The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-14
WAY IS CLEARED
FOR REAL BUSINESS
The legislature Kills Steering
Committee.
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EDWARDS PLAN is ADOPTED.
Harksdaie Cfars Pure Elections Bill!
and Senate Confirms schoolssuper-
in,enden,s Electoral Bsard for
Rappahannock = Gossip.


in,endep,s Electoral B1ard Tor
Rappahannock - Cos sip.
The General Assembly prepared the way
Ter business yesterday by adopting res
oIGtiona offered BY Mr.. Edwards in the
Hause specifying 10 what standing COM.
H.ittees the various subjects Of the Con-
eti,utIon shall be referred FOR legislative
sction. This plan Kills the steering
committee proposition and assigns the va
rious subjects TO the committees to which
they would most likely so II left TO tho
! presiding officers OF the two bodies for
reference. The most interesting assign
men; is that Of the article relating TO
corporations. which goes TO the House
pEd Senate Committees on Roads and
e General Laws, sitting jointly.
Beyond the passage of this resolution
but little business was dofse In either
branch. Mr.. Baiksdaie offered his pure
elections bill In the Senate. and that body
confirmed the appointment of Mr. James.
Ashton as superintendent, of schools for
Stafford county. An electoral board for
KaTrahapaock county was chosen and
CoioneI GsheI. on behalf of his colleagues
In the House. presented Hon. w IL
Grapcly. OF Henry. with handsome sill
= yer service IN honor OF the latterss recent
wedding Mr.. Gfavely responded in
happy manner, his fair young bride be-
ing seated beside him The two honsess
viii get down 10 business In dead earnest
BY the FIRST of next week.
Dawn ,ae set ate.
The Senate buckied down to work yes
fcrda,. ard not only that, but. eNinced
a .4., s.,FS 49,
hearty vote which followed. The body in
tends not 20 allow contrary action on the
rsri OF the House To stand In the way Of
either
The senate did graceful thing ycster-
day. After a nlaRig@8tlght or what IL
believed he wise and best, 4 yieiaNd TO
The House and with practical uraniIlitv
ADOPTED tho substitute presented u the
Iausc@fof tie Joint resolution providing d
Steering Committee.
Senator I3arksaale s9ccee1ed yesterday
in stttiag his bill t2roagh et1aping all
veterans who from neslect or accident
f.stIed to get their pensions for this year
10 do 50 if applications are presented TO
the Auditor before January LIST. Mr..
lsa.ssaaie Offered an important bill re-
Ia.ing to the election OF Judges OF cleo
Ton.
Senator Anderson. OF Richmond. offered
bill proNid4ag hon cities ard iotTns
E1tat interest to tbs. :.eoplc OF Richmond
at this time. IN view OF an agitation on
OH the same dne8sien ] is in many re-
spec:s Different nom the bill on tie same
subject affefed :3on Wednesday by Dele
gate Baker III tie House
PEeDi.t.E.l3leSo ss- n DETAII.
The. Senate began lis second days sas-
sion with prayer by Key James Y Cooig.
pastor Of the tFoge- Memorial fres,yte-
nan ChBrttfl Tie minister asked divine
blessing nton every member OF the body
AID that every act sho4td be Gone with an
eye sitsgic To- the glory ot sou and The
g.cu OF the Common wealth.
The reading ef the Journal was dis
pensea with as usual.
The secretary II the State Board of Ed
ucatlon Mi. FRANK T, Brent, sent COM
a,slsiuatinn, stating that since he adjourn
nent of the Senate the Board of I1au-
cailon8had eler;oa Mr.. James -Asl5v So
pelintcadettts OF schools Of Stafford cou:i-
~. succeeding Superintendent Mccain, de-.
ceased.s
All shaclseifora offered a joint resolu-
tfen 10 the effect THAT in the joint s-eso-
luton appointing cltctivc boards for the
EeNeral counties and tsities OF the state,
ADOPTED bs the Senate March IS. 1852, W.
l.. Yancev.J j.; Miller and Warren II. z
lfaddoN We're by a clerical error named
as the electoral board Tor I2appahannock,
Whereas no scr. PERSONS e,ise ~ me
county. and that tile senate. The House
c9ncurring. provide thai w 7. Iisddoz
be appointed on he electoral board of
Earaa hammock.
,''he senate adopted The resolution ana
Nit si,seiselford communicated ne action
t"the House
a SPECIAL COMMITTEE.
Mr. Clagtor offered. tho faila,yiac faint
resolution: ,.Ies5lvod ly Tho senate the \
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