Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-04

MEMBERS COMING [: IN
! VANGUARD or GENERAL, ASSEMBLY
ARRIVED HERE yesterday.
NO QUORUM EXPECTED.
sa,srte.t Measures 70 BE Consider
"a D.ri.s the se..ion-se,ection
q revenue Commissioners. ..
+ LsaAinE Question.
NO QUORUM EXPECTED.

LsaAinE Question.
The vanguard OF one hundred and forty
nembcrs OF the General Assembly arrived
yesterday, preparatory to the reconvening
: 81 the two houses on Monday Only a
few have come in. but many are expected
to-day. BY tomorrow it is hoped that
there will be QUORUM present, but this
u by no means certain
Among the early arrivals, Captain j. G..
F,eatherston. Of Campbell. came down
from Washington. where he spent the
holidays with his son. who fs In the gov
eminent service there. Delegate Leake,
Of Eoochland. was another OF the early
Corners, being In the city yesterday for
. while Delegate G. Conway Baker. Of
Westmore!and. was In the city yesterday.
also. Last night State Senator Graham
Clayton. OF Bedford, and Colonel S. d..
Eewhouse delegate from Culpeper. ar
rived Senator Clayton is at Murphys;
Delegate Featherston is at the Lexington.
accompanied by Mrs FeatherEton. and
Colonel Newhouse is at the New F'ord's,
where he usually stops. Many others are
expected to-day.
NO QUORUM EXPECTED.
It q hardly probable that anything OF
importance will be done at Mondays ses-
kou, for there will be scarcely a quo
rum present. and little probability OF a
constitutional quorum. The calendars Of
both houses embrace number OF bills,
but many of these are not OF impor-
tance.ssS
Among the first things to be- taken up
blythe House when It gets down TO work
Is the motion OF Delegate HURLEY to re-
consider the vote by which the House re-
fused to engross the Fulton bill repeating
prohibition law in Dickinson. This will
hardly be taken up until there is a full
attendance.
One OF the most important measures
OF the session will come up early. It IS
the bill prescribing the manner Of choos-
ing commissioners Of revenue In the
counties. The House has refused to au-
thorize their appointment by the courts
The next proposition is that Of Delegate
Lee. proposing to make these officers APP
pointive by county boards Of supervisors.
The third proposition is that providing
for popular elections. The friends Of the
popular plan claim they have enough
votes to win, but this Is not admitted by
their opponents. In the event OF the prev
a1epce of the popular plan an official can
eerve but one consecutive term, whereas
BY the appointive plan an efficient man
can fbe reappointed as often as desired.
An effort will be made to agree on a
compromise. proposing the election Of the
commissioners next year, and their ap-
pofntment thereafter by the Circuit
Courts There is companion bill relat-
Ing to the matter Of choosing commits
eioners for cities. The matter was de-
ferred until after, the holidays In order
that the delegates might ascertain more
fully the wishes Of their constituents.
THE OYSTER INTERESTS.
The series Of bills relating to the oyster
interests Of the State, offered by Dele
gate q. c. Jordan, Of Frederick. will
consume much Of the time Of the House
Committee, and will be the occasion for
spirited contest between the advocates
and opponents Of the measures. The
oystermen generally are opposed to the
bill proposing to break the Baylor sur
vey, but the inland members are gene
rally regarded as favoring It. The oys-
ter may be dumb, but 1t will have some
eloquent advocates before the committee
and on the floors of the two houses. il
the bills get that far, as 1t is thought they
certainly will.
The report Of the Privileges and Elec-
tons Committee In the case of Lambeth
and Bibb vs. Woodward and Whitehead,
from Norfolk city. will be made early
In the week, and will be adopted by the
House The majority OF the committee
favor the sitting members, but a minority
report will be filed. The majority report
will prevail by a large majority and with
out prolonged debate, II any.
The congressional redistrictinE bill will
be offered during the week by Mr.. Cum
ming. It will go to a committee, and
will later come up for hearing before the
Privileges and Elections Committee. It
Will provoke considerable opposition, both
f,.A Ia iN1% twill &C.
tricts.
JAMESTOWN TERtCENTENARY BILL
The jamestown ter-centenary bill, pro-
posing conditional appropriation of $780,
ao0tin aid and furtherance OF the exposi-
ton project, has been offered. and will
be considered by the Finance Committee.
The patrons Of the measure seem conf
dent OF getting large share Of the total
appropriation at this session. and salts
factory assurances as to the residue Just
what the plan is for dividing the appro-
priation has not been disclosed. One Leg
sslature cannot bind a succeeding one,
but It Is thought that resolution ex-
pressing q willingness to appropriate the
sum asked viii accomplish the desired
end.
The Elections Committee OF the House
will recommend the expulsion OF DR.. Nc
Lean. the Mecklenburg member who de-
clined to take the oath. This report will
be adopted.
There are several bills In the nature Of
game laws and protection of sheep and
fence laws which will occupy some time.
After week or two the two houses will
get to work upon the legislation supple
mentary to the Constitution. and that in
volved in the revision OF the Code. Alto
gether the outlook for work is bright.
There will be few more short sessions az.
ter week or two. and even then there
will be many and prolonged committee
FITTINGS and hearings.
why Discriminate Against Our
Owns
(rlorfolk Landmark.)
In the description Of the plans for the
Carnegie library which Is about to be
built here. 1t is set forth that around
the cornice Of the front OF the building
Will be cut the names Of Virgil Norfolk
Public Library Homer On the Thomas
ktreet side Will be cut the names OF