The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-11
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Jobs s. HARDWOOD will do the honors
for the Richmond delegation. Lieu
tenant-Goyernor Ellyson VIII preside
ana will act as POSTMASTER. the
toasts will be as follows:
Welcome to Your Capital Mayor
David c. richardson: Virginia" Gov
crnor swanson: ..The New Administra-
ton" Governor-Elect Mann; THE
General Assembly Speaker Byrd;
"The Farmer" Hon. Roosevelt Page.
..Tidewater." Hon. John a. Curtis; our
Friends the Minority" Hon. G. 5. Pen
5dIeton: "Our Young Men, Senator Don.
p. Halsey; '"The Cities by the Sea-
senator W. w. Sale; 1.-THE Press" Evan
r. Chesterman; "The City OF R1ch-
mond," John S. HARDWOOD.
Cuucuses Tonight.
The Democrats of the two Houses
will caucus promptly at s O'CLOCK To-
night in their respective chambers,
When the Senator'S meet 1t Is eSpected
that a formal resolution will be adopts
ca providing that the old Organization
shall stand, all Of the old Senate OIL
GERS desiring TO continue, and there
being no opposition. There will be no
contests before the Hous caucus. AS
a result. both of the meetings TO-
night promise to be rather m
Following the election of tho
Speaker. tho committees will be APP
pointed. There are numerous reports
regarding the probable chairmanshlps'
but taking them all into consIdcra-
ton. somebody is going to be DIS
appointed.
Harry C.. Mann, a nephew of the
Goyernor-elect. will arrive Tomorrow
10 his duties as a committee
clerk in the Senate. Mr.. Mann Is a
photographer in Norfolk.
Major j. N. Stubs, the member OF
the House from Gloucester. is attend
ing the oyster meetings at YORKTOWN
and Newport News.
Committees Conclusions.
The senate Finance Committee VIII
meet this morning for the last time
under the provisions of n f'olkes
resolutions. Such an approximation Fblll
as this committee will introduce mas
becn agreed upon, but various sgd
committees charged with me duties
OF preparing bills providing Tor IN
in revenue will report to-day,
The appropriation bill has G OIL
no regular appropriations and has ln-
creased no annuities. But along With
it will 30 recommendations embodying
the judgment of the committee as tc
what money should be expended and
for what purposes. There WILL also
be 81 frank statement to the Senate OF
the financial condition Of the State
and the proposition will he put VI
~suuarely to the legislature that the
bill prepared by the committee canno'
he passed nntil more revenue is "
sight. To this end there Will bs
various bills assigned to levy taxes or
sources which are regarded as no
contributing their share to the reve'
nues OF the Commonwealth.
The committeeman, not desiring tt
have large numbers Of Interested par
ties on their backs n earlier thar
necessary, have not divulsed the pro
visions Of these bills, but 1t is gen
orally understood that IT is designe!
to levy q tax of I per cent. on hefgros'
receipts OF express companies tn
same tax now paid by railroads. II !
argued that in these days of few wet
spots, the express companies arc reap
Ing rlnll3 harvests from express s. f Charge
on packages of liquor, andSseught to D
made to8pay asheayy tax, The reNenu'
from this source Is expected TO EreAtl.
relieve the condition Of tho Stat
treasury.
"A member Of Til oyFlnance COMMITTEE
yesterday made q proposition forEsaY
Ing money, IT was that the salaries q
1.-THE members of the General AsselNhll
The raduced to the fornler figure OF =
"a day. The committeeman SdroIlpes
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