Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-16
CAUGHT AT CAPITOL.
THE LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS NoMl-
MATED EIGHT COUNTY JUDGES
A Conference of the State Debt Commis
sion-Ths Reapportionment-Nor-
folk County Case-separate Cars.

The Democratic caucus nominated eight
more county judges last night. as follows
Allegheny and Craig, Lyman Chslkley.
Bath and Highland. @. n. Mcdaniel.
Buckingham, J. r. Moss.
Fairfax and Alexandria, ID. NJ. Chiches-
ter.
James City, York, and city of Williams
burg, Sidney Smith.
Scott, 7. r. Jackson.
Smyth, G.. II. Fudge.
Westmoreland and Richmond, IL H.
Beale.
All the nominees except ID. NJ. Chiches-
ter are new men.
Tho nominations for county iudgeships
yet TO be made are for Franklin, Cumoer-
land and Powhatan, Montgomery. Glou;;
| cester, Roanoke, Norfolk, warren ana
Clark and Orange.
It was fully expected that the Glouces-
ter nomination would be made last night,
but. owing 10 the sickness OF Mr.. Ta6D, the oele-
gate from that county, it was passed by. ,
The nomination for the iudgeship OF the Ihlrd
indcial circuit, made vacant by the deatn OF
Judge Irving, was postponed until after tne
Christmas holidays. The caucus adlourheu W
meet Tuesday night.
CONFERENCE OF THE STATE DEBT COMMISSION.
Yesterday morning pursuant TO the call OF the
| Governor the State Debt Commission met in tne
Executive oflce TO confer touching the tlme OF
sending In his E1cellencys message TO the 1ehe'
raj Assembly transmitting the report OF the CONF
mission and the agreement reached between the
commission aud the Olcoit Committee
The report OF the commission has been pre-
pared by Mr.. Dabney, bat has not yet been re-
Yised.
It was determined after due consideration TO
hold another conference on the subject on Satur-
day, by which time it is expected that something
! definite will have been heard from the LOhuon
meeting Of bondholders, which taxes piace on
Friday. But whether this expectation shall Do re-
| allied or not, Il is probable that the message,
| report, and agreement will be laid before the
Legislature early next week, as Il is regarded as
| important that that body should act on them
before the 31st Of December, which is eqnNaleht
TO saying IL is important that it should act De
| fore adjournment for the Christmas hOllda vs..
| The report OF the commission as prepared Dy
Mr.. Dabney is said 20 DO very clear and COM
prehensye document.
TIE REAPPoRTIoSMEET.
The subcommittee on Apportionment have
| nearly completed their work 80 far as rcdis-
| tricting the State for members OF the Genera,
| Assembly IL concerned, and II may be regarded
certain that their report will be presented To-
| morrow or next day. IL the redistricting II not
| consummated by the General Assembly before
| the lst of January the old 0pportionment Will
| stand-R condition OF affairs some oil the cOun-
| ties, II IS said, arc not aTerse TO.
THE NORFOLK COUNTY JUDGEsHIP.
! The Norfolk county iudgeship case continues
20 excite a vast deal OF interest, and opinions as
| % how it will end are many. There are those
| who do not hesitate 20 declare that the feeling
Is 30 bitter that should either Parker or Porl0ck
| be successful the result will be split In the
/ party In tho county.
| Mr. Hubbard, who is spoken Of as compromise
candidate, has, 10 Is stated, no combination with
| either party, but is an independent candidate on
his own account, to come In not AS against either
| POrilock or Parker, or as substitute for either
| but In case both are Withdrawn.
| Last night it was stated that movement was
| on foot TO select tho names Of three lawyers
from the county not allied with either side OF the
1 fight and to select from this number.
TIE sEPARArE-CAR BILL LAID OVER.
| The House Committee on Roads held their first
/ meeting yesterday morning. The bill OF MI
| Williams, Of Augusta, providing for separate
cars for whites and negroes on railroads was be-
| fore the committee, nut its consideration was
postponed until after the Christmas holidays for
| tho reason that a number OF persons Who want
| cd 70 be hoard on the question could not be
| hero before that time. Several momDers OF
| the House who are especially Interested IN tue
matter are also detained at home.
| Tho committee reported without amend
| ment tho bill 10 incorporate the Baltimore
| Richmond, and Southern Railroad Company
| which may, under its charter, acquire the iran
| chises OF the Richmond and Chesapeake Com
| pany. Several other bills Of n local character
| were also reported to the House.