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WHOLE NUMJ3E]?, '35:183;
WHIPS TO Mi
Rsply to Recent Statement
from the Latter.
-va*
THE S. A, L CONSOLIDATION.
i-erms on Wliicli It is to Be Made FiOly
• Set Forth; .
VAX'S CO-OrKHATIOX IXVITI2M
"Was AVitlilieUl, Krccpt *>it
J'crnis AVhlcH Were UtiKardcd l>y
ilte; ConsoJidiitit»M 3lfrvii:«ser« as Un
fair to StocklioUlcrs.
BALTIMORE, £11).. January C.— Mr.
Tlipinas F. 31yan, of New York, who has
been prominently identified with the iri
toresis which are opposing? the proposed
cons ndjition of the Seaboard Air-Line
prop- vtj-.'s, recently gave out a statement
In v/iiicli he made strictures .upon the
porsyiiiii management of its president.
Zir. John Skeiton \yilliajns; is^id upon the
gc^eTal pJ-an of consolidation.
in reply to this statement, which was
In the for in of a telegram from Mr. Tiyan.
31r. . \V3Hiasns has to-night given out the
fc>TloTnng\ letter, which, as stated bj* him,
ie has sent 10 .Mr. JJyan in reply:
r.al-.imore, .Aid., January 3, 13D0.
■S'-ic-mas F. 'llyan, New York, N. Y. : '
i'our ; eiKsciousiy worded manifesto of
List Tutaday. v.-iiich you. put in the. -shape
cf a telegram to me. was read by me tor
thd Jlrsi tirrie in Nevr lorfc in a morning
j-.i>ir ou- last Wednesday,, and later .1 ro-
Ci-iwd it by laail from. my Richmond
oiJSot-, whither you appear to have sent it
t^e nigrht bofiore ut th-j time yon gave it
t..:> the prt-.s,s. . -
"Jliis lelcgTOKi aisi>mtrF to be a reply to
■c:.y iclogmm to you of two weeks pre
v-tjus, In.it -you iiaas ov-er the n:oi! seriouu
cli;ir<-:o eojutLinvu iv. ..my teitgTaui of tin. 1
i'th. ultimo. ■
lull' our telegram you distort and snake
, : ..<jiiL us« of information which T freely
jj«.ve you coaceiiimg our plans :uvd pur
i i.-.L's,~i'j'.iUvl:ntr our lentative plan of non
f-01-ikuion. I Informed you in all of our
,;:;U'rfi<ws tiiat our plans had not Ix;en
crystailir.ed; .ntxd. that they were still ope»
i,)' fcucii modifio;itlor>« or . aliorations as
mishc aeem to be v.'isesc and best to our
>.i ji'iicate committees, when the plans
s-itouM bo braupht up to be iinally passed
i:;h;t). I. therefore, aske-d you to regard
h.\ this inxomiaUon as. entirely coriiiden
\ :al, and ' thmjgh you promised, faithfully
!<» do so, ."is late as November Sth.at our
conference at the Hotel Waldorr, where
%iver-e were a]«. present 31iv St.- John and
your aitorui-y, Mr. Pago, you have de
:;oi:-i-:iti?Iy violated yovir plecip« and liav©
sent to the press far publication a-jrarbJen
Kiatemeht which -included items drawn
iiotu Cj« dritoruenti: "\\hleli I cii'ds gave to
\ou in ooiiSueiice.
You cluu'S v - tha,t SlS;Si3.{^> of eonsoli
dalc-d i ]>2r. cent, bondj oil the new sys
;, s «r'o » bft used ;to reimburse our
v.'iriciis s>TidieaTes ;or die necurlUes they
lwj'glit to conirol the system." You knew :
iiis in be Mnxrue, for you knew that of
this "£13.313.i»30 bonds ..nearly, rive millions
\v.--i:c to be up<-d in tbii retirement of lirst
riiOrtsage bonds, beariiisf 5 and 0 per c.-nt.
i >t-'f?rest; -Tvhich hod nut been bought: tor
the purposes of control, but which \ye had
arranged should be surrendered in: ex
ciiange fxir ihe> new 4's— -uoSJar for dollar —
wi;ha certain amoant Of new stock to
iht-i holders of the old bonds, as sot forth
hi my letter to you of November 4, ]S9i!.
so tliat ,-ihc actual fixed charges of the
ivsH'ni vould liave b>»en by this cxchanjre
■ radicsiJly ivduced. "'
The balance of 5.i3,34.' J .,vX», or, say. ?5.b..,»,
(»:? us i per cenc bondfc", Avere to be issued
lor tli,- retirc-rnent .-•£ tbt: entire capital
Flock: «f the Florida-; Ooritral and Peninf.
itular railrcxid; and ihV entire capital stoclc
/of the Georgia an<i Alabama railway,
uraounting' - to more than thirty million
'di«Hars, and the totad ainoum of. new
j-r.j-ck which we prbpeeed to issue on
aefotini of the Florida. 1 Central and I'e
i,i'jpui;M- ond tha G&orsia and Alabama
-•/.. -k "'dded to the totiU amount of bonds
to be issued for 'these properties, ajfgi'e
"ate less than the face amount or the old
thus propose to; re
tire so that the total amount of. now
s-rarities would be less; than: the face
amount ' ot the old securities ncwout
nh'ndin^ on these proiierties, and which
\vo*iiitond to extinguish::
EAIINING3 OP ROADS INVOLVED.
The total interest charges on all bonds
■\vhK-h we i>ropo£ed to issue for the acq\ii
vi;i----V o* the entire capital stock of the
Fiori ha Central und PeniDFular and the
Gcbrria and Alabama railways, amounts
•i -•■V lv iv S3so.'X»£> per annum, or about
;■>,.';,,,' ;,;«■<. than the .actual surplus net
. .-i •■:•:.■.- of these properties aft«jr;the pay- .
-•• -V.: ■•! all thf-ir ])resciit fixed charges
friA'-Oic past fiscal year, while they were;
'■•'■Wt'-i as separate properties without i
v '■■■$'„•;■■ : ; is '■■ wiik'h would result from con- |
'iWatiua! earnings for the last fiscal j
yifarVof the loads already linished, which]
■ire fii h- included in the Greater Sea- j
r.MV.Asyi-i.Mn. were large enough to pay i
3 titi; Merest on their present bonded debt, j
and j;io on ali the new -1 per cent, bonds j
which It is proposed to issue on the con- |
solidat^J syKt.-m. and yet have a surplus
<.-->-.Mi-iK*fourvir Jive hundred thousand dol- 1
1.-iv.-' 'in "addition. These ligures you had
U-fore jbu n\ th- time you sent me your
inisleac'i^; telt-jrrani of December 23th.
