Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-01-21
D0lNGS IN LEGISLATURE.
Pertinent Points in Law-makine
Body That Our People Should
Know.

After his election as Speaker, Mr..
Byrd announced the personnel of his
standing committee. Judge Martin
Williams, of Giles, was made chairman
of the Committee OF Privileges and
Elections, and becomes tioor-leader of
the Democrats.
A Joint resolution was adopted in both
Houses thanking Mrs. Claude A. Swan
son for her aid in the tasteful decoration
of the Capitol interior.
In the Senate, Senator Echols was
unanimously, elected President pro TEN.
M. B. Booker, clerk; Frank b. Watkins,
sergeant-at7arms,. and Sam M. Donald,
doorkeeper.
/ Senator Sale announced as the Senate
Steering Committee-Senators Halsey,
King, Early, of Green; Sims, of Lou
lisa, and Rison.
There are few changes in the Senate
committees. Judge Mann is succeeded
on Courts of Justice by Senator Walk
er, who had been ranking member.
Senator Wickam becomes head of the
Committee on Fish and Game. r
Willie T. Covington, nephew of DIR.
Covington, of Northumberland, was
appointed one of the pa es in the House
by Speaker Byrd, through the efforts
of Hon. T. A. Jet.
Delegates from this section were an
pointed on the following committees:
Jett, on Chesapeake and its Tributar-
les. Public Property, end chairman of
Executive Expenditures; Wexford,
Schools and Colleges, Agriculture and
Mining, immigration: Stubs, General
Laws, Library, Insurance and Banking;
Evans, Courts of Justice, Public Prop
erty, Retrenchment an 4 Economy; Lew
is, (of Essex, Privileges and Elections,
Special, Private and Local Legislation,
and chairman of Immigration.
Committee on Chesapeake and It's
Tributaries is Rev, Houston, Edwards,
Adams, Jet, Harwood, Curtis, Stearnes,
Deal, Lion, Noting, West of Nanse-
mond, Pendleton.
Senate committee on Fish and Game
is-Wickham, Walker, Keezell, Gunter,
Harman, Saunders, Holland, Ward,
Gravatt Owen and Persons. .f.'
SOME BILLS INTRODUCED.
BY Mr.. Wexford: A bill extending
time for collecting taxes. -.
BY Mr.. Powers: A bill providing that
the fees of constables and sheriffs shall
be Identical in like cases, and therein
amending the Code of Virginia.
BY Mr.. Jet: A bill to provide for
building bridges across bitches along
the public roads Of Nofthunbe flanb
county. . = go.
BY Mr.. Wexford: A bill creating a
commission for the purpose of revising
the tax laws and requiring a report to
be made to the next General Assembly:
providing for summoning witness. and
making 1t a misdemeanor for disobe-
dience.
Mr.. Rev, of Accomac, introduced a
lengthy measure revising, arranging.
amending and consolidating into one
act the general laws relating to the
oyster industry of the State.
A most important bill provide for a
Bureau of Banking, to be under the
control of the State Corporation Com
mission. -.g....
Speaker Byrd has eliminated the
compulsory feature from the Primary
bill now before the Legislature.
On Wednesday night the Richmond
delegation gave to the other members.
and friends to the number of $50. a
sumptuous banquet. The toasts were
superbly responded to. Among the most
prominent speakers We're Governor
Swanson, Governor-elect Mann and
Speaker Byrd
Coming at the end Of an administra-
tion throughout which ne has maintained
policy of independence and earnest |
purpose, which has not unfrequently
brought him into cross purposes with
the Legislative authorities of the Com
monwealth, Governor Swanson might
well feel proud of the reception ac.
corded him when, responding to the
toast Virginia" The Chief Execu-
i've was greeted with an ovation. The
zoo people present rose to their feet.
ana with hands, with feet, with lips and
with handkerchiefs they demonstrated /
he regard and affection in which thew
hold him.
Governor-elect Mann, in response TO {
he toast, "The New Administration. /" =
'aptured the crowd from the start bv ,
aging that in one respect his speech Z
would be like his administration-d
Whether this meets with your approval :,
r not, p" he said, is another matter. E
so, as / see before me evil
enees of different policy The :.
tate was to be congratulated, Judge :,
damn said, on the progressive policies =
I the present administration, SO bravelv =
nd so successfully followed. He praised =
ne clean and able public servant who :
about to retire. "You are making
istory," he said. II used to think that T
mother Washington could never live.
ut now l believe that if the time ever
'mes when Virginia is called upon for Of
mother Washington or jefferson or a n,
ladison or Marshall or Monroe. the D
'ns of the State will produce him." 81
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