The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-08
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Mr.. KorSrn. from the joint committee
.r,oipfed 10 wait upon the Governor, re-
,,sn,.1cd That they had discharged that duty,
and the Governor would communicate Win
tbe General Assembly In writing. =.
A minute later the message was brough,
IA the lar Of the Senate by Mr.. Taylor, the
Governors secretary.
The Clerk had read few lines, when
Mr.. THURMAN moved that II DC laiu on ,lo
table and thousand extra copies printed,
which was adopted.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.
The House was called to order at i2:l0
=. NJ. by Clerk McCaull, who appointed
Mr.. III. J. Vale, Of Louisa county, sergeahI-
alarms pro TEN. - =,
Prayer by Rev. w. G. Starr, ID. d., oil
the Methodist Episcopal Church.
The roll was then called. The following
members were found to be present:
Mcssrs. Hanford Anderson, W. }. Ander-
son, Bailey, Baldwin, Bland, Board, Butt,
,Cardwcll, Champlain, Chase, Coleman
sConrad, Cross, Dalton, Il. "A. Davis, L.
Wiley Davis, Deyer, Amos Dickerson,
William !. Dickinson, DUCK, Duhgee'
Dunlap, Dunn, Earle, Egg6orne, Evans
Farr, Fitzpatrick. Fowler, Fry, GiddingS,
Grandstan, Graves, Armistead Green
Duff Green, Griffin, Griggs, Grim, Haden,
Hamilton, Hanger, Harnsbergcr, Harrls,
Harrison, Lakewood, Herring, Honakcr,
Johnson, Kelley, Leech, Lybrook, Lyons,
Nav, Mayo, Menefec, Moon, Moorteld,
Morgan, Munford, Nicol, Norton, Oliver,
Owens, Page. Parr, Phillips. Plaster, Pol
lard, Powell, Reyercomb, Richardson, san
DIV Savers. Scott, skinner, Slemp, smith,
Spotswood, Stratton, Stribling, stuart,
stubbs, Charles i. Taylor, J. a. Taylor,
James G. TAYLOR. Terrell, Tinsley, Turner,
Vaughan, Ward. James A. Watkins, K:
w. Watkins, Webb, wilkins, Witten, ana
Young.
The members were then requested to
rise. and the oath or affirmation was adj
miniStered to them.
ELECTION OP SPEAKER.
Clerk: Nominations for Speaker are now
in order.
Mr.. TAYLOR. OF Montgomery county,
nominated Mr.. &c. FOWLER, OF Washing
ton county.
Mr.. LYoNs, Of Richmond city, nOml-
noted Mr.. MARSHALL HANGER, Of Augusta
county.
MessrS. SAwYERs, OF Wythe, and HAIR
pIs (colored), OF Dinwlddie, seconded the
nomination of Mr.. FOWLER.
A call of the roll resulted
Fowler %
Hanger. o.
Mr.. FOWLER was declared elected, and
Messrs. TAYLOR, Of Montgomery, and
HANGER, of Augusta, were appointed =
committee to inform him Of his election.
On taking the chair Mr.. FOWLER said
Gentlemen of the House of Delegates,-I
am profoundly sensible OF and deeply
moved by the cOaierment OF this diSiin-
gli>hed honor at your hands. would be
tray the better feelings OF my nature II |
failed to realize the responsibility, n wen
a, the honor, implied. We arc the agents
Of the Commonwealth, whose sovereign
power alone is withheld from us. In all
else we have committed to our Keeping the
power to promote the prosperity and pre-
serve the glory OF Virginia. May | trust
that we will rise the measure OF our great
commissions; that il may be said the people
have committed their interests to wise
heads and patriotic hands. Soliciting yonr
cooperation in the preservation OF order.
and trusting to your charity for my imper-
fcctions, now announce as the next BUSH
ness i'm order the election OF Clcrk.
MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE.
A message was received from the Senate
through Mr.. LOvENsTEIN, Of Richmond
city, announcing that that body had orga-
nizcd, and was ready to proceed with bust
ness.
ELECTION or HOUSE OFFICERS.
The SPEAKER announced that the next
business in order was the election Of 4
clerk.
Mr.. S,wYEEs, OF Wythe, nominated Mr.
L. II. McCaull, of Pulaski.
Mr.. SPoTSwOCD, Of Richmond city. nom
mated Mr.. j. Bell Bigger, OF Richmond.
The vote resulted as follows:
McCaull o,
Bigger ."
SERGEANT-AT-A ARMS.