The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-02
COMMITTEES ARE
HARD At WORK
Selection Of Commissioners OF
Revenue Up To-Day.

The feature Of to-day in legislative
| circles promises to be the consideration
by the joint Committees on Counties.
Cities and Towns Of the various modes
which have been suggested for the
choosing of commissioners Of the reve-
nue. provided the matter shall not De
ostponed in order to allow pc. sons 10
/ come here from other sections OF the
/ State to be heard. Senator Lyle, OF
Roanoke. will move postponemeht, as
he desires some of his constituents TO
be heard on the matter, which IS Vi,dl
to all the people of the State. mum
her OF bills have been introduced in ooth
houses, out Of which the committee VIZ
doubtless frame some satisfactory
| scheme. The convention left the matter
to the Legislature, with the proViso Oi,a.
should the commissioners be CHOSEN w
a vote OF the people they siiou'u not o0
| eligible to reelection ,,,
The work of the LEGISLATURE, VIZ l.'
| NOT showing up to advantage yet, VIII
do 81 shortly, as great many OF INC
( committees are making great prosl eSs
with their labors. Chairman soaz, o.
+he House Finance Committee, hopes "
be able to report to the House ps s..e
! and of the present week. and sooo pio
| greSs IS being hdue ny
sI1bco1nn1;ttees ,,r,-s
o,3o NJ the most interesting hearings
- he had iris week will be that on the
Tn,1,as labor bill lo:morro" al iel 'ioon a.
! n.ciock before the House Co1i'ale zee
! an Agriculture and Mining INC -.
| provides for se1nl-nohtliis ,,,ar,fac-
pi+,, en7Dloves at mines and taalio,ae
| -ri-,e, INSTITUTIONS and is on the iiiis
~ tbat offered by Mr.. Foihes 20 ca
~ co1n,,issa-ie= and company stores.
up n eu,e,s' Mathews of Accomac. does
| ~. ,,bjul so much Of DR.. Wares klsslhS
hin He does not believe 1t VIII ever
/ mass ether body. He sad that N 1irst
| h. thought, like many others, ''la'
| XII, WI more of joke than anychins
~ III, ,,.+ hos been assured by DR.. Ware
| that he was never more serious IN ms
,i.a He did not think that such thing
| re srbiect for legislation. He 10
~ ware he had heard that ladies in
Richmond were already Organizing Win
v.aw to opposing the bill. He meant
this as a joke bat Dr.. Ware took 1t serl-
! ouslv and was much surorlsed. he dld
not think ladies liked TO kiss
Dr. LIE cato. the Senator from Acco-
mac. ACCOMPANIED by his wife is ex-
nected to start for Richmond TODAY He
will get here TONIGHT or tomorrow.
Mr.. Mathews has engaged a room for
III. Senator at the New Fords.
Dr.. Le Cato was paralyzed some tire
! ago and while he is great deal
better. he has never fully recover
ed the use of his arm and leg.
| and walks with some Difficult Y.
lille some fear it viii be iraprudent for
him to try to do any work at this line.
he does not see why he may not recover
as andy here as al home and IS anxious
to be Of service to his constituents
and the State. DR.. Kel'am. his ph-si-
/ clan. is here now and said last night
that the last time he saw Dr.. LIE Cato.
which was few days ago, he was out
driving.
Senator Lvle IS expected 70 introduce
to-day bill providing p State examining
| board for plumbers. It is the belief of
the Roanoke Senate that many men
are now engaged in the plumbers bust
ness who are not sufIcien.Iy acquainted
with their work to protect TIE haalth of
the citizens. He proposes a board which
1! shall examine every person who expec
to do practical plumbing The pronossd
measure is likely to attract a good deal
Ct attention
The House Committee on Asylurns an
The House Committe. on Asv'nme aud
| Prisons ret ve-.~~6ov ond a--of-.osI
t'e fo'l0wt-g bcomn.i tees % d, It
| the two main subjects 10 De treated by
+! the BODY:
or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Newhouse,
Edwards. TonAv. George c. Bland. Har-
| ran. and Hoffman.
| On State HOSPITALS for the Insane
| Messrs. Wo-e saead, George, Lyell
| Lassiter and Huff
ar Leake Of c1oochIand. yesterday
| offered in the House a bill providing
| the Torrens svetem for ragistarinr land
! III Virginia. The bill is practically
| cory Of the NaSea chu==tts law with
| such changes as to conform to the pro-
| visions Of the new Constitution. The
| r-Incinle has ALREADY been presented to
| the Legisla ture at former sessions.
Hon r. S. B'ackburn Smith, of Cl-rto.
| Offered in the House a bill DESIGNED to
| maize the enticins awav OF servants
! rcnterS. etc. nnisdeneanor. punish
| al>1e with fine. It was offered IN the
! INF ernst Of persons WHO have difficulty
! n leenIng servants and tenants on
| count 81 oe~eons enticirg them to leave
! =, 80 elsewhere
| Fon a NJ Organ. me-ber OF tire
| House from Dirwi6die, who has been
J ~Yok at his hor>e sirca tia nxtra session
| hter1,n, ca-,a IN last night and was
warmly received nv his colleagues.
ONE KILLED: ONE WOUNDED
Man Who Did the Shooting Fled in His
fi-Lf Ctothae.