The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-19
CAPITOL HAD A
DESERTED LOOK
Nearly All the Legislators Have Gone
Home.
THE WORK OF THE SESSION.
Acts to Make About 600 pa.es-Nr
Owen May Keep His Place-sen>
ator Maynard Has Resigned.
Capitol Notes.
Nearly All the Legislators Have Gone
THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

The halls of the Senate and House pre-
scented a very lonely appearance Sester-
day and the scenes about there were IN
marked contrast with those OF the pas.
three weeks.
Now and then member who had re-
NAMED in the city over Sunday would
come IN to get his mail before finally
leaving for his home, but the legislators
here Yesterday were few and far between.
Hons A. b. Fitzpatrick, Of Nelson; w.
II. Boaz, of Albemarle, and \. Il. Early,
Jr.. OF Greene, left over the Chesapeake
and Ohio at 10 o clock A NJ, while lions.
=. S. Priddy, of Charlotte, and j. j.
Owen. of Prince Edward, went to their
respective homes last night
Hon. Harry J. Ayers, of Big Stone Gap.
IS one of the few SolonS still here. and
he expects to leave to-day
Before taking his leave last night Dr.
Priddy stated that he was quite certain
Than Senator D. @. Eggieston would be
sent to the Constitutional Convention
from his county. He said a number of
his friends were anxious for him TO run,
but that he would. under no circum-
stances. be a candidate, and was very
warmly in favor of AIR. Eggleston. a
great many members of the House and
Senate We're being mentioned about the
Capitol yesterday in connection with the
convention. prominent among them being
Hon. w p. Mcfsae, of Petersburg. a
petition was circulated Saturday after
noon and numerously signed by the leg
islators, asking that the present House
pages be appointed to like positions in
The Constitutional Convention
WILL Make SIX HUNDRED PAGES.
Governor Tyler has completed the
arduous task of signing all the bills
passed at The extra session of the Legls-
lature, and they are now in the hands of
Captain ]. IL OBannon, who viii shortly
have them compiled into volume, which
VIII constitute the Acts Of Assembly,
Extra Session, 1901
There Were three hundred and forty
nine bills passed at the extra session, and
the Governor has attached his signature
to each one. Captain O'Bannon gives it
as his opinion as a rough estimate that
The acts will fill d volume of about six
hundred pages, and that it viii be COM
pleted in about thirty days.
The work. says Captain OBannon, will
be speeded as rapidly as possible. The
extra session lasted exactly tWenty-four
days, including Sundays. The last extra
session prior to this one lasted sixty
eight days, and the acts of that assembly
filled volume OF five hundred and
nfnety-two pages. This was in 1887? and
The Legislature was called here by Gov
ernor Fitzhugh Lee to deal with ques-
lions relative to the Virginia debt set
Element.
MAY HOLD HIS PLACE.
An interesting piece of political COS
sip which is going the rounds is to
the effect that in the event Mr. Swanson
wins the goyernorship Mr.. Ben. = Owen
lr, of Manchester, will be appointed as
his private secretary.
1t is reported that this is being urged
among Nir. Ovens friends in Manches-
ter and Chesterfield, in order to capture
the vote of that community for the Fifth
District congressman.
Mr.. Owen is admirably equipped for
The place and has been the very able