You •■rt)''iS'- llie issuance of 4 per cent.
bonus byline system for the purpose of
acquiring! the "capital stocks of roads
which, it -.V'det-jned desirable to consoli
iiatei-Thc Issuance of bonds by a corpo
.ratlon '-<> • isuy stock acquired of an
olhc'r f.'3'p<isitio:t, as you well know, is
not unusuai'The New York Central rail
:..->! i. N'li'Jy purchased Lake Shore
svir'cfci issuiis 2.<;w of its own bonds for
■ ■:■■ h 1 OiH) *>f I.«akv Shore stock, and .i!so i
! ::c!ji v!i<- swek of the Michigan Central.
■ issuing Sl.lvO^f its bonds for each 51,'M*J
«..f stocl;. and, in the recent street-railway
consolidation A j'aHirnorc some $15,090,000
of new 4 per. isfiit. bonds were: put out in
<••. cha nso U>r :he ss ocks of the several
dlvlrfdnal \hiv.\t to ihi> advantage and
e-rttisfiiction of fll concerned. Th«j Atlan
tle-Coasj Line Cdmjiany : not; .lons ajro is
..sued $s,ooi).(>>i <jl?boii'!s in retirement of
ari eguai amoiuH?<ji' its own stock.
At our 'n'.v-rvkiV. on Novembei' Dili: you
low jne that you had been informed that
40 per cent, of th< business of the Florida
Central and Pejinsxilar railroad, came
from Die Somher;|railway. 1 told you
ihui statement wa^iwholiy incorrect. T3ie
reJationfihlp j>r vioitly existinj; between
she Smilbi-rn r.-tilvay and the Flori<la
Central and Periifeular railroad was
severed on the lOtiVof _DecPmber last.
'J'lu- cftrniiiprs of ."thcSflorida Central and
Peninsular for the v<;ek ending JJecern
bor i«.rh, and aLso liy the week ending
Deccjnber 23d, ; «ho\v :ljyery handsome in
cih>Akc over Ujie eom>;p.ondinf-r weeks last
year, whWiithe F.'oi'i'a Ceniral and Pe
la'flsirisr whs being: oisrated in close ae
f:ord wh.h the Sosithi-iTt; railway. This is
caiculau'd to show tiie tjdividual sir«*'ujjth
of the Florida. Centra^ and lVniusiilar
iilori'J.and \vh<-n the ' i:;v." line, which: Js
being:, rapidly li;jis!i<-d. Aljioh will connect
she VlorlAa. Ceniral ant'lP'-nivsular ;unl
»!i<- Seaboaxd, is open lvf business,: still
;-•!•• ;u<-r results will foUi.»\*, .
V<ni comment iijn.»»i ih^Smjount of new
Mock of tlifi conjsolidat'.'d^oniiiany which
H :p proposed shall bf. jiilii lo ib<- liich
mond Unnkers for servic* rend«u-ed by
them- in connuctiou with fiiis consolida
tion. The allowance madi* to ,-;, th«> Kieh
trifjud bankei's enj^axed' in we <:on=o!ida-
Uoit ofijiivji'i?;!,;! 1:'1 :' Sent>oa4 s>>-tem; for
■their' services, w&s apri'ovetlby -,'cach and .
every member of \ ie .syndicate, by whom
Jhe oompensa tion was fixed, and Is much
Ipsk than the compensation -heretofore
Riven in trnnsactions of similar magni
tude. ; .- ...,-; : '. -■- • -■ . -- ' r ' :
. '; RYAN I'ROPOSITIONS.
Tho propositions .which, yoii; brazenly
mad<> 'in mo in our lnVt confo.renees'in.my,
rooms at the Waldorf: and at my ofiiee. in
NVw York I regarded as prej>osterous:
such. for. cxa.mple. as' your: sta lenient tha t
you would not bo willing' to agree, to any
consolidation of the roads comprising the
•Seaboard system unless a controlling in-,
terest in the stock of the new eonsoli
•lntcd company should be . placed in a
voUngf. trust.' and that you should be one
of the two trustees, and proposing that 1
be the other.' Your other suggestion was.
equally ridiculous— lhat. T should , induce
my associates to sell out to you at cost,
and that you and I should then together
reorganize tho system and issue- twenty
millions of new stock on the Seaboard
system : .aloiio, without the Georgia, and
Alabama, and Florida Central and Penin
sular, and divide up the profits. I indig
nantly and promptly rejecteil your over
iure.4 of this nature/ and told .you. then
and there, that 1 did not believe that our
views could bo reconciled, as our habits
and methods of thought and our ideas of
principle w<»r>; l-adically and absolutely
difforent.. " ,
In my telegram of the 12th I reminded,
you of your statement to me in October
that if you should not' find that you could
join in our plan of consolidation, that you
would name a price on your stock, sons
to get out. •
Instead of doing this, you made a des
perate and nvilieious effort to sneak a bill
throtigh the Legislature of Georgia, which
was drafted for the purpose of preventing
and defeating the consolidation of the
Greater Seaboard System; but when its
object was. discovered it was promptly
killed. This attempt was a. deliberate and
outrageous violation of iho promise -which
you made to me in October.
You olaim to own about twenty-five hun
dred shares of the stock of the Seaboard
and Roanokc railroad. Your attorney. Mr..
Groner. informed me a. short time ago
that this Htock cost you between $90 and
Sl*)0 per share, and that he had in his pos
session a statement which showed if.
IjeSs than fourteen months ago this stock
■was selling at $V2~> per share. Owing,
principally, to what lias been done, by the
Seaboard syndicate and my associates,
this stock is now worth $2ijO per share,
and if you are unwilling to join us we are
willing' tr. take the stock held by yourself
and your friends, some of- which, you
liave informed ni(i yourself, cost you as
low as thirty.; at ?a<> per share, elitni
"nating- you from the situation with a large
profit to you.- .
In conclusion. 1 will tell you that I am
o.ware of the methods .which you and your,
associates and backers have adopted for
Ihtvpurpose of delaying and. if possible;
of tliwarting the execution of the.- plans
approved by a large majority in interest.
1 do not doubt that the reckless attacks
which have been made upon those insti
tntloirs in New York and elsewhere who
are supposed to have holdings in these
securities .will react upon those who in
spire them -or their own evil purposes.
RYAN CO-OPERATION INVITED.
Tli" statements which 1 submitted to
you, upon which our plan of consolidation
"was bast-d. showed very large surplus
earning*: over and above all possible fixed
eharxes. ;\Ye told you that if you cared
to co-operate in this consolidation that
v.o -i ere willing- to let you. appoint your
own <•> perls 10 make a thorough exami
nation of the books and accounts of each
and every road concerned in the consoli
dation,- with the understanding that if
our reports should not bi> confirmed and
verified you would not be under any ob
ligations to come into the "consolidation,
but that if these statements of ours
should be found to be correct, then you
should join in with us. receiving- terms
as favorable 3? those allowed to any other
stockholder. This you refused to agree
10. 1 also ..proposed to you, on November
9th. that w should lay our plans of con
solidation before, the best railroad minds
in. the country, to get the benefit.. of their
judgment in regard to them, and I sug
gested the names of the presidents or
vice-presidents of some Jive or ten of the
best systems in the country. You again
refused my offer.
