The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-06
WORK OF BANDS
SUBCOMN|7 TEE
Are Working Hard on Corpora.
ton Article.
WILL REPORT In TEN DAYS
Jamestown Peoples Ac,ion-St. Louis
Exposition Advocates Happy-Much
Interes in Legislative waters.
Foxes Gil to rass-Gossip.
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Hon Charles T. Bland, chairman. and
his associates of Roads Committee No.
perfect the laws necessary to carry into
effect the provisions of the Constitution
relating to the government of the State
Corporation Commission.
Every morning. Afternoon and evening.
Mr. and and Messls. Lewis, Baker. OF
Chesterfield Turpin and Simmermar are
to be seen in the committee rooms hard
at work. These gentlemen are making
fine showing, too. for already the chapter
On the commission has been finished in
the rough. and the laws &c govern all
corporationos of every class.kind and des-
cription, have been drafted to a large ex-
tent.
This committee fxes the salary OF
the chairman of the commission at s4.3os
per annun. and the other two members
are t. receive $4,000 per annum.
This committee gives the commission
two clerks one of whom must hr an
expert in the making of rates for rail-
roads. and who is to receive $500 per
annun1 for his services. The assistant
clerk is to have $500 per annum and
the bailiff $3.50 per annun1. The commits
sion is allowed to have In excess Of sal
airy and expenses for office S. ooo as q
contingent fund for the serving oi
cessary expense incident the duties OF
the commission, including hotel bills when
called away on business Of the State.
This committee is also arranging IN
systematic and logical order the several
kinds and classes CO corporations making
insurance and banking Distinctive
failure for the attention Of the commits
sion. No bank examiner or Insurance
department Is required In the series OF
chapters these gentlemen are completirs;
they believing that the commission can
control these two great industries with
success. and at the same time save
money to the State and lessen the mum
Der Of o@7cehrldcrs
The number of incorporators necessary
fr the various institutions vary as to the
magnitude and class of the cornoratinu
in question the minimum ranging from
three to thirteen
In ten days or two weeks these gen
tIemen who constitute the Revision
Committee of House Roads and Internal
Navigation Committee. but with power
and authority from the General Com
r7ittee to originate and submit for the
acceptance OF the con1C'Ittee generally
such measures as they deem proven. will
bill covering the broad and important
field set out above.
Two meetings OF T;dewater Senators
ard Delegates have heen held in ths
Hall of the House of Delegates on the
afternoons of December 3rd and 4th re-
srnctivaly. Hon. S. Gordon Cumming of
Elizabeth City. was elected chairman.
md Hon c. Conway Baker. Of West
more'and secretary. The object of the
meetings to organize the friends OF
the movement. in each branch of the
General Assembly. 20 appronriate the
sum of son con for the Jamestown Ter
centenary Exposition. Committees We're
appointed at the first meeting, consist
ing of members Of the House and Sem
ate to poll the members Of each body
and report the sense of the two bodies
as to the proposed appropriation. and
committee consisting Of Senator w
W. Sale and Delegates S. Gordon Cum
ming, John N. Sebrell. and c. Conway
Baker We're appointed TO investigate the
legal questions involved in the matter
of the approximation and report the best
plan for making the appropriation.
At the second meeting the reports wero
to the effect that large number of the
Senator's and Delegates who had been
seen were favorable to the appropria-
ton.
The final report of Messrs. Sale Cum
ming, Sebre!l and Baker was not ready
and was continued to- Wednesday. the
10th. at 8 P. NJ, In the Hall OF the House
when all symnathzers from whatever
section, are invited to be present.
The ST. Louis Exposition advoca ties
won their first victory yesterday. when
the House Committee on Finance. by
al almost unanimous vote. decided to
report favorably the bill of Colonel a.
81 Bowman. OF Salem. appropria ting
$4,000 for Virginia exhibit at the great
Western show.
Strong speeches for the bill were made
by Colonel Bowman. the patron: Hon
George E. Murrell. oe Bedford. and Sen
ator S L. Lupton, of Frederick.
The bill provides that the fund shall
be under the control of the Governor
and FIVE commissioners to be named by
His ENcellency. The Commissioner Of
Agriculture is made a member ex-of7cio
OF the Board of Managers. and it is
provided that there shall be number
Of lady members to be appointed also
by His EScellency. the Governor. Mr..
Allen V. Cockrell. the Eastern agent of
the great exposition. Is here. and is
greatly rejoiced at the favorable action
upon the measure. Mr.. Cockre!l has rem
dered Colonel Bowman valuable assist
ance in lobbying for the measure.