The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-17
= snrcrln,enacn, Of Public obstruction

the surcrin,endcnt Of Public obstruction
IS 81 so a year
In the Scrate n lively contest VIII De
going On over the election OF clerk Dr }.
II. Pen0leton. Of Gordons1ille. VINO mas
been connected with that body over tnT-
~ years. viii be a candidate fcf Fe-eleo-
ton. lie first served the Senate as assis-
tapt clerk and has been its clegh ~
elnce 1SS3 He has been a faithful oflcei
o,a hos executed his duties win bI.a'
e0iciencv. lie VIII be Opposed % 81
toseph Fulton Of Lynchours' wiz ~
,onnorary clerk In the Treasure ~,
during the refunding OF tne '. re-
,,,,do hosts OF friends IN tihs - "a
80 - ts called one OF the Dogs "hN
", ie thought 90 OFFSET the auNah-
TINS ttDb pr. Pendleton may nave
taF7 oo account OF his experience
over ui-,,,,,b knowledge Of the duties
anu 49, 18th the Office. MI . T.
,,,".,,.rg Of this city, WIZ no uouot
800, elected 10 the posiuon OF mrs.
,,,t clerk. arc the othef cieihN are
.,uitrq 70 serve the senate asa'n ~ we
Wlillns e. day They are Robert
Itte - Leesburg Loudoun county;
49, q Shepherd, OF Berryville'
G.o,a county. Hudson Martin, OF Fa-
ID. ,fui Nelson county; s. H. Quarles
rc5ford city: Henry Jervey, Of Fine
G-oot Mills. Powhatan county; s. II.
,ffller. of Mathews Courthouse. Mathews
,',,rtv gergeaut-at-Arms Z. T. weaver.
Toorleeper l.. }. GunteT. and VIM.
Wilson. the Keeper of Records viii In
I'm probability be elected. r. Guy Hop
kins OF Fredericksburg; Richard ~ MIL
or. OF Luray: and John b. Picratt OF
Bristol will be candidates once more lor
the positions as pages, while barney
Roerman. the fourth page Of the sen
ate. has. since the adjournment OF the
last session, accepted posluoh unuo'
the Federal Government in Washihb'oH,
I'm tine House OF De egates toi"ntl 1V'.'i
Reu Bigger has so far been Valliy ~
ing for competitor for the posluOi va
It..,t, If The orse. and il is safe 70 say
-, 80 ,,e win even attempt TO take ms
- THO abla and efficient manner ia
nth far yeare pest, he has handed lle
,.,,.,5re5 ,ocmbers Of the House, ana 'l1
,.-,.,rtroes with which be Eas come 70
+beir rcecue whenever they fouhd tileIl-
..,...- 3D.. "a qtian0a.y, is wei Known an o'Si
',rc Stale and The gallant Colonel mas SO
.,l bocor1e 81 fixed institution OF the
t4o,lea Air. Thomas Hasiins bi6Sef VIII
,..tr ba fbe assistant of Cclonel blsseI
during the coming session OF the Legs
Iqfijre. and Nfr. 1T. Fate Evans Will pro
baby soc again the eHfoilia I'lIN' Va
ri, cor,Dfftc. clerks VINO served TWO year,
,,, rrohat,v only two viii return. Mr.
James NIacdorrou, OF this city has since
guad. Er. Wmam 81. Mann, OF PETERSBURG
has been appointed Assistant United
States District Attorney, and Mr.. X. j.
Thurman of Bedford city, has received a..
a9pointment I'm Washington. Numerous
for the positions of clerks ana
the six places Of pages have already been
received but no decision viii be reached
until after the organization Of the House
AS 10 the positions of experimentation
and doorkeepers. nothing definite has been
? card Mr. j. j. Martin, of Newcastle
Craig county. was scrgeant-at-arms TWO
years ago. and Messrs A. o. Sullivan, Oh
Christiansburg and r.. r.. Kindred, OF
Roanoke. were doorkeepers during the
session. Mr. Larry 81. Gibbons. Of this
city. who was then janitor. has since
been appointed janitor Of the Police Court