The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-10

The COMMIT J. \.
OF ] ARRANGEMENTS /. !. ! {;
VIII Go TO Washington to Meet Col.
w ]. Bryan.
GOSSIP OF TIL. LEGISLATORS.
DR.. Fitzpatrick Had tie Hing
est Time OF His Ccrecr. AMI Was
Glad He Went on the Trip.
Small Talk.
GOSSIP OF THE LEGISLATORS.

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the arrangements for the reception OF
Colonel W. j. Bryan, who will address
the Legislature at the Academy of Music
on Monday next at 3 o'clock P. NJ. met
at the Lexington Hotel yesterday even
ing at 6 O'Clock.
Hon. Thomas n. Jones presided. and
the following members of the Committee
were present; Senator Barksdale, and
Messrs. Early and Petit. Senator Glass,
the other member on the part of the
Senate IS at his home in Lynchburs,
but will join the Committee in Washing
ton on Sunday
The Committee will leave for Washing
ton at $40 Sunday morning. in the pri-
Nate car of Mr.. John Shelton Williams.
president of the Seaboard Air Line.
which VIII be attached to the regular
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
train. They will upon reaching Washing
ton proceed to the Metropolitan Hotel,
where they will be quartered, and meet
Colonel Bryan. If it suits the convenience
of Colonel Byan, it is proposed to leave
Washington on the train which arrives
here at S:45 A. M. and take breakfast in
this city; If not. the party will ccme
down on the fast mall reaching here at
2:55 z. NJ. and proceed directly to the
Academy.
The honor Of calling the assemb!agc to
order has been accorded the brilliant
young Senator from Halifax, who in a
brief speech will present Speaker Saun-
ders, and he in turn will introduce the
distinguished guest Admission to the
Academy will G by ticket except as to orc
Of the upper galleries, which will be
thrown open to the public. The Com
mittee will hold another meeting this
morning when it will be determined at
what hotel Colonel Bryan will be enter
tanned While in the city. Other details
will be settled at the meeting this morn
ing.
Attorney II. H Blease, of Stanton,
arrived in the city on yesterday. He
brings petition signed by citizens of
Staunton and Augusta county, asking
for legislation on the liquor question.
He has proposed a bill which it is under
stood Senator Opie will introduce. by re-
quest, in the Senate to-day, the min
features of which are taken from the
dispensary laws of South Carolina.
The bill applies only to Augusta county
and the city Of Staunton, and provides
that the profits arising under the law
shall be apportioned between the Go1irty
and city, the former getting % per cent.
and the latter IS.
The bill further provides that before
going into effect it shall be submitted to
the people for ratification
The Committee on Public Institutions
returned last night from its trip to
Stnunton, Lexington and Charlottesville.
The members say they had most de-
lightfui time, and that they found the
institutions ut the points named we'll
managed and in good fix. They were
loud in their praise of the splendid work
Of Mr.. Akers, chief clerk of the Rail-
rond Commission, who had charge of the
transportation, &c.
DR.. John N1 Whitehead surprised his
friends by having his whiskers shaved
off, and many of them did not know
him when he returned
DR.. Fitzpatrick. chairman of the Com
mittee on Asylums and Prisons, who was
in the purity, said last night: I'VE had
the hog killingest' time on record, and I
am indeed glad I went
DR.. r. S. Powell of Brunswick, got
off a good jike on Mr. Pitcher, of Fal-
quier, yesterday during his speech on
the land grabbers' act.
MI Pitcher had said the day before.
in answer to a question by Mr. Shelton,
that he did not remember how he had
voted on the act of 1S97-'9S as there
was no recorded vote on the subject. DR..
Powell said the position of his friend
from Fauquier reminded him of an old
co1ored woman. who. being witness in
er she had ever been married. Her
reply was that she did not think she
had, but If she had ever been married
she had no recollection Of it. The
House enjoyed the hit Of the Bruns-
wick statesman very much.
The opponents of the lnnd grabbers,
act in the House We're in high spirits
last night.
One of them said: If we can't repeal
1t out and out, we are in. "a position to
so amend the committees bill as to
greatly improve it,
The fight to-day promises to be warm
one.
y member of the Legislature is in re-
ceipt of letter from a widow asking
that he introduce a measure exempting
from taxation the real estate of all
widows who have as many as six chill
dren. She also desires a bill put through
to relieve her from the payment of delin-
quent taxes due upon her property since
1885, on the ground that her husband was
a Confederate soldier.
She says she is in TIE clutches of those
''horrid land grabbers,.' and wants the
bills passed at once. It is not known
whether or not her requests will be
granted
Mrs. 10. W. af1utcheSOn, VINO mas been
visiting her husband, Hon. H. F. Hutch
eson. of Mecklenburg. returned to her
home on yesterday. accompanied by her
friend, Miss Abel Young, Of Baskerville,
Va
Judge John D. Horsley of Lynchburg
was on the floor Of the House yesterday.
Hon. D. S. Pollock, of Pulaski, and DR..
R. 3. Ware. of Amherst; were in their
seats yesterday, after several days abb
sence.
Hon. claggat B. Jones, ex-member of
the House from King and Queen. and
secretary Of the Senatorial Reform
League in Virginia, is in the city.
Hon. George c. cabell; Jr., of Danville,
is in the city to argue case before the
Court of Appeals.
He expects to prepare and have intro
duced d bill In the Legislature, regulat-
ing the employment of children. in cotton
factories. He brings with him numerously
signed petitions from employees of his
section, praying for such legislation.
1t is understood that a bill will soon
be introduced in the Legislature charter
ing an electric railway up Cary street in
Henrico county.
1t is said the promoters of the road will
commence work at an early date, should
the charter be granted.