Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-05
END OF THE SESSION.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY or 'o7-'os
HAS PASSED INTO HISTORY.
YESTERDAYS SESSION ONLY FORMAL,
The Governor said He Was Ready
for IL 10 Close, and Adjournment
Promptly Foiiowed-The House In
the biggest Hurry.
the biggest Hurry.

! The ffenef0l ASStHlblt VI 1oJi~ 20 WI
| Guided it's labors yesterday.
The proceedings attending the closing
moments Of the session were extremely
simple. and interesting only because they
marked the end. The attendance in each
house was not semblance OF quorum
though nearly every Delegate and Sena-
tor who had not gone home was in his
seat.
There were but eleven senator's present
when Lieutenant Governor Echols called
the Senate to order. Nobody seemed 10
expect. business 10 be done, and nobody
was disappointed. II was realized that
all business was done and that final adj
journment was only a few minutes away.
Mr.. Barksdale offered a joint resolu-
ton appointing five Senators and five Del
egates 20 wait upon the Governor and in
form him that the General Assembly was
ready to adjourn. The resolution was
adopted and the Chair appointed Messrs.
Barksdale, Lowry, Eggleston Wickham,
and Opie to act upon such committee.
THANK LIEUTENANT-GO GOVERNOR.
Mr. Wickham offered the following:
Resolved. That the Senate of Virginia
hereby tenders to the Hon. Edward
Echols, Lieutenant Governor of the Com
its cordial acknowledgment
OF the high appreciation that its members
for the skill and impartiality
with which he has discharged his duties
As the presiding officer Of this body, and
Tor the pleasure his uniform courtesy has
given, and for the dignity he has added
TO its deliberations"
The resolution was adopted unanimous
y.
The committee retired, and. meeting the
members appointed by the House, went
~ TO the Governors office. Governor
Tyler shook hands with each member of
the committee. and then Mr.. James
4ewis Anderson Informed him briefly that
lie had been chosen by the joint commit
ee TO inform his EXcellency that the
General Assembly was ready to adjourn. |
nd desired to know If there were any |
urther communication the Governor de- |
ired TO make.
THE GOVERNORS GOOD-BY.
Governor Tyler said: II have nothing |
D communicate, gentlemen, and so far |
S ! am concerned, the labors Of this |
ieneral Assembly are completed. In part
lg with you. l wish to thank you for
he uniform courtesy your two bodies
ave shown me, and / desire to assure
on that 1t is with sincere regret that L
art with you"
The Governor then spent few minutes
conversation with the committee, !
aking several of his characteristic jocu-
r remarks, and the committee withdrew.
Senator Lowry reported TO the Senate
lat the Governor had no further commu-
catiOn 10 make. Senator Harry May
ard, of Portsmouth, was appointed to
)tify the House that the Senate was
"a cGin hut ha
ION returned, and, with rather a crest
lien air, announced that the House had
liourned.
Soto voce remarks as TO the irregular1ty
this proceeding of the other branch
ere numerous, and not altogether COM
imentary. Delegate Pitcher. of Eau
her, who had come into the chamber, |
order to give the semblance of regular
7 TO the final moments of the Assem-
y, informed the Senate that the House !
Delegates was ready to adjourn.
THE WIND-UP.
Mr.. Wickham then moved that the SEN {
2 adjourn for the session, and the mo- !
N was carried.
It was 1888 O'Clock when Lieutenant
'vernor Echols arose and said: 81 de- [
ire the Senate of Virginia adjourned !
til the first Wednesday i'm December | {
g. unless earlier convened i'm extra ses- 5
m by the Governor Of the Common c
alth." J
smart blow Of his gavel upon the I
Die followed. and the session of the {
nate of 1898 was at an end.
iany OF tho senators had come to the ]
amber ready to go to the station, and '
al leave was taken Of their colleagues
officers ere they hurried away. {
ACROSS THE HALL. !
the House the proceedings were much !
: nature of those i'm the Senate, though ]
In hardly so much formality. [
peaker Ryan had hardly called the
iy to order at noon when Senator T.
rksdale appeared from the Senate with {
informing the House that the a
mer body had adopted a joint resolu- I
n providing for the appointment of a a
nmittee of five from each branch to in t
m the Governor that the General AS /
nbly was ready TO adjourn. Messrs | p
itzer Stubs, Anderson, Reddy and $
lllace were appointed by the Speaker n
n few minutes the committee return v
and Mr.. Anderson stated that the Gov 7
or had requested him TO inform the I
use that he had no further commune II
ions to make to the General Assembly. | &
desired to express his appreciation ! e
the work done by that body Of
peaker Ryan then declared that i'm ac- | &c
dance with a joint resolution adopted ! eC
the two bodies, the General Assembly | N
cd adjourned. His gavel fell at exactly s.
a, and the session of 1S97-'9S was a II