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Senate Bills

By Sir Saunders-S. y. 40. @q3 to "nioin
and aoate houses of Ill fame 70 declare the
or persons Hho conduct or mgintr,n tho
same and tho owner or aGon, Of any build
IN" CoInirittcc on Moral aud Social welfare
By Mr. Gravatt. :. -. 80 21t 10 amend
Fe.ion Of an act t" rS'hD.'Sn ana rrsu-
pay expenses Of same: to secure IN" rnru-
iarity and purity -. the same: and 20 pre-
connection herewith Heferred to the Com
mi,,ee Privileges and Elections.
~ Nj. Rinchar,. $. y. 20. 70: % amend
school boards of the school districts in this
state borrow money belonging u the
authorize the loan Of SAID funds TO each dis
,rict Referred 10 Committee ON Public In
s.tutions and Education.
By Mr.. Davis u. 30 2oi "a amend Soc
ton .. o. an act 10 raise revenue for the
support OF the government and public free
schools. and 10 pay the Interest on the pub
hereby designated as section 2s's. providing
for Il tax on express companies. re:rigera or
other car companies operating upon the
railroad IN the state. except sleeping car
dln!nE-car, drawing room or and pa!aoe
Referred TO the Committee Finance.
BY Mr.. Matthew's. Il. so. -. empowering
the school board OF the city of Norfolk To
sctoolhouscs. with proper furniture and cdu-
Cational appliances, TO care tor, manage and
sections 1888 and 1873 Of the code o: VIZ.
finta IN SO far az the said sections arc in
cor'iic. with this act. Referred TO tho Com
nhttee OF. Public Institutions ana Educa-
ton.
rs M. Trinkic-S 70. 40. 2os. 20 provide
Tor payment OF compensate 10 counsel en-
p!oi-d by IN" Judge presiding at the trial
% defend l.uthcr cnnt"r and James Caucer
IN tn" Circuit coUr; OF Washington County
who were uratl" TO mplov counsel. Re
!orrci 10 the COMMITTEES Finance.
By Nj Dvewry-S T. 40. "0n. TO prov!d q
FOR the establishment. supervision orera-
ton and direction Of "a bureau in the De-
partmcnt % Agriculture and Immigration of
ne Commonwealth OF Virginia % aid and
encourage the settlement OF arriculturis,s
IN Virginia. and for otner purposes. saiI
bureau 70 b" known Al the Bureau OF Set
Elements. Referred 20 The Committee on
Agriculture, Mining and Manufacture
by Mr.. Audison-S. y. No. &c to amend
section of an act to establish and rainta n
q system Of iuhl!c high schools and TO APP
rropr!nte money therefore. Deferred 10 the
Committee on Public Institutions and Fdu-
cation.
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THE SENATE

by vote Of u TO II. tho Senate
yesterday passed House bill No. s. Of
fcrcd ny Delegate Hudrins. making IL
larceny for any person, under contract
Of employment with farmer, frau
dulcntly to carry out the provisions
of the agreement or to refund money
or other thing of value obtained on the
strength of such an agreement The
first debate of the session on a measure
Of Statewide significance was pre-
Cipitated when the bill came up for
action, some senators protesting that
1t savored too strongly of class legis-
lation. others urging il as the best
protection possible for the farmer who
enters into Il contract for the years
work.
Those voting against tho hill were
Senators Cannon. Davis. Drewry. Gar
rctt. Goodloc, Rinchart, Strobe. Thorn
ton, Walker, Webb, WendcnburE.
Saunders, Buchanan. and Royal The
measure will now go TO the Governor
for his signature.
The Senate convened promptly at 10
o'clock, with Lieutenant Governor J.
Taylor Ellyson in the chair. Rev.
GeorEc W. Mcdaniel d. n. pastor of
the FIRST Baptist Church. delivered the
invocation.
resolution introduced by Senator
prcwry. OF Petersburg. authorizing the
AUDITOR OF t'unllc accounts 10 ISSUE
warrants on the state treasury for the
nay of the Scnatc's clerical force was
unanimously adopted. as was rcso-
luton introduced by Senator corbitt,
Of Portsmouth. providing that individ-
ual drinking cups he placed in the
cloak room for the use OF senator's
After tho passage OF three House
bills and the advancement Of n number
Of senate bills to their third read
nf
buchanan. OF Marion, adjourned at | 10
o'clock to convene to-day at 12 o'clock
noon.
The Senate yesterday passed the fol-
lowing House bills. In addition TO the
ono already mentloned:
House bill No. Ito provide for the
examination OF the oyster and clam
beds and winters Of Virginia: to pro-
vide for tho marking Of polluted areas
and to prohibit the taking OF oysters
and clans from polluted areas. and
defining violations of the act and fix
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I.mc.iaI % IN" Times -Disnntch
fETEESBCRG, VA, january al
Mrs Mary +. Bowman. widow OF
,'e"rsc =. bowman, died last night Mt
year of her age. She was widely
known and esteemed. ana is survived
by the following children: John Il
Bowman OF Ettrtck; WILLIAMS NJ Bow
man Of South Richmond; Charles H..
Thomas l.. and Misses Sarah and Mary
Bowman. OF Natoaca, also hy twentv-
t"o grand and twenty great grand
children. The funeral will be- held
tomorrow afternoon. with the burial
in MatOac;. Ccmcterv.
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Especial 10 The Times Dispatch.1
LfNCHBURC;, VA, January 3l-Mrs.
Clara stokes. wife Of William strikes,
an attorney Of Wclch. w. Va. died at
her home in that place on Sunday. and
the Information of her death came as
great surprise to relatives in Lynch
burg, where she was born and lived
most of her life. Mrs. Stokes. who was
twenty-five years of age. was a niece
Of Mrs. &. w. Moshy and Mrs. f.. W. G..
Poston, of this city, and she was n
daughter of Robert w. TenCh. formerly
resident Of Lynchburg. who now re-
sides at Bccltlcy. w. Va. The body will
be taken TO Philadelphia for burial.
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william Powell I',iuro.

