The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-31

Governor Tyler Winding u. AZ
WILL SIGN BILLS TO-DAY.

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Governor Tyler spent most OF yester-
day in his office. preparing toaRturn MS
Office over to Governor-elect Montague
tomorrow at noon.
The Governor did nothing Of striking
Importance yesterday, outside OF packing
up his papers and preparing 70 Ieave LOT
Radford.
The Enrolling Committee Of the Legis-
lature is expected here ! to-day,
vixen the Governor will take up and sign
the remaining bills passed at the recent
session of the Legislature. The task is
an onerous one and will hardly be COM
pleted before tonight, as all the bills
have to he read by the Governor before
they are signed.
THOUGHTFUL COURTESY.
At the conclusion of the service at the
Second Presbyterian Church Sunday
pretty incident occurred. Governor Tyler
and his family have been attending the
church since they came to the city,
pew having been set aside for their use.
The congregation had been dismissed
with the benediction, and many had
started to leave the church.
Governor Tyler was saying farewell to
members of the congregation who occu-
pied pews adjoining him. and as he
turned to leave the building the organ
sounded and tho choir began to sing
the hymn. God Be With You Till We
Meet Again. the whole congregation
stopping to join in the song.
| Governor Tyler and the members OF
his family were visbly affected by the
unexpected action OF the choir. and the
Executive was almost overcome with
emotion
! SUMMARY OF PARDONS.
The following is a summary of Christ
mas pardons granted by Governor Tyler
| just before Christmas.
Three cases of murder in the second
degree were acted upon. They were G.
P Criner, Giles county, convicted 1881
! and given sixteen years, conditional
! pardon; Robert Foutz, of Roanoke. con-
victed 1897 and sentenced to eighteen
| years and Z. w Farmer, OF Dickinson
county. convicted in 1897 and sentenced
to eighteen years, sentence committed to
| sixteen years. -
Sterling Ely, of Lee county, convicted
| of murder and sentenced to five years,
! was nardoned.
Edward William Paul valmer, of this
| city, convicted of betrayal, sentenced in
1857. was pardoned, and Others, as fol-
/ lows
/ Coleman Hicks, Mecklenburg, 1896,
! twelve years, housebreaking.
! Horny Horton, Russell county. 1901,
| accessory before the TACT of murder
il :. Payne. Pittsylvalia. 1901, assault,
six months in Jail and $500 1ne.
| w P Ramsay, Elizabeth City county,
| 1901 forgery. two years.
| Richard Brown, Newport News. 1887,
htlr;ctl eakipg five years.
Crnckei Tulcher, Pulaski 1895, eight
years. robbery.
William Hartsoolz, Bristol, 1900. five
Aars. unlawful assault.
NAY NOW VOTE
Governor Tyler yesterday. removed the
disabilities Of Marshall Owens. of Wash
ington county. who served d term OF
fourteen years in the penn ~entiary for
murder in the second degree.
1t is considered that the work of the
State Board OF Education in the matter
| of school superintendent must have been
we'll done last summer, inasmuch as only
one Of the appointees was held up IN
| the Senate. and that was done upon
| charges made since the board acted on
the appointment It is said that the
number of appointments held up in the
past has exceeded this in every case
Governor-elect Montague had great
many callers at his Office yesterday. He is
engaged in winding up the affairs OF his
office at Attorney General. and is now
! as Governor of the State. 1t is under
stood that Governor Montague has about
completed his inaugural address.
| Governor-elect Montague announces
! that he will receive the military a t the
mansion from to II o'clock to-mor-
row night He will between these hours
be glad to see all the members Of the
State military in uniform
CAPITOL NOTES.
Norvell Atkinson, one of the. pages of
the House is very attentive in the mat
| ter of assisting Mr.. Bigger during the re-
| cess Although it is not part OF his
specific duties, he comes daily to the
Capitol and helps about the mail. etc
Mr.. Bigger is receiving great many
requests for certified copies of bills pass
ed at the recent session OF the Legsla-
ture.
The State Board of Agriculture Will
meet at the Library Building on January
Srh The chief business to be trans
acted outside of rou, he matters, VIII
be the election of fertilizer inspectors for
the year 1902 Commissioner kolner was
in Roanoke yesterday on private pusl-
ness -,
CAPTAIN W. NJ. billiard, who was so III
on Saturday, was reported as beng mucn
better Yesterday DR.. c. W. P. BROCK, MS
attending physician, believes ne VIII nave
CAPTAIN Billiard out in a few days.
lie has been removed to the Retreat
for tbs Sick.
Secretary Frank Z. Brent has received