The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1908-01-25
HEARINGS C0NTlhUED
Judge A. I. Embrey Makes his
Argument Before Joint CON-
mittee Of Legislature.
The Big Fight sull on-otha Speakers Yet to
BE- HsHd-Etc.

The Joint Legislative Committee on
Roads. before which the repeal Of the Il
+. Z. 4 X. act is being arxuet
10 Richmond, rseOnvened Thursday night
at O'Clock, aud alter li-teniny to the
claims oil both sides for thr,,. hours. ad-
lOurned until Friday night. The senate
chamOer aud galleries were Gro = ded. n
Delegation from FTelerlck-bury being
present % applaud ANY point brought
out IN favOr Of the repeal.
Judge Enbrey introduced Mr. James
r Cannon, who presented ioint rr.olu-
tions from the City Council Oi Richmond
asking Tor the repeal Mr.. Canuon's arsu.
uent was able and strong and his r.
plies to Senator Lassiter's questions
elicited such applause that chairman
harman bad { calliOr order, aud threat
.ned an executive session II II was cUu.
tinue0.
ar. Cannon said: "If the State stock IN
X r. 7. X. K is valuable asset II Is
our duty to hold on to It. but 10 the
name ot common sense what has that t.
DO with the repeal of a prohibitive law
on our statute boOls?
e are asking you 10 make the de-
veiopment oil tins country possible by
granting "a company that c n ana will
build, the right to do So" CONTINUED Mr..
Cannon.
Mr.. cannon answered some questions
put to him by SENATOR Lassiter as To his
idea OF monopoly, and on taking his
seat was warmly app'erded
JUDGE EMBREY FOR REPEAL
Judge A. t. Embrey, of Fredericks
ourS' OF counsel Tor the prupJs ed FREQ
erlcksburg and Southern, followed MIR
cannon, and ably presented the claims
oil the company and the community h..
represented. lie explained the pr.,en,
conditions IN passenger and freight trnf-
nc existing in fredericksburg. aud sald
he had heard that the K r. 4 p was
going To make improvements at his
home town, but 50 far the only thing IL
had done was To buy property All .ceut
to its tracks in Fredericksburg. which.
as soon as acquired, was marked of the
AUDITORS books aad ceased to be a source
oil revenue either to the State or town.
Judge Em0rey said that nOtwithstand-
ing the benehcence bestowed upon il b,
the r., +. 4 r., the city of Fn.daricss-
ourg had not grown during the last forty
years. This was not the fault of nh.
country, however, a. it had been denied
equal rights with the other sections If
tue State
Mr.. W. ID. Csrdwell. ex-Speaksr - the
House, asked Mr. Embrey If b. objected
To being Interrupted
Il do. sir, by YOU" answer. d Judge
Embrey. Il mean nothing uer,on,l
however, but simply because you are not
allied with either eide on the gu stian."
Judge Embrey's speech Was given the
clio -est attention by tn committee.
Soi. John B. Purcell, representing n
minority of tue state proxi.. ~ h,
nrst TO APPEAR against tae repeai n.
SAID h. thought IL ~ ould be lnnri u /,
the states Interest To grant Tn. feu.,,l
Forty years experience a. "A m-rch,,a, a..
richmond gave him as Gle ~ an luslsh,
INTO the matter a had the AYR, gatiuu
% ,a"yers aud clerks composing the
oouy Oh the Chamber Of Commerce. who
We're asking Tor the repeal He continued
his remarks by showing u hat "A m,,gtit.
cent llue was now In operation b-tX.-u
Richmond and Washington. aud with
rates lower than any in tn. south A
new hne almost within a stor.'s throw
~ the X r & q woul not dev.l % ANY
new country. but would he an .ff.,tual
means OF running the States stock in The
fredericksburg line
Delegate W ID. Evans. Of Middlessx
took the Fl lOr la behalf of his amend
ment- Mr.. Evans urged the committee
not To consider the repeal OF the act
without IN some way arranging for HI.
rrilei OF his people Mr. Gould had r.-
peatedly promised. he said. 70 bald "A
road into his country, but nothing 50
lar had been done.
Hearing continued Friday night.