The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-19
Session LIKELY TO Be
A VERY SHORT one
Lawmakers Not Disposed to
Extend Time Long.
MEMBERS SLOW COMING
less Than a Quorum of Either
Branch Here Yet.
THE JAMESTOWN MATTER
Three Cities Want the Sheu-Riehmend TO
Make Strugsle-Session Begins at
3 O'clock To-Day-Some In.
porraut Committee Meet
ings-Legislaliye
Gossip.
The JAMESTOWN MATTER

About fifty members of the General
Assembly had arrived in the city last
night to attend the reconvenins of that
body at the Capitol this afternoon at 3
o'clock.
There was less than a quorum of either
branch here last night, but the law
makers are expected to come IN in large
numbers to-day. and by the hour Q!
assembling a large majority OF them VIII
doubtless have arrived Two things are
evident from expressions heard among
those who have arrived. One is that the
body will not remain in session long, and
the other is that there is a better feellnS
out in the State regarding the work OF
the convention.
Speaker Ryan arrived last night and is
stopping at Murphy's. He was one of
the few leading members who thought
the session would be extended for as
much as thirty days after March Ih.
The Speaker was IN fnc spirits, and
thought the booy would get down to bus
iness at once Captain Joseph E. VIII
lard. the new presiding officer Of the
upper branch, is in the city, ready 10
assume the gavel Of the Senate. He will
make no speech and there Will he no
fornalities attending his induction into
Office
GOVERNORS MESSAGE
Governor Montag gue's message is about
ready ano will be read in the two houses
this afternoon. 1t is not Il long one and
will it is believed, deal largely with
.he subject of good roads. Many Of the
JIbuse ana Senate committees will meet
and get down 10 business TO-DAY. Ilte
Roads COMMITTEES of The House VIII meet
st 10 O'Clock 10 consider the Cation selt-
i.arate street car bill, and il is likely to
cause a big fight. This committee will
shortly visit Norfolk 10 look over the
ground in regard to the proposed Nor
folk and I3erkley bridge bill and other
measures.
Many prominent members believe the
Legislature will pass the appropriation
Mills and work on other matters until
MARCH 4th and adjourn. Hon. W. r.
Duke. of Charlottesville. is of this opin-
ion. He does not sec that therc is any
acccssity for an extension of the session.
Iyr lie Cato thinks the session wlt last
:,bout four weeks from this time lion.
tico. Y Hunley IS another who does not
lelievc the session VIII be long extended,
If at ALL Many others talked the same
WAY, though the matter cannot be said
10 he definitely settled. Mr.. Wallace, OF
This CITY, will introduce Il resolution eX-
tending the session for thirty days after
March ith but il looks now as if it might
fail of adoption.
NORFOLK HAS TROUBLES.
Hon. John Whitehead came up from
Norfolk last night With him came many
prominent leaders to lobby for the Nor
folk precautionary bill. This is the mat
Ter Of most immediate Importance to
,,s,r he said, though we have many
others.
Senator Jeffrics, Sergeant Lawler, and
many other prominent seaside Democrats
arc here and will do their best to cap
lure the great show.
Chairman Hunley. of the General Laws
Committee OF the House has set no date
:s vet for a meeting to take UP the ter
centenary matter, but the Richmond peo-
7lle will meet those from Norfolk III u
lively tilt for the celebration AleXan-
dria is in the fight, too, and viii have a
t,ill III shortly.
Auother warm fight is brewing over
she Norfolk quarantine matter and 1t
win likely come UP in the House this
afternoon. The Bland bill. taking the ap-
1pnintmellt of a quarantine officer for the
district of Elizabeth River out OF the
1Iapds OF the Governor and placing 1t With
E, board is upon the House caien-
,iar Mr.. Whitehead said last night there
would lie a motion to-day 10 rcccmmit,
in orde, that the Mayor, Board of Trade.
q
lines in his city might be heard III op-
position.
DR. C. r. Vance the incumbent, and
DR. c. +. Ncwhill the health officer of
Norfolk, are here to fight the bill Dr.
I. A. Norfeet, of BeIkley, who is a cam
,lidatc for The place, is also here The
ether candidate is Or. j L. Lynch, of
Norfolk city.
Mir. Whitehead has many other meas
,Ires in his pocket besides these already
bending. One of the former is 10 allow
e. vote on tfe question of selling. liquor in
1Sralnhleton and Atlantic City Wards, in
Norfolk.
There arc all sorts of bills in contempla-
lion by members Mr.. Mathews has a
general dog law for the State, and Mr..
West has another.
Colonel Cation and others VIII pYoSent
psnsion bills. and Mr. l1unley will offer
enc TO provide that all capital punish
,nent shall be inflicted at the State prison.
Mr. Wallace VIII offer resolution re-
,.ltfng 10 the removal OF books and papers
from the garl'ct of tbs Capitoi, TO proiect
the building in case Of FIRE
PENDING MATTERS.
Some Of the matters already pending,
which will cause fights. are the two cleo
1ion contests, the appropriation bills and
The measure reapportoninG the state
into legislative districts The Mt Rogers
rnd Eastern Railroad bill is another.
r,heTe are many Grayson county people
here, including Mr.. ]. p. Perkins, prcsi-
dent of the road, pressing the measure
teraiizing the elections held in that coun-
{y appropriating Sloe,ooo 10 the new en-
serprisc.
Governor Montague viii submit II veto
,nessase To the Legislature to-day. 1T will
relate TO House bill No a, incorporating
sbe Old Dominion Investment Company,