The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-12-03
WILL DO LIT TIE
BEFORE. HOLIDAYS
Legislature is Working Through
Committees.
FOR The BIG EXPOSITION
FOR The BIG EXPOSITION
Tidswater Members to Ask 100000
for the Big Show-Want $4,000
Per Annum for Four Years.
Live Legislative GOSSIP.

Live Legislative GOSSIP.
There Is a great difference OF opinion |
to whether the Legislature will sue |
coed in accomplishing much real Woik |
before the holidays the better opinion |
appearing to be in the negative. II is |
true that some Of the subcommittee. |
notably those on finance. will be ready
to report probably this week, but then
the full joint committees will take up !
these reports and may consider them
at great length. BY next week many
members will go home and not return
until after the holidays. and 1t IS soills
to be hard to keep quorum here AFTER
the 18th. The body will likely adjourn
for Christmas as early as December Zotli'
and may not return until January ~.
Meanwhile g number Of important oltls |
will be introduced. Senator w. w. SAFE
and Hon S. Gordon Cumming. who are
preparing a congressional reapportlon-
ment bill will have the measure ready
to offer shortly They said last night
that so far as they were concerned tney
would only ask that the Peninsula De
thrown into the First District. leaving
the remainder Of the Second as al pres
ent The Mann loluor bill VIII naiu1s
come ND before the holidays, though
Senator Barksdale desires to get ae,lon
on his pure elections bill before that
time. The Campbell-Crawford matter
will likely go over and De taken up
early next year. Almost every Gay
some new and interesting bill IS pre-
sented though final action is oelns
cured upon but few SO far.
matter of vital interest to the peop!e
IS that relating to the mode of selecting
commissioners of the revenue There
was joint meeting OF the Committees
on Counties. Cities. and Towns yester-
day morning and partial argument was
heard on the pending propositions. Colo
mel Lee spoke for his bill TOR election by
the boards Of supervisors; Mr.. Lyle for
appointment of circuit judges. and Mr..
Allen for election by the people. There
IS another bill. providing for election
by the Legislature.
The committee decided to meet again
on Tuesday next at 10 o'clock. when there
will be final disposition OF the mat
ter It looks now as if the plan to ap-
point the commissioners by the Circuit
Courts will prevail though warm
fight is expected before plan is finally
renorted large number of persons
from different points Of the state are
expected here to appear before the COM
mittee on Tuesday
Hon. c. A. Woodward. of Norfolk city,
position appropriat ton bill was now in
the course of preparation and would
shortly be introduced The bill will ask
800 900 for the great show. and 1t VIII
seek to have $4,000 OF this amount turned
over to the directors each year until it
is exhausted All the Tidewater and some
of the upstate members will be named
as partons OF the measure. and 1t VIII
H., pressed with seat vigor in both
Houses The Tidewater people are in
dead earnest and will swoop down upon
the Legislature With a powerful lobby at
the proper time.
Hon. Moses NJ. Green. the humorous
member Of the House. who IS the spit
image in personal appearance Of Prince
Bismarck. and who always sees the lu-
dicrous side of every proposition, says
he is greatly bothered about his course
with reference to the Ware ant-kssing
bill u was inclined to oppose the bl
for personal reasons" said Mr.. Green
last night ''but on second thought
confess l do not know what is best to
do
LAS rule had thought the pleasure
was INDUCED in in the sanctity and
secrecy OF the parlors Of homes and 1t
has puzzled me no little to learn how
evidence against such offenders could
| be secured. but I believe I have about
come TO the conclusion that if a fellow
Is fool enough to be caught he ought
to be fined"
The Committee on Agriculture and
Mining will meet this afternoon
at o'clock to consider the Folkes bill,
designed to provide for semi-monthly
payments OF employees at mines and
manufactures. It is understood that
Judge a. a. Phlegar Of Bristol. and
other strong corporation lawyers. Will
come here to oppose the bill.
There was a conference Of the COM
r,ittee chairnen Of the Senate and House
yesterday afternoon, and the matter OF
vigorously prosecuting the work of the
hcdv was discussed at some length. It
was determined to purchase sixty volumes
OF the Pollard supplement for use Of the
committees.
Clerk Joseph Button. OF the Senate.
Yesterday named Mr.. James T. N1achen
of Fairfax clerk to one of the Senate
committees Mr.. Machen is a brother Of
Hon. Lewis II. Machen and Is most
carable man for the place assigned him
Captain ". D. Cardwe'l, the popu ar
member Of the House from Hanover. is
confined to his home with broken rib.
The condition of Captain Cardwell Is
not at all serious. and he hopes to be
back in the House in few days.