The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-10
LAWMAKERS WILL
ASSEMBLE TODAY
CardWell Wins Speaker
ship. Lee and Church
man Both Retiring,
GOV. MONTAGUE TO
READ MESSAGE
His Excellency to Appear Person
ally Before Joint Session-All
Old Officers Of Both
Houses Again Named.
caucuses Are Party
Love Feasts.

With tho tolling OF tho hour OF noon
today, the two houses of tho general
Assembly Of Virginia will be raped u
order in the nav Capitol building, and
will proceed at once to organize, by tina
election Of the officers chosen in the sepa-
rate Democratic caucuses last night
One OF tie striking events OF the day
will likely be the personal reading by
Governor Montague OF his message to the
General Assembly. before a joint sea-
sion OF the two houses. It is understood
that His Excellency has practically do
termined upon this course. and the do
parture will make the OCCASION full of
public interest.
Party Love Feasts.
The party meetings last night We're in
the nature OF love feasts, and of ali the
officers for both branches. the only new
man selected was Ffon. william D. Card-
well, or Hanover. who was nominated
for speaker of the House by acolama-
tlon and amid much enthusiasm. Colonel
Lee and Mr.. Churchman, both retired
from tho contest early in the afternoon,
and entered heartily Into the nomina-
tion OF their competitor
The Senate caucus was held in The old
hall OF the House of Delegates and lasted
less than three-auarters of an hour.
All the officers of the old body We're
chosen bS acrlamation and no fight arose
over any proposition. The attendance
was remarkably large i;ic esily Sshs.it.ce
3haing Hon. c. Harding Walker of North
umberland. Judge WSIliam ifna.cs
Mann was reelected caucus ,.laairusr.
and upon taking the gavel made n hfief
speech. lie declared that his Democracy
had been questioned by some newspapers
and that u touched him deeply to he
called to prefde over the Democratic
caucus of tile Senate of Virginia.
The business nf the body WAS then AZ
patched with great facility. the FOLLOWING
officers being chosen 20 succeed them,
selves. by acclamation; President Pro
Tenn. Henry T. Wickham. Hanover;
Clerk, Joseph Button, Appofnattox; Ser
geant- At Arms, Frank p. Watkins, Char
| lotte; poerkecper, s. NJ Donald. Aususa.
| After the election of four pages. the
caucus adjourned, subject to tie call OF
| tho chair
The House caucus. held iii tho Asselp.
| bly, Hall OF the Mechanics Institute, last
ed for NEARLY two hours, hut there were
no serious fights. A good deal of pent.up
oratory broke loose however. and
i
colloguy between Uncle sam Powell.
of Brunswick, and Hon Pembroke Petit.
| of Fluvanna
Enjoyed BY All.
4 This was Il most enjoyable feature and
1 kept the members in a roar of laughter.
1 Mr.. Petit, who had placed Mr.. A. j.
/ Taylor. of his county. IN nomination tor
\ sergeant-at-arms admitted that Mr.. Tay-
l In ty,,, rt,t
| matters. but was now q Democrat of
| the strongest stripe. Dr. Powell did not
> think "A man with such q record should
| be offered in a Democratic caucus for
place
Mr.. Petit rejoined that there was
& time when the member from Brunswick
came to The House under irregular condis
tons. and the doctor insisted upon teN-
plaining all tile circumstances of his
fight, In which he said 4 ring had
4 deprived him OF a nomination he had fair
& ly won before his party. L,r, Snead "sdt
In, an 4; point of order and reminded
! the Brunswick man ot the cd aaasf5
/ about people In glass ltouses NOT throw
linz stones. This Made the cotloduy
! three cornered one. mich to ne delishs
| of the nembers pi' snead ettdeayofed 20
| c,,t DR.. Powell off, but there We're cries
| Of .'co on coming from ali over the hall (
mingled with cheers and handciapplne.
Eiehty-four ot the eighty-eisht meni'
hers were present, and the meeting was was
greatly enjoyed eversbody APP eltsifs g
be in fine hu,nof,
But Little Opposition
WIN AIessrs Lee aid CaurSi'iiisii eot
oe the race for speaker. oppoaitinn itp-
r,arcS TO but two OF the old oitesss,
"A, rayIor entared against Sergeant-aS-
Arms Jonnstou bat lie aos only srVsis Z
votes when the w. had bcen reached
M roll call. on motion of Ma. Pcttlt
,Je nomination of MIR Johnston was
mad Nv ncslamation. Mr., Willa,n sragi
az Louisa, got one vote against ioaptta8
I.Ipsconlb for second dcorkcepcf, and h'-
fore the roll call was completed, Cap'r N
Lipsconb was named by aeelHnlation q
motion OF Rev l.. J Haley, who hnas
placed Mr.. lrby's name before the lndI
Hon, John W. Churchman, o. Augusti
was made caucus chairman, and Hon..
Charles II. Bland. OF Portsmouth,. secse,
tayy.
The officers chosen twerc as follows:
Speaker, W. d, C'ardwell. OF Hanover; \
Clerk, John W. Williams, OF Giles; Ser
geant-at-Arms, j. NJ. Johnston, OF Rock
bridge. First poorkeeper. s. NJ. New
house, of Culpeper: Second poorkeeper,
r., E. Lipscomb, OF King and Queen,
Captain Cardwell briefly thanked tho
caucus for the great honor conferred
upon him. and was warmly congratulated
by large number OF his colleagues.
"A Day oS Interest,
Fhe day Will be one of striking. public
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