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FREDERICKSBURG VA, January
3i.-\Villiam Powell Flippo. Il we'll
known farmer OF Caroline County. died
at his home on Sunday, after an Illness
of pneumonia, aged siXty-scvcn years.
Mr. Flippo was highly respected cit-
zcn OF his county. a member for fifty
wears of Round Oak Baptist Church,
which he served for many years as
deacon. He is survived hv his widow.
four children, j. n. Flippo, Miss Irene
E'lippo. John 4. and William +. Flippo
OF Fredericksburg: three brothers, Ben
iamin T.. Flippo. OF Caroline: James H.
E'lippo, OF Spotsylvania COUNT aud
John \. Fli7po. of Richmond; three sis
ters, Mrs. Mamie Wissncr and Mrs.
Charles II. Wissner. Of Frcdcricks burg,
and Mrs. Mary c. Tompkins. OF Caroline
County. The funeral will take place
on Tuesday from the home.
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SCHOOL GIRL EI.OPI.S
WITH VIRGINIA FARMER

DANV1ILE VA. January 31-Miss
Pearl Baldcnia. said To he sixteen years
OF age. was married OH last Wcdncs-
day 10 H. l.. Jones. according to an
announcement made here to-day. The
girl. who was attending the high
school here. lived with her elder sis
ter, Mrs. j. II. Terrell, and was missed
on Wednesday afternoon, when Mrs
Terrell returned to her home. The girl
was traced and 1t was found that she
had been married TO Mr.. Jones, n wcI-
known farmer Of Ia Crosse Va Tho
farmer called for the girl in an au-
tomohile and they sped TO Warning
ton. n. c., where the ceremony was
performed. They are living Mt La
Crosse.
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DEATHS IN VIRGINIA
runer.lofF. u. t:Iu.rov.

