Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-01-06
FIRE INSURANCE LAW
COMES TO THE FRONT
Virginia S0IQOs Expected to Take
Decided Stand in Matter
: Of Rates.
BABIES LEE STILL N SPEiNERsHIP RACE
His Friends Say iie viii Be In at
The finish Regardless of Reports 10
The contrary-ficn,ague Said to
Have His Eyes or Conyress-stete
PoIitcai Happenings.


| Especial 20 the Daily Press
RICHMOND. Jan Sit is said by
the prophets that by far the most
Important matter 10 come up before
the neat General Assembly Of Virgin
Ia will be q bill seeking to procure
the re-onaciment OF the so.called
Wharton law, which, broadly speak.
ing is designed to prevent the pooling
of interests In the matter Of fire insur.
ancc.
( Tie same measure was under FIRE
once before and caused tremendous
contest, but the insurance people got
/ II of the statute books by their
promises of cheaper rates.
Just who will lead the 6ght for
the Wharton bill nobody appears. to
know, though whisperings about com
ing events are in the winds aud a
battle royal may DC expected
;. It-is sale 10 guess that the insur.
apce companies already are on the
alert, anJ that they viii 90 all they
can 10 stare Off the proposed legis-
iation.
Lee Still In Race.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The
friends OF Colonel Il, L. Lee, member
OF the Virginia house Of delegate
from Fairfax county, says that re.
ports which have appeared in recent
papers that 10 is out OF The race for
speaker o. the house are entirely mig
leading. Friends OF Mr.. Lee cay that
While these stories have had no effect
Oh his candidacy. they are calculated
to mislead and confuse tie ruolic
concerning the matter.
When the house OF delegates is call.
ed to order Jan. 10, There will be
an even hundred members present.
including ter or twelve Republicans.
The night beGore the bouso meets
there will be- the usual caucus for
the election OF speaker and lien to
i'll minor places. The few Ropubli.
cans In the houae will, Of course.
| take no part in the deliberations OF
the caucus, and though they may
name 4 man for speaker as mat
ter of form only. 1t will have 10 81.
feet on the Democratic candidates.
AT this time three men aspire to
become speaker of the next house
| W. d. Cardwell. Of Hanover; John
! W. Churchman, OF Augusta. and Rob.
ert L. Lee, Of Fairfax
The friends of NIr. Lee say he IS
i'll the race to stay until counted out,
and that reports that he will not offer
for the speakersLip are erroneous
Montague may Be Congressman.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s.
The possibility Of Governor Montague
being candidate for election to Con.
sFesS from the Third Virginia District
next November has been discussed
among Virsinlans IN Washington. A
Richmond man intimated here day
! or two ago that Governor Montagues
candidacy for the seat now occupied
by Captain John Lamb was among
! NAS SSooioiIitISo anu tEt' gentleman
referred to is popularity believed to be
close 10 the Governor.
! Captain Lamb has not heard the
matter seriously discussed and has
no information which leads him to
believe that Governor Montague vii,
aspire 10 the position Of representa-.
tive III the lower House after having
failed to gain Senator Martins sest
in the Senate.
Maynard Has Opposition.
Bat It Is we'll settled that Repro
sentative Maynard will have the fight
OF his life to beat Colonel George G..
Cabeil. OF Norfolk, for tho nonina-
ton. 1t Is stated positively that Col.
onel Cabell will be \ candidate tor
the nomination. Hs IS lawyer Of
ability, speaker of wide reputation
and gentleman of high personal
character. 1t IS stated that he will