The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-12

wore s In tho committee amendment WHEN
allowed one railway to use the track ol
another in mountain passes, where thers
we're natural barriers to tho building Oh
another track. The urposc OF the Amer
son amendment was to permit ono line OF
railway to use the track Of another $Whel
tho public interest demanded. MS Woulo
have ..ft the decision Of such questions
rs to the use OF the tracks Of one road
~ II another largely discretionary with
tho Corporation Commission. Mr."Andcr-
son advocated the amendment In q force
+rlj argument, In which he pointed 10 the
case OF the two street railway companies
IL this city. which were allowed to use
euch others tracks The cases Of sew
cral railways were also cited,
The amendment Of Mr.. Anderson was
opposed by Mr.. McIlwalne, and by Mr..
Harvey, both OF whom argued against
the proposition, and pointed out Its dan
gers, as they conceived them Mr. Nc
tIlwainc called attention to the fact that
In the case OF the Atlantic Coast Line
railway, whose tracks between Peters
burg and this city were used by the
Norfolk and Western Railway. the Coast
Line took entire, charge Of the train, while
It was on their line. He argued that
II would be unfair to allow railway
80 use the track OF another and then
hold that road responsible for any dam
ages that might ensue as result o. ac-
cident.
ALIGNED WITH SOCIALISTS.
Mr.. Harvey declared that Mr.. Ander-
son had aligned himself with the So
ciaIists by his proposition. which the
Patrick senator opposed in brief ars1l-
ment. Ono OF the chief objections to the
proposition Of Mr.. Anderson was that
it would operate to put q stop to railway
building and extension in the State. inc
sneaker cited the case OF the Southern
railway, which had a line from Danv1lle
To his little town OF Stuart, and which
the people desired and hoped to see
extended to Bristol or to some point on
the main line OF the Norfolk and VEST
erl Railway, thereby increasing the rall-
way facilities OF his county and secur-
ing them the benefits OF the competitive
rates If this Anderson amendment pre-
vailed there would be no hope OF such
extension OF tho line for years to come.
T'hc sneaker covered only this phase OF
the question, but impressed the sen
atc with HE presentation. OF that.
me other amendments wero considered
without debate, with but few excep-
lions. Many Of them were nero changes
~ yerbinge designed to strengthen or
~ simplify the language OF the bill. An-
nther amendment which caused some
brief discussion was that IN roiat'o'l ~
the designation Of seats for the l"o
races In crowded trains by the conduo o
tor. =, "a
rho Senate reconvened at T. NJ ana 1
snt un til about 6, putting In some STEADY
work, in which there was little ia4Klns'
The BIZ In relation to public service so Or,
NOM tions as amended, was adopted, ana
ulil 90 10 tho House to-day for concur
renee in the Senate amendments
,rhe senate then tackled tho calendar
ond cleared 1t. dsposing Of every meas
ure on it. Among the bills taken up
passed was one making s snH ot re
n ,ward or ransom a capital offense or IN
the tie discretion Of a jury punishable py
| confinement in the penltentlary for q
Term of from eight to eighteen years:
MI. Barksdale opposed the bin at tirst,
declaring that there was no demand f e'I
such statute. lie said nobody mad peeh
kidnapped in this State, and that pc
cause some man In Southwest Virginia
! had gotten lost disappeared, or con-