The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-01
EXHAUSTED SURPLUS.
Half Million Dollars Will Stretch
to Million if Wants Are Net.

Several Senate committees met yester-
day and considered, and in some cases
acted upon, bills before them. A number
of measures Of minor Importance were
or amendments. The session OF the Com
mittec for Courts OF Justice was called
of on account OF the lateness of tho hour
at which the Senate adjourned.
Attention has already been called to
the swarm OF money seekers attracted
by the surplus In the treasury, but the
remarkable and somewhat amusing eS-
tent of the movement was brought out
clearly at n meeting OF the Committee
on Roads and Internal Navigation held
Yesterday afternoon; The surplus in the
10000 1t was pointed out to the com
mittee in the discussion of the road bills
by Il prominent member of the House of
Delegates. that the demands In excess of
reached the amazing aggregate of about
$4,000 and that they are still coming
in. The session OF the committee was
devoted to 4 hearing on the Lassiter-
Sims have already been taken up.
Those, offered upon the same subject
by Major Lynn will be considered at the
next meeting, !, The committee will take
heard. A prominent member OF the COM
rnttee said last night that the commit
tee. for Its part. seemed agreed upon
ef b aW
plan to adopt. The pr,oositlon for !.
general law will meet with some oppo-
sition among the members generally.
The Committee on Public. Institutions
and Education met last might in the
Senate chamber and considered the adj
visibility OF an extension of the normal
school work, but reached no vote upon
the matter Among those who spoke were
Judge Saunders. OF Franklin; DIR. Frazer,
Delegates w. II. Gravely, Mr.. l.. l..
Thomas. of Henry. and Senator Fulton.
of Warren. All OF these gentlemen ia.
vored the. establishment OF new normal
schools. Delegations from several places
desiring to secure one of the schools II
established were present.
The Committee on General Laws of the
House last night by a vote OF z to 4
decided to report the Williams bin re-
enacting the Wharton anti-compact fire
insurance law with the recommendation
that it do not pass. The bill was given
the fullest consideration and many
speeches were heard on both sides.
There were two members of the COM
nlttee absent, hut they were paired.
All bills relating to railway companies
will be considered by the Roads Com
mittee of the House at 10 o'clock to-
morrow morning. Among them will be
one offered by Mr.. Ould. to prevent the
running OF freight trains on Sundays.
.e7,Siitis III
both houses of the Legislature to the CT
feet that Acknowledgement Anderson had
expressed the opinion that certain bills
now or recently pending before the Cen
eral Assembly were unconstitutional
Tho Attorney General was seen in re-
gard to this Yesterday and he authorized
tho statement that the gentleman who
had so quoted him had been msinformcd.
for he has not expressed any such opinion
at any time as to any measure which has
been introduced in either house of the
present General Assembly
A committee Of citizens from Martins
Vile, composed OF Hon. William FL.
Grayey r. G. Burch. Dr. Charles p.
Smith. John r, Smith, Esq, L. S. Thomas. 4
Pannllli Rucker and George II. Marshall.
arrived here early yesterday 1zorning in
the interest of Martinsvlle's claim ,fpr-
one OF the State normal schools. These
gentlemen are accompanied by Judge ~. n
w. Saunders. OF Rocky Mount: Hon. r. 4
a. James. of Danvllle, and q. S. Reid,
Esq, or Chatham, all Of whom are advo-$
eating Martinsville's claims.
In the Senate yesterday, Mr.. Sale, Of
Norfolk. offered a series of amendments
to- the Code, designed to regulate the life,
insurance business in the State. These
amendments are identical with those pro
posed In the House OF Delegates recently;
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