The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-25

RICHMOND, VA, TUESD4
on Tho basis Of 100 prisoners. nearly 4
cents AK Tor s ssrs PRTi era arc fewo,
prisoners the increase u larger the
fees diminishing as THO number OF
prisoners increases.
Another bill of this group increases
the fees for su!nnon.i11g ana emqpaneiins
sa mo fees m the bill flrst mentioned and
40. instead OF 20, cents q day for feed
The amounts allowed sherlffs ana
per dav. arc rs follows: Under five i've
80 cents; over five and less than ten,
40 cents; over ten and less than twen-
fifty, rs cents over fifty and less than
one hundred 80 cents. and over 100,
20 cents.
The other bill. which was taken up
OF which Senator Sims was the patron.
amending section 352S Of the Code. IT
allows attorneys for the. Commons
wealth. for each trial OF telony case,
each trial Of d misdemeanor case. Sen.
ate bill 124. making merely consequent
tia1 changes, was considered at the
eny TINE For aa hs fsfonn ca s@ a0ws
in misdemeanor cases only in the event
of conviction. Senator Chase offered
amendments which were adopted, = in
asing the amounts to be paid attor-
neys for the Commonwealth in tile
counties OF Buchanan and Dickinson
to 5000 each, in the county of Russell
to to ga: :sSo. and in the county of Tazewell
All Of these bills were passed, and
will stand upon motions to reconsider
to allow Senator Keezell who was abb
"A x,1,sn t.sV1 -
nance Committee, an opportunity to
discuss them.
The next matter on the calendar was
Senate bill 100, amending section 20SS
not exceeding $50. 1t was passed with
only one or two dissenting votes.
Division superintendent.
Senator Strode's bill. which Is No.
$50. relating to division superintend-
ents of schools. was then taken up.
and 1t provoked considerable discus
sion. 1t allows the counties to sup
gives the superintendents, as the cities
now have the right to do. privilege
which, for some reason, has been here
tofore denied to the counties. 1t also
provides that in the establishment Of
school divisions the State Board OF
Education shall make them up so as
to insure to each division superintend-
ent salary OF not less than 5000 a
aggregate population of two adjacent
counties, or OF a city and a county
in which It Is located, Is less than
PeP be Mhs IS he adF
to attach such city or county to some
adj Joining city or county SO as to make
up division that Will provide a salary
of not less than 5000. In that case, the
into division, the superintendent of
which shall not receive less than 500
a year. The bill also stipulates that
selves exclusively to their school
work, unless the board may deem it
for the benefit of the. public school
system to make exceptions of certain
than $4,000 people the board is au-
thorized in its discretion to exempt the
divisions from the provisions of tho
| bill.
After a number of questions and
explanation the bill was passed by q
vote to % to Z.
Afternoon Session.
The chair was then occupied until
4 O'Clock, when House bill provid-
| ing new road law for Fairfax coun-
ty was passed. Many bills We're passed
by, because OF objection to their con
sideratton. and others were ordered to
| their engroSsment.
The bill. requiring railroad compa-
ments within the State within a period
of sixty days from the time of appli-
cation of the shipper. and for inter
ta5s shPmsnts within q ninety tss e aays
proves to be just. to be paid to, the
shipper, though taken up without OBJ.
lection, caused considerable debate
J Senator Lassiter spoke earnestly for
the bill. saying he had received more
letters about 1t than about any other
except Senate bill los (Which is Sena-
tor Manns bill about hauling saw.
| logs. and which had been recommitted
to the Committee on Roads by way OF
intermenp;;. ,a,5
again." said the Nottoway Senator sol
The Senator from Petersburg gave
tps h Of t had OF
Accommodations OF claims. in raiiroae
Offices in this city and elsew here
1 often reaching many. thousand, anc
!, sometimes used as seats for Typewriter
girls. 81, ,.,,,.,,
saying 1t contained the vicious principle o
1 class legislation, put a premium upon ras
Guilty. was unfair to the railroads. who arr
already in hot water, with their revenues
I being reduced and vexatlous requirement.
| being constantly made of them.
Senator Lassiter explained that Sorth am
/ South Carolina had similar laws. and there
4 by secured consideration OF their claim
i Senator Holt. speaking. as wholesal
! grocer. said no had had much eNperienc
with the Hardness OF railroads III Sc settlin
i freight claims.
i. Senator Gravatt spoke for the bill. but OF
fer ed an amendment allowing the conpan
to collect tho penalty from the claitnan
where the claim proves to be fraudulent
Il This was accepted by Senator Lassiter
The bill was then passed. Senator Har
alone voting against 1t.
i The Senate by vote OF 1s to II declde
against night session. and adjourned Z
meet at 10 O'clock to-day.
Two Houses Damaged.
II TWO frame dwellings, the first at No. 81
North Monroe Street. were badly damage
Il by fire early lasts night. A still alarm wa
turned In and two companies responded
Il The fire was communicated from the frs
!, house through the weather boarding to tn
second.