The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-05
The LANDS
OF SCHOOLS
Can Be CONDEMNED for Electric
Railway Purposes.
WARM TIME IN THE SENATE
Salary Bill Is Agreed to With Few
Changes-LlabiIIty Of Common Oar.
rIors-unIy'ersity s'lls-Rosolu.
lions on Mr.. Clarke's Death.

The Senate had another long discussion
over tho bill to allow electric railway
companies to condemn the property OK
public institutions for railway purposes.
and the substitute offered by Mr.. Watkins
was ordered to It's engrossment. This
measure permits the companies to run
their tracks within 600 feet Of school
buildings.
Tho report OF the conference committee
on tho salary bill was agreed to and q
number OF bills were reported from va
rlous committees.
Mr.. Clayton offered a bill prescribing
the liability upon common carriers for
damage t. goods in transit. and Mr..
Mann offered one to permit the clerk Of
the Court OF Appeals to destroy certain
records.
The bill to determine tho pode Of an
Inexing property to cities and towns was
made a special order for next Tuesday,
and the Senate at Q P. NJ. adjourned out
OF respect to the memory Of Hon. W. b.
Clarke. late member Of the House.
The Senate will meet at noon to-day. az
will also the House.
A SHORT SESSION.
The House session lasted only few
moments
The Barksdale pure elections bill was
reported with amendments. and several
bills were offered. One was by Mr.. West,
of Louisa (by requesD, creating an ex.
ecutive head for the University Of Vir-
ginia, to be chosen by a board made up
of three members Of the Alumni AsSocia.
ton. three Of the Board OF Visitors, and
three OF the faculty and allowing them to
prescribe his powers. duties and salary.
The measure is understood to come from
the Alumni Association OF the State.
Tho body passed resolutions out Of re-
spect to the memory of Its dead member,
Mr. Clarke. and at 1920 P. NJ, adjourn
ed until noon tomorrow.
Speaker Ryan named Messrs. Scbrel,
Lacy and Lass!ter as a committee on the
part OF the House to attend the funeral.
A deep gloom was cast over the Cap
itol by the announcement of the death
OF Mr.. Clarke. The minister in the House
made tender reference to the sad event.
and the House and Senate passed reso-
adjourned out OF respect to the memory
Of the dead member.
The Senate.
The Senate was opened with prayer
by the Rev. DR.. George Cooper.
Mr.. Barksdale, from the Committee on
General Laws, reported fevorably the bill
to create bureau of Insurance and to
provide for the election Of superinten-
dent OF insurance and to regulate fire
and other Insurance companies.
Mr.. AIcIlwalne. from the Committee on
Courts of Justice. reported favorably the
bill to remove the prohibition upon per-
sons OF 60 years Of age. or over that
age. from serving on grand juries.
The bill in relation to the commitment
of certain persons to hospitals for the
insane was favorably reported by Mr..
Ope, from the Committee on Public In
stitutlons and Education.
Mr.. Opie, from the same committee.
favorably reported the bill to authorize
the Board OF Visitors Of William and
Mary College to use the appropriation OF
5000, heretofore made to said college for
an electric light plant for that Or such
other system OF lighting as the said board
may deem expedient.
THE SALARIES BILL.
The report Of the Conference Commit
tee on the salaries bill came up early In
the session. Mr.. Wickham called Mr..
Barksdale to the chair. and the Senator
from Hanover made as plain and force.
full statement as to each change recon.
mended In the report
During the time Mr.. Wicklam was
making his statement and when he reach
ed the matter of salaries to be paid the
supcrintendents Of the hospitals. Mr..
Opie inquired why 1t was that the pay
of the superintendent Of the Central State
Hospital was Increased and no increase
made in the salaries Of the other super.
lntendents.
Mr.. W1csham said he thought 1t was
because this superintendent had to look
after larger number Ct patients.
Mr.. Mann interposed the remark that
the increase was made because OF the
extraordinary efficiency Of the superin-
tendent at the Central Hospital.
E This brought A1essrs. Opie, Byars and
Tyler to their feet and each one advo-
Gated q uniform salary system.
Mr.. Wlckham stated that the object
sought to be Accomplished could be at
tanned by special Legislation and no fur
Their opposition was made to this feature
OF the report which was adopted. Very
few changes We're made from the original
salary list. ID
A SPICY DEBATE.
The Sale bill to repeal the charter of
the Louisa Development Company and to
re-enact section ll01 OF the Code, came
up as unfinished business. This Is the
measure which brought out the fact in
the debate on Tuesday that the bill was
passed In surreptitious manner for the
purpose OF giving street railway COM
pany the authority to condemn the right
+ of way through the grounds OF the
Hampton Normal School.
Mr., Shackelford opened the debate In
favor OF the Sale bill and he raped So
yerely those who had sought to accom-.
plish their purpose by yelled legislation.
In support OF his substitute, which al
lows property OF q public institution ia
be condemned for railway purposes. the
lines not to be run within 500 feet OF
the buildings upon the grounds. Mr. Wat
kins made powerful argument He con-
tended that It was never contemplated
by those who drafted that section at
the Code sought to BIO rc-enaoted that tic
lands of public institutions should stand
In the way Of the progress OF public i'm