The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-01
Sheriff Williams. Of South.
ampton, to Be Balliff. #
SECOND DISTRICT PULLS
81 @ TWO GOOD PLUMS3
Hon. Bex u. Crunp TO Be Made OhairsjI
man-The Bodywi Get Actively
Down to Work Upon the
Passage ofthe Pending
Bll Defining lts Du-
ties and Powers.

The Corporation Commission provided (
for by the new Constitution viii takc OF. /
fce on Monday, and will organize and (
prepare for. business, which wi not / ac--5
tually begin to any great extent until
the bill now pendin ns in the Senate puttins
It Into full operation, shall have passed Il
The members authorize the q am
nouncement Of the selection 90 {
N1r John A Upshur OF Norfolk. as chief
clerk. and Sheriff John. 81. lllanas,N ot
southampton. as bailitf. The former placs Z
pays $4,000, and the latter 5000 pet year
and there were 4 number OF strong aps,s q, \
plcants for both.
q Indications are that Jud dge p ev..5s ]. wv
Crump, OF this city, VIII be made chair,
man Of tho commission. .SI ;g 8g D 8a5
All the members are here and have
been holding con ferences for several days
their affairs in share. a5.S }
Judge Crump resides here, and Hon
Henry Fairfax, Of IN; Loud ug4,l, s= anot tasrSS
member, has Just taken " house IN thai
city for the winte. ;;5 Ion NJ t;ss5
Stuart. Of RUSSELL t|leg therl y nan heE. q:
for the present rs making his home 4 Z tlles
Jefrerson. a5s 555 RI
COMMISSIONS }Iss LED.
The members were given their commits
siorls on yes terday, and wi ke the "a W.
before some Judge tom borrow Just before
actually organizing he bill. which has
passed tile House and n which will be
put through the Senate In q few days
putting the machinery OF the new Depart
ment Into operation provides for two a "
ditional officers. other IL han| those named
on yesterday. which are lprovide ed by the Il
Constitution Itself arel II as assistant
clerk. at a sa larry OF 81, ,d0O5 per y and
Who Will get these two places ts Eal
question, as there are m any strong sly 1
backed applicant S. Al 2tt l.5is55 al A
Among them Is Mr.. ]. Smith lBroe xen,S3
brough. OF this city, whose friends says /
he Is pretty certain to land. :.
II So far. the Second Congressional Dix
|4trlct has no right 70 com plain. as sh@
has gotten the only two p uns given OUT /
Mr. u pshur. who Is to be chief clerk ta
the commission Is forty-two8 Years OF Iagas.
and is considered In every way fitted foS \
1.-the place. ID He Is y native aof King and
Queen county, and Is at present II he gam
5eral freight agent OF the Chesapeake and
Ohio system at Norfolk. i55s 11r. UpshuS
begun his connection with the Chesa peakt
and Ohio In 1S77. and was rapidly pro.
NOTED, until he becarae chief clerk in thu Z
office OF General Freight a gent u. p, &,
tdOtchklss, IN THIS CITY. y Fof8tne past sew
eral years he has been IN. charge OF tbs &
office at Norfolk. Il " $iiS
WE'LL KNOWN oFFTcER. 81 Il
q Sheriff Williams is a we'll known and
popular Democrat of Southampton. and I
has held the office Of sheriff OF thai
county for many year q. Ss{ ft ~
The duties Of the new Corpora tioll
Commission, as laid down In the Cons 4
stitution and as supplemented In this
pending bill referred to above. are many
and onerous. and the members reallzs
that they will travel no rosy pa tbs. for {
the next few years, at least,
To-morrow the tsody will superseda
the Railroad Commissioner In this Han4
agenlent OF all the affairs now III that
department, and will get duties now dis
charged by many other officers, In adds
tion to the hundreds Of new ones creat ted 4
specifically for the commission, The In y
g,rance business all passes 70 the con-
mission from the First Auditor, and all
matters relating to charters goes Tiers
from the Secretary of the Common u
| wealth s3Ss5
The Board OF Public Works is abolished
and its duties are placed upon the conl-
mission. And yet these are not all. and
it is going to be a working hodysfrom this
very start {f{' 3ts ssS t