Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-02
CAUCUSES LAST NIGHT.
MIR. STUART FOR SPEAKER.
-" OF the Old Onicers or the Senate and
House Renominsted-Co Conference Of Mem
bcrs OF Both branches.

house Renominsted-Conferen Of Mem
bers or Both branches.
a conference Of the Democratic men,
bers of the Senate was held last night in
the Senate chamber and was organized
with Senator Absalom Koiner, of Au.
gusta, as chairman and Senator Will
liam Loyenstein, Of Richmond, as Sec
retary.
The following members were present:
Taylor Berry, William Z. Bibb, J. W.
4. Blackstone, William A. Brown, Ira
b. Coltrane, Andrew j. Dalton, J.
Singleton Diggs, Paul G. Edmunds, ].
Taylor EllysOn, Creed F. Flanary,
Henry Heaton, John l.. Hurt, Charles
p. Jones, George b. Keezell, Absalom
Koiner, William Lovenstein, Marshall
Mccormick, Elisha +. Meredith, Penn.
broke Petit, William F. Rhea; Abram
p. Staples, James y. Stubbs, John r.
Thurman, Henry S. Trout, Horace d.
Twyman, Peter c. Warwick, Samuel
W. Williams, and j. Richard Wing
field.
Mr.. Edmunds nominated Mr.. Hurt
for reelection as president pro tenn,
and he was unanimously chosen. Mr..
Hurt was the leader Of the Democrats
in the Senate in parliamentary tactics
during the Big-Four fight and displayed
great quickness, GOODNESS, and acquaint-
ance with rules and precedents govern
ing the body.
Mr.. Meredith nominated DR.. j. d.
PendletOn for reelection as clerk. He
was reelected, having no opponent. DR..
Pendleton has had twenty-odd years
experience in the clerks office of the
Senate, and is an able and popular Of !
ficer.
For Sergeant-at-Arms Mr.. Il. T. Wea-
yer, of Giles; Mr.. Rockecharlie, Of
Richmond, and Colonel Holt, of Meek
lenburg, were placed in nomination,
and the result was:
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For Dcorkeeper, Mr.. r. W. Wilson.
Of Roanoke; Mr.. Thomas Warning, of |
King William and Mr.. W. d. Haynes
were placed in nomination, with the |
following result;
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The conference then adjourned to
meet in the hall Of the House, where,
it was announced, a caucus of the
Democratic members of both branches |
was to be held.
HOUsE-OF-DELEGATES CAUCUS.
AT O'Clock the Democratic mem
bers of the House of Delegates met in
caucus in the hall Of the House. There
was very full attendance, and the eau
Gus was organized by the election of |
the Hon. r. II. Cardwell, of Hanover,
as chairman, and Hon. b. B. Munford, |
Of PittsylYania, as secretary.
Mr.. Thomas S. Taliaferro, Of Glou-
cester, nominated Mr.. II. r. Pollard, |
Of King and Queen, for Speaker.
Mr.. Peter Saunders, Of Franklin
county, nominated Charles f. Stuart,
the present Speaker.
A ballot was taken, and Mr.. Stuart
was declared elected, the vote stand
ing:
stuart ................. 80
IOllafd.. -
Stuart's majority.
Speaker Stuart, in acknowledging his
election, expressed his grateful thanks
and made brief but happy speech.
He took occasion while speaking to say
that his election was diyested of all sig
nifcance or connection with the election
of nited States Senator, knowing that
many who voted for him voted indie
pendently and without reference to the
candidates for the senatorship.
Mr.. c. 7. Smith, of Caroline, nomi-
mated John Bell Bigger for clerk, and,
as just tribute to this worthy officer,
hewas renOminatedby acclamatiOn to his
old office.
All of the old officers of the House
were then renominated, as follows
Sergeant-at-Arms, j. c. Hill, of Abe
marie; First Doorkeeper, A. 0. Sulli-
van, Of Montgomery Second Door
keeper, A. B. Cottrell, of Hanover.
JOINT CAUCUS.
After the House caucus completed
its work the Senate caucus united with
it in joint caucus and permanently
organized by the election of Hon. X. Ii.
Cardwell. of Hanover, as chairman, and
Hon. William Loyenstein, of Richmond,
as secretary.
When Mr.. Lovenstein took his seat
as secretary he was greeted with great
applause. This is the fourteenth time
Mr.. Lovenstein has acted in this
capacity.
The caucus adopted the following
resolution:
ReSolred, That when the joint caucus
adjourn it does so to meet Thursday
night at s o'clock for the transaction of
such business as may be brought before
it. and the nomination of such officers
as the caucus may then determine.
The caucus then adjourned.
The Geueral Assembly.
The two houses Of the General As
sembly will meet at - NJ. to-day. The
Senate will be called to order by Hon.
John F. Lewis. Lieutenant-Governor,
who reached the city day before yester-
day.
The House will be called to order by
the Clerk, John Bell Bigger, Esq, and
the first business in order will be the
election of Speaker.
When the two houses are fully or
ganized they will appoint joint COM
mittee to wait upon Governor Cameron
to inform him of that fact. Then the
Governor is expected to send in his
annual message.
Governor Cameron had not finished
the message last night, but it will pro-
badly be ready in good time to-day.
The votes for Governor and Lieuten-
ant-Goyernor must be counted by the
two houses within a week from to-day.
Police COurt.