.
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Well, which one Of the lightweight
bruisers did you bet your money on 2
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Pennsylvania Oldest woman Is Mrs
Mary A1cKittrick, OF Uniontown, who
celebrated her one hundred and nth
birthday on st. Patrick's day, She wns
born In ireland in 1885, and IS now in the
X beat OF health SIT eSi 9tSl5s65s Ell. ff
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The mountain lions should now be hap-
py, Tho President announces that he
does not expect to fire q shot while he Is
In the West. n "
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Mr.. Hanna and the New ENGLAND strik-
ers are not OF one mind. They are strik-
Ing. while he declares that strikes are
out OF date, III
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Remarks About Richmond,

Remarks About Richmond, IN
,Newport News Press; That Rlohmoi
Councilman who was poisoned BY seatil
cream puffs has been comforted durll
his illness by more neWspaper 4 pun
than eyer before came his way. 4,
Buena Vista Advocate; The city i
Richmond having been sWamped y
everything else conceivable, was ON
Saturday very bodily, sWamped by
burst, She certainly has a hard
Of IT. &,
Norfolk County Democrat, Rich
.ers are now claiming that the IN
ness Of Richmond's water was
by The recent washing Of Ar
oopnty's dirty linen,
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The name Roosevelt, the letters Of
which will be formed BY thousands OF
school children waving flags, has been
decided on as feature OF the greeting
Of the President when he visits Dea
Moines, Ia, on April 20.
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II Or. n g. w. Jackson. professor Of anat-
omy in Missouri University, will sail to-
day for Europe, where he will spend q
year studying in Leips!o and Berlin.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01

The primary elections In Baltimore ln'1' are re
tlegalized. and Republicans and Demo mo-,
Gratis both vote at the same IN le3. time ana
place-there being q separate b ''ll't o:
for the votes OF each party, There Is I but 'c1
one set OF judges at each precinct, ard
they are composed in part OF Democrats ats
ana In part ot Republicans. and they
must act together in canyasssing 4 tn, the
ballots and making the returns. In tho
pending primary the ballots In the Re-
publican box will be counted first; then
those in the other box will be counted,
The polls close at 81 2. M II
We presume that the city government
pays the expenses OF these localized
primaries.
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We hereby enter q kick.
When we got on a street ca
to go whore we want to so, VI
ing to DO n song and dance wi
ductor, to the amusement Of 7
II we want to 80 to churc
back to the arlstocratlc We
transfers, we want to do 1t. y
hesitation on the part Of the
company.
Why shouldn't we got on
Street car at Main and ride to
Main, and get a transfer to
and then one at Broad and
back up Broad, and another at
Laurel and back to Afain2
II We wanted to.
That's what we want somet1
~ ( =
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Governor Montague, of Virginia, vetoed
the bill passed by the Virginia Legislature
at Washington. as Yirglnias contribution
to tho great mon who adorn that historic
place. upon the ground that it was 'un-
necessary. unwse and inexpedent." but
tho Legislature passed the bill over the
Governors yeto.-Greenaboro Record.
The Governor did not veto the bill. and.
therefore, the Legislature did not pass 1t
over veto, The Governor did not sign
the bill and 1t became a law without his
signature. asi
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Only two members OF the English Com
mons entered Parliament oyor forty
years ago-sir James Ferguson and Sir
francis Powell. &S5I K. 5is e$ssi z . vi
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General w. II. Jackson, who died at
Belle Meade, near Nashville. on Monday,
was the son OF Virginia parents, though
lie was born In Tennessee. He was grad
uated from the West Point Military
Academy in 1857 and went into the Con-
federate service from Tennessee, and
was in command Of Forests old dlvi-
sion when the war closed. and was
known as ''Red Jackson" He married
a daughter Of General w. g. Harding
the founder of the Belle Meade stock
farm. and thus became the manager OF
that property twenty-five years ago,
where he achieved remarkable success
Last fall he sold out the best Of the
stock and It was bought in by his son
and daughter. who owned the land.
Though once wealthy, he had been in
reduced circumstances OF late years. 8
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i001-Puro food inspector appoln =.
appropriation rnndo to pay MN. 4
1977-WaAhington pic Is now good 20
eat. "A II Is
Now comes the II
Ding-dong IS "A a tf
or the hokey-pokey z.
Mnn.S
Also. tho appeal
For five cents @
From six small urchins
Therefore, we call upon
Somebody to be
Pure food inspector.
We have begun Negotiations
With John Bliley 81
And Willie Morrlsett;
Also, $Linnie Bowen, SO that.
Ere tits too late, TX 5jl5s s55
We may be prepared for
Any emergency.
IA big lot has, likewise,
Been engaged from III
Charlie Richardson
In pretty River View.
= No flowers. q
II with Charlie Rex In front of the house,
and Tom Leath's Beauty Show on the
stage. we can't see how the people can
resist. y &
We can't resist.
Not because OF Charlie but because OF
the "Uncle Sam Girl. whose merry eyes
and sparkling feot have already set US
laflre with admiration.
IA No moro will we have to kill time in
tMurphy's lobby, looking at the Girls
pass by through the window. and talking
Z to little Johnnie Murphy about GER
tain trip to Atlantic City, n
~ No more will we have to drop into Lee
Iatham's for social game OF donA-
noes with Bob F'renchr,or a line Of gos-
sip at Mrs. Nichols
For now we can battle III the light and
sunshine that comes from the kick Of
her dainty feet, and the bewitching smile
from her little mouth.
We would fain love to hear 9 few
words drop from between those lips,
even about the ever changing weather,
or the latest styles from New York.
Our name is on her list. Anything
that's ours is hers.
we don't know the color OF her eyes
yet, but as soon as Charlie Rex, or even
3Corbin SHIELD, Introduces us 10 her we
shall learn.
Eyes don't cut and fugure in n case.
up to this hour brown has been our
strong point.
II s the whole charm OF he beautiful
presence that has taken po DIN Of
her, and as soon as we learn name
- L ~ u - keon
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