The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-08
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The Standing Committees ofthe Senate
and House Announced.
DELEGATES HAD A LIVELY DEBATE.
The Delinquent Land BIN Was Discussed
aud Referred Affecting Insurance
Companies Onercd--Mr. kizer's
neasurc for Protecting 'hiidren'

TIA Dcmocratic members OF the Senate
held q caucus yesterday afternoon and
adopted tho report Of the Steering Com
,niitee with reference 20 the Standing
COMMITTEE. In the Senate to-day a rcso-
luton will DC passed appointing these
committees.
Speaker Ryan announced the House
Committees yesterday. The Times fore
cast as 10 the chairmcn proved correct
In every case except as to ono or two
committees OF minor Importance.
some Of tho committees will get down
70 work to-day The Senate Committee
ON Privileges and Elections VIII meet
during the session every Thursday after
noon 40 O'Clock instead OF Thursday
mornings as heretofore
Tho senate held "a brief session and
transacted but little business. There
was an interesting debate In the House
over The bin in relation TO The purchase
OF delinquent lands which went finally
"a tho Committee on Accounts.
THE SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Tho Senate was in session just ten MIN
Ntes yesterday. There was 10 prayer.
House ana an were referred.
Senate BIZ repeating the law prohibit
ing the killing of parirHSes came DICK
from the House with amcndhchls' an"
Senator Flood. the patron OF me aicaSnte,
being temporarily absent, INC Dill Na7
passed by ON motion of Senator Ople,
who objected TO the House amendment
concerning Augusta county
Mr. NunfCrd introduced "a bih 10 IN
corpor1te tho Vlrginia-Alaska Gold Min
ing company. a similar nili was oheItu ln
the House yC to-day.
A I'm va, introduced by Mr.. Maynard
20 amend the act Zoo relation 10 fraudu-
lent conversion of property held under
The Senate. ON Nj Mcllwaine's motion.
pccopfcd an invitation from Lee Camp 20
attend its meeting next FRIDAY night
when Colonel ~. " stewart Will deliver
an address on She life aud character OF
Commodore Mathew T.. Mdury.
The Senate adjourned at 1910 =. NJ.
After the Senate adjourned the Demo
cratic members Of that body held eau
Gus and adopted the report OF the steer
ing Committee concerning the standing
Ihcse committees win be reported 20 the
Senate to-day as follows:
PRIVILEGES and Mcssrs. Flood.
Fairfax. Maynard. TurnnulI' Jackson
Barnes Hartley. Foster Iarr.
Courts Of Justicc-Mcssrs. Mcilwaine.
Sands Flood. Mushbach, Boyklu, Mason,
jackson. Turniull. Withcrs EgSleston,
Blakcy Opic. and Flanagan.
General Laws Messrs. Sands Mush-
bach barnes. Lowry Kane. Flood,
Barksdale. Massie, Letcher. Steele, and
Roads and Internal Standardization
Maynard. Wickham. Mcllwaine. 81. Clair'
Southau Mason. Kane. Boykin, Jeifries,
Munford, Massie. Steele, Foster and
HALE.
Wickham. Is cecil. Morris. Barnes Sands.
Lowry Jcnros Municrd. Eggleston'
Hartley. Lotcher and McCune.
Public Institutions and Education
Messrs Morris. SOuthall Barnes, lie Cato,
Tcez.ll. Kane. Clement, Lowry Nithers.
Eggleston. Blrhsdale, Biakey. James
Comfy. civ and Town Organization
Nessrs Musllach. Maynard. Clement
jackson, Turtun Letcher, Opie, Tate,
Wallace ana Parr
-Mtssre. ST Clair SOuthail. Fairfax. lie
cato. Clement. steele, Tate James and
A'lunagan.
Fish and Glmc--Mossrs. Lc Cato. Nor
yis. Noczeil. ST. clair. Boyldn. Mason
Jcnrics. Bl1kcy, Hartley Steele, and
Clayton.
Enrolled Bnls-Mc-srs Withers. Barks-
ualc. jones. Letcher Massie, Opie Wall
lace McCune aud Halo.
To Examine Office of clerk OF senate
Messrs. Keozeli. Morris. and Flanagan.
Executive Expcuditurcs-Mcss St.
Clair Wallace. and Clayton.
Library EOykin, Flood and JEFF
fries.
To Examine Office OF Auditor Of Public
Accounts-Messrs. Mason, Lctchcr and
dalc.
To Examine Second Auditors ONCE
Messrs Turubull Munford. and Parr.
To Examine Onico of Register Of the
land Onico-Messrs. Lowry, lie Cato and
McCune.
To Examine the Trcasurers Office
Mcssrs. Clement Fairfax, and Barksdalc
To Examine Bonds of Public Officers
Mcssrs. Mushbach Mcllwaine. and Opie
Printiug-Mcssrs. Foster, James, and
IlaytOr.