The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-05
Final Week Will be Full
of Heavy and Spir-
tied Debates.
FIGHT JUDICIARY
BILL AGAIN TODAY
If Measure Goes Through Caucus
Will Be Held to Nominate
Candidates-Report of In
vestigation Commit
g. tee to Be Made Up
This Afternoon.

A week OF strenuous life lies before
the Virginia law nekers, beginning witk
this morning and there promises to be
no surcease until the work OF the ses-
sion ends Saturday night.
Both Houses will meet at Ii O'Clock thin
morning. and will hold two and some-
tines three sessions during the week.
There will be no extra session. This
House has already settled the p-oposi-
tion by formal vote, and gentleman
connected with the Senate, said hast
night that the upper branch had do
termined It without determining it for-
inally.' This Is no doubt true, as IL
has never been thought tho Senate de-
sired any extension. Neither does the
Governor and he does not hesitate To
say so; so the last avenue leading TO
an extraordinary session has been closed.
This settled. condition then makes 1t
certain that there will be no extension
and that the work of the session will end
Saturday night, though the body will be
constructively in session for several days
next week. In order to allow the Cover
nor to attach his signature to the late
bills passed, In the manner prescribed by
the Constitution. No quorum need be
expected after Saturday night. however,
and none Is required. 1t would cause no
surprise II the final working session
should run far into the morning hours
OF next Sunday, as great many nem-
bers have important bills whose passage
they earnestly desire.
Many Special Orders.
The calendars of both Houses are con-
gested with special orders and other
measures not SO fortunate, but which
are regarded of peculiar movement,
either locally or generally
The matter Of perhaps tho most im-
perative interest to all the people, which
is not yet a finality. Is the general ap-
| preparation bill, which has passed both
| houses, and which is now in a joint com.
mtttee of conference. The two bodies
will get together In few days on the
disagrs eing' votes between them, and the
measure Will then go to the Governor
for his signature. The general bill car
ries. in round number 100000 for the
two fiscal years Then there Is sup
Elementary appropriation measure pend
Ing, which will pass. and which carries
total sum of about sil5,000. This pro-
vides for the jamestown Exposition. for
beauTi fsyinE the Capitol Square. and
makes special appropriations for various
State institutions 1t is believed that
will pass both houses easily in time to
reach the Governor. and that 1t will be-
come law
Move to Discharge.
Motions to discharge committees and
to take bills up out of their order galore
are expected each day In both houses.
and some of these motions will provoke
spirited. If not In some Instances bitter,
fights among the members There are u
number of bills amending the charters
Of towns. requiring sxty-seven votes,
| over which controversies are expected,
and various members have dispensary
| measures. which are yet hanging fire.
Combinations will be made In order to
get these bills before the main bodies,
| and many of them will cause much de-
bate.
Another big fight is expected in tho
House to-day over the bill to create
five new judicial circuits, and a good
deal of further oratory Is expected. Re-
markable rs this may seem the measure
failed Saturday by n mere fraction of
vote. 1t was then reconsidered. and will
be voted upon again to-day.
If the bill shall pass. as now seems
likely. there will be contest in only
one of the proposed new circuits.
young Loudoun lawyer named Turner is
apparently the winner in the northern
Virginia circuit. while Mr. t. N Haas
is the man from Rockingham.
Where the Fight Is.
Hon. w. e. Burns, of Russell. is to be
the judge in the Southwest circuit, and
Colonel r. q. Doyktn. of Isle of Wight,
In the one 1t Is proposed to proyide for
eastern Virginia. If all these gentlemen
shall land without trouble, hut one con-
test will exist and this will be In the
proposed new Twenty-ninth, to be COM
,>f tb yas- NJ
buckingham and Fiuvanna. There are
two avowed candidatcs In the field At
present. They are Hon. Bennett T., Cor
don of Nelson. and Hon. u. w. Hubbard,
OF buckingham. They are Common-
wealth's attorneys for their respective
counties. and both served in the Consti-
tutlonal Convention. Other names men-
toned rs possible candidates are those Z
OF Mr.. l.. c. Scott, OF Amherst; Mr. Paul
Petit, of Fiuvanna. and Hon. W. G,
Loving, of Nelson.
In the event of the passage of tha
judiciary bill and that to create q bureau
of insurance, u joint caucus Will be
necessary in order TO the selection Ct
candidates for the places. Coonel Joseph
Button is slated for commissioner of IN
surance and will probably have no OPP
position for the pla co. The bill Is now
pending before the Senate, having al
ready passed the House. Tho Williams
anti-compact fire insurance bill occupies
like status, II is now In the Senate
COMMITTEES ON General Laws, whore it
will likely remain, owing to the great
mass of other work Which has right OF
way over II.
For Appointment.
The Senate has still another tn1por-
tnnt measure before II which has passed
the House, and that is tho one which
provides for the appointment OF COM
n,issioners OF the revenue by the Circut
Courts, There are a number OF impor-
tant Senate bills pending In the House
as we'll, and there will De no lack of
hard work during the week.
y Hon David 81 Powers Jr.. OF Gsafclino.A