Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1842-12-06
rc,sLATuRE OF VIRGINIA.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
December >, 1912

December >, 1912
,Jso clock. 4 quorum oil members oi '''e .iousI'
| ~ .sv,o,sly sworn in by the Executive Nouncii'
".,ss.-sd IN their lla-and Mr. fA'Sk called 'ne
n5ase TO order .,., coo,,.w Nh,
M NJ. az clerk 10 the House. lie snd, he would
1910 80. on the wei! known qualifications oil one
~" and so faithfully served the State, and
"'.arIi s,maly move that the question be taken a,
ne Thou, calm! the roll. The motion was greco
- ,ai MIR MlnfoFd unanimously esec'eu .!r D,"'s
:,Js civ Of Richmond, was requested 10 introduce
a., vunf.fd 10 the Clerk table =
a.. Cr,r,uslfIn then nominated Mr.. JoEL liolIE
b Elevate Of Isle Of Wight, as Speaker, VINO was
,su olaiied 10 discharge the duties OF the ohar.
~. r,x,',pu seconded TIE nomination, and malice
,s the harbinger Of harmony in their proceedings
a., Should have been happy, II similar sphl hau oeei
c,,,iesed on previous occasions. But lei 'na. pass
H. srreed with the gentleman from Spousylvan'a
I'm, Mr. uoLLYM,S was emncnsly qualified Tor Inc OIL
Tie CLERK called over the roll, and the following
g:s the result Cob.
o.le Frazier. By,d of Bath, Tavenner Stanton,
Ws,-I,h nlick HUBBARD, Moore of Cabeli and wayne,
S.,nucl. Dennis Hancock, B-oadus, Goodwin, Pow
d, OF Fairfax, Smith Of Farqn'er, Rus', stockton,
p,yue. Deskins, Muse, TaaieFro, Wood, btru OF
,:ta;.L French. leake of Goochlanj, Carroll. Cal
an ZONES Ednands of Halifax, S,ovall, Blue, Ward,
rvt,c cf Hanover, Basel, King, Wo'thington Parks,
or.sofKing& Queen, Halves, Gibson Siollings, Car
49, Cav. Miller o!louioun Jackson, Marshall, Banks,
Kdweu Martin, Nicholson, Miller OF Mason and Jack
can Iscri,s. Northinc,on, Tanzey, Adar, Wade,
Or,he. Saith Of Nansemonj, Rice, Davis OF Orange
.5 C,asn. S,role Cri:z, Byrd OF Pendetcn, Ialman,
lin. Brown Of Preston Anderson Daniel of Prince
Ccc,,e H,awner. S.urm, S.ro,her, Burwell, White OF
pocll,lcc, Dsnealc Coo,es, Cowan, Kane, Gate
,yood Williams, Tate Spark, Crutchfe!d, lledgman,
Warren, Walker, SPOTS, West, Henry, Goodson, Lew
~,,,. .,ak
i;.r samuel Eany-Messrs Winedeld, NewkirS Gar
nett Robins, Vi Rae, Bowden, Taylor, VERIFY, Boiling,
psv. and Daniel OF Richmond Ci,y-ll.
For 0ycar " Crutchfeid-Messrs Snodgrass, Lacy
lrrnc, Miles, Smith Of Harrison, Galaher, Wallace,
Watts Oliver, Keen, and Moore Of Rockbridge-ll.
Messrs CarrcHYIrLD and RiSDoLru we're request
ed by tie Clerk TO introduce the Speaker.
BEING conducted to the Chair, MIR. iioLLEMAS re
TUNED bls thanks for the honor conferred on him. tie
hoped for that generous confidence and kind spirit o
INDULGENCE which had always, in Virginia, been shown
io,Ae officers who presided over deberatIre assem-
bIes He told the House that they had come, laden
with the wishes of the great body Of the people in the
hand; we're reposed the interests of this good old "o
,sr OF States " and lie trusted that the House would
sonsu, the welfare OF Virginia, that she might
..Says bear the high and elevated character She nae
ever done. The language and the sentiments OF Hlr
II address we're most appropriate 20 the occasion
Nh CRuTcurlELp moved, a further step towards
a organization of the House. that the Rules of tht
hs, House Of Delegates be adopted the Rules OF this
House
II, norKIss asked, If it we're in order to propose on
amendment and the CHAIR asserting, MIR. III. moved
The ABORTION of the following resolution:
"R.solred, rha. the following Rule be added to The
Sanding Eules Of the House:
"t5 Whenever the House shall have manifested a
determination to take vote upon any pending SUBJECT
By twice refusing to adjourn, no member who moved
o, voted 10! either OF said ad6urnmens, shall be allow
.t... tn
L,g o. uatii the said vote shall have been taken.
