Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-08
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! listener is always prepared to hear ornate
and forcible language from the nattily-
! dressed, genial. gentleman from Isle OF
! Wight.
one Of the hard workers of the Sem
/ ate is Hon. John r. Mason, of King
| George. who Is made chairman OF the
| Committee to Examine the Office of
| Auditor Of Public Accounts
Senator Robert Turnbull, OF Brunswick,
Is the head Of the Committee TO Examine
/ the Second Auditors Office He mas al
ways been IL prominent member of the
| Senate and has already been active in
/ debates Of this session.
OF THE OLD SCHOOL.
one of the oldest members Of the Sen
ate in point of years is Senator II. c.
Lowry. Of Bedford a typical gentleman
of the old Virginia school. He is also
prominent in debate, and has a strong
influence. He Is chairman OF the Com
mittee to Examine the Office Of Register
of the Land Ofiice.
TWO QUIET MEMBERS.
Senator Adam Clement. of Campbell,
is one Of the quiet workers of the Sen
ate, and is rarely upon his feet. He
is the chairman Of the qitnmittee to
Examine the Treasurers Qaice.
Senator W. T. Foster Of Norfolk the
! chairman OF the Committee on Printing
| is also an infrequent speaker, but his
| speeches always evidence careful prepa-
/ ration. Senator Foster is also one of the
older mon OF the Senate, and is recog-
nized as a man of earnestness and
| honesty.
MEMBERSHIP OF COMMITTEES.
The Senate committees are thus con-
stituted:
Privileges and Elections-Messrs Flood,
! Fairfax. Maynard, Turnbull, Jackson,
! Barnes. Hartley Foster, and Parr.
| Courts of Justice-Messrs. Mcllwaine,
| Sands. Flood, Mushbach, Boykin, Mason
| Jackson. Turnbul, Withers, Eggieston
Blakey. Opie and Flanagan
General Laws-Messrs. Sands, Mush-
bach, Barnes. Lowry Kane, tloOd
Barksdale. Massie. Letcher, Steel, and
James. -
| Maynard Wickham, McIlwaine st. CAR
| SOuthall Mason, Kane, BOykin, Jenrles,
Aiunford, Massie steele Foster, and
Hale. ,,a,..,,,
Wicixham, Keezell Morris, Barnes, SANDS,
Lowry. Jeffres, Munford, Eggleston,
Hartley. Letcher, and McCune
Public Institutions ana no Edqc "a ro1o
Keezoll Kane Clement, Lowry, WltneIs'
Eggleston. Barksdale, Biakey 1ate'
James. and Opie. ,...,o.,
NfessTs Mushbach, Maynard, Clement
Jackson. Turnbull, Letcher, Opie, rate
Wallace and Parr .,....,,-
Agriculture, Mining, and Man IIn; St.
inet|Nessrs. 81. Clair, Southall. Fairfax
lie Cato. Clement, Steele, Tate, James
any E5sh and Game-Messrs. lie Cato Nor
ria Keezen. St Clair, Boykln, Mason,
Jeffres. Blakey, Hartley steele anu
Oi Enrolled role Bns-Messrs. witheTs, BaTks-
doie lanes. Ietcher Massie, Ople, Wal
lace McCune. and Hale, -, SENATE
To Examine Office OF clerk ,I or ,' Sela1'
Messrs' Keezell Morris, and blahagah'
"T,xecntive observation-disclosures 81.
clair. Wallace. and Claytof' ,,,ooa and
Oi Ti'Jbirary-Messrs. Boykin. FLOOD ana
JS Pm F~anine once Of Auditor of Public
.cco,nfs-NIessrs. Mason. Letcher. ana
! Hale. e.ooa Auditors Office
49, NT'rnbull. Munford. and Parr:
VI r. Examine Office of Register OF tnS
rand ohice-Mess Lowry lie CATO ana
MeCunns,. mine the Treasurers once
,tOsrs element Fairfax, ana BaIhsua.o
~ NJ Evemine Bonds Of PuDhc ClnlS v,S
49,. Sgushbach McIlwaine, ana Opie.
MPpTrinfing~Messrs. Foster James anu
Leo onnel of House Committees
! NV standlng House committees, as ap
n.aa nv sneaker Ryan, were an
! Io''ced Yesterday, end the selections o
I - ,residlng officers met with genera
C. Parker, Of southampton
,'tor of the Parker election law, u
! o,'s,,r,an of the Committee on Privilege
,1 elections. He is, no doubt, as WEI
oronared to perform the duties Oh Una
nosition as any one who couiu nave Oee'
named. s. ~ Franklin
.N"i.,,en Of the Committee on Courts o
,,,,,,,co ia one of the ablest men IN IN
yfn,,se He occupied the same position
80 ssssIon. and OF course, is an OK
coIlent man in the right place
. Nv I 70. Booker OF Nansemond' wil
: ,rsa,de over the Committee on school
ana colleges. He occupied second pi@e
, on that committee last session anu
acquainted with its workings ana TN
matters TO be considered by IL.
A. y parks. OF Page, last session
,,,auobor of the Committee on Courts o
unstice. is this session chairman OF IN
Committee. on Propositions and PREV
ances. o,n pY Ar.t,
I Mr. n C. pitcher, Of Fauquier, will
T asain he chairman Of the Committee oil
Rosas and Internal Navigation. TIL
I .ssareastic speaker" and 'chaperone o
! the Young members" will use the sam
discretion and ability he always ha
"a nres,dlng over this committee.
. Mr.. Merritt IT. Cooke, OF Norfolk city
: tina .cWatch Dog OF the Treasury" wa
, last session chairman OF the Commute
! on Finance, and this position again fan
! "a his LOT. This important chairmanshi
could hardly be placed In better hanSs.
MIR. ID. C. Hatcher. OF Fauquier. vii
4 preside over the Committee on Claims
Mr. Hatcher held third place on thi
committee last session.
pr n. /. Winston. OF Hanover.
: chairman OF the Committee on Asylum
a and Prisons. He held second place o
o | this committee last session.
d Mr. T. w. Matthews of Accomac,
. | Chairman OF tbs Committee on Labo