The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-23
LEGISLATURE TO
EXTEND SESSION
That Matter Seems Pretty Well
Settled.
TO BE A HEAVY WEEKS WORK
All Sorts Of Important Committee Meetings.
!. Ter-sentenary Matter To>hlorrow
NIght-Thc Separate
Car Bill.

It did not take the General Assembly
return here. Tho first few days were de-
voted largely to the introduction of new
matter and to mapping out plans for the
consideration of the great quantity Of
bills that are now pending. There seems
to be no question that the session will
be extended for thirty days after March
4th wnen the regular session Will expire
by constitutional limitation, and with that
tacit understanding all sorts OF meas
llreS have been presented. The most inn
portant matter requiring early attention
is the appropriation OF money for public
expenditure during the present fiscal
year, and bills having this for their OBJ
ject are now being considered by the
Finance Committee Of both houses.
In accordance with the Constitution, the
State is to be reapportioned into leg1sla-
tive and congressional districts. Meas
ures looking to these ends are now
pending before the House and Senate
committees. Both questions are likely to
cause much discussion, and politics and
the personal ambitions of politicians will
enter into their consideration.
The bills mentioned are among the few
WHOSE passage DIT Tie plSSSI.L SCSSicli -
made man6a tory by the Constitution, but
SO great is tho pressure for the consid-
Grafton OF both general and local legislu-
ton that it has become evident that the
session will be extended without pay to
to the members. Mr.. Wallace. the patron
OF the extension resolution, will call it UP
early this week. and has assurances of
support from enough members to adopt it.
z It will unquestionably be coacurred in by
the Senate.
A heavy week work has been mapped
out for most of the important House and
Senate committees. During the sessions
yesterday the clerks OF the two branches
announced meetings covering almost ev-
cry day during the week, morning, after
noon and night. There is APPARENTLY
greater activity on the House than on the
Senate side in this matter, however.
The Roads Committee starts out to.
morrow morning at 10 o'clock with the
further consideration of the Cation sep
arate street car measure. and its disUosi
tion VII reruire several DAYS. The stree
car employees will, it is understood, assist
their employers in fighting the bill. Mr.
Bowman presented in the House yester-
day resolutions from those in ROANOKE.
city asking that the bill be not passed
Others are expected in this week Colo
mel eaton will make game fight for his
BILL and It's passage will be stoutly re
sisted by all the street car interests in the
State.
The Ter-Centenary hills have been SET
for hearing by the House Committee on
General Laws in the Senate Chamber at
Sis o'clock tomorrow night. While AL
exandria viii probably have bill before
f1foE f,r>1y Inc ~nof fob e., Ia
bration will be between Richmond and
Norfolk. Hon. Charles NJ. Wallace and
Senator George Wayne Anderson will
have charge of the debate for the former
and Messrs. Whitehead, Sale, Lawless
and Jeffries will be in charge Of the Nor
folk side. Hon. H. r. Pollard, who drew
the Richmond measure, will probably
be one Of the speakers In its favor, and
there will be others representing various
organizations here NORFOLK and the
Tidewater will send up scores of their
best orators. and the fight will fairly
soristie with interest from start to finish.
The seaside people have the start on
Richmond. but the Iatter,a advocates