Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-01-25
THECAUCUS TONIGHT
VARIOUS RETRENCHMENT MEA-
sUREs WILL DE DISCUSSED.
The CIRCUIT JUDCESHIp CONTEST,
IL VIII Probably lie Decided Friday
Night-FOur Candidates In the
Fieid-Retrencbmcnt COmnittee's
Work-Oystcr Laws Discussed.

retrenchment in the expenses Of State
Government
The movement was originated by Dele
gate w. b. Pendleton, of Louisa, and at
once met with great favor. While every
member OF the Legislature Is dcsrous OF
efiecting economy and reducing state ex-
pcnses, the most effective method Of do
ing so has not been decided upon. The
object of the caucus is to adopt dennite
lines upon which retrencnment may be-
achieved The meeting tonight will be
in effect a retrenchment mass-meeting.
HAS DONE MUCH WORK.
Senator John f.. Mason. the chairman
OF the special joint Committee on Re-
tTcnchment and Reform. in speaking oil
the work OF that body said yesterday:
"An impression seems to prevail that
this Legislature is not doing anything TO-
ward retrenchmcnt. / VIII say the spe-
cial joint committee is, and has been, hard
at work. At the first meeting the com
mittee was in thorough accord, and SUD
committees were appointed in the Varl-
Gus branches of the work. There are
thirty-seven bills and resolutions before
this commttee-some have been reported.
The work is hard, but the committee has
approached il with zeal and earnestness'
This work cannot be done in hurry;
one change In our complex system often
necesSitates a dozen others and the SUD
committees are hard at work reconcliinS
complicating ideas in the bills when nave
been introduced. one member OF the BODY,
who has given special study 10 a certain
branch of the subject, has been SICK, anu
| this has been the cause OF some delay.
This General Assembly knows that the
party is committed to rctrenchment, ana
the people demand II. The duty or TINS
body is too plain 70 need comment. Inc
bills already reported from the special
joint committee. 1 have been informed by
those who have made the estimate. VIII
save the taxpayers about seVenty-nVe
thousand dollars per year.
This Legislature is i'm earnest, ard from
the present prospects / feel now convinced
that the people in the end will be pleased
and well satisfied and not disappointed
JUDGESHIP CAUCUS FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Joint caucus to nominate can
didate for the judgeship Of the Tenth
Judicial Circuit will probably be held
Friday night -Four names viii be pre-
sented as follows: Hon. John II. Mason,
of King George; Judge +. w. Sims, of
Louisa: Judge T.. G.. Moncure. of Caro-
lire, and Mr.. George p. Haw, of Hanover.
Senator MasOn's friends claim that
large majority of the senators are for
him and that a poll of the delegates
shows that he will have a majority or
the votes of the Democrats in the House.
Captain Il. S. Parks. the Delegate from
Page and Rappahannock counties, VIII
address the members of the two houses
OF the Legislature Thursday night on the
Life and Character Of General Robert
r. Lee" The address will be delivered
in the hall of the House of Delegates.
VESTIBULED CARS.
The Folkes bill requiring all street
cars TO be vestibuled during the winter
months will come up before the Senate
Committee on Roads at p. NJ to-day.
'rhis measure passed the House by
practically unanimous vote. Delegates
Folkes and Charles T. Bland will advo-
cafes the measure. and Messrs. a. +.
Thorn. OF Norfolk; W. =. McRae. OF
Petersburg; L. Randolph Williams. and
4 r. Guigon. of Richmond, will oppose
the bill
Senator Withers's bill providing for
taking the sense of the voters on the
question of calling a convention to revise
the Constitution. will be considered by
the Committee on Courts tomorrow
morning. The ratrOn Of the measure viii
address the committee in advocacy OF
the measure 1t is generally believed
the bill will be passed.
II seems probable that the crowd that
will hear the debate on the bill 10 pro-
bibit flirting with inmates OF female
boarding schools will be the largest OF
the session. The bill is made the special
order on the Senate calendar for FRIDAY
at 80 o'clock.
PENALTY ON EXPRESS COMPANIES
Tho House Committee on Roads and
internal Navieation met yesterday after
noon and considered Mr. Bland's bill to
raneol the act passed at the present ses-
eion nroviding that where express com
NAMES make an Overcharge. ana upon
being notified of same. they refund the
amonnt enormously charged, that they
sbou NOT be liable TO the fine Of 800. Mr..
BLAND said that the act, as repeated
would work a hardship upon shippers
He ventured to say that a good many
Of the members Of the House No'ed lor
the bill without understanding H.
Mr.. Parks. who is the author OF the
new law said that no one who knew
him would ever think that he was lean
inc towards express companies or any
cornorafion but that he thought this was
sinonIv 4 question of justice, which would
onnlv between man and man. and should
therefore also be considered when 1t al
fected a citizen and a corporation. lie
always fought right from the shoulder,
and had nothing TO conceal. If some OF
the members did not understand his DILL
II was not his fault. There was no mig
ger I'm the wood pile with him.
Mr.. Glasgow, representing the Norfolk
and Western railroad, was present ana
asked that the consideration of the mea-
sure be passed by until the general coun-
sci of the company, who was now in Sa-
vannah. reached the city. He desired
TO confer with him in regard to the mat
ter.
Mr.. Bland said that he would not OBJ
iect IN a postponement of a day or two
The measure was therefore passed
THE bill to amend certain sections IN
Generating the Virginia Electric Railway
comnanv was referred 10 Mr. Maupin as
q committee OF one
The bill incorporating the Fredericks-
burg and Rappahannock ralroad was re-
ported favorably
THE GENERAL OYSTER LAW
The House Committee on the Chesa-
10 and it's Tributaries met yesterday
and reported favorably Mr.. LeCato's blil
IN reeard 10 the appointment Of an oyster
na,nmission. Mr. J. S. Craig. OF Rock
hridge first brought up his amended bill
",d in connection with 1t DR.. LeCato's
hi which has been adopted by the SEN
ote was read. and DR. Smith stated
that the Congressional Committee would
recommend that the salary of the CHIEF
ipsnector be made $l.500. and that OF the
assistant secretary $1,000. They also re-
commended that one more member De
aaacd IN the board of fisheries, so as 10
,ool,e the number six i'm ali. or two from
Tidnuater and one each from Piedmont,
couthside. Shenandoah, and Southwest.
NJ commissioners. outside of the CHIEF