Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-12-08
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Especially interesting to the military
of Portsmouth is the measure. which
was introduced simultaneously in
House and Senate by Messrs. Charles
II. Bland and II. l.. Maynard, providing
that Grimes Battery be paid for SER
vices rendered during the yellow fever
outbreak at the Soldiers Home,
amounting to some s1,400 1t is the gen.
eral opinion that this bill will be pass
ed without any difficulty, as the justice
Of the claim is so manifest.
Jim GROW" CARS.
Mr.. John e. Epps, of this city. intro
duced in the House two important
measures. One provides that the rail-
roads shall, under penalty. provide
separate cars for the two races.
FOR STREET CAR MEN.
The other regulates the hours Of la
Dor Of street car motormen and con-
ductors, and provides n heavy fine for
infraction OF the law. Heretofore the
hours worked by this class of employees
have been very long and tedious.
OTHER BILLS.
A Joint resolution was adopted pro-
yiding for caucus on the 10th Instant
for the election of United States Sem
ator.
a bill was offered by T. D. Jennings
to suspend the operations of the land
grabbers' " law for sixty days.
MIR. L. G. Donohoe presented q bill to
incorporate Hampton Lodge No. 366 B.
p. o. Elks.
APPOINTMENT OF COMMUTERS
Speaker Saunders to-day announced
the committees for the session. He
brought the list to Richmond in his
In In y, ,,
lay legislation by being tardy in MAX
ing the appointments, as has been the
case in past years. The committees
follow:
observation-disclosures Catcher, T. N.
Jones, Williams, Horseley, Jordan, Of
head, of Norfolk; Jordan, of Nanse-
mond; Price, King and Gannaday
Courts of Justice-McRae, Parks,
Williams, of Orange; 1Smbrey, Duke,
Early, Patterson, of Rockingham; An
derson. Petit. Cardwell. Southall. Pat
terson, Gent.
Schools and collcgeG-Ryan, Duke
Early, Settle. Priddy. Clarke. Gregory,
Barclay, Patterson. Warning, Cowan,
Tuck, Dupuy.
Propositions and Grievances-ParlSs
Hunley, Bland. Orr. McAllister, Ed
wards. Kelley. Price, Fleet. Shelton,
Ayers, Pollock, Davis, GraveIy.
Agriculture and Mining-Fea therston.
Blakcmorc. Gregory, McClung, Murrell,
Clement, Ayers, Owens, Cowan, Ellis,
Dodson, Goad.
Roads = Pitcher, Ryan. Willard,
Churchman, McAllister, Hubbard. Baker,
Hume, Lyons, Jones, Epps Lewis,
Hutchinson.
Finance-Boaz. Ryan. Willard, Blake
more Slower, Jennings, Willford, Leach.
Folkcs. Dupuy, Todd. Warthen. Bowlcs.
Nottingham. Lacy.
Churchman, Boaz Feather
stone, McAllister. Price. Newhouse.
Horslcy. Gent, Baker, McClung, Baugh,
Honakcr.
Militia and Pol!ce-Early. stoner,
Embrcy. Anderson, Southall Fitz-
patrick. Patterson, Warthen. Warning
Garrett. Musgrave Ellis.
Asylums and Prisons - Fitzpatrick,
Chnrchman, Priddy. Clarke. Robinson,
Edwards, Dodson. Torey. Ware, New
house, Whitehead of Lee, Mcconnell
Musgrave.
Labor and Poor-Folkes, Newberne
Pitcher. Lyons, Epps. Clement, Buntin
Barclay, Ewcl. NIusgrave. Honaker,
BauEh. Cannaday.
Public Property-Jennings. Fitzpat-
rick, Jones, Featherstone. Lewis, Ewell
Dodson, Hutchinson, Lacy, Akcrs
Powell. Sticliley, Mathews.
Banks, Currency and Commerce
Galleher, Little. Whitehead, of Nor
folk, Todd. Gent, Murrell, Hutcher-
son, Shelton. Powell, Sticllley, Pitts.
Manufacturers and Mechanic Arts
levy. Bland, Kelley, McAllister. Greg
Dry. Pitcher, Jordan OF Nanscmond
Clement, Tuck Gregory. Lambert, Nc
Council. Whitehead OF Lee.
Counties, Cities and Towns-Jorlan
of Frederick, Dupuy. Hubbard. Blake
more, Patterson. Kelley, NTurrell. Bar
clay Button, King, Hume, Lambert
Priddy.
Officers and Offices ut the Capital
Blakemore, Galleher, Whitehead of Nor
folk; Ayers. Toncy, Goultlman, Tuck.
Horseley, Moss, McClung, Lacy, New
house and Ellis.
Executive Expcnditures-C Clarke. Gar
nett, Southull Owens, Mcconnell, Ayers,
]Iutcheson, Embrey. Good, Lewis
Gouldman DodSon.
Retrenchment and Economy-Gal-
leher Jennings. Parks, Tuck, Mat
thews. Pollock, Moss, Jones. Of Hen
rico Warning, Powell, Buntin, Canady
and Pitts.
Federal Relations and Resolutions
Williams. Settle, Edwards, Barclay
Ware. Gouldman, McRac. Bowlcs
]lorsley, Robinson, Davis, Donahuc
Enrolled Biils--Ivey, Stoner Clarke.
Ayers. Murrcll, Garnett, Worthcn, Not
tingham. Bowles, Gravey, Fleet, Moss
Lambert
immigration = Clement Madison,
Hume Fleet, Tuck, Davis Cardwcll.
Robinson, Donahuc. Petit, Strikley and
Z Baugh.
Chesapeake and It's Tributaries Mat.
thews. Bland, Hunley, Jones, of Isle of
/. Wight; Wexford, Petit, Jones, Of Hen
{rico; Anderson Cardwell Jordan, of
4 HNansemond: Newberne, Madison, Dona-
ss.,ue. Ewell and Good