The Senate Committee on Rules and Judiciary approved four nominations to government boards and commissions, and OK’d several bills this week, including a measure that establishes the official madras of the U.S. Virgin Islands. The madras measure, sponsored by Senators Myron Jackson, Alicia Barnes and Javan James, describes the official madras design of the USVI to be the following: "A lightweight woven fabric plaid in pattern of yellow, red, argent, (white) pink, azure (blue), turquoise, and vert (green). The weave may be vertical, horizontal, vertical and horizontal, or diagonal, and each madras for ceremonial territorial use may have the letters “V” and “I” embroidered into the fabric in the color azure (blue), and the letters may not be less than one and one half inch in diameter.” See bill here.  The committee, chaired by Sen. Janelle…