The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-03
SALARIES
ARE FIXED.
House Finally Dlsposes Of the
Measure.
BUT FEW CHANGES MADE,
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Lower Branch to Take Up Mclean Case
andthe General Revenue BiIl-Num-
Der Of Important Bills offered
in Both Branches.
BUT FEW CHANGES MADE,

Tho blouse yesterday completed the
consideration Of the bill fixing the Hala-
rics OF State officers. and It will now go
to q conference committee for tho pur-
pose OF harmonizing the differences be-
tween tho House and Senate, which are
few and mlnGr, and then to the Cow
ernor for HIS Excellcncy's signature
There were but few amendments put
on In the House, and tho bill is now prac-
itically as 1t came from tho Senate.
On motion OF Mr.. Kelley. tho Mclean
case was set as q special order for 1880
Tomorrow, when the right OF the Meek
lenburg member to his seat an the HOUSE
will be determdn ed.
There were a number OF important
bills offered In both branches The most
interesting in the Senate was by Mr..
Clayton, the effect OF which Is to tnvali-
date agreements made to exempt rail-
roads and other common carriers from
liability for damage done to freight in
transit Mr.. Sale offered a bill to tax
sleeping, parlor and dining cars. and
there were several local measures pre-.
scented In the Senate. The House passed
hill amending the law In relation to the
collection OF taxes on delinquent lands.
Mr.. Lee presented d measure to allow
county and city schoo! boards to ex-
change public school property IN their
discretion.
In the House also there were num-
Der Of local bills.
Both bodies Will meet at noon to-day,
when. at 1890 p NJ, the House will be-
gin the consideration OF the general
revenue bill. This measure will not be
disposed Of for at least ten days by the
lower branch.
The Senate.
The Senate was in session only TWEEN
ty minutes. President Pro TEN Wickham
presided. Heutenant-Governo Willard
had telegraphed to Clerk Button request
ing him to ask Mr.. Wlckham to call the
body to order. Captain Willard said he
had been called to New Hampshire to at
tend the funeral Of q relative.
The prayer was offered by the Rev.
James g. Cook, the pastor Of the Hoge-
Memorial Church.
Chairman Opie, Of the COMMITTEES on
Counties, Cities and Towns. made the ma
jority report in favor OF the Anderson
substitute for Senator Anderson's origi-
corporate limits Of cities. Mr.. Cogbill
n2de the minority report, which favors
measure practically the same as the
Gardner bill In the House.
Mr.. Cogbill presented petition from
citizens Of Chesterfield in favor OF the
passage Of the Mann bill.
COMMON CARRIERS
A bill was introduced by Mr.. Clayton
to amend section 1895 Of the Code OF Yir-
ginia in relation to liability Of common
carriers for loss or injury to goods d.
rected to point of destination beyond
the terminus Of It's own line or route.
1t is as follows:
/. Be 1t enacted by the General Assem-
bly, OF Virginia, That section 1895 Of the
Code OF Virginia In relation to the l!abili-
ty OF common carriers for loss or injury
to goods directed to q point Of destina-
ticn beyond the terminus Of its own
line or route. be amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
l2a5. Liability OF carrier for loss or IN
jury to goods.
When a common carrier accepts for
transportation anything directed to a
point OF destination beyond the terminus
Of his own line or route, he shall be deem
ed thereby to assume an obligation for
Its safe carriage to such point Of desti-
nc ton, AND NO CONTRACT MADE BY
A CONrMON CARRIER FOR ExEMP-
TON FROM LIABILITY FOR LOSS OR
DAMAGE NOT OCCURRING ON ITS
OWN LINE OR ROUTE. SHALL BE
VALID.
The act makes radical changes as will
be seen by the words printed in capital
COMMITTEE FOR COURTS.
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