The funeral OF Francis T. Glasgow,
who died Saturday morning. was held
Yesterday at noon from the Second
PRESBYTERIAN Church. with the pastor.
Rev Russell Cecil, ID. H.. officiating.
Burial was in Hollywood Cemetery. The
pallhcarcrs were as follows: John Aiken
Branch, Archer Anderson, Jr., Joseph
r. i. Anderson. Graham Il. Iobson,
William Trainham, De Granenricd Hob
son and Frank HobSon.
Many prominent business men includ-
ing doctors, lawyers and bankers were
present at the funeral. The honorary
pallbearers were the elders OF tho
Second Presbyterian Church.
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Special TO The Times pispatcN.l
RALEIGH, y. g.. Jauuary 3i.-News
Of the death OF Tyre York, ono Of tho
most picturesque Republican politicians
Of the reconstruction and later period,
brought many expressions of regret
here He died at his nome in Tray
ftiIl Wilkes County, on Thursday. aged
eighty years. His last especially no.
table political fight was in tho. cam
paiSn Of 1854, when he ran against 4.
NJ. Scales for Governor. lie did much
Of his campaigning on mule Back"
Tyre York and his mule being special
features OF the campaign.
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graduated from tho University of Viz
giua in 1860. and since then. with
the exception of two years during
which time he served as a surgeon with
the troops of the Confcderacy in the
Civil War, he had practiced his process
sion in this county. He is survived By
three daughters. Mrs. w e. Tinsi"y
and Mr.. Joe Iipop. OF this city. and
Mrs Morris. OF Iron Gate Funeral
services will he on Wednesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock and will he conduct
ed by Rev. J. w. stevens. pastor OF
the Christian Church, Of which Dr.
Hughes was a member.
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EVERETT NOT 4 CANDIDATE
FOR AIT0ItNE Y-GESERALSIJIp
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RALEIGH. y. c.. January ar. q
Everett. OF Durham, announced 10.
night that he has decided not to he :,
candidate for Attorney General in tho
Democratic primaries. This leaves tho
race to T. III. Calvert, the present as
sistant Attorney General: Judge Frank
Carter. of Ashcville. who announced
his candidacy in an effort for vindica
ton from the findings of the Ic-isla-
tive Investigation Committee: w. a.
Self, OF Hickory, and Edmund Jones.
OF I.enoir.
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runcrn, OF Jane. X. Purcell.

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MANASSAS. VA, January 3l.-E'u
neral services were held here to-day
for Mayor James X. Purcell OF Gaines
VILE, Il lifelong resident and native Of
Prince William County, who died at
stanton on Saturday. He was seven
ty-ciSht years old and n veteran of the
Civil War. At one time he was 4 mem
Der OF The House OF Delegates from
Prince William County and was a for
mer deputy sheriff Of this county. He
Is survived by his widow and four chill
drcn, three of whom are sons
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Tcnoc;o1 ~ Tbo Ti,,osn;

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WINCHESTER. VA. January 31.-s
Hugh Barr, sixty eight years old. mem-
Der of an old Frederick County family
died at Red Cloud. Neb., where he had
been very successful in business, He;
was the last OF n family OF ten chill
dren. \ widow. formerly Miss Sallie
Wisecarver, of this county. and, ono
son. Conley Barr, of Red Cloud, sur
vive.
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bill providing for an additional APP
preparation OF $1,000 to complete the
fund In process OF collection for the
erection In Richmond OF an equestrian
statue OF General "Stoncwall' Jackson.
The association in charge OF the monu-
mont has now about $4,000 in hand
or this amount $4,000 was appropriate
cd by the city OF Richmond ana S1o.-
600 by the General Assembly of 1914.
About $4,000 IL needed.
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Delegate II. G. Lowry wants all dogs
III the Commonwealth locked up at
night. \ bill introduced by him yes
tcrday provides that all owners or man
ayers or dogs more than six months ola
shall confnc the animals between sun
down and s o'clock ia the morning
The la is to apply only between March
- and September -. in other words.
during tho dog days"
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Funeral ,f AR. Sn,,.x

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IYNCHBURG. VA. January 31.-The
body OF Mrs. Althea p. Smiley, who died
on saturday at the residence of her son.
William *. Smiley, in Amherst, was
brought here to-day, and the burial
took place at Spring Hill Cemetery.
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NORFOLK OPPOSES BILL
TO PROTECT OYSTER BEDS
Rev Measure Gives State Health De-
partmcnt Supervision Over
Sewage Disposal.
PAINT MEN ARE UP IN ARMS
Object to Bowers Bill Regulating
Storage OF Turpentinc, I.inseed Oil
and Paints and Requiring Label
ing OF "Purc" Paints.

