The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-14
PLAN COULD BE IMPROVED

Members Talk for Corporation Com
mittee instead of Cumbersome Joint
Body as al Present-Exposition
People After Money-Notes
The legislative situation was cleared up
to some extent yesterday by the adoption
of Mr.. Edwards resolution assigning the
sections Of the new Constitution to the
various standing committees OF the tw 0
houses. but some members do not think
now that this was the best thing to do.
It amounts to but little, II any more than
the execution Of the rules Of the body.
requiring officers TO pass upon oils to
their proper committees. No new com
mlttees were created. and this is regard
ed as great mistake Especially is this
true OF the matters relating TO corpora
tons. This section is referred To the
Joint Committees on General Laws ana
Roads anu Internal Navlga ton. and the
membership OF al lOOtS up 81
The work of the session will not be-
gin in earnest before next week. If then.
ana a long siege of arduous labor stanus
staring the members III the race. The
two bodies Will likely take a recess 60
day until noon on MONDAY
1t is evident that those who favor an
appropriation for the St Louis EXPOSE
ton from Virginia are going. to make a
brig fight before The Legislature
Il Mr. "A. Y. Cockreli. the Eastern repre-
sentative of the great fair. has been here
for several days. and last night Mr.. c..
W. Compton, Of Roanoke, who has the
matter directiy&in charge. arrived and is
registered at Murphy,s. Hon "A. NJ Bow
man. OF Salem, who was the patron Of a
measure introduced at the last session,
and who is leading member OF the
House Finance Committee. has not yet
arrived, but will be here in time to take
UP the matter early next week. General
Lee favors LIBERAL appropriation, as
does Commissioner koner and number
OF othsr prominent VirSinians.
The House Committee on Printing and
Binding met yesterday afternoon and
opened bids for printing tho various
volumes issued by the State. They were
all rejected bcca use they were ali too
high, and others will be asked at once.
TIE total percentage of increase for next
year as compared with this is 1921.
There is a great fight ahead over the
matter of reapportionng the State into
congressional districts and the battle
against the measure vii: be led by tho
members from the First District One
of them said yesterday that the battle
was on. and would be prosecuted to the
bitter end.
The House Committee on Finance will
hold its first meeting of the present SEES
sion this morning TO consider Mr.. Card
wells pension bill and some other mat
t.ers tiat are pending. MS is one of
always does it's work in a most thorough
manner.
The presentation of q bridal present to
Hon. w II. Gravely by his colleagues
IL the House was one of the happy in
cidents of the opening days of the ses-
sion. and was greatly enjoyed by all pres
eut. Mr.. Gravely is serving his second
term in the House and is very popular
with his associates.
Hon. John Witch sad, of Norfolk yes
tesday presented in the House a bill di-
recting the Auditor Of Pubic Accounts
TO pay to the Board of Managers of the
Home for Needy Confederate Women
the 5000 appropriated for this pur-
pose at the former session. The Audi
tor declined to pay the money on the
ground that the Legislature did not In
tend that it should be used for the pur-
pose of buying a new lot. but to help
construct a building on the present site.
Mr. Whitehead says it was the intent
of the body That the money should be
used for the best interests Of the Home.
A number of the members OF the Senate
are arranging to spend he winter IN Rich
mond. bringing their families with them.
One of these is Hon. D. G. Tyler.
Of Charles City. Mr.. Tyler will live at
Christmas, If not before. will be Joined
Lamb called upon Mr.. 1eler yesterday.
and the two old-tlme friends had long
chat together.
Mr.. Haskins Hobson. Jr.. OF Powhatan
county, who narrowly missed the nominal
ton for the Judgeship OF Powhatan and
Cumberland counties. was on the Senate
floor for a short while yesterday. Mr.
Hobson. like his father, is fond OF the
game OF politics. and is beginning to take
an active part in the political doings Of
his county.
Second Auditor Dew is rushing his re-
port to get It on the desks of the mem
bers OF the General Assembly He sent
1t to the printers some time ago. and
was promised it Monday last, but he is
still disappointed. He states, however.
that gis figures and representations Will
show the States finances to be in first
class condition
Mr.. Harry B. owen, former enrolling
clerk of the tHuse. has been transferred
by Clerk Williams to the position OF
reading clerk and hereafter will be at
the Speakers desk In the body. Mr.
Owen possesses especial QuaIiflca tons FOR
his new work.
Judge w. S Gooch. OF Louisa. goes into
the enrolling room to take his old place,
which Col. Bigger used to say he could
fill in the most admirable manner.
CAPTAIN a o. Sullivan. the veteran
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