The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-04-30
GOVERNOR /. / | ! HAS I |! !
very BUSY Day
Appoints jamestown Exposition
Commissio ners Considers
Application for Pardons.

g95 vernOr%MOulaSuof'W was quite uSysye S1:
terday. In addition to- receiving a great:
many callers and disposing Of a large
amount Of correspondence, he appointed
the Jamestown commissioners on the
part of the State, and took up a num-
Der Of official matters, his conclusions
upon some of which he will announce to-
day.
All the Jamestown commissioners are
good men and will doubtless give much
satisfaction in their new places as di-s
Nctors in the great enterprise which will
eliminate In monster exposition on
Hampton Roads in 1907 Some Of the
rest widely known among them are Hon.!
=. Taylor Ellyson, Bishop ndolph, Col
cnel q. D. Cole, Ex-senator Thomas N.
Williams and Senator S. R.sDonohoe M
Among the official matters to which
Governor Montague gave consideration
yesterday were number of pardOns,
some of which will be granted and some
re tected. o
There was little of public interest going
on at the Library.
Governor Montague appointed one
Jamestown Exposition commissioner from
es Ct, congressional district and two
from the State at large. Those
at large were recommended by
the Society for the Preservation Of Vir-.
ginia. Antiquities, and were as follows:
Fight Rev. A. M. Randolph, OF n orIolk;
Hon. j. Taylor Ellyson, of Richmond.
The district representatives are as fol-
lows:
First District. D. Cole, Fredericks-
burg.
Second District Foster Black, Berkeley.
Third Dstrict-W. S. Copeland, Rich
mond.
Fourth District-Thomas N. Williams,
ClarkSville.
Fifth District-J. II. Spencer, Martins
vile.
Sixth District-Roy 3. Smith, Roanoke.
Seventh District-N. 3. Richards, Front
Royal.
Eighth Districts. R. Donohoe,. Fair
fax.
Ninth District-w. II. Astin Abingdon.
Tenth District-W. c. Barker, M. D.,
Buchanan.
The Final Revision Committee almost
completed the consideration Of the cor
pcration ordinance yesterday
Tho next one to be considered will be
that relating to the Executive Depart
ment The work of revision and adjust
rent is exceedingly tedious. but the mem
bers are pressing it, with great earnest
ness. The arrangement of the schedule
will require several days work after the
revision has been completed.
The Board of Public works has
decided to commence the as
sessment of the railroad and steamboat
PROPERTY of the State on June 3D. A
tour of the various roads will likely be
made in the meantime.
Chairman ]. B. Doherty has returned
from Norfolk, where he witnessed
the marriage of his brother, Mr.. w. f.
i,cllertN, to Miss Evelyn Butt at $50
o'clock yesterday morning at st. Joseph's
Mr.. and Mrs. Doherty passed through
the city at 1880 yesterday on their way
North, where they will spend their
honeymoon.
Assistant Clerk of the House Thos. II.
Bigger has turned over the enrolled bills
to the printer and expects to get them
back in about a week The Acts of the,
recent assembly will be ready for distri-
button by the public printer in about
sixty days.
Strong demands are being made upon.
Hon. A. c. Braxton to speak in Char;
1ottesvil1e next Monday, when Albemarle
county will hold meeting and act on
the question of proclamation Senator,
Glass is being urged to speak in Char
lotte on the same day.
The State Board of Education Will,
probably meet this week to determine
whether the existing school contracts
shall be extended or new ones made.
The present contracts expire in July Of
this wear