The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-12-07

| sence OF Senate Blackstone. This IL one
| OF the most important committees In the
| Senate. and will likely either 10 20 Sena-
| tor Little or Senator Jones. for while each
Is now az the head OF good committee,
/ no senator would refuse Courts OF JUS
| ticc.
They Want Front seats.
There have been n great many changes
in the seats. all of the hold-ovor sena-
tors selecting the front row. and the
| new members taking the outer circle.
| In the extreme right section. which was
! once the Republican side Of the chamber,
! the outer row contains Senators WI
| Hams. Herbert. Watts, st. CAR wlhd-
| ing up with Senators Jennings ana jack
son, the Populist members. DR. Barnes
moved up 10 the front seat In the LETT
section which was formerly occupied
by MIR. Dan. Turner. Of Norfolk.
Senator Washington's desk is that
which Hon. Basil Gordon used, and Sena-
tors Mushback and Walton have taken
the places once filed by Congressman
TYLER and Marshall Senator Morris Of
Charlottesville. has the chair which for
so long was graced by Senator Black
stone, and Senator Parrish succeeds 10
the desk over which the brilliant young
Senator Peters used 90 pour his elo-
Quence.
First-Assistant Clerk s. /. Bloomberg
is now in New York. and Reading-Clerk
Arthur Sheets is detained at hls home
in Leesburg by reason OF Illness, al
though both VIII report for duty in
few days
Senator Tom Williams, Of Mecklen-
burg, started in with a vigorous rush
and landed two OF the pages on the
first turn. out Of the box. He has now
ready for introduction a bill providing
for the creation of an Office OF lnsur-
ance commissioner for the State, which
will attract much interest during the
session.
Tne bachelors club" which has
nourished for many years in the Senate
will be a trine scant i'm membership this
season, although President ". a. Little
Is still ably supported by Senators Fair
fax and Barnes
IN ,he Hobbies.
The senatorial fight waged with in
creasing interest all day yesterday, and
the friends of all Of the candidates
were as busy as men could be- At
o'clock this morning there was an air
of confidence in each Of the different
headquarters, although il is a matter Of
speculation still as TO the absolute
strength Of the various asprants.
The action of the caucus TO night was
really the only subject Of great interest
after the Corbett sparring match was
over. The question is, VIII the caucus
take mp the senatorial matter. or VIII
the. basement officers come up for the
first consideration? Nobody knew last
night. and on every side various opin-
ions were expressed and statements pre-
scented. which invariably ended with pro-
yisos enough to eliminate every element
Of certainty. and to leave the questioner
finally at sea upon the ultimate result.
There is "a question as 10 whether
either Of the senatorial candidates WIZ
urge "A consideration Of the matter TO-
NIGHT as none Of them care particularly
about showing their hands in the caucus
unless il is assured that they will wln'
and thus by general default the evening
may be spent without touching either
the senators or the Secretary OF state
contest. ~
Tbore was "A new scheme preached last
nieht which may possibly be adop'eu.
The general term Of basement oIlceIa
APPLIES to ten officers 10 be elected by the
Legislature. and IL has been suggested
that each congressional district name one
man for ana office This would operate
badly i'm such districts, however as have
more than one candidate, and as several
districts are so situated it is not likely
that this method win prevail.
one of the principal features OF the
faint was the fact that both General Lee
and Mr.. Martin came TO their respective
Headquarters I'm the Exchange ana re-
NAMED during the evening.
Congressman Meredith, General w. IL. |
Payne. and Judge Thomas Smith were |
among the latest arrivals, and all were |
soon busy with the n0n-cOmmittal legis- |
lators.
Trading las finally begun I'm earnest |
and a guard at the penitentiary is liable
to bring one vote for a United states |
senator and committee clerkship is /
liable to land a superintendent Of one |
thing or another.
The Secretary Of state contest is still /
Boiling. and the friends of both candidates /
are actively at work, and both confidently |
claim valid and assured majority.
Hon William b. Petit, of Fluvanna,
whose legal abilities have rendered him
I'm the state, is candidate
for the Court of Appeals and his can
didacy is being warmly espoused by his
many friends The various friends of the
other candidates for the bench are ming
ling their efforts with those for other
places. and personal friendships, unfor-
have paid some tributes TO mag
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