At that time 1 asked you whether there
■was anj- other information which you cfe
sired, and which I could furnish you. in
order that you might (come, to your con
clusion, with all tiie facts before- you.
and you replied that you knew of nothing
else that you desired: that I had furin.-hed
you with' all the facts, figures, and .in
formation relative to tho proposition that
you -wanted.
When you remarked on ■-. November 9.
1899. that' you had never visited l.Clorida
yourself. 1 urged you to select an expert
and let him make a. thorough examination
of the }ihysical condition. of all the pro
perties-involved in the proposed consoli
dation, and offered to put at his disposal
every faci til y for such an examination;
and I specially invited you yourself to
come down and go over the properties,
but' you refused to do this, and as a mat
ter of fact, you have not for several years
past personally attended a single stock
holders' meeting of any of the roads of
thf» Seabroad system, in which you claim
to be so- deeply; interest edi.- but hay«; sent
down to them certain, attorneys, who
seem.; to be paid for the purpose of at
tempting to make trouble -wherever they
can do so.
I do not believe that Hiose interested
in the creation of a system so sound, so
extensive, and witli such prospects for
the benefit of the South can be. disturbed
by the futile and cowardly attempts
which are being made to wreck the same.
Your holding of stocks in the Seaboard
and Roanoke road, as compared with the
value of the systems embraced in the con
solidation, is a small fraction, and yon
may be -sure that those so- deeply inte
rested will protect themselves, and not.
permit you -to "sandbag" (to use your
own expression) the enterprise, as it
seems that you have vainly and inali
ciouslv atlenint.ed to do.
" .TOUX SKELTON' ATILUAJIS.
THE 31OM.VKBX TltlAi;.
Slost of "^"«:s1< k r<l:iy*s Tvst intony
.Streiinthciis Case of rroseeul ton.
NEW YORK. January 4.— lnterest did
not lag: for a moment to-day in the trial
of Roland I*. M"olineux for the murder of
Mrs. Katherine J. Adams. Three of the
witnesses railed gave testimony concern
ing the sickness of Henry C. Barnet, who
died at the Knickerbocker Athletic Club
in the fall of lSf'S, and who. the prosecu
tion claims, was poisoned by cya]-iide of
mercury contained in Kutnow powders.
Th<* prosecution was also enabled to in
troduce the marriage certificate of Roland
BJ Molineux and Blanche Chesebrough,
the alleged purpose of offering irbeing-fto
lix the age of Molineux.
In one of the letters asking: for a pa
tent medicine, signed "H. C. Barnett,"
the writer yavo his age. It. corresponded
v.-ith Uiat in the certificate, but did not
answer for Barnett..
A witness testified to-day as to the ef
fort made by Molineux to have. Cornish
disciplined by the Knickerbocker Club,
and a bank-teller identified the poison
nacket address: and the ••Barnett" and
•'Cornish" letters as written by Molineux.
All the testimony to-day strengtliened
the prosecution's case, except that tiar
nett'sattendint? physician, \\liiie conced
intr that there had been mercurial poison
ing insisted that the cause of death was
heart-failure, following diphtheria.
ooM)i'!'io\ of couiKEi) rt:oi'i.i:.
I'rinoiliJii Fris«-U. of-llum|»<«>n Insti
<it«c. Hofoiw liiilusiriisl Commission.
WASHINGTON, January -I-— ll. B.
Frisell. principal of the Hampton (Ya.)
Normal and Industrial institute, appeared
before the Industrial Commission to-day.
H«' «rokf. of the condition of the coloreu
people ."arid' industrial conditions in the
The small- farms nr« rapidly increasing,
ho "aid And in many sections theeondi
,';,,f the ue«r<. 1? better than in slavery
lavs The farmers -.-.re. unable to, break
■iv/av from the lien system -of crops and
Si's are' small. Although ) he South has
«])enL uik- hundred millions of dollars .on
S -lucation for nctiroes. one-third
If the rare has actually retrograded, one
mini is Nvhere it was at .the;besinniiiß of
th,.' - war,', and the ; remainder ohave ad-
V Ti»e d nefe"Oes. he .said, have ix-.-n taught
ihiit th-ir salvation -will be found through
political moans rather- than by hard
\Vorl\. • .. ■■ - ■' - ..■■■.' :• : ■
; Cliisiiii>: A»'«* Imporlti in IS!l!l,
As ■''shown, by tou^tonis .statistics, the
imparts in,3SV».ot G.- H. : iHnnm's .Kx^ra,
C«;".-a<.'>s, .Iwliitf 72,435 eas.-s .-inure- Umir of,
any- otl'ieV bra»d-."t record unprecedented;
JivMluV' history of. chrnnpagiio. its Ib93^
yinwb'c now 'imported Has uo equaL
RICHMOND, VA.. FRIDAY, JANUARY 575 7 1900.
ENDORSE THE PLi
Chamber of Commerce Favors
Seaboard Consolidation,
CONDEMN EFFORTSTO DELAY
Such Efforts Inimical to the Best Inter
ests of Richmond. ■■;.,
— — 0m ;
.TAMKS KIVKII IMPROVE3IEXT."
Sfrong Resolution!* Aflopti'rt Urs'i»S
.Animal Aitin'")!!! 1 !^! ioiiK, - in Order
Tluii tint Clijinnel JlayUe Meepeii
cml—A nulled inn (con is l^iV'eolctl.
Tho. Richmond Chamber of Commerce
is heartily in sympathy with the plan of
President John Skeltbii Williams for
the consolidation'; of the Seaboard Air
lAm- System.
Tliis important organization, composed
of Ihe leading business-men of the city,
at "meeting: held last night, adopted' a
resolution earnestly commending' the com
pletion and consolidation of the system,
and condemning as '•inimical to our best
interests', "every effort that has been or
may be made by individuals or combina
tions to delay; hinder, or. defeat the con
solidation."
; This- action was taken after much other
business .had b> j en transacted, including
tlie Una! ratification of the plan for the
amagamation of the Chamber with the
Young "Men's Business Association, and
tho adoption of resolutions strongly urg
ing' annual appropriations for the improvem
ent of James river. President S. \Y.
Travels presided -over the session, which;
though a called one. Was one of un
usual interest.
THE SKA BOARD ' RESOLUTION.
