Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-03

compspying an abstract from the re-
ports Of the clerks Of courts. IL was
laid upon the table and ordered to DO
printed.
At l:30 o'clock, on motion Of Mr..
Mccormick, the Senate adjourned till
u o'clock to-day.
House OF DsIegates.
The House met at IL o'clock NJ. Be-
fore that hour the hall was filed with
legislators, office-seekers, and visitors.
The buzz of conversation was loud and
continuous. and men and members
moved restlessly from one part OF the
roem to the other, button-holing dele
gates, hand-shaking, laughing, and con-
graduating each other.
Shortly after IL NJ. Mr.. John Bell
Bigger raped the House to order.
Members took their seats, and Mr..
Bigger said "The hour having arrived
the House will please come to order"
After a short interval Mr.. Bigger said
oThe session Of the House will open
with prayer by Rev. DR.. Moses ID.
Hoge." :,
DR.. Hoge delivered feeling and
touching prayer.
ROLL CALLED.
The Clerk then called the roll, and
the members, ninety-four in all, re-
sponded to their names: Messrs. John
Acker, J. j. Addington, j. W. Arnold,
Harvey Black, d. W. Bolen, Samuel
P. Boiling, George l.. Borum, James
Bandy, j. Thompson Brown, John A.
Buchanan, W. P. Burks, r. ii. Card
well, Henry L. Carter, j. F. Chalmers,
j. j. Childress, d. NJ. Chichester, +.
r. Cornet, Horace F. Crismond, I. s.
Curlett, w. d. Dabney, c. Dickenson,
II. II. Downing, W. p Dupuy, A. W.
Eastwood, Edward Echols, William
Faulcon, T. j. Fentress, j. II. II.
Figeat, w. q. Franklin, Abram Fulker-
son, L. d. Fulkerson, j. NJ. Gills, w.
A. Goad. Daniel A. Grimsley, A. W.
Harris, James Hay, Samuel II. Hoge,
F. II. Holiday, Giles @. Huffman, S.
b. Hurt, Austin Hylton, W. Y.
johnson, C. F. Jordan, W. II. Jor-
don, William |. Jordan, 7. w. Keen.
j. NJ. Lawson. j. b. Leftwitch, A. b,
Lightner, Z. F. Lockett, W. G. Loving,
r. NJ. Mallory, Robert McCandlish, Jr.,
George A. Martin, T. G. Mathews, r.
G. Mauck, r. NJ. Mayo, j. r. Moss,
Thomas NJ. Miller, B. b. Munford, l..
NJ. Nance, r. r. Noblin, p. II. O'Ban-
non, N. P. Oglesby, James d. Patton,
A. d. Payne, Herbert G. Peters, H..
R. Pollard, John w. Il. Porter, j. j.
A. Powell, Joseph Il. Reid, F. E. Rice,
E. L. Roberts, E. s. Ruggles, John F..
RYAN, Peter Saunders, W. j. Sebrell,
Leroy II. Shields, c. 7. Smith, Harri.
sen Southworth. Ashton Starke, r. NJ.
Stribling, Charles L. Stuart, Thomas S.
Taliaferro, John V. Tavenner, Andre v
j. Terry. B. d. Tillar, r. A. Turner,
NJ. l.. Van Doran, Edmund Waddill,
Jr.. J. B. Webb. Z. I. Wescott, s. s.
Wilkins. X. A. Wise-94.
The following members were absent :
Messrs. Bohannan, Darsr, Dunlop,
Jones, McClintic, and Row.
SWEARING THEM IN.
Members will please rise from their
seats" said Clerk Bigger, and all the
members arose; after which the Clerk
administered the usual oath. Then
members took their seats.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Mr.. Peter Saunders nominated Mr..
Charles L. Stuart, Of Alexandria, for
Speaker Of tire House, aud Mr.. Marta
nominated Mr.. X. A. Wise, Of Will
liamsburg.
Mr.. ii. r. Pollard seconded in strong
terms the nomination Of Mr.. Stuart,
and A. W. Harris (colored) seconded
that of Mr.. Wise.
Harris's allusion "to the remains Of
the Republican party" brought forth a
burst Of laughter.
The roll was called, with the follow
ing result:
Wise
Mr.. Stuart was declared elected.
Messrs. Saunders, of Franklin, and
Pollard, Of King and Queen, were APP
pointed a committee to escort Mr.. Stu
art to the chair, when Clerk Bigger
administered to him the oath Of office.
Speaker Stuart before taking his seat
made graceful acknowledgment for the
honor conferred, and promised his best
endeavors in the discharge Of the duties
of the office. lie announced that the
next business was the election Of a Clerk
Of the House.
Mr.. Crismond nominated for Clerk OF
the House Mr.. John Bell Bigger.
Mr.. Webb, of Rockingham, nomina-
ted Mr.. p. II. McCaull.
Mr.. Bigger was declared elected, and
after the Speaker made the an
nouncement Mr.. Bigger said: "Gen-
tlemen, shall ever cherish with CRATE
full recollection this continued express
sion Of your confidence"
Mr.. James d. Patton, of Richmond,
nominated for Sergeant-at-Arms Major
j. c. Hill, of Albemarle.
Mr. Nance nominated W. T. Pum-
phrey.
Major Hill was declared elected.
Mr.. Black nominated for Doorkeeper
Mr.. A. o. Sullivan, of Montgomery.
Mr.. Waddill nominated Mr.. j. W.
Southwark. of Henrico.
Mr.. Sullivan was elected.
Mr.. Cardwell nominated for Second
Doorkeeper A. B. Cottrell, of Hen
rico.
Mr.. Wise nominated Robert Norton
(colored), of York. His pleading for
lone poor Republican negro" brought
out laughter.
Mr.. Cottrell was elected.
RULES ADOPTED.
On motion of Mr.. Echols, of Au.
gusta, the rules of the last House o.
Delegates were adopted as the rules oI
the body.
READY FOR BUSINESS.
Mr.. Lovenstein announced that the
Senate was organized, and committee
from the House made o similar an