The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-02-10

under certain conditions, and for the
ultimate transfer Of the home to some
other locality.
Mr.. Reed, OF Portsmouth. offered a
bill regulating the price OF coal mined
In the price of coal mined in this
State. or the selling OF the same grades
obtaining tho consent of the state
Corporation Commission. a companion
bill requires owners of coal mines I'M
dor Development to. report TO the state
Corporation Commission the gross re.
ccipts from the output of the mines
Travellers Protective Association and
other organizations appeared before
the House Committee on Privileges and
Elections yesterday afternoon In sup
port of the Hobson bin allowing CIT
liens qualified to vote in certain cleo
tons. but who are absent from the
city at the time. to cast their ballots
by registered mail. Instances were
given of men who had travelled several
merely to be I'm their homo town for Il
/ few minutes TO cast their ballots on
election day when it is claimed the
same result could have been obtained
with equal certainty and with as little
opportunity for fraud had these voters
mailed their ballots TO the judges of
their precincts. A subcommittee con-
s!Sting of Messrs. Williams. Stubbs and
Pennington. was named to consult At
4 tOrncN-GeneTal IOllarQ In regard To the
constitutional phases OF the bill.
An extended public hearing was given
by the House Committee on Roads and
Internal Navigation yesterday after
noon on the bill prohibiting moro than
aity cars In train. Raymond Dupuy.
the Virginian Railroad, led the oppo-
sition. That road, he said. had been
equipped at enormous expense for
a number OF locomotives especially de-
signed to haul 100-car coal trains
Official representatives of all of the
coal carrying railroads were present
to oppose the bill, including Mark w.
Potter. OF New York, president Of the
Carolina, Ciinchtield and Ohio Rail
read , COMPANY. and a member of tho
| distinguished law firm OF Hornblower.
Miller & Potter. Superintendents of
motive power OF several railroads tes-
titled ana were corrohorated by rail-
road engineers present, that with a
given load there WAS an added factor OF
larger number Of air-brakc cars.
While there have been instances OF
long freight trains breaking In two.
the greater danger in the case of heavy
coal or ore trains. 1t was explained,
was of running away" on q down
grade. 4 hundred ears. with eight
| wheels each. would give n stronger
grip for teh application of air-brake
than would the same load piled into
larger cars. giving 4 less wheel SER
vice on which to apply the brake.
/ Tie hall OF the House OF Delegates was
filed with railroad men in attendance,
a number of whom spoke FOR or against
the bill. one engineer said he would
prefer to haul Il l0o-car train to hav-
Ing the railroad double the size and
same LOAD in. nifty cars. 1t was fire.
quently stated that the demand for the
passage or the bin did not come from
that class OF railway employees engaged
IN operation OF very heavy trains. but
mainly from those who seek to require
the railroads to divide up their trains,
n co Cyfx nm r.1...s
one engineer stated without contradict
Ton that not a single engineer. and
Railroad favored the bill.
The House Committee on AsyIums
and Prisons went In n body yesterday
afternoon to inspect the Virginia Home
and Industrial School for Girls. located
IN Chesterfield County, the property
to the State.
"A very democratic caucus of tho
oftorso OF Pages" was held yesterday
II. Nelson, or Richmond, was made
caucus chnirmnn. and james c. Sub
Land, les snm "f b ssiiretary Henry
Mottoway, received the nomination as
speaker OF the House Of Pages" re-
cclVins twelve of the thirteen votes
cast. There was hot contest FOR tho
position of journal clerk. w t. Clark.
OF buckingham County. winning with
!
south Boston. who received six votes.
The House of Pages" will hold Its first
FORMAL session for the consideration
OF business tomorrow afternoon at
$50 in the hall OF the House OF Dele
gates.
Rev Wilbur Il. Crafts. of the Inter-
national reform Bureau at Washing
Ton, made I'm address In the hall Of the
i ~ OF Delegates Yesterday morning
IN support of the Land bill. now pend,
ing, which aims at tho suppression OF
questionable resorts by providing for
an injunction at the hand OF any citi-
zen against the owner Of the property.
Advocates OF the Montague resolu-
ton, providing for submitting to the
voters of the State an amendment to
the constitution. providing for woman
In the hall OF the House of Delegates
on Thursday, from 1 to and from )
10 10: The resolution. which is similar.
IN all respects to that before the Cen
irons Messrs Montague. Of Richmond ;
John w. Chalkley. of Wise: II. H. Will
lis, OF Roanoke, and a. r. Lincoln OF
Smyth. 1t amends the chapter of tho
State Constitution on suffrage by add :
Ing the words and female" wherever
tho expression every male citizen" oc-
ours in the Constitution. and wherever
the word 'he" appears IL adds .'or She
man suffrage will be Mrs. John III.
Lewis OF Lynchburg; Mrs. Stephen Put
ney. of Wytheville and Mrs. Desha
breckenridge. OF Lexington. Ky.
A joint meeting OF tho House ard
Senate Committees on Finance will he
held tomorrow morning to consider
plans for special session on tax re-
now at ISSUE is said to be the size and
method OF appointing tho special com