The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-06
Of Forty-Four New Members
of House Several Have Scrv-
ed in Previous Sessions
HOUSTON, SPEAKER;
WILLIAMS, CLERK
Popular Officials to Be Unop-
posed-Many Craftsmanship
Changes Result of Retire
Ynents

The 1918 session OF the general as
sembly of Virginia will convene at
noon on wednesday. LAeutenant-Gov-
ernor j. Taylor Eliyson calling the
senate and Clerk of the House John
w. williams calling the lower body to
order.
In the senate there VIII be one va
cant seat, that OF the late Senator L.
&c. Pitcher, of FAuquicr. His success
sor will be elected at special elec-
tion to be held on Tuesday, January
81 at which time the Eleventh sena-
torial district, consisting OF Loudoun
and Fauquier, with fill the vacancy.
However. the result will not be as
contained and certified In time Tor the
successful candidate to qualify before
the beginning OF the following week.
Senator elect Douglas Mitchell, OF
King and Queen. win take the seat OF
! Attorney General elect John r. Saun-
ders, of the Thirty ninth district,
which In composed OF the counties OF
Middlesex. Essex. Gloucester, Mathews
| and Queen counties.
Senate Personnel Otherwise the Same.
/ With these exceptions, the eompo-
/ sltieu of the senate Is the same aS
that OF the last session. The retire
nent of Senator saunders creates
vacancy In the Craftsmanship of the
committee on fish and game. the
ranking member now being senator
10. Harding walker. who is already
chairman OF the important committee
on courts o. Justice and member OF
several other important committees
| Other senate committee chairmen
are as follows: Finance. Senator Gar
l rett: roads and internal navigation.
Senator Grapatt; insurance and
banking, Senator Gayle; public insti-
tution@ and education. Senator Rison:
| privileges ard elections. Senator Holt:
moral and social welfare, Senator
Mapr: county. city and town organi-
IA don, Senator Cannon; general laws,
Inconsistencies HanAtnr EsArlr. toxnt
! COMMITTEES on special. private and
local legislation. Senator Bowers;
nominations Senator Barham: enroll
cd bills Senator Addison, besides
which there are several other commit
tees for routine work or examination
| of the financial departments Of the
state government. Senators Drewry,
Eening and Holt comprise the COM
niittee on printing.
! The list of the membership of the
house OF delegates indicates that OF the
one hundred members forty four were
not members of the last house,
although several of the mon set down
ss new members have been on @ mum
Der OF occasions elected to the general
assembly.
FORMER Attorney -GenexMi Member.
! Arncng the so-esiled new members
are a former attorney general OF Viz
ginia, man of distinguished ability,
! William A. Anderson. OF Lexington.
As an Interesting coincidence II might
be noted that he succeeds Hugh A.
white who retired from the legisia-
tive arena for the purpose of making
the run for the Democratic nomina-
ton for attorney general.
Back for new battles is the veteran
member from Bath. John w. Stephen
son, the inventor and persistent cham
pion of the anti-gambiing bill. which
finally achieved success in the last
general assembly. While the measure
passed the house In 1919. It was SO
amended In the senate committee that
Its father couldn't recognize It,
willing to Sacrifice Himself for sheep.
I From Cumberland. armed for the
! fray for wur on the shesp-ktffIng dog,
comes II. p. Baker, one of the most
substantial and entsrprising farmers
and business men of his section. He
declares that he is willing to lay down
his political life for the future protec-
ton and upbuildtng OF the sheep in
iustry OF Virginia.
Charlotte has returned her expe-
rienced and able representative,
Berkiey d. Adams, who liz chairman
or the state board or agriculture, and
lhGs been in the house number OF
sessions.
| Probable Minority Leader.
Coming probably 10 become leader
cf the minority party in the house
! Roland f. Chase, OF C1intwood, q
former senator. represents the large
CONSTITUENCY of Dickinson and Wise
a constituency which is insisfent that
its claims for larger representation
be recognized in the next redistricting
James n. Stubs, OF Gloucester. Ia
another of The new but veteran mem
bers, He has been in both houses
many times during the last half cen.
fury,
A man OF parts among the new
members is Parke p. Deans.
a well-known lawyer of Isle OF Wight
county.
The smallest majority by which any
member comes TO the house was that
of one given viii A.. Cook. returned
from Madison and Greene.
Watchdog of Treasury From Suffolk,
4 Back for his third regular session
II, l. Brewer, of Nansemond. chair
man Of the important appropriations
committee. Ia regarded as one of the
most valuable men In the house, Mr.
Brewer is a successful business man
and has taken high place In legisla-
| tive work ever .si2ce he first came
TO the house In the session of 1912.
4 A former member who returns
after a temporary eclispse Is William
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