The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-13
Prohibition Legislation VIII Be
Handled BY Body Not Bust
ed With Other Matters
BOTH BRANCHES ARE
| READY FOR BUSINESS
Speaker Houston Sounds Clar-
ion Note Of Little Talk and
More Work Senate Names
Steering Committee

F.
The first step In the direction Of
emit session of the General Assembly
may require for the enactment of pro-
htbition measures, which will put into
effect the will of the people of vir-
ginia as registered In the Enabling Act
election, was taken yesterday after
noon at the opening session of the
House. 1t took the form of a motion
by Delegate r. II. Willis, of Roanoke,
that the rules of this session be those
of the last session and that a COM
mittee on Moral and Social Welfare be
added.
In the Senate similar rule will
be adopted and the new committee
created. lit Is generally expected that
Senator G.. walter Mapp. of Accomac.
will be chairman of the senate Com
mittee.
To Perfect Required Lewisiasism-
The COMMITTEES ON Moral and Social
Welfare Ia created at the request OF
prohibition workers, 1t was stated last
night by DIR, Cannon. superfnte ndent
of the Anti saloon League. DIR. Can 4
non. when seen by The Sirginisn. $50
the object in creating this comm
tee IN that all prohibition fneasure
may be considered in rornuatttse,
y hose calendar would net be crowded
with other matters and which wvuid
therefore be able to give more ame
to perfecting the required legislation.
Organization Effected.
Organization by the election OF Of
ficers nominated at Tuesday nights
caucuses. the receiving of the first OF
q series OF communications to be
sent down by Governor Stuart during
the present session, and the introduce
ton of a half dozen bills. filled the
time OF the opening day of the 1915
General Assembly 81 yffgafffa'' = - y
The Senate, emitting the reading OF
the Governors message, ordering II
TO be printed. had the shorter ses-
sion and adjourned nearly an hour
before the House ended its days
work. The House of Delegates heard
the Governors message. dealing with
questions Of taxation and prohibition
legislation. read and heard the report
of the state Advisory Tax Board and
the report of the Chichester Investi-
CATION Committee.
The Senate went step further In
the matter of committees than did
the House. naming the Steering Com
mittee. which has in hand the work
of arranging the standing committees.
The House standing committees will
be announced by Speaker Houston
when that body ccnvcnes Friday
Loon.
While COMMITTEES appointments will
not be made PUBLIC until that time. 1t
Ia generally understood by the we'll
informed about the House that the
chairmen Of the most important COM
mittees have been selected. as follows;
Finance Captain w. w.
Baker. of Chesterfield,
Appropriations--R l. Brewer.
Jr. Of Nansemond.
Privileges and Elections--R H.
Willis Of Roanoke.
i Courts of 5ustsee--Joffn- w stepn-
enson. of Bath.
schools and Colleges. H. Love.
OF Lunenburg.
General I4awsGeorge L. Browning.
or Orange
Asyiumns aud Prisons---Charies Fl
Roiston, OF Rockingham.
Agriculture. and Mining Berkeley
n. Adams. of Charlotte
Counties. Cities and Towns--Dr. 5.
+. A. Kent. of Haitfax.
Chesapeake and It's Tributaries
Harry Rev, of Accomac.
Committee on Rules p q =
Houston.
/ In senator JortlaM,s Case.
Senators Wendenburg. Wezt Saund-
ers. Addison and Downing compose the
committee which will consider the ap
plication OF Senator r. &C. Jordan. OF
Augusta, for admission to the caucus.
The committee will meet this morn
ing at 10 o'clock in room 3, In the
basement OF the Capitol, TO consider
the matter.
Senator Jordan was yesterday asked
BY The yirginan ii he had anything
to say In connection with. the applica-
ton and the causes which forced him
10 make the race for the Senate and
the result Of the election. The Sem
ator said he preferred not to talk at
this time. that the matter was before
the committee. that no has always
been Democrat and that the people
OF his district had expressed their
viewr. but that it was due the COM
mittee that he refrain from saying
anything.
The committee named WAS at the
direction OF the Democratic caucus.
The whole matter IL expected TO be
threshed over. and the result may be
announced tonight. Powerful innu-
Snces are being exertsd FOR and against
admission OF the Senator 10 the eau
Gus. What the outcome will be no
one can tell. hut tbs belief Is that
the application will be HvRnted