Tho House Committee on General
Laws held an extended hearing last
night on the bills introduced bv Dele
gate Rev. Of Accomac, dealing with
the prevention of water pollution in
oyster bed areas.
Or. lowhatan Schcnck. chief health
"fhccr. and former Delegate S. ~ wood
WARD, or Norfolk. appeared in opposi-
tion to tho bill, which would give tho
stat" Health Department the authority
10 direct II readjuStincnt of the sewage
disposal systcm Of any city or town to
prevent pollution Of oyster beds.
IN favor Of making the bill law.
srokc DR.. Richard ,McSser, sanitary en-
Sincer OF the State Health Department.
and DIR. II. g. Cumming. of the United
states Public Health Service. DR.. Cum
ming expressed the opinion that :he
bill would not cmbarrass Norfolk since
tho sewage OF that city is not car
ricd out far enough to affect any Of
the present oyster areas.
The Norfolk men. however, were APP
pr"hcnsivc OF the enactment of any law
which might place that citv Ia the en-
barrassinr position of opposing; q.
'icaith Department order in the courts.
Tho bill would more directly affect
Newport News and Hampton. IL was
pointed out by DR.. Cumming. In the
absence OF representatives. OF these
cities. who expected to be present.
action on tho bills were postponed un-
Ii Friday might. when Il hearin:, will
hr given 20 delegation from these
cities
The House Committee on Insurance
aud Banking viii hold "A public herring
~ o'clock MONDAY afternoon on Tho.
OILS introduced by Delegates Shumate
ana stephenson designed to prevent in
surancc companies from joining in an
agreement TO maintain certain fixed
rates.
iichinond paint dealers and mem be rs
o. IN" trade from other sections OF the
state entered Il strong protest before
IA" senate Committee on Agriculturc
NIninr and Manufacturing last night
against ;hc passage Of the bowers bill
regulating the sale and storage of tur-
p"ntIrc. l!nseed oil aud paints, and pro-
NlhinS Tor the defining and labelling OF
pure paints. Objections were regis
tered TO almost every provision of the
measure. One Of the speakers made the
statement that ii the bill were made
law retail paint dealers Will in some
cases, be forced out OF business The
PANT men were represented by At,or-
news Richard Evelyn Byrd ana y. c.
o'Flahcrty.
The tuberculosis Commission ap-
pointed by the last General Assembly
appeared before "a joint session OF the
Senate Finance Committee and tho
tousc Appropriation Committee with a
n!"a 'or liberal appropriation TO carry
forward its work Anon; those who
SPOKE for the commission we're S.na-
TOR Cannon. OF Richmond, Dr Enrlon
-. i!!iams, OF tho state Board OF
Hclatn; Senator Andrews chairman of
the commission, and Miss Agnes -
nhni"'ph, executive secretary OF the
Virginia Antituhercu!osis Associate
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FREDERGCKS VA. January
3l.-Charles Il. Hogan, n wcll-known
business man Of this city. died last
night ut his home. after an illness OF
ten days OF pneumonia, aged forty
five years. He is survived by his wife.
one son. his father, one brother and
two sisters.
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lessor W. $. Hale, late superintendent
oil schools of GraySon County and FOR.
ri"rlN member OF the General Assem-.
biN She was a native OF sullivan Coun
", Tenn. She is survived by her hus.
band and two daughters. Miss Vivian
iial" and Miss Manic Hale. both of this
place
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Martin Stewart,
)ecial to The Times

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
HAitR:SONBURG, VA, January 81
Martin Stewart. seventy four years old.
died on Saturday in Staunton. and was
buried to-day at Mount Crawford, Rock
inGham County. He was n native OF
Highland County. lie was Mason
and n Baptist. He is survived by two
daughters.
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WINCHESTER, VA, January 3l.-E.s
Franklin Johnson, an aged Confederate
veteran, died on Saturday in Frederick
County, after n brief Illness. He leaves
several sons and daughters. His re-
mains were inferred in Stoncwall Gene
terry here. y
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Mrs. NInrtI,u Nfnson.

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LYNCHBURG. VA, January 31.-Afrs. :.
Martha Mason, OF Knobs, Campbell
County, died to-day at the Lynchburg .
Hospital. where she had been receiving I
treatment. Her body will be taken to d
Tyrecanna for burial
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FREDERICKSBURG. VA. January
3l.-,ilcnry Corbin, OF stafford County.
'Icd Yesterday At his home OF prcu.
m"nia. AGED thirty years. He is sur.
NINel by his wife and three chiiirnn
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Here and There
In the Legislature

