The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-06
IT WILL BE IN
SUNDAYS TIMES.

OCIINDA /
year just ended. 1t. viii. of course be
! amended, but. no very pig fight over Its
/ final adoption is anticipated
/ Speaker Ryan expects to- announce his
| committees shortly, and Their, the real
| work On the appropriation bill viii be-
| gin. A resolution is now on the table In
! the Senate defining what legislation may
! Be gore into at the short session. 1t was
I presented by Mr9W-ickham, and was not
! called up yesterday on account of his
+! absence.
AS soon a. the appropriation bills are
! passed and the vote is counted and the
! oticers elected it is thought that the
/ matter Of an early adjournment Win be
| taken up and considered.
]. There was 4 pretty fsht in the joint
| Democratic caucus last nisut after the
| nomination OF State officers wa, com
| pleted between the Montague and Dud-
| lew forces for Judge Of the county courts
Of Elizabeth City and Warwick counties.
| Hon s. Gordon Cumming, of hampton,
the Montague leader. moved to get into
| 4 nomination Tor that position. Objection
was made by Hon. L. P. Stearnes. Of
Newport News, and Chairman Boaz ruled
that it would require unanimous consent.
as the body was. called for the specific
purpose OF naming state officers, A mo-
ton was made to adjourn and was voted
down on roll-call by large majority,
tha Montague people voting no
Mr.. Cumming then moved that when
the caucu, adjourn it adjourn TO meet
tonight at o'clock for the purpose or
setting TIE contest.
The chair ruled this motion out OF or
der, AID the body finally adjourned with
cut dsy.
TIE vet. by which the caucus refused
Ar.t to adjourn va. taken by n,nJ IS
a fair test Of strength between MI Mon
taSue and Judge Dudley, and he friends
OF the former gentleman say they ".sl
experience no difficulty in getting an
ether meeting for early next week and
that they will win out
1t Is said that judge Dudleys TRENDS
do not desire an election at thu, Scott
session, and that If they can stave the
matter off their man can strengthen ms
lines for the struggle when it finally
comes Meanwhile he will hold the once.
Senator D. Gardiner Tyler and Hon. l..
p stearnes have charge Of the Dudley
force. The contest is one OF great IN
1.re.t to the people OF the Peninsula.
c,,t,in N. D. Cartlwell. of Hanover.
suggests plan for putting the ne" Con-
) ,titut,on into effect when it shall nave
been completed, which seems to be pop
Mar mi. Il is that the Legislature snail
.t,v her. but a short while now; that in
case the Constitution Is proclaimed l.
.h,u return for about thirty days mex
anri1r and appoint a commission to re-
Wis. and codify the statutes in CONFORM
Il sity with the ner organic law. ana af1er
the commission ha, been set 1alriE 10
work to take a second recess and tnen
come back next fall OF winter and r.
| - h. HrY a.
revise it and dc whatever else may be
found necessary. Neither Captain card
we'll .or his colleagues take very xlnoiS
"a the proposition that the convention
,npe,nt the commission, but they want
X to be the creature OF the LeSlslatufe'
they believe the convention Will nave
finished it. work when it completes the
new organic law.
tn. r,,plic will no doubt remember the
n-ht last session between Nor1oik eno
. Portsmouth, over the quarantine Dill IN
PRODUCED by Hon Charles L. Blanc, OF
Portsmouth.
The fact. are th,t there !. quara htl'l K
district dt the Elizabeth River. COM
: u...d or III. cite. Of Portsmouth. Nor
fork and Norfolk county. There IS aise
quarantine medical odncer for that ais,
trict Who has heretofore been APPOINTED
, by the Governor.
M. Bland say, that the Governor
should not be called upon TO appoint al
: of.cer who receive. no compensation
from the State but whose whole suppor
-, ..1.v and EXPENSE falls upon the con,
i ,o,.,ttie, mentioned. He says 1t IS 10
cal ao1c. of great Importance. and snouie
-. controlled absolutely by local, autnor'
! ;tv. such authority as the ocarautine
Commission being in /. position 10 Ano"
ali the conditions surrounding the ap'
5ntm-nt, the standing OF the pnyst'
! efar. his knowledge Of quarantine 1nait'
, and the science OF snenislne - :.
Under the Bland DILL the Office Is &C
,,t.rnate every four ye,r, between IN.
. ! cir1,. ~ Portsmouth and Norfolk, from
March IL. 1902. .NertoiS holds the posi-
ten now.
. Som. Senators are not altogether saus
fed with the anticipated compositioli %
: tn. Senate standing com - :,
stated on no les, authority thah thdt ~
, ,-,>robers of the Senate and the Consei
t1Itio1.l Convention that prc:nineH
,.,d.r Of the former body asserted oitet
!. before the Legislature assenDi.o. anc
since for that matter, that at al haLaie >
). the Senate must be organized on INC
hostile to the new State administration
r i. -urther alleged that in conformity
= with tiki. idea the new Steering commit
: fee which practically names the senate
standing committees. is of an eveF"hein
. ing anti-administration eor,PleAloa.
' : Ore OF the prominent leaders on th'
s,nst. side Of the LesisIe tura said las
n;.ht that il Ma. probable that tia JON
session of the two bodies would be MAJ
in a few day. to count and certify "a
: vote east in the recent election FOR Gov
r .rnsr and Lieutenant-Governor. T.s'
3 law fixes ms day for thi. Formally. ou
. It must ne gone through with before tn
: adjournment for the holidays The mat
5 ter Is largely formal. The Senate come
f over and sits in joint session with th'
! Heu.e. and q joint committee is nance
! by the bodie. to count and report th'
| vote.