Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-16
THE HOLIDAY RECESS.
WILL PROBABLY BEGIN NEXT
rurRsDAY AND END JAN. I'D.
SENATOR WCOSKLES SUCCESSOR,
more f. Talk of Its BEING Hon. A.
D. Withrow,, of Hnth-A Maiigued
rcntocrat-SOldicrs' Home Invcsti-

f.s III VIII probably rcconvcne on Tues
.- January 2. 1900.
-t, approach OF tho time OF the holt
.- recess. before the body has anything
.. gotten TO work. has caused number
.. members 20 discuss the advisa-
.. rf changing the date Of converting
.. tne first Wednesday in December
... rrs, OF January. Il Is not improb-
...I wcN-known senator from the
c.H.-t VIII offer 'oill proposing the
..|0ro chat IN q sixty-day session.
..r.. 800 New Year" he said last
moro could be accomplished than
tv-day session. beginning the
u n December. with a break of
ss for The holidays 10 would not
account OF the farmer members,
thrce-months' session on the
.... Treary. but 30 is my honest opin-
we could do more in a two
. sion from the first Of the
$500 DO in ninety days now"
.-h f. Withrow. member OF the
M Delegates from Bath coun-
prominently spoken OF as the
lm his district TO succeed the
.. Iocorklc. II is safe to say that
The hoid-over senators, and the
,is OF the House Mr.. Withrow
che choice by an Overwhelming
They know him. lie was one
popular members OF the Cen
mllv during the two sessions he
re lt As argued by friends OF Mr..
r that he should be chosen I'm
The fact that his county has not
. uemocratic senator for years, if
Hon. W. A. Glasgow and Hon. y.
ln oil
for several years. were from Bote-
.t Hon. Q. J.. Jones. who succeeded
ggatt was from Highland; Hon.
Lotcher. who followed Mr. Jones,
- from Rockbrideo and Mr. Letcher
ee elcceedcd by FIR 1lcCOrkle, also a
pooslridge man. 1t is urged that IT Is
row time Allegheny or Bath. the other
tr counties Of the district, had the SEN
Both VIII claim IL, and VIII oner
ST. VrhrOw as her man. Lieutenant
Governor Echols stated yesterday That he
...8 issue a writ Of election in few
d. Will probably be held in Janu-
Hon. John vs.. Todd, member of the
house Of Delegates from Augusta coun-
.. thinks he is playing in hard luck. HIS
.-1e agree with him Let 70 be under
e..r in the beginning that Mr.. Iood ls
..9 U the old school Democrats. III may
vau be stated here that Mr.. j. r.
Itrfcomb. the Assistant Doorkeeper Of
OLD. House. as as straight a Democrat as
..-~. he in Virginia-as straight as Mr.
Todd lfr Lipscomb is also one-legsed
confederate. Mr. Todd took great plea
.rre In voting for him for re clecuoh 10
his present position. He felt sure ibis con-
srtu.ufs would applaud his course. an
of th.m do not THURSDAY DE I-ef ,,,., ma "a
iet'a, nom one oil lneil' >. e.r baving
helped elect q FeplDiean 10 'iI r,-,,so q
pr Assistant I'olA .l-i ~. .r-11 d., HE
patih writer i'--.- i.oi.It,,r- f., bfs
-.-i., l...l., rom another con-
IT, docs not Know when to ex-
.r.r--+ rra
.tsr Saunders has appointed the
members of the joint committee
.rrsuEati0n OF the Lee Camp Sol
se. Pollock. Gregory, and Dupuy.
ruittee on the part Of the Senate
.. -n of Senators Opie. Tate, Gold
Clarke Senator Ople being away
-re city. the committee has not
.,. --.need for meeting. but the COM
win get 10 work at an early date,
.-1ceed with the investigation.
t-0ro justices Of the peace the power
r- bau bonds" said "a lawyer
another city in the lobby at
rs last night. Numerous in
s the power has been grossly
wish [ had 10 I'm my power
mako the LEGISLATORS see this matter
.a u The law would be changed
.rrv"
....-..o charles ~. Bland is preparing
r.. b, introduced I'm the House pro-
r- f1r 70 recodilcatlon of the Virginia
ration ot The civil ond criminal Jaws,
. to De collected ana grouped III
department.. Inc TWO secl I1li'5-
.nQ c.vil-the Dill VIII pio'Iue'
.. printed and Dounu Ih Single
Judge T.. ID. White. Of the Princess
Anne .o-n't Court. and Colonel w. w.
sale "e.--hno"n Young lawyer OF
no. ana N''".er oI inc Governor
piDil... figures IN the loDDy
~ i1 49,. mere. mere ana hnC"
wa '-' lesi9'"-
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w .''' i". ~. county rs
-- . t@. ,-..,' '.5'i-s me
,...sr.o,'.
tta regular meeting Of the teachers OF