The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-05
Strong Men on, 4 Final Revision ! 'l'1 q
,s5..'... G Committee. 6a.
WILL DOTHEIR MORKBWELL
;Messrs. Walker, Mann and Andersen.
from sen.se, ana Davies, y Z. !. Bo.1 a7d
keezell Az Highly ~ F!tted y's' forA ss.
S59l intricate Task. II

fs The announcement BY SPEAKER Hyen Gn
yesterday On the Houss end Of the Joint
committee To revise tho work OF the Is Gen.
eral Assembly and to- report the same ~
10 an n adjourned \ session bof that Il body
which will meet on November 10th naxt,
completes tbs organization OF the com =. 4
mittee. and II Is composed of tho follow. {.
Ing abs and well known members Of
the two bodies: H M
on the part Of the senate, Messrs. Z 8 g:
Harding Il Walker, OF Northumberlallll.dl 4 q
william Hodges Mann OF Nottoway. and
SGeosgs Wayne And derson, Of & chmond.
city. On the part OF the House, Messrs.
Richard q. Davis OF Petersbur &; WilliamS
EH.BIBoaz, Of Alben1arls, and James r.
eaton. OF Alexandria. ss sl,5S
SSi3S The two presiding officers have chosen.
:wtsc.y, ecoord.ngly to popular Opinion, and and
the members named. are Ill laHyers OF
fine ability, and are in every way. htted
for the Intricate work assigned them.
vile. made the flght successfully for the
appointment Of acommisslo Ion, O. dozen or,
Sniors efforts ons this y line " b lying been.
made and failed on former occasions!
4Colonel ca bell stated In the u outset that
he would mot under. any circum stances
accept "a place onSt he commission should
he be ma med. and but for this emphatic
tdeclara tion the Speaker would undoubt
iedly have appointed him. He folioV Cd
appronriatinE S 900 for the expenses Of
tiaa commission. and this win pass the
two houses NJ lthout ton $ti Sss 81
3 May eIr{3 At HOME, q "
The resolution una deF lob the ecAan.s-
Stion will aetsE perm its fle,. Ito
3rit In Richmond city or elsewhet EitsstN
stats, the latter Pr oyisi ionn having been
various ri bjsets and to- 8 much OF the
preliminary work at THAR ho7n e.
ssenat tor ! Wv valker. VIII osesnar1 isi nrrtson
the SENATE list, Is d M an nninently htted
for work Involving niees details n Isl q
nnIendid lawyer. and u was 9 an "a BILE and
valuable member Of the Constitutional
Convention. It giss not unlikely that Sem
tho Joint commit tee and the body will be
allowed a clerk ana stenoersuhe OF their
own appointr rent /. .Jud So gyv liam EiodEes
Mann fis well known throu1 heut the
state as lawyer and Iegtsla tor and his
"a abilltys for, the peculia 81 work assigned
him is recognized everywh-re. The ap-
pointment OF Senator q gorge Wayne $An-t
derson Il considered an Y admtra n bic E@one. one
He ghes served ably In both branches Of
the Legislature. and lis one OF the most
careful intelligent and painstaking Of all
the members OF the upper branch OF the
present body. s.s.s5 ta 81 ss 81
HoUsB ATDA1BERs.
S Hon. Richard B. Davis.5:o Of Petersburg,
heads the list on the House lde. .S He .is
regarded as perhaps theA ablest Ia wyer
Str the body. His legisla tive experience
ia wide. he having served his people with
distinction stnsth he General Assem- bly, back
In the '7os. ri Mr. d Davis IS expected to
take an active part IN ( the work Of re,
Vision and adjustment, n and will be one
Of the decided aders on tho committee.
The y Speaker could have made no
stronger appointment than that OF Hon.
w. H. Boaz, Of Albemarle. He has be-
come landmark IN the Legislatures and
was an a BILE loader In the Constitutional
Convention. having served witt dlstinc-
ttion on the Final Revision Committee Of
that body. ,9 .ai II
Colonel James R, c:aton's 4 app ointment
is regarded as a splepdl Id u one, He II
sarving his first term * the 4 H louise, But
has taken high rank as D a legislator.
colone, Caton's work In committee Nhns
been marked byglintelligence at every
step. and he has had a great many intri-
cate .sIlb1acts referred to him as q sub-
committee 35s tissy M n n s833is;i
n No3plans for the work OF the COMMITTEES
have yet been considered but the body
will organize shortly, and rs soon as the
Legislature takes a6recess. 4. on May 18th,
It will get down to business. I'M