The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-13
Morning Session

Nearly every sSsiitori5 hStl, 4 II u Is
xeat when the senate came to order.
ut 1880 "A. NJ. i,
x The House amendment to the public
playground bill was agreed TO.
alg The bill to provide TOR the payment
of poll taxes III certain cases was
passed.
Senator Folkes called up tho bill to
Y require seInl-inontiily payments to
4 employees by railroads. Opposition was
i met with in Senator Hart, who read
kilograms from organized railway
employees. declaring against the bill.
Senator King said that the demand
3 for Its passage was such rs almost to
persuade hin. to vote for tho bill. but
s lie would not do so.
Fighting II on the ground that 1t
might disrupt the railway ssstcms,
Senator Carter was against tho meas
urc. Senator Strotiler was also on
the negative side.
Senator Parsons said he acccdcd to
! the desire OF The laborlnE man.
ut is hardship on the railroad"
said Senator Edmondson. The railroad
mon in my section don't want this
bill. am not in favor of IT,
Y a fiery appeal for the measure was
made by Senator Tolkes. lie asserted
that the Chesapeake and Ohio en-
ploycs III Richmond, have been waiting
for their pay for a considerable time.
Scni-Nlonthlv Pay.
Tho bill. he urged. was but just to
the employees. lie lad always fought
to kill the corporate commlssaries.
The railroad employees are always
supporting their roads. The General
Assembly itself would not stand for
8 monthly payments. lie protested
: t. ~ o1,
caught up the laboring man In its ten
tacles.. He paid an eloquent tribute to
the laboring man, quoting from .The
Deserted Village"
BY vote OF Il to i: the bill was
passed.
A bill to authorize recitals OF GER
tain deeds in Richmond to be prima
facic evidence of the originals was
passed.
IS Senator Fletcher called up the bill
3 to extend the time of local land asses
sors. He explained that 1t would all
low these returns to be passed upon
by the Tax Commission. a duty which
was 10 have been performed by the
Board of Equalization. He argued
that IL something along this line We're
not done the results would be very dis
Y ,astrous.
BY a vote of - to o the bill was
passed.
The bill creating new State deposi.
tarics and the conference report there
sAas OH were then taken up. Senator Har.
man explained that If it passed ther.
would be ffty-slX State depositaries
The Senate refused to adopt the con
ference report.
The Richmond, Fredericksburg AM
"a Potomac merger bill was passed owe
on objection. R
United Agricultural Board.
The Governors bill, that to consti
tutc u United Agricultural Board, was
taken up and passed. senator Parks
Voting alone In the negative.
The bill to require the Richmond,
5S fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad
to comply with its charter or give up
Its tax exemption known as "tEe flag
Il Eing bill, was then taken up. Senator
Strobe asked that the objections which
had been made be withdrawn. Senator
i Sale said:
In other words. this is a club held
~ over the railroad?"
Some call 1t that" said Senator
6trode, but g. substitute has been.
; added by tho Senase Committees on
Roads and.oT Finance making the
terms less rigorous. but equally as ef.
@ fective."
Objections being made. Senator STROBE
moved that the rules be suspended and
# the bill taken up.
Senator King hoped the rules would
not be suspended. lIe thought the
General Assembly should not discount
The potency of the judiciary by.ttaking
This matter up while 1t is being con-