Colonel John B. Purcel! offered the reso
lution touching' the Seaboard reorganiza
tion. It was as follows:
'i'lie people of Richmond, Ya., have
watched most eagerly the work ■ that has
been going on for the completion and
consolidation of the great Seaboard ;Ajf-
Line System after the plan set forth by
President John Skelton Williams'.
As this will give Richmond, a centre
oj" northern and western traltic, a direct
line to Tampa. Fla., the door to th©
•West Indies and South America, and also
through Atlanta, Columbus, and Mont
gomery, another outlet to the middle,
South, and Southwest, between its ter
mini exchanging valuable commodities
with the most productive and richest dis
tricts- -of- this country: passing •through
the most, active, prosperous,, and impor
tant, manufacturing, commercial,' and
agricultural districts of the South, its
branches communicating readily with
the seaports of the Atlantic coast and
drawing tho wealth of outlying districts,
giving and taking a large business to.
from, and through Richmond, we must
regard its chances of success as assured,
beyond question, and its promise of ad
vantage to Richmond. Va:, and-the whole
South as incalculable.
While other southern systems have
done a great deal for the development of
the South, they have derived from it im
mense profits, and it is neither wise, just,
nor to be. expected; that -they should de
sire to monopolize our resources or hold
us within their control. Our best inter
ests call for enlarged facilities and com
petition. We cannot be overlaid or held
without being commercially dwarfed, re
stricted, and enslaved. Our prosperity,
expansion, and happiness require the
largest competition of responsible par
ties. For these considerations we regard
the Seaboard Air-Une as a. great hiKh
wuv opening an inestimable promise:
therefore; be it
Resolved, by the Richmond Chamber,
of Commerce, That in behalf of our city
and State, and the whole South, we con
template with profound satisfaction the
early completion and consolidation of the
Seaboard Air-I-ine System, and that we
regard as inimical to our best interests
every effort that, has been or may be
made by individuals or"'-' combinations to
delay, hinder, or defeat the consolidation
of tiie great Seaboard Air-Line System;
that, it is the duty of every good citizen
and public journal to help,- as far as pos
sible, the accomplishment of this con
solidation :t consummii.tion.so devoutly
to- be wished.
DISCUSSED A XD ADOPTED.
Colonel Purcell. in submitting the reso
lution, said he had no intention or desire
to prejudice the rights of any one hav
ing a grievance, but believing the.organ
ization', of this great system would be
more beneticial to. the community of Rich
mond than anything which had taken
place during the last twenty years, in the
language, of the resolution,, lie was oil
posed to any effort to delay, hinder, or
defeat the consolidation, aiid regnrdeil
any such eft'ort as inimical to the best
interests of Richmond. , He went on to
describe the great advantages wliich
would result from the successful organi
zation of the Seaboard Air-Line, both in
the matter of freight and passenger.busi
ness, and saying that it was to be pre
sumed that the parties connected with
this movement were acting within their
legal rights, he thought^ the Chamber
should put itself upon record as in hearty
sympathy with so great an undertaking,
led by one of our own fellow-citizens.,
and 'that as the resolution, only stated
facts, he hoped it would be the pleasure
of the meeting to adopt it. The resolu
tion' was seconded by Mr. L-. Z. Morris,
lirst vice-president of the Chamber."
■■■ '.Messrs. S. M. Woodward. W. C. Bent
ley, and* Hon. A. L. Holiaday, while
heartilj- in sympathy with the undertak
ing, were in.': favor of referring the reso
lution to the Inland Trade Committee of
the Chamber, on account of the impor
tance of the matter and the strong lan
guage of the resolution, and an amend
ment, to this effect was offered by Mr.
S M. Woodward, but urgently opposed
by .Mr. Horace's. Hawes, Judge George
L. Christian, Mr. Jackson Guy, Jlr. H; J.
Horrick, and others, who were of Uhe
opinion that : Richmond was vitally in
terested in the successful organization of
the system'; and' its : entrance to t he city
over the Richmond, Petersburg and, Car
olina raiiroad, and^that the. -, resolution
should lie at once .adopted. ._ Mr. W. C.
Bentley, in view of the earnest arguments
in;' favor ; of immediute action, with
drew his support to the amendment,, and
th« amendment being put' to the; vote, was
lost. 7 . The vote then being taken . aipon
the resolution, it -was- unanimously
adopted. / , -' . . '
• The- iirst business: in- order was the;rati
flcation^by -the- Chamber, ; of the previous
action of the* Board of; Directors in adopt
ing the Plan for ;the; amalgamation ofthe ;
Chamber and the • Young ;• Jeep's - Business
Association,'; as outlined in? a.' joint* report
■ fror.i the special ■ committees, represonting
thefChainber and; the! Young Meri's;Bus^.
nes? AKriociation.; This .plan: having been
read -arid explained" by .■Mr. ; ; l^Z.u\rorris, :
a > member^ of,:, the'- .Chamber's?: commit tec.
was approved by the meeting, /whereupon,
in accordance with: one .of the -features;
of the? plan., 24f members : of— the YounS
Men's Business; Association, as ; per- list
furnished by. the secretary of. the a'ssocia-.
tion." . <is in goo<l standing,, were
members '_ "of : the ClmmbeT upon certain
terms: aiid conditions, set forth in the
plan of amalgamation. ■;■ '■■■■
JAMES RIVKR I.MPROVEIIENT.
The attention of the Chamber was ihen
called;, to" the very -gratifying; report of
Colonel Allen, affecting 'the examination
and survey, of the James river. : and the
endorsement thereof, by General Wilson;
chief of engineers, .'and its , transmission
to Congress. As. expressive " : of : the. deep
sense of the; importance, of this'improve
ment, and the: report and recommendation
above referred to. the following preamble
and resolution were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, : the great and growing im
portance' of the-" commercial interests of
the port of Richmond, Ya., and of the
States T\-hose commerce Is tributary
thereto, demand the immediate improve
ment of James river, so as to give at
least 22 feet of water at mean low tide
from the head of navigation at Richmond
to the. sea; and: as the authorities of the
National. Government, recognizing the im
portance of this public work, . in ISBl
adopted a revised project, providing lor
that depth of channel, at' an. estimated
cost of .$4,500,000,'. but because, of inade-.
quate appropriations; only. 16 1-2 f~ et
depth has: been secured to, the: lower city
limits by a government outlay of: $1,772,530,
at which rate of expenditure in the future,
it would require more than forty years.
additional time to complete' this govern
ment undertaking; and, ■•„•-*■'
Whereas, since ISrtO, the city of Rich-,
iriond has appropriated from its own:
treasury for this work the sum of ?5-H,'-
Cf.7.84, and this expenditure hasi in the
language of General William P. Craighill,
late of the Corps of Engineers, United
Suites army, "always been spent in ac
cordance with the '■ views, of the engineers
of the United States, charged with the
improvement, and everything thut could
reasonably be, expected has been done by
the authorities of the city to make, the
joint operations successful and economi
cal." v/hich .affords the strongest proof
of the community's faith and interest in.
the undertaking;- and.
