The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-31
HOUSE TO
CALL ROLL
The Names Of Those Present.
Are to be Entered Upon
the Journal. H
DID NO BUSINESS YESTERDAY
Only Sixteen Senators aid
Thirty Delegates Have Re
# turned From Their, Holidays.

The expected occurred yesterday Wien
4 the q e,lora Assembly again failed Of
Quorum. There were sixteen senator's
and about thirty Delegates II, their sents.
too few to transact any business, and tho
sessions Of both houses vera necessarily
brief and fruitless of results. IN the
Senate ali effort was made to adjourn
until Saturday, but without avail,
The House adopted a resolution de-
signed to secure the attendance or q
quorum OF members 1T WIS q provision
for a roll Gull ind the entry Of the names
of those present on the journal.
one bill was Offered III each house ana
ref: FRED to committees, that III the House
being iii relation to extending the time
for two years In which the councils or
Richmond and Manchester may purchase
a bridge.
a When the Senate convened yesterday
there were but sixteen senators present.
Lieutenant ovcrnor Willard called the
body to ordor. and there were present sell
Tntors Anderson, Barksdale, Chapman, Coz
bill, Hartman, 1lobbs Mann, Nlcllwaine,
Opic. Slands tyler Wallace, Watkins
and NViciham.
Senator Cogbl offcrod n bill authoriz-
Ing Judges of county courts, whose terms
begin on tho fourth Monday IN January,
to complete their terms. The bill IS de-
signed to extend tho life Of tho county
court system long enough to allow Judges
to DISPOSE or cases tho rial of which
has already begun The bill was referred.
SEVEN-MTNUTES' SESSION.
There being no quorum, nothing could
DO accomplished by sitting longer. SEMI
tor WlclslAlm offered a motion that when
tlo Senate adjourn to-dayit betuntil Sat,
,,rday. Flo explained that under tla Con-
sttution the Senate alone could not ad-
journ for a longer time than three days.
objection to tho motion developed. som.
thinking that q. quorum would be pres.
ent to-day. MIR. Wiclham thereupon
withdrew his notion, and tho Senate q
few minutes later adjourned until noon
to-day. Tho session lasted but seven
minutes. 4, ISL; /. &
Among tho we'll known visitors We're
Congressman James Hay, Of Madison;
Hon Thomas. NJ Williams, of Mecklen-
burg q Hon. n Manly II. Barnes. ,of New
Kent, and Hon. Joseph T. LawIcss, all
former members OF the Senatr
MIR, SMcIlwainc, who has been i'll, was
in his seat and was given a most cordial
greeting by his fellow-scnators. lilo made
an effort to get tho Committee for Courts
of Justice together, but there wero only
six OF tho thirteen present, MI. Bryant,
of IIenrico being absent from tho state.
Consequently q date could not be fixed
for further hearing OH the eminent do
main, telephone and corporation bills.
The House was called to order at noon
by Speaker Ryan. and prayer was offered
by Rev. George Cooper, u. ~, OF lho
First Baptist Church.
Nh. Toney. Of Manchester, offered q
BILL which was referred. extending the
time two years, from April 2. 1904, IN
which tho Councils OF the cities Of Rich
monll and Manchester may purchase
Mayo's Bridge.
There were only thirty members pres
ont, and mo business Of Importance was
transacted, tho session lasting only ten
minutes.
CALL or THE ROLL.
Tho following, resolution was offered
by Mr. Stearnes, OF Newport News, and
adopted: ,
"kesolvcd, That Immediately after read
ing or Journal each day. beglnnins 10.
mcrrcw (Thursdpy) tho clerk snall can
tile roll of5the House, and tho names OF
the members present and answering 70
Toll call be entered on the journal
Mr. Duke, rising to question or prlvl-
1ceo, in q jocular vein, stated that he
had arrived In the city on Monday al
toraCon, and not on Tuesday, as stated
in one OF the papers. Colonel Nowhouse
observed that he supposed 1t was IN or
der for tho other members 70 APOLOGIZE
for their absence to the member from
charlottesville who had become the guar
,liaa OF {, quorum IN, the body, Alter tho
exchange OF q good many collrtosles on
this line, the body, ut 1910 Z. NJ, ad-
jCuined. Ft&f5 #I8