The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-15

into the advisabllty of separating the
duties of the Register of the Land Office
and the Superintendent OF Public Grounds
and Buildings. met yesterday afternoon
and organized by electing Senator Sadler,
of Powhatan, chairman. The other mem
bers of the committee are Senator ST.
Clair and Delegates Cation. Byrd and
Green.
Dissatisfaction with the manner In.
which the Capitol and the other public
buildings are being cared for resulted In
the appointment of this special commit
tee The trouble seems to be n lack OF
systematic direction and clash of au-
thority. and 1t is likely that the commit
tee will recommend that the entire man
agement of the buildings and grounds be
vested In Colonel Richardson, Register
OF the Land Office.
The House Committee on Privileges and
Elections had a second hearing on the
Sale-Holt congressional reapportionmen:
bill yesterday afternoon, and after sew
erai speeches In favor of the st. Cla,r
amendments putting the counties OF Giles.
Bland. Wythe. Pulaski and Craig. now In
the Ninth District, In the Sixth, further
consideration was postponed until 4 p. NJ.
to-day. h=, '.f,1 5-it J7i',tif:f
Mr.. Jennings. of Lynciiburg, opposed
the amendments, and they were supported
By Senator Dickinson (Republican), OF
Tazewe!l, and Captain J. r. Johnson, OF
Montgomery. Congressman Glass is ex-
pected to speak in opposition to-day, and
Hon. A. A. Campbell of Wythe. In their
favor.
The House Committee on General Laws
Yesterday afternoon indefinitely passed
by the bin offered by Mr.. Rev. of Acco-
mac, requiring life insurance companies
doing business in Virginia TO pay dvi-
bends annually to policy-holders, and
to invest their profits in State bonds.
gins to look now as if there will be no
insurance legislation of consequence at
this session of the Legislature.
Governor Claude A. Swanson will to-
night entertain at the Mansion the rep
resentatives in the Legislature from his
old (Fifth congressional district. All
the members from Governor Swansons
home district in both houses without re-
gard to party. have been invited. and the
affair promises to lie most enjoyable
one. The delegation is composed of the
following gentlemen: Senators w. u.
Garrett. of Henry: John T. Greear, of
Grayson George T. Rison. of Pittsyl-
,vanla: S. t. Turner, of Floyd: Delegates
J. NJ. Barker, Jr.. OF Henry; j. w.
Barnard, of Pulaski; w. N. Brown, of
Danville; s. +. Clement. of Pittsylvania;
l.. Il. Cornett, OF Grayson; D. L. Ellen,
OF Floyd: John r. Guerrant, OF Frank
lin; ]. l.. c. Lindsey. of Carroll; S. H.
Wilson, of Pittsburg.
The Committee on Privileges and Elec-
tions of the Senate unanimously yester-
day reported the Early bill, which pro-
vides for the appointment Of the COM
missioner of the revenue by the circuit
and corporation courts. The bill seems
to have strong following in the Sem
ate 1t passed the House by Il vote of
81 to 43, and It's patron OH the Senate
side, Mr.. Chapman, seems confident of
its passage It takes Its place on the
calendar and will be reached In its reg
ular order.
The House Finance Committee is hold
ing two sessions day in considering the
general appropriation bills, and Chair
man Bowman says he expects to be
able to report them by tomorrow morn
ing to the House il he shall be able to
accomplish this. 1t will be the quickest
work the Finance Committee has. done
iii years
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