The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-13
FIRST BRUSH YESTERDAY
Matter Will. be Fought Over aud
Settled To-Day.
]. MARY IMPORTANT BILLS.

| Fight Over Plan of Action IS
| Settled Or. Le Cato IS
, lmprovi,g-Gossip.
I The opening day of the long extra
/ sess.on of the Legislature found the
members all at sea as to what line OF
policy will be pursued with regard to
the.work of framing statutes to con-.
form to the new Constitutions. and at
this time no one can tell what will be-
& the result. Members OF both branches
: We're hopeful last night that to-day
would develop some agreement between
L the Senate and House, the latter having
declined TO pass upon the Senate Joint
resolution for a steering COMMITTEES
{ until to-day.
/ With all the various propositions that
! are pending 1t is hard to say what the
/ House will do. but 1t win not agree to
the Senate resolution without some all
teration. Indeed. majority of the
House members seem satisfied to 90 on
In the old way and let each committee
take the b lis assigned them as In the
past. But the Senate seems to desire
that the various subjects of the Consti-
t,iticn be fe!erred by a steering, COM:
mittee to the present standing commit
tees and let the latter frame and bring
IN the measure. One of the most PRONE
lnent of the House members suggests
an entire reorganization of the stand M
committees on the basis OF wiping ouo
the present one and naming new one
to conform more strictly to the subtectn
under considerations. He pointed out that
the Comm ltree on Roads, for instance
was now dead letter. since the Legis.
lature can pass no charter bits. and he
suggests committee on corporations
instead. which shall deal with the entire
subject OF corpora tions. He thinks also
that the present Committee on Counties.
Cities and Towns should be div ded &C,
that one could take the subject OF cities
and towns and the other that of the
organization and government of counties.
In other words. inasrnuch as the sub
/ jects to be considered are Identical. he
would have the new. committees FASH
! loned after those of the recent conven-
ton But the Speaker and d number
of House and Senate leaders are op-
posed TO this suggestion. and It win
hardly pass. The battle will be renewed
in the House to-day with some faint
hope of an agreement. which viii set tho
body to work at once on its long and
i sslry task.
Hon John Whitehead. OF Norfolk. WITH
to-day offer IN the House, at the request
of the Builders Trade Councils of MA
city, bill to protect mechanics. miners.
laborers. etc, in strikes and iockouts.
Ine bill sets forth in a long preambls
that the continued friction between cap-5
itai and labor calls for some remedy.
and then the measure provides thnt ALT
: manufacturers, operators. contractors or
agents seeking to employ mechanics,
miners or laborers OF any kind to take
he y,tn <,f y. tSs
work on account of Iockouts. strikes. etc.
/ or for any cause whatsoever shall state
fully, freely and fairly to any and all
persons sought to ba employed the con-
ditions which prevail and the causes oe
such lockouts. strike. etc.
Any violation OF the above section Is
made E1tsdemeanor.5 and the punish
! nlent IS fixed at a fine OF from SO to SOD
for each offense or imprisonment IN Jail
from ten to sixty days.
i Persons employed on 4 misstatement
of facts in regard to the situation may
recover travelling expenses. board bills.
etc. from persons seeking to employ
them. The bill will be referred to- tho
COMMITTEES on Labor and the Poor.
1t is interesting to note In connection
with the present session OF the General
Assembly. which promises to be quite
protracted, that following the adoption
OF new Constitution in Kentucky sew
eral years ago. the Legislature failed to
appoint commissioner. and sat for
eighteen months adjusting the statutes
of the State In the very next election
iishe State went Republican, for the 1rst
time since the war. u member OF tnes
House observed TO a group OF his col-
!, leagues last night that ii the present ses-
son should last until the election next
fan the Virginia Democracy would bo In
Imminent danger OF fate like that
wrtcS fefeil the pay In Eentucky
The Senate is going to be a working
BODY this winter. and in many instances
@9is going to take the Initiative It began
first thing yesterday when a few minutes
af.cr the Senate was called to. order.
Judge Mann offered joint resolution FOR
the appointment OF a Steering Commit
tee to aiIot the work of the committees.
1t Is fact. whether. particularly notice-
able or not. thar si,ch men as Messrs.
Wtckham. NIcflwaine and others sprarg to
the SUPPORT Of the resolution. These are
the same men who fought so hard for the
proposed coaifying commission which
mst with such disfa.sor In the Horse It
seemed. after hearing Judge Mann's abfe
statement OF the reasons for the reae'u-
ton. that it was perfectly natural t:>at
all should support 1t. But the Horse
members at cnce fctimared that this w 81
but the revival OF the old cosifysns co-a-
m ssion the Es,,me soul In. another hotsv.
ard so far at least will have ncehing OF
Y It.
lrr. Gwynn r. Sheppe-d OF Norfolk.
secretary OF the Jamestown Centennial
Exposition Company. Is IN the city,.
stopping al Narphy.s. EIe and General
Lee. the president OF the exposition conl-
pany. Are here In the EFFORT to secure
from the General Assembly an appro-
pristian of not less than S,00.0O0. contif.
toned upon the raising of million n 4
the exposition COMPS NY. This one milliGA
must be raised by January I 1904, but -
difficulty IS apprehended in this wha
4 the State shall have made an approurta.
tior the national government Is exrectsa
and will be asked to appropriate . hard
some sum for the exposition pEotect.Th
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