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i"o ioSOiutlOll WIS opposed Dy Den
ator Sale. who declared it to be a
most remarkable request and without
precedent, that of calling on the gov
ernor to furnish his private CORE
spondence with reference to the ap.
pointment of state officials to the leg.
| stature. That the committee could
| make no legitimate use OF the docu.
ments If they were furnished.
Senator's Halsey. Parker Keezell
and Echols also spoke in opposition
to the resolution. and upon strictly
party vote the resolution was defeat
ed
Compromise on Income Tax.
BY vote of Is TO 0 the House this
afternoon passed the compromise bill
providing that all incomes iii excess
OF $1,000 shall be taxed Delegate
Pullinm proposed $1,000 limit but
| his proposition was voted down by
the passage of this bill.
Lawyers Appeal for Railroads.
The house committee on courts of
Justice will take up as a special ana
continuous order tomorrow hearing
of Howell c. Featherston's bill. max
Ing railroad companies liable for all
t1t NOiN w HAtS tIOUl
their engines or trains. regardless of
spark ancestors. or whether The fire
starts on the company's right of way
or not
The bill also gives to railroad com.
| panies an insurable interest in all
property along the lines operated by
them. SO that the companies may in.
sure against this risk IL they so de.
! sire.
Mr.. Featherston, the patron. stated
before the committee that when he
drew and introduced this bill he did
so simply because he regarded the
measure as consonant with natural
Justice. not knowing at the time
whether any other statute or not, lat
that since then he had investigated
ana had found similar statutes among
! the laws of nine other states
/ Mr.. McTlwaine said he was con.
WINGED Mr.. Featherston did not wish
to injure the railroads but merely
wanted to protect the property owners,
as the bill gives TO the railroads Il
right which they do not now possess.
to Insure against fire losses
/ He therefore asked an adjournment
until tomorrow. that he and his asso-
II N'otts' anu Sce III lHel
could not agree with Mr.. Fcatherston
upon this bill or some amendment
thereof, as he thought 1t might pro.
tect abuting property owners and not
injure tho railroads.
| To Pay Daniel and sraxton.
| Senator Il. A. Wickman today of
fered in the Senate bill calling for
an appropriation OF 100000 TO cover
L NJ INfo
tnted by the railroad companies ag.
ainst the state corporation commits
sion, now pending OH appeal in tne
Supreme Court of the United States.
and to pay for the services of Sena.
tor Daniel and A. Caperton -raxton
rs special counsel for the state in
these cases.
| Report for Its Repeal.
I Only few days now remain before
the mighty battle for the repeal of
the statute forbidding the paralleling
of the Richmond fredericksburg and
Potomac Railroad will be fought out
on the floors of the legislature
| Both the Senate and the House com
mittees-as was expected-will favor
ably report the Cox.Goolrick bin to-
day. but this, of course. does not mean
that the matter will be decided with
out desperate struggle OH the part
of those who favor the continuance of
the blighting monopoly which so long
has restricted the commercial activity
of certain section of Virginia.
All sorts of parliamentary tactics
Twill be resorted to by the opponents
OF the repeal It'll. They will take n
half-loaf in case they cannot get a
| whole one; In other words, many
amendments. substitutes and proposed
conditions may be looked for.
The Senate Committee on roads and
internal navigation Is unanimously in
favor of unconditional repeal, and il
did not take the members long to so
declare themselves.
Bnt all was not concert of opinion
and harmony In the House committee.
That body met in executive session
yesterday morning in the hope of de.
Gliding on the matter. An opinion was
taken Eight members voted for un.
conditional repeal and four declared
themselves hostile to the measure
The minority quartet consists CT De
legates Wlthers, of Suffolk; Cooke.
|of Norfolk Throckmarton, of Henrico
and Churchman. Of Agusta
It has been openly announced by
some OF the members of the commit
tees that they VII, not consider them.
selves bound by their actions so far.
but will reserve the right to change
their votes for any amendments tina. |
may be offered en- the floor.
Shorter Oyster Season.
The House committee on the Chesa.
peake and its tributaries nave fixed
Wednesday, Feb. 4, at four o'clock, as