Whereas, the construction of the en
gine:; and the machinery of the battle
sliip Texas.- and the satisfactory results
already attained in building the torpedo
boats and destroyers, under contracts'-re
cently awarded the \Y. R. Trigg
pany which, together with exceptional,
advantages possessed by this port for
ship-building, pointed out by eminent en
gineers, demonstrates the. presence here
of capacity and'sldll to meet the demand
of the government along these, lines, and
the conditions here are likewise all most
favorable for the construction ofa fresh- j
water basin for the accommodation of j
naval vessc-ls. 'no suoh basin having as
yet been provided in this country, though
"the urgent necessity therefor is well re- \
cognized; and finally, an there is no port
on the Atlantic coast so impregnable
from assault by the warships of a. hostile
powvr. and none/therefore, more favor
ably located for. the building of naval
vessels and the manufacture of muni
tions of war. . ' --]
URGE ANNUAL, APPROPRIATIONS.
In view of all thuse facts it is respect
fully, but earnestly, submitted, that con
siderations of sound public policy as well,
as the growing demands of the commerce
tribiitJiry to this port vender it impera
tive now that annual appropriations
should be made by the "National Govern
ment, in such sums as will provide for
the completion of this improvement, as
indicated, in the most expeditious manner,
possible, it having been' duly ratified and
undertaken by the .•■.■ government: there-
lore; be io "...
Resolved by the Chamber of Commerce,
That the National Congress and the PJver
and Harbor Committee and the Appro
priation Committee of Congress, be most
earnestly 'and : respectfully requested •to
favorably consider the report and recom
mendations of Colonel Charles I. Allen,*'
(.-orps of ICngineers. United States army,
as endorsed by Genera! John M. Wilson,
Chief of Engineers. United States army,
touching the expenditures for the im
provement of 'James river. ,
.Messrs. Rriddy Brothers: E. Harvie
Spence. and New Ford's Hotel, proposed
by Colonel John Murphy, were duly elect
ed members of the Chamber.
JOII.VSTOX KIJIM.IKS TO .MOKOAX.
Xo Slock in Co in i» Jin y <<> LTnl
vi-v.si(.v J, si mis V.ore Solil.
MONTGOM ICRY. ALA., January 4.—
Governor Johnston is out in an open let
ter in answer to Senator Morgan. In this
he says in part:
'•You that you charged that 'I own
ed or had owned, a large amount ot
stock in an Alabama corporation, one ot
several that had sold all their property
to n New Jersey company.'
"That is true to the extent that I owned
the 'large' amount of. about ?14,000 worth
of stock in the American Coal Company.
I am unable to see any. crime in disposing'
of that to a New Jersey company.
"I do not own, und never owned, a
share of stock in the Sloss-ShefHeld Com
pany, nor have I ever had any interest
direct, remote, or contingent— in any syn
dicate or trust to which the lands refer
red to were sold. _
"I beg to express my great satisfaction
at your present attitude against trusts.
If it is a crime to aid in securing the for
mation of a company to bring more than
#2,000.000 into our State, to build furnaces
and steel-works, and open: mines, and
give employment to labor: what must be
said of your action in ISOB. in voting to
organize" the r. 'International American
Bank,' with a capital of $25,000,000?
"And why did you vote against putting
-a tax of IVs per cent.' on all goods manu
factured by trusts? On this measure you
were found in the Republican column..
"Then, do you not think that the Mari
time Canal Company was something of a
trust or monopoly? And yet you insisted
on voting millions to it in the Nicaragua
canal scheme.
"The gravamen of my offence in your
eyes seems to be that I encouraged the
formation of a company to bring a very
'large amount, of money into Alabama.
"Permit me. Senator, in conclusion, to
ask whether you ever before heard any
senator assail, in the. Senate chamber,
the Governor of his own State?"
RECO«D-U3tK AICIA <i V. AIIVW A X R VS.
Southern -Special Mnlcvs AM'.'- Allies in
275) Minute!*. litelmliiiß- Stops.. '
ATLANTA, GA.. January 4.— A most
remarkable long-distance run was made
on the. Southern railway to-day by a spe
cial, 'arranged for on .short notice. The
trip was from Salisbury, X. C, to At
lanta, and the solitary passenger who oc
cupied the single car was G. H..Penni
man, of 1070 Fifth avenue. New York.
. Mr. Fenmman was a passenger on the
Southern's "southwestern limited" from
New-York. At Salisbury he strolled
through the train, and "by mistake: sat
down in the Jacksonville' sleeper, which
was detached at the North Carolina city.
He did not discover : his mistake until
some time after the limited had left, but
quickly communicating with President
Spencer, arranged for ; a special. "
The' limited, was -one hour-and-thirty
seveii minutes behind time when it left
Salisbury. .The- raihvay : officials ordered
everything laid up. and gave Mr. Penni
inan's.: train the right of way in its en
deavor -to catch: his regular train. "The
limited rolled into Atlanta twenty' minutes
late, after a remarkably... rapid run," and
was' followed just ten minutes later by
the : special,; which left Salisbury two
hours after the. limited;:,
v- The 313 miles between Salisbury and At
lanta were covered ;by. the New-Yorker's
special in 270 minutes, including stops.
The -fastest hour's- continuous ; run •.; was
seventy miles. Muade ; Salisbury
aiid : Greenville, ; ; and the ; train; ditlitot: at
any time; make aspeed. less; than" the rate
of; sixty-threes miles an, hour. :•;.* ■•- ■■■;.-■;■.
Mr. Pennimanlsaid- his- anxiety^to catch
the limited was fcaused ; by an engagement
to meet:his: daughter imttie'City of.Mexi
co.*; and; because his valet :;and y clothes
worannthii train;.. . i'fS"-^ ~S>' ! : '■'-='.£■'' v. : -.
THE- FUHICUL BILL.
Mr. Aldrich Opens ths Discus-
V slon in .the Senate.
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A SUBSTITUTE MEASURE,
"No Departure 'iFom Public "Policy
Adopted Years Ago."
CITY HAMv: KT:SOJX : TU).VS AUOI'TED
;>■ ::- : : ,' ■/ ■' ' ; - --.-. ■
Allen Proiio.sition in tho Sensile and
Sul/.er Inf(uiry In the House Ilotli'
Co '- Tliroiift-Ir-'; iii Aiuenrted F«»nu—
(iiie.stioiisi.s- to DeiM>«it« Kulail Out.
