The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-13

named lis OtllccrS ] 1Orttne TeWa SeSSlOIlS UuIt
tls It developed. tliero was really no
sition to any or the officers. Mr.. J. 2.
Martin, who had announced his candi-
.dacy for doorkeepcr, withdrew ycster-
day. and Mr. Donald was unopposed::
Even tho pages won out, though solno Of
'tl,etn bad rivals for the positions.
The Final Scenes.
After the new officers had i,cr11 efect.fl
by the caucus, the senator's and dn,e.
gates awaited tho completion Of the
iabors Of the ovcrworked clerical forco IN
Z enrolling tho two volumilious bills finally
passed yesterday.
II was 1O:30 when the clerks completed
tho enrolment OF the bill IN relation ~
public service corporal tlons. Then the
:wo houses were again called 10 order
Cor the seventh or eight time durint, the
:ons day.
# All OF this waiting was IN order to com
ply with the constitutional rcduirenenr
that the enrolled bills shalt be sisrN
by the presiding officers OF tho two
houses In the presence OF those bodies.
rtcr this formality It became necessary
10 exchange the usual readiness OF ire
two bodies To adjourn finally. and 70
walt upon tho Governor and INFORM u %
that the General Assembly was ready 4rn
adjourn. 1t was 1:l5 when the motor 20
ndjourn8 was made. In the Senate Mf,
13nrksdale, OF, Halifax. was accorded the
opportunity to make his usual mo tior4
3'ns the Chair expressed its Thcrcu.~1n
Iicutenant- G oycrnor Willard declared me
senate adjourned until noon January 10.
1901 "unless sooner convened In the :1'a'l-
,,er prescribed by the Constitution. Ihls .
sally created laugh. inasmuch as Inc
body VIII convene according to adjourn
1r,ent al noon to-day. In the House f>,S
motion to adjourn sine die was mans lnan"
by Captain Featherston, Of Lyncnpurs. u T. ..
one OF The most popular OF the reuranS
members.
New Body Meets To-day.
,rhe new General Assembly wiz conven
to-day at noon The majority Of the
members of both bodies are In the cleS
and will be in their seats. !,
The first business In both houses "ill
Ia the election Of officers. In the House
c"erk John wv. Williams will preside
at. tho opening and until the Speaker
shal: have been selected. The Republi-
MS will bestowl complimentary nonina- nina.
tions upon their representatives, bue
there will be no contest. Speaker John
r. Ryan, Clerk Williams and the other
officers will be reelected without oppo-
sit,on. In the Senate the presiding OIL
GER ex officlo Is 1IieutenanfrG Governor :,
fJcccpl E.s Willard, who has presided with
satisfaction TO al and credit to himself
for the past two years. lie will call the
body to order The election OF president
pro tcmpore. clerk. sergaant-at-ar ana
5dcorkeepcr and pages will then be in Or
der President pro tempore Henry 7:
Wickham, Il aveteran in that position, and
a most excellent presiding officer, VIII DC
reelected, as vii; Clerk Joseph . i3uttoll,
who Is regarded as one of the hest clerks
Tho Senate has had for many years Ser
Eear,t-a.-Arms Frank B. Watkins has
il.cen honored again ana will receive the
ccrdial support OF all. as will Mr.. Samu'al
NJ. Donald of Augusta. the stalwart door e'
keeper, y;ho has T.! Led tllat sposlt}sn =. with
Sixty1per cont Of the House members
are newly elected. and fifteen Of the
senators. This gives a majority to the
rev blood.
The sessions today will bic brief. IT Is
understood that Governor Montague's
message will not DC long.