The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-16
Speaker Ryan Announces Stand y i.
ing Committees ofEthe House.
Richmond Fares Well a5
KELLEY AGAIN FLOOR LEADER \ 4!
Mr.. Anderson Gets Finance and
Mr.. Tlloi1asol1 Courts---C,o'x.
and Wallace All Right.

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sneaker OF the standing committees OF
no body. There will be no session to-
day. VI
The reading Of tho list OF committees
was listened to earnestly py the mem
hers. for It was tho first intimaton that
most Of them had OF their assignments.
There are no very sweeping changes IN
tho important chairmanships, though
necessarily this is not true of the make
IN of tho committees themselves, for
there are only forty OF the old mem
hers in the body. i
Hon. S. l.. Kelley. OF Richmond, gets
privileges and Elections again, and by
virtue Of this appointment will be the
Dc mocratic floor leuder,in party mat
tiers. ;t
Messrs Boaz, Jordon, Jennings, Early,
Hun4cy, Duke, and Churcllmnn are q re-
a, pointed at the hend OF their old com
nt,ees, respectively. they are ~.
nance, Counties. Public Property.
Schools. General Laws, Courts and
Roads.
some OF the men advanced to the
head Of important committees are:
Messrs Baker, Banks. Currency and
Commerce; owen, Agriculture; CardWell.
Chesapeake and Its Tributaries: Snead.
Asylums and Prisons; Gravely NIL tla ,
and Police; Owens, Manufactures ana
Mechanics Arts; Lee, OF talrIaA' feu-
oral Relations; Lacy, Labor; Wallace,a
Irlvate and Local Legislation.
GET COOL PLACES.
,rhe former chairlnen of these commit
tees were not returned, and the new
ctairmen were, in most cases. the rank
irt, members. The Richmond delegation
get pretty good assignments N-r. kel,
leys best committees are privileges aho
Elections and General Laws
MIR. Wallace gets General Laws ana
Special and Private Legislation.
Mr.. Anderson Is on tlnance and Mill
tin and Police.
Mr. Thomson, Courts and Banks, Cur
rercy and Commerce, and Mr. Cox. on
Counties, Cities and Towns and Cen
eral Laws.
It is interes ting to note that Richmond
gets three places on General Laws, the
other two members assigned Fthere ueil.s
Messrs. Kelley and Wallace.
The committees VIII likely get down to
business by the middle OF next week
There will be no session OF either branch
OF the Legislature to-day. Both will re-
convene at noon on Monday, but the
session that day will likely be brief.
-e &lMLORTANT5 5NlAIIERS.
There we're three matters In the House
SESSION, outside Of the committee am
noun cemcnts, that were of public inter-
est One was the relntroduction By MIR
Cation. of his Bureau OF Insurance bill.
and another was the offering of meas
urc By Mr., Rev. making the carrying
Of concealed Weapons a penltentary Of
tense. The other was the resolution of
Mr. Person. providing fore recess of the
General Assembly from about February
- 1904. to January II. 905. The bills
and resolution were referred.
DETAILED SESSION.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was offered
bv Rev. Dr. Russell Cecil, Of the Pres
byterian Church.
Mr.. Green. of ITauquier. was In his
seat for the first time during the scs-
sion. and was sworn In.
Air. Duke offered a resolution, which
was adopted. directing that Confederate
flags be placed over the PORTALS OF
Generals Smith and I.etcher In the S,atc
Library.
Mr.. Person offered a joint resolution
which was referred, providing fer re-
cess of the body from thirty days Mt r
January 18th. 1891 to January 18th. l3O5.
The Chair announced the appointment
OF his standing committees. and tho read
Ing was listened to earnestly by the
MEMBERS Eli
ELLIS OFFERED.
The House at 1890 o'clock adjourned
| until noon on Monday.
The following bills weer offered and
| referred.
BY Mr.. Cation: To create Bureau OF
| Insurance.
BY Mr., Rev: To make the cnrryl- <
| of concealed weapons q penltentary Of
| Tense.
BY Mr. Dickinson: To Increase the
per diem OF the supervisors OF Spotsyl-
vania.
BY Mr.. jennings: Approprlating money
| for the various Confederate cemeteries
| OF the State
BY Mr.. snead: TO prevent tho shoot
Ing of snlpc In the springtime.
ny Mr.. Griffith: To amend tho char
ter OF the town of Lebanon.
BY Mr.. Bowman. TO protect fish In the
| waters of Roanoke River.
STANDING COMMUTERS.
Following is a complete list Of tho new
committees OF the House:
L6 pT,y''e e ned ana s,sMa1 Wisrs LSvs
Z Everett i Griai,h Lowry Of Klns Gsorye.
Finance. Bonz, Jenn!nss l.ng :, Bowman.
WAIVER, Sttiti mes, \ uT III slnltu ~ Nt,ttpul
ton, Crawford. Anderson, STREET Spesnrd.
Rbsencgk Bcate. Thompson
Counties, Cities and Towns-Jordan, Mays
| EdmonJson, owens OF Norfolk county. HAIRS
son, Bruce Collier, Cox Adams, Gum Gar'
rett, Brooks. Powera
ads sSf 4d PG0Pi Gsy %si I s%'A a sas
k ktSs deo1s s%' Hoy phIa'"A s. 9wt q
smith 81 cinr'Es. Lee Of + u POW n
Parker. Bruce Gum, latnne Collier ltogcrs,
Thomason, Watson, Griffith
schools and tollcges--lary. Duke Owen,
Graves. Lysll, Read Ouid, Mitchell Wood.
Barnes. Sy'inor, Robson. Clara of PULASKI.
Agriculture ana Mlnlng-Owen OF Prince Ed
ward, Bowman, Graves, Mas Giegor'
Slaughter Bird. Daniel, Rogers Wood ISl idg
forth, Lowry Of King Georgn. Disk.n on
General l.aws.-Huney, Kelsey Ora ely
Wallace, Lee Of Nnttowny, S,nbbs. pann,l
Cox, Latene, Lambeth, Withcss Wl,roy
Watson, li0sc.
Courts of Justice--Duke, En' " Cardwal
cure. Moss, Thomason Coleman, Gray, iieer'
Roads ana Internal Nayigation-c hurchman
Baker, Lewis Of Fanquier, re n st wall
Cation, Harrison, Clark of DlnWlddia Thorn
mn Parker, Mitchell. Weaver Clarke OF
, PULASKI
c6ssapeako, and lis T,r,butaar!esv-c ardwel
!, liunlcy, l.yell, Sncad, Smith OF y champion
Stubs, Jordan, IIowic, Rev, Sydnor Parker