Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1904-01-16
THE LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
The Senate was not in session yester-

The Senate was not in session yester-
day.
HOUSE.
The session of the House was less
than half an hour in duration, and adj
iournment was taken till Monday.
Mr.. Duke introduced a joint reso-
luton, which was adopted, directing the
State library board to purchase two Con-
federate iags-one to be draped over
the portrait of Governor Letcher and the
other over the portrait of Governor Will
liam Smith. These former executives
we're Virginia's war governors, and
their portraits hang in the library.
Mr.. Person introduced a resolution
providing that the assembly adjourn in
thirty days from January II, 1904, TO
January II, 1905. The ''break'' Of
eleven months, Mr.. Person contends,
will give opportunity for the legislature
to learn the provisions Of laws just
passed by the assembly and to get an
idea of their practical application. The
resolution was referred, at Mr.. Boaz's
suggestion, to be considered by the courts
of justice committee.
The bill providing for a bureau of in
surance, etc which was rejected by the
last assembly, was reintroduced by Mr.
Cation, and sent to the general laws COM
mittee.
A bill offered by Mr.. Rev makes
the carrying of concealed weapons a
penitentiary %ofense. While the meas
ure is general in its scope, it is designed
by its patron to break up the carrying
of, deadly weapons in the. 'black" dis
%stricts.
One or two minor bills we're intro
duced-among them one by Mr.. Bow
man, to protect fish in Roanoke river in
the confines of Roanoke county, and
another, by Mr.. Dickinson, to increase
the per diem of supervisors in Spottsyl-
vania county.
Speaker Ryan announced the appoint
ment of standing committees.
Few Of the big committees have new
chairmen. Mr.. Kelley remains at the
head ofpriviIeges and elections Mr.. Duke
at the head of courts of justice; Nj. Hun
ley is still chairman of the general laws (;
Mr.. Churchmsn of roads aud internal
navigation and Mr.. Boaz is in charge of
finances. Nj. Early becomes chairman
of schools and colleges Mr.. Lion is put
at the head of the claims committee Mr..
Gravely leads off militia and police, of
which Mr.. Early was formerly chairman.
The interests of labor and the poor
will be guarded by Chairman Lacy, who
succeeds to the head of the committee
since Mr.. Folkes is no longer in the
House. Mr.. r. E. Lee, of Fairfax, gets
a Craftsmanship federal relations), and
Mr.. Moses Green, of Fauquier, is put on
enrolled bills and made chairman.
Mr.. Cardwell becomes the head Of
Chesapeake and its tributaries, taking the
place of Mr.. Mathews, the old chairman,
who is no longer a member ofthe House.
Mr.. Stubs gets the craftsmanship OF
the library committee, and Mr.. Cation is
chairman of printing, which is made an
entirely new committee in personnel.
Mr.. Heermans is the republican men,
Der of the rules committee since Mr..
Sipe is gone, but the committee remains
unchanged otherwise.
Mr.. Wallace gets the place he wanted
chairman of the joint committee on
special, private and local legislation.
Mr.. Cation, Of this city, is on the com
mittee on privileges and elections, roads
and printing.
Mr.. Lee, of Fairfax, is on the COM
mittees on banks, general laws, courts
of justice militia, and federal relations.