Viz. H0rKlNs spoke in favor Of the amendment-and
mentioned three within his own knowledge, where
lie determination Of the House had been manifested to
se the question: and yet it had been batfied and de
ea,ed by single members repeating time after time
the notion Of adjournment. lie con,ended, that II
vas important for the majority who were held respon
sble FOR the duration Of the session, to have IN It's
power TO certain extent, 10 control The taking oil
questions.
Mr. Ceurcnrirrp differed with his friend from
tCwhatan, and suggested that the amendment be lad
Tor the present upon the table-to give time Tor the
organization Of the House. and TO give also an oppor
'uni,y of reading the Governors Message lie con-
tended that If adopted the rule might at any moment
be agoted By motion 20 suspend t-and II "ouio
he generally carried.
Nr ElorElxs con,ended that now was the time to
act upon -wlen they had SO little else TO do-and he
thought The best way to adopt such resolution
IA o;der 10 expedite The work of the session. lie
renewed, he had promised Mr. G., the motion to lay
upon the table
Mr RASDoLpll doubted whether it was in order 'o
lay the amendment on the table, without laying the
whole Rules alonr with ii. The Chair concurred IN
,Ms obecon-and MIR. Randolph then went On 10 sup
port the Besoluton-bu. IN the course oil his remarks
scrpcsled 10 his friend from Powhatan TO withdraw
the amendment for the present, piedging himself 10
l-Ae up IN day or two.
ilr lIorKi&s consented TO Withdraw for the present
The SPEAKER then put the question, on adopting the
rules 70, the government of the House-whch were
adopted, without opposition or division
Mt CGrrcmriEAD then nominated Col Ward, the
l4e incumbent, as Sergeant at-Arms-paying hand
some compliment to his services and qualihcations'
The call of the roll dispensed with and Daniel
"atd, Esq was unanimously re elected Sergeant'at
Arms
Mr.. WooD then nominated Robert Bradley as First
D0nrkeeper TO this House
Mr.. ihRgy moved TO suspend the rule, and TO vote
ioF both Doorkeepers at once. But Mr. Wood objected
And after some conversation, MIR. VERIFY withdrew ms
motion, presuming that Mr.. Woods motion was midi
ca'lve OF intention 10 bring ont opposition 10 inc
second Dookeeper Mr. Wood stated, that there "ouic
be- he believed several candidates for the second Door
keeper On which, MIR. VERIFY withdrew has motion
Nad insisted upon call Of the roll The roll was then
called, and the vote was, for Bradley ll6-for Robert
hdler l. So Robert Bradley was duly elected hrs
p'orkecper 10 the House.
MIR. BnooMr then nominated William Chambers, the
former second Doorleep er-denying, that there was
any ground for complaint of neglect, want of fidelity
IN the discharge of his duties. He said it had been The
practice Of the House to overlook all political and
PERSONAL considerations such an occasion
Mr.. BRAwSEe rose TO nominate MIR, John Tans, as
well qualified TO discharge the duties of the office.
Mr.. BAssELL nominated Col hughes OF Harrison
county.
Mr. WILLIAMS nominated Captain Miller Of She
nandoah dsclaimng all political views whatsoever
But politics were to b. brought in, he might claim
ir las candidate, that he was from the 10Th Legion OF
The Republic
h7 BHoAuuus nominated Mr. VIM G. Allen, who
was ran some sessions before lie did not think that
ponues ought to mng!e in such queston-and GER
fanny ne would not recommend Mr.. a. for his politics,
as lie had always differed with him. lie would no,
enumerae all the services rendered by Mr. A. to the
Iommonwea!'h-out he would allude only to one
when was That be was the father Of twenty children,
whom he had to support
Mr. srnorHsR supported Mr.. Allen-as amply qua
Lifted for the Office.
Alr. MARTIN nominated VIM. T. Price. of Marshall
county. He did not press his claims on sectional
gFoands-nor on family grounds though he had no