The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-08
WITH
/ R. f. 8 P. PASSED
BILL ADJUSTING DIFFERENCES.
WITH COMPANY NOW uP
TO GOVERNOR.
GAMBLING BILL DEAD
LIME BILL FINALLY WINS AND
GAME BILL GETS THROUGH
sENATE-CONrERE
REPORT TODAY.
BILL DEAD


as the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac compromise and merger bills.
The bills we're not amended in any
fashion and hence. having already
passed the Senate. they will now go to
the Governor, who viii beyond ques-
ton sign them.
+ The principal result of the measures
will 3s to cause prompt adjustment
OF the existing differences between
the State OF Virginia and the Railway
Company and will cause a large In
crease in taxes estimated as more
than 100000 year. including local
itvies and assessments.
1ht mea sures were explained on the
floor OF the House yesterday by MIR.
Thrcckmorton. chairman Of the House
Committee on Roads, and by Speaker
BYRD.
These gentlemen explained that the
matter of compromise only affected
back taxes-that the future taxes
would be under the existing laws. and
would be in accordance with the gem
eral laws relating to railroad prop
erty.
Mr.. Byrd declared that Ii the SUI
prene Court Of the United States de-
cided against the state in the press
ent litigation the railway company
would never pay any taxes. IL he
knew that the State was going to
win he would not favor the compro-
mise proposal but there was no telling
what the court would do. Hence he
favored action at once.
Hasn't Signed Rolling Stock Bill Vet.
Governor Mann has not a. vet affix-
ed his signature to the rolling stock
bill. II Is understood that there are
several gentlemen who wished to he
heard on the matter. and that they
hope that their arguments may have
some influence on the Governor. There
is no doubt that the Governor Vi III sign
the bill. probably afsixing his sigma
ture to it on Saturday.
matchmaking Bill Dead.
The stephenson anti ga milling bill.
is aground in the Senate. introduced
the first or second day OF the ses-
sion. the measure has proceeded so
slowly because Of the consideration
of its friends" that II will be among
those measures which fail simply be-
cause they will not be reached on
the calendar. The failure of the
measure to be enacted into law leaves
the Norfolk county gam bling situation
In exactly the same position that 1t
has been In heretofore, except that
the failure of the General Assembly
W thht ccNHiSHHGt OF wen HtEn ~
tolerabe situation will doubtless he
deemed little short of an invitation for
the gambling fraternity to continue
their invasions OF the State with each
Recurring spring and fall racing
seasons.
The West anti-fee system bill viii
he before the House of Delegates to-
day. Mr.. Brewer, of suffolk, will
endeavor to get the bill up out of
its order and have it put upon its
passage. An extra ordinarily strong
lobby is on hand to do all it can to
help scotch" the "critter." The
West bill is harmless 10 the Zee sss-
tenn folk. so far as Immediate results
are concerned, as the bin merely re-
quires the keeping OF such book by
each fee officer as will enable re-
port to be made promptly that Will
show what the amount of fees is that
such officer collects.
Conference Committee Report Today.
The report OF the conferees on the
general appropriation bill will be
made TO the two houses this morning,
the work having been completed yes
terday 1t is understood that the ape
preparations have been pared down,
here a little and there little, so
that they WITH stand at about the limit
fixed al the beginning OF the session.
six and one -haif millions a year.
After the House finished its considera-
ton OF the appropriation bill It was
some fifty thousand dollars or more
year over the limit.
Get Ford Hotel Bill Through.
by bare majority of one over tho
constitutional requirement the House
on yesterday voted to authorize the
purchase Of the Ford Hotel property
for a site for II fireproof library and
ONCE building. The bill Will be push
ed through the Senate and will doubt
less become a law. There il general
recognition of the merits of the pro-
posal.
g, Game Blll Passes sea.se. II. Nj.
The Mcncure- rutherford game
bill. which is generally considered To
be one of the best game measures ever
passed In Virginia, will become law.
having passed the Senate yesterday by
vote OF % to IS. The bill con-
forms with the general laws OF the
most progressive States.
Lime Bills Wins Mt Last.
The Senate on yesterday. after two
days debate. passed the lime grind
ing bill, the effect OF which Will
eventually be Nhc furnishing 81 lime
to the farmers of the State at price
tuAL VIII eHaDtc tnem 10 MAKE Hb-
eral use Of 1t in the building up Of
their lands. The bin provides for tho
use of convlcts In the work under
humane supervision. the State buying
and installing the plants and operat-
ing them. The industry will mean
the employment OF several hundred
Of the convicts In the course Of few
years. as the industry Will soon as
sumo large proportions. in the esti-
nation OF those who have watched
the experiment In other States.
Building for the Feeble. Minded.
Better late than never IL probably
the soliloquy OF DR.. Fl. U. Stephen
son. Of the Peninsula district. apropos
his luck with legislation. 1t has so
happened that the doctor has cham :
pioned about every reform measure
that has been before the General AS
sembly. and the most OF them have
gotten the solar plexus. Some OF his
ideas are several decades beyond ths
times. his colleagues believe. but
when they come to argue the point
he usually has the best OF the arKu-
ment--but he doesn't get the voteA
However. on yesterday he actually
was able to have the bill to provide
for the erection Of a building on the
farm Of the epileptic colony taken MP
and passed. Mr.. White. Of Rockbridge:
Colonel Bowman. chairman OF the
Finance Committee: Colonel Har-
wood Of the Richmond federation