"WASHINGTON. January 4.— ln accord
ance with the notice previously given by
him, Senator Aldrich t6-day' opened the
discussion of the financial bill in the Sen
ate, in a speech in explanation of the
Senate substitute for the House bill. The
speech was carefully prepared, and was
read from manuscript. ; It was delivered
in clear and distinct language, but with
out any effort at -oratory. '_- ■
Senators present gave Mr. Aldrich care-:
ful attention. Out no one interrupted him
witli questions or otherwise during the
■'■delivery of the speech, nor did any one
manifest a disposition to reply, after he
liadconcluded.
■ Mr. Beveridge. of Indiana, presented
the following' resolution:
"That the Philippine Islands are terri
tory belonging to the. United States: that
it is the intention of the United Stales
to retain .them as such, and to establish
and maintain such governmental control
throughout the archipelago as the situa
tion may demand."
Mr. Beveridge asked that the resolution
lie upon tho table until next Tuesday,
when he will speak upon it.
CONDUCT OF THE WAR.
A message- from the President was
read, transmitting the ■testimony taken
by. the c-ommiH.-siuu appointed to investi
gate the conduct of the war by the War
Department.
A resolution was presented by Mr. Pet
tigrew, calling upon the Secretarj- of: the
Navy for the report of Admiral Dewey,
of ' April X.l. 1&»S. in which the/Admiral
said he could take Manila at any time.
Ho asked immediate consideration, but
Mr. Spooner objected, and the resolution
went over.
Mr. Allen's resolution, calling for ..'the
correspondence between the Treasury
Department and the National City Dank
and the Hanover National Bank of New
York, was agreed to, with mo'diricaciohs.
The consideration of Mr. Pettigrew's
resolution concerning the advances re
ported to have been made by Aguinaldo,
tlirough General Torres, to General Otis,
after the. beginning, of hostilities in the
Philippines,' was postponed until Monday.
MR. ALDRICH'S SPEECH.
The Senate, --■■at l:oT> P. M... t00k tip the
financial bill, and Mr. Aldrich addressed
tlie Senate. He "said: '
"The general (purpose of the bill is to
declare anew that gold is the monetary
standard of the United States; to estab
lish confidence in the intention and
ability of our government to give the
greatest' possible measure of stability in
value: to its currency, and to provide the
means for securing for it at all times an
final purchasing power with gold; to en
lighten in every possible way the burdens
imposed upon the lax-payer by existing
public obligations, and to strengthen the
public credit: , .
"No departure is intended: by tin's bill
from the public policy which; was adopted
years ago, and has been consistently ad
hered to through successive administra
tions.
INTERNATIONAL BIMETALLISM;
"The bill now before the Senate con
tains no disavowal of the position hereto
fore taken upon the question of interna
tional bimetallism, and places no obsta
cles in the way of its accomplishment in
the future. If it is possible to secure
permanence of relative value to gold and
silver coins with the free coinage of. both
metals at a fixed ratio, this permanence
can only be secured by concurrent action
of all the leading commercial nations."
Senator Aldrich accused the Democratic
party of advocating a policy that would
lead* to silver monometallism, ami de
clared it was not a bimetallic party at
all. " . ,
STATUS OF SILVER. .
"The committee- do not suggest any
changes in the status of the silver dol
lar, or the silver certificate.' We do not
propose to take away from silver auy of
the monetary privileges or prerogatives
which it now- enjoys. In fact. we believe
that the legislation suggested will givat
ly strengthen its position in our mone
tary system." - . .'.-...
The Senator defended the refunding pro
visions 'of the 'bill,, as a ■..precautionary
measure, in view of the possible future
increase of the ; public debt.
-At the close of the speech the Senate
went into executive session, adjourning at
«:20 o'clock until next Monday.
HOUSE SESSION BRIEF. ■:
The-House session was very brief again
to-day: the only incident being, the adop
tion of the Sulzer resolution, introduced
yesterday, calling upon Secretary Gage,
for all information regarding the-deposit
of government funds in certain New York
national banks. The "resolution. as
adopted; was made" more general in its
scope, and an ameSidment was added to
cover information respecting the transac
tions relating, to ; the sale of the New
York custom-house site. \ ,
Secretary Gage's friends had been in
formed that he courted the fullest in
vestigation, and was prepared to submit
all the facts to Congress.
Accordingly, there was no friction over
the passage of the resolution, which was
unanimously adopted.
RESOLUTION AS MODIFIED.
Mr. Payne, chairman of the Committee
on Ways and Means, presented the, Sulzer
resolution, as moditied by the committee,
for immediate'eonsideration. The resolu
tion, as modified, is. as follows:
" '"Resolved, That the Secretary of the
Treasury be, and he -is hereby, requested
to- furnish the House of Representatives
with- the.'- following information: '
"I. Copies of all letterH. 1 agreements, pa
pers.' or documents; between the-Treasitry
Departnie.nt.6f -the United States, or any
person connected therewith,; and the Na
tional City Bank: and^ the Hanover Na
tional Bank, of the city ot New -•.York, or
any person .acting- for them or either of
them; since, -the "-Itlrday ,of -March; IS'jT,
r elat lng , to the deposi t i ng. o t . public! f u rids, ;
bonds; '■■ o r.- revenues ; i n : said . bank or ,ba n ks.S
or any : other "relations: or, business^ trans-;
action^: now; existing uorv heretofore 'had
between-'." the. government and : tn «;- said;
banks, Jor.. either -of ; them. . ■ ' : '.;;
'-. !^2;" The amount: of jnoncy.^bond?..
or^revenue; deposited with said banks; or
cither 'of-' them,: or with any ; national
bank^bythi: government, upon, what :J«
curity, for -what of, time, and t lie
ro-asons, therefore;, and- whether sn:>l
banks/: or.; any ol them. ;hav». paid r the
government any interest on said deposits,
and if- so. hov/Jmuch. and. all .other. In for
mation - concerning the same or In any
•ivay .relating thereto. •
CuSTOM-HOUSt: ;SAI>K. ;
■';VS.'-Al.«o. the date' of the, sale of:.-the
custom-house property of the .-United
States in :New: York; city, to said Na
tional City Bank, the date of the execu
tion of -the deed thereto, the- date and
manner of payment of the purchaso
money therefor, the; disposition of.the.pro
ceeds, of the said sale. -and whether or
nor the government has paid any. rents
for the said property, or any portion
thereof , for any pun^ose, since the day of
sale, and if. so. to whotn,_and all the facts
relating to thy said transaction." ;
Mr. Sulzer rose after the presentation
of the resolution, and said he would, ac
cept the amendments.
QUESTION FROM MR. I^VY.' ,~ -.;.
Mr. Richardson, the minority leader, ask
ed for Jive minutes, which he. desired to
yield tv Mr. j.svy (Dexnocrat). of New-
York. The lvciiiest was complied with, and
Mr. Levy offered an amendment to the
resolution, wliich included a re<iuest l"»r
the S-eretary's reasons for^ delaying the
deposits in national banks until the pania
had occurred. -.--..■. -
Mr.- Levy said-he had warned the Secre
tary in September that a panic was immi
nent. Had the- Secretary tussled that
warning, and .'.eposited government funds
in national banks in September and Oc
tober, instead of ; buying- bonds, the panic
would have" been averted.
