The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-08

the Senate repeating the companion meas
ures passed by the regular. session OF tue
Legislatures last winter-incorpcra tue
Richmond and Washington Air Line Rail
road and providing for the sale OF the
States interest in the Richmond. Fred
cricksburS and Potomac Railroad unds:
certain conditions. 1t is understood that
the bills will be favorahly recommended
as many of the members of the commit
tee are favorable to such q course. ana
it was stated on good authority last nlsht
that the incorporators of the Richmond
and Washington Air Line were favorable
to the passage of the repeal bills.
There was another Joint meeting of the
Senate Committee on Fish and Game and
the House Committee on Chesapeake and
its Tributaries yesterday afterroon TO
further consider the bill for the protee-
ton of seed oysters. recommended by
the Virginia Oystermens Association
After hearing several speeches on the
BILL Messrs. Hunfey. Cardwell and Ior-
dan, of Nansemond, were appointed a
subcommittee to perfect bill along the
lines indicated by the association. with
certain notifications. and report same 70
another joint meeting of the two commit
tees to be held at o'clock this after
noon.
There will be a big fight in the House
next. Monday when the question OF
whether there is Il vacancy III the office
cf Second Auditor comes up at room as
a special order. Captain r. s Parks, OF
Page is expected to lead the struggle Tor
the adoption of the majority report OF the
Committee for Courts of Justice, which
holds that there is no vacancy. while
strong leaders will contend for the mi
ncrity view.
The friends of Judge Dew express the
utmost confidence that the majority re-
port will be adopted, and that their man
Will remain in office untn January /, is"Z-
Meanwhile Mr.. Dupuy's friends are very
active in his interest, and the pattle
premises to be a pretty one.
There are at least three members OF
the House who. thoush they have seen
n great deal of the world, have never
tasted whiskey. They are Hon T. C.
Jordan, of Frederick; Hon. r. S. Powell.
OF Brunswick, and Hon. ~ s. Priddy OF
Charlotte. DR.. Powell was speaking OF
the coincidence YESTERDAY, when one oil
his colleagues suggested that he take Il
drink for curiosity The genial member
replied that he was too old to learn new
tricks.
Messrs. r. b Chatfln C Co, real estate
agents, had laid on the desks of the iesis-
lators yesterday IL petition aSkingithat an
appropriation Of Sio,1G0 DC made to the
Department of Agriculture for the pur-
nose of inducing homs-seekerS from the
North and West to settle II Virginia. and
purchase the unoccupied lands in differ
ent sections of tts State IL is not prop
able that any action will be taken along
this line at the extra session.
DR.. r S. Powell. Of Brunswick In re-
ferring last night to a paragraph Wllch
apDeared in The Times OF YESTERDAY 20
the effect that he was again learning 10
speak the language Of the tribe, sand
he had always been a Simon pure Dem
ocrat, ard had never voted any other
ticket He said he hoped the Constitu-
tional Convention. for which he was DAILY
toiling. would bring about sueh reforms
as would put the State soyernmsnt on
Old fashioned Democratic principles ana
give tone and character TO the old com
monwealth for all time.
Hon. r WeIden Berry, former 1nemoSE
of the House from Stafford and NlIl3
George, and Hon. J. A. Dupuy, eN-Juttse
of the Roanoke Circuit, are IN the c-sy
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