The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-09
SESSION WILL BE LONG
Way Last fIom Six to Nne
Months.
BILLS TO BE INTRODUCED
Governor Montague 10 Send No Formal
Message, but HIS Nominations for
Corporation Commissioners
Are Looked for With Great
ln,erest-Help Frame
finance Statutes.
Finance Statutes.


1tterest-Help Frame
finance Statutes.
TIE third session OF the Legislature OF
1902 viii be called at noon on Mednes-
d;,y next. by Lieutenant Governor
Willard in the senate and Speaker John
+. Ryan IN the iiorse.
ci,rls Button. OF tne Upper Branch. and
r.legk @illalns. OF tne lower, are already
OH the sIotnd. and the TWO halls have.
beeileIenasated and put in order for the
.statesipe.4, many OF whom will arrive
here BY tomorrow night.
The General Assembly comes at this
,inc under n provision of the schedule
OF the recent Constitutional Convention
augmented BY a proclamation from Cow
.4flor Montague, conyenins the members
10 adjust the statutes OF the State IN con-
iar.lJiy VIII the rev ORGANIC law. Iiae
probable length OF the session is various
ly estimated ut from six to ng1e months,
bgtit8is beyond mortal ken TO dfslne how
mach time the great work will require.
There is much 10 be done; more, peFilaPs,
,IIiF any Legislature OF Virginia ever had
before IT. and now long it viii take no one
knows.
IileYa viii be a new member OF the
stsfIata and one OF the House. Hon Don
p lialsiey OF Ignchburs, succeeds Con-
;yressnlan Carter Glass In the upper
branch and a new man comes from Car
roll to take the seat left vacant in the
House by Iion. Al. licPeak tttep1 resign
cd. but neittler his name nor his pohucs
e il jls1owfl here The seat OF Dr.. h. r.
3% Mclean lIsep.9, of MecklenhnrS, who de-
cI1lad to sake the oath to support the new
Constitution, viii, doubtless. be declared
Vacant on The ground that he hoids
Federal Office emolument, which IS IN
conflict with the new Constitution of the
State
Tie air is full Of r-uinors as to what
NAV he done by the body. but it is all
n rlse.uter Of speculation. The Campbell
Crawford case Will be brought up, IT be
Ing pending at present, but the better
opinion seems 10 be that II will be dis-
missed. Tllere Is talk of bringing up the
old CONGRESS- onal reapportienment matter
again but tits not believed IL can ever
na5ss ii, tile form in which it was vetoed
ty the Governors
,Ihe contest of Lambert and Bbb VS.
Wl,itehead and Woodard for seats IN
.tfIa House f,o,,1 Norfolk city is pending
before the Elections Committee, but here
lis no foundation for the belief ttatit Will
no pressed
ALL Is CHAOS.
The fact that the Legislature refused
TO name commission to cndify the
lnv,s IN vacation leaves the boyd all at
sea assto WHARF TO begin with It's work
though II is said thai . groa. many bills
have been prepared by individual mem
bcrs.
hili placing restrictions upon the salci
81 inteXisatinE liquors Will be offered by
y isiGliinofld member and a nun3ers 81
1,ronerts- TO cities and towns have been
rlf,gared,
aator# Ard erson VIII pr IS his hiil re,
tuiltiug that#tii next Constitutional Cons
sgi45an 14c given 5ilssfsacto ons s,y fAl'e ~ o.
fsle wllen calling tile same as to frocla-
a1ation or sttbnliSs Ion, and th!s# VIII uoNpt-
IS less catise "a fight.
1t tsswill he III the form of an a1nendmenl
t6 she present Constitution and Wlll have
,e6,sass TWO l.sSislatures and pc Suntnlt-5
tcs 10 the people
I}it there are doubtless thousand
s,sI4rnes &, the ,lli5ls cf vaIiols mem
bGrs swsliell do not rc.ate to TIE real Work
for which the body was called. An ID
eli,lona3 gnpropriation Will be asked Tor
;lle peIttintiBIy re tuilaing scheme. ana
a ahl.ndiea bills relstine g Q her otate
matters VII! he introduced
Nisll4l. SEND NC. .Nll1SS4aG
Governor Montague will hardly SEND
n@s Formal message TO the body, iils
SjgsIvs3 DEf1ltcGs questions
icen communicated at length ana are
wts8 lsna1yn 10 the members. His nist
rntf sase MIL likely zacnatali MS ao5illIa
Tiers fai the now Cori9o-:tti tio,a selninissloH
n; iba ieFsonftl OF which the people are
80 5Fecsav interested al this time.
4 gaalterS OF great Importance Wtllch
VIII coll4e5 ;lp rs soon as the new circuit
3uGReS, nominated AT tlie last session q r.
eleetea MI he the Gtoaring OF these sol
ice.'s !lstaA classes With reference TO then
terms. rhe lep;as VIII be for two. TOUR.
siS sltla Ai!sft 5Scars aud of course every
one wants get III the long term groul,
Hon. ~ Il l2laz and Senator INeeZeii
WHO We're heading members of the Finance
COMMITTEE ~ the Convention and who
hold siiiii9af ssiellraests on be CORES.
ponding commit tees OF the House and
selsafe have ne aouh; given much though;
10 the former and VIII likely come i,r's
pared 10 present some tangible scheme
AS! 10 car,I1oraSians. tie matter is in Its
'..S FROM TIE GROUND Up
The .h9is fahlic must be newly con.
strlrted from the ground #Sup and viii
require tlae utmost care and long hours
Of hard stQds 4 the new Corporation.
f,nrt.r4sston is 10 be made Il success
the legislature must frame. statutes Civ
ine ii proper scope and powers and III is
sstid thai much lobbying viii so on in
the3 interest of the corporate institutions
before the committees having charge OF
i,e what, committees will be assigned
rms work Roads and s enrral Laws have
ahs..l,S suggested and again Il is said that
new body viii be constructed 10 be known
as he Gorporsa,ttio,,aa I IN @ somnlttee. Action
,pa Houses however. If there is any
nsw departure. BIN which will canse
q iltsht In all probability Is that which
se,,;st Or Barksdaae, OF Halifax. Will Of
,erto bring about prrer election method.
d, .a,e state and Mr.. Barksdale says he
VIII meke II warm for all those who
annose Ills measure. BY tomorrow night
q sp' great many members will be here.
.ho,ich q quorum Of the two Houses Will
hardly be evident before. Tuesday night.
a long and stormy session as predicted
and the whole State is looking TO the
s..sa,- tr. do its work in "a thorough aud