The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-25
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
Caucus of House Members to Discuss This
Subject To- Night.

The caucus of the Democratic members
of the General Assembly TO nominate
Judge for the Tenth Judicial Circuit made
vacant by the death of Judge w. s. Bar
ton. will be held this week. -Four names
will be presented as follows: Hon. John
T.. Mason. of King George; Judge +. W.
Sims. of Louisa; Judge f.. G. Moncure.
Of Caroline and Mr. George L. Haw, OF
Hanover. There is little doubt that Sena-
tor Mason will win. a large majority OF
the Senators are for him and poll OF
the Delegates made by his friends shows
that he will have 4 majority of the votes
Of the Democrats In the House.
VESTlBULED CARS.
The Folkes' bill requiring all street
cars TO be yestibuled during the winter
months will come up before the Senate
Committee on Roads at i. NJ to-day
This measure mas passed the House
by practically unanimous vote. Mr..
Folkes and Delegate Charles 1. Bland
will advocate the measure and Messrs.
\. r. Thorn, OF Norfolk, w. T. McRae,
of Petersburg; +. Randolph Williams ana
A. h. Guigon, OF Richmond, VIII oppose
the bill.
RETRENCHMENT AND REFORM.
The movement started in the House
TO have a caucus Of the members of that
body who are in favor Of retrenchment
and reform is meeting with much favor
More than half of the Delegates has sign
ed the call for the meeting. The caucus
will be held tomorrow night
Can't Pendleton in speaking OF this
movement said:
This resolution calling for caucus
Of the House expresses i'm general terms
the object sought 10 be attained by my
self and nearly every member OF the
House. The object. more fully set forth
is 10 effect IN caucus closer organization
among the friends Of real retrenchment
and reform-that sort Of retrenchment
and reform TO which we stand pledged
before the people. by which some organ
lied plan may be devised 10 bring about
more in mediate action In this matter or
most vital importance TO the welfare OF
the Con nonwealth.
Il have seen vast number OF bills In
troduced i'm the House called revenue
getters. but not many revenue savers.
Piles OF bills have been introduced deal
ing in pen knife retrenchment. cutting
only at the little decayed twigs of the
tree Of prosperity, while the dead and
cumbrous limbs and the big water
sprouts that are sapping the very life
out OF the tree are left almost untouched.
I believe the people who sent us here are
dissatisfied with our work. They sent us
here 10 use the pruning knife OF retrench-
ment and not the pen knife, and trust
that in the caucus. under the leadership
and guidance OF the ADLER and more ex-
perienced gentlemen OF the House some
plan may be devised TO carry out the viii
Of the people and TO save the life and
honor of this beloved old Common
wealth"
CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
Senator Withers' bill providing for taxi
ing the sense OF the voters on the ques-
ton OF calling convention TO revise the
constitution will be considered by the
committee on courts Wednesday morn
ing The patron of the measure Will adj
dress the committee in advocacy OF the
measure. II is generally believed the bill
will be passed.
MUCH WORK DONE.
Senator John T.. Mason, the chairman
OF the special joint committee on re-
tTenehmsnt and reform, In speaking OF
the work OF that body said yesterday:
IAN impression seems TO prevail tina,
this Legislature is not doing anything to-
ward retrenchment. I will say the spe-
cial ioint committee Is and has been hard
a, work. At the first meeting this COM
mittee was in thorough accord and SUBJ
committees were appointed In the var
ions branches Of the work. There are
thirty-seven bills and resolutions before