The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-25
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RATE REGULATION ] ! IA .:|.| |.
Senate Wilt Act ut This Scs-s
sion Joint Con1inissss;iSo
May pointed.
TOBACCO MEN RENEW !. {. \, 4 FIGHT g u !
New Movement Begun for Anti
Coupon Leg slatio,li-- Nor: Norfolk
y Loses Appropriation.

5t 8ftrpo,n our Regular Correspondei,t)
s981yA I1NGTON, Jan. "a Tho sini tiation
of the swayne impeachment prto ,t, dings
AZ thas sonnto this Afternoon marked the
passing or ali tho hopes Of those ~ no az
yocnte rate Legislation ct 8sth Us session -
rhere is scarcely d chnnce In y no L.
that the senato will take any action On !.
the BIZ, which pass he House an y u
onssbln tl,ut d Joint commit tee, as 81 s. I.
rostcd ~ senator Elkins, Will be sele cted
Is sit during tho summer and il II ~ ate
tho entire subject OF rat s ana report ~ w
bil at the next session or ct the extr ~ y,
session. N u ,.&
q senator stewart is tho uthor OF g BE
M ficart resolution offered I'M the SEN
nte To-day @ II calls upon tho Interstate ts
ommercc Commission for tho number q I
stockholdcrs ir,#ench OF tho railroads OF OIL
ythc Nco,1ntry reporting to the commits olls
5onnonents or tho proposed cgislnt Lon, have
2nllllnlong boen dwelling upon the largo az 9
number Of people W TO- are holders q o. SlAll-
,swnS stocks as a fact N Fl q -
lnnything like hasty legisl ton on " TINS y
linc. Large as tho q rallro.,u
atnc,,hol5er \, however, Il q is N tren'ely
small us compared with the army q STUD
apc,rs over railway lines. ii @
Anti Coupon q gislation.
Tile Il independent tobacco ma l vi &
lturcrs have renewed their attempts to Sc &C.
5nuroI ,erislntion designed to prevent \ he
giving away of coupons. tags and IN. otler
articles with cigars, cI garcttes and slnoit--
linr2nn a che ewing tobacco Mr., John Land
STRAIT or Richmond, who Is the prcsi- I.
dent az the National Assoc iat lonSof indie .7
pendent Manufacturers, was at the Capt.
| tol to-day, and saw q number ~ rel r.
sentntives. regarding leg slatlon OF ss ne
character mentioned q. Opposl ton 70 .su sue
| III times past has been based largely on
tho questionable @ o. . =
law such q as was y proposed by the IN
dependent manufacturers. Mr.. I,andstr rect
said Il to- day that "a bill has been drown
and viii probably DO introduced by Hcp
rescntativo Tawney, o. Minnesota, mo
has been Identified with all fiI tho " Dllls.
which have been introduced on this su "
iect, either. as author or as ardent sli ? 4
porter.%Sl Is understood that tho neW pm
provides for tho taxation Of stobac Geo gcou-
pons, in much the way t hat the d Issue l1
Sof state banks Il taxed. S8 This 4 removes
any possibility OF unconstitutlonallty ac-
cordinr to tho independents. and they be-
1ieve twill pass. N Il, " an
B#!ys N orfolk Item Stricken Out.
s Senat reDanlel ana ioetltLlot NIL III ais.s
sreceivcd a letter from Mr.. M arius Jones,
president Of a. joint session Of tho Board
of4sAldermen ind Common Council 81 Of
Newport 3 n ews, asking that an en- 81 &c I
ment be made to meet the Presld and
present an Invitation ia to n him to visit
Newport News The sennt tors have ar
ranged to have the dolega ton receiyed 2 7
noon Saturday Ss Il. e
Tho House Committee on Naval "a fairs
by a vote Of four to five struck gu OF
| tho naval appropriation bill this morning
the item 8appropriating $500. 900 for q new ,
naval hospital at Norfolk. II Ono member
lpon whom reliance was placed to vote
flor the item failed the advocate s Of the
appropriation. Representative Iatxey said
there was a;5chance t he Item would be re- re-
|placed In the bill, but there is little hope
Of the &appropriatlon this year.
s@gyV.3R Merriam, former director OF The
census, IS Of the point Of becoming q Vlr-
gilman; indeed, he has already become 80
IIe has recently purchased tho old u u
erty furnace property In Shenandoah
county and will henceforth be q con-
stituent OF Mr. Hays, and, Il is said i, q
Democrat In politics. 3S5
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