The. amendment was promptly ruled out
of order, and the resolution, as offered
by Mr. Payne, was adopted.
Then, at 12:20. the House adjourned un
til Monday.,
* - — . — -o»* — — ' ■
fißi:i:.vt:-r.AYXOR examination*.
AdjouriinuMit, Hi K«-'m:o«t oC tlie Me
fum-v. -lliilil l«tii liisimit-
NKW YOKK. January j-l.— Th»* examina
tion on the removal proA?edings of \V. XV
Greene and the three Messrs. Gaynor. in
dicted in Savannah, (la., for frauds in
connfction with the Savannah harbor and
Cumberland sound improvements, former
ly in charge of C^pcain Oberlin M. Carter,
v/a? conlinu'ed to-day, before United
State? Commissioner- Shields.
Abraham J. Rose, of counsel for the ac
cused contractors, liist accepted tiie
amended : complaint andt then moved for
the discharge of the accused. He con
ceded that his client.-? were the persons
charged in the Savannah indictme:tr..but
he contended that th« paper iliQ-inotr-pruve
probable oause. which was the only other
issue that could here_, be raised in behalf
of the prisoners. lle-"atso argued that an
indictment under the existing statutes
could not be considered a court proceed
ing; He further said lhat. Captain OH
UHtc. who testifieti ye-pterday, had not
testified, and could not testify to the il
legal ants alleged to have been committed
by tiie conti-aetors pri,or to July "0. ISI>7.
when he took charge of the: Savannah
district-
United Staler District-Attorney Burnett
said that the indictment war- sufficient
evidence at an examination before :t
United States commissioner, and the ques
tion as to whether. or not probable cause
had been established couid alone be de
cided by him.
Commissioner Shields overruled Mr.
Rose's motion, and said he did not think
that he. had the right to certify to the
points raised so that Mr. Ro=e could pre
sent them to Judge Brown, of; the United
States "District'^ Court, and an opinion be
obtained. .
Mr. "Rose said that his witnesses a t
present were, in other States, and he ask
ed for a two-weeks' adjournment. Co as
to get his witnesses and the necessary
papers before the commissioner.
' The Assistant-District-Attorney said
that Mr. Rose was simply fighting for
time, so that, as far as tht- charge of
conspiracy. Is concerned, itwiil.be out
lawed by the statute of limitations.
ITnited States Distiict-Attorne-y Myron
Krwin. of Savannah, also opposed fur.ther
delay, because Mr. Rose had not suggest
ed the line of. evidence he pros>osed to In
troduce in behalf of his clients. He
further stated that undei- the statute "f
limitations the conspiracy charge "would
expire by July of this. year.
Commissioner Shields said that the de
fence was entitled to ait: adjournment,
and by the agreement of all counsel in
terested ihe examination was continued
until January 10th. _
'"■- Meantime, the arguments on the appeal
of formw Captain Carter will haw been
made by Mr.' Rose and Mr. Burnett in
the --United' States Circuit Court of-Ap
peals in this city-
JOHN. D. r;AYNO.R IN I'OrACE COURT.
XEW YORK. January I.— The woman
who appeared in the court of Commission
er Shields, in the Federal building, yes
terday, and claimed to be th-. wife of
JohriD. Gaynor. who is indicted with
several others on charges of fraud and
conspiracy against the government, had
Mr. Gaynor arraigned in a Police Court
to-day, on .-the charge of non-sup-port.
The woman secured a warrant, signing
her name "Georgie A. Gaynor." She: al
leges that -she wa:;; married: to Gaynor
thirteen years ago. and that she lias <:lnl
dren. She was not In court, not having
been notified of -Mr. Gaynor's arrest. The
examination was postponed until January
2tb. v ' *
Gaynor was released in SLOW bail. He
denies that the woman is his wife.
■■11 1 ■ — 1- W*^^ —~
j'KIJ, i'S'TO A 70-FOOT WKLL;.
liexvnvil )>y Hit Khl-oH, itutl Pructl
<*:illy lln in ju «•*•<!.
MACON; -GA.: January I.— Mi?s . May
Hudson, of. Walken. a hamlet near here,
while looking into a 70-foot well. !ost::her
balance, and. fell to the bottom. A young
man who' was with her at. the tini^j sue-,
cf-eded in rescnlng her. Beyond : a few
scratches shu was uninjured.
Use tt oli Hoy HakinK'S'owilcr.
Guaranteed absolutely pure.
Kest Granulatsil Sutftir, ;';3c. Pound.
Teas : and Coffees rfetniied at wholesale
prices. C. D.- KEXXr,
Northwest Broad and .Sixth streets;
southeast Main and Seventeenth streets.
Use R<»1) Roy Baking I'owdcr,
Guaranteed absolutely pure.
''Ilunimom!" Flower*
for Christmas prest-nts. TJloornin^ Plants,
Carnations. Primroses. Narcissus, Bego
nias, Orange-Trees. Palms, Ferns, and
Cut-Flow6rs of all kinds.
t.se Koli Kny BaliliiK Poiviler.
Guaranteed absciuteiy pure.
Piii'ior-Cur Servift- IJet^'t-eu Hittli
iMoti «i a lid Dan v i lie.
The Southern railway announces, effec
tive January loth, parlor-car service will
be inaugurated between Richmond and
Danville on Trains 7 and s'. connecting at
Danville with United States Fast-Mail
Trains Nos.'lVar.ri >; for iil! jwirits South
and-. Southwest.- . carrying dining-cars;
also, through; Pullman sleepers for At
lanta, Memphis, New Orleans, Jackson
ville, Si. •■' Augu^tiu'fc. ,- Miami; and all
Florida points, , with direct connection for-
Huvana, Cuba. ' .; ." '.;.' V. :
If tlie Hab>vl* Cuttlujc Teeth..
be sure and use that bid. aiidVvrelt-sneU'
remeJy, Mrs.: WlnsloWs Sootliinir Syrup,
for" children teething. .It. soothes thu
child, softens "the ' gums, allay;? nl! oain,
cure**'; wind colic) and -is the ; bos t -"remedy
: l6i:?(iiarrhoea.\Tv.-enty-rlv ; e 'cents a* bottle.
THREE CENTS PER COPY.
■ - • ■•■. . _ -- v- >
THE TELEGRAPH FlHti
Postal Striw to Get its liji
' 1
00 BaHroad Property. •
THE BILL BEFORE COMMITTED
Extended Arguments on Both Sides, .Bui
l(o Decision Yet.
