The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-06
THE SMALL Talk III
OF LEGISLATOR
Humor Breaks in Occasionally to Re-
Iieye the Monotony.
DR.. .FlIzPATRlCK's 0RAToRY
He Pays Tributcs-Troub'es Of the
Lawmakers Their Constituents
Send Them Many Lcttcrs-Del-
eratc Ncwlousc Back Again.

Tbe present House of Delegates Is IN
c,,ned TO a,c a rather staid body. out
fash of anu,nor breaks in to relieve the
rnonotony every now and then.
The members went wild with 'ausn.ef
and applause the other day during me
debate on the employers liability bill.
Aressrs. Cardwcl Of Hanover. Meal
lister. of Bath, and Pitcher Of Fauquier.
mad opposed the measure, and captain
s. Parks OF Page had spoken in
its favor.
DR.. latzpatr1ck. the old gray eagle OF
the Nelson Democracy, arose 10 auFoca'c
the passage OF the bill.
In referring TO those who had pre-
coded him In the discussion, he SAD:
Hanover has a rising star. and nan
dts Elories coming over the hills. but
when the game cock from Page tWho
b,azed the way and made 1t so plain
that the wayfaring man, though
fool, need not err ti,ereino struck the
little bantam. from Bath and the old
Cochin China from FauQuier. IL he
didn't make the feathers fly. I'm a
Dutchman.'r The House broke into a
perfect cyclone OF cheers and laughter
in which members from Bath and Eau
quier heartily Joined
81 a
The tribute paid the young member
from Hanover by the member from Mel
son was indeed a fitting one, for he
merits a position high up in the ranks
OF the young attorneys OF the common
wealth Besides being a. lawyer OF
marked ability, he Is like his distin-
c,lished DESIGNATE the Hon. Upton D.
Jennings. of Lynchburg. one OF the most
watchful nnd painstaking members OF
the lower branch of the General As
sembly.
Most of the members of the Lesisla-
ture have TROUBLES Of their own. They
receive letters on all sorts of subjects
from their constituents. from a request
Tor garden seed TO an appeal for law
to compel railroad companies to promote
their employees and pay them higher
wages. But there is one who. in addi-
ton 10 being very efficient lawmaker
As a member Of his county School Board,
and numbers Of letters pour in upon
him from the teachers in his district.
A batch came in the other day. one Of
which stated that the writer had not re-
ceiyed her register, another was out OF
blanks, another wanted an axe, a broom
and a piece of stove pipe, and still an
other complained that the wood furnished
was split in such large pieces that she
could not kindle the fire with 1t.
AS I read them over 1 could but be
reminded of what bob" Taylor once
enid, that 1.-The path that leads to pub
lie duty bristles with thorns. and al
though he who walks therein may reach
the SUNNI; OF his ambition. there will
come times when he will look with long
ing eye TO the humble plains of private
life below, and wish that his sphere had
never wandered from its warmer sun
shine and sweeter flowers"
Delegate S. NJ. Newhouse, OF Culpeper.
was in his sat yesterday after an alb
eence of several days on account Of a
slight indisposition. Mr.. Clarke Of
Dinwiddie. says he is Of opinion that
the SICKNESS of his genial friend from
Culpeper was caused by the strain upon
Fis Imagination. In evolving from his
fertile brain the wonderful story con-
corning the Cattle and Canebrakes" of
old Dinwiddie. The popular repTcsen-
tntire from Culpeper is a most COM
panionable gentleman, and is exceedingly
fond Of joke, and his colleagues in the
House were glad TO have him back among
them again.
In speaking of his bill TO authorize the
erection and conduct Of a ship yard and
drv-dnck Mt Norfolk, Hon. John White
head of that city, said on yesterday. that
the people behind The project were in
earnest in the matter. and had ample
means to make it "A success.
Mr.. Mottu. of the firm of Mottu, Dewitt
& Co, which will he at the head of the
proposed syndicate. is the Belgium Con-
sui at Norfolk. and is a wealthy banker.
Delegate M. ]. Lyons, of Norfolk. said
he had often wondered why his city had
not already gone into the ship-building
business, considering its splendid natural
advantages. BE had not, however, as
yet, examined into the bill proposed by
his colleague.
A Subcommittee from the Committee
on General Laws OF the House composed
of Messrs. Hunley, Gravely and Price,
was in session yesterday afternoon, con-
sidering a bill along the line of the.
Dupuy insurance measure, which will
be presented 10 the full committee as
soon as II Is completed.
Senator William Shands of South
ampton moves with more elastic step,
since his brother senators decided that
he was entitled to d seat in the Dem
ocratic caucus. MIR. Stands is n Dem
ocrat, '.all the way UP. all the way down.
all the way through and all the way
round" and the strain upon him while
his case was pending was very CRATE.
But ROW that this burden is lifted, he
IS always aenergeticaliy engaged in look
ing after the interests OF his constituents,
and has fully demonstrated that ne Is
a hustler from way-back.'
Mr.. Hutcheson. of Mecklenburg, has
introduced a bill in the House regulating
charges for the sale of leaf tobacco and
making them uniform throughout the
State. The bill was reported favorab!y