The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-06

fore them for settlement C. J. Meetze,
OF Prince william will he on hand
to declare with all his might that
there n not more democratic Demo
crat in all Dem ocTatic Virginia than
Christopher ]. Meet$s, Mr. Meetze
Was chairman or the house committee
on immigration al the last session.
II, II, Willis. OF Roanoke. who saw
hts first experience in matters legis-
lative nthe historic session Of 1912.
In chairman of the extremely import
ant committee on privileges and cleo
tons, which will have &s one OF it's
important functions this session the
settlement OF the Meetze- Sinclair con
test. which Will be referred to it on
Wednesday when the matter IL placed
before the house. Mfr. Willis is also
the champion OF the movement look
ing to the separation OF the depart
meat~of game and inland Ash from
that of the commission OF fisheries
Succeeds Republican.
From Russell as 8 new mem Der
comes John White stuart. nephew OF
the governor. who unsea.ed Re
publican and won a handsome vic
tory against strong Republican OPP
position.
Thomas ISomax Hunter. OF King
tfSD4 AE. Ea& Afle n0EVf Oh NdNlnE 1N~
feated the Republican leader of the
last house, NJ. X. Lowry.
Staiwar: in frame and coming bac elk
with many a victory over strong Re
publican opposition, Rev. r.. c. Buck,
OF Abingdon, member from the Wash
ington county and Bristol delegation.
will be seen In his accustomed place.
Following is a list giving the ma mes
of the chairman OF the house COM
mitteeS or the, ranking member left
after the revision of the house roll
after the last election:
Privileges and elections. Willis;
courts OF justice. Stephenson; schools
and colleges. Rofston; general laws.
Roiston: roads and internal naviga-
ton. Smith. finance. Pitts; claims,
Dodson; militia and police, Taylor.
asyiums and prisons, Rolston: labor
and poor, Owen: public property.
Rev: currency and claims. Tiffany;
agriculture and mining. Adams. of
Charlotte; manufactures and mechan-
ical arts Adams. OF Charlotte: coun-
ties. cities and towns Buck: officefs
and offices at m can'tol. Dodson: ex-
ecutive expenses. Murray; entrench-
ment and economy. Norris; federal
relations and resolutions. Reed; en-
rolled bills. Fuller; immierat'on.
Meet1es AhSSa peake ana IT'S tFlhusaf-
les. Rev: insurance and banking,
Walton; appropriations. Brewer:
moral and social welfare, Pitts. house
expense, Buck: rules. Bouston CON
firmations. holland, library. Steck:
printing. walton. special. private and
local legislation Stephenson.
Not Bound Nv Priority Rule.
The rule OF priority would give sew
eral important chairmanships 10 one
member, In several cases. However
the speaker of the house is not bound
to follow this rule and it is entirely
possible that. In his discretion. there
will be some important changes from
the appointment that the priority rule
would indicate made by speaker
Houston.
In sthe Democratic caucus which
will be held Tuesday night In the
hall of the house. house Democrats
will renominate Harry Houston, of
Hampton, for sneaker. and John w.
Williams. OF Giles, for clerk OF the
house. Both men will be unanimous
ly renominated and will be elected
probably without any minority OPP
position MT the opening shssior On
Wednesday, However 1t IN posstbfe
that the handful of 'Rernbitcah naeni-