The second of the Richmond cborter
bills was advanced yesterday by tho
House OF Delegates from it's second m
It's third reading. This measure is the
omnibus" bill which provides, among
other things. for the abolition of the
Police and Health Boards. 1t will como
up on the calendar to-day on its pas-
sage.
a bill introduced yesterday by Dele.
gate Gordon. OF Louisa, provides that
the combined state and county or CITY
tax rate on intangible property shall
not exceed by more than 10 per cent
the amount Of such taxes assessed for
the year preceding. The law Will no
applicable, If passed, to the taxes paid
in 1917.
Delegates Sutherland and Bond are
joint patrons of bill which prohibits
an intoxicated person from driving an
automobile. truck. street car or To-
connective. If any such person, the bill
provides, shall drink any quantity OF
liquor within six hours or less Of as
Stunning charge or undertaking to run
any such vehicle. it shall he prima
facie evidence OF the violation of this
law. The violation of the act is made
n misdcmeanor punishable by fine of
from 81 to 800, confinement in Jail for
from thirty to ninety days, or both, In
the discretion OF the court
George W. Bridgcforth. OF I.unen-
burg, at one time regarded as n candi-
date for the office OF Register of the
Land Office. was visitor TO the Legis-
laturo yesterday. Mr.. Bridgeforth is in
tcrested in the game bill and other
pending measures and will be In the
city several days.
The Richmond members Of the House
OF Delegates yesterday introduced q
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DIR. j. T.. Hughes.

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CLIFTON FORGE, VA, January 81
DR.. j. F. Hughes aged eighty-two
years, one OF the most widely known
among the older physicians OF Vir-
ginia. died at his home here at 1870
o'clock this morning. DR.. Hughes
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ing penalties therefor. Patron, Mr.
Rev.
House bill No. 23-To prevent the
sale or the Offering Or exposure for
sale OF deleterOus foods. providing for
the seizure and destruction OF such
foods and fixing penalties for violation
OF the act. Patron, Mr.. Sproul
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Mrs. Mnry A. HnIe.

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ELK CREEK, VA, January 3l.--Mrs.
Mary A. Hale died at her home here on
Friday from grippe, at the age OF fifty
four years. She was the wife of Pro-
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nv a vote OF & to .. tho Senate Com
mittc. on Courts Of Justice ycst"r-
DAY afternoon reported out the bill IN
troduccd bv Senators Cannon. I"ifrcNs.
Gunu and lIoning. providing Tor IN"
registration OF lands O% the Torr"ns
system. Eugene g. Nas@ic and john
Tyler. Ir. vino have interested them
solves for years in the passage OF this
bill. appeared before the committee in
support of the measure
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would not have n trade advanta-" over
Virginia Again. the Joker in the bin
is the provision that the law does not
apply to towns under 1000 nor TO coun-
try stores. which is dangerous because
IL Viii get the country vote against the
city"
|. j. MarcuSc. OF the American Can
Company, wished the present law re.
iating To taxation of corporations Gre
atcd under the laws of u foreign State.
amended so as to provide for exemption
from taxation on it's certificates OF
stock The present law. AIR, Marcusc
said. WAS keeping men. like Thomas
Fortune Ryan. out of the State.
PROPOSES TO EXEMI"r STOCK
OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
The bill as presented to the commit
tee last night reads as follows: Every
corporation created under the lawY Of
Il foreign State. wncthcr doing business
III thiS state or not, may. upon request
by the said corporation, or any of it's
stockholders. pay into the treasury Of
tho State, on or before the iirSt day Of
March OF each and every year. on their
MAXIMUM capital the same franchise
ana registration taxes that are inn
posed upon a domestic corporation do
nag business in this state.
And in addition to the aforcsa id
annual registration and franchise tax
90 computed so as TO equal the amount
paid into the treasury of the State oc
Virginia by n domestic corporation,
when II applies for charter. SGch
cCucS' for the imposition of the afUrc
said tax shall he evidenced by written
application to that effect, tilcd with the
state Corporation Commission, by the
corporation. the stakeholder. or the
stockholders az the case may be. When
ever such tax and fees arc paid by the
foreign corporation or stockholders.
the stock in the bands of individual
shareholders residing in this State shall
not be further taxed"
This bill, Mr.. MARQUEE said. he was
given assurance by several members #
the Legislature, would be introduced
and supported.
TOBACCO DEALERS OBJECT
TO COMMISSION MERCHANT BILL,
Other bills that were discussed were
Senate Bill Il. which Chairman Arthur
NJ. Cannon said the tobacco merchants
30 opposed to because the shipment CT
tobacco Is different from other farm
produce. This bill regulates commits
Son merchants.
against the bill which reduces the
present tax on pedlcrs OF extracts and
medicines from $3.50 to small tax.
The members OF the Legislative COM
mittee did not take any action. but took
the several recommendation under ad :
visemcnt, and will make report TO
the board of directors to-day. Several
members individually expressed them
selves as being in favor OF the recon-
mendations as presented by the ,nanu-
facturers before tho committee.