TO AMESO THE OYSTER; XA.TW
Itonril of Fisht-ries nml Stnate.Com
■... tuittee Agree on Cliaii|;e<* :to vßiv ßi
3latU-— The Coo.Htitntioiinl Acicn*
: :jnen(>i— (io.tsip ut tlie LoT>t>y. -;■-;■ -;'-!f
The hardest fought committee battle'jjol
tho present session ot" the General- As
sembly was inaugurated before the Hous<
Committee on Geiiex;il • Laws;- yesterday
tnbrnin.c. continued last;n<ght,aJid-;wlU
be fought fo a fir-i.-»li this moralnjr. ■':
■ The contest U over, the bill -'cKcrwl^bJ
Captain K. S. '-Parks, the delegate ironc
Page, permitting telegraph compani©9~.tt
go "upon the. right o-C'-way of railroads,
and erect, miiinta.in, ami operatD
lines thereou. . • ' '• .; : "-J
. It is senera'ly 'recognized that .the \ toll
i* in the intereat of the Po-jtal .TeleaxuJPt
and Cable Company. Colonel J: R.>.;itc
liitosh. of general counsel for.the PostaJ,
appeared in behalf of the bill, while -H
was. opposed by llajyr K. T. JD. My«rs,
pre.'Jdeut of the Kichmond.- Frederick^,
burs and Potomac railroad: Mr. Alosaa
der Hamilton, president of. th f i Atlantic-
Coast Line of Virginia, and Mr. Wijlian:
A. Glasgow, counsel for the Norfolk anc
Western. ' ' -: ; ■:■";;■'
Tht- opponents of the bill bas'd theit
oppositicii "hietlv to the features, which
it was v.vb r ued. allowed a te'.esraph : line
to put its poles on the land of iho .rait
road I'otnpanies without giving the luttoi
tlitv abs.:>lute control oi them ;:riecossary
to th..- saro running of trains. ; It jwaj
■ argued that, under the Code und the'eom
n:im ln.w la nil already condeuinVcl : «oult
not be again condemned. A cocPotatlor
for which land was condrfmneil caulfi'noi
hold more"; than whs necessary for? ija
[use. A railroad company .should, have
i complete control of its rights" of; way.
: The telegraph lines thereon .now , are 'un
der tho absolute supervision of the rail
road companies. v
Colonel JHclntosh iruule a lengthy = state
ment at the . session of the committee
yesterday morning-, urijiiisr the passage
of tlie bill. He claimed .that though -,tm
: 'railway companies wen- the apparent op
i ponent's. it was really the Western iUnlor
! Telegraph Company '".which was; fiKhttne
it Hp said that -'under -zha contractsj:^
the latter with several of the railwaj,
.'..mpnnies the attorneys for the latter
corporations had to represent the AVesc;
ern tTnio'ii when necessity -required.-.- Colo
nel Me intosh made a detailed , and .very
strong argument.. - • -^
Major Myers, l\tr. Hamilton.- and . Mr.
Glasgow made their • -arKurn^nta, last
night There wer- a great many specta
frs present, Mr. Crlastrnw submitted
several amendments 'to the bill, providing
that tlie erection: of the poles should inol
impede the operation .-C trains, or ennan
"er the lives of passengers and em
ployees; that tlu- poles should be Put
within five feet of the other iirmt oCth*.
rinht nf way. A very important aniem.;
nient proposed provided that us tlie'tfle
graph company would have the : right' to
enter upon the right of way through the
fences which the milroad companii?s;a.«
now required to k^.p up by taw. thu.'tele
graph company sho.-ld bo compelled. jto
assume the burden of nminiaining the
was after 11 o"cir,ek whftii llr. Glarf-
was the last speaker, .-torn
pleted his address, and the committee
aro--e Captain Parks, the »:halnnan. whe
is also the author ->f th(- bill, announced
that the '-•' committee would meet again
this morniiis- \» consider it .firuilly: .-Colo
nel Mtflntoah willaddrecs the. committee
in behalf ot the bill. It :s generaUy.ibe
lieved it will be favorably reported. *^\vi;
There was a. joint meeting or the Senate
Committee on Fish and Game and .;tlu
State Board of Flslvnes in tho %n*tt«
chamber last anight, fur the purpose oj
discussing amendments to • the ;- : bt:tU
oyster; laws. * A sub-committee was ;ap
point-d to <lraft a bill embodying the pro
visions reconnn-ndt-.l by th« board, »ani
apparently favored by the- Fish and Gam.
Committed. :. :' „■■-:*.
It appeared that th^ committee favoret
an increased police force, a tax, on ■oysterf
sent- out or the State, a, tax .or
clammers. and corrections of the Bayloi
survey-- - Tliese will probably be. the-;, fea
tures." ot th< bUI which will be draftee
by the sub-committee
rhe House Committee on .Counties
Cities and Towns will meet ; to-morrow
n^rninK at 10 o-cloelc to consider. ; : Mr
ISuhtiri's bill providiiiK for the establish
ment and maintenance of «ood - roaifc
throughout th& Comntonwealth. ' -fGrg&t
->r^su:e is being brought to bear. -on;: the
committfe to report .the. bill favoraWjj
and it is thought that this will be. done,
The amendment to the Constitution 're
quiring the payment of the cani:atk>njta.t
t.> b.- made before a man can vote.^in
Virginia, proposed by Pr. LfCato;in:the
Senat- yesterday,: is creating: nnuc;h>in ;
terest. Dr. T.e Cato's ■ resolution provide?
that a man who does not pay. his ; tax
for one year shall not be 'disf rancbfecit
imtilafte'r July Ist of the yeur fo!lowirj?r,
and that not even pay mont can raise; the
bar which non-payment put .up-.thej.y^ar
before: In this way > he hope* to; avoid
(COXCLUDED O->- -.SSyBXJH PAGS.)
The yyeathePv : i:§
( i-a , "v>"ASHINiOTOX. January A.~
.pi [)|jnY Forecast for Friday . and i Satur-
I- (day:
l"^ T Virginia— lncrer»slnjr rcloiuliness
Friday; threatening Saturday; :■" -Mighi;
.southeasterly-;' winds', incmisln?. :
Xorth Carolina and South Curol'.na~la^
crL-asii!" cloudiness FridayV jthreatcrilngi
Saturday; hKht. east . tonortheast^wlnifsil
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THE WEATHER IN iUCHMQXDS
■yi-JSTKIipA Y was clear arulf brisht, l !, r E(^
range <->" t V° thermometer , was -.- iis.^i^^
f, X. Mi...-. .;-....-
A. m., ---i
1*' ■ \I ; ■■-.-"*••". ••«•••«• •--...••» iv. *•••.'".'■..** ; .t^:,
ii1vAr;... ..;...: 4* V;
•KP. M >i" ,
J - *"*}" -T :••:"
ilean tempera; ''& M 23*14M 23*14