The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-04
Outs or Per Diem and Allows Them
Only Travelling Expenses-C Confer
ence Ordered on Salary Bill.
Many interesting Measures
Are Reported.

purposes, the roads not to run within 500
feet OF the school buildings. The debate
took a wide range, in which the methods
by which the charter OF tho Louisa De-
velopment Company was passed at the
last session were roundly condemned The
matter finally went over without action.
Mr.. Clayton offered a resolution making
Ave members a quorum of tho General
Laws Committee, but It was rejected.
The two bodies named a conference
committee on the disa-greeing votes relat-
ing to the salary bin. and In the Senate
q number OF bills were reported from va
rious committees. D.
In the House the Senate amendments
to the Mathews dog law were rejected.
and the Cumming reaportionment bill
was reported and read a first time. Mr.,
:; Hecr1nans gave notice that at tho proper
time he would offer his bill as a substi.
tute, and 1t Is thought that Colonel r. p.
lee. Jr., will pursue the same course with
regard to the one offered by himself.
The general pharmacy relief bill was
passed by, on motion Of Mr.. Teathereton,
4 Of Campbell. and tho bill fixing the
powers and duties OF the State Hospital
Commissioner was ordered to its engross.
ment.
The bill was SO amended. on motion OF
Mr.. Churchman, Of Augusta, as to strike
out the per diem Of $500 per member OF
the boards OF directors OF the various
actual travelling expenses. The bill waa
then ordered to its engrossment.
The House passed a bill offered by Mr..
Ryan to provide for the contingent ex.
penses Of the General Assembly. 5!9s
On motion OF hIr, Gardner. The munich.
pal annexation bill YVES set for hearing
as a special order by the House on Feb
ruary 18th. at 1850 clock.
Both bodies will meet at noon to-day.
The Senate.
There was a lively debate in the Senate
when the Sale bill to repeal the charter
OF the Louisa Development Company and
to re-enact section 11Ol OF the Code. came
up. It developed that behind this point,
or rather, what has led up to 1t, Is con-
test between the two rival electric lines
between Newport News and Hampton.
The Louisa Development Company's
bill was gotten through the Senate, It
was openly asserted, and not denied. in
surreptittous manner, during the final
days OF the last session. Governor Tyler
did not veto It. but made an endorsement
In which he said that while he thought
the act gave unusually broad powers,
he was convinced that the courts could
prevent any evil results. This bill pro-
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panies the right to condemn property
owned by educate nal institutions.
The Sale bill provides for the repeal
OF this and all other similar charters and
the reenactment Of the section by the
Code Indicated
The Committee on Public Institutions
and Education. through Mr.. Watkins re-
ported a bill providing for the condenna-
ltlon OF lands held by public institutions
for electric railway purposes, the roads
not to run within 500 feet OF the school
buildings.
Mr.. Watkins opened the debate In Ia
vor OF his subs titute. making a strong
plea for 1t. He was followed by Mr..
Sale, who briefly advocated his measure.
MR.. oPIFS PLAIN TALK
Then came Mr. Opie, who first brought
ment Company's bill was gotten through
in a. surreptitious manner. and It's object
was to enable q rival company between
Newport News and Old Point to condemn
the lands Of the Normal Institute at
Hampton, which had been refused. sssIr.
Opie would not call names, he said, nut
he stated that he could not condemn In
terms too strong such practices as had
been resorted to in order to secure legts-
lation by deception.
He told of a. speech he heard at Char
lottesville by a member Of the late Con-
istltudonal Convention and n former
member Of the Senate. who told Of praa-
tees he knew Of when bills were gotten
through by deception. Mr. Ople asked
that gentleman in private conversation.
to designate those measures and the
gentleman named the Telephone Bill and
the Louisa Development Company's bill.
Mr.. Opie said the Louisa bill was not
considered by either committee, and no
one In the body knew Of its object
Now" said Mr.. opie, they come here
and demand that we perpetuate this
fraud"
MIR. TYLER's POSITION.
Mr.. Tyler made strong speech In
favor Of the substitute. He said that no
one would condemn In stronger terms
than himself such practices as had been
referred to, but he thought the time had
come to pass a general State law to al
low electric lines to condemn lands of
public institutions. He was in no way
Interested in either Of the lines referred
already ir operation from Newport News
to Old Point wanted to keep Its rival
from building through to Old Point Mr..
Tyler thought it would be bad policy to
allow any institution to acquire all tho
land 1t could buy, and then retard pub
Ito Improvement by refusing to allow
electrc roads to be run through their
grounds. H
Nj, Wallace, the senator from tho
Louisa District, made a personal expla-
nation In which lie stated that no had
had no knowledge OF the general charnc-
ter Of the bill to charter the Louisa De-
velopment Company. He had called the
attention Of others better versed In rail-
road matters than himself to tho meas
ure; they said It was all right and he
had asked for It's passage,
:. Mr.. Cogbtll and Mr.. Bryant each ad-
dressed the Senate deploring the fact that
there had been occasion to critciss the
method by which the charter was secured
and each one stated briefly what no
thought should be done.
The whole matter went over until to-
day, and the Senate adjourned at 3
o'clock. OK
Va PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL
The Senate met with prayer by the
Rev, DR. George Cooper.
Mr. Cloytor offered resolution pro-
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