The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-29

General Assembly Likely to Trans
act Little Business To-Day.
GOSSIP ABOUT Til. MEMBERS
some are Coming in aid Some Goirg
Home Ua,i' After sundayzlAoth-
ing 10 Be Done Until Com
rn.ttses Report.

1t is exceedingly doubtful If either
house of the General Assembly have a
puOrQ,n to-day. The Senate had but
pinctcen members present yes,e. day. and
the House CT Delegates but hfty-one.
one OF the members Of the House aeid
lasi night chat he knew OF several mem
bers gong away. but not one who came
in. The SESSIONS to-day at best are ex-
pectca TO be Of short duration and hard.
~ TO be compared with the foot-Aa.l
game of THURSDAY for excitement.
A hard WORKING member of the ttouse
said last night he thong. il Wouid De
ten days before the committees "Sut ,
begin TO make their reports on tiiieI,a-
nen,s TO Ire Jaws. ietalnks thar .ie
WORK VIII he mainly reatl4e anu n.y.
calculated TO excite much DEBATE.
The hotels were practically deserted
j last night. SO far as politicians ana MEM m
hers oil tie Genera Assembly WI. cor
ccrnea. An were down III the unllsd
states Court room listening 10 me d gu
meat rejadins 10 tie Censsitntaofi: ~.
one time last night Speaker Ryan ana
MIR Mathews of a ccoilae, We're the on y
members pl the House IN LIE JOB =
Ri,n.,hs.s. which is usually crowGed.
s,5sako- Rysn said he had sat in tie
conn room al the afternoon Mr.
Mathews said lie a 50 spent the af-er-
,,or,, 37oY.,l there and had n headache or
li.s woult! be down there then. Nei her
r4,,tlcfnaY, expects an opinion adverse TO
1lRs legality of the Constitution.
Or. George lie Cato. WHO has been III
nj his home in Accomac. is expected
here next week. Mr.. Mathews. his col
league. il the House, had letter IS m
him Tha,sdaS. in which he stated that
IL fIIIy, expected to come UP next week
so STA NJ He has engaged frst-tioor
,ooIn 4 New Ford's and hopes. on ac-#
,.t.ilt2r az the convenience of The ioca ton.
,o#attead the sessions reg uiatly lie3was
riaralyzed in one side, and has been
dangerously Ill. Senator lie Cato Is a
,;teaay worker and has the confidence
and esteem Of the entire Senate. He does
nei often speak, but his views are al
ways treated With much consideration
me subcommittee from tile House Com
mi,tee on General Laws met yesterday
morning and mapped out work. Three
gentlemen, assigned to thei,nportal1t .la-
ties OF 1.-The subcommittee are Messrs.
llunlev. Cumming and Cabcll. The full.
committee will@neet Friday Of next week
10 receive reports. and then a report viii
fe made 10 the House.
Copies Of lie Pollard supplement, show
ing What laws have been amended and
how. have been placed in the hands of
the members Of both houses and will
l,e OF Immense value as n time1saver
col. joseph Button. clerk of the Sem
ATE. Who spent Thanksgiving day at his
home near Workers Ford. returned 10
rae CITY last evening and will be al his
rnst to-day at noon when the senate
convenes
Attention has been called 10 tlle. fact
that chance has seated the largest and
the smallest members of the liouse side
by side These are Messrs. Banks. Of
Carroll. who recently told . friend that
his wetghtlw not 800. as reported. hut
AIS. aud waddv. of Rockbridses county.
who tips the scales not far above a huns
drei.
Senator Hartman SAYS he IS going To-
push the Mann bill, designed to de-
crease the volume Of liquor business in
the state. soon after the new year when
the members are fresh from making
their gnod resolution
The chances are tint senator l.npton
Will have a .tbar,''f' OF apples In the
Senate cloalS-room before long. Mr. lap
ton Is one of the largest apnle-prowers
IN the state and usually brings down
barrel OF fine snecilnens for tho delecta-
ton Of his colleagues
Cen. I5ppa 1Iunton and Hon lepsa. 1lun-
Ton. .Ir.. father and son We're on the
floor of the House yesterday
CROWDS CONF