Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-10
WISE'S COMMITTEE
ORGANIZED, AND THE CHAIRMAN
PLEASED WITH THE MAKEUP.
Colonel Rufnn Looking After tho Interests
Of James Rivcr-work for Rsprescn-
tatises Epcs and Buchanan.
From our Regular Correspondent

In rom our heRuitr Noffc-iVhArb"l
WASHINGTON. January 9.-Ihc House
Committee on Commerce, OF which Dir.
Wise is acting chairman. was organized
this morning. and the Richmond member
was authorized to appear before the Com
mittee on Rules with a view OF obtaining
orders when the rules ere adopted giving
the Commerce Committee special days for
the consideration OF measures that VIII
be reported. Mr. Wise is much pleased
with the makeup Of the committee. and
he SAYS that matters of great interest Will
come up during the session. Az IS always
the case. there will Go no doubt severai
bills OF local as well as general interest 10
Virginia.
VIRGINIA WATERWAYS
The Rivers and Harbors Committee also
organized to-day, and Mr.. Jones, OF the FIRST
district. is the Virginia member OF this CON-
mittee. He has received letter from Colo
mel Ruflin, Of Richmond. stating that the
Chamber of Commerce would be pleased
at some date in the near future TO nave
him 20 with members OF that orgsnl-
zation on an inspection tour OF James
river. so that he may have q clear
idea of the needs OF that great Virginia
waterway. Mr.. Jones left this evening Tor
Fredericksburg. where he IS TO meet ny
Appointment some gentlemen VINO Wish 70
confer with him IN reference 10 proposed
improvements of waterways In the fltst
district.
There are already indications that
number of prominent gentlemen residing
In the Fourth district Will visit Nasbing-
ton again this winter IN the interest OF tue
Improvement OF the Appomattox river,
and particularly that portion ia the Vlelhi-
ty of Petersburg.
PLENTY To DO.
Representative Epes will have great
deal of important committee work 10 90
during the session. He IL not only men,
Der of the Coinage Committee. but IS also
on the immigration Committee. u - gene
rally conceded that the latter VIII handle
some new bills. as there ga sentiment per-
yading the whole country that our lmml-
grafton and naturalization laws are too
lax for the good Of tho nation.
rBE roRREy BILL.
Colonel jay l.. Torrey. of St. Louis, who
is identified with the proposed Iorrey
bankrupt law, IS again IN the city ana mas
had a conference with Mr. Buchanan OF
Virginia, who Is a member OF the House
judiciary Committee. II will be remem-
bered that in the last Congress tho Iorrey
bill was substantially passed 10y the
House, but 1t was not taken up IN the
Senate for lack of time. Dir. buchanan
voted again the measure. a. dad most OF tho
Virginia and North Carolina members.
Mr.. Buchanan made several brief speeches
on the subject. and succeeded IN getting
two or three amendments that he thought
would protect the agricultural classes.
The bill a. a whole he regarded unisyor-
ably for the reason that he thought 10 was
too severe on the debtor OF poorer classes,
and that 1t went further IN the interest
of the creditor classes than the
times and conditions warrant lie thinks
that an equitable and just bankrupt law
is needed, and as several measures nave
been introduced he expects 10 give the
subject mature consideration now that he
is a member Of the committee to when
the several measures have been referred.
VIRGINIA VISITORS.
Messrs. Marshall Mccormack, Of Clarke
county, and :. s. Turner, Of Warren coin;
tv. were among the visitors at the Capitol
today. They had conversations with some
of the Virginia members.