Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-12-04
IT CAUSED A SMILE.
part Of Chaplain COndsn'S First Peii-
ton Had This Effect.
,,.s,cE NOT LISTENED TO.
,vo. Very FunniIy Read In the
80 - virginia RcprcsentnttNc
All on II"nd--North '"r"hn"s
rripnrtitc Division.
Triparfitc ID.

al on h"h"-N"''"
rripnrdtc Division.
.-.s1uNGTON. December 3.-(speciaD
..rns.nc incident occurred this morn
-.-,t the opening OF the House proceed
,rhcn the Chaplain, in concluding
.-.,o-. said IN eject. eve want peace
Earth and good will among men,
~. ,,. don't want any nation 20 insult
90 Desnitc the solemnity Of the occa-
The expression brought a broad
. ., the faces Of all the members.
suppressed litter ran through the
,.se The boys in the press gallery
....sfateiy caught mp the patriotic sem
.~D.. and So was flashed 10 every cor
- nf thc country in the twinkling Of
O. eye.
rt.re was q great falling OF in the at
....r.e to-day from that OF yesterday.
...rrutvc and diplomatic and other
......r.I galleries were unoccupicd. the
.c gallery fronting the Speaker was
... Hny filled. and there was only
small per centagc OF lOungcrs in the
q 2
- fa.r seats. with which they seem 10
. ,.l satisfied. and the solid Rcpubh-
..r lslecation from the Old Dominion,
hc portly form of General Walker.
.4. conspicuous by reason of the Gene
,.Is striking features.
THE MESSAGE
Whcnf DEE House was called 10 order
... RESIDENTS message was announced.
M tao document was placed on the
...t. of fhc members. Then followed the
realms hv TWO clerks, who relieved each
....r Both Of these officials spoke In A
l..I tone. hut one was so much louder
iI.u tho other that when the rapid
tarco took place q seemed as if the
.lH.- one had suddenly experienced a
D..en. contraction of his vocal organs,
frf fHo effect was somewhat ludicr0us.
'Y.. '- "a perfectly pcrfunCtOry proceed
.- and eht as well be dispensed with
tr tc attention that is paid TO IT,
-f.r. than half OF the members were
.I..rf fr.m the hall. and those who did
... choose 90 seek the seClusiOn of the
.ht-rnoms were either chatting, read
.- or writing. Probably the only pe0-
Odd. who listened 10 tho rea ling were
... citizens in the gallcrie. who DO
f..t purchase newspapers, and who daily
.nr here for the benefit of the generous
I..f which Uncle sam so literally pays
III. u aIl mis- big buildings. The message
nc quite lengthy. q third clerk with
rrn baritone voice. had 10 take a turn
. tI.. reading
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISIONS.
TD. N0rth Carolina delegation is DE-
r.f.f into three distinct and picturesque
political groups zoo the House There are
t.rsr Democrats three Republicans and
ftr.n p.puHSfs The first group. which
tlrr nicely located ON the Democratic
..r. off tIe House. consists of T.. a. Wood
.arI or the Second District. James a.
r.-ilart of The sixth and J. 6. Shaw,
r| D. ID
.-mro.,l ~ Ronuius 4. Liuney. OF the
ehn District. Richmond Pearson, Of
Ne Nirfn. and THOMAS Sctue, or lhe
tith-I .eINniil'nS. ile i"S. a aI, ii'oI'
Interesting efolp comprises Harry l.
Skinner ot The tlf.t l'lsincl' n. e. ohI-
ford. of the seventh. ana W. J.. otioun'
D' ifD iONl i.-iNi. .iiisla. , A.. CO.
I.e frpln lctn. al' 'l,,l .-,' , ~
f' being owe. in le N,ep 't"ttt ,epu lll
can he.1. While lAlh,y aiu Ieaisoi are
fory The popahs's flock pretty. much
ly them.0Fts a lhel are most hkely 10
cuisines. 1roc..l.nes ABA ass 20 locality.
BATTIEsHIP CONTRACTS
...'-..'.., t,,o and hale MES dis
frt. and found that while the bids had
oI ,ad ior , 'h fi TWO ua1,ie5p pa NJ
.-.,. b. somc fine before thev are. The
..rtr..tors who have made bids will
q. .'
.rf f.sfifv as To- their plans and cana
..... fo DO the work. and this win take
.... time Secretary Herbert and As
.'.., .slCrotsr, Nc &ddo had left tbeir
r.., f1r the dav. and ii was not possible
.. ae.ertain their views regarding the
,..-.irc az the second one of the vessels
tr oGical Said if Newport News gets
l.. Of Them. Virginia" would be- an APP
.rr.rrI4f. name rs in was near there the
,..i'..F.rste Virginia" made herself IA
,,0..
PERSONAL.
-. t,,, io,.,,t and
..'U..rf .5ifor Of the Christian Advocate.
,.nnon 8 Is for e , Gilsy parity o''
Tf.. = IA Str6tber of Giles county
a is here sln 1 up the od big se K,P9bmesn
'' p-W viii he In 's;.
,rr psrtor cr,ndv was a visitor here
I'D. tre onerin@ da,c Of Inc Fiffv-fourth
,..-ere.. '''-''9 '''
Ex-S.rltor Eppa Hunton. Of Virginia
i- in the city, stopping at the Norman
senator Marion Butler. Of North Caro-
Ina and family are residing at I'LL /
Street.
-.r.for and Mrs Thomas $. Martin. of
Nrrua. are quartered at the Cairo flats,
a. % street
nator j.. g.. Pritchard, OF North Caro-
congressman Woodland. of North Caro-
. ." " rAi1A at INC wv ~ VI ~ ',,
Representative James y. walker. OF
nIa. Us quartered Tor the session al
N NHfl-
.nsres men r. J.. Iinney' ". Il.
'-I, j. g. SHAW, ana James A. LOCK
it'' o. Nofth carolina al nave Iooihs
Ne Metropolitan.
il.n Peter d. Otey and VIE, OF we
So. Nlitinld plstrlcI are coniloItaply
dl .Ii. oNt0Iu n iOs " mDI ln,' 20 the
Ita,lFa W. Il. M iii,,g, Ui ',it
lf. ID .'7'''" D'7''l0" 10 s0'o'' INNS '''
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man i'l.niilonu ,ai ST. VI
." 'Hioilhd' lo stopping at 'ho ""Oi0
,-,...-...t.
atiFc w -. 1vlleSt vi u 5,li.t"
urea ms Oh quarters at the Ho'Vi
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Ahi'lN Al-S.
among The hotel arrivals to-day are the