The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-15
Senator Lincoln toSe1've
on Senate Finance
Committee.
LONG AND TEDIOUS
10 INT SESS 10 IN
Canvass Of Vote Principal Busi.
ness Of Legislature-Bill to
Create Board Of Account
ancy-P Public Health
Measur introduced.
Houses Meet II Day.

senator Lincoln VIII probably SIT
hereafter with the Democrats OF the
Senate Finance Committee. AT the
close OF the session yesterday. when
the report OF the Steering Committee
as to standing committees was pre-.
sented, 1T was decided to amend the
rules SO as to add another member to
tho Scnatc's most important commit.
tee. Tho understanding IS that the
new member will bea Republican. and
1t Is believed that Senator Lincoln
VIII be named.
Tho Senator from Smyth, despite his
politics, Is one of the best liked mem
bcrs of the upper branch of the Gen.
serai Assembly. lie Is serving his sec.
ond term
Throughout the long, dreary hours
OF the afternoon yesterday the houses
In Joint session heard the monotonous
count OF the votes cast In November
for the principal State Offices The
Senate repaired to the House cham
Der, and q committee was appointed
to supervise the proceedings. The
members soon began to drop off one
by one, until at times not moro than
score OF the 140 members were In
tho chamber
INC task was trying one to every
BODY. but IT had TO be done, and the
assembly Is breathing sigh OF relief
because II Is over. Until the formal
announcement of tho result by Spea kcr
Byrd. tho president OF the Joint AS
scInbly. it had not been officially known
who would be the next Governor Of
Virginia.
Cnucns Next Thuraday.
call has been issued by Mr. Cox,
of Richmond. chairman OF The House
Democratic caucus, and Senator Sale,
of Norfolk, who Is the head of the
Senate caucus for a joint meeting OF
the Democrats of the two houses of
the General Assembly. to. be held at
O'clock next Tiiursday night At
that meeting Senator DAME, will be
nominated to succeed himself while
ono supreme Court aud number Of
Circuit Court Judges will be chosen.
Commissioner of insurance viii also
be nominated.
To-day small ghost will pcra,nhu-
late through the House chamber This
VIII not be the grand spook cakewaIk,
when Doorkeeper Ncwhouse hands out
the long green for the pay of members.
but VIII be merely the pay for mileage.
The checks will be distributed this
morning.
Beth houses will meet to-day. A
good many of the members thought the
first Saturday of the session could
easily be passed over without meet
ing. since no committee reports arc
ready. but they could not connect. The
Senate voted down proposition to
adjourn until Tuesday. while in tho
House adjournment was taken before
Judge Yarrell noticed what was going
on. The member from Greenesville
wanted an adjournment until Monday.
nj or fay ~, IN "a a
committees, as announced yesterday.
Judge Mann is succeeded on Courts OF
Justice by Senator Walker. WHO had
been the ranking member. Senator
Wickhasn becomes head of the Commits
tee on Fish and Game and is succeeded
on Enrolled Bills by Senator Tucker.
Would Grind with Convlcts.
An organization was effected by
friends in both houses of a plan to es.
tablisl plants to grind limestone by
convict labor. This Is In pursuance
of the policy in force In Illinois and is
strictly In tho interest OF tile farmer.
Such product as Is not used for road
building could be bought cheaply for
farm use. Bills will be prepared for
instruction, carrying out the purposes
OF the meeting.
Several bills OF the greatest impor-
tance were introduced. one is to
strengthen the hands of the State
Board Of Health by making its rulings
effective. It's to have power to pre-
scribe methods for handling epidemics
or sporadic cases Of communicable dis
cases. @
Another measure is to establish
State Board of Accountancy. This
is to examine account
ants and issue charters to those who
are found capable of doing satisfactory
work. Only those who are given q
diploma by this board are to be al
lowed to style themselves certified
or chartered accountants.
Others will be permitted to practice as
public accountants, but the PUBLIC will
know tho difference.
Liquor Elections. j
One measure provides that local op- /,
ton elections may be held every. four
years. instead OF two. The design sto
minimize tile agitations on this SUBJ
ject.
The bill l.mentioned inEthis paper Alon-
day, providing Tor a monument to Pat
rick Henry in the churchyard of st.
Iohn's. was presented in the House.
Pensions will be increased to Con-
federate veterans IL a bill offered in
the House becomes a law,
/. !. Nothing In Sight.
In all probability there will be little
to do to-day in the Legislature. Whilc.|
new hills continue to come in In about
the same number each day, nothingI
but possibly a joint resolution or two
is likely to come up for settlement:
and: there isnot "a a&propositlon In sight:
which appears at all likely to evoke
a discussion. Barring surprises. thej
sessions to-day are likely to last only |
a few minutes.
"A Joint resolution offered In the
House yesterday, and referred to a
would remove the plasterl
cast OF the John Smith statue fromI
the rotunda OF the Capitol to the state
Building; would move tho
Lafayette bust to the rotunda. ana
would prevent any change nlthie main
loo.j ofathe Capitol without the con-
kant OF the General Assenlbly !. al The !
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