The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-22
MR.. ACNEN SAYS
he DIDN'T Do IT
Denies StatementofCo Col. Sum
mers as to Instructions.
DIDN'T WRITE MEMBERS
Little Expected in Legislature
To-Day.
NI0cH uEhUV NEYT WEEK
WORK HEAVY NEXT WEEK
Mr.. Fulton Vindicated by The Scnate-To
Make New Legislative aud Congressional
Districts-Gossip lizard Among
Public Men in the Lobbies.
The Fight Over the Ter
Centenary Bill.

Hon. Park Agrew, of Alexandria, inter-
nal revenue collector for the Western Dis
trict of Virginia and chairman OF the
State Republican Convention, is i'll the
city on private business, and is stopping
at Murphys.
There is no politics in my trip he
said last night, when seen in the lobby.
MIR Agnew said he was very much
amused at the alleged statement of Del
eGate Summers in the Constitutional
Convention yesterday to the effect that
he had instructed tho twelve Republicans
in that body to vote in favor of the
QuarLas- Bar rhour liquor license resolution.
so far from giving any Instructions or
even advice on the subject said Mr..
ASnew II do not recall to have ever had
any correspondence with any member OF
the convention on any public question
whatever, relating to the work. and ann
sure I never wrote a. line or said 3. word
with reference TO the QuarleS-BarbOur
resolution.
Mr.. Summers will have Il hard time
producing a letter from me on the sub
lect, as / am very certain that | never
sent any TO him or any other member
| ne continued.
Mr.. Agnew did not seem much put out
about the matter, but was rather amused
at Nr. Summers reported remarks.
The Republican leader will malNo a few
calls upon friends here to-day, and will
return TO Alexandria tonight.
It is not anticipated that either the
House or Senate will hold very lengthy
sessions to-day Many of the members
desire to leave for their homes on the
early trains to spend Sunday and there
are not a great many important meas
ureS on tho calendars.
The fight on the Bland quarantine bill
will bo continued in the House to-day.
Mr Whitehead has the floor and when the
matter comes UP he will be further heard
in opposition to the bill. II the vote by
which tho House refused to rcconlmit the
bill on yesterday IS TO be taken as an
Indication, il looks as il it will pass to-
day.
Mr.. Whitehead however, may be re-
lied llpon to fight TO the last ditch, as lie
is one OF the samest mon III the House.
Mr.. BLANK will proIalAy reply 10 the
Norfolk member and will close the de-
bate in favor of the measure.
Should it pass the House. a strong ef-
fort viii be made to defeat it before
tho Senate Committee on General Laws.
II is not likely that there will he any
! important committee meetings toedaN.
The Roads Committee of the House dc
cidCl not to meet again until Monday
and past experience has taught that II
is hard TO secure the attendance OF mem
hers upon committee meetings on Satur-
days Next week, however, Will be crowd
ed with important committee meetings.
On Monday night the ter-centenary bills
will come up for consideration before the
General Laws Committee OF the House,
and the Cation separate car bill will come
before the Finance Committee at Z. NJ
next Friday. Many of the Senate and
House committees will meet daily next
week.
The action of the Senate in confirming
the nomination Of Mr.. ]. X. Fulton as
s,,perintcndent Of schools of Grayson
county is a complete vindication OF that