The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-20
have the endorsement Of the military

II have the endorsement OF the military
Il people.
i 1t is proposed to have o. company
4 Of "tsl1es'' III every county Il, The
State They would be drilled in miIi-
/ tary tactics, but would not be liable
| to active service Unless n 8ltuatiun
| should arise which could not be COPIED
l with by the Virginia Volunteers or
| National Guard. They could, however.
| aid In cases Of local outbreaks.
Barber shops are to be operated un.
| dor ret of rules provided by the
| state Board of Health. In bill intro.
duced In the House by Mr.. holland.
a retired list of state officers who
were Confederate soldiers is provided
in a bill proposed by Mr.. Stubs. II
sets forth that every officer who waa
! Confederate, and who has served the
State for twenty-five years conttnu-
ously, may be placed, at his own re-
quest upon q, retired list at pay of
one-half the amount he was drawing
at the time OF his retirement. This
applies to Judges. Mr.. Stubbs says
there are but few men In the state
who would be affected.
Comes Mr.. Coleman and takes fall
out of the Richmond, fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad. He offered al
bill yesterday making oil companies
comply with the provisions of their
charters. whenever such charters re-
quire them to take on or let off pas
sengers at any point. The only rail-
road which this would reach is the
unfortunate Richmond Fredericksburg
and Potomac. Provision is made in
the bill for signals to stop the trains
City Attorney Henry r. Pollard. rep
resenting the city OF Richmond, APP
peared yesterday morning before the
House Committee for Courts of Justice
and objected strenuously to the John
ston bill requiring all fines collected by
local officials, in cases where a State
law requires punishment. to be paid
into the treasury of the Common
wealth. Mr.. Pollard called attention to
the fact that the city pays large
amounts each year to aid the support
of the military, which may be called
upon to guard the property and lives
of citizens in the ruraI sections. FUR
thernorc. while cities keep up theis
own streets. which are public high
ways Of the State, city may be held
for the damages in case of accident
where negligence is proven, while in
tho country no damages lie against
the local government. In the Rich
moud Police Court no witnesses are
paid. while In the country sometimeB
very many witnesses arc summoned
who really know nothing about the
case. and are paid by the State. "The
heavy criminal expenses of many OF
our countless" said Mr.. Pollard. ARE
often caused by abuse of trials for
misdcmeanor"
Mr. Johnston inquired IL the city
TALLER of Richmond does not draw a
large sum from the State. Mr.. Pollard
replied that this was for State pris-
oners, the jailer being required to Z
keep a separate account. :
Only per cent. of the taxes Rich
nlond pays to the State, asserted Mr..
Pollard. come back to her for criminal .
expenses, which is a smaller proportion
than is the case in any county in the
State Some OF the counties get back
so per cent. In criminal expenses.
The bill was referred to subcommit- !
lee composed of Messrs. White. Evans
and Yarrell, who are to confer with I
tho Auditor of Public Accounts.
The House Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation stuck to its prin-
,iple of discourasing toll roads yester- I,
lay, when 1t reported unfavorahly :
Senator Fletcher's bill regarding the :
Dad law of Fauquier county. The :
Iouse lately reversed the judgment OF ,
his committee on this subject, in con- ,
lection with the Augusta. road mat ,
er.
OF. all the counties whose road laws
axes the cake. Mr.. Johnson. Of that
county, is determined to simplify mat
,ers, SO he had a whole handful of
bills repeating all the former road