The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-01-28
SENATOR DANIEL ADDRESSING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

The General Assembly. in joint session
sterday at noon in the hall OF the
House, heard the formal 'nourt 20 cement tt.l'
OF the vote in the two houses on Tues =
day for United States senator for the
term of & six years, beginning March =.
1906. AS result OF that vote. Lie,lten-
ant. Governor j oseph E. Willard formal
IL declared John We wick Daniel, OF
Campbell county. elected. 3 The form f 4 s OF
procedure was in strict compliance &c with With
thosa Constitution nd the FEDERAL s
utes. 5 u y. n Il: VI
s The formal elect ton OF Senator Daniel
for his fourth consecutive term attract
ed to the hall Of the Hou se e large and md
brilliant audience, 81 in which were many
ladies'. dozens Of ex-members @ rs the
two houses and many citizens. Among
the more distinguished persons lin the
assemblage was General Eppa Hunton.
soldier. and statesman and former mem-
her OF the Federal Senate. The hall
was already ttlronged until hardly stand
ing room was available, when the SEN
ators. walking In pairs, behind Lieuten-
ant Governor Willard and Clerk Button;
entered the hall, and the members found
Seats while the Lieutenant-Governo az w
s1,ned the chair beAide the speaker.
IN few minutes the routine proce-
d,1re had been completed n and Mr. Dam
ieI's election formally announced There
uron Mr.. Jennings, delegat to from
T,rnchburg. offered resolution direct
ing that committee be constituted from
the mem tership Of both bodies TO- IN
forn Senator Daniel OF his re- electloI.
THAT committee discharged It's dutles'
and returned in few moments, accom-
m Med by the MANNED soldier, but ylgor-
nu.S sta tesman. Mo jor; Daniels appear
nrce was greeted with applause, Whlcn
continued as he passed up the aisle ana
assembled the rostrum
Daniel Speaks.
ma speech OF perhaps twenty min
utes' length, and one e4chnracterlzed apy
that nice Discrimination IN the use OF lan-
rll,l 70 which remarks Mir Dnrhls puo!lc
utterances he cknoE ledsed i honot aeo.ts
sarrad mon him for the fourth time. and
- Ia informed the Assembly, never be-
roref conferred upon q fVlrginian for -FOUR
jconsecutiye times x After an expression
| ~ commendat!ons OF the minority LOT
thairI' course and an assurance that ne
would strive to serve all the peopie, MT
Daniel referred to the movement Ior the !iie
/ collection and preservation among tne
archives OF the State OF me TecoTus ~ ~
var soldiers and commended the lhltla-
~ ~ tia General Assembly In pro-
,osin q 10 make that work more complete
thn !, oven he had anticipated, He closed
LII, - reference 4 to the action OF the
| 1aderal government In the fanuHi,l
aasa In this connection no gave prlel-
l., and without offense to any one t,'o
,ea sons why he. could not suppor. ...sna ,as
movement for an isthmian canal uiues ,es
existing conditions me nra,,ahout apYaho his
lgress naG,n After levee Of congratula-
.1a ~. hod heen indulged, the Joint session
.....s ..o.s dissolved. and the two houses re-
suuled separate sessions, ao,.l, IN
Inth,ng OF Importance was doHe i. y. y.
o,.har house. aside from the lormal1.y
o. ot'nu announcing tho election OF the sena'-
to-. #
Joint Session,
~ r1orsa was called to order at noon
-. : snealser On Ryan, and prayer was ofIeteu le
~ s?pev pav n. ,r.. McFaden. OF the flrst
fnuSe' n,%a Senate Immediately entered the
III h,saded by L.ieutenant-Goyern
,!an, ,a,,, "a VIM presided, the Speaker oceu-
nvine n seat to his lett
ps,ne pn,,,s rolls Of the two houses were called
~ tSo,, respectiye clerks, and large ma
to5r,t.ss of each answered to thels nunes, V,.s
The journals Of the Two houses =, ~ !, 80. ao'
last days sessions, relatlhs " INC eten ~
ton Of senator, were FeAu 'I''4 Ap-
proved. ,,,,,,a ID tban de-
.rsd Senator Daniel elected. and, on
n,ation5 Of Mr.. Jennings, q Joint commit
.aas cnmnosed OF Messrs. Opie, Wlckkan
49, ~. patteson. from tile Senate, and Jen-
,,,nga Walker and Ould, from the ttouse.
was % Amounted to escore Senator Daniel
y ?xyhen sm tn, committee returned with the
d,stin guished leader, there was prolonged
applause, the ovation being genuine and
long continued,
The senator WAS never ~ llhhet llht 'r'lt',
1ContIpvsd on Yhird PayeA