Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-20
MR.. KENT FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
The Legislative Committee Tells HIM
Officially of His Election.

/ Major Il. G. Kent was officially notified
Yesterday AT 2.30 y. N. Of his election "a
Ll-uteuant-Goyerno OF the State Of Nir-
ciu!a. The Joint committee Of the Gene
RAJ Assembly. consisting Of Messrs. Lo-
vcnstcln and Harnsberger Of the Senate.
and Ncssrs BlakemOrc. Shelly. and Rus
e,n. Of the House occupied positions on
the rostrum i'm the Senate chamber, ana
the incoming ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS was
seated to the right Of the Clerk = desk.
4 number of the membe}s OF each
branch of the Legislature were present
as were several ladies' and others at
tractcd by the exercises.
THE NOTIFICATION.
senator Lovcnstcin. as chairman OF the
Joint committee. called tho body To order
aud formally notified Major Kent Of his
election 90 the high position of Iieute-
uant- Governor Of the state Of Virginia.
lie said that the General Assembly met
ON December Sth 10 canvass the returns
81 tho state in the recent election for
Governor and Lieutenant Governor. and
had found that for the latter position
Major Kent had received a very large ma
iority Of the votes cast The committee
present WAS ono designated by the General
Assembly 90 inform Major Kent Of his
flf..ii'I TOD A't' iiEN lif0ttibils ~ Ei'dfN'i
was confident that tho ncwly-choscn
observation-disclosures would hn the Office
rendered him by the people Of the state
with ability and with honor 10 himself
and tho people Of the old Commonwealth.
As PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE.
As the presiding officer Of the Senate,
the Senator went on to say. Major Kent
would have the efforts Of the members
of that body IN support of him and TO aid
him in the discharge Of his duties trust
ia to him. ON January lSt the new Lieu
tCnant-Governor would relieve his dis
tinguished predecessor major j. IIogc
TylcD. who had so faithfully performed
the duties OF that high place for the
past four years. and he Uhe speaker
was satisfied that Major Kent would so
discharge the offices entrusted to his care
as 10 meet the high approval Of the peo-
pie Of the state.
MAJOR KENT ACCEPTS.
Major Kent made a graceful acknowl-
edgement Of the honor that had been be
slowed upon him. lie was grateful for
the compliment paid him by the people.
and begged the committee To report to
the General Assembly that he would ac-
Ccpt the position of Lieutenant Governor.
The office was an honorable one-it car
red with IT no power no patronage; it
WAS almost without emoument. But IL
had been filled from the time this Com
monwedlth was first established by the
most illustriOus men Of the State. Its
duties constituted an Office second i'm
rank within the gift of the people. 1t
was all the more dear to him, Major
Kent declared with some feeling, because
he had not sought tit had come to
him.
Touching upon the subject Of legisla-
tion FOR Virginia the Lieutenant Govern
or-elect said he hoped TO have useful.
wholesome. and practical laws IN the
state. lie referred TO the necessity for the
development Of the material advantages
Of Virginia. Her dormant forces. he de-
clared. should be utilized and this would
have 90 be before she would take the
place she should command in this pres
ent system Of government. Again ask
ing the committee to return his acCcpt-
ance TO the General Assembly, the Lieu
tenaut-GoVeTnor-elect took his seat. The
crowd then dispersed ana the Senate
went into executive session