Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-04
IN CAPITOL CORRIDORS.

William c. Darlington. a travelling
salesman for the "Wah-Wah' Tobacco
Company is in the city to-day. He
travels West Virginia. Tennessee, Ken
lucky Maryland and Ohio. He reports
business as good all over his territory.
He vas on the floor OF the senate a short
while.
Colonel John T Bowcocl and j. R.
Eeuper. of Augusta were on the floor Of
the senate yesterday.
Colonel r. E. Eoykin, of Isle of Wight,
was greeting his old associates on the
floor of the senate yesterday.
William l. Jordan. Of Halifax, former
State senator. is in the city. He was
visitor to the senate.
Mr. T. w Whitaker. member of the
bar of Lvnchburg was on the floor of
the house yesterday.
Dr. George r. Snead. the member from
Princess Anne. was in his seat yesterday.
He has been detained at his home by
reason of illness.
James T. Machen, of Fairfax, has been
appointed a Senate committee clerk by
Clerk Button, of that body.
The contest of Lambeth and Bibb VS..
Whitehead and Woodward, from Norfolk
city. will be heard by the committee of
the House on Privileges and Elections
next Tuesday at Alp. NJ. All the parties
are Democrats, the contest growing out
of a factoIlal fight. Messrs. Whitehead
and Woodward are the sitting members.
1t is expected that bill proposing to
require the electric railways to operate
separate cars or compartment cars for
the two races will be offered at the prees-
ent session Its fate is almost certain
defeat.
The House yesterday passed by, at the
request of the patron, Mr.. Heermans, the
bill on the calendar which was an amend
ment to the Mathews dog law passed last
session The effect of the amendment Is
to subject the operation of the gen
eral law those counties which has spe-
repealed Dog laws cut large figure
at every session. The Mathews bill is
the most effective measure yet tried.
Mr. Powers, of Caroline, rising to
question of privilege, yesterday inquired
as to the legislative status of the anti
kissing bill. offered by DR.. Ware, OF AM
herst Mr. Ryan, the bachelor speaker OF
the House, ignored the inquiry, however
or did not seriously entertain 1t.
The friends Of the Jamestown Tercen-
tenary Exposition are getting down to
work now, and will in a few days offer
in both houses the bill asking an appro-
priation of 100000 for the exposition,
payable $4,000 per year for four years.
The bill will be passed. but with probably
q reduction or the apprOpTlatlOl
The St Louis Exposition bill asking for
$50, 600. is expected to pass Colonel Bow
man, the patron of the measure, was
absent from the session yesterday, but is
expected back to-day, after which the
bill will be pushed vigorously. Mr.. Allen
V. Cockrell, the eastern representative
of the bill, is in the city and is doing
good work for the measure Some appro-.
prlat!on will certainly be made to secure
a Virginia exhibit at the fair.
Mr. Stcarns of Newport News, has been
working overtime recently, judging from
the number of bills he has offered this
week, no less than nine or ten. most OF
them by request Several of these relate
to the mayoralty, the enlargement or ex-
tension Of his powers, and his exemption
from liability to suits for SANDER or libel.
One of those offered yesterday confers
certain powers and adds to the functions
of grand juries. One requires the ponce
Justice TO mako reports of fines within
thirty days, and another requires tho
grand jury to inquire whether such re-
ports have been made.
Senator w. w. Sale, of Norfolk, mas
presented a bill which is n substantial
revival of the old Wharton law. which
was designed to prevent combinations by
insurance companies to fix rates. the
bin will hardly be reported, and 1t So
it has very small chance Of passage.