The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-05
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MEWS & BOYS'OLIzH7ZERS
she will attempt to reach out far beyond
her present limits.

last night In joint session and organized
O. Pages Club. Emmett 3. Faison, of
Portsmouth, was made president; Page
Johnson. of Culpeper vice-president;
Willie Hughes, secretary, and Norvell
Atkinson, treasurer. A set of bylaws
were adopted. One Of the provisions IS
that any member caught in false
hood shall pay 5 cents fine. 1t is said
that the pages are set Of truthful boys,
and the treasury is not expected to over
flow from this source. Meetings will be
held on Monday and Friday nights.
Hon. John Whitehead, chairman OF
the Committee on Banks, Currency and
Commerce, has fixed tomorrow at I
o'clock p. M. as the time for taking up
Mr.. Fo1l1es' bill creating the office of
bank commissioner for the State.
All persons interested in the bill are
requested to be present. The bill pro-
vides that the commissioner. with the
Governo- and Attorney-General, shall
have joint jurisdiction and control over
all banks chartered by and operating in
this State, also aover 5aNings banks, CO.
operative tnnking associations, trust,
title insurance, guarantee, surety ana
indemnity companies, and all other com
panies of similar character.
at least twice a year he is compelled
to make complete examination OF
every bank and other institutions sub
ject to his supervision, and all bank
and other Institution: officials are re-
CURED to give him full access TO thelr
books, etc. ~. fs=ssE
The joint commission appointed to
meet. a simi,nrao.lc from the Maryland
Legislature to adjust the oyster lands OF
the two States met last night and or
ganized by the election of Senator c. II.
Walker AS chairman and S. Wilkins
Mathews secretary. The body voted to
invite DR.. LIE Cato to accompany the
members when they meet the Maryland
commission. The secretary was directed
to correspond with the Maryland body
and find out where and what time it
would suit them to meet. It is probable
that the meeting will be held shortly at
Old Point.
Mr.. Thomas Jefferson Randolph, Of
counsel of Messrs. Whitehead and
Woodward in their contest to retain
their seats in the House from Norfolk,
is in the city. Mr.. Randolph had heard
of no compromise, and said lie supposed
the case would come up next week or
never 1t is still the better opinion IN
political circles however. that it will be
The special Joint committee to frame a
bill to carry out the recommendations OF
the Penitentiary Commission has been
named and will met at o'clock this af-
ternoon to take the matter up. The COM
mittee on the part Of the House is COM
posed of the following members: Messrs.
Newhouse, 6. C. Bland, Lasslter, Toney
and Hartman. Messrs. LIE Cato and Clay
tor are among those named in the Senate.
The bill will be ready for presentation in
a. few days.
The Committee on Public Institutions
and Asylums and Prisons will go to Pc
tersburg tomorrow to inspect the State
institutions there. Some day next week
the two bodies will go to Williamsburg
and Hampton While in Williamsburg
the matter of rebuilding that portion of
the Eastern Hospital recently destroyed
by fire will come up.
There will be a joint meeting of the
Senate and House Finance Committees
in the Senate chamber tonight at
o'clock to consider the appropriation bills.
Representatives Of many Of the State
Institutions are expected to be present
and put in their claims for appropr!a-
TONS Drs. Benjamin Blackford, of Staun-
ton, and L. S. Foster, of Williamsburg,
are already here.
The Senate Finance Committee yester-
Gay morning unanimously recommended
the increasing of the salary of peniten-
tlary surgeon. DR.. Charles v. Carrlngton,